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Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by Nobody: 7:54pm On Dec 29, 2016 |
steveosaz: Clearly you don't know what a rabble rouser is, you wear ignorance like a medal and annoyingly you flaunt it with brazen haughtiness. The super rich are tenants of Lagos state governor chew on that and don't choke on it. it is the law. How about I don't own shit I bet cos you purchased a plot or at worst an acre of land, you consider yourself owning shit. Na you sabi, empty barrel Loma pariwo. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by UchaNwababa: 9:16pm On Dec 29, 2016 |
Princesaha:And i will be the first IGBO Oba of lagos |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by kowio: 4:48pm On Jan 01, 2017 |
African tribes have fought to expand lands and territories since prehistoric times. How far back should we go? The King of Benin can in a single day make 20,000 men ready for war, and, if need be, 180,000, and because of this he has great influence among all the surrounding peoples. . . . His authority stretches over many cities, towns and villages. There is no King thereabouts who, in the possession of so many beautiful cities and towns, is his equal. — Olfert Dapper, Nauwkeurige Beschrijvinge der Afrikaansche Gewesten (Description of Africa), 1668. We are forgetting that if not for the European colonial interlude, by now the entire Niger Delta region, further east and west would have fallen under the fierce military rule of the Great Benin Empire, Eko island and into the mainlands of Lagos. 1897 to 2017 would have just been another 120 years added to the many centuries of domination before. Generally, most regions of the coastal areas of western Nigeria, the creeks and rivers of the Niger Delta and the surrounding communities were a key area of Benin’s domination. Even at the end of the 19th century, the Kingdom of Benin had managed to retain its independence and the Oba exercised a near monopoly over trade which the British found irksome. As Benin was the main opposition to the British control over the region, we ultimately suffered the most casualty and material loss by the British colonial interlude. The regions we captured, won in wars, our regional political structures, our Art etc i.e. the regions highlighted above and more were all part of the Kingdom of Benin, for hundreds of years, far longer than the existence of Nigeria, before the Anglo-Benin military confrontation of February 1897, the conflict and its aftermath. The British annexed Lagos as a colony in 1861. The remainder of the Benin Empire - i.e., the major part of modern-day south-west Nigeria - were seized by the British in 1887, and when the British established the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria in 1914, Lagos was declared its capital. As our brothers are crying for liberation from the amalgamation of 1914, the spirits of Oba Ewuare the Great, the Benin prince Ado ( the 1st Oba of Eko - formation of Lagos ), Benin prince Ginuwa (formation of the Itsekiri kingdom, whose monarchy has continued to the present day as The Olu of Warri), our great warring kinsmen and ancestors are chanting for their cities and the authority of their Empire. May God bless the Oba of Benin, the Benin princes and may the treasures and returns of our Empire be restored. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by ImperialYoruba: 5:02pm On Jan 01, 2017 |
kowio: You guys have no independent account that narrates your history. Every aspect of your so-called greatness is the narration of a white man. The records back then were valuable and when sold to publishers it brings good profit to the writer. Writers therefore painted alluring pictures and embellished to great extent what the reality truly is, as this would bring great subscriptions and therefore plenty money. Most of the writers on Bini never visited any other Kingdom to take stock. Your oral account of your history is so void of substance that you even can't properly enumerate why you went to Lagos or what happened there after your arrival. Everyone controlled their domain West of Bini. Bini had no naval warriors because you are not a water people. All the coastal people you allude have sea farers and naval force. So how did you fight them in the waters? Again, this piece of vital record is missing in your narration. If a white man had written about it you would be educated....but no white man wrote of it, so you are left with a gap. Can you tell us how Bini fought people of the waters that you claim they ruled over? 6 Likes |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by kowio: 5:42pm On Jan 01, 2017 |
More info here https://www.nairaland.com/2583522/historical-facts-lagos-eko |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by AsiwajuNdigbo: 5:51pm On Jan 01, 2017 |
kowio: There you go, deferring to others to tell your story. ![]() You wrote a mouthful on this thread when you simply could have directed people to that other thread. Respond to my request on this thread. Im not going to another thread that is full quotes from some more white writers. |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by kowio: 5:56pm On Jan 01, 2017 |
In war canoes built to hold from 50 to 100 armed soldiers each. AsiwajuNdigbo: |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by kowio: 6:21pm On Jan 01, 2017 |
See list of the Obas of Lagos to date https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oba_of_Lagos and the Olu of warri to date https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Warri Ask why the 1st were men from Benin, that would be a better question than how did you fight them in the waters? I guess that would be more of a challenge. |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by ImperialYoruba: 4:55am On Jan 02, 2017 |
kowio: Who owned these canoes? Bini is not a water people. 1 Like |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by ImperialYoruba: 4:56am On Jan 02, 2017 |
kowio: The first men were Bini because of relationships between the people of those lands. 1 Like |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by bogolobango(m): 9:31am On Jan 02, 2017 |
Dumaknesset & steveosaz these guys Just dey blow english since |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by folem: 5:09pm On May 04, 2017 |
Hmm. |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by updatechange(m): 7:21pm On May 04, 2017 |
Onlinebi: Yes dear, i quite agree with u to a limited extent, yes Oduduwa exiled from Bini and settled in Ile-ife but do u also know that the last born of Oduduwa Oranmiyan became the Oba of Benin kingdom and when he was leaving for Ile-Ife he gave the throne to his son who also became the the Oba of benin which means the Yorubas has more influence in bini than the binis in yoruba land. |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by TheStronghold: 7:39pm On May 04, 2017 |
omofunaab:it's because they've never come close to establishing anything near Eko, so they must attach by force themselves to it. That's what people who have never had an empire do. It's pretty pathetic really. They should be embarrassed. The real question is, does ANY place in Nigeria belong to the Igbos? All of Nigerian land was occupied by former empires, which none were igbo. So where is the Igbo home? 2 Likes |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by kaltonga: 8:42pm On May 04, 2017 |
bogolobango:you afonjas have seen the evils of distorting history..you guys are always happy whensome people distort our history down south..when some history illetrates come and rewrite the history of the ikweres,ndoki,opobo,anioma and the host of them you hail them to high heavens calling igbos land grabbers..now the oba of lagos has made it very clear to you afonja land grabbers and gold diggers that lagos is not and will never be a yoruba land,..so you guys can drown yourselves in the lagoon in protest but its now official in nigeria that lagos is not a yoruba land..... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by kaltonga: 8:45pm On May 04, 2017 |
princdebola201:ogbeni oba lagoon don tell you say make you mind your business for ogbomosho, leave him lagos for am..haba na by force to cliam relationship 2 Likes |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by kaltonga: 8:50pm On May 04, 2017 |
Onlinebi:so what of the guy that crash landed from the sky,was he bini or oduduwa? 1 Like |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by kaltonga: 9:00pm On May 04, 2017 |
TheStronghold:the igbo homes are ile isha osun and ibadan...ode, oba don tell you say lagos is not yoruba land, so mind your business at ekiti |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by paparazzi1987(m): 9:11pm On May 04, 2017 |
Dumaknesset: Jesuu!!! Abeg you fit write my ielts exam for me ![]() ![]() |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by Nobody: 8:07am On May 05, 2017 |
[quote author=paparazzi1987 post=56214892] Jesuu!!! Abeg you fit write my ielts exam for me ![]() ![]() As a lawyer, I cannot! Thanks any way. |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by orisa37: 10:19am On May 05, 2017 |
barnacle: A case similar to Afonja of Ilorin. There was civilization there before Ashipa. This Wikipedia is guesswork. I believe Akiolu is bribed to play Judas for Benin Kingdom. |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by orisa37: 10:28am On May 05, 2017 |
tpiadotcom: Good question. |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by Mckennedy: 10:44am On May 05, 2017 |
whitecat1: Ol boi see painment....Land grabbers |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by Mckennedy: 10:48am On May 05, 2017 |
kaltonga: Tell them ooo Afonja land grabbers.. |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by Mckennedy: 10:51am On May 05, 2017 |
updatechange: Go to bini and say that and see if they won't shatter your jaws! My piece of advice. |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by PFRB: 5:51pm On May 06, 2017 |
oyatz: The Aworis are not Yorubas. |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by Dsampler: 12:47am On May 07, 2017 |
Original lies. Carefully orchestrated. Big time BS. |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by Yyeske(m): 1:25am On May 07, 2017 |
The Binis own Lagos as attested by the Oba of Lagos, any revisionistsuggestions are fake. Oya, come beat me for my house |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by Christistruth00: 2:10am On May 07, 2017 |
Please read this document written by Sir Alfred Moloney British Colonial Governor of Lagos written in 1890.Can you in the third paragraph see where he describes the 1069 square miles of the protectorate of Lagos as part of the Yoruba territory? 1 Like
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Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by doyinbaby(f): 3:44am On May 07, 2017 |
All these wahala over Lagos should stop....God is the real owner of Lagos...lobatan |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by Yyeske(m): 3:53am On May 07, 2017 |
Christistruth00:You should be forwarding this to the Oba of Lagos, a custodian of the culture and language has spoken. Portuguese.. Lagos.. means lagoon, lake Bini/Edo. ...Eko ... means war fortress Yoruba...... ![]() ![]() ![]() . Yorubas migrated into Lagos then just like any modern day Nigerian today so enough of the 'your Lagos'. 1 Like |
Re: The Real History Of Lagos.(who Should Lay Claim To The Land). by Okezenwa: 3:58am On May 07, 2017 |
Yyeske: The Binis own Onitsha, and Igala are owners of the remaining part of Anambra. The Fulani are owners of Enugu. Ibos own only Abia and the backward Ebonyi state. |
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