have you ever thought of what was the first capital city of Nigeria, first thing that comes to your mind is Lagos. no the first capital city of Nigeria was Benin city it was called the city of kings or Benin city. then it has a fence or walls around it. it was said that the fence or was rounding it are four times longer than the Great Wall of China, and consumed a hundred times more material than the Great Pyramid of Cheops. They took an estimated 150 million hours of digging to construct, and are perhaps the largest single archaeological phenomenon on the planet.

A Portuguese captain described the city in 1691:“Great Benin, where the king resides, is larger than Lisbon; all the streets run straight and as far as the eye can see. The houses are large, especially that of the king, which is richly decorated and has fine columns. The city is wealthy and industrious. It is so well governed.

benin city was the capital of Nigeria then until Benin was being conquered by the European in 1870s this enable them shift Nigeria city out of the state.

but you still heard benin city when reading state and capital this is also why they still called it Benin city till date.

and it is the only city called called city when reading state and capital.


if you think otherwise you can reply below let match the facts

Who named it the capital city, is it Mungo Park or Lord Lugard?

hmm do you think the people of HAUSA LAND would believe you with this story of yours do u think the great KANEM EMPIRE of BORNO one of the oldest empire in the world do you do will all believe you don't forget KANEM even rule some part of Arab land in Africa .or do u think the black Jews of Africa A. K. A NDI IGBO will believe you

labani06:
hmm do you think the people of HAUSA LAND would believe you with this story of yours do u think the great KANEM EMPIRE of BORNO one of the oldest empire in the world do you do will all believe you don't forget KANEM even rule some part of Arab land in Africa .or do u think the black Jews of Africa A. K. A NDI IGBO will believe you

It will be correct if he says benin was formal capital of southern part of nigeria which include the sw,ss,se tho thier influnce didnt spread to all but they made considerable effect indirectly to southern part of nigeria

labani06:
hmm do you think the people of HAUSA LAND would believe you with this story of yours do u think the great KANEM EMPIRE of BORNO one of the oldest empire in the world do you do will all believe you don't forget KANEM even rule some part of Arab land in Africa .or do u think the black Jews of Africa A. K. A NDI IGBO will believe you

maybe the image will explain better.

benin was the name called southern eastern western Nigeria then only north was different, and benin city was the city, the ocean that flows below Nigeria then was called bight or bale of Benin meaning under Benin, the ocean was named to the country it lies on

kernniejay:
Who named it the capital city, is it Mungo Park or Lord Lugard?

bro you should read more history

gregyboy:


It will be correct if he says benin was formal capital of southern part of nigeria which include the sw,ss,se tho thier influnce didnt spread to all but they made considerable effect indirectly to southern part of nigeria

you heat the point bro

goalernestman:
have you ever thought of what was the first capital city of Nigeria, first thing that comes to your mind is Lagos. no the first capital city of Nigeria was Benin city it was called the city of kings or Benin city. then it has a fence or walls around it. it was said that the fence or was rounding it are four times longer than the Great Wall of China, and consumed a hundred times more material than the Great Pyramid of Cheops. They took an estimated 150 million hours of digging to construct, and are perhaps the largest single archaeological phenomenon on the planet.

A Portuguese captain described the city in 1691:“Great Benin, where the king resides, is larger than Lisbon; all the streets run straight and as far as the eye can see. The houses are large, especially that of the king, which is richly decorated and has fine columns. The city is wealthy and industrious. It is so well governed.

benin city was the capital of Nigeria then until Benin was being conquered by the European in 1970 this enable them shift Nigeria city out of the state.

but you still heard benin city when reading state and capital this is also why they still called it Benin city till date.

and it is the only city called called city when reading state and capital.


if you think otherwise you can reply below let match the facts

What is the problem man is like on every site I always have to see ur name posting the same old crap has usual.
Anyway by wall kingdom did u mean the great wall of Benin the second largest wall kingdom in africa after THE GREAT WALL OF EREDO in ijebu.
And biafra is not even what igbo people called themselves during that time and Benin was never the capital of Nigeria the map u keep posting everywhere is fake if that is ur only point u have to say.
The Portuguese would neve first arrive in calabar it would be Lagos probably the part that belongs to Benin.

Weedfree:


What is the problem man is like on every site I always have to see ur name posting the same old crap has usual.
Anyway by wall kingdom did u mean the great wall of Benin the second largest wall kingdom in africa after THE GREAT WALL OF EREDO in ijebu.
And biafra is not even what igbo people called themselves during that time and Benin was never the capital of Nigeria the map u keep posting everywhere is fake if that is ur only point u have to say.
The Portuguese would neve first arrive in calabar it would be Lagos probably the part that belongs to Benin.

I don't have any objections to the remaining but as for where the Portuguese visited, it was Benin, infact Benin was the first city to have contact with Europeans which is the Portuguese during the 13th or 14th century

Benin People always dwelling in some falsified past to make them feel relevant...none take you guys serious again

gregyboy:


It will be correct if he says benin was formal capital of southern part of nigeria which include the sw,ss,se tho thier influnce didnt spread to all but they made considerable effect indirectly to southern part of nigeria

exactly that was what i mean

IkpuMmadu:
Benin People always dwelling in some falsified past to make them feel relevant...none take you guys serious again

Yea you are right tho as a Benin man you're actually correct this generation of Benin take glory in the works of thier forefathers some which even died protecting thier empire the great men made it possible any benin man wasnt sold as slaves but the new generations now already selling themselves as slaves to the white men of italy in a bid to get a better life most indigenous benin youth aint in thier town not even in nigeria but most will come online to boast on the works of thier forefathers ...time as changed it is the time of the yorubas to be great if it falls on the children of benin again good but for now grestnesss is faraway from them once great now falling

gregyboy:


Yea you are right tho as a Benin man you're actually correct this generation of Benin take glory in the works of thier forefathers some which even died protecting thier empire the great men made it possible any benin man wasnt sold as slaves but the new generations now already selling themselves as slaves to the white men of italy in a bid to get a better life most indigenous benin youth aint in thier town not even in nigeria but most will come online to boast on the works of thier forefathers ...time as changed it is the time of the yorubas to be great if it falls on the children of benin again good but for now grestnesss is faraway from them once great now falling

They must understand that this is 21st century not some 16th century what rules the world today is capacity building and enterprenuership but these two things are lacking in Benin

Lived in ogida ...upper Siluko Rd! To be honest the average Benin dude is not ready to face the 21st century! They are content with their 16th century fetish lifestyle with King worship

The world ain't waiting ...people are moving forward

reeblaze:


I don't have any objections to the remaining but as for where the Portuguese visited, it was Benin, infact Benin was the first city to have contact with Europeans which is the Portuguese during the 13th or 14th century

But how when Benin kingdom is landlocked the only way they could have met the Europeans is through the coast area that leads to the Atlantic ocean

IkpuMmadu:


They must understand that this is 21st century not some 16th century what rules the world today is capacity building and enterprenuership but these two things are lacking in Benin

Lived in ogida ...upper Siluko Rd! To be honest the average Benin dude is not ready to face the 21st century! They are content with their 16th century fetish lifestyle with King worship

The world ain't waiting ...people are moving forward

I totally disagree on the worship culture i am a benin man most benin elderly men still hold still to their original culture everyone in benin hold still to the oba of Benin even the state govenor but most youth are atheist in nature tho they go to church but they will defend thier original religion first over the white men own if thier religion was been looked down upon by a different tribe apart from Thiers that doesn't mean they give a Bleep about it or worship it literally they give a Bleep on no religion but dont insult Thiers that is the rule..the myth that benin fly are those days you hardly see a benin youth in nigeria this days that would have time to fly as a witch around when the rest are making money in ghana...benin from creation till early 2000 has changed religiously don't be fooled by people opinion the problem in benin now is over migrarion of the youth outside the country leading to its underdevelopment not the witches

Weedfree:


But how when Benin kingdom is landlocked the only way they could have met the Europeans is through the coast area that leads to the Atlantic ocean

this Atlantic ocean was called bight of Benin or bale of Benin or under Benin then research bro

The first capital city of Nigeria is Lagos. The remaining cities were regional capitals. As for Benin city, it was an ethnic capital city of the Edoid peoples.

goalernestman:


this Atlantic ocean was called bight of Benin or bale of Benin or under Benin then research bro

It is still called the bight of Benin. Look up a map so you'd not be confused about it's starting point and boundary with the bight of Bonny.

HarryDuce:
It is still called the bight of Benin. Look up a map so you'd not be confused about it's starting point and boundary with the bight of Bonny.

bro be not bias and leave hate i never said benin is the capital city of Nigeria now i said then it was same way the ocean that flows below Nigeria was called bight of Benin then

benin city be nigeria capital city then not now

bight of benin as the ocean that flows below Nigeria then not now

all this was renamed after British conquered Benin empire

Edo people strong o.

Na soso mouth dem dey take capture their neighbors from Igbo land to Yoruba land to the whole south.

E don reach the whole Nigeria self. Small small dem go capture the whole of Africa. Abi the world sef.

Clap for unaselves ���

HarryDuce:
The first capital city of Nigeria is Lagos. The remaining cities were regional capitals. As for Benin city, it was an ethnic capital city of the Edoid peoples.

is ok if you think it only Edo people but when the sign an agreement with the oba in the city of benin then the europen will hav every right to collect anything they want to collect from Nigeria

goalernestman:


this Atlantic ocean was called bight of Benin or bale of Benin or under Benin then research bro

IF u had read my previous post u would know that I supported u by saying they possibly arrived through Lagos probably the part that belongs to Benin kingdom.
AND the bight of Benin was probably called that because Benin kingdom was probably the most favoured by the Portuguese.

goalernestman:


the Edoid people that control the trade of ss se sw nigeria even igbo history benin was the power you need to make agreement with before you trade with Nigeria then

to be honest benin or bight of benin was the named called sa se ss nigeria then and the city was benin or the city of kings before the name was changed to Nigeria

@the bold. You have to provide sources to backup your claims. I can't take your words as absolute.

I thought it was bight of biafra?

HarryDuce:
@the bold. You have to provide sources to backup your claims. I can't take your words as absolute.

I thought it was bight of biafra?

if you dont know bight of benin was called ocean that flows under of nigeria then this means you dont know anything and you should not comment here

Weedfree:


IF u had read my previous post u would know that I supported u by saying they possibly arrived through Lagos probably the part that belongs to Benin kingdom.
AND the bight of Benin was probably called that because Benin kingdom was probably the most favoured by the Portuguese.

Probably not lagos delta state

Was it the capital before the entity was called Nigeria or after. The capitals that are recognized are the ones that came after the we became a country and called Nigeria.

gregyboy:


Probably not lagos delta state

If it was delta state they probably would have met the itsekiri first but if it was Lagos they would first arrive in aworis land that Benin kingdom conquered.

Weedfree:


If it was delta state they probably would have met the itsekiri first but if it was Lagos they would first arrive in aworis land that Benin kingdom conquered.

Who siad they didnt meet the itsekiri they did but Benin ruled over them and occupied thier land to the coast so when the Portuguese came they were directed to the palace it was later after many century before Benin ventured into eko

gregyboy:



Who siad they didnt meet the itsekiri they did but Benin ruled over them and occupied thier land to the coast so when the Portuguese came they were directed to the palace it was later after many century before Benin ventured into eko

so u do know the itsekiri kingdom was established in the 15th century. The first Europeans to arrive in what is now present day Nigeria were the Portuguese they first called Benin empire beny during the reign of oba ozolua in 1472 and 1486AD. The Portuguese admitted to finding a very developed kingdom with a very advance system. This visits and subsequent interchanges lead to king John II of Portugal who reign from 1881 to 1895 to exchanging correspondence with the king of Benin on peer like basis.

goalernestman:
have you ever thought of what was the first capital city of Nigeria, first thing that comes to your mind is Lagos. no the first capital city of Nigeria was Benin city it was called the city of kings or Benin city. then it has a fence or walls around it. it was said that the fence or was rounding it are four times longer than the Great Wall of China, and consumed a hundred times more material than the Great Pyramid of Cheops. They took an estimated 150 million hours of digging to construct, and are perhaps the largest single archaeological phenomenon on the planet.

A Portuguese captain described the city in 1691:“Great Benin, where the king resides, is larger than Lisbon; all the streets run straight and as far as the eye can see. The houses are large, especially that of the king, which is richly decorated and has fine columns. The city is wealthy and industrious. It is so well governed.

benin city was the capital of Nigeria then until Benin was being conquered by the European in 1970 this enable them shift Nigeria city out of the state.

but you still heard benin city when reading state and capital this is also why they still called it Benin city till date.

and it is the only city called called city when reading state and capital.


if you think otherwise you can reply below let match the facts

Oshogbo weed at work again.

STOP smoking that s**t.

The Portuguese could not possibly have visited the capital of Nigeria in the 1691. This is because Nigeria was only organized as a country in the 1914.

The capital of Nigeria could not have been moved out of Benin in 1970.

A sane people KNOW that the capital of Nigeria in 1970 was Lagos.

You are either INSANE or a child!

DonCandido:


Oshogbo weed at work again.

STOP smoking that s**t.

The Portuguese could not possibly have visited the capital of Nigeria in the 1691. This is because Nigeria was only organized as a country in the 1914.

The capital of Nigeria could not have been moved out of Benin in 1970.

A sane people KNOW that the capital of Nigeria in 1970 was Lagos.

You are either INSANE or a child!

and who told you Nigeria was not organized as a nation even before the British came, let me tell you Nigeria was a nation before, from the middle east to the south east and west was known as bight of benin or Benin, and the city of this place runs in street light as far as the eyes can according to captain Lourenco Pinto who came ti Nigeria then in 17th century