Jesusloveyou:
it is a clear fact, igbo can never claim igbanke, they are part of edo

Ugomba:
Charm and Juju is like a cup of tea in Edo state..

biafranking:
before benin came to ogba,diobu and ph or whatever places the op mention,there was an igbos man existing there.
Before benin came to onitsha,there was an igbo tribes existing there,
Before benin came to ndokwa or ukwuani to influenced them a bit,there was igbos pple existing there.
Before God sent israelite to occupied the promised land,there were pple existing there called the canaanite and hittite..

Before benin strangers came to ikwerre or aniocha land as the op said, there was an igbo man existing there..
and that s why our language is a symbol of evidence of population of igbo pple living there b4 the arrival of benin strangers..

so make una chill, the most important thing is that if the present edo people cannot communicate with an ogba man,ukwuni man,ikwerre man and onitsha man with his own language then he should forget him/her as a brother to attached with cos language and relationship matters alot.
So the benin civilization lost the unity of assimilating one language into their system..
Sometime i wondered who re the benin we re talking here cos in edo state, they have over100 diversity and varieties of languages..
Auchi man does not understand an esan or benin languages,
even igbanke man or ika man does not understand the benin language.
and they will tell yu they re from edo state but do not understand and speak the same languages...

Jesusloveyou:
u are right, but don't u think d op is more right? D op said some part in ondo and ekiti, not d whole of yoruba race, d same goes to ibos, just onitsha,not d whole of igbo race, and some part of ijaw in ogba, u better get d message, is not about race supremacy

onenaira3:
I recently started meeting some really cool Edo people so I've had a change of heart about you people. I am all for people writing their history but this edo rewritten history of others is annoying. I don't care about yoruba or whoever else Una dey claim but aniocha and Onitsha are not Edo

OdenigboAroli:


First off,there is no Bini people in Onicha and...never been. What you have is Igb o who once resided in the Bini area. As for Anioma, What happened was cultural exchanges,simple. Bini never conquered anybody nor extended their empire. They built a wall around their village for fear of the Anioma Igbo like the Agbor. Infact,they were scared of Ndi Agbor. They built their little kingdom and made sculptures and that was it,it didn't go past that.

biafranking:
before benin came to ogba,diobu and ph or whatever places the op mention,there was an igbos man existing there.
Before benin came to onitsha,there was an igbo tribes existing there,
Before benin came to ndokwa or ukwuani to influenced them a bit,there was igbos pple existing there.
Before God sent israelite to occupied the promised land,there were pple existing there called the canaanite and hittite..

Before benin strangers came to ikwerre or aniocha land as the op said, there was an igbo man existing there..
and that s why our language is a symbol of evidence of population of igbo pple living there b4 the arrival of benin strangers..

so make una chill, the most important thing is that if the present edo people cannot communicate with an ogba man,ukwuni man,ikwerre man and onitsha man with his own language then he should forget him/her as a brother to attached with cos language and relationship matters alot.
So the benin civilization lost the unity of assimilating one language into their system..
Sometime i wondered who re the benin we re talking here cos in edo state, they have over100 diversity and varieties of languages..
Auchi man does not understand an esan or benin languages,
even igbanke man or ika man does not understand the benin language.
and they will tell yu they re from edo state but do not understand and speak the same languages...

biafranking:
then how come they said onicha man have benin influence via culture or origin..

Yu can enlighten us more..duru1 or asha80 any help on this.?

vicadex07:


Lol...they're claiming patrimony to Igbo people to ehn?

Maybe igbo people are truly descendants of edo people

***runs outta thread before one nnamdi sees this***

huangcheng:
Chaiii!!! It must really be hard to be an EDO man right now. Hausas don't want you, Yorubas deny you, Igbos distant themselves from you. Edos are in-between-ers.

Edos are Yorubas, after-all they share something in common - Treachery!!!

OdenigboAroli:


First off,there is no Bini people in Onicha and...never been. What you have is Igb o who once resided in the Bini area. As for Anioma, What happened was cultural exchanges,simple. Bini never conquered anybody nor extended their empire. They built a wall around their village for fear of the Anioma Igbo like the Agbor. Infact,they were scared of Ndi Agbor. They built their little kingdom and made sculptures and that was it,it didn't go past that.

vicadex07:


The edo tribe is the most confused lot in modern history. You don't know whether to claim south south or south west. Whether to claim ancestry from Yoruba or to Join igbo wailers down south. Igbo people disown and detest you while the Yoruba has never for once aknowledge your existence nor penchant for fallacious twisting of history.

You claim Yorubas are your descendant according to your history...hahaha...laughable. How can the most minute tribe in Nigeria claim patrimony to the almighty yoruba.

Till date, the heads of your dead obas are still sent to ile ife as a tribute to the fact that we own you. You are just offsprings of a long lost brother who chose to establish his kingdom at the borders of the Yoruba empire and like most traditions in the world, a dead mans corpse is usually sent back to his indigenous community for proper burial no matter how many years he has lived in foreign lands.

So you see, our ancestors weren't foolish. They knew a day like this would arise hence the symbolic tradition of sending the heads of dead benin obas to ife, their indigenous roots

tonychristopher:


They have us the finest robbers ..they are annenih and osunbor

They have prostitutions ring also

Known for that both local and international


Finally they mastered the act of witchcraft and wizaedly

Big ups my edo peeps

erunz:
You are right on the Esan part of the article, till date all the herbalist in Obas palace are Esan men, u are also right wen u called them warriors becos that's who we are.
Esan Oyeeee--- Oyeeeee
Akugbe Ahu
Oba'gha topeee ...... Isee

scholes0:


what I think he meant is the Edo stance in modern Nigerian political atmosphere.... not some historical fables.

tonychristopher:

So correct ..I wonder how they come and say edo conquered Igbo..in which war ..we have the ekumeku war,we had the aro war and so many war
Which war did edo conquered the delta Igbo ..non and absolutely non ...they just blab
If they were powerful why build most biggest moat and walls around their reddy muddy small enclave
They must have been scared of the aros
Edo are just over bloated history never achieved nothing apart from an exiled king and demished kingdom

vicadex07:


Comparing the benin to the Yoruba is like comparing an ant to a giant.

According to Yoruba history, benin people are off shoots of the Yoruba race, hence the similarities in some aspects of tradition and nomenclature.

Yoruba people has existed thousands of years before the formation of the more recent benin empire you're yapping about. Our population across the world attest to that. We number in 100s of millions or even billions while your people cannot boast of at least 5% of that. So which fake empire are you talking about. There are many countries all over the world where you can find bits and strands of Yoruba culture and tradition. Even cities in south american countries like Jamaica and brazil are named after the Yoruba people. Where around the world has the benin people ever established prominence...tell me.

In nigeria politics of today, of what impact is the edo nation or better put the infamous edo empire. You all should quit yapping nonsense whenever you wanna quote history again and never compare yourself to Yoruba people...eewo. We are you big brothers.

aim5:


Powerful spiritually and powerful physically. Esan Akugbe Ahu. Obhio don't mind these silly Igbo and Yoruba rascals they always look to start trouble. So now that they've finished their war against each other, they want to start with Edo abi?

tonychristopher:


So correct ..I wonder how they come and say edo conquered Igbo..in which war ..we have the ekumeku war,we had the aro war and so many war


Which war did edo conquered the delta Igbo ..non and absolutely non ...they just blab


If they were powerful why build most biggest moat and walls around their reddy muddy small enclave


They must have been scared of the aros


Edo are just over bloated history never achieved nothing apart from an exiled king and demished kingdom

bokohalal:


They can't win. They have never won. The Igbos are still lamenting the fate that they suffered after they invaded the Midwest. Our parents told us stories of PREGNANT Igbo men. Yes, pregnant Igbo men for daring to invade the Midwest.

aim5:


Edo don't claim Yoruba lineage you pathetic sack of sh.it. And who cares if Igbo people hate us? Nobody is looking for anyone's approval you dunce. Edo people have a distinct and proud heritage. At least we aren't cowards like the foolish Yoruba.

vicadex07:


You shall never do well modafuka. Edo people...those tiny rats. All of una combined, no reach 1% of Yoruba population worldwide. I have never heard of any edo person making giants strides, new discoveries or inventions both here in Nigeria or worldwide yet they claim one phantom benin "empire". Other tribes disassociate themselves from you cos of your notoriority in international Prostitution, Cultism, armed robbery(Anini and co), and diabolism.

Were you blind when this same OP created a thread saying Edos historically own Lagos and that the Yorubas Oduduwa was actually an edo prince. Go through his profile if you didn't see it. If you're a thorough edo man am sure you would have also heard this fable or something similar from your people. You can google it if in doubt

I repeat and reiterate, you guys should never ever compare yourself to the great Yoruba people else you shall be disgraced. The Igbos are your mates and you can continue dragging seniority with them fool cos I can see you're both proud idiots. At least both of you have arrogance in common. If you come at me again u will regret it.

aim5:


Over bloated? You ignorant fool. If anything Edo history is underrated. And very rarely will you hear Edo people brag about how powerful or mighty they are all the time.. it's always the insecure weak asss Igbos or the annoying hypocritical Yorubas with their illogical lies. Oh how I wish the British wouldn't have set foot near present day Nigeria.. wouldn't have had to deal with either Igbo or Yoruba.

bokohalal:

One Edo can take on ten Yorubas.
You only have a numerical and early Western education advantage. The Igbos have caught up and surpassed you educationally.

vicadex07:


You shall never do well modafuka. Edo people...those tiny rats. All of una combined, no reach 1% of Yoruba population worldwide. I have never heard of any edo person making giants strides, new discoveries or inventions both here in Nigeria or worldwide yet they claim one phantom benin "empire". Other tribes disassociate themselves from you cos of your notoriority in international Prostitution, Cultism, armed robbery(Anini and co), and diabolism.

Were you blind when this same OP created a thread saying Edos historically own Lagos and that the Yorubas Oduduwa was actually an edo prince. Go through his profile if you didn't see it. If you're a thorough edo man am sure you would have also heard this fable or something similar from your people. You can google it if in doubt

I repeat and reiterate, you guys should never ever compare yourself to the great Yoruba people else you shall be disgraced. The Igbos are your mates and you can continue dragging seniority with them fool cos I can see you're both proud idiots. At least both of you have arrogance in common. If you come at me again u will regret it.

vicadex07:


So all of a sudden the british reduced your so called empire that spanned millions of years and covered almost half of Nigeria and reduced you to nothing more than a minority tribe even in edo state uhn? How come? Did they use selective nuclear weapons on you that left only Yorubas and Igbos to occupy where u initially owned? Remember that the british invasion is not up to 200years old so we should still be able to see the strands and evidences of your so called superior empire till date. Or you mean they nuked your culture, language and billions of edo people off the face of Nigeria leaving only Yorubas and Igbos? What is the total population of the edo people in comparison to Yoruba and has your historical and cultural influence till date ever gone past Nigeria? Am talking of what is on ground now as a pointer to history not some old fables concocted by your ancestors to make themselves feel better.


You're so deluded

vicadex07:


Seems you have never heard where edo people twist history and lie that Oduduwa is an edo prince that came to establish Yoruba kingdom all over South West instead of the other way round.

I don't know if it is out of pride or anything to them, but we Yorubas has never ever boasted about our status as to being big brothers to the benin people according to history. We just let them yap about to feel a little good about themselves. Even if history is twisted and truncated, the present realities of today is enough evidence that edo people should never ever compare themselves with the Yoruba.

The Yoruba origin spans across millions of years, especially the time at which formal education was non existence, so sadly not much is really known about it up until to the emergence of Oduduwa. That is where formal education stepped in and the Yoruba consciousness as a whole began to develop.

aim5:


The Imafidons, who are a genius family. Dr. Robert Okojie is a major researcher in NASA. Chris Aire is a famous jeweler in America. And others. Edo people are quietly being sucessful. We don't need to brag about our accomplishments. And you foolish baboon Edo people tiny rats? Ha may be small in size, but we'd do a number on you cowardly Yorubas.