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Edo Nation

THE MISCHIEF OF HISTORY: BALA USMAN'S UNMAKING OF NIGERIAN HISTORY

By Peter Ekeh

Chair, Urhobo Historical SocietyIn the week of April 18th through 25th, 2001, the Nigerian internetcommunity received an ample supply of Bala Usman's ...

Edo Nation

The Origin of Eko (Lagos)

There is a lot of traditional history at both Benin and Lagos ends relating to the origin of what is now Lagos, its ruler and it's connection with Ben...

Edo Nation / Sep 05, 1998

KEYNOTE ADDRESS - 1998 EDO NATIONAL CONVENTION

By Prince ( Dr.) Ademola Iyi-Eweka

The President, guests and members of the Edo National Association of the Americas; for the second time on this august occasion, I say welcome and cong...

Edo Nation / Dec 14, 2001

A Rejoinder To Dr. Ekeh's Lecture: Ogiso Times And Eweka Times: A Preliminary History Of The Edoid Complex Of Cultures

By Hilary Evbayiro

Anyone who reads Dr. Peter Ekeh's lecture, " OGISO TIMES AND EWEKA TIMES: A PRELIMINARY HISTORY OF THE EDOID COMPLEX OF CULTURES," delivered on the oc...

Edo Nation

I Cannot Write the Story of Mid-Western Region, Edo State, or Bendel State Because I was Too Involved

By Professor Omo Omoruyi

REVISITING THE STORY OF MIDWEST OR EDO STATE WOULD NOT BE HELPFUL NOW       Should we eulogize the Midwestern Region or Bendel Sta...

Edo Nation

Chief Anthony Enahoro Should Read Alexander Pope

By Professor Omo Omoruyi

FOR FORMS OF GOVERNMENT, LET FOOLS CONTENDï¿½      I am not trying to send the esteemed Chief Anthony Enahoro to school, even though...

Edo Nation

OGISO TIMES AND EWEKA TIMES: A PRELIMINARY HISTORY OF THE EDOID COMPLEX OF CULTURES

By By Peter P. Ekeh

In many ways, this lecture is a celebration of theuniqueness of Benin and its culture. Let me hurry tosay, however, that I have not come here to prais...

Edo Nation / Dec 08, 2000

WE ARE, BECAUSE HE WAS

By DR IRO EWEKA

Oba ghato, Okpere, and ,Greetings and salutations to one and all . A year or two ago, I received an invitation from Mr. Uyilawa Usuanlele to give the ...

Edo Nation

Emai People In Edo

By ONIME OIFOVBOTOI WILSON

EMAI can be described, as the land is suitable tohuman livelihood. It also means that after thesettlements of this group of people, they decided tospr...

Edo Nation / Apr 19, 1995

Bini Names in Nigeria and Georgia

By Roger Westcott

Bini" is a formerly derogatory name given to the people of Benin City andthe surrounding countryside, reportedly by their more numerous neighbors,the ...