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Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by dasparrow: 5:47pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
lekki1444: That is because they were oppressing Africans and the reason why Africa as a Continent and Nigeria as a nation has refused to rise from the ashes. There is power in a name and a name can change the trajectory of the bearer's life and destiny either for good or bad. Let Nigerians continue bearing nonsense english names with terrible meanings behind them. Na dem sabi! 1 Like |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by Schoolaid(m): 5:47pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
codemaniacs: What did you just say? That Samuel Ajayi crowther wasn't Yoruba! Please check your history books. |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by dasparrow: 5:48pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
Tajbol4splend: Precisely! |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by dasparrow: 5:50pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
johbara: May you live long! Well said! 1 Like |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by Jahwinaboy(m): 5:50pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
Thunderblasts:Kudos to you. As an adult u have a choice to change your name, as a kid, u sure were given English names. |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by dasparrow: 5:52pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
proclinician: Well said! |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by Deban: 6:01pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
money121:The fact that the Europeans settled in European Quarters in Port Harcourt and named the new city of Port Harcourt after Lewis Harcourt should be an indication that they settled in that area long before they ventured to Onitsha. Bonny Island has existed as Bonny Island since the 1400s. The name was Okoloma founded by Ibani people but was named Bonny people by the European trading partners who could not pronounce Ibani. Opubo was called Opobo. King Pepple of Bonny had Europeans who were under his employ way back in the 1800, way before the amalgamation of Nigeria before they ventured into Onitsha.. King Jaja of Opobo had European secretaries or aides. This was long before he was abducted and sent on exile before missionaries came to Onitsha. You guys in the hinterlands need to travel down south, to the Ijaw Islands and get first hand knowledge of your surrounding before basing your facts to only what you know being schools in Onitsha of yesterday. 2 Likes |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by lekki1444: 6:08pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
dasparrow:Its funny that the only positive name in that list is DUKE which means person of power and see how that name helped DONALD DUKE. Names really are powerful destiny changers |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by Deban: 6:09pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
dasparrow: We're your forefathers the one who gave the name Nigeria to this area called Nigeria? The place you know as Africa, were your ancestors the ones that named it? Names are names to identify anything, person or place. Who ever you become is according to how you plan your life. There are many kidnappers, ritualists and armed robbers who bear Chukwuemeka, Chigoziem, Chika, Olufemi, Qdegbite etc. And there are many people who bear Banigo, George, Henshaw, Briggs, People, Browh, Whyte, West, Benstowe, LongJohn, Jumbo that are well educated and legitimately successful. |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by Deban: 6:12pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
lekki1444: What would you say of Professor Tam David-West Ebitimi Banigo Mrs Ipalibo Banigo Miss Ama People Tonye Graham-Douglas Nabo Graham-Douglas (the first SAN in Nigeria) Finidi George Taribo West |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by lekki1444: 6:16pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
Deban:ALL THESE NAMES you are quoting were not on that list i never saw george or west or people or banigo on the list i decoded |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by jrusky(m): 6:24pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
RedboneSmith: Then quit since digressing thread and fan lies is what you have to say here its better you quit. We want to learn facts not to learn lies and be argueing it |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by Kirigidi(m): 6:30pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
oneeast3:Are you talking about the British? The British were not among the earliest European explorers/traders to visit what is now known as Nigeria. For your information, the British were late-comers (arrived around 1700AD-1800AD), and they came with the mindset to claim territory and colonize people that was why they started building schools, hospitals, etc at where they settled. On the contrary, the earliest Europeans to visit this part of the world (Niger Delta) were the Portuguese, the Dutch, the Spaniards, the Swedes and the Danish (they arrived as early as 1300AD-1400AD). They didn't came to colonize the natives but to trade with them, and that was why they didn't embark on building of those facilities. Nevertheless, their legacies/footprints still visible along the coast of Nigeria particularly the Niger Delta. For examples, towns such as Escravos, Forcados, and Lagos are names derived from the Portuguese. The Portuguese were also the ones that named rivers such as River Ethiope and River Sombriero. There are also several Portuguese words still noticeable in the native languages in the Niger Delta due to long period of trade. E.g. in the Urhobo language, words such as ORO (gold), sabato (sandals), kujere (spoon: the Portuguese call it colher), etc were words derived from the Portuguese language as a result of the trade contact. Infact, Portuguese would have been the official language of the Niger Delta supposing they came with the intention of colonization as the British did. 1 Like |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by capnies: 6:47pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
Afam4eva: Those names existed before the colonization of Nigeria. Bonny for eg was a port for slaves transit as early as the 17th century the people of bonny were answering People Jumbo Cookey etc because of their interaction with westerners long before then. King Pepple of Bonny son was studying in Britain as early as 1650 |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by sesan85(m): 6:48pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
codemaniacs: Moronic ignoramus? Which British brought back "black Brazilians and other people of African descent from the American continent to replace the indigenous Lagos population." This is how you ignorant IPOB idiots go about disseminating your spurious, ill-educated piffle around with confidence. Yoruba returnees from Brazil and Sierra Leone came back to populate Lagos, you idiot! You even claimed Samuel Ajayi Crowther, from Oshogun, near Abeokuta, was not Yoruba. Uneducated deplorable! |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by sesan85(m): 6:55pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
AreaFada2: Lol, what is Ago Enibode? This silly Benin revisionists have started again. 1 Like |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by sesan85(m): 6:59pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
Daum: Live and let's live in that the Benin monarchy in Lagos Island owns no land. The lands belong to the Idejo Awori chiefs. |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by AreaFada2: 7:01pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
sesan85:Sentry camp is the meaning. It's not even in doubt that people in that area, a large number were followers or people affiliated with Oba Ozolua. Others were people of his son Oba Esigie. Luckily a Portuguese letter written in 1516 from Benin to Portugal still exists. The Portuguese writer succinctly described the Benin war with Idah. If you have any knowledge at all, you will know which part of Edo Benin army fought the war from and the subsequent sentry and espionage after the war. Ignorance might make things sound strange to you. But truth remains same. What Benin didn't write down were depicted in bronze castings seen in museums around the world today. If you have the privilege like me, try visit British Museum London, Amsterdam Museum, Quai Branly Museum in Paris, Berlin Museum, etc. 1 Like |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by sesan85(m): 7:02pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
Etinosa1234: If Benin "conquered" Lagos Island (not Lagos), how come the monarchs own no land? The Idejo Awori chiefs own the lands on Lagos Island. |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by sesan85(m): 7:10pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
AreaFada2: What exactly does this Ago Enibode have to do with Yoruba land, Mr. Bini? |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by Guestlander: 7:12pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
codemaniacs: Obama is not a black American? There are too many things you don't know. |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by sesan85(m): 7:13pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
Etinosa1234: Oga, the Obas of Lagos since Ologun Kutere have paternally come of the lineage of Alaagba, the Ijesha priest of Oba Akinshemoyin, who married Erelu Kuti. Secondly, if Benin "conquered" Lagos Island, how come their descendants (Kings) do not own lands on Lagos Island, buy only the Idejo Awori Chiefs do? Does "conquered" mean another thing in Benin? 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by AreaFada2: 7:17pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
sesan85:You cannot question the amount of information I can give to reasonable silent readers. I know sorting in 9ja education has produced many lazy and narrow minded readers. Let me spoon feed you a little. Ago Enibode was added to show a previous lazy poster like you that just like Eko is camp, Ago is also a camp and both were used by ancient Benin depending on purpose of the camp. So Mr Tapa claiming Yoruba, I hope that breakdown is simple enough for you to chew. 2 Likes |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by sesan85(m): 7:19pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
Etinosa1234: Lagos Island (not Lagos) was never a "vassal" of Benin. If Lagos Island was a "vassal" of Benin, why didn't Benin send troops to aid it when it was bombarded by the British. Or does "vassal" also mean another thing in Benin? |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by sesan85(m): 7:23pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
Iamgrey5: The Obas of Lagos are Yoruba. They're the descendants of Alaagba, the Ijesha priest of Oba Akinshemoyin, who married Akinshemoyin's sister Erelu Kuti. Alaagba was the father of Ologun Kutere. All the Obas of Lagos since then are descendants of Ologun Kutere, so how are they not Yoruba? Don't mind these Bini clowns, lol. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by sesan85(m): 7:24pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
Etinosa1234: But Benin were only in Lagos Island, not the whole of Lagos. And they even owned no land on Lagos Island |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by sesan85(m): 7:25pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
uBuNiT: Ogie is your language, not Oba. Oba is Yoruba. 1 Like |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by sesan85(m): 7:28pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
AreaFada2: Okay, so Ago is also a Benin word? Ago Enibode ko, Ago Palace Way ni. Drooling werey! |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by sesan85(m): 7:32pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
Etinosa1234: Lagos Island (not Lagos), as tiny as it is, was not a "vassal" of Benin. Do you know the meaning of "vassal" at all. |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by yassinattah(m): 7:50pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
MrOjay1:My own question is where did their men learn how to tie wrapper as a traditional attire. |
Re: About The Surnames Of Rivers State Indigenes by Thetruthshallse(m): 7:51pm On Sep 05, 2020 |
Kirigidi:May the Almighty bless you for this your post and enlightenment. I always think the British doesn't meant well for the Africans. They are the only ones that came to disrupt our lives. See the mess they left behind by their almagamation. |
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