MhisTahrah:
The Europeans and Arabians used religion to destroy Africa.

both are afraid of NEGROES,if white and black meet in marriage,white will disappear.
That is why all of them are scared of Africa.
In north Africa,Arabs are sitting on top of African heritage,Arabs pretending to be pharoahs and khazars pretending to be Hebrews.

bash8936:


Who’s your father in Benin land that made you conclude you don’t like Yoruba people, forgetting that we share blood and kins with the Yoruba lineage of ile-Ife and majority of Yoruba kingdom are descendants of ile-Ife too. You’re a disgrace to the Benin empire...Bastard!

Abeg... Lemme hear word...

Benin and Yoruba are not the same blood, lineage, language or anything...

Stop that nonsense talk

zeusdgrt:

The Benin never seemed it fit to expand territories and ascertained there claims on lands that's why u see these places being dragged by other regions,be truthful if u heard of another empire as old as the Benin or any other detailed civilization history with artifacts of proof here in Nigeria except the uthman Dan fodio and the rest.

Anyways, learn how to differentiate between a state, a capital and towns.

That's why you guys said nah you named Lagos state Eko.
Yet it was Lagos island.

Now you claimed Ondo were under Benin, yet it was Owo, and maybe Akure

You claimed ekiti were under Benin, yet you didn't tell us the town you just grouped every ekitis together.

Seerade029:


Then learn how to separate it next time.
Both Ondo state and Ondo town was never under Benin.

And I told you Akure was never under Benin or it didn't stay long.
You said Deji Osupa of Akure.
I'm asking you, how many Deji were Benin people able to appoint during the time of Akure under Benin empire?

Someone like me who has never entered Ondo won't know that there is Ondo town and Ondo state

Are u confused...
If akure was never under the Benin Empire, then why does the length of time stayed under the Empire matter?



U are talking trash... Akure was under the Empire.. thank God it was documented b4 revisionist like u come and change history

Very proud of Edo!

Mtcheew.. anything Edo. Abegii

Realtalk20:


Bros I am not

I just do not like anything about the Yoruba people and so many people I have met all around Nigeria feel the same way especially in the north ..

you are highly inconsequential to us Edo man.. when people are talking, you minority edo should shutup and learn

Seerade029:


Anyways, learn how to differentiate between a state, a capital and towns.

That's why you guys said nah you named Lagos state Eko.
Yet it was Lagos island.

Now you claimed Ondo were under Benin, yet it was Owo, and maybe Akure

You claimed ekiti were under Benin, yet you didn't tell us the town you just grouped every ekitis together.

Check ur mentions someone sent u a detailed historical data.kindly educate urself

Etinosa12345:


Someone like me who has never entered Ondo won't know that there is Ondo town and Ondo state

Are u confused...
If akure was never under the Benin Empire, then why does the length of time stayed under the Empire matter?



U are talking trash... Akure was under the Empire.. thank God it was documented b4 revisionist like u come and change history

That's why you need to know what to type on cyber space.
Because people like us are indegines and know every part of the state.


Anyways, Deji Osupa was only Benin Deji in Akure 1834 - 1946

Seerade029:


Lol, every tribe wants to insult Yorubas, one inconsequential Benin with 5lgs wanna talk too.


Tueh...

Ibiblos / Ijaws over Benin anytime.

dont exchange word with an inconsequential bini wizard

Guestlander:


You should quit lying and Just admit you made a mistake. Blustering doesn't get you anywhere.

Lying about what? You claimed the pic was of the Eredo earthworks, to which I said "perhaps", and stated it represented what the Benin wall is like, nevertheless. So there is no lie, except in your head.

zeusdgrt:

Check ur mentions someone sent u a detailed historical data.kindly educate urself

I have responded to it above

Only Deji Osupa was appointed by the Benins.

Them don turn beautiful thread to Igbo, Yoruba thing again.. Am out o thread

kingsavage:
dont exchange word with an inconsequential bini wizard

Don't mind them

engrchykae:
both are afraid of NEGROES,if white and black meet in marriage,white will disappear.
That is why all of them are scared of Africa.
In north Africa,Arabs are sitting on top of African heritage,Arabs pretending to be pharoahs and khazars pretending to be Hebrews.

It's sad we Africans don't know our history. If only Africa can return to its roots.

Seerade029:



That's why you need to know what to type on cyber space.
Because people like us are indegines and know every part of the state.


Anyways, Deji Osupa was only Benin Deji in Akure 1834 - 1946

See this one... U posted the one that favored u

That same Wikipedia also says that Akure was under Benin

Next time, read the site complete before coming online to spill rubbish

From all I read,it was a good place to be untile the white folk came in.

Rosskivvy:
Family houses were divided into three sections: the central part was the husband’s quarters, looking towards the road; to the left the wives’ quarters (oderie), and to the right the young men’s quarters (yekogbe).

Daily street life in Benin City might have consisted of large crowds going though even larger streets, with people colourfully dressed – some in white, others in yellow, blue or green – and the city captains acting as judges to resolve lawsuits, moderating debates in the numerous galleries, and arbitrating petty conflicts in the markets.

The early foreign explorers’ descriptions of Benin City portrayed it as a place free of crime and hunger, with large streets and houses kept clean; a city filled with courteous, honest people, and run by a centralised and highly sophisticated bureaucracy.

The city was split into 11 divisions, each a smaller replication of the king’s court, comprising a sprawling series of compounds containing accommodation, workshops and public buildings – interconnected by innumerable doors and passageways, all richly decorated with the art that made Benin famous. The city was literally covered in it.

The exterior walls of the courts and compounds were decorated with horizontal ridge designs (agben) and clay carvings portraying animals, warriors and other symbols of power – the carvings would create contrasting patterns in the strong sunlight. Natural objects (pebbles or pieces of mica) were also pressed into the wet clay, while in the palaces, pillars were covered with bronze plaques illustrating the victories and deeds of former kings and nobles.

At the height of its greatness in the 12th century – well before the start of the European Renaissance – the kings and nobles of Benin City patronised craftsmen and lavished them with gifts and wealth, in return for their depiction of the kings’ and dignitaries’ great exploits in intricate bronze sculptures.

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“These works from Benin are equal to the very finest examples of European casting technique,” wrote Professor Felix von Luschan, formerly of the Berlin Ethnological Museum. “Benvenuto Celini could not have cast them better, nor could anyone else before or after him. Technically, these bronzes represent the very highest possible achievement.”

What impressed the first visiting Europeans most was the wealth, artistic beauty and magnificence of the city. Immediately European nations saw the opportunity to develop trade with the wealthy kingdom, importing ivory, palm oil and pepper – and exporting guns. At the beginning of the 16th century, word quickly spread around Europe about the beautiful African city, and new visitors flocked in from all parts of Europe, with ever glowing testimonies, recorded in numerous voyage notes and illustrations.


Lost world

Now, however, the great Benin City is lost to history. Its decline began in the 15th century, sparked by internal conflicts linked to the increasing European intrusion and slavery trade at the borders of the Benin empire.

Then in 1897, the city was destroyed by British soldiers – looted, blown up and burnt to the ground.

Nowadays, while a modern Benin City has risen on the same plain, the ruins of its former, grander namesake are not mentioned in any tourist guidebook to the area. They have not been preserved, nor has a miniature city or touristic replica been made to keep alive the memory of this great ancient city.

A house composed of a courtyard in Obasagbon, known as Chief Enogie Aikoriogie’s house – probably built in the second half of the 19th century – is considered the only vestige that survives from Benin City. The house possesses features that match the horizontally fluted walls, pillars, central impluvium and carved decorations observed in the architecture of ancient Benin.

Curious tourists visiting Edo state in Nigeria are often shown places that might once have been part of the ancient city – but its walls and moats are nowhere to be seen. Perhaps a section of the great city wall, one of the world’s largest man-made monuments, now lies bruised and battered, neglected and forgotten in the Nigerian bush.

A discontented Nigerian puts it this way: “Imagine if this monument was in England, USA, Germany, Canada or India? It would be the most visited place on earth, and a tourist mecca for millions of the world’s people. A money-spinner worth countless billions in annual tourist revenue.”

Instead, if you wish to get a glimpse into the glorious past of the ancient Benin kingdom – and a better understanding of this groundbreaking city – you are better off visiting the Benin Bronze Sculptures section of the British Museum in central London.


https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/mar/18/story-of-cities-5-benin-city-edo-nigeria-mighty-medieval-capital-lost-without-trace

Zeromoney:
This story breaks my heart. So the English man came; killed our ancestors, burnt our glorious Benin city to the ground and carted away artefacts and sculptures that identify us. Now if we want to know more about the ancient Benin kingdom all we have to do is travel to the UK and visit their museums.
Is Nigeria not a failed country? A country that can't preserve its identity or teach her citizens their history shouldn't exist.

Nigeria as a nation was not existing when Benin city was invaded. Let us be rational in our thinking.

Realtalk20:


Well no apologies here

Bye

Edo igodomigodo is and will always be and Igboland. You can't do anything to change it. When Onicha people and Ikwerre people claim to be from Edo, do you know what that means?? They are Igbo but they are from Edo, because Edo is Igbo. It may take thousands of years but one day you all will learn your unknown history.

Etinosa12345:

See this one... U posted the one that favored u

That same Wikipedia also says that Akure was under Benin

Next time, read the site complete before coming online to spill rubbish

You should stop saying what you don't know.

Just list the kings that was appointed by the Benins like Deji Osupa

Realtalk20:


Well no apologies here

Bye

And typical efulefu, you didn't criticise the White men that burnt your city and raped your mother's, you went on to attack your father's down west. Typical efulefu!!!

Rosskivvy:


I am from the 'tribe' you're talking about.

Don't stereotype whole ethnicities.

It's ignorant.

first street light in the world !

ironically Edo benin no get any Govt hospital except the one ole-baba built on paper

Realtalk20:


Well no apologies here

Bye

u re just another tribal big fool

must u bring tribalism into every post made here
ózwò

You feel pained knowing that an inconsequential 5 local government empire took your fore fathers as slaves .

Seerade029:


Lol, every tribe wants to insult Yorubas, one inconsequential Benin with 5lgs wanna talk too.


Tueh...

Ibiblos / Ijaws over Benin anytime.

PericomaNwankwo:



And typical efulefu, you didn't criticise the White men that burnt your city and raped your mother's, you went on to attack your father's down east. Typical efulefu!!!

Down east?

Now you see why they say ibos are dumb

Rosskivvy:


I'm actually Igbo and thought you were referring to that group.

Still not excusing your bigotry though.

I'm Igbo, and I don't hate and distrust Yoruba people. Neither do other Igbos I associate with.

bless u brother
how I wish we Ve sane mind like u Naija for better

Y es.Oranmiyan

steeltrust:
u re just another tribal big fool

must u bring tribalism into every post made here
ózwò

tughagbeho ewobi dan

Why did Benin Empire collapse? Did we not capture our selves añd to them we sold as slaves? Why was Benin "city of blood"… Do you not know that "blood is thicker than water". Are we not wasting on a daily basis now. If you raise the sword you will die by it.You will reap what you sow!

When we say Edo is the most historical city in Nigeria some biggots will start spewing gibberish
Benin city...the first West African city to be known as a CITY
Vast empire that can only be rivaled by the northern Emirate.
Oba gha a'tope ee....ISE
Proudly EDO

PEACE

Realtalk20:


tughagbeho ewobi dan

it takes an ewobi to no one
like I said earlier
ózwò