I scrapped the night,
Using the light.
And still here – keeping the fight
I scrapped the night,
Using the light.
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Forget Oduduwa! Origin of the Yoruba People Finally Revealed!
Although the Yoruba People have been believed to have originated from Egypt, some school of thoughts have disproved this, shedding more light on exactly how the tribe came into being. I would love if you take your time to read to the end.
The Yoruba People have been traced to Ham, who was the son of Noah in the holy book of the Christians, the Bible. It is believed that they are the direct descendants of cush, one of the sons of Ham.
But these descendants of Cush refused to go with the others to Africa, when they chose to migrate. Instead, they had moved to Mecca and Medina, which is today known as Saudi Arabia.
For thousands of years, this people remained in the foreign land and began to multiply and prosper. It was during that time, that Prophet Muhammed established Islam, but they refused to accept the new religion as they held to their own gods. This made some Arab communities chase them out of their land.
This caused them to find another place to settle, so they moved to the banks of River Nile in Egypt, the same continent they had refused to settle. This is where the other school of thought built their belief. Well, it is was said that their other relatives moved to Africa. Could they be the Egyptians? Perherps, they had gone back to unite with their own people. They had a good relationship with the Egyptians throughout their stay.
But later on, they decided to move again, as they approached the North Eastern part of Nigeria to dwell. They were joyfully received by the people of Bornu, but again, they continued their journey into the Southern Western part of Nigeria, which was fertile. They chose to dwell and at that time, they dwelt in Ile-Ife, where they continued their paganism.
One day, Oduduwa, the known father of the Yoruba people had to send his sons out to dominate other parts, where they also established their kingdoms.
Later, Islam and Christianity came into the scene in Nigeria. These two religions, Christianity and Islam were introduced through the trade between the Yoruba People and other people from different places. In no time, Christianity and Islam took their roots, displacing the pagan gods of the Yoruba people.
Now, do we say the Yoruba people are from Israel or from Egypt? Well, we may conclude that their relatives are the Egyptians, but can we also say the Egyptians, who have been an enemy of Israel really originated from Israel, considering the root of Noah?
Well, we all are related in a way. At least, we know Adam and Eve are our very first ancestors!
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Source: Research of a Nigerian, Femi Fani-Kayode, a former spokesman to the firmer president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.
Contributed to by Ayano Praise
Hope
When darkness overshadows light
And the door of life seems shut
There lies the morning
Which holds joy and gladness
Waiting for the right time to be unleashed
We Played Love
That careless night
Our lips interlocked
Enjoying the toothless breeze
Beating from every direction
My hands itching upon your seductive skin
Our breath fading away like smoke in thin air
An indelible moment
When we shamelessly played naked under the bare moon
Dancing happily to the melodious tone carved from your moan
Gallantly unmoved by the beaming eyes of the Almighty
Smiles broadly drawn upon our faces
Without a knowledge of the consequences of our action
TRUSTWORTHINESS
Trustworthy people most times are mistaken for fools. They are perceived as unsmart. Our world of today inhabits folks who cannot be trusted.
The world believes you must be “smart/untrustworthy to make it in life. It is now a normal believe that you have to be dubious if you won’t die a poor man.
These set of people will tell you there is no benefits in being trustworthy and they will even mock you when you try playing “unsmart”.
However, a case study on trustworthiness will help you know there are benefits to being trustworthy. Much more than you can think. Meanwhile, you should not choose to be trustworthy because of some benefits you think might be attached to it. Make it a part of your living. Something you do always.
When you gain people’s trust, they tend to love you and give you more responsibilities to handle. If you are dubious, it is certain you won’t get any other job from that individual you scammed and that individual may block your opportunities of getting jobs from others. He talks ill about you, and before you know it, it circulates and no one at all wants to give you any contract. You don’t even realize it.
The trustworthy man gets his clients to introduce him to more people who also connect him to others. This is just one benefit out of many.
I’m just using the “contactor” here as an example. In whatever you do, be trustworthy. It pays a lot.
STRIVE
Keep striving, never give up until you have clinged to the top. That is where you belong.
Be careful
Be careful of those you tell your stories to.
Back To The Source
Let’s go back to the root,
Where our fruit of affection sprouted,
With a river of water,
To wet it daily,
So it’d not die again.
Let’s go back in time,
To the street where we first shared a kiss,
With a bucket of recollection,
To hold it permanently,
So the memory wouldn’t wither.
Let’s go back to the gate,
Which we forced open to dwell in its heart,
With the locks of our hearts,
To seal it permanently upon ourselves,
So the strangers don’t get to crow.
Let’s go back to the road,
Where our journey first began,
With a packet of matured steps,
To walk it perfectly,
So we don’t get to separate ever again.
YOU ARE IMPORTANT
Stop thinking you have no relevance. Don’t give up on yourself. There’s a destiny you must fulfill. Don’t let your carelessness or attitude hinder you from achieving it.
It is in me, it is in you to be make a impact.
We are destiny carriers. Let’s influence the world.
RIGHT MAN
His colour might not be white
Not necessarily your love at first sight
It might be difficult for him to get a bite
And lack creativity in making an ordinary kite
He might be deprived the strength to winning a fight
Popularly known to possess a pocket so light and tight
But a day comes, when his subsistence shall glow bright
When he would be your great knight
A time he would journey with you on a flight
To a world embodied with so much delight
P.Lord Shelf 