bjdon:
The documented history of the bini kingdom is over 1000 years old. Established norms and traditions that are maintained to this day

Even the one that says the king does not travel out of the palace abi

Let a "werey" Governor Wike be the Governor of Edo state. He would be sending the Oba of Benin to fetch water for him.

UndauntedYOCA:

Crobo baby

Just imagining your voice in my head calling me baby, so titillating

What am I even saying

I forgot

I won't say a word

southsouthking:


Please stop been ignorant, even Otaru of Auchi will still knee down to great The OBA OF BENIN, OBA EWUARE THE II, OGIDIGAN.

By the way is Phillip Shuaibu no longer an Etsako man? I thought he,s the one kneeling close to Obaseki.

Better Okporkpite na you real be

na ya papa be okporkpite. werey!

if na you be philip shaibu shey you no go kneel down, if you see ya oga wey dey give you food dey kneel down.

mumu

what kinda rubbish is this?

johnmattew:
ever heard of the military administrator, captain oyearugbulem that threatened to depose oba of benin??.....he later begged uncontrollably after Benin chiefs threatened to launch spiritual attack on him and later died mysteriously

but OBA OF BENIN OVONRAMWEN NOGBAISI, was dethroned and exiled to Calabar. what happened to all the spiritual attack?

yarimo:
let oba of Benin do anyhow first, that is when he will know that. kneeling down by a Governor or President is just formality.

Bring your king and let me slap him...

rubbish

coming from people who say igbos kick their elders with left leg.

In Benin, the king is respected... if you do not respect your king or traditional rulers, benin do not do so.

DeZoro:
You cant compare a political king and an Hereditary King. They are different. The Oba of Benin and Alaafin of Oyo are custodian of power and the thrown is well respected by the citizen of the locality. The Governor that would want to humiliate them will never be born....�‍♂️�‍♂️�‍♂️

but a certain oba of Benin was removed by the British while the father of this present alaafin was dethroned by Awolowo

Every Kingdom is guided by its culture. Let the Bini culture be for the Benis and not be used as a yardstick to measure other cultures.

Breeze don blow, fowl nyash open; politics has exposed the hypocrisy, iberiberism, and irrelevance of Emirs & Monarchs in the Northern Nigeria, it has always been a hoax they use to deceive the south that North is united, united by terrorism and poverty I guess

perryy:

And if the king is removed , who will be the king ? Do you know the meaning of a king ? It is not those political appointee in the north and southwest oooo. The king is the head of all the spiritual movement of the state , including the withces and wizards. If u are not initiated from birth as the king of all groups , you just can't wake up and be king. The withces will play ball with u, the Wizards nkor, the Asigidi nkor, asokpikan nkor, babalawo nkor, all will play ball with u and no one will even regard u as a king except the governor that appointed you. There several places ordinary human can't even enter I the palace. So, how will the new king is a mere mortal get there ? Or will the governor build another palace for him ?

what about the one that was removed by the British?

helinues:
Ednut is behaving toddlish.

The mods that moved this to fp must be a tribal war Lord.

No iota of truth in the statements .Ednut is being mischievous

If you are not a Benin person or doesn't know the tradition of the people, keep quite and hide your ignorance.

yarimo:
let oba of Benin do anyhow first, that is when he will know that. kneeling down by a Governor or President is just formality.

You don't know the Bini kingdom and the present governor. Obaseki is a prince from the Bini royal family so he cannot disrespect the throne of his forebears

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johnmattew:
u clearly don't know 5he kind of power oba of benin has..

oba of lagos,Olu of warri,obi of Onitsha, all kings in Edo and delta and some kings in rivers state are all under of benin

dietola01:
Popular social media enthusiast, Tunde Ednut has stated that in Benin city, Edo state, governors kneels to greet the king but in other kingdoms, the king shivers before the governor.

Speaking in an Instagram post, Ednut shared a photo of Governor Godwin Obaseki kneeling before Oba of Benin...

Remember, nothing holds for aye. There could come a time like the days of the Jews in Egypt when a pharaoh that never heard about Joseph ascend the throne.

Recall during the colonial era one omonoba like that was banished.

Misplaced priority.

kygo:
Charley, one small squabble and them go change am for am. Burn him Oracle join. Politicians no be people you fit trust at all �

Shut up and stop talking out of ignorance. Even as Lucky igbinedion (when he was governor) and his father (the esama of benin kingdom) were having issues with the late oba of Benin, it never crossed his mind one day to dethrone the oba. It can never happen. If you know the history of the Benin Kingdom, and the spiritual powers that follow occupiers of that seat, you wouldn't be talking like this


As Benin is, they already know their next oba (the first son of the current oba) and no governor or king makers can alter it.

Tradition differs in every tribe and kingdom....period.
If you go to Rome,do like the Roman actors.

bjdon:
The documented history of the bini kingdom is over 1000 years old. Established norms and traditions that are maintained to this day

That is not true, Obaseki can remove the Oba if he so wishes. The Oba is under the Governor. The palaces do not have those powers anymore.

abeggnow:
the most powerful mornach in ZNigeria the sultan of sokoto was overthrown by Abacha. No mornach in Nigeria has any real power,

sultan isn't oba of Benin......u think military attack is the only form of attack?... spiritual attack is another form....did u remember the military man that wanted to depose oba of Benin about 25 years ago and later begged for forgiveness after Benin chiefs promised to launch an attack?

bjdon:
The documented history of the bini kingdom is over 1000 years old. Established norms and traditions that are maintained to this day

Word

I think the Bini Empire should be a source of pride for every black man...

GidiWoodsMan:


na ya papa be okporkpite. werey!

if na you be philip shaibu shey you no go kneel down, if you see ya oga wey dey give you food dey kneel down.

mumu

Me and your p.man no get any alinment, so i go always Kpror for d man because i get elderly men pishure many for ourwa sitting room, so instead me me to dey kimutete your P.man, i go upgrade you from Okporkpite to Big LEGBEREGBAYA with big Horn and zero thinking.

MyVILLAGEpeople:
But Gabriel Igbenedion had serious fight with the late Oba of Benin. Igbenedion even took the Oba to court. Anyways I respect the Oba of Benin and Alaafin of Oyo. Those Kings na Deities.

Yes, the Oba had issues with the then governor and his father. But go and ask them, body tell them. They had to ask for forgiveness. The oba never appeared in court.

Moreover, as a governor , you can have issues with the oba of Benin. But you can never think of dethroning him. Never. It can never happen. And when as a governor, you realise that you will spend maximum of 8 years in govt and leave power why the oba will spend years on the throne, you will maintain

KaptainAfrika:
So? In the UK, you don't kneel to greet the Queen...Different cultures, different traditions...

Lies! Anyone just opens mouth to say unfounded things.
Theresa May (the head of British government) is seen below kneeling upandan for Queen and even the Prince of England.

Ojiofor:
Make the Oba of Bini involve himself in politics and see what happens to him and his throne.

Nothing will happen
Government will only stop sending payment

johnmattew:
u clearly don't know 5he kind of power oba of benin has..

oba of lagos,Olu of warri,obi of Onitsha, all kings in Edo and delta and some kings in rivers state are all under of benin

You're an airhead

helinues:
Ednut is behaving toddlish.

The mods that moved this to fp must be a tribal war Lord.

No iota of truth in the statements .Ednut is being mischievous

What is this slowpoke saying? No iota of truth in the statement? You are blind to the picture of obaseki kneeling to greet the oba? Or you want to see pictures of other past governors kneeling to greet the oba?

TAO11:


No, the Oba of Benin is NOT an Imperial Majesty. Rather, he is officially regarded as "His Royal Majesty" just like several other Tom, Dick, and Harry.

The only royalty whom that title (His Imperial Majesty) is officially reserved for in Nigeria is the Ooni of Ife.

Stop appropriating what is not.

Using your picture example then Ooni is not an imperial majesty..

And how has kneeling before the king improve the lives of his subject or the situation in the country. Dumb asses with tiny brain and shallow minds all over the place. Do anyone really care about this farce or facade at this point?

Meninmen:


Shut up and stop talking out of ignorance. Even as Lucky igbinedion (when he was governor) and his father (the esama of benin kingdom) were having issues with the late oba of Benin, it never crossed his mind one day to dethrone the oba. It can never happen. If you know the history of the Benin Kingdom, and the spiritual powers that follow occupiers of that seat, you wouldn't be talking like this


As Benin is, they already know their next oba (the first son of the current oba) and no governor or king makers can alter it.

you are just blabbing.. nobody dey argue if the Oba get spiritual power or not... but obaseki is stronger than him politically.. he can remove him if the oba trespasses.. same as Alaafin of oyo... kings are not regarded like before... but oba of Benin and alaafin are well respected in nigeria and Africa.. but that does not mean they cant be removed by governors...
.
Remember sultan of sokoto and emir of kano are the strongest monarch in nigeria, yet one of them was removed... so politics is stronger that monarchy in this era

Una never still know say Governor can remove any King in his state at any giving time. Forget that kneel down. Na formality.

GoodFaith:

Nothing will happen
Government will only stop sending payment

Ok o maybe Bini people see their Oba as Juju not as human being.