The True Story Of How The Benin People Founded Lagos: Oba Akiolu Of Lagos

[@nebotv99]

Thanks to everyone for the comments!

[@gloryamen8842]

Can you guys upload all the old documentary films, videos for us to see please

[@abimbolaapelehin8062]

Sorry your Oba don’t own a land in Eko.The Fulani too govern Ilorin but the don’t own Ilorin

[@marcusadeniyi2980]

Stop posting nonsense. This story doesn't hold water. the fact that you came to lagos and conquered the owner of the land does not make you a founder. every area in Lagos has history nothing is attached with Benin.

[@nathanielopaleye7260]

This is a big lier all this bini people with all this fake news and all that bini came to Lagos meet awori people go and read your history well and stop saying story after thy land Lagos how did bini came to Lagos the bini king son was send to Lagos because of war and ok read and understand

[@bodethomas7791]

This guy is talking nonsense. Absolutely nonsense.

[@soniaivieoghosa6063]

Wow, this is a very great and interesting story, proudly Benin woman, long live the Oba of Benin kingdom ❤️😇🧠🙏💪✌🏽

[@giusiobasuyi4345]

My great brother kudos many more heavenly wisdom 🙏🏾✌🏾👍🏾👌👌🥰

[@bonaventure9736]

Do you mean the Oba`s that sold his people for 500 years? MUMU people

[@sammysam1571]

What do you even know about Benin history the slaves sold to Europeans during the slave trade period were captives caught during war don't come online to disgrace yourself

[@jbaby1300]

The Oba never sold his people as a slaves rather than protect them from the Europeans not to capture as slaves.

[@wilfred.u.6271]

Nothing like truth being said, i love you all my Benin people, may God bless you all.

[@RobbySyzing-mt4zo]

There is no truth being told here but lies and complete fake story,that is why the woman and the man in this video contradicted themselves too about the true identity of the Awori people who are not related to the Benin people at all and who are speaking only Yoruba language and not the mixture of Benin and Yoruba language

[@marcusadeniyi2980]

@@RobbySyzing-mt4zo Dont mind her, broadcasting story about lagos she knows nothing bout from Canada. just because they came and overthrown the owners of the land for a few years means they helped founded the land. awon onisokuso

[@tralbriggs104]

There is no atom of truth here please. Bini does not have a coast and it is not a fishing or sea dwelling nation. Which boat or canoe did the Bini army use to get to Lagos and without invading Ijaw, Itshekiri, Ijebu territories ?

[@saintdavidsonmusic8597]

Edo Benin Kingdom found Lagos

[@sulaimonkiehinde1513]

Go and take it

[@RichesandWealth-vc1do]

This is a great Benin history. It makes you proud as a Benin person

[@ayosogunro1]

Don't be so proud beyond the influence on the Obaship as there's no traceable record and artefacts that the Binis actually lived in Eko at any time. Thanks.

[@cynthiaosarumwense3315]

@@ayosogunro1my dear you know we are the history we lived long years when Benin kingdom dey una the Yoruba were the Bene soo go and check your history check it well is called EKO so there you have the proof sorry it hurts u but u can’t do anything

[@mankindreuben4405]

My brother you are very correct lagos is a portugis language it means a river land area or a place surrounded with water.

[@jamesomoz529]

Real history comes from the Edo Kingdom there are so many plausible facts which show this and producing many subgroups in the southern region of Nigeria,I’ve done so much extensive research to show findings of the Kingdom of both the Ogiso and Oba Dynasties expanding at least 2000 years of which I am an extension of long time ago descendant of the a Great Benin Kingdom. Love Edo history ! Thank you Neto TV I have watched many of your TV interviews with historians and it’s been very uplifting and educational 🙏🏿👍🏿😎😎

[@truthsetsfree8834]

As a Prince and an Eko Royal Descendant, Thus is the true narrative. Another big fact that will knock the lies that Eko belongs to the Awori is this, if they were the 1st and the original settlers; why were the aworis or yorubas not the Royal household. Why were the paying tributes to Oba of Benin? Eko; the Laos Island was founded and named by the Binis. Period, no controversy.

[@reallygood4434]

Edo and Yoruba don't have problem... We are not cat and rat😄

[@daveme4793]

Nice one my Benin brothers,people need to know the truth.

[@femmylyn2004]

Before the Benin Oba got to Lagos Island, he can't say he didn't meet people on that Island, cos he only came there 1500AD and there are histories showing people's activities on the Island before the 1500AD

[@imiekhauduemmanuel8982]

If you listened very well, He said the great Benin kingdom in their conquest took hold of Lagos (eko). He didn't say the oba got there first.

[@ajayiolalekanlouiz6815]

@@imiekhauduemmanuel8982 Those talks are baseless..... If the then oba of Benin met people on the land then why is Benin claiming ownership of Eko...... Eko might means oko( farm in Yoruba language..... Let's stop fooling ourselves)..... I've some Benin guys as friends so don't get me wrong this isn't an attack on the beautiful tribe....

[@asabadragon4052]

This people are Slaves that return from Brazil thy first settle aguda 1440

[@Burntblue_comic]

@@ajayiolalekanlouiz6815Is there any word known as Eko in Yoruba?

[@wisanowisano3419]

Sulyman Taofeek even the OBA of Lagos had attested to this ok i repeat it's not a matter of supremacy but putting history right.

[@sandraidehen6226]

Woooooooo,Am so proud of Benin Kingdom.Great job guys 💪👏👍

[@evansosagie1315]

Hi

[@GgaskiaAta]

Correction: It is also important to understand that Isale Eko is just one of several islands in Lagos Island. The Aworis and their descendants claim exclusive ownership of those Islands as well.

[@ayenia2736]

Ahmodu Tijani, a direct descendant of the founder of Lagos and Oluwa of Lagos. In the 1920's.... He took the British to court to protest the 1861 treaty of the British with Dosumu, arguing the the representative of the Oba of Benin at no time had rights to the Lands of Lagos and it was not his to give away..... A case he won based on historical evidence showing that the Idejo chiefs of Yoruba descent had always been the landowners of Lagos..... There is one reason why Yoruba people don't gloat over lands they held historical stakes in but not their ancestral lands..... This is because we are blessed with expanse of lands that are very fertile and a large sea coast.... Even when some of our lands were taken and annexed into other regions, we were still ok with it..... but if we were to talk historically as is being said about Lagos, then Benin and Onitsha both belong to Yoruba people..... Any documentary or research , which does not make a reference to critical document like this, is a terrible way of twisting the truth. The prince that founded Benin was called Eweka, he was the son of Oranmiyan who once ruled the people of the region. he founded this city because the most important nobility at Igodomigodo was hostile to the new alien dynasty from Ife and refused for him to rule from the main capital. He had to pay them for the right to lease the territory he ruled from. from this new capital, he built a kingdom designed along Yoruba spirituality like Tegbessou of Dahomey did. for many centuries, Benin paid homage to Ife as its source of leadership and spirituality until the arrival of the Birtish. This is known fact of history before the many interesting revisionist stories natives of Benin engage in today to hide a terrible complex that have about how much they owe the Yoruba people for the advancement as a nation starting from the second dynasty..... Before British or portuguese or Benin people ever came to trade in lagos, the original yoruba people have settled and lived in that area as the owner. MOST OF THE HISTORIANS AND DOCUMENT MAKERS OF TODAY WERE NOT YET BORN AS AT THE TIME OF THE JUDGEMENT. IT IS CRAZY LIVING IN A CENTURY ONLY RUNNED BY LIES I am ready to forward a copy of the court judgement to anybody who wants it here. ANYBODY FROM BENIN CLAIMING OWNERSHIP OF LAGOS IS A FRAUDSTER. EVEN, THE LAGOS ISLAND WAS A PIECE OF LAND LEASED TO OBA OF LAGOS BY THE IDEJOS( YORUBAS FROM THE MAINLAND SOUTHWEST), AND THIS WAS THE REASON OBA OF LAGOS WAS SUED IN LONDON FOR UNILATERALLY GIVING OUT A PIECE OF THE LAND OUT TO OUR COLONIAL MASTERS WITHOUT CONSULTING THE LAND OWNERS. THE CASE FOR WHICH OBA OF BENIN DID NOT HAVE ANY VALID DEFENCE BECAUSE ALL EVIDENCES REVEALED HE WAS JUST ALLOWED TO TRADE ON THAT LAND. TILL TODAY; NOBODY HAS CONTESTED THAT JUDGEMENT SINCE 1921 Let anybody who wants to make videos or read the truth click the link below to read the court judgement on the lagos ownership. STOP LIES . GO TO THAT COURT IN LONDON TO VERIFY THIS PAPER OF KEEP QUIET www.researchgate.net/publication/331635176_THE_LONDON_PRIVY_COUNCIL_JUDGEMENT_OF_11_JULY_1921_CONFIRMING_YORUBA_OWNERSHIP_OF_LAGOS_NOT_BENIN_OR_IGBO_OWNERSHIP_AS_BEING_TOUTED/link/5c83f9b4299bf1268d4c6e42/download The link below will lead you all to the statement of Oba of Lagos denying his earlier statement on ownership of lagos linked to benin. No known history of any lagos Oba ever claimed lagos belonged to Benin. It had always been the property of idejos www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/252183-i-never-said-benin-owned-lagos-oba-akiolu.html?tztc=1

[@okohpeter8130]

Not correct the real binis are the ogiso

[@okohpeter8130]

Even the oba of lagos confirmed the news

[@ayenia2736]

@@okohpeter8130 show your evidence by at least a legal document, not just fake oral rendition which have no legal or historical backing. I have given you references you can check up. This is a case that was already settled before the fake and fraudulent benin story teller was ever born. i also gave you a reference of the secretary to the palace of benin in 1922 who congratulated the people of lagos for the victory at the tribunal in london on the land ownership of lagos. Give me any evidence you have which is stronger than this, Else keep quiet on this please

[@godwinkwushue8646]

The Portuguese sailors called Eko Lagos because Eko city looks like another city with a Lagoon in Portugal called Lagos. So there are two Lagos one in Portugal and the one in Nigeria

[@yorubayouthsdevelopmenttel6757]

Myth

[@temitopesemihatojobaro-bak3816]

Agree. Lagos de Kuramo and Lagos in Algarve Region of Portugal

[@ike8018]

There is also a Lagos in Brazil, a former Portuguese colony.

[@gloryamen8842]

The bite of Benin. You are right. Sometime we hear Lagos called Lagoon too when I was growing up. You hear Lagos lagoon. Things have changed

[@adedolapogbogodo1389]

The lagoon is still the lagoon. Lagos lagoon is not Lagos Island.

[@temitopesemihatojobaro-bak3816]

Illiteracy is a damned disease

[@anthonyajibolaomoruyi8054]

Good job Mr Imasuen for the historical narrative of the great Bini Kingdom. But I think the expression "first literate king of Bini" should have been framed "first king with western education" The reason being that the Bini kings and Bini people before him were literate and they literate or educated before the coming of the westerners.

[@ayosogunro1]

Both of you are correct. Literate means able to read and write.

[@olukimkan3837]

This reminds me of the Falklands Islands war between Britain and Argentina. Islands are usually beautiful and attracts visitors for tourism and trade. Foreigners and people from communities around will come and trade which is normal. Also some visitors both foreign and local after some time will decide to settle around the coast to facilitate direct and quicker trade opportunities rather than their usual trips back and forth their local communities and countries. In most cases, they relate very well merging different cultures and traditions, marry themselves and have children born and bred in the merged cultures and traditions. The older generation, having had children who can fend for themselves often return to their people and families back home. If there are no disputes among the settlers, there wont be any reason to document or sign any agreement. However, if there is dispute of any sort, the more powerful group will dominate the others. The new breed cannot go back as they do not really know much of their background unless the parents deliberately informed them. Most Islands are originally occupied by small fishing communities, who would disappear as foreigners and other community start settling amongst them. They have their unique way of life. It is unfortunate that history in Nigeria rather than serve the purpose of educating people about their past, culture and traditions, is being used as a means of claiming & bragging rights. People come up with cock and bull stories and make a few references here and there to back up the fables. In actual fact it is of no significance these days because the consistent history people always believed have been disputed, and concocted for selfish reasons mostly. You believe what you chose to believe. I think the historian here has done well, i cannot say all he presented are accurate as i have read and listened to other versions.

[@gloryamen8842]

Thanks for this wonderful story my brother. My mother, God rest her soul. Use to tell me this story when I was growing up. She was born in Lagos. Her father a Benin man and mother Yoruba. The Benin people and the Benin Kingdom always has a good relationship with the Yorubas. Also the story of Ikaladeran nowiogiso. I which some One can upload all these old films, documentary of our great country for us to see. Thanks love, I enjoyed this story

[@isaacosayomore7283]

Yoruba historians have always used warped logic and unfounded theories to claim that the yorubas are the real owner of Eko....thank you very much bro for this update. ...proudly Bini !!!

[@mch7933]

If we go by your logic, that will mean Yoruba are the real owners of Bini.

[@braitkhamadetokun8578]

They should go there and claim it now if it belongs to them or are they afraid to do so? Awori go do una shege

[@marcusadeniyi2980]

You and your fake historian are so dilutional. please go to any part of Lagos to claim your benin land.

[@cadinalfestus7954]

@@marcusadeniyi2980 illiteracy is a disease. Know the line of where you coming from does not mean thy coming to claim the land. Today England was founded by the Greeks and the sets. But it belong to the people of united kingdom today but thy know their history line. Yuroba people

[@marcusadeniyi2980]

@@cadinalfestus7954 You're talking in total nonsense. If Lagos belong to Benin they should also claim Ijebu. because i don't see how that's possible geographically

[@afrikamotorsautospares7406]

Thank you for this wonderful Historical analysis ..this is one of the reasons the removed History in our colliculum ...

[@godfreykafaru3249]

This is just sad. Remembering lost glory. But it's history.

[@HourofTruth]

Wow, I really enjoyed this video

[@paulphilip257]

Great Benin history

[@planetolusola]

I found it difficult to believe the Aworis were predominantly mainland dwellers. Oral history claimed they were also riverine fishermen who lived and practice their trade (fishing) from the coast of Badagry all the way to Ijebu waterside and eastward beyond. They were the original inhabitant of 'Eko'. The Southward and Westward expansion of Oyo empire may have subjugated and absorbed them into part of Yoruba empire. Given Ife history, it is hard to believe Oduduwa was from Benin despite revisionist attempts to rewrite his story.

[@sammysam1571]

Can you tell the real history of oduduwa please not the story of oduduwa falling from sky or from Saudi Arabia

[@swain4971]

Know history and know peace nothing can change history

[@paulphilip257]

Aworis are Benin, they speak rich Benin language mixed with the oyo-ibandan language that was imposed on them by the colonial rule. They don’t speak ile-ife language. Who are the parents of of oduduwa? What is the meaning of oduduwa? What is the meaning of Oba? Where is oduduwa from, if not Benin? Was there any tribe called Yoruba before the avent of the British Invasion? How old is the name Yoruba, if not less than 150years in existence? Why did it take oduduwa nineteen good year to learn ile ife language? Why is the ekedu tradition language in ile ife 60 to 70 Benin language?. If I may ask, are you from ile ife?. Mind you, after the British Invasion in 1897 on Benin empire, her land mark was shared among wazobia even Edo state was add to south west region, when before the invasion Ado Ekiti, ondo, ogun and eko were all part and parcel of great Benin empire. Why not as yourself, how come those claiming majority today didn’t challenge the British colonial oppression to war, as the Benin did to protect there god given land?

[@calebadeleye]

@@paulphilip257 this is a lie,how did people that came from Ile-Ife speak Bini

[@calebadeleye]

@@sammysam1571 all these lies started when some Igbo historians infiltrated you. Oduduwa did not fall from the sky neither was He from Mecca..if you take your time to study the History of Oduduwa you will know where that Mecca story came from and falling from the sky. Oduduwa was born in Ile-Ife he was about the 93rd Olufe(King) of Ife

[@donskylo5323]

Waooooo fantastic history. God bless all my binis blood

[@Easysoftbaba]

Na so GOD bless you guys in this video and the truth talk

[@ukhueduanstanley6813]

NEBO TV, Please help us ask historians why the royalty of Benin is titled 'Oba', and knowing that the royalty of the great Benin kingdom was first titled 'Ogijos' when was it changed to 'Oba'? NEBO TV, kudos to you for a great job.

[@crownedking2567]

NEBO TV will not answer this your question,I bet you.

[@ukhueduanstanley6813]

@@crownedking2567, I really hope to get a reply so I can finish a short documentary I'm working on. I won't be surprised if they don't respond. It's one of the problems with African establishments; they feed the public with whatever they feel like and never give room for questions to be asked.

[@crownedking2567]

@@ukhueduanstanley6813 I tell you Mr.Stanley !, they are found of telling half of the history or accounts and with no room for interactive discussion to establish the real fact.

[@paulphilip257]

@@ukhueduanstanley6813 they already made documentary on that.

[@activeservice688]

@@ukhueduanstanley6813 now I will reply you .. First of the the word of “OBA” is a Edo word which simply means light 💡 when you pronounce it with Edo accent. That is why when addressing his majesty , it’s goes this way.. “ OMO ‘N’ OBA NEDO”. This means “the child of light 💡”or can also be said as “The child that brings light to Edo people “ Funny enough the Yoruba people don’t have a meaning of OBA in their language because this is actually an Edo word.. The name OBA was first used when Oromiyan the last son of Benin prince “Ekaladaran” which was the first Oduduwa in ile ife as the Yoruba people named him to be.. when Oromiyan was sent to rule Benin on his father replacement, that was when the the Benin people named him OBA’ “The child that brings light 💡 “ so since then that title has been used till date.. So now you know exactly how it came to be?..

[@tolisj9743]

U tryed and too much , still have eko idumota I love history can't stop watching thank u bro

[@omorogbejuliet1464]

Am so happy to watch this now I don't even know before and am a Benin girl

[@shila4791]

Where in benin

[@karljohnson8754]

Truth is truth, whether the Yorubas believe it or not. It's not like we the Benins are threatening to reclaim Eko from whoever is occupying it now. We only just want you to pay homage and put some respect on the Benin historical dominance. Long live the super great kingdom of Benin

[@philola1]

I believe most yoruba ppl never claim lagos Island to be theirs you have places like abuleegba where the egba ppl sojorn and ijesatedo where ijesa ppl mainly live Lagos Island was established by Bini is a fact the obaship is also from Bini that is why they and their chiefs are always in white. unlike other Yoruba regions fact, but the culture and language of the Island is influenced by the surrounding yoruba race, the historian has said that the King of Bini used it as a camp for ammunition he did not populate it with his ppl.

[@juliusoladipo6190]

Ask the guy why bini bury the head of their kings I. Ife.. since ancient times. Except few years ago.....

[@mrsmercyizekor1431]

Wow I love this is true I am really blessed bites thank you so much guys

[@gracegbomedo4939]

Welldone ! He’s definitely right. I heard about this before.

[@bollyworldfoundation3765]

Okeyooo Benin people kindly iridium yin lekooo

[@bollyworldfoundation3765]

We're is your oba house for eko ,before your oba come ,the indigenous no who their father is the the orinki

[@preskio8349]

Well said my great historian! You are the true son of your Father. Benin is the cradle of black civilization. Long live Edo people...

[@joshuastephen9527]

I love the history!

[@chineduiroham5597]

Am igbo man but i know about that long ago u peopie dont need it is ur inheritance

[@nwachukwubiafra2789]

You are not an igbo, you just hiding with igbo name with your lie lie, you know nothing about this

[@mixtykal]

Ask Nandi who owns Lagos, I think he can tell you better!

[@wisanowisano3419]

Thanks to oba of Lagos for admitting the truth.

[@enternexenternex4785]

Oba of Lagos, is Eleko of Eko. There are 50 other kings in Lagos apart from Oba Akinolu

[@crownedking2567]

Oba Akiola never said the land belongs to Benin,he said the Obaship of Lagos took it roots from Benin.

[@paulphilip257]

@@crownedking2567 then what does that tells you?

[@knix9014]

@@paulphilip257 uncle same thing as d emir of ilorin, doesn't mean it belongs to the hausas... OK.... Or even ur oba of benin himself es a decendant of the yoruba clan... Dosnt mean benin is a yoruba kingdom

[@paulphilip257]

@@knix9014 shut up! Go and watch the coronation of the oba of Benin, you will see were the oba explain the Benin ife relationship. All the kings in Yoruba/yariba land are all Benin, from oduduwa a Benin Prince.

[@adewilliams8]

How did the Edo people get to Lagos island without the Ijebu and Awori people not knowing about it?? They certainly didn't fought their way through the Ijebu and Awori people who were living around Lagos and on the Lagos island till today to get to the island.

[@daniaalfred1868]

Watch the video again... and PAY ATTENTION THIS TIME.. Let me help you think: From the accounts of early explorers, Portuguese and British together, The Benin empire had weaponry from Portugal, and well trained soldiers... Your Awori or Ijebu people didn't even stand a chance.. Plus.. think please.. there are many waterfronts in Lagos, many access points.. What makes you think they could only get to Lagos by Land.

[@kennethmbaegbu4868]

Benin kingdom is one of the oldest kingdom in entire Africa

[@nwachukwubiafra2789]

How do you know, who invite you here, leave us alone and face your Biafra

[@kennethmbaegbu4868]

Nwachukwu Biafra fake account, fake name, your name is an Igbo name but you are not igbo person, shame on you 419

[@efemzyekun900]

@@nwachukwubiafra2789 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣...drop that accursed last name, na only wahala e go bring u...if you are Bini, proudly bear your name.

[@kckoentertainment]

You can't really remember how the Eko change to lagos but, you can remember Benin is the owner of Eko land..... Very soon you guys will say Benin is the owner of Italy😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sunnyalohanstrike1237]

Go and sleep

[@kckoentertainment]

@@sunnyalohanstrike1237 who are you? What do you know about history? You were telling me that I should go and sleep....

[@tammyo1975]

Before nko Benin found Italy o

[@marcusadediran651]

Benin founded Italy with their pussy!..😂😂😂

[@paulphilip257]

I hope you listen to the oba of Benin speech when he said oranmiyan was a son of oduduwa (izoduwa) a Benin Prince who flee from Benin to ile ife (uhe) and was made king and progenitor of the Yoruba race. Tell me what is the meaning of Yoruba (yariba), if not slaves and when did the name came into existence?

[@ekeneonyekwere160]

Very educative thanks .the portuguess Name it aftet their habourcity lagos

[@olaraji2779]

Am an awori and am not from bini bt ife

[@paulmichael7387]

Awori is the owner of Lagos .means is Yoruba .

[@javanprince3800]

Have u ever ask ur seif hw Lagos got the name Eko?

[@ObaOrisha]

@@javanprince3800 Eko is a small section of what’s now called Lagos and it also has a meaning in Awori Yoruba dialect. Eko is not only Lagos, there’s Surulere, Ajegunle, Ojuelegba, Ikorodu, Ikoyi, etc and all have meanings in Yoruba. Eko/Lagos never belonged to the Benin, no doubt there were Bini settlers just like we had Ijaw settlers as well in that part of Eko but most all the names of Eko streets are Yoruba names. Yoruba and Bini have a lot of words that mean the same or similar and that’s why some of you guys think Eko was founded by the Binis.

[@ObaOrisha]

@@javanprince3800. Also, Oba Akiolu never said Eko belonged to the Bini. He has come out to refute such claims. Please provide a video where Akiolu said that? Don’t provide a newspaper link or someone quoting Akiolu but the video or audio that Akiolu said such?

[@paulphilip257]

Aworis are Benin, they speak rich Benin language mixed with the oyo-ibandan language that was imposed on them by the colonial rule. They don’t speak ile-ife language. Who are the parents of of oduduwa? What is the meaning of oduduwa? What is the meaning of Oba? Where is oduduwa from, if not Benin? Was there any tribe called Yoruba before the avent of the British Invasion? How old is the name Yoruba, if not less than 150years in existence? Why did it take oduduwa nineteen good year to learn ile ife language? Why is the ekedu tradition language in ile ife 60 to 70 Benin language?. If I may ask, are you from ile ife?. Mind you, after the British Invasion in 1897 on Benin empire, her land mark was shared among wazobia even Edo state was add to south west region, when before the invasion Ado Ekiti, ondo, ogun and eko were all part and parcel of great Benin empire. Why not as yourself, how come those claiming majority today didn’t challenge the British colonial oppression to war, as the Benin did to protect there god given land?

[@houseofexcellence01]

​@@paulphilip257 Aworis r not benin nor is their language edoid.

[@atomatom4964]

That is a colonial mindset!! The fact that the Oba set up a "war camp" (eko) in the region in a time of conflict with invading Europeans, doesn't mean the ijebus, ẹgbas, Ọyọs etc that have always lived in close proximity to the region, didn't have a significant presence there! (before the Ọba established his "camp")! It was probably referred to by another name, and just because the "Eko" name has endured, doesn't prove right of ownership of the territory! The Benin people were originally Yorubas to start with! So please, be careful with your narrative in order not to sow further discord and division amongst this same family of peoples!!

[@johnbullodigie9881]

Great History,EKO

[@cynthiapretty1963]

I

[@sheuwag1143]

Am awori we are yoruba, we are their before Benin

[@amosamosmi5801]

Thanks so much, some of this people are stupid in thinking.

[@dr.chrisa.maikarfi5289]

The question is of dominance effect of that material time. the custodian of the Yoruba land - Oba Akinolu has bear it all - Lagos belong to the Benin not Yoruba. Even in Rivers State, Onisha , Asaba e.t.c - Benin empire and rule left it trade mark traceable. What is the meaning of Oduduwa in Yoruba or how can a man fall from heaven when we are not part of the cannon.

[@peteralex2813]

@@dr.chrisa.maikarfi5289 pray for no division then i will see if you people will come claim western lands.

[@dr.chrisa.maikarfi5289]

@@peteralex2813 it's not about claiming western land. The ownership of land revolves: the America once belong to the red Indians, Kano once belong to the maguzawas, e.t.c. We must put history right. I am not a Benin man but appreciate their rich heritage.

[@peteralex2813]

@@dr.chrisa.maikarfi5289 you spoke well, i love history too but lets put history aside.... cos spiritually i don't think that land is founded by the benin people in anyway at all. Am not talking for others cos this is my own personal opinion and i have my own personal reason for saying that. But we are all humans and we are meant to believe anything that we are been told but not all humans are blessed with the same spirituality. Those lands are owned and founded by my fore fathers the yorubas including the Egun, Awories, egba and the badagry people close to the border to benin republic. But anybody can say what they like with their mouth cos its a free world. Just that most Edo's are prone to probably steal or tell lies, its somehow in their blood DNA. So therefore i really don't give a damn about what people say. And precisely speaking, the Awories are not in anyway related to the Benins at all. Infact Nigeria is just too divided with rubbish talk. Its better we all divide and go our separate ways.

[@lucasramon9353]

Benn belong to Yoruba according to history because the Benni means ile ibinu means annoyance land nothing go well no one live their before oromiyon founded Benin after Oracle he discovered Benni till today. Several time people want to change history

[@aikpitanyipatience455]

This is not true

[@paulphilip257]

I hope you listen to the oba of Benin speech when he said oranmiyan was a son of oduduwa (izoduwa) a Benin Prince who flee from Benin to ile ife (uhe) and was made king and progenitor of the Yoruba race. Tell me what is the meaning of Yoruba (yariba), if not slaves and when did the name came into existence?

[@lucasramon9353]

This is wrong ,you are turning the History offside down , ,Oromiyon have already came to founded Benin before Benin people name a child in ancestor name as people are doing today to mark an event . The different between Oduduwa and Oromiyon , Oduduwa is a father Oromiyon , Meaning of Odudwa is Odu toda iwa means That the oracle that create of Faith , Oromiyon means oracle the word and success

[@paulphilip257]

@@lucasramon9353 can you listen to yourself, how does this two names correlate, oduduwa/odutodaiwa? Since oduduwa(izoduwa) has know meaning in Yoruba language, you now try to create nonsensical stories about the real meaning of oduduwa? You should have said educationaiwa, I think that sounds better. Lol

[@MeMe-ef3bq]

Well, I feel the Benin stories are very detailed and that is what the Yoruba stories don’t have, but I will like to point that, you shud misjudge the authenticity of Yoruba stories as around all lies, you will find the real truth... Yes I have heard about the story of Benin being the first to settle in Eko and I don’t think Eko has a meaning in Yoruba... I will need answers to some questions, while Eko was founded by Benin, what happened to the shores of Ondo(which is close to Benin), Epe which is close to Eko, because these two places are coastlines like Eko and are adjacent to Eko, why weren’t this places founded/taken by the Benin’s? What I will like to chip in is, part of the important things that determines history of a place is the LANGUAGE... a related place (is eg Ondo, Oyo and Ijebu) have very related language, infact they are dialects and the these places are far from each other just as Benin is far from these places, why are they not speaking different languages? Why is Eko speaking Yoruba and not partly Benin just the way Awori is speaking partly Yoruba and Benin, atleast as you have said which I don’t believe tho? My point is, Eko might have have been VISITED by Benin before and NOT found it and the reason could be that they met people there who accommodated them and so on... Yorubas are widely known of accommodating strangers , so I feel that’s what played out... In conclusion, Benin and Yoruba have many similarities while Benin has very rich culture... Personally, I will believe, Oduduwa came from Benin to Ile Ife where he met people already dwelling in the land and have their own language(which is still spoken till today(but discrete). Oduduwa left Benin to be celebrated in Ife and in a way regained his rule (now as Ooni Ife) in Benin which made Benin to be part of Yoruba if I must say...I know this truth is bitter but it has to be said...

[@jamesomoz529]

Me Me interesting how you put it together I’ve also researched deeply into what you said the findings of it all the true originality that Edo is far older than Yoruba

[@swain4971]

What you just said is Benin civilized Yoruba

[@osamudiamenosayande]

Benin is the cradle of black civilisation

[@daniaalfred1868]

While you have points, it's obvious you didn't watch the video... Your reasoning is: If my son from Igbo land goes to live in Calabar but comes back to be the head of the family in Igbo land, then it means that my Igbo family is part of Calabar ??? Abeg reassess your words..

[@Successefe]

Well said my brother

[@RalphEnoch-i8p]

This guy has a good story of the owners of lagos

[@newhopetv5895]

AWORI YORUBA OGUNFUNMINIRE WAS THE FOUNDER OF LAGOS STATE

[@crownedking2567]

Igodomigodo and Ogiso were not known,were not great neither did they came or knew Lagos until Yoruba a man in person of Oranmiyan and his lineage changed their name and made them great like his own people the Yorubas. Yoruba blood and charisma that the Edo people shared makes Edo land a kingdom and that allows Yoruba in Lagos to let them had a camp beside them in Yoruba territory in Lagos. So without Yoruba nothing like Benin name or kingdom or Obaship tittle.

[@crownedking2567]

@@nebotv99 Go to Ile ife and ask as you Did in Beni or better still go to oba of Eko and as him for the full history of Lagos , Yoruba and Beni lands.

[@olaraji2779]

Thanks my brother even before they encrowned their oba he speaks Yoruba previously if any oba of Benin dies they bring him to Benin for burial even the name benin simply means ile ibinu

[@carensule4237]

Concerned man bullshit!! We don't come from yoruba,give it a rest pls!

[@crownedking2567]

@@carensule4237 Ask your Oba in Beni,he will tell you his origin.

[@paulphilip257]

Concerned man I hope you listen to the oba of Benin speech when he said oranmiyan was a son of oduduwa (izoduwa) a Benin Prince who flee from Benin to ile ife (uhe) and was made king and progenitor of the Yoruba race. Tell me what is the meaning of Yoruba (yariba), if not slaves and when did the name came into existence?

[@izekorsamsylvesteroghomwen8208]

You're the true son of your father.... you're too good.... long live Oba of Benin....

[@callmeani]

Thanks so much sir. I just love your brave..

[@tralbriggs104]

When the Portuguese were buying slaves , many slaves from allover the coastal region, Yoruba land and Porto Novo were taken to Portugal and Brazil . The Oba son may have been sold into slavery and taken to Portugal. There were many other cases especially in the Niger delta . Again. BINI is not and was not close to the Coast. Bini people only sold slaves to the Itshekiri and Ijaw who acted as middle men between the Portuguese who were stationed in Fernando po ( Malabo ) also called PANYA .

[@Roy_MO]

Lols itshekiri and Ijaw were parts of Bini empire, what are you high on 😂

[@annajohnson3317]

Very interesting sir. Thanks

[@olajideoladoyin6277]

Okay, now which language is being spoken in Lagos? And last time I checked, it seems Yoruba is still the local language predominant in Lagos and the past and present elected governors of Lagos state have been Yorubas of various shades and I didn't hear they took permission from the revered Oba of Benin before becoming governor. Please correct me where am wrong.

[@charleshart8641]

I'm not a Benin person, you should listen to the story before your comments. This is how one fails an exam. All the answers are there for you. Kings of eko was formally buried in Benin until certain king mentioned stopped as more Yoruba flood eko from mainland Lagos. Not taking sides but a good history to learn. No one is taking Lagos from Yoruba but is good to know

[@mixtykal]

While are Americans today not speaking the traditional language of the aboriginal Indians that owns America? Why are Europeans not speaking Greek or Roma? Politics and power hungry politicians has brainwashed you that you now drag your own land for your colonial Masters, just as many fools are burning their ancestral shrine for white Jesus today. . We are not dragging land, but trying to let you know who you are in other for us to be more United! Wake up.

[@paulphilip257]

When the time comes, you will learn something new or your kids

[@GgaskiaAta]

Correction: It is important to separate Lagos Island (Isale Eko) where Benins have some connection apart from Lagos mainland. Isale Eko is a very tiny part of Lagos state about 1/1000 of total Lagos state landmass.

[@wisanowisano3419]

Concerned man our ancestors found Lagos and name it Eko which means war camp.Idumagbo,etiosa,oshodi all this are Benin names..

[@crownedking2567]

A flat lie,an exaggeration of history.The Aworis,Ijeshas,Ijebus,Ekitis,Egbas,Ondos and then the roving Beni expeditions came to have a camp there.,I hope you know Ijeshatedo in Lagos,Epe,Isheri Abule Egba,Shomolu Bariga Ikorodun,Ojo Alaba,etcetera

[@braitkhamadetokun8578]

That is how the Benin's go's around with their fake history

[@tonyafricaDPT]

OSHODIN AGIDIGBI OGBA AGEGE idumuota etc

[@braitkhamadetokun8578]

Go and read the history book written by Jacob u egharevba then you will know who the Benin's are

[@mixtykal]

All names are Benin names in Eko. It should not be seen as Imperalism, rather to align the brotherhood for greater unity. Politics is a disease.

[@kevis021]

Good in-depth history. Kudos to y'all

[@BOSKOLOKULTURE]

Esan/Benin "Eko" means CAMP. TRUE

[@peddy670]

Awori landed at a place that was already named Isheri( Ibi ishe Erin) by our children speaking thier mother's language. They landed in Isheri and stteled in Igbo eleri where our fathers hunted for elephants tusks. You can still see the huge volume of elephants tusks in oba palace when it was looted in 1897. The worth was £2m then. You can't hide truth. Which yoirbba tribe was hunting elephants in the Isheri (Ibi ishe Erin) tell me and show proof.

[@jointheclub1651]

Thank you for this!!!

[@adabanijaone7895]

If the Yorubas Captured Benin and installed an Oba in Benin Kingdon that is a Yoruba Man by Heritage and this King Founded Lagos ,This means even Benin Kingdon is a Subject of the Yorubas.likewise Warri.Olu of Warri.Oba of Egbema in Rivers state,Atuwase of Ishekiri,these are Yoruba Captured Kingdoms,The Kingships are of Yoruba decendants and Yoruba Territories.

[@officialsmart2926]

Benin was never capture by yorubas, there is no point in history that any Yoruba king was about to capture Benin kingdom😌

[@akendon7260]

Keep fooling yourself. Come to SE, I'll show you over 100 traditional rulers with Oba title.

[@oscarkings92]

It is sad that we don't teach our own history by our historian. But force to learn European history.

[@RobbySyzing-mt4zo]

Awori people are original owner of Lagos,i mean original Yoruba people from Ife.The Awori people don`t have any relationship with Benin

[@ginajohn3665]

Thanx to Benin for a big job they did bye fanding Eko..Long live the king of BENIN KINGDOM ..l Love you all my Benins

[@queenisrael5999]

Nice talk sir 👍🏻

[@veramonday5063]

Wow nice one " God bless u

[@famousemmanuel5531]

Were there not people in existence in that area know called eko before the coming of the coming of the Benin King? Was the area not called a name before the oba named the Eko? These are questions we should be asking if truly you trying to make history straight.

[@toyosioyejobi309]

Forget all these benin yoruba fight. The rulers of both lands all came from one source

[@zbest109]

What is the relationship of Benin people and Uhrobo's people I would like to know thanks

[@megatronedosa]

They are of the same origin and have same ancestors

[@eghe007]

The urbhobors came from the Binis

[@RalphEnoch-i8p]

If you go to the old Atlas map you can o ly see at the bottom Bight of Benin and Bight of Biafra

[@attaonoja4540]

This guy did not narrate his history with facts. His story sound more like a beer parlour gist.

[@Emvevo212]

@Atta Onoja, he is telling the truth. He just proved it with facts. The oba of Lagos pay tribute to the Benin Kingdom right from centuries ago. That's enough fact bro

[@olujimielegbede5172]

@Emvevo , yes during the Benin empire. The oba of Benin got tributes from all the lands that he had taken by conquest. It doesn't mean that he founded the lands bcos some people were occupying the lands before his conquest.

[@paulphilip257]

@@olujimielegbede5172 what was the name the people the Benin meet there name the place, before the Benin named it EKO?

[@stephenricketts9509]

There they go again claiming to discovered where they already met with other people just like the white people claims that Mongo Park discovered River Niger where my people before me dwells, before the adventures of Mongo Park, it's all false narration

[@a.tyrese4581]

B4 I watch this interview,,,I believe Yoruba & Benin are one.......reason is this ,,I have many friends that are called a yoruba names..........long life Y&B..

[@GogoColeman78]

Lagos was never founded by Benin people Lagos is purely Yoruba land. The Benin got access to it because the Lagos area were not habituated in those days because of mosquito bites and diseases in the riverine area , so Lagos was a kind of no man's land but close to yorubas as their land. The Oba of Benin never laid claims on this land because he knew it wasn't his land.

[@anthonyaimiyekagbon3203]

Writing the history of Lagos without Benin is an incompleted history as Benin Kingdom undoubtedly was the main Founder of Lagos which the Binis called Eko and was a Military Garrison and Sea port of the Benin Kingdom !

[@tomgeorge424]

Benin people don't have any control of land in Lagos, land belongs to the Idejos (Awori).

[@paullutumbani751]

Fantastic explanation

[@Education-my8ji]

Benin people always make me laugh. It is time to hear their voice . God have mercy.

[@paulphilip257]

Aworis are Benin, they speak rich Benin language mixed with the oyo-ibandan language that was imposed on them by the colonial rule. They don’t speak ile-ife language. Who are the parents of of oduduwa? What is the meaning of oduduwa? What is the meaning of Oba? Where is oduduwa from, if not Benin? Was there any tribe called Yoruba before the avent of the British Invasion? How old is the name Yoruba, if not less than 150years in existence? Why did it take oduduwa nineteen good year to learn ile ife language? Why is the ekedu tradition language in ile ife 60 to 70 Benin language?. If I may ask, are you from ile ife?. Mind you, after the British Invasion in 1897 on Benin empire, her land mark was shared among wazobia even Edo state was add to south west region, when before the invasion Ado Ekiti, ondo, ogun and eko were all part and parcel of great Benin empire. Why not as yourself, how come those claiming majority today didn’t challenge the British colonial oppression to war, as the Benin did to protect there god given land?

[@advantagevibes4057]

Thanks 🙏 for this

[@benjaminosawe181]

Yoruba's wey dey call to come chop now wan block everybody from Lagos.

[@RobbySyzing-mt4zo]

benjamin osawe Benin people are the people who never owned Lagos, nobody called the Yoruba to Come chop. The Aworis are the original owner of Lagos right from the Start not Benin. The Aworis settled in Lagos two hundred years before the Benin people came

[@MrBobstone13]

Lagos had people in it in the 12th BC. Bein only came into lagos in the 16th century. So if people had been living in Lagos going back in history before the Benin kingdom came to take lagos from the people who were already living in Lagos.

[@olujimielegbede5172]

Are u just knowing that Benin and Yoruba at some points where same people? At some point in history, there was a Benin empire in which the king of Benin took over all these lands by conquest. Eko had original owners before the Benin empire. It was during the Benin empire that the oba of Benin seized the ownership of Eko. I am from Lagos and I knew the story while I was a kid. I have traced my root to the Benin empire. My ancestors were sent to Eko to govern as chiefs and that's why we are lagosians till date. Lagos had its original inhabitants before the Benin empire, part of which were the aworis

[@paulphilip257]

What was the name before the Benin named it Eko? Who was the first king to rule Eko? What is the meaning of Yoruba (yariba) if not slaves in fulani language, and how did the name came into existence, what century?

[@newhopetv5895]

LAGOS ISLAND WAS NEVER CAPTURED BY THE BINI WARRIORS NO ALL IS LIES IF THEY CONQUERED LAGOS WE COULD HAVE BEEN HEARING BENIN LANGUAGE THERE AND THERE, WHY PEOPLE SPEAKING YORUBA LANGUAGE IN AND OUT OF THE PALACE,YORUBA OUTFIT ETC THERE IS NOTHING LIKE AWORI BINI

[@deilloft2293]

good Job, Keep the Updates, God Bless You

[@k1nosagieagbon]

Oba urhogbua established the first oba of Lagos when he found Eko which is Lagos. Binin did found Lagos. Also I saw one of the oba of Lagos pictures. in one of the pictures I saw his sword same as the sword in Benin called (eben) he just changed the colours. Ceremony sword (eben) we know our history

[@k1nosagieagbon]

J' azz lol ur king already confirmed it that Lagos was found by the Benin people. Can u explain y oba of Lagos is using our ceremonial sword.

[@raymondosayande5154]

Quiet what do you know about the history of Benin and the yoruba

[@k1nosagieagbon]

Raymond Osayande a lot.

[@enternexenternex4785]

@@k1nosagieagbon Lagos is a state, and there are 50 other kings in Lagos

[@k1nosagieagbon]

Enternex Enternex so what’s ur point?

[@tonyadj6994]

THANK YOU BOTHER FOR THE HISTORY LESSON.... PLEASE TEACH OUR HISTORY AT SCHOOLS....

[@anthonyokonkwo6251]

It’s named after Laos, in Portugal which is a lagoon city.

[@richrich6950]

You left benin and came to lagos another tribes land .Did you know how many tribes you pass or how many states you pass through to get to Lagos. They are people all ready living in the land of Lagos. But because oba of Benin was so powerful then and sent his son to come and direct his slave trade route ,he over power the people living in Lagos established his majesty over them. Asipa is a real yoruba words go to all yoruba lands they have asipa chief tancy. You said yoruba only established mainland and island is for Benin. Nobody owns Lagos island except Benin that is wrong and is a big lie .Lagos environment is between land of west . We Yoruba see Benin as one of us but if they think by claiming that Eko belong to them that's medicine after death....

[@osagieosaretin6591]

Interesting history!!!...

[@omoalare3498]

when you live your home wondering around the world, travel beyond your territory, you can not lay claim on the territory because people are around the place before your arrival. The place may not be developed , I mean with houses that does not mean you own the place. HOW MANY MILES IS BENIN TO LAGOS. BENIN PEOPLE CAN OWN LAGOS ONLY IF THE IJEBUS CAME TO THAT LAND IN 1800. BUT HISTORY TOLD US THAT IJEBUS WERE A BIG PARTICIPANT IN SLAVE TRADE THAT HAVE STARTED IN 1600. that is 200 years before the Benin warrior king was born . The CLAIM OF THE BENINS TO own Lagos is part of their aggression to bully people of their belongings.

[@blessingsoil1626]

Omo Alare You're the first to tell the truth.

[@wallenjay278]

ANOTHER FACT IS THAT YORUBA LAND OR LETS SAY THE AWORIS LAND ITS MUCH MORE CLOSER TO LAGOS AND ITS ISLAND THAN THAT OF BENIN TELL ME HOW CAN THEY DISCOVER A CLOSER LAND OR SPACE BEFORE THE CLOSER RESIDENCE IMPOSSIBLE, THE OGUN AND AWORI,THE AWORI DISCOVERED LAGOS AND THEY ARE TRUE OWNER, THINK ABOUT IT,SHAME ON THIS BINI PEOPLE FOR TRYING TO STEAL WHAT DOES NOT BELONG TO THEM

[@marcusadeniyi2980]

PLEEASE NEKPEN, YOU INDIRECTLY SAID YORUBA SHOULD NOT CLAIM THE OWNERSHIP OF LAGOS. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. IF YOU BELIEVE EDO FOUNDED LAGOS WHAT PART OF LAGOS WILL THEY CLAIM BECAUSE EVERY PART OF LAGOS HAS IT HISTORY FROM IKORODU TO EPE, AGEGE, ISALE EKO, IKEJA, MUSHIN, EBUTE META. JUST NAME IT..... AND STOP FEEDING PEOPLE WITH NONSENSE.

[@mildreduhunamure7276]

Even ur Oba of Lagos talked about this go find the video the documentary was shown on African magic

[@dr.chrisa.maikarfi5289]

Nice one.

[@dewrightlimited9077]

Because Lagos is successful so everybody wants a cut.

[@nebotv99]

Lagos is not successful. It was built by the colonial people

[@femiokunade4263]

@@nebotv99 If Lagos is not successful then name one state that is successful like Lagos?

[@afolabiakinola2301]

@@nebotv99 if Lagos is not successful may be you are the one that is successful. The land of Lagos(mainland and Island). Up to Epe,ijebu Ode,Badagry all belong to the enlightened race called Yoruba

[@paulphilip257]

@@afolabiakinola2301 what is the meaning of Yoruba, was there any kingdom know as Yoruba/yaribawa in the past? Why not make osun, ondo great? Since you believe it the Yoruba people that make Eko develop, just like Abuja today in 50years later hausa/fulani will say they make Abuja develop, even when it obvious that the nation's wealth was pumped into it as capital city of the federation. Oga receive sense

[@olubukola82]

The eyo was started and traced to ijebus and ijebus have so many spots in lagos

[@ayosogunro1]

If the Bini founded Lagos, how come Bini language is not spoken in Lagos? Why is it that it is Yoruba that is spoken in Lagos? The truth is that the Awori led by Ogunfunminire settled at Isheri and from there spread downward to the sea and established Eko. Ogunfunminire was not a king. He simply led the people from Ile-Ife. The influence of Bini was only in the area of Obaship because having found the Awori unorganized when they came, the Bini established the Obaship for them and sent a representative to rule them. Talking about ownership, the land actually belonged to the Awori who were the original settlers since they settled there first. Most of the narratives in the video are false and self-serving. The Binis did not found Lagos (Eko) The Awori are bonafide Yoruba like the Oyo, Osun, Ijesha, Ekiti, etc whose ancestry is traceable to Oduduwa of Ile-Ife. In fact Bini itself was established by one of the sons of Oduduwa, although the Binis cleverly try to excise that fact from their own history. The interviewer never invited a single Awori person for their view but assembled ethnically biased people to change the narratives wholly in favour of Binis. Funny enough they even tried to deny Awori as Yoruba. The video is a mishmash of truth, half-truths and outright falsehood that should never be cited as authentic version of the ownership of Eko. Till today there are still Awori in all the seven islands on the lagoon, not a single hamlet is a Bini settlement.

[@ayosogunro1]

More questions: Dd the Binis establish it and run away? Were they driven away by the Awori? Does paying a tribute to an Oba elsewhere (if at all) transfer the ownership of the land to the distant King? The influence of the Binis is undeniably present in the area of Eko Obaship. What cultural artefacts (such as food, dress, language, etc) among the Awori (or at Eko) are traceable to the Binis? Admitting without conceding that the Binis established Lagos. If they eventually left (as they actually did), leaving the Awori behind who have continuously occupied the space for centuries hitherto, can the same Bini return to claim ownership? Is it not commonsense to attribute ownership to continuous occupier for centuries and till date? Was Nigeria not colonised by Britain and ruled over it for a hundred years? Does that make Britain the founder and owner of Nigeria? All truths are parallel! Eko (Lagos) was founded by the Awori that spread from Isheri to other parts including Isolo, Otto, Ijanikin, Iba to mention a few ìn Lagos. The land of Awori also extends to Otta and Ado-Odo in Ogun State with numerous villages and settlements everywhere. All these facts firmly support Eko as an Awori indigenous settlement before the arrival of the British.

[@RobbySyzing-mt4zo]

I can not blame the people in this video ,you people are from Benin so there is nothing wrong if you people tell lies in favour of your peope.How could Benin people jumped into to the middle of Yoruba land to own a small piece of land inside Yoruba land,while leaving Ijebu,Ibadan,Ikeja,Epe,Ikorodu.,Elegushi,Agege and the rest if it is true that they were the first people in that territory because am hundred percent sure that it is not possible because the people who are already in that territory are already in lagos.Before lagos became a mega city it was only the Yoruba people claiming Lagos,so you Benin people can not say they should not be the only one claiming what belongs to them,because I do not know where you Benin people were when the Yoruba people were building Lagos until Lagos developed to this extent,if you people were interested in the development of Lagos.Lagos has always been a Yoruba land and the Benin people have no inheritance in Lagos.The Aworis are the only people who have the right of ownership in Lagos,all the local governments in Lagos has always been Awori local governments for decades,so where are you Benin people all these years.You people better stop your fake stories,it will not changed the fact that the Aworis owned Lagos.It has been in the constitution for decades that Lagos is a Yoruba land because that is the truth and your fake stories can not change the fact so why are people wasting your time by cooking up fake stories to deceive yourselves and continue to waste your time with meaningless stories

[@boadimaxwell8035]

Pls Lagos in Portuguese language means lakes

[@chimezieherbert2308]

I love this history

[@isolaoluwaseyi]

He just mentioned 4-5 kings. How old is he ? Where does he get all these atotonu? He really read and enjoyed the story book that he read. He admitted that he read though.

[@isaacolorunmola9309]

LOL the guy go read story book think say na history

[@paulphilip257]

​@@isaacolorunmola9309Aworis are Benin, they speak rich Benin language mixed with the oyo-ibandan language that was imposed on them by the colonial rule. They don’t speak ile-ife language. Who are the parents of of oduduwa? What is the meaning of oduduwa? What is the meaning of Oba? Where is oduduwa from, if not Benin? Was there any tribe called Yoruba before the avent of the British Invasion? How old is the name Yoruba, if not less than 150years in existence? Why did it take oduduwa nineteen good year to learn ile ife language? Why is the ekedu tradition language in ile ife 60 to 70 Benin language?. If I may ask, are you from ile ife?. Mind you, after the British Invasion in 1897 on Benin empire, her land mark was shared among wazobia even Edo state was add to south west region, when before the invasion Ado Ekiti, ondo, ogun and eko were all part and parcel of great Benin empire. Why not as yourself, how come those claiming majority today didn’t challenge the British colonial oppression to war, as the Benin did to protect there god given land?