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agbameta: Oponu jamiu the village illiterate, the ignorant village robbery nonsense you pulled out of your okporoko asss remains irrelevant and redundant till the court of law decides based on facts from both sides and not based on your village ramblings on NL.
...bunch of village illiterates...lmao

Agbaofifo I like ur courage, trust me u need it to survive this present trauma you are currently in however, u are doing it in a stupid way that made this goat to say this

Wao, such a rich interview from Major Debo Basorun, I never knew him until now! This same corrupt and diabolic IBB is now the one APC chieftains are courting to salvage this country? Really, Tinubu, Buhari and others must be closely watched! Little wonder they have a great numbers of followers (APC e-urchins) on this forum!

[quote author=Hon. SuQ Ma'DIQ]APC is a Party of soulless and demented demons. Agbameta is currently an obvious nuissance on Nairaland. He should be banned till year 4000. Thats the year APC will win Anambra state. And thats the year they will enter ASO ROCK. Bunch of Demon tormented men![/quote]Kai, that last line 'Bunch of Demon tormented men' gat me laffing hard Anyway, all hail the Most Valuable Player on this thread, Jmaine, Trolls beware....Agbameta can explain

maasoap: Unfortunately, they were already back in Osun state since Thursday. My friends are seriously sick. They were locked up in cells, about 40 people in a single cell. They didn’t take bath for the whole period.

My friend, you are a wiseman! Let me assure you that the prayers I offered you on the other thread concerning God's divine blessings on your household shall be your lot and by December, you will have every reason to bless the name of God. Well done bro

Chai, Agbamumu, Ashewometa, Agbaofifo don suffer too much for this thread abeg Jmaine, sofry sofry for the clown safe some for another day. See wetin another goat dey yearn Agbaofifo ........

agbameta: So, your answer is No, they are not guilty at this very second.


...but you said.











Again, the INEC dullard is obviously another worthless, unprofessional and incompetent clown, they use words like alleged in the legal world for a reason, but your dumb ass and this incompetent clown assigned guilt already before trial and conviction.


So, how do you reconcile your quotes with your solemn admission that only the court of law can decide their guilt or innocence?


Again, we call you ignorant villagers for a reason...

Na you Jmaine just dey take collect 'Likes' like this? True true you are the original 'Agbaofifo' (Empty barrel) even this Goat have this to say about YOU.......

agbameta: This happens all the time especially when people are incapable of thinking for mantelshelves.

You probably miss the point, the joke is still on YOU - HYPOCRITE! Mind your business

As much as I like this man, Ihejirika, I totally disagree with his views on the military and civilian rule comparison, I think I am a fan of the military working, reliable more than this civilian rule foisted on us by the western world!

PHIPEX: I would have mistaken you for a comedian. Bring out Willie Obiano and Ngige CVs and let's see who should be crowned the king. You people just keep crying without any substance. First you said election was rigged now the cry is that Anambrarians voted on sentiment, I wonder what the next topic will be. Must Ngige win for Anambra to be considered progessive enough? Election is an opportunity for choices to be made, unfortunately the people rejected your candidate, why can't you people concede for once? You guys will keep blaming everyone but your candidate and before you know it 2015 will be a repeat of 2011.

I don't understand what is wrong with these set of clowns, imagine the dude 'helping Anambrarians to think' of their future as if they are androids. Set of disgruntled elements who will never mind their businesses, come November 30th, 2013 APGA will claim the victory and Obiano will be crown the KING!

Sahara Reporters are desperate to report any news, sometimes they could be biased, fidgety, amazing and truthful if only they can balance up on their style of reporting, I think they are really trying. However, they seem to have been devoid of their early sharpness and prompt news reporting of total biased colouration lately Jonathan should just ignore them and concentrate on his JOB! We (Nigerians) need him till 2019!

[quote author=Sunehri_145]@ tomanik hope am correct thanks[/quote]Nope you are not it's tomakint

PHIPEX: Am appalled how a full grown man who may never have stepped his foot on the soil of Anambra and knows next to nothing about its politics will come to tell me whom I should vote to govern me. Who told you that Ngige is a better man for this job, show me your facts and figures. Ngige ruled Anambra for 3years but the only development he could lay hold to were the few roads he tarred in Idemmili LG and its environ which happens to be his home. No single individual here can mention what he did in Anambra North senatorial zone. Can you Mr know all mention a single gutter Ngige constructed in Anambra East and West LGAs? You can google all you like but you can't find any because he concentrated on his home town for 3 whole years. Yet you want these people who bear the brunt to foolishly vote thesame man again for possibly another 8yrs of pain.

Ngige was hailed for the little he did in 2003 because Mbadinuju whom he replaced was a disaster, Obi's record has made a mockery of whatever Ngige would have boasted of but APC supporters want the entire state to be handed over to a failure. If Ngige is an exceptional performer, how come the only thing he did in 2yrs as a Senators of the Federal Republic with half a Billion naira constituency allowance was the construction of a VIP toilet? To make the matter worse, Ngige's running mate was a 2 time Chairman of Anambra west LG and a one time federal House of Rep member yet his village does not have electricity nor access road. What sort of campaign do you expect from such a person and is that the kind of performers you want to rule Anambra? How long do you expect him to fool his people, thank APC lost in his village. If Igbos are ethnically biased as you would have me believe why did Ngige win a senatorial seat on ACN platform? You APC supporters should accept defeat and stop polluting Nairaland with your noise.

Chairman you sef get time engaging a certified troll, I thought you can tell a troll if you see one, Ignore them for good!

Orji o orji: in every 12 Apostle there most be a judas.... JOE yorubakwe is our own judas he can betray his people for cocumber and onions

Endorsed! You have spoken like an ORACLE

lincy: Wake mi up then. Do u hv much to put me awake! And who ar u? I dare for answers m

One of a kind type of guy, you will love to meet

lincy: LOL gat no enemy neither but welcome realities, get me convinced with ur games and I will see sence in ur points. Don't giv less and ask for More.

Stop sleeping it's daytime already! It's not about the OP, you are looking at stark realities staring at you and unfortunately, you choose to look the other way

gramci: Who is buhari?

I think Jakumo's answer may be needed at such a time like this the guy too sabi Buhari!

IJEBU ORIGIN & HISTORY

THE Ijebu People inhabit the South-Central part of Yoruba land - a territory that is bounded in the North by Ibadan, in the East by Ondo, Okitipupa and the West by Egbaland. The Southern fringe is open to the sea with the coastlines of Epe, Ejinrin and Ikorodu. Despite the political division which has these three towns in Lagos while the main part of Ijebuland is Ogun State, the people have always regarded themselves as one entity even when the immigration ¬legends which have often been cited point in dif¬ferent directions.
There are immigration legends which tend to link the Ijebu with the biblical Jebusites and Noah (hence Omoluwabi -- omo ti Noah bi -- the children of Noah) but these are farfetched. Other immigration legends trace the origin of Yoruba people, and by implication, the Ijebu to Mecca where Oduduwa, the legendary ancestor of the Yoruba, was said to be the son of King Lamurudu. Oduduwa, according to the legend, had to be expelled from Mecca when he resorted to idolatry. This is another unacceptable story in that it implied that the Yoruba must have come into existence as a group after faithful Muslims expelled Oduduwa some 1,500 years ago.

Ijebu traditional historians tend to stick to the migra¬tion legend that the people migrated to their present territory from a region of Sudan called Waddai which means that the Ijebu had a parallel migration wave just like other Yoruba who believe they came to their present abode via Oduduwa. That claim seems to be corroborated by a publication by one Hailemariam which states that "the most powerful people that the Negede Orit (ancient Ethiopian immigrant into Africa) met in East Africa were the Jebus." Their King was claimed to be so influential that he appointed the gover¬nors of Yemen. If that king was the same Olu-Iwa, the legendary first Ruler of Ijebuland, we do not know.
There is a lot of evidence in support of the fact that the Ijebus migrated into Nigeria from Sudan. The most ob¬vious is the Sudanese tribal mark which, though varied, is duplicated all over Yoruba land. In particular, the three ver¬tical marks on both cheeks are the national marks in Ijebu. Moreover, in the border between South Sudan and Ethiopia, the original language which Arabic language has super-seded is very similar to Ijebu dialect. Names of people such as Saba, Esiwu, Meleki (corruption of Menelik) and many others are still common in Ijebu and the South of Sudan. A kind of flute which was formerly used during the coronation ceremony of the Awujale is still used in Ethio¬pia and South of Sudan. In the second place, the passage quoted from 'Ethiopian History' by Hailemariam at the beginning of this essay shows that Negede Orit which entered Ethiopia several cen-turies before King Solomon and the famous Makida, Queen of Sheba (about 900 B.C.) met the Ijebus on the east Coast of Southern Sudan.

The ancestors of the Ijebus who now inhabit Ijebu-Ode and districts came into Nigeria from the ancient Kingdom of Owodaiye of Ethiopia which came to an end as a result of Arab supremacy in Middle East and the Sudan where Owodaiye was situated. The Kingdom of Owodaiye was bounded in the North by Nubia; in the East by Tigre and the Kingdom of Axum; in the West there was no clear boundary, while along its South-Eastern border, it was bounded by the land of Punt. With these people the Ijebus share their culture and religion. With the Tigrians and ancient Axumites the Ijebus share their tribal marks which are made up of three vertical marks on the cheeks while with the Egyptians, the Nubians and Puntite people, the Ijebu share many of their funeral rites, the Agemo cult and the Erikiran.
The Yorubas in Nubia were the nearest people to the Ijebus in Owo aiye. Even the Ijebus differ from the Yoruba in many respects. For example, while the main Yoruba group practice circumcision on both male and female members of the family, the Ijebus never practice it on the female members; the Yorubas used to bore the lower part of the ear in both male and female while the male never bore in Ijebu.
The first major wave of Sudanese that entered Nigeria was led by Iwase who came to Ife several centu¬ries before the major Sudanese immigrations under Oduduwa and Olu-Iwa. The Iwase group of immigrants came during the reign of Esumare of Ife Erinrin. The next groups of Sudanese immigrants were the Ijebus and the kindred peoples under Olu-Iwa, who entered the country at about the same time as the Yoruba under Oduduwa. There are many reasons to believe that they arrived before the main Yoruba group. The most important reason was stated in a Yoruba tradition that when Oduduwa was alive, he became partially blind and went to consult Agbonniregun, an Ife Priest, with a view to finding out what he must apply to his eyes to regain his sight. Agbonniregun recommended brine and so Oduduwa had to send one of his sons, Obokun, to the sea to bring him sea water. The latter wandered for many years in vain until he came to the King of Ijebu for help. This king sent a messenger to guide him to the sea and on Obokun's re¬turn to Ijebu, the King of the ljebus (Lewu Legusen) gave Obokun medicines for Oduduwa's eyes. And when Oduduwa applied the brine and the medicine, he regained his sight. The above tradition shows that the ljebus were in Nigeria before the main Yoruba stock because the king of Ijebu referred to was the fifth Awujale. In appreciation of this service, Oduduwa determined to visit the King of Ijebu, but he died about fifteen miles east of Ijebu-Ode. His followers settled down at Idofe, a town which has now become extinct.

The Ijebu legend tracing their origin to Waddai must have brought the known rivalry between them and other Yoruba people. If, indeed, Lamurudu and Oduduwa de¬scended from Omu, the younger brother of Olu-Iwa, there is some sense in the claim that the Ijebus are senior to other Yorubas and cannot, therefore, accept the junior position that put them under the Ooni of Ife or Alafin of Oyo.
The bulk of Yoruba people regard the ljebus as peripheral Yoruba while the ljebus themselves do not hide the fact that the cohesion between them and others who call themselves central Yoruba has been the result of cultural and political interaction over the centuries. Time itself has taken care of these legends as the various groups of people in Western Nigeria have come to accept a common Nationality as Yoruba, be they Ekiti, Ijesha, Egba, Ondo, Ijebu, etc.. Even among the Ijebus, there are conflicting claims to the source of origin depending on the political intention of those concerned. Irrespective of these claims, the Ijebus are united under the leadership of the Awujale of Ijebuland and this unity is the strength of the people as exhibited by their achievements in the past 48 years of the reign of Oba Sikiru Adetona, Ogbagba II.


DEITIES IN IJEBU

AGEMO
Foremost among the deities in Ijebu is the Agemo which is jointly celebrated by Ijebu communities in June/July of every year. The Agemo is a ral¬lying factor among the communities that make up Ijebu state. It is believed that the idea was initiated by the Obanta himself as an annual assembly of his priests (Alagemos) at Imosan to curb an unusual in¬cidence of recalcitrance during the dispersal of town-ships. He was said to have summoned the Agemo priests from 16 different locations to Ijebu-Ode for heart-to-heart (frank) discussion.
The Obanta prepared well for his visitors whom he feted and had. Discussion (oro awo) with. These priests too, as it was normal with them, came with their instruments of power (and defense). And to prevent a possible attack on the people, Obanta made the meeting more business-like so that none of their powers could filter to the people.
The Agemos (in the order of dancing at Agbala Imosan & Ijebu Ode) are:
Tami (Odogbolu), Olumoro (Imoro), Serefusi (Igbile), Posa (Imosan), Moko (Okun), Alofe (Ijesa-Ijebu), Onugbo (Okenugbo), Iju (Imosan), Lapen (Oru), Magodo (Aiyepe), Bajelu (Imuku), Lubamisan (Ago-lwoye), Petu (Isiwo), Ogegbo (Ibonwon), ldobi (Ago-Iwoye), Nopa (Imushin).
Other fetish Agemo Priests that do not per¬form dancing rites are:
Onijagbori (Imosan), Adie (Ago-Iwoye), Ogi (Idogi, Ijebu-Ode).

The Agemo festival has since followed the format with people celebrating it with pomp and pag¬eantry. The Alagemos usually follow a permanent festival route during which women are compelled to stay indoors. The Awujale is the one that now re¬ceives the Alagemos through their head (Tami) whom he (Awujale will receive at Ipebi before the usual "e e ke e e" is chanted to signify the arrival of the other Alagemos.

ORO
Oro festival is also common to Ijebus where it is used to cleanse the communities of bad omen. It usually comes up before the Agemo festival as a strat¬egy of preparing ground for the Alagemos to ensure that the communities have been rid of evil spirit as well as epidemics. It is believed that communities are safe after Oro festival (Igbalu) and so "Eiye a ke bi eiye and Eran a ke bi eran.” Women are not allowed to witness Oro worship which is usually a seven day program. In Ijebu-Ode, the Oro comes out in the night when women must not only stay in-doors, but must equally not attempt to peep at all, while in some Ijebu villages women are kept in-doors throughout the day.

EBI (Obinrin Ojowu)
Also celebrated is the Obinrin ojowu (Ebi) which usually falls between February and March of every year (beginning of planting season). The Olowu is priest of Obinrin Ojowu who directs the rites and takes responsibility for its worship. Before the Obinrin Ojowu celebration, the Olowu would have had to consult with the Awujale and secure his consent on three different occasions. He will then pass death sentence on dogs that have no palm fronds around their necks. The Iroko tree at Odo-Esa is very important to Obinrin Ojowu festival as some rites are performed under it and a dog is usually killed and hung on it throughout the year. Also associated with the festival is the Woro carnival (which usually takes people round the community) and the practice of youths testing night and level of endurance with cane competition. They engage themselves (in twos and beat each other until one gives up (by hanging his cane).

LEGURU
The month of August is usually devoted to the worship of Leguru (although this is no longer popular) in remembrance of the bravery of the Onisemu Leguru, who volunteered to sacrifice self to save Ijebu Ode from being taken over by the lagoon which then occupied some areas in the town.

Unconfirmed reports have it that the town was then faced with the threat of the Lagoon taking over the whole place, and as was predicated, the town would only become a port (not habitable as it is presently). The man, it was said, was a foremost priest who decided to brave the sacrifice when Ifa talked about the grave implication of retaining the water in the town. Reports have it that Leguru himself performed the divination and was then not prepared to change or twist the facts as revealed by Ifa that he (Leguru) was the one that could save the town by sacrificing himself. People still claim to hear him perform divination (under water) around a portion of the Lagoon at Epe.

obadiah777: ijebus are from the tribe of yehudah in israel

Delusion at it PEAK!

...woe betide them and their sponsors, who cares if they like make dem bomb the whole NORTH and turn it into dump site, all I know is, JONATHAN till 2019

...there is no point for this, the guy has gone to rest in peace, now we have GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN running things

...and this is the same Islamic Fundamentalist who has refused to openly condemned the demonic activities of Boko Haram some CLOWNS are yearning for as President come 2015? I just dey laff

[quote author=isale_gan2]I hereby crown you 4th mod! Don't abuse your position o. [/quote]I dey laff................

[quote author=Sunehri_145]Thanks[/quote]Damn....you are beautiful...I hardly say this, but in your case, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!

I love this thread

Oh Boy these are real MEN doing real STUNT

gramci: Those nuisance you mentioned are enemies of progress. They go mad when they see development.

Gramci! Gramci!! Gramci!!! This got me loling so tey this bonobo sef dey laff.....

This guy sabi designer suit shaaaa, OluwaMessi 4 life

[quote author=nutty_hnic]Did my NYSC in that state.

Ondo is just a sh1t hole..i wonder how people do live there.[/quote]Which Local Government did you serve in?

Iroko Gbasibe................