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Baby boomers and millennial are the best. But you see those Gen Z,
They are nothing but God forbid. The only thing in their head is TikTok and Instagram

Konquest:

Oduduwa (though a Yoruba and one of the modern Yoruba ancestors) was historically NOT originally from Ile Ife BUT from Oke-Ora just 8 miles away from the modern-day Ile Ife. This is why before any Oba or Ooni of Ufe (Ife) is crowned, he has to go to Oke-Ora as part of the coronation rites in that same Osun State. Nothing complicated here.

So, I assume this is what @Illicit was trying to say when he said he is a indeed a Yoruba from Ekiti BUT NOT from Ufe (Ife) based on his "Oriki." There are indeed many towns in Yorubaland and Ekiti State with migrations from Ufe, especially the royal families BUT there are aboriginal Yorubas in some communities as well that may not have a direct migration from Ife BUT from some other Yoruba settlements. Of course intermarriages have blurred the lines over the many centuries gone by. England is named after the Angles who are one of the 3 Germanic tribes that migrated in waves from Mainland Europe to England namely: the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes, BUT it's the name of the Angles that was given to the entire country called England today. It's quite similar to the entire Yoruba Country being named after the dominant Oyo (who had the militarily powerful Oyo Empire stretching from Nigeria to Togo) hence the name Yoruba (Oyo Oba or Oyo is King) as written and institutionalized in his 1843 book by the great multi-linguist and clergy man, Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther (who is a direct descendant of Alaafin Abiodun of the Oyo Empire who reigned in the late 1700s). Yoruba folks worldwide could have been known collectively as "Aku" or even "Lukumi" because some other writers in the 1800s were using those in books to describe ALL the closely related subgroups that make up Yorubaland today.


For even more clarity here, Nigeria's former Ambassador to and International historian, Prof. Jide Osuntokun and Prof. Banji Akintoye who incidentally are of Ekiti State descent clearly state in their books and other works that (and with strong emphasis on the works if Prof Jide Osuntokun) BEFORE the arrival of Oduduwa from Oke-Ora in Osun State to Ufe, people existed in Ife and the Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom in the oil and gas-rich Ilaje area if Ondo State is from Ufe and a direct descendant of the aborigines before the Oduduwa Dynasty started. Oduduwa is NOT the ancestor of all Yorubas but he is just one of the Yoruba ancestors and the progenitor of the most of the great Kings or Obas in Yorubaland today stretching from Nigeria to Togo and beyond. The Emeritus Prof. Jide Osuntokun emphasized on the FACT that many autochtonous communities and people lived right in modern Yorubaland for many centuries before Oduduwa was born based off of oral and archeological evidence available and the Emeritus Prof. Jide Osuntokun did emphasize on this FACT that the Oduduwa Dynasty was NOT the beginning of Ufe or Yorubaland and Yoruba people but a representation of a NEW Ruling Dynasty over the older ruling dynasty. The Ooni of Ife granted an interview 3 years ago and emphasized on the fact that the Oduduwa Dynasty is the 3rd dynasty in Ufe (Ife) and clearly affirmed that 2 other ruling dynasties had existed in that article.

These of the younger generation MUST begin to read advanced history books and works of legit scholars such as the U.S.-based Prof. Toyin Falola, Prof. Jide Osuntokun and Prof. Banji Akintoye on the real Yoruba history going back to many centuries NOT the very basic stories published in the Social Studies books I personally read from many decades back about an Oduduwa descending from the sky (which should ONLY be taken metaphorically based on Ufe religious and cultural cosmology and NOT interpreted literally. Coming down or descending from the sky simply refers to "the descent of Oduduwa from the hills of Oke-Ora" (Oke in Yoruba language means "Hill" and "Ora" is the name of a Yoruba deity) on his way to Ufe (That's what the indigenes of Ife know). But Oduduwa was a real historical figure.

For those who may be curious, "Ufe" is the real dialectic pronunciation by the Ufe indigenes NOT Ife with a letter I. Ife is however used as an alternate spelling.


I hope this helps.

with all this, I will still tell you that no Èkìtì town claim ancestry to Ọ̀yọ́. We all come from ife. Even as far back as ogori-magongo in kogi state. They also traced their ancestry back to ife.

illicit:
I am Aboriginal Ekiti, nothing concern me with any Ife...

Sorry, you are not original Èkìtì if you disclaim your root to ife. We from Èkìtì state came from ife. There's no town you will get to in Èkìtì from omuo to ikole, ijelu, osi, itapa, ilupeju oye, aiyegbaju, ifaki, ido, usi, igede, ilawe, aramoko, ijero, ado or ikere. We all traced our origin back to ife.

The gene is strong. How I wish Jay Jay okocha could give us a dribbler like him.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

He should be charged for treason

Only God knows what juju Tinubu is using o.
The same man they hated, abused, sang against, insulted a while ago and today they all falling behind him.
I see Tinubu having an easy win come 2027 with the way things are going.

Na now you just dey realise? I thought you northerners said you are the one to determine the president by 2027. It will shock you. Ask buhari if he did not fail three times with that mentality until Tinubu helped him in the south. Let El rufai keep fooling himself around. He thought this is buhari era where he was a super governor. The South will surprise you with your born to rule mentality.

OAP rufai Oseni that can nonsense. Once it is perceived it's against the government Rufai will start singing the lyrics. I no longer take him serious since proven he's not a real journalist. Real journalists investigate and confirm the veracity of issues before going on air.

Good one from afenifere. Fulanis can not just be occupying people's forests and be committing atrocities.

Natasha is an attention seeker

jocelynor:
Nigeria na zoo

Perfect experiment.
You are rotting in that zoo for life.

I am blocking all unpatriotic elements. Anyone who refer to our fatherland as zoo will be placed inside the trash can for life.

That's still a good number. Most of them are people who 'japaed' but papers have expired. Home sweet home anyway. Your amala and ewedu awaits you.

Honestly, at this level I have to give it to tinibu. He's a master politician. Before you orchestrate a move the man don plan ahead of all of them. Only God knows where he learnt his own art of politics. If only he would make food prices to come down drastically before 2027 even me sef go campaign for him.

This last pope is hard to convince us he was christ led. Many of his policies were antichrist in nature. May God help them to choose the right one with less controversial policies

In 2027, atiku would appreciate what buhari did for him in 2023. If not for buharis cabals, atiku would have come a distant third.

The only time you hear about this man is when money is involved. Not salvation or helping the poor in fact he hates you if you are not a millionaire.

Let the recruitment be a balanced one not like in buharis time that Katsina alone will have 315 while the entire south south will be give 172 slots.
The lopsided recruitment in this country is too much.

Reason I don't like these Gen-Z for anything. Patience they lack, respect they don't have, calmness is never their way. They are too confrontational and unruly. What could have been easily done with patience, they destroy things

The North wants to completely destroy their people

With the rate of killing in the country I think any bandit, terrorists or kidnapper caught should be shot at sight

Is it impossible for Africa countries to trade among themselves instead of these embarrassments from America??

He has been reminded of the Nigerianess in him.

Nigeria politicians are the worst in the world. No conscience, no principle, no ideology. Everything is about gaining power and avoiding efcc

Another traffic jam loading. LAGOS and her unending wahala

Wema bank is supposed to be bigger than this but for the fact that they are still surviving till date, I will say "kundus" to them.

I already said it that that merger of apc in 2013 will be difficult to come by again. Tinubu controlled the southwest and totally surrendered it to buhari to win election and in return he expected to take over which they tried to outsmart him.
Any party trying to do such must first be under the authority of a single person. As at today, the pdp has no leader. It will be difficult to form a serious coalition.
Just give it to tinubu in 2027.

It is obviously true. The way they are all trouping to apc, atiku will soon discover that the only person behind him is El-Rufai

He has lived a fulfilled life. Those on earth should emulate too