ednut1:
8 AND 10 are lies

10 s not a lie e. Check wikipedia and update your library

chuka5000:
I actually joined nl for interesting posts like this one, but the way tribal bigots took over everything here shocked me deeply.

"explorers" comes to mind

Tribal bigots ve fully taken over Nairaland.

A dey oh

tollyboy5:
bro hawfar

MacLovington:

I heard it is was previously the junction leading to Ipaja. I stand to be corrected.

Yep, back in the days, ipaja is the land is the of awori settlers, so to connect them from the Lagos Abeokuta old road, that junction is where you turn off to connect the awori settler in ipaja land.

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This is the most ignorant and stupid post ever![/qpuote]

Killjoy. You are taking the fun out of this thread dude.

We know say you sabi fan. But nobody will smile at your reply.

We have heard various versions of how these names came about before. Unless you are not a Nairaland regular.

0balufonlll:


False!

Ikeja as we now know was & is still an Awori village. The area derived its nake from an Awori deity known as Ikeja. You flunked this one, do more research next time.

A little googling doesn't hurt you know?

Spymaster2019:
they r not

8 is a sure lie. Epe was under ijebu rule
Ikorodu was not even in eko.

Niceman4u:


Tribal bigots ve fully taken over Nairaland.

The Same Tribal bigots are the One Educating You

dominique:


A little googling doesn't hurt you know?

Lol a Whole Madam and Mod like you
See as You Gock yourself
He is Actually Correct, you of all people should know That It's on the Internet Does Not Mean It's Correct, anybody could Have Posted or edited it
Have a Good Day I no Yab you Oh

What of "Olokonla" at ajah?

I guess we all know who owns Lagos now

1Sharon:


Are you sure? As the first settlers, I'm sure you can do more than that

You asked for names of Edo origin. I supplied a couple. You now switch to 'you can do more than that'. Me I am not here for goalpost-shifting arguments.

By the way, anyone who says Edo people were the first settlers in Lagos lies; and I don't think that has been the position of sensible Edo people. Aworis were there first. But Edo people came later and their footprints are still in Lagos, the Idumu-names being an instance.

henrijin:
What of "Olokonla" at ajah?

That should mean 'the owner of a big farm'

You're really funny egba warriors chasing benin army,dats joke of the century

Drealthing:
True there were Benin warriors who used to come and camp at the farm land. However the people of Lagos at that time sort the help of their kindred, an Egba Hunter who mobilized from the nearby yoruba lands to chase the Edo warriors away. The Edo name for farm, Eko which is a variant of Oko for the place still prevailed however.

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0balufonlll:


False!

Ikeja as we now know was & is still an Awori village. The area derived its nake from an Awori deity known as Ikeja. You flunked this one, do more research next time.

Same with Ojuelegba.
Elegba is a deity of Aworis. There is still a shrine and cove for Elegba from where Ojuelegba derived its name.

The Idejo Class Obas in Lagos still worship Elegba till today.

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dominique:


A little googling doesn't hurt you know?

That you find it using google search does not make it right. This is misinformation

0balufonlll:


False!

Ikeja as we now know was & is still an Awori village. The area derived its nake from an Awori deity known as Ikeja. You flunked this one, do more research next time.

God bless you....and to think such misinformation is on wiki

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MacLovington:


Legend has it that Hausa traders have been there for ages. It supposedly came from that or something similar.

That's wrong. Alausa means "walnut seller". Alausa does not have any Haus-related history. You can see indigenous media houses trying to correct the mis-pronunciation

Oroolorun:
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Ikorodu came from Ikoro-dudu which the Ijebu found on the land. History had it that they were told to settled anywhere they found Ikoro-dudu (A black type of a fruit).

Oh Please! "Ikorodu" is NOT from any nonsense "Ikoro-dudu black fruit" oo.

The area was known by its early settlers to be a natural habitat for a particular species of wild vegetable well-known among Yorubas as "Òdú" (i.e. "Efo-Odu" ).

Hence, the area was referred to, by farmers, hunters, travellers, etc. as "Oko-Òdú" (i.e. "Odu Farm" or "Odu Bush" ) which is pronounced "Okorodu" in the Ijebu dialect as the early settlers in the area are largely Ijebu-Yoruba migrants from "Ishagamu" (a Remo-Ijebu-Yoruba subgroup).

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TAO11:


Oh Please! "Ikorodu" is NOT from any nonsense "Ikoro-dudu black fruit" oo.

the early settlers in the area are largely Ijebu-Yoruba migrants from "Ishagamu" (a Remo-Ijebu-Yoruba subgroup).

Oga, we are in a modern world where anyone can approach king's palace, chiefs houses and university don's office to ask and investigate anything that having to do with researches when someone put mind to it. Every villages, kingdoms or communities normally had two to three types of their origin. 1, the it suppose to be so story. 2, the heard it's so story and 3, the real story. They are many things I can't say here because I had learnt my lesson. Sir, I'm not disputing your story. What I'm saying is that before calling something nonsense, why don't you do some research work..... I think the door of the King of Ikorodu is wide open for everyone on a research. Sir, I know nothing. I'm always ready to learn.

Oro oshi lele yi

Oroolorun:
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Oga, we are in a modern world where anyone can approach king's palace, chiefs houses and university don's office to ask and investigate anything that having to do with researches when someone put mind to it. Every villages, kingdoms or communities normally had two to three types of their origin. 1, the it suppose to be so story. 2, the heard it's so story and 3, the real story. They are many things I can't say here because I had learnt my lesson. Sir, I'm not disputing your story. What I'm saying is that before calling something nonsense, why don't you do some research work..... I think the door of the King of Ikorodu is wide open for everyone on a research. Sir, I know nothing. I'm always ready to learn.

I am royalty myself from the town of Ikorodu. I am Omo Orisen (if u know what that means), and I don't have to go consult a Professor. It's actually the other way round, Professors consult the primary sources instead to obtain information about their words, their names, etc.

The etymology of "Ikorodu" is what I had known from childhood from the original sources whom the "Professors" themselves would consult for the information, and it is, in fact, common knowledge in Ikorodu. Every legitimate Ikorodu son or daughter born and raised in the core of Ikorodu knows this as the etymology of the word "Ikorodu".

There is no such etymology as "Ikoro-dudu fruit".

I am shocked you want to debate it. By the way, what does the word "Ikoro" (in your so-called "Ikor-dudu" fruit) mean? What language is that? What fruit is that? Bro, let's be careful with misinformation.

You can refer to the Ikorodu's official website if you really want to read approved information firsthand from the custodians themselves. What they say about themselves.

I used the word "nonsense" because I find it shocking that my history is been distorted. I apologize if you find it disrespectful, but to be frank with you, that came across as a disservice to an Ikorodu indigene like me, and I had to quickly put the record straight.

Please endeavour to get your facts right next time before you misinform others on a public platform like this.

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http://www.ikoroduoga.net/index.php/history

Interesting! I love this...I feel connected to Lagos more now.

TAO11:


I am royalty myself from the town of Ikorodu. I am Omo Orisen (if u know what that means), and I don't have to go consult a Professor. It's actually the other way round, Professors consult the primary sources instead to obtain information about their words, their names, etc.

The etymology of "Ikorodu" is what I had known from childhood from the original sources whom the "Professors" themselves would consult for the information, and it is, in fact, common knowledge in Ikorodu. Every legitimate Ikorodu son or daughter born and raised in the core of Ikorodu knows this as the etymology of the word "Ikorodu".

There is no such etymology as "Ikoro-dudu fruit".

I am shocked you want to debate it. By the way, what does the word "Ikoro" (in your so-called "Ikor-dudu" fruit) mean? What language is that? What fruit is that? Bro, let's be careful with misinformation.

You can refer to the Ikorodu's official website if you really want to read approved information firsthand from the custodians themselves. What they say about themselves.

I used the word "nonsense" because I find it shocking that my history is been distorted. I apologize if you find it disrespectful, but to be frank with you, that came across as a disservice to an Ikorodu indigene like me, and I had to quickly put the record straight.

Please endeavour to get your facts right next time before you misinform others on a public platform like this.

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http://www.ikoroduoga.net/index.php/history

hello

fellow Ikorodu indigene

Nice to meet you

OladimejiRufai:


hello

fellow Ikorodu indigene

Nice to meet you

Wàá gbe yè!

Omo Eluku Meden Imale Afele ja!

It's nice meeting you too.

Did you also read that crap that someone had written about the etymology of "Ikorodu"?

TAO11:


Wàá gbe yè!

Omo Eluku Meden Imale Afele ja!

It's nice meeting you too.

Did you also read that crap that someone had written about the etymology of "Ikorodu"?

Seriously, u took me to the moon and brought me back

I mean I am befuddled... I cannot comprehend those apparently indigenous words there

i am sorry if it portrays me to have fallen short of your expectations.. but seriously, what the fvck is Omo Eluku Meden.. Can u expound it to me?

And about the crap.. Yes, it was crap. I just confirmed it, thanks to the link you shared..

Didn't know all of that before... Thank you