veraobi: Its an old story. It was like d Igbo land where u have UMU, when rivers had problem wit d Igbos, they changed it n put R" on it.
It was formally Umuola, umuigbo, Umuokoro. Etc. Till 2day, they still bear Igbo names.

veraobi: Its an old story. It was like d Igbo land where u have UMU, when rivers had problem wit d Igbos, they changed it n put R" on it.
It was formally Umuola, umuigbo, Umuokoro. Etc. Till 2day, they still bear Igbo names.

veraobi: Its an old story. It was like d Igbo land where u have UMU, when rivers had problem wit d Igbos, they changed it n put R" on it.
It was formally Umuola, umuigbo, Umuokoro. Etc. Till 2day, they still bear Igbo names.

Afam4eva:
I believe the whole RUMU stuff is just a dialectic difference from UMU. I don't think it was changed from the latter to the former like people would want us to believe else there will be a historical evidence to that fact.

Babasuraju: What do u mean its an old story, look Port Harcourt is distinct on its own, stop bringing in the Igbo side as if PH doesn't have it own identity. Must it be linked with the Igbos? Abeg Igbo people, leave our port Harcourt for us ooooo

ketoprofen:
Its no dialectic difference.

Go and read the ' De igbonization of Port Harcourt.
Its not a hidden fact that the streets of port Harcourt was renamed a after the civil war by the then Rivers state govt - which was headed by I jaws mainly.
All was done to shed off Igbo/ Biafran association so as to attract FG attention.
The ikwerres being Igbo had to deny their igboness so as to be allowed into political and economic spheres of Rivers.

Na so.
A friend of mine told me his father had to use an Ibibio name to own an oil bloc in the Rivers state.

ketoprofen:

Y not prove him wrong other than beating abt the bush.

And y are yorubas masquerading as port Harcourt ppl here?

bad meat: can't the igbos leave us aloneyou can't force ur language on people!English is a gremanic language,but I don't see any german complaining about the English language!

Babasuraju: De Igbonization of Port Harcourt, i have a feeling it was written by an Igbo man, so i won't waste my time.

Babasuraju: Just so you know, My mother is from Rivers state, my father's mom is from River state too.

ketoprofen:
Its no dialectic difference.

Go and read the ' De igbonization of Port Harcourt.
Its not a hidden fact that the streets of port Harcourt was renamed a after the civil war by the then Rivers state govt - which was headed by I jaws mainly.
All was done to shed off Igbo/ Biafran association so as to attract FG attention.
The ikwerres being Igbo had to deny their igboness so as to be allowed into political and economic spheres of Rivers.

Na so.
A friend of mine told me his father had to use an Ibibio name to own an oil bloc in the Rivers state.

Abagworo:

Whichever way you try to put it, "rumu" is a dialect variance of "umu" in Ikwerre language. Some parts still use "umu" and "omu". The "umu" they bore in the past that was later changed to "rumu" is like an Ngwa man bearing "Ifeoma" but later decided to change it to "heoma" which is the real Ngwa name without external modification.

Noneroone: Every part of Igboland umu means umu. It was just changed for political expediency.

Spiff20: Wat is wrong wit d igbo's sef? Am jst xo tired of dis argument linking d ikwerre's and d igbo's. Dey said dey ar no longa igbo's why not let dem be, is it by force? U guys av 5 states already u stil want 2 claim rivers(not even in u guys wildest dream wil dat eva happen) or is it because of d oil. Enuf of dis abeg.

Babasuraju: What do u mean its an old story, look Port Harcourt is distinct on its own, stop bringing in the Igbo side as if PH doesn't have it own identity. Must it be linked with the Igbos? Abeg Igbo people, leave our port Harcourt for us ooooo

Is there any place called Port Harcourt in Ogbomosho

@posters,
Name changed or not, we all would be what we choose to be.

Ngodigha1:
Shut up please. Tell us when Ikwerres came together or their Ezes came together to say that they are not Igbos. Am waiting?.

Spiff20: Wat is wrong wit d igbo's sef? Am jst xo tired of dis argument linking d ikwerre's and d igbo's. Dey said dey ar no longa igbo's why not let dem be, is it by force? U guys av 5 states already u stil want 2 claim rivers(not even in u guys wildest dream wil dat eva happen) or is it because of d oil. Enuf of dis abeg.

Eze Promoe:
Is there any place called Port Harcourt in Ogbomosho

@posters,
Name changed or not, we all would be what we choose to be.

ketoprofen:

which is what?

badmeat:
can't the igbos leave us aloneyou can't force ur language on people!English is a gremanic language,but I don't see any german complaining about the English language!