From Daily Post. By Seun Opejobi on May 3, 2017

The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has claimed that Lagos State is not part of Yoruba land. Akiolu’s statement is coming barely a week after he publicly humiliated the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi at an event.

The statement reads: “Coming from the palace, with what I was told by my late paternal grandmother who is a descendant of Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi and also reading from factual Historical books, let me share this Knowledge with you all on Eko/Lagos.

“Modern day Lagos was founded by Prince Ado, the son of the Oba of Benin, Prince Ado was the first Oba of Lagos, the son of the Bini King, Prince Ado, named the town Eko until the Portuguese explorer Ruy de Segueira changed the Maritime town to Lagos, which at that time from 1942 was Portuguese expedition center down the African Coast.

“It was a major centre of the slave trade until 1851. Lagos was annexed by Britain via the Lagos treaty of cession in 1861, ending the consular period and starting the British Colonial Period. The remainder of modern day Nigeria was seized in 1886 when the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was established in 1914 Lagos was declared its capital due to the struggle of the Bini King.

“Lagos experienced growth prior to the British Colonial rule and even more rapid growth during the Colonial rule throughout the 1960s, 70s, continued through the 80s and 90s till date. Thanks to the Awori’s, Bini’s, Yoruba’s, migrants across the nation and world at large, as no particular group of people can take the glory alone.

“Lagos is made up of Lagoons and creeks. The Lagos lagoon, Lagos Harbour, five cowne creeks, Ebute-Metta creeks, Porto-Novo creeks, New canal, Badagry creeks, Kuramo waters and Light house creeks.
“The Awori’s and Bini’s are known to be the first settlers of the Eko land. The Awori’s are speakers of a distinct dialect close to that of the Yoruba language with a rich Bini mixture. Traditionally, Awori’s were found in Ile-Ife, they were known to be the Bini’s who followed their self-exiled Prince, the first son of the Ogiso (now called Oba) of Benin Kingdom, whose step-mother was after his head.

“The exiled Benin Prince Izoduwa known to the Yorubas as Ooduwa (Oduduwa) was made ruler of the Ife people due to his powers and followers from the Great Benin-Kingdom.

“Izoduwa (Ooduwa) was made the first King of Ile-Ife in 1230 AD. His followers from his father’s Kingdom in Benin are the today’s Awori people who settled in Eko now called Lagos.

“In the 1300, the King of Benin-Empire heard from one of his traders who was a settler in Eko on how the Bini’s were treated by the Awori’s who lived in their area. Upon hearing this, the King of Benin commanded the assembling of a war expedition, led by his son, Prince Ado, which headed the settlement of the Awori’s and demanded explanation.

“On arriving Eko, Prince Ado and his Army were more than received. The Aworis asked the Bini Prince to stay and become their leader. Ado agreed on the condition that they surrender their sovereignty to the Oba of Benin, to which the people agreed. Hearing this, the King of Benin gave his permission for Prince Ado and the expedition to remain in Eko.

“The Oba of Benin sent some of his chiefs including the Eletu, Odibo, Obanikoro and others to assist his son, Oba Ado in the running of Eko. “From the crowing of Prince Ado as the first Oba of Lagos (then called Eko), Lagos served as a major center for slave trade from which the Aworis, the Oba of Benin and his son the Oba of Lagos and all the children/descendants who took over as his successors for over four centuries supported the trade.

“The Oba of Benin was the head of the Benin Empire which are the present day Western, Southern and Eastern modern day Nigeria. The King never obliged anyone to speak the Bini language as he believed everyone was entitled to their own choice of language.
The name Eko was given to it by the first king of Lagos, Oba Ado, the young and vibrant Prince from Benin. Eko was the land now known as Lagos Island, where the king palace was built.

“The palace is called Idugaran meaning “palace built on pepper farm” Oba Ado and the warriors from Benin together with the early Bini’s settlers in Eko and the Awori people settled in the southern part of Eko called “Isale Eko”. “Isale literally means bottom “. Must have been used to indicate downtown (as in down town Lagos)

“Until the coming in of the Benin’s 1300AD , Lagos geographical boundary was Lagos mainland, Lagos Island, the seat of the Oba of Lagos then consisted of a pepper farm and fishing post. No one was living there.

“About 1450 AD some Yorubas who hailed from Isheri in Ogun-state and Ekiti were allowed by the King to settle in Eko during a war, they came in a very large numbers thereby surpassing the numbers of the Awori’s and Bini’s. (Hence Yorubas claim to own Eko due to their numbers).

“Oba Ado fell in love with a beautiful woman whose father was Awori and mother a daughter to one of the chief; they had two sons and also a daughter Erelu Kuti, who begot Ologun Kutere who later became King.”
Source: http://dailypost.ng/2017/05/03/lagos-not-belong-yorubas-oba-akiolu/

Yoruba is finished no cosmopolitan state to claim again maybe we can make osun a better place

enimooko:
From Daily Post. By Seun Opejobi on May 3, 2017

The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has claimed that Lagos State is not part of Yoruba land. Akiolu’s statement is coming barely a week after he publicly humiliated the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi at an event.

The statement reads: “Coming from the palace, with what I was told by my late paternal grandmother who is a descendant of Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi and also reading from factual Historical books, let me share this Knowledge with you all on Eko/Lagos.

“Modern day Lagos was founded by Prince Ado, the son of the Oba of Benin, Prince Ado was the first Oba of Lagos, the son of the Bini King, Prince Ado, named the town Eko until the Portuguese explorer Ruy de Segueira changed the Maritime town to Lagos, which at that time from 1942 was Portuguese expedition center down the African Coast.

“It was a major centre of the slave trade until 1851. Lagos was annexed by Britain via the Lagos treaty of cession in 1861, ending the consular period and starting the British Colonial Period. The remainder of modern day Nigeria was seized in 1886 when the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was established in 1914 Lagos was declared its capital due to the struggle of the Bini King.

“Lagos experienced growth prior to the British Colonial rule and even more rapid growth during the Colonial rule throughout the 1960s, 70s, continued through the 80s and 90s till date. Thanks to the Awori’s, Bini’s, Yoruba’s, migrants across the nation and world at large, as no particular group of people can take the glory alone.

“Lagos is made up of Lagoons and creeks. The Lagos lagoon, Lagos Harbour, five cowne creeks, Ebute-Metta creeks, Porto-Novo creeks, New canal, Badagry creeks, Kuramo waters and Light house creeks.
“The Awori’s and Bini’s are known to be the first settlers of the Eko land. The Awori’s are speakers of a distinct dialect close to that of the Yoruba language with a rich Bini mixture. Traditionally, Awori’s were found in Ile-Ife, they were known to be the Bini’s who followed their self-exiled Prince, the first son of the Ogiso (now called Oba) of Benin Kingdom, whose step-mother was after his head.

“The exiled Benin Prince Izoduwa known to the Yorubas as Ooduwa (Oduduwa) was made ruler of the Ife people due to his powers and followers from the Great Benin-Kingdom.

“Izoduwa (Ooduwa) was made the first King of Ile-Ife in 1230 AD. His followers from his father’s Kingdom in Benin are the today’s Awori people who settled in Eko now called Lagos.

“In the 1300, the King of Benin-Empire heard from one of his traders who was a settler in Eko on how the Bini’s were treated by the Awori’s who lived in their area. Upon hearing this, the King of Benin commanded the assembling of a war expedition, led by his son, Prince Ado, which headed the settlement of the Awori’s and demanded explanation.

“On arriving Eko, Prince Ado and his Army were more than received. The Aworis asked the Bini Prince to stay and become their leader. Ado agreed on the condition that they surrender their sovereignty to the Oba of Benin, to which the people agreed. Hearing this, the King of Benin gave his permission for Prince Ado and the expedition to remain in Eko.

“The Oba of Benin sent some of his chiefs including the Eletu, Odibo, Obanikoro and others to assist his son, Oba Ado in the running of Eko. “From the crowing of Prince Ado as the first Oba of Lagos (then called Eko), Lagos served as a major center for slave trade from which the Aworis, the Oba of Benin and his son the Oba of Lagos and all the children/descendants who took over as his successors for over four centuries supported the trade.

“The Oba of Benin was the head of the Benin Empire which are the present day Western, Southern and Eastern modern day Nigeria. The King never obliged anyone to speak the Bini language as he believed everyone was entitled to their own choice of language.
The name Eko was given to it by the first king of Lagos, Oba Ado, the young and vibrant Prince from Benin. Eko was the land now known as Lagos Island, where the king palace was built.

“The palace is called Idugaran meaning “palace built on pepper farm” Oba Ado and the warriors from Benin together with the early Bini’s settlers in Eko and the Awori people settled in the southern part of Eko called “Isale Eko”. “Isale literally means bottom “. Must have been used to indicate downtown (as in down town Lagos)

“Until the coming in of the Benin’s 1300AD , Lagos geographical boundary was Lagos mainland, Lagos Island, the seat of the Oba of Lagos then consisted of a pepper farm and fishing post. No one was living there.

“About 1450 AD some Yorubas who hailed from Isheri in Ogun-state and Ekiti were allowed by the King to settle in Eko during a war, they came in a very large numbers thereby surpassing the numbers of the Awori’s and Bini’s. (Hence Yorubas claim to own Eko due to their numbers).

“Oba Ado fell in love with a beautiful woman whose father was Awori and mother a daughter to one of the chief; they had two sons and also a daughter Erelu Kuti, who begot Ologun Kutere who later became King.”

Source?

Wetin come concern us

Oba lilwayne again

This is super story

This Oba have started again, so he is telling us that.

* the Binis founded Lagos
*That Oduduwa was a Bini Prince
*That the Yorubas are migrants

This Oba sef, one week one drama

Akinwale14:
Wetin come concern us

lilwayne is actually saying that you are a slave to the Bini's. LALASTICLALA WHERE @ THOU?

So oba of lagos is telling us that he is not a yoruba man

Source or Sauce?

abi na maggi?

All these rubbish bloggers sef!

That's why it's said that

Lagos is no mans land

For those requesting Source: http://dailypost.ng/2017/05/03/lagos-not-belong-yorubas-oba-akiolu/

Op add this link to your post.

nuelsylves:

For those requesting Source: http://dailypost.ng/2017/05/03/lagos-not-belong-yorubas-oba-akiolu/

Op add this link to your post.

Done

I think he is very correct. Most of what he wrote are historical facts known to historians. Most of us are migrants from places very different from where we claim today.
I have a friend in the east whose grand father was a Fulani man. He just settled in a desolate area and had many wives and kids. Today those offsprings are igbos. And in the same state is another friend whose lineage is from benin(according to their eze).
Onitsha people used to be called onicha by local pronunciation. Being prehistoric farmers and fishermen, they would make their daily earnings from fishing from their water that is today called river Niger and their farms where on the vast land across the river. Most will go to farm with their boats across the river and in the evening will return with their boats. That vast land was called onicha-ugbo meaning in igbo, onicha's farm. But today, those there who don't know their history will tell you, 'we are not igbos. Our tribe is Niger delta. '
Most of us are actually related.
Just last week my own brother called me and told me how he just discovered that the food seller at their construction site who hails from ikwerre in rivers state actually had her maternal grand mother from our family in Imo state. Her grandmother was from our family, same surname! But since she had married over 3 generations ago to ikwerre man and her kids had gone on to marry and beget kids which included this woman(who too is also married), most people won't know they had descended from a family in Imo state.
Many of us are actually related in more ways than we know

No wonder Lagos girls have similar characteristics, attributes and attitudes as Edo girls.

Lagos is not Yoruba but huge swathes of the Lagos mainland plus Ikorodu are closed whenever the natives decide to celebrate an Oro... lol
Who celebrate Oro in Benin? or No mans land?

BAILMONEY:
Oba lilwayne again

YonkijiSappo:
Lagos is not Yoruba but huge swathes of the Lagos mainland plus Ikorodu are closed whenever the natives decide to celebrate an Oro... lol
Who celebrate Oro in Benin? or No mans land?

You got me thinking in another direction. Why is the Oba not reviewing other historical Yoruba lineages?

enimooko:
You got me thinking in another direction. Why is the Oba not reviewing other historical Yoruba lineages?

Not just Oro.
There is also Egungun, Eyo festival, Igunnuko (borrowed from Tapas) etc all over Lagos.
Lagos is essentially Yorubaland. That the Oba of Ibini at one point in history exercised some influence over Lagos Island, does not mean Lagos is not Yorubaland.
Besides there is no native Benin tribal people anywhere close to Lagos, what happened in Lagos Island is some infusion of migrants from Benin into the Base Awori-Yoruba population of Isale Eko.
And lastly, Lagos Island eventually gained its sovereignty from Benin influence between the 1700s and the 1800s when it became soo rich from slave trading and other activities that it simply cut off any links it had with Benin

So, I don't understand what some funny bloggers and news poachers are saying. This is simply wat happens when history is not taught in schools.

Egungun Festival on Lagos Island

Benin land indeed...lol





Eyo Masquerades in Lagos Metropolis

Mind you, the origin of the Eyo or Orisha Adamo is in the Remo cultural subgroup of the Yoruba Nation..



Benin ko, Ibinu ni... lol

tolugar:
That's why it's said that Lagos is no mans land

But ever noticed the groupings of persons saying so..

tosin2013:
Source or Sauce?

abi na maggi?

All these rubbish bloggers sef!

Do I sense that having not been given the first place among Yoruba Obas, the Eko monarch is patronizing for popularity in the SouthSouth and Eastern parts OR is it a religious ideology OR what.. OR is it plain truth OR is it revisionism?

YonkijiSappo:
Egungun Festival on Lagos Island

Benin land indeed...lol





Eyo Masquerades in Lagos Metropolis

Mind you, the origin of the Eyo or Orisha Adamo is in the Remo cultural subgroup of the Yoruba Nation..



Benin ko, Ibinu ni... lol

Lol. Too bad binis are just too small and insignificant to pose any land-grabbing threat to the Yoruba race. I think their desperation stems from their perennial paranoia and fear that the ever enduring and dominating Yoruba culture may eventually swallow up what's left of their dying culture. But alas, they are fighting a losing battle.

babyfaceafrica:
This is super story

But Wikipedia seems to be in tow https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Lagos

enimooko:
Do I sense that having not been given the first place among Yoruba Obas, the Eko monarch is patronizing for popularity in the SouthSouth and Eastern parts OR is it a religious ideology OR what.. OR is it plain truth OR is it revisionism?

Benin that is not really seen as being a part of the SS/SE alliance? Lmao
Benin is seen more as Western Nigeria Politically and culturally... if not, tell me which other SS state where APC stood a chance.
Save for the numerous Igbo and SS migrants in Benin city, the city more or less feels like home to me, i.e I don't feel culturally estranged while in Benin the same way I do while i am in Owerri. That is the fact.

Everyone Is just trying to look after their own interests, the Benin will be supporting any anti Yoruba comments for reasons ODVanguard already cited above, the SS will support it for their own reasons, while the Igbos will support it for their own reasons.

Ultimately the fact that Lagos is part and parcel of Yorubaland is the only common factor causing all of them great pain.

I'm out.

enimooko:
But Wikipedia seems to be in tow https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Lagos

noted

YonkijiSappo:
Egungun Festival on Lagos Island

Benin land indeed...lol





Eyo Masquerades in Lagos Metropolis

Mind you, the origin of the Eyo or Orisha Adamo is in the Remo cultural subgroup of the Yoruba Nation..



Benin ko, Ibinu ni... lol

ibo mischief makers are having a swell time with this Lagos-Oba-Benin nonsense. I dont want to get involved in the argument, I find it irritating and needless. Meanwhile, the Adamo Orisa play(Eyo Masqurade outing) will take place on the 20th of this month.

OsuIbo:
ibo mischief makers are having a swell time with this Lagos-Oba-Benin nonsense. I dont want to get involved in the argument, I find it irritating and needless. Meanwhile, the Adamo Orisa play(Eyo Masqurade outing) will take place on the 20th of this month.

ok

Oh seems a thread is also developing https://www.nairaland.com/3777435/oba-rilwan-akiolu-allegedly-said#56169686

ODVanguard:


Lol. Too bad binis are just too small and insignificant to pose any land-grabbing threat to the Yoruba race. I think their desperation stems from their perennial paranoia and fear that the ever enduring and dominating Yoruba culture may eventually swallow up what's left of their dying culture. But alas, they are fighting a losing battle.

lmao your oba said it already. I feel your pain , too hard to believe

ODVanguard:


Lol. Too bad binis are just too small and insignificant to pose any land-grabbing threat to the Yoruba race. I think their desperation stems from their perennial paranoia and fear that the ever enduring and dominating Yoruba culture may eventually swallow up what's left of their dying culture. But alas, they are fighting a losing battle.

Thunder fire your yanch ....... U tiny myopic people congregated under a leaking canopy called Yoruba...... Your oba has spoken slaves of Benin empire

Hahaha hahaha OZOUR go and check Bini dictionary for the meaning