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Ubini is an Edo word meaning 'livable', used by Pa Idu, the progenitor of the Edo people, to describe the area found as a livable locale during their sojourn from lower Egypt. Ubini was later corrupted to Bini by the mixed ethnicities living together at the centre; and further corrupted to Benin around 1485, when the Portuguese began trade ...
Eki Igbinedion (born 4 August 1959) is the former First Lady of Edo State [1] and wife of Lucky Igbinedion, the Former Governor of Edo State.Eki Igbinedion founded Idia Renaissance, a non governmental civil society organization based in Edo State, with the aim of combating human trafficking, including reception of victims of human trafficking.
Most of the Edo language-speakers live in the Southern parts of Edo State, Nigeria. The current state: Edo State derives its name from the Edo speaking people of the state. A smaller number of Edo speakers are also found in Delta State and Ondo State and in other parts of Nigeria. Edo is an Edoid language.
Igodomigodo is the original name of the Benin Kingdom used by its own inhabitants (nowadays known as the Edo people of Nigeria).. According to Edo oral history, Igodomigodo [1] was the name given to the kingdom by Igodo, the first ogiso (King), who founded the first dynasty of what would later be known as the Benin Empire (which existed from around 1180 until 1897 in the area of the present ...
Delaiso or Laiso is a morning greeting (ukhu) in Edo State, Nigeria, primarily associated with individuals whose family heritage can be traced back to the historic Ogiso Dynasty. The term "Delaiso" is a combination of the Edo words "Dela," meaning "good morning," and "Oiso," signifying "Ogiso," the ancient rulers of the region.
On July 17, Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, celebrated their 4th wedding anniversary and her hubby just shared a rare photo on IG from their special day. The Princess and ...
The Edoid languages are a few dozen languages spoken in Southern Nigeria, predominantly in the former Bendel State. [1] The name Edoid derives from its most widely spoken member, Edo, the language of Benin City, which has 30 million native and secondary speakers.
[2] [1] During this period, Edo songs and hymns were transcribed for religious and cultural purposes. [8] [3] [9] The late period of Edo literature, beginning in the early 1930s, saw the emergence of various authors and literary forms. [10] One significant work from this period was Ekhere Vb'Itan Edo by Jacob Egharevba, a historian and writer ...