The name lagos was originally called Ekonunuame or Ekoname by the benins, this means camp of waters,

Eko= camp
Ame= waters

Eko-na-me = camp of waters

The Portuguese had pronounced it as curame

Others shortened it as Eko

Back then growing up we could still hear the elderly ones refer to lagos as Ekoname in Benin we had taught it was a mere nickname, not knowing it was actually the originally name giving by benins to lagos untill the old European text made it clear

Which part are you talking about?

gregyboy:
The name lagos was originally called Ekonunuame or Ekoname by the benins, this means camp of waters,

Eko= camp
Ame= waters

Eko-na-me = camp of waters

The Portuguese had pronounced it as curame

Others shortened it as Eko

Back then growing up we could still hear the elderly ones refer to lagos as Ekoname in Benin we had taught it was a mere nickname, not knowing it was actually the originally name giving by benins to lagos untill the old European text made it clear

I believe you..

Ok

Same way American is called obodoyinbo by Nigerians








Next.!

theTranslator:
Same way American is called obodoyinbo by Nigerians

Next.!

Going forward always resist being deceived by cheap frauds.

A Benin person has no capability for truth even if s(he) tries hard. And the OP is a Benin boy.

Read the facts below as copied from my comment on another thread: https://www.nairaland.com/6409169/what-does-ukoruama-lagos-mean#100295968

I have discussed this at length in one of my comments on Lagos history while citing the relevant early accounts.

The earliest relevant available sources all point to the fact that the name Èkó is purely of Yoruba origin, from the word Eréko — also called Ìgbèríko.

Eréko is the Yoruba term for a settlement which is used mainly for agriculture, and under the ownership/control of another (neighboring) settlement.

The background to the name Èkó (contraction of Eréko) based on the earliest received traditions of Lagos history is that this has been the island’s name even before it was populated.

The island of Èkó and the adjacent islands (of Ìddó, et al.), as well as all the surrounding lands are — noted in the traditions — to be the aboriginal property of the Awori sub-group of the Yoruba ethnic group.

While they built town settlements on these lands all the way from Ìṣẹri to Ìddó island and elsewhere; the Awori kingdom of Ọ̀ttọ̀/Ìddó reserved the adjacent island (i.e. Èkó) for agricultural purposes — pepper farming and fishing to be precise.

As such, this adjacent island became an erèko of the Awori kingdom of Ọ̀ttọ̀/Ìddó. The name Èkó (viz. Erèko) therefore resulted from the initial purpose for which this adjacent island was originally set aside.

A certain Awori prince (from Ìddó) by the name Arómirẹ́ is said, in the accounts of Lagos history, to have been responsible for pioneering the usage of this island for agriculture purposes.

One of the several names by which this island is known till date comes from the personal name of this Awori prince (viz. Chief Arómirẹ́) due to his pioneering feat.

Besides the names Ereko and Eko by which this island is remembered till date, it is also still remembered by the name Èkó-Arómirẹ́ (from: Eréko-Arómirẹ́, i.e. Arómirẹ́’s agro-colony).

This island is also sometimes called Eko-Arómisá. The word Arómi-sá (lit: ‘the one who flees on sighting water’) is a wordplay (or pun) on the actual name Arómi-rẹ́ (lit: ‘the one who is in friendly tune with water on sighting it).

The seemingly strange name Korame or Kuramo which is often found in early European accounts of Lagos is not strange at all.

It is no more than the typical early Europeans’ sloppy rendering of the name Èkó-Arómi-rẹ́ — which is an early name of this island.

Lagos island is still alternatively known locally till date as Èkó-Arómi-rẹ́.

Also, the name Eréko also still survives till date on the island. It is well known and unhidden.

In the light of the foregoing accounts of Lagos history, it is only expected that one or more of all these Yoruba names of this island (i.e. “Ereko,” “Eko,” “Eko-Aromi-re,” etc.) would have naturally found its way into the lexicon of the Ijaws, the Binis, etc. — since each of these group had settled on this very island at some later point.

Don’t be bothered or persuaded by the propaganda of the ‘lesser tribes of Nigeria’. Yoruba is their dream and standard. Deep down, they actually want to be nothing but Yoruba.

Cheers!

PS:
Korame/Kurame did not flow from Benin to Lagos as he is fraudulently pretending.

We know this because of the two following facts:

(1) The Portuguese documented this name w.r.t. the Lagos lagoon when they visited the Lagos region in the late 1400s.

(2) The Binis didn’t have any connection with Lagos until approximately one hundred years later — mid/late 1500s.

(3) The name ‘Korame’ was therefore known in Lagos as at the 1400s — and the Portuguese records of it is older than its Benin usage.

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TAO11:
Going forward always resist being deceived by cheap frauds.

A Benin person has no capability for truth even if s(he) tries hard. And the OP is a Benin boy.

Read the facts below as copied from my comment on another thread: https://www.nairaland.com/6409169/what-does-ukoruama-lagos-mean#100295968

I have discussed this at length in one of my comments on Lagos history while citing the relevant early accounts.

The earliest relevant available sources all point to the fact that the name Èkó is purely of Yoruba origin, from the word Eréko — also called Ìgbèríko.

Eréko is the Yoruba term for a settlement which is used mainly for agriculture, and under the ownership/control of another (neighboring) settlement.

The background to the name Èkó (contraction of Eréko) based on the earliest received traditions of Lagos history is that this has been the island’s name even before it was populated.

The island of Èkó and the adjacent islands (of Ìddó, et al.), as well as all the surrounding lands are — noted in the traditions — to be the aboriginal property of the Awori sub-group of the Yoruba ethnic group.

While they built town settlements on these lands all the way from Ìṣẹri to Ìddó island and elsewhere; the Awori kingdom of Ọ̀ttọ̀/Ìddó reserved the adjacent island (i.e. Èkó) for agricultural purposes — pepper farming and fishing to be precise.

As such, this adjacent island became an erèko of the Awori kingdom of Ọ̀ttọ̀/Ìddó. The name Èkó (viz. Erèko) therefore resulted from the initial purpose for which this adjacent island was originally set aside.

A certain Awori prince (from Ìddó) by the name Arómirẹ́ is said, in the accounts of Lagos history, to have been responsible for pioneering the usage of this island for agriculture purposes.

One of the several names by which this island is known till date comes from the personal name of this Awori prince (viz. Chief Arómirẹ́) due to his pioneering feat.

Besides the names Ereko and Eko by which this island is remembered till date, it is also still remembered by the name Èkó-Arómirẹ́ (from: Eréko-Arómirẹ́, i.e. Arómirẹ́’s agro-colony).

This island is also sometimes called Eko-Arómisá. The word Arómi-sá (lit: ‘the one who flees on sighting water’) is a wordplay (or pun) on the actual name Arómi-rẹ́ (lit: ‘the one who is in friendly tune with water on sighting it).

The seemingly strange name Korame or Kuramo which is often found in early European accounts of Lagos is not strange at all.

It is no more than the typical early Europeans’ sloppy rendering of the name Èkó-Arómi-rẹ́ — which is an early name of this island.

Lagos island is still alternatively known locally till date as Èkó-Arómi-rẹ́.

Also, the name Eréko also still survives till date on the island. It is well known and unhidden.

In the light of the foregoing accounts of Lagos history, it is only expected that one or more of all these Yoruba names of this island (i.e. “Ereko,” “Eko,” “Eko-Aromi-re,” etc.) would have naturally found its way into the lexicon of the Ijaws, the Binis, etc. — since each of these group had settled on this very island at some later point.

Don’t be bothered or persuaded by the propaganda of the ‘lesser tribes of Nigeria’. Yoruba is their dream and standard. Deep down, they actually want to be nothing but Yoruba.

Cheers!

PS:
Korame/Kurame did not flow from Benin to Lagos as he is fraudulently pretending.

We know this because of the two following facts:

(1) The Portuguese documented this name w.r.t. the Lagos lagoon when they visited the Lagos region in the late 1400s.

(2) The Binis didn’t have any connection with Lagos until approximately one hundred years later — mid/late 1500s.

(3) The name ‘Korame’ was therefore known in Lagos as at the 1400s — and the Portuguese records of it is older than its Benin usage.

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Your pain is very long..

TAO11:
Going forward always resist being deceived by cheap frauds.

A Benin person has no capability for truth even if s(he) tries hard. And the OP is a Benin boy.

Read the facts below as copied from my comment on another thread: https://www.nairaland.com/6409169/what-does-ukoruama-lagos-mean#100295968

I have discussed this at length in one of my comments on Lagos history while citing the relevant early accounts.

The earliest relevant available sources all point to the fact that the name Èkó is purely of Yoruba origin, from the word Eréko — also called Ìgbèríko.

Eréko is the Yoruba term for a settlement which is used mainly for agriculture, and under the ownership/control of another (neighboring) settlement.

The background to the name Èkó (contraction of Eréko) based on the earliest received traditions of Lagos history is that this has been the island’s name even before it was populated.

The island of Èkó and the adjacent islands (of Ìddó, et al.), as well as all the surrounding lands are — noted in the traditions — to be the aboriginal property of the Awori sub-group of the Yoruba ethnic group.

While they built town settlements on these lands all the way from Ìṣẹri to Ìddó island and elsewhere; the Awori kingdom of Ọ̀ttọ̀/Ìddó reserved the adjacent island (i.e. Èkó) for agricultural purposes — pepper farming and fishing to be precise.

As such, this adjacent island became an erèko of the Awori kingdom of Ọ̀ttọ̀/Ìddó. The name Èkó (viz. Erèko) therefore resulted from the initial purpose for which this adjacent island was originally set aside.

A certain Awori prince (from Ìddó) by the name Arómirẹ́ is said, in the accounts of Lagos history, to have been responsible for pioneering the usage of this island for agriculture purposes.

One of the several names by which this island is known till date comes from the personal name of this Awori prince (viz. Chief Arómirẹ́) due to his pioneering feat.

Besides the names Ereko and Eko by which this island is remembered till date, it is also still remembered by the name Èkó-Arómirẹ́ (from: Eréko-Arómirẹ́, i.e. Arómirẹ́’s agro-colony).

This island is also sometimes called Eko-Arómisá. The word Arómi-sá (lit: ‘the one who flees on sighting water’) is a wordplay (or pun) on the actual name Arómi-rẹ́ (lit: ‘the one who is in friendly tune with water on sighting it).

The seemingly strange name Korame or Kuramo which is often found in early European accounts of Lagos is not strange at all.

It is no more than the typical early Europeans’ sloppy rendering of the name Èkó-Arómi-rẹ́ — which is an early name of this island.

Lagos island is still alternatively known locally till date as Èkó-Arómi-rẹ́.

Also, the name Eréko also still survives till date on the island. It is well known and unhidden.

In the light of the foregoing accounts of Lagos history, it is only expected that one or more of all these Yoruba names of this island (i.e. “Ereko,” “Eko,” “Eko-Aromi-re,” etc.) would have naturally found its way into the lexicon of the Ijaws, the Binis, etc. — since each of these group had settled on this very island at some later point.

Don’t be bothered or persuaded by the propaganda of the ‘lesser tribes of Nigeria’. Yoruba is their dream and standard. Deep down, they actually want to be nothing but Yoruba.

Cheers!

PS:
Korame/Kurame did not flow from Benin to Lagos as he is fraudulently pretending.

We know this because of the two following facts:

(1) The Portuguese documented this name w.r.t. the Lagos lagoon when they visited the Lagos region in the late 1400s.

(2) The Binis didn’t have any connection with Lagos until approximately one hundred years later — mid/late 1500s.

(3) The name ‘Korame’ was therefore known in Lagos as at the 1400s — and the Portuguese records of it is older than its Benin usage.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/13323875_50fd0c2793c64c328da97351f84a1b10_jpeg_jpeg700f1b62dc403cfed9f388bd0fdab0ce

Trying so hard to force the name Ekoname as Yoruba every other tribe would also be able to do what you're doing


But common sense is what they have and not mere obsession like you


Common sense benin ruled lagos and gave it a name, just the way British ruled Nigeria and gave it a name called Nigeria


We understand your motives led by obsession to distort anything praising benin on yorubas
But history has been made already before you were born

Your obsession would just make you look foolish

gregyboy:
[s]Trying so hard to force the name Ekoname as Yoruba every other tribe would also be able to do what you're doing
But common sense is what they have and not mere obsession like you
Common sense benin ruled lagos and gave it a name, just the way British ruled Nigeria and gave it a name called Nigeria
We understand your motives led by obsession to distort anything praising benin on yorubas
But history has been made already before you were born
Your obsession would just make you look foolish[/s]

koRame
koName

TAO11:

koRame
koName

yarib a
yoruba

davidnazee:
yarib a
yoruba

Finally, a Benin boy has unknowingly admitted that koName is a fraud made up by his own brother.

In other words, koRame wins again.

And also, Yoruba wins again :- click here

TAO11:
Finally, a Benin boy has unknowingly admitted that koName is a fraud made up by his own brother.

In other words, koRame wins again.

And also, Yoruba wins again :- click here

Nope..
Just saying British corrupted your real name "yarib a" to yoruba, just like Portuguese corrupted Ekonunuame to kurame..

davidnazee:
Nope..
Just saying British corrupted your real name "yarib a" to yoruba, just like Portuguese corrupted Ekonunuame to kurame..

A fraudulent Bini boy as expected.

Evidence exists that the Portuguese encountered and used that word for decades (if not a century) before the Binis ever used it.

So, if anyone is to corrupt the other’s; the Binis are the ones who did that.

And there is no mention of any fraudulent Ekonuname in any documentation.

You already admitted that your fraudulent brother made it up. Why are you now backtracking?

Also, you’re wrong as always. bRiTiSh’ did not cOrRuPt Yoruba’s name — It was “Yoruba” from the beginning till date.

And that’s why you were asked to click here to read. Click it, don’t be dead-scared of reading

The only people in history who abandoned their original name for British corruption are the Binis.

The British corrupted your name from ‘Ibini’ to ‘Benin’, and your daddies & mommies could do was say YES SIR!

TAO11:

A fraudulent Bini boy as expected.

Evidence exists that the Portuguese encountered and used that word for decades (if not a century) before the Binis ever used it.

So, if anyone is to corrupt the other’s; the Binis are the ones who did that.

And there is no mention of any fraudulent Ekonuname in any documentation.

You already admitted that your fraudulent brother made it up. Why are you now backtracking?

Also, you’re wrong as always. bRiTiSh’ did not cOrRuPt Yoruba’s name — It was “Yoruba” from the beginning till date.

And that’s why you were asked to click here to read. Click it, don’t be dead-scared of reading

The only people in history who abandoned their original name for British corruption are the Binis.

The British corrupted your name from ‘Ibini’ to ‘Benin’, and your daddies & mommies could do was say YES SIR!

Still doesn't change the fact that all names are corruptions of their original;

YARIB A to Yoruba
Ekonunuame to Kurame

keep wailing.. history is right in ur face

davidnazee:
••• YARIB A to Yoruba

Wrong!
Read here don’t be scared.

Ekonunuame to Kurame

Wrong!
This is a fraud made up by your brother — you already admitted it. Don’t run.

keep wailing... history is right in ur face

If only you won’t be so scared to take this advice which is perfectly meant for you.

gregyboy:



Trying so hard to force the name Ekoname as Yoruba every other tribe would also be able to do what you're doing


But common sense is what they have and not mere obsession like you


Common sense benin ruled lagos and gave it a name, just the way British ruled Nigeria and gave it a name called Nigeria


We understand your motives led by obsession to distort anything praising benin on yorubas
But history has been made already before you were born

Your obsession would just make you look foolish

Eko-Ende in Osun State was one of the Locations of the Yoruba Jalumi War of 1878.

There is also Eko-Ajala (Ajala's Field ) in Osun State.

TAO11:
Going forward always resist being deceived by cheap frauds.

A Benin person has no capability for truth even if s(he) tries hard. And the OP is a Benin boy.

Read the facts below as copied from my comment on another thread: https://www.nairaland.com/6409169/what-does-ukoruama-lagos-mean#100295968

I have discussed this at length in one of my comments on Lagos history while citing the relevant early accounts.

The earliest relevant available sources all point to the fact that the name Èkó is purely of Yoruba origin, from the word Eréko — also called Ìgbèríko.

Eréko is the Yoruba term for a settlement which is used mainly for agriculture, and under the ownership/control of another (neighboring) settlement.

The background to the name Èkó (contraction of Eréko) based on the earliest received traditions of Lagos history is that this has been the island’s name even before it was populated.

The island of Èkó and the adjacent islands (of Ìddó, et al.), as well as all the surrounding lands are — noted in the traditions — to be the aboriginal property of the Awori sub-group of the Yoruba ethnic group.

While they built town settlements on these lands all the way from Ìṣẹri to Ìddó island and elsewhere; the Awori kingdom of Ọ̀ttọ̀/Ìddó reserved the adjacent island (i.e. Èkó) for agricultural purposes — pepper farming and fishing to be precise.

As such, this adjacent island became an erèko of the Awori kingdom of Ọ̀ttọ̀/Ìddó. The name Èkó (viz. Erèko) therefore resulted from the initial purpose for which this adjacent island was originally set aside.

A certain Awori prince (from Ìddó) by the name Arómirẹ́ is said, in the accounts of Lagos history, to have been responsible for pioneering the usage of this island for agriculture purposes.

One of the several names by which this island is known till date comes from the personal name of this Awori prince (viz. Chief Arómirẹ́) due to his pioneering feat.

Besides the names Ereko and Eko by which this island is remembered till date, it is also still remembered by the name Èkó-Arómirẹ́ (from: Eréko-Arómirẹ́, i.e. Arómirẹ́’s agro-colony).

This island is also sometimes called Eko-Arómisá. The word Arómi-sá (lit: ‘the one who flees on sighting water’) is a wordplay (or pun) on the actual name Arómi-rẹ́ (lit: ‘the one who is in friendly tune with water on sighting it).

The seemingly strange name Korame or Kuramo which is often found in early European accounts of Lagos is not strange at all.

It is no more than the typical early Europeans’ sloppy rendering of the name Èkó-Arómi-rẹ́ — which is an early name of this island.

Lagos island is still alternatively known locally till date as Èkó-Arómi-rẹ́.

Also, the name Eréko also still survives till date on the island. It is well known and unhidden.

In the light of the foregoing accounts of Lagos history, it is only expected that one or more of all these Yoruba names of this island (i.e. “Ereko,” “Eko,” “Eko-Aromi-re,” etc.) would have naturally found its way into the lexicon of the Ijaws, the Binis, etc. — since each of these group had settled on this very island at some later point.

Don’t be bothered or persuaded by the propaganda of the ‘lesser tribes of Nigeria’. Yoruba is their dream and standard. Deep down, they actually want to be nothing but Yoruba.

Cheers!

PS:
Korame/Kurame did not flow from Benin to Lagos as he is fraudulently pretending.

We know this because of the two following facts:

(1) The Portuguese documented this name w.r.t. the Lagos lagoon when they visited the Lagos region in the late 1400s.

(2) The Binis didn’t have any connection with Lagos until approximately one hundred years later — mid/late 1500s.

(3) The name ‘Korame’ was therefore known in Lagos as at the 1400s — and the Portuguese records of it is older than its Benin usage.

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Hello tao11
Even though this is not related to the topic but I want you to check this out and make comment on it. I think it is making some sense


https://www.facebook.com/1887935548097036/posts/2884850175072230/?sfnsn=scwspmo&d=n&vh=e

rhektor:
Hello tao11
Even though this is not related to the topic but I want you to check this out and make comment on it. I think it is making some sense


https://www.facebook.com/1887935548097036/posts/2884850175072230/?sfnsn=scwspmo&d=n&vh=e

I’ve checked it out to some point.

He is mixing up some truth with some falsehood and deception.

I think his move is politically motivated.

On the overall - Ilorin is a Yoruba territory of Oyo-Ile; and Oduduwa is not from no Sudan.

Oduduwa is a Yoruba man from the Oke-Ora hilly settlement of Ife.

gregyboy:
The name lagos was originally called Ekonunuame or Ekoname by the benins, this means camp of waters,

Eko= camp
Ame= waters

Eko-na-me = camp of waters

The Portuguese had pronounced it as curame

Others shortened it as Eko

Back then growing up we could still hear the elderly ones refer to lagos as Ekoname in Benin we had taught it was a mere nickname, not knowing it was actually the originally name giving by benins to lagos untill the old European text made it clear

facts still remains that the Binis are the kingmakers of Lagos any day, any time.

Quelme:
facts still remains that the Binis are the kingmakers of Lagos any day, any time.

The attachment shows:

(1) A Yoruba king of Lagos

(2) A Yoruba king maker

(3) A Yoruba crown

Cheers!

TAO11:
I’ve checked it out to some point.

He is missing some truth with some falsehood and deception.

I think his move is politically motivated.

On the overall - Ilorin is a Yoruba territory of Oyo-Ile; and Oduduwa is not from no Sudan.

I know that he's mixing truth with lies because he's trying to argue against having Ọba in Ilorin, for a truth there was never an Ọba in Ilorin but the Hadandawa actually sound plausible. Maybe we've not been looking at it from that point of view

rhektor:
I know that he's mixing truth with lies because he's trying to argue against having Ọba in Ilorin, for a truth there was never an Ọba in Ilorin but the Hadandawa actually sound plausible. Maybe we've not been looking at it from that point of view

Ilorin had baales not obas.

All experts whose professional careers are made from African & Yoruba history have submitted that Oduduwa is not from Sudan, etc.

It is only ‘madness’ to think that a layperson may know better than the experts themselves.

It is no different from the ‘madness’ of thinking that a road-side mechanic may know more on surgery than all surgeons know.

TAO11:
Ilorin had Baales not Oba’s.

All experts whose professional careers are made from African & Yoruba history have submitted that Oduduwa is not from Sudan, etc.

Thanks for the response

rhektor:



Thanks for the response

You’re welcome sir. I just added to the reply.

rhektor:



Thanks for the response

Thanking a lieing machine

gregyboy:


Thanking a lieing machine

In the land of the mumus, a fish brain person is ruler..

Edo miscreants no dey taya no

Quelme:
facts still remains that the Binis are the kingmakers of Lagos any day, any time.

You mean the Lagos in Edo state abi

davidnazee:

In the land of the mumus, a fish brain person is ruler..

Uncle runaway hwfa na ....

gregyboy:



Trying so hard to force the name Ekoname as Yoruba every other tribe would also be able to do what you're doing


But common sense is what they have and not mere obsession like you


Common sense benin ruled lagos and gave it a name, just the way British ruled Nigeria and gave it a name called Nigeria


We understand your motives led by obsession to distort anything praising benin on yorubas
But history has been made already before you were born

Your obsession would just make you look foolish

You are the trying to force your lies down our throats....but guess what? She exposed your lies....

gregyboy:
The name lagos was originally called Ekonunuame or Ekoname by the benins, this means camp of waters,

Eko= camp
Ame= waters

Eko-na-me = camp of waters

The Portuguese had pronounced it as curame

Others shortened it as Eko

Back then growing up we could still hear the elderly ones refer to lagos as Ekoname in Benin we had taught it was a mere nickname, not knowing it was actually the originally name giving by benins to lagos untill the old European text made it clear

Lagos wannabe..

TAO11:
Going forward always resist being deceived by cheap frauds.

A Benin person has no capability for truth even if s(he) tries hard. And the OP is a Benin boy.

Read the facts below as copied from my comment on another thread: https://www.nairaland.com/6409169/what-does-ukoruama-lagos-mean#100295968

I have discussed this at length in one of my comments on Lagos history while citing the relevant early accounts.

The earliest relevant available sources all point to the fact that the name Èkó is purely of Yoruba origin, from the word Eréko — also called Ìgbèríko.

Eréko is the Yoruba term for a settlement which is used mainly for agriculture, and under the ownership/control of another (neighboring) settlement.

The background to the name Èkó (contraction of Eréko) based on the earliest received traditions of Lagos history is that this has been the island’s name even before it was populated.

The island of Èkó and the adjacent islands (of Ìddó, et al.), as well as all the surrounding lands are — noted in the traditions — to be the aboriginal property of the Awori sub-group of the Yoruba ethnic group.

While they built town settlements on these lands all the way from Ìṣẹri to Ìddó island and elsewhere; the Awori kingdom of Ọ̀ttọ̀/Ìddó reserved the adjacent island (i.e. Èkó) for agricultural purposes — pepper farming and fishing to be precise.

As such, this adjacent island became an erèko of the Awori kingdom of Ọ̀ttọ̀/Ìddó. The name Èkó (viz. Erèko) therefore resulted from the initial purpose for which this adjacent island was originally set aside.

A certain Awori prince (from Ìddó) by the name Arómirẹ́ is said, in the accounts of Lagos history, to have been responsible for pioneering the usage of this island for agriculture purposes.

One of the several names by which this island is known till date comes from the personal name of this Awori prince (viz. Chief Arómirẹ́) due to his pioneering feat.

Besides the names Ereko and Eko by which this island is remembered till date, it is also still remembered by the name Èkó-Arómirẹ́ (from: Eréko-Arómirẹ́, i.e. Arómirẹ́’s agro-colony).

This island is also sometimes called Eko-Arómisá. The word Arómi-sá (lit: ‘the one who flees on sighting water’) is a wordplay (or pun) on the actual name Arómi-rẹ́ (lit: ‘the one who is in friendly tune with water on sighting it).

The seemingly strange name Korame or Kuramo which is often found in early European accounts of Lagos is not strange at all.

It is no more than the typical early Europeans’ sloppy rendering of the name Èkó-Arómi-rẹ́ — which is an early name of this island.

Lagos island is still alternatively known locally till date as Èkó-Arómi-rẹ́.

Also, the name Eréko also still survives till date on the island. It is well known and unhidden.

In the light of the foregoing accounts of Lagos history, it is only expected that one or more of all these Yoruba names of this island (i.e. “Ereko,” “Eko,” “Eko-Aromi-re,” etc.) would have naturally found its way into the lexicon of the Ijaws, the Binis, etc. — since each of these group had settled on this very island at some later point.

Don’t be bothered or persuaded by the propaganda of the ‘lesser tribes of Nigeria’. Yoruba is their dream and standard. Deep down, they actually want to be nothing but Yoruba.

Cheers!

PS:
Korame/Kurame did not flow from Benin to Lagos as he is fraudulently pretending.

We know this because of the two following facts:

(1) The Portuguese documented this name w.r.t. the Lagos lagoon when they visited the Lagos region in the late 1400s.

(2) The Binis didn’t have any connection with Lagos until approximately one hundred years later — mid/late 1500s.

(3) The name ‘Korame’ was therefore known in Lagos as at the 1400s — and the Portuguese records of it is older than its Benin usage.

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I dey wit u..... Mami