Is Lagos a No Man's Land?

First of all, let us go into the origin of the names of some strategic places in Lagos.

Eti-Osa is actually a Yoruba word, but it is a Yoruba word of Bini origin, accepted into Yoruba language.

It is a compound word. The word Eti is fully Yoruba. However, the word Osa has its root in Bini language. It means sea, which is the same meaning in Yoruba today.

The Binis have two words for big bodies of water. The first is osa, which is more like sea. And then okun, which we can term ocean. It is just like the word sachet. Yes, sachet is now an English word, but it is a French word accepted into English language, like entourage, genre, apostrophe, ballet, cadet, cliche, etc. All those words are French words accepted into English.

Eti-Osa should not be confused with Etinosa, which means the power of God in Bini. Etin and Eti are two completely different and unconnected words. And Osa (God in Bini) id pronounced differently from the Bini word for sea, Osa. But they are spelt the same.

Even the name for Lagos, before the Portuguese renamed it Lagos (Lagos means Lakes or lagoon in Portuguese) is of Bini origin. That name is Eko. And the name of the palace of the Oba of Lagos, Iga Idunganran, is a Bini phrase.

Eko means barracks, or war camp, in Bini language. It was used to describe Lagos because it was a military base of the Binis.

If you lived in Benin, or attended the University of Benin, you would know of a place close to Ugbowo called Eko-Oshodin. It is very popular with students. Eko-Oshodin simply means Oshodin's war camp.

The word Eko-Oshodin has been corrupted to Ekosodin by non Bini speaking students who largely populate the environ as a satellite town to the Ugbowo main campus of the University of Benin. Just like the street Papal Via was corrupted to Akpakpava. It was called Papal Via, because that was where the first Catholic priests sent by the Pope stayed. Papal Via simply means Pope Road.

Through enculturation and acculturation, some Bini words became part of Yoruba and Itsekiri lexicon. If a Yoruba or Itsekiri speaks their native tongue, a Bini person will understand about 6-7% of what they say.

On February 24, 1851, Oba Akitoye of Lagos actually wrote a letter, which still exists, to the then British Consul, John Beecroft, clearly stating that Lagos was under Bini suzerainty.

Even the current Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, admitted on video that he and his lineage are of Bini origin. Please Google the interview he gave to Channels TV.

But as to whether or not Lagos is no man's land, no it is not. When the Binis got there, they met Awori, and other peoples now loosely called Yoruba.

It is important to state that even the word Yoruba is a fairly recent word, coined by Samuel Ajayi Crowther. I know what it means and it is offensive. So I won't say it.

The more accurate name of the people is Omo-ti-Olu Iwa-bi. And etymologically, they are classified as Edekiri people.

Reno Omokri

Gospeller. Deep Thinker. #BuhariTormentor. #TableShaker. Ruffler of the Feathers of Obidents. #1 Bestselling author of Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years. Globetrotter. Hollywood Magazine Humanitarian of the Year, 2019. Business Insider Influencer of the Year 2022.

I pity people who listens to this fraudster and a deadbeat father.

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Is Lagos a No Man's Land?

First of all, let us go into the origin of the names of some strategic places in Lagos.

Eti-Osa is actually a Yoruba word, but it is a Yoruba word of Bini origin, accepted into Yoruba language.

It is a compound word. The word Eti is fully Yoruba. However, the word Osa has its root in Bini language. It means sea, which is the same meaning in Yoruba today.

The Binis have two words for big bodies of water. The first is osa, which is more like sea. And then okun, which we can term ocean. It is just like the word sachet. Yes, sachet is now an English word, but it is a French word accepted into English language, like entourage, genre, apostrophe, ballet, cadet, cliche, etc. All those words are French words accepted into English.

Eti-Osa should not be confused with Etinosa, which means the power of God in Bini. Etin and Eti are two completely different and unconnected words. And Osa (God in Bini) id pronounced differently from the Bini word for sea, Osa. But they are spelt the same.

Even the name for Lagos, before the Portuguese renamed it Lagos (Lagos means Lakes or lagoon in Portuguese) is of Bini origin. That name is Eko. And the name of the palace of the Oba of Lagos, Iga Idunganran, is a Bini phrase.

Eko means barracks, or war camp, in Bini language. It was used to describe Lagos because it was a military base of the Binis.

If you lived in Benin, or attended the University of Benin, you would know of a place close to Ugbowo called Eko-Oshodin. It is very popular with students. Eko-Oshodin simply means Oshodin's war camp.

The word Eko-Oshodin has been corrupted to Ekosodin by non Bini speaking students who largely populate the environ as a satellite town to the Ugbowo main campus of the University of Benin. Just like the street Papal Via was corrupted to Akpakpava. It was called Papal Via, because that was where the first Catholic priests sent by the Pope stayed. Papal Via simply means Pope Road.

Through enculturation and acculturation, some Bini words became part of Yoruba and Itsekiri lexicon. If a Yoruba or Itsekiri speaks their native tongue, a Bini person will understand about 6-7% of what they say.

On February 24, 1851, Oba Akitoye of Lagos actually wrote a letter, which still exists, to the then British Consul, John Beecroft, clearly stating that Lagos was under Bini suzerainty.

Even the current Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, admitted on video that he and his lineage are of Bini origin. Please Google the interview he gave to Channels TV.

But as to whether or not Lagos is no man's land, no it is not. When the Binis got there, they met Awori, and other peoples now loosely called Yoruba.

It is important to state that even the word Yoruba is a fairly recent word, coined by Samuel Ajayi Crowther. I know what it means and it is offensive. So I won't say it.

The more accurate name of the people is Omo-ti-Olu Iwa-bi. And etymologically, they are classified as Edekiri people.

Reno Omokri

Gospeller. Deep Thinker. #BuhariTormentor. #TableShaker. Ruffler of the Feathers of Obidents. #1 Bestselling author of Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years. Globetrotter. Hollywood Magazine Humanitarian of the Year, 2019. Business Insider Influencer of the Year 2022.

Okun is Yoruba word. Benin and Yoruba share some common words.

Aworis, egba, Ijebu, ife, ijesha, Ekiti, yewa, e.t.c are all Yoruba tribes. Aworis clans like many Yoruba clans originated from the ancient city of Ife.

Both Olokun (Okun) and Osaara (Osa,) are deities worshipped till date in Ife.

https://sunnewsonline.com/olokun-osaara-the-making-of-atlantic-ocean-lagos-lagoon/

This Reno will sure burn in hell for working for Satan. Never saw a man that courts division and hatred like him. I think he's a ruler of darkness who prays night and day for an ethnic war in Nigeria so he'd feast on blood with fellow demons

the word Osa has its root in Bini language. It means sea, which is the same meaning in Yoruba today.

Reno is ignorant,osa is pure yoruba word for salt.