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dont by Nobody: 9:43pm On Feb 24, 2016 |
don't worry |
Re: dont by Nobody: 10:41pm On Feb 24, 2016 |
dont 1 Like |
Re: dont by bigfrancis21: 11:11pm On Feb 25, 2016 |
shigothang: If I am right, the book stated the Oba of Benin accorded the Ooni of Ife a loose spiritual allegiance, in exactly as his words, and not 'superiority allegiance'. Spiritual allegiance in the sense of a Bini-Ife two-way connection, just as some Igbo tribes accorded Nri some spiritual allegiance for their priestly roles, and not necessarily 'superiority allegiance'. Afonso's exact words were 'loose spiritual allegiance'. What you make out of that sentence is up to you. |
Re: dont by PeterKbaba: 12:06am On Feb 26, 2016 |
Igbo man I hail oooo. The fact that the Oba of Benin showed allegiance to Ile Ife, no matter how little the allegiance may be. It only shows that the Oba of benin showed respect to the Spiritual source and not the other way around......... 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: dont by Nobody: 12:22am On Feb 26, 2016 |
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Re: dont by absoluteSuccess: 4:38am On Feb 26, 2016 |
Why should Ife come to the story? |
Re: dont by Nobody: 8:14am On Feb 26, 2016 |
dont |
Re: dont by absoluteSuccess: 9:11am On Feb 26, 2016 |
And the age of this writeup implies that though Ife was not Bini, but the King of Bini put ile Ife in good light at an opportunity to share with the world. The same was the spirit of how Yoruba sees Bini until recent events and era of antagonistic-activism that create rivalry between brothers. This was a reminder of how the Sokoto caliphate also wrote a wonderful piece about the Yoruba history when Clapperton visited the place. We have a godly heritage at Yoruba, we would have defended any other peoples interest, if not, our interest should not have allured any neighbour. We are a good people. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: dont by bokohalal(m): 8:38pm On Feb 26, 2016 |
Hehe. See them. We forgive you for you know not what you read. |
Re: dont by Tunami(m): 10:01pm On Feb 26, 2016 |
some daft people will still argue about it. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: dont by IamAtribalist: 4:53am On Feb 28, 2016 |
![]() Here is an excerpt from Afonso Aviero (for just a few seconds NLers purge your mind off Nigeria's political nonsense and read this excerpt with an unbiased mind) : [b]Joao de Barros in his accounts wrote of a possible pre-Christian influence in ancient Benin Kingdom:- “Among the many things which the king D. Jodo learnt from the ambassador of the king of Benin and also from Joao Afonso d Aveiro of what they had been told by the inhabitants of these regions was that a Kingdom twenty moons journey away from Benin Kingdom which according to their account and the short journeys they made would be about two hundred and fifty of our leagues (5.556km or 3.456 is a league) there lived the most powerful monarch of these parts who was called “Ogane”. Among the pagan chiefs of the territories of Benin, Ogane was held in as great veneration as is the supreme Pontif with us. “In accordance with a very ancient custom, the King of Benin, on ascending the throne, sends ambassadors to Ogane with rich gifts to announce that by the decease of his predecessor, he has succeeded to the Kingdom of Benin and request confirmation. To signify his assent, the Prince Ogane sends the King a staff and a head piece of shining brass fashioned like a Spanish helment in place of a crown and scepter. He also sends a cross, likewise of brass to be worn round the neck, a holy and religious emblem similar to that worn by the KNIGHTS of the order of Saint JOHN. Without these emblems the people do not recognize the King as lawful ruler, nor can he call himself truly king.” “All the time this ambassador is at the court of Ogane, he never sees the Prince, but only the curtains of silk behind which he sits, for he is regarded as sacred. When the ambassador is leaving, he is shown a foot below the curtains as a sign that the Prince is within and agrees to the matters that he has raised; this foot they reverence as thought it were a sacred relic” “As a kind of reward for the hardships of such a journey, the ambassador receives a small CROSS, similar to that sent to the King, which is thrown around his neck to signify that he is free and exempt from all servitudes and privileged in his native country as the KNIGHTS are with us. “In the year 1510 A.D Certain ambassadors of the king of Benin came to this kingdom, among whom was a man about seventy years of age who was wearing one of these CROSSES. I asked him the reason and he gave me an explanation similar to the above. [/b] 1 Like |
Re: dont by Nobody: 7:58am On Feb 28, 2016 |
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