AKYEMITE:
It is a shame that benin people can deny their relationship with yoruba. I am very sure their ancestor will not be happy with this. It is undisputable fact that they have their root in yoruba land. And ooni is father of all

oodua1stson:
ok. Why is the small Yoruba a major tribe in about 3 countries and Bini not a major tribe in Nigeria?



And leave the brits out of this. They undermined every tribe in Nigeria then including the north's who wanted them to stay

Super1Star:


No, he did not.

His father is Lamurudu.


Obatala Obatosa, Orunmila baba Ifa are the divinities that came them from heaven.

Get your facts right and stop distorting history.

APCcrimes:
LOLzzzzzz

I never knew yorubas like binis like this o..

hehehehe..See wailers at the top trying to grab binis to their side...

FYI, my mum is Benin and she does not in any way look like Yoruba...Even in Benin, the Yorubas are like aliens.. The igbos are seen more like family than the yorubas... My cousins, uncles, aunt from my mum's side don't have any atom or trace of yorubish...


The Binis are Binis. Yorubas should mind their lane!

naijaboiy:

You and your dirty ancestors are the bunch of silly humans in dog form.

Nonsense!

Jesusloveyou:
every tribe and language under benin empire before d coming of d white, is to maintain their distict language and culture. ondo and ekiti were already speaking yoruba, agbon, ika and delta igbos speak their language, benin does not like to force their language on any tribe that is why is an empire, not just a kingdom

shinel:

Please shut up and let's learn from the history learned. Must you comment? Pple are here talking history, you're referring to your mum. How old is your computer age mum?
Park well!! And let me read useful comments...

APCcrimes:


I am not distorting history..It's just your people's saying I am re-echoing.

Bro, your people say odudua came from up (sky)...And now, you are telling me Obatala and Orunmila are the ones who came from the sky.

So you believe people came from the sky..haaaaaaaaaa..

Anyway, you are free to believe. But also believe Eko belongs to Bini and your Oba is an offshoot of us.

Rayhut:

and who is Oduduwa and where did he came from, he fell from haven right, the Benin version of the history is more realistic, Oduduwa that conquered Yorubas is one of the son of Oba of Benin, Oduduwa cant fall from haven with a rooter and a palm fruits

bayulll01:


how dare you,filthy thing to quote me,quote me again and meet your end

shinel:


Please shut up and let's learn from the history learned. Must you comment?
Pple are here talking history, you're referring to your mum.
How old is your computer age mum?

Park well!! And let me read useful comments...

oodua1stson:
are you an ipob kid? Because I can't see your name in his comment

Ipob is a name of a person ehn?

And I'm no IPOB or whatever you call it.

Super1Star:


Why do you people like distorting history?

Where were the Ekitis and Ondos paying their tributaries before the war of independence from Alaafin?

If they were under Benin Kingdom, how come.they took part in the Yoruba civil war by teaming up with the Ijeshas?

Please count Ika and the rest as part of your Kingdom but Definitely not Ekitis and Ondos.

APCcrimes:


You own the oba of Benin or the oba of Benin owns your ooni??

OBAGADAFFI:

There was noting like OBA in Benin Kingdom before oba eweka Now who is the father of Oba Eweka

Super1Star:


Who told you Oduduwa came from heavens? Your ears heard what it wanted to ear.

If you believed that Elijah ascended to him with chariots of fire or Enoch ascended to him without dying, Or Zeus descended from heaven according to the Greeks, then Orunmila and Obatala too can descend from heaven too. No one has a monopoly of th heavens except God Almighty.

That is our believe and so be it. That is what is believed in yorubaland, in Nigeria Benin Republic Brazil Cuba and other carribean countries.

josite:
i have examined all shades of view on this matter.and i conclude,prince eweka the first king of benin was actually a son of oranmiyan and an eko princess and the present OBA OF LAGOS confirmed that and that was why he is known as OMO NOBA meaning a prince.


but it is clear oduduwa himself came from somewhere and that place he comes from is benin so it is not a suprise that he sent oranmiyan back to benin and when oranmiyan coudnt achieve the desired goal,renamed the town ile ibinu and on his sojourn through eko gave birth to eweka who later become the first of oba of benin.

benin is yoruba and yoruba is benin and the cultures and the dresses and the religion attests to this as yorubas and binis are on the same level when it comes to juju.

like the ex cbn governor lamido said when rubbishing olaniwun's ajayi book during the launch of the same book"Until about about 200 years ago, there was nothing like a united Yorubaland. You were Egba, Ijebu, Oyo, Ife, Awori, etc."

the name yoruba was used to identify the tribes by hausas.

APCcrimes:


is "oba" a Yoruba word?

Jesusloveyou:
not before independence,but before d coming of d white(portugees)in 1430s, benin empire controls all from onitsha to lagos to togo, d only empire in west african

Jesusloveyou:
not before independence,but before d coming of d white(portugees)in 1430s, benin empire controls all from onitsha to lagos to togo, d only empire in west african

Jesusloveyou:
not before independence,but before d coming of d white(portugees)in 1430s, benin empire controls all from onitsha to lagos to togo, d only empire in west african

OBAGADAFFI:


Go and read about Dahomey

OBAGADAFFI:


There was noting like OBA in Benin Kingdom before oba eweka

Now who is the father of Oba Eweka

AreaFada2:


Wrong. In fact the Ogiso Igodo, first ogiso of Igodomigodo (as Benin became called alongside the name Idu) was also called Oba-godo. He reigned from about 40BC to 16CE. Roman senate appointed Herod as King of Judaea in 40BC too.

There were 31 Ogisos from 40BC to 1100AD. Between 1100-1169 was a time of turmoil as no male heir. Ekaladerhan had been banished in this tumultuous era. A noble man, Evian and later his son, Ogiame ruled. Infact Ogiame prevented Oranmiyan entering the heart of Igodo/palace. In fact, it took Oba Ewedo (1260-1274) to defeat Ogiamien army/supporting chiefs in several battles to enter Benin and built the new palace. About 90 years later.

These battles are colourfully re-enacted and Ogiamie symbolically defeated before a new Oba can be allowed to enter Benin/Palace, at coronation. Last one was in 1979. History is alive in Benin, every old street, village, shrine, palace activity and all have a detailed history behind it.

naijaboiy:

Ipob is a name of a person ehn?

And I'm no IPOB or whatever you call it.

APCcrimes:


Who owns Lagos??

Super1Star:


Don't get it twisted.

The Ogisos and Benin were existing as a people from time immemorial and you are not yorubas.

But your present throne and present dynasty that was started by Eweka, the son of Oranmiyan, started the 1st line of Obas an a new dynasty that is still in place till today.