OsoDupe: Each tribe, different origin story, according to Yoruba history, Oba of benin was one of Oduduwa's son, so I get my fact right before writing at all go and check benin's history and ask why most people in ur village have Yoruba names.

I don't have to I understand your English ; you sure educated.

Sowl:
Ever since the capital was shifted from lagos to abuja what then as kept the other tribes from switching geographical if they didnt find there yoruba landlords accomodating ,its been over 24yrs since lagos was last a capital of nigeria so dont tell me lagos has d highest population of other tribes because it was once a former capital,now that abuja is the seat of power then d mass influx theory postulated by you should favor abuja to the detriment of lagos.......NB and caveat emptor it wld b a grave and unforgivable sin against d accomodating and hospitable feature of the yoruba race if any one of the other races tries to label lagos as a ''no man's land'' it is utterly sacrilageous and dastardly of them to think so. Non of the other races would never try that with the hausas in kano or kaduna even as they are also the commercial hub of the north with so many other tribes settling in these cities!!
We yoruba's due to our nature have risen above the art of envy of other tribes and look to embrace whatever would naturally bring forth peace to our beloved country nigeria.

I see no reasons whatsoever to argue with you, we aren't on the same scale and platform of understanding. If I keep replying you, you would succeed in condescending me to your low pedestal.

EmpressaDelRei: I see no reasons whatsoever to argue with you, we aren't on the same scale and platform of understanding. If I keep replying you, you would succeed in condescending me to your low pedestal.

Brilliant response!

EmpressaDelRei: God bless you.

Blees you too

kekakuz:


you called mukina a phuking what?

ban dey smell for your head

den phuck both of u.

Insecure backstabbing creeps!!

shizzle11: Brilliant response!

Blees you too

Nor mind dem

proevan:

Nor mind dem

i enjoyed your expository comment above, many yorubas keep claiming many Bini pidgin as theirs, forgetting that even the Eko they always shout is a bini slang after the Bini kingdom conquered parts of lagos particularly the island, funny lots

shizzle11: Brilliant response!

Bless you too

peace

shizzle11:
i enjoyed your expository comment above, many yorubas keep claiming many Bini pidgin as theirs, forgetting that even the Eko they always shout is a bini slang after the Bini kingdom conquered parts of lagos particularly the island, funny lots

Even the Oba of Lagos support the historical accounts of the Oba of Benin concerning the whole origin of the binis and yorubas.

My father once asked them the meaning of the word 'Oduduwa' in yoruba, if according to myth he was the creator of their universe.

The word 'Oduduwa' is a bini word meaning 'Very close to home'

PAGAN9JA:

Lai-Lai is from Arabic . La means no in Arabic.

hmmm very thought full
so in Arabic if I say la ilaha it means
your guest is as bad as mine

PAGAN9JA:

Lai-Lai is from Arabic . La means no in Arabic.

hmmm very thought full
so in Arabic if I say la ilaha it means
your guess is as bad as mine

EmpressaDelRei: it is merci beaucoup, not merci borque!

Thanks.

proevan:

Even the Oba of Lagos support the historical accounts of the Oba of Benin concerning the whole origin of the binis and yorubas.

My father once asked them the meaning of the word 'Oduduwa' in yoruba, if according to myth he was the creator of their universe.

The word 'Oduduwa' is a bini word meaning 'Very close to home'

Interesting! and i have always assumed its a yoruba word as they would always want to claim. Now i can see how it truly relates to other bini names such as Erediuwa, Okoduwa, Omojuwa

EmpressaDelRei: Taaaaaah! Igbos are not in any form of competition with any tribe or race, they are simply who they are! Speak for yourself. By the way, "Lagos" was once the nation's capital, hence the mass influx of various tribes and nationalities therein. It has nothing to do with your hospitality, all these supposed visitors pay the bills where they live and contribute majorly to the growth and development of Lagos as a state and the nation's commercial capital. No tribe or race is bigger/greater/smarter or finer than the other. God made all men. I know there are a few bad eggs in every tribe, but the many good people shouldn't be labelled bad alongside the evil ones. BTW, Igbos are hardworking/enterprising.

why are u so obsessed about lagos? he never mentioned 'lagos' in his post you know. And just so you know lag is not the only former capital of naija. Oh, u tink ibos are only in lag, come inside ijoko, Lisa, aboekuta, and all d nooks of YORUBALAND and see umu IBO hussli g and belonging. don't get me wrong, I like umu IBO, but to lay claim to words like fufu,garri,egusi e.t.c I find very amusing.

Sowl:
It would b callous for any1 2bring up such fermented and fabricated fallacy of corrupt history sayin lagos was a discovery of an oba 4rm edo bcoz it makes no sense watsoeva,even d togolese and beninoise who share d yoruba language with us know the yoruba tribe 2well than 2say anythin yoruba was affiliate of any other kingdom,the great OYO empire was the 1st colonial master of the bini people get that in2 ur archives of history if u know not now!!!

JE KI WON MO!

itsIYKE: igbos Hve been cookin egwusi nd eatin soup before ur ancestor x was conceived,its even included in some ancient igbo cleansing ritual so stop talkin like a slowpoke

Mad man. Have you finished, retard. It's still a native Yoruba soup. And Egusi is the Yoruba name.

rocgirl:

I'm so certain Amebo isn't a yoruba word,neither is mumu .
Egusi is definately not a Yoruba word too,as writtings and history before the civil war did show it was an eastern delicacy that became a favourite of several other tribes with different variations in pronounciation of the word. The Yorubas pronounces it as 'Eeegusi'.
Also, wouldn't be so wrong if i said eba isn't Yoruba. Cassava,at a time in history,happened to be a fav crop of the s/e's and some s/s's just the way cocoa and yam(cuts across tribes) was to the s/w. It was used to make several meals ranging from 'Abasha''Akpun'miri' etc. The yorubas had 'Amala' made from yam.
There's still this popular joke by some southern tribes, on how the Yorubas, even though they've tried,couldn't make the perfect Bendel or Igbo garri that wasn't 'smelling' and 'sour' at the same time. (Ijebu garri).

while I also dispute amebo & mumu being a Yoruba word, I must say u r in a delusional grandeur for basing or egusi origin on 'writings' b4 d civil war when you know fully well that there had been inter-tribe migration since God knws when and a silly joke you heard from ...wherever. Doubt it and fabricate more tales but the fact remains that garri, eba,egusi e.t.c are youruba words.
at least, we are making progress educating you. you have dropped 'fufu' being IBO now abi? you guys are not so much of a bad student after all.

proevan:

Why then does Lagos have an Oba ? You are the one that needs the archive checking, Lagos was originally called Eko.

And you are unintelligent to know DT OBA is a Yoruba word for king.

whitecat007: Even Ogbono is universal. I think it's the same thing Yoruba call "Ishapa" in the heartland.

Ogbono is called Apon in Yoruba

Kaysalas:
And you are unintelligent to know DT OBA is a Yoruba word for king.

So you were taught.

No mind them, bro

EmpressaDelRei: I see no reasons whatsoever to argue with you, we aren't on the same scale and platform of understanding. If I keep replying you, you would succeed in condescending me to your low pedestal.

Easy way out. but come to think of it..why to you ibos always result to insults, (brute or subtle)when confronted with superior arguments?are you that lacking in ideas?

EmpressaDelRei: I see no reasons whatsoever to argue with you, we aren't on the same scale and platform of understanding. If I keep replying you, you would succeed in condescending me to your low pedestal.

Easy way out. but come to think of it..why do you ibos always result to insults, (however brute or subtle)when confronted with superior arguments?are you that lacking in ideas?

DikeOha882: How can you say Akara+Wuman is Yoruba + english? Akara is Igbo not Yoruba. It should have been Igbo + English

No mind dem

PAGAN9JA:

Lai-Lai is from Arabic . La means no in Arabic.

Lai lai is Yoruba short for Laiye Laiye. Meaning not in two life times. Meaning never.

Same as Moyin Moyin is short for moi moi. Just easier to pronounce when shortened and making a statement

Kaysalas:
while I also dispute amebo & mumu being a Yoruba word, I must say u r in a delusional grandeur for basing or egusi origin on 'writings' b4 d civil war when you know fully well that there had been inter-tribe migration since God knws when and a silly joke you heard from ...wherever. Doubt it and fabricate more tales but the fact remains that garri, eba,egusi e.t.c are youruba words.
at least, we are making progress educating you. you have dropped 'fufu' being IBO now abi? you guys are not so much of a bad student after all.

Most of these words boils down to our vowels and consonants ; for ex.bini pronounce eba 'ebai' so as such I can say it is from bini, been also that cassava grows naturally in the south south.
Bu I never knew that the yorubas see egusi, eba, ogbono as indingenious delicacies.
I though they are more with ewedu, gbegiri, amala etc. Very soon someone will say Owo is a yoruba soup

proevan:

So you were taught.

And so you either weren't taught or so you choose to deny.
Even in my head, I can claim to be the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. keep deceiving itself.
Remember.. while I might not agree with your position, I will defend your right to express it.

proevan:

Most of these words boils down to our vowels and consonants ; for ex.bini pronounce eba 'ebai' so as such I can say it is from bini, been also that cassava grows naturally in the south south.
Bu I never knew that the yorubas see egusi, eba, ogbono as indingenious delicacies.
I though they are more with ewedu, gbegiri, amala etc. Very soon someone will say Owo is a yoruba soup

Eba has always been Yoruba. Ogbono is Apon in Yoruba language and cooked differently from south south. Egusi is Yoruba, same as Kolanut by the way. It is indigenous fruit to western Nigeria. It's called Obi, but am sure you will fight about that too.lol

Kaysalas:
And so you either weren't taught or so you choose to deny.
Even in my head, I can claim to be the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. keep deceiving itself.
Remember.. while I might not agree with your position, I will defend your right to express it.

Intelligent, but please dig deeper.

proevan:

Most of these words boils down to our vowels and consonants ; for ex.bini pronounce eba 'ebai' so as such I can say it is from bini, been also that cassava grows naturally in the south south.
Bu I never knew that the yorubas see egusi, eba, ogbono as indingenious delicacies.
I though they are more with ewedu, gbegiri, amala etc. Very soon someone will say Owo is a yoruba soup

never has any Yoruba laid claim to Ogbono as being Yoruba, so pls stop peddling LIES! And save me the pronunciation crap, it holds no water, d fact that IBO man call 'twenty' -'twainty' doesn't mean twenty is IBO. go figure my friend

Kaysalas:
why are u so obsessed about lagos? he never mentioned 'lagos' in his post you know. And just so you know lag is not the only former capital of naija. Oh, u tink ibos are only in lag, come inside ijoko, Lisa, aboekuta, and all d nooks of YORUBALAND and see umu IBO hussli g and belonging. don't get me wrong, I like umu IBO, but to lay claim to words like fufu,garri,egusi e.t.c I find very amusing.

who are you again? I'm not even igbo, I only had to correct some anomalies. I know igbos and other tribes and even nationalities are everywhere in Nigeria. So. What is your stress with me? I know a lot about Nigeria and its history/peoples. Don't quote me, I have no interest in arguing with you.

baby124:
Eba has always been Yoruba. Ogbono is Apon in Yoruba language and cooked differently from south south. Egusi is Yoruba, same as Kolanut by the way. It is indigenous fruit to western Nigeria. It's called Obi, but am sure you will fight about that too.lol

Which of the kola-nuts, ogbono is borrowed and the eba too. You hardly go for a yoruba festivity and they serve you eba and ogbono.
You know the kola-nut is sacred to the binis, because it miraculously saved one of our Obas. So everything na yoruba, even when una nor sabi speak the pigin sef ! Na wa ooo

proevan:

Intelligent, but please dig deeper.

first ... thanks for the compliment. but then again there is nothing to dig deeper about, I just burst your bubble. it is you who need to 'dig deeper' to find the fortitude to come to terms with the plain unadulterated truth.