There is a myth surrounding the meaning of the word Yoruba, a name claimed to have been given by the Fulani or Hausas to the Oyo people, which means cunning, Just like most myths, this is false and there is no evidence to prove this.
The problem with this myth this that, around what year or what scenario occurred that brought about the people of Oyo being called Yoruba? Also just as we know 100s...

The historical kingdom of Benin was established in the forested region of West Africa in the 1200s C.E. According to history, the Edo people of southern Nigeria founded Benin. They no longer wanted to be ruled by their kings, known as the ogisos. They asked a prince from Ife, an important West African kingdom, to take control. The first oba, or king, in Benin was Eweka. He was the son of the princ...