phyllosilicate:
true there are different classes of monarch, but it doesn't mean that a 2nd class ruler can't autonomous. You are using your experience of 2nd class and 3rd class Obas in the west to make a conclusion here, not applicable. The people of Edo north are not under the influence of the Oba of Benin. The urobos and ishekiri and closer to the people of Benin, than we from Edo north.

NaMe4:


Oga! Edos are NOT Igbos. Where you dey get all that from?

tpiadotcom:


Edo north is closer to the hausa/fulani and middle belt I should think.

martineverest:
Liar.....its only edo north(afemai people)

phyllosilicate:
yes it's close to Kogi. Though we are descendants of Benin, the closeness to the north and introduction of Islam, makes the culture significantly different from the rest Edoid.

nickxtra:
I just used those ones as examples. They are many, including the otaru of Igarra, Enogie of Uromi, Ogiaga of Three Ibie, Edonogie of South Ibie, Oloje of Ekpoma, etc

Borrussia:
I'm a Yoruba guy and I live in Lagos, I certainly cannot know the happenings in Edo state except of course I google it.

tpiadotcom:



I meant closer culturally and by affiliation - politics, intermarriage, etc.
Muritala also had ancestry from there, right?

monex:


true majority of edo are xtians. but muslims exists not just in afemai but also in Esan, Irrua and her surrounding towns. The Okagesan of Irrua is muslim i think. Personally, i love the diversity in Edo state.

Princefame1:




EDo north is dominated by muslims, in other parts of d state muslims are d minority...

philips70:


If you go to Edo north you will think you are in Kano. No difference.

phyllosilicate:
Usman dan fodio didn't get to Edo state o, please let's sttick to facts.

phyllosilicate:
Edo state is about:
45% Christians
30% Muslims
15% Christians / Juju worshippers and
10% Juju worshippers and

This are my estimates.

babyfaceafrica:
Edos are not igbos and please edo state has a good chunck of muslims...they are like 40 percent and not limited to edo north a lot...I love edo people..very friendly and funny

nickxtra:
Edo state has different autonomous chiefs, for instance the Oba of Benin covers the whole of Bini(Edo South), Auchi as clan has its Otaru, so is the Ogieneni for Uzairue, Okuokpellagbe of Okpella, the Onwueweko of Okpekpe, etc. The Edo Traditional Council has the Oba of Benin as the permanent head.

cleatoris:
Edo north is made up of Owan, Akoko-Edo and Etsako. Only Etsako has a majority Muslim population, apart from which every other part of Edo state is Christian dominated with, of cause, pockets of Muslims scattered here and there (which is very common in a typical Nigerian state).

I am a Christian from a town of almost 99% Christian population in Edo north. The fact that you're a moslem doesn't automatically mean that Muslims constitute any significant population in Edo State apart from Auchi and a few of its surrounding communities.

Borrussia:
Edo has two kings, my state(lagos) only has one.

arazanbal:


My broda you nd ur family are Muslim or bcm Muslim as d case maybe bcus u choose to,bt i tellin u base on d bini root,ur forefathers were dy muslims? Nd it nt d afaimas dt are muslim,esako as well,let me brake it for u,4rm d all ishan land muslims nor comon nor to talk of d binis,yes nw ar days u can see one here nd there bt muslims in edo r basically knw as does ricidin in d north,my broda 4rm wht i cn say 4rm ur post e b lik say nor b bini ur dad born u or na ur dad stay do all him tinx

tpiadotcom:




I meant closer culturally and by affiliation - politics, intermarriage, etc.

Muritala also had ancestry from there, right?

phyllosilicate:


I don't know about Muritala ancestry.

Princefame1:


Muritala is from Auchi...

tpiadotcom:



He has ancestry from your side.

Likewise the late Emir of Kano (Muritala's hometown) also had a mistresses or mistresses from there.

tpiadotcom:
^ his mistress, he didn't marry her.

Princefame1:


he did.

tpiadotcom:


Edo north is closer to the hausa/Fulani/nupe and middle belt I should think.