The Oba of Lagos, His Royal Highness, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has at long last told the world by means of a recorded account and foundation the genuine proprietors of Nigeria's financial capital city of Lagos and parts of neigbouring Benin Republic. Lagos, he stated, has a place with the Great Benin Kingdom and has never been a piece of Yoruba land. This was contained in an announcement gave and marked by the Lagos Monarch which was discharged from his royal residence.

The announcement peruses:

"Originating from the royal residence, with what I was told by my late fatherly grandma who is a relative of Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi and furthermore perusing from real Historical books, let me share this Knowledge with all of you on Eko/Lagos. "Cutting edge Lagos was established by Prince Ado, the child of the Oba of Benin, Ruler Ado was the first Oba of Lagos, the child of the Bini King, Prince Ado, named the town Eko until the Portuguese pioneer Ruy de Sequeira changed the Maritime town to Lagos, which around then from 1942 was Portuguese undertaking place down the African Coast. "It was a significant focus of the slave exchange until 1851. Lagos was attached by Britain by means of the Lagos arrangement of cession in 1861, finishing the consular period and beginning the British Colonial Period.

The rest of cutting edge Nigeria was seized in 1886 when the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria were built up in 1914 Lagos was announced its capital because of the battle of the Bini King. "Lagos experienced development preceding the British Colonial standard and significantly progressively fast development during the Colonial principle all through the 1960s, 70s, proceeded through the 80s and 90s till date. On account of the Awori's, Bini's, Yoruba's, vagrants the country over and the world everywhere, as no specific gathering of individuals can take the greatness alone. "Lagos is comprised of Lagoons and rivers.
The Lagos tidal pond, Lagos Harbor, five cone springs, Ebute-Metta rivers, Porto-Novo brooks, New trench, Badagry rivulets, Kuramo waters and Lighthouse streams. "The Awori's and Bini's are known to be the primary pioneers of the Eko land. The Awori's are speakers of a particular tongue near that of the Yoruba language with a rich Bini blend. Generally, Awori"s were found in Ile-Ife, they were known to be simply the Bini's who followed their banished Prince, the principal child of the Ogiso (presently called Oba) of the Benin Kingdom, whose progression mother was after his head. "The ousted Benin Prince Izoduwa referred to the Yorubas as Ooduwa (Oduduwa) was made the leader of the Ife individuals because of his forces and devotees from the Great Benin-Kingdom.

"Izoduwa (Ooduwa) was made the principal King of Ile-Ife in 1230 AD. His devotees from his dad's Kingdom in Benin are the present Awori individuals who settled in Eko now called Lagos. "In 1300, the King of Benin-Empire got notification from one of his brokers who was a pilgrim in Eko on how the Bini's were treated by the Awori's who lived in their general vicinity. After hearing this, the King of Benin directed the amassing of a war campaign, drove by his child, Prince Ado, which headed the settlement of the Awori's and requested a clarification.

"On showing up Eko, Prince Ado and his Army were more than got. The Aworis requested that the Bini Prince remain and turn into their pioneer. Ado conceded to the condition that they give up their power to the Oba of Benin, to which the individuals concurred. Hearing this, the King of Benin gave his authorization for Prince Ado and the undertaking to stay in Eko.

"The Oba of Benin sent a portion of his boss including the Eletu, Odibo, Obanikoro and others to help his child, Oba Ado in the running of Eko. "From the delegated of Prince Ado as the first Oba of Lagos (at that point called Eko), Lagos filled in as a significant place for slave exchange from which the Aworis, the Oba of Benin and his child the Oba of Lagos and all the youngsters/relatives who took over as his successors for more than four centuries bolstered the exchange. "The Oba of Benin was the leader of the Benin Empire which is the present-day Western, Southern and Eastern cutting edge Nigeria.

The King never obliged anybody to communicate in the Bini language as he accepted everybody was qualified for their own decision of language. The name Eko was given to it by the primary ruler of Lagos, Oba Ado, the youthful and lively Prince from Benin. Eko was the land presently known as Lagos Island, where the ruler castle was assembled. "The royal residence is called Idugaran signifying "royal residence based on pepper ranch"

Oba Ado and the warriors from Benin together with the early Bini's pioneers in Eko and the Awori individuals settled in the southern piece of Eko called "Isale Eko". "Isale actually implies base". More likely than not been utilized to show downtown (as in downtown Lagos."Until the coming in of the Benin's 1300AD, Lagos geological limit was Lagos terrain, Lagos Island, the seat of the Oba of Lagos at that point comprised of a pepper homestead and angling post. Nobody was living there.

"Around 1450 AD a few Yorubas who hailed from Isheri in Ogun-state and Ekiti were permitted by the King to settle in Eko during a war, they arrived in a huge numbers subsequently outperforming the quantities of the Awori's and Bini's. (Thus Yorubas guarantee to possess Eko because of their numbers). "Oba Ado went gaga for a lovely lady whose father was Awori and mother a little girl to one of the boss; they had two children and furthermore a girl Erelu Kuti, who conceived Ologun Kutere


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Oh really ?

Fake news by hate mongers.

Oh! He just woke up and realised?

That Oba is a mad man na. Him don sniff Lizard shit again. He don dey yarn okpata

Nonsense talk

chinjo:
That OP is a mad man na. Him don sniff Lizard shit again. He don dey yarn okpata

The Oba didn't say anything like that.

I'm not surprised. The way Lagos kings dress in their regalia is quite synonymous with that of the old benin empire , even till date

Guestlander:


The Oba didn't say anything like that.

Can you tell us what he said?

Eko has always been bini

One looonatic will just sit down somewhere, concoct some controversial bullllshit and ascribe it to the Oba of Lagos.

This is one of the ills of unregulated social media. Too bad!

Look at the beads on the Oba's neck. Does it look like the Binis'

chinjo:
That Oba is a mad man na. Him don sniff Lizard shit again. He don dey yarn okpata

. Akiolu never said that. Don't mind all these useless Yoruba haters online carrying around fake news
Your insults should be directed to the fools whose destinies are fake news

It's because of people like them that social media should be regulated

Interesting read. It will be nice to get more contributions from ppl with historical facts.

Cc moderators

EsomahJD:
Interesting read. It will be nice to get more contributions from ppl with historical facts.

Cc moderators

the whole article is just about concocted and holds little historical information
Where does one even start to address the whole thing

Best ignore it all together

Ok
Next trash

macof:
the whole article is just about concocted and holds little historical information
Where does one even start to address the whole thing

Best ignore it all together

Please do you have any historical facts concerning this topic?. I will like to study it

fairfora:
I'm not surprised. The way Lagos kings dress in their regalia is quite synonymous with that of the old benin empire , even till day

Bini and yorubas are just one and same people separated by state creation

Juliusmalema:


Bini and yorubas are just one and same people separated by state creation

Who be this one ? Abeg shift

EsomahJD:
Who be this one ? Abeg shift

Both are same people.

Tell me the difference between a bini and a yoruba man.

Juliusmalema:



Both are same people.

Tell me the difference between a bini and a yoruba man.

I said shift

Nice read.

EsomahJD:
I said shift

People like you always doesn't like to hear the truth.

Edo/Binis and Yorubas are one and same people. Both enjoy language similarities, same oba title, same names, same everything and are bordered by each other..

Oduduwa republic won't be complete without inclusion of Edos.

Juliusmalema:


People like you always doesn't like to hear the truth.

Edo/Binis and Yorubas are one and same people. Both enjoy language similarities, same oba title, same names, same everything and are bordered by each other..

Oduduwa republic won't be complete without inclusion of Edos.

You are an agent of confusion. Take your foo..lish talk to your tribe

Juliusmalema:


People like you always doesn't like to hear the truth.

Edo/Binis and Yorubas are one and same people. Both enjoy language similarities, same oba title, same names, same everything and are bordered by each other..

Oduduwa republic won't be complete without inclusion of Edos.

Dude stop that nonsense. What language similarity are you talking about? Just stop.

What is bini waiting 4? They should come and collect now

Opiletool:


Dude stop that nonsense. What language similarity are you talking about? Just stop.

Ask that full

I actually remember reading a historical book written about the Yorubas.
It actually mentions that traditionally Yorubas are not a seafaring people, so they were not prone to settle in the coast, but due to the Fulani attempted conquest the Yorubas were pushed further south.
Interesting.

Adeba01:
I actually remember reading a historical book written about the Yorubas.
It actually mentions that traditionally Yorubas are not a seafaring people, so they were not prone to settle in the coast, but due to the Fulani attempted conquest the Yorubas were pushed further south.
Interesting.

the book must have been written by someone unfamiliar with the ijebu and itsekiri people

Adeba01:
I actually remember reading a historical book written about the Yorubas.
It actually mentions that traditionally Yorubas are not a seafaring people, so they were not prone to settle in the coast, but due to the Fulani attempted conquest the Yorubas were pushed further south.
Interesting.

You posted this because I mentioned a trident?

On video visiting Oba Ewuare II in Benin, Oba Akiolu actually mentioned Ado being from Benin. Late Oba Oyekan said same.

A Lagos prince told me something similar decades back. Seems to corroborate oral and written history. Though I have not heard the Awori part from Oba Akiolu say it.

Fact we know what Oba Akiolu believes. It doesn't sit well with the Yoruba narrative and they do not hide their hate.

I will seek to know the Awori part.
Koro, Odibo and Eletu have long been established as following Ado from Benin.

Kosoko was the last true vassal Eleko of Oba of Benin