Whenever I read ceertain articles or watch adverts, movies or even doccies, I've noticed that S/South is called the east.

Even in government or commerce you find that Port Harcourt especially is referred to as the Eastern Region so certain companies with branches in PH call it the regional HQ for the East. I was watching an advert on Nigerian tourism and it was said that "Tinapa is located in the state of Cross River, Eastern Nigeria"

I just want to know why S/South and more specifically the States of Rivers, Cross river and Akwa-Ibom are called East in formal parlance and then South South/Niher Delta when revenue sharing is brought up

Old Eastern Nigeria, go read ur history about your country.

Look at the Map of Nigeria and you will know why.

They are pure and core eastern states don't mind this south south name..it was shared just for constituencies and resource sharing and development. But they are easterners

You go school at all?

Only an unenlightened person would call South South Nigeria, east.

mancanoe:
Old Eastern Nigeria, go read ur history about your country.

I know all about that angle, I was a history student in secondary school (A plus even till WAEC ) ....I just want to know why there is double speak in Nigeria

There is no such term as South South in Geography, only Nigeria uses that word

If you take a look at this map you will notice the area I marked
with red line covering Akwa Ibom and Cross River States. That
area is geographicaly Southeast. Igboland could either be East
central or South central as against wrongly termed Southeast.
Niger Delta consists mainly Rivers,Bayelsa and Delta States with
small fractions of Imo and Abia States. South-South is a wrong
coinage for Southern minorities or more precisely parts of the
South outside Igbo and Yoruba area.
So in essence none of the terms used represents reality.

Abagworo:

Please look for a better map and not this politically doctored map where Borno State is geographically equal to South-west or 3 times larger than South-East.

firstEVA:
Only an unenlightened person would call South South Nigeria, east.

what is South South? What of North North? You are the unenlightened person here

There is no such thing as south south in geographical cardinal points. Only in the demented minds of nigerian "elites" would such terms get coined up to divide Igbo people. I went to Akwa Ibom the other day and was surprised to see Igbo communities speaking Igbo like me and telling me they are south south.

Look at google map of akwa ibom. You'll see "Nwaigwe", "Obete Ukwu" and other Igbo towns.
I just wish this Ohaneze will unite all Igbos only under one state and start fighting for real autonomy.

FreeGlobe:

what is South South? What of North North? You are the unenlightened person here

you are not only unenlightened but very ignorant, how many geopolitical zones do we have in Nigeria? Can you pls name them if you aren't unenlightened?

mancanoe:
Old Eastern Nigeria, go read ur history about your country.

WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS DIVIDE AND RULE CREATING ENEMY BETWEEN BROTHER AND BROTHER

firstEVA:
you are not only unenlightened but very ignorant, how many geopolitical zones do we have in Nigeria? Can you pls name them if you aren't unenlightened?

Smh for unintelligent shouting in public sphere as if dey are intelligent,I advice u 2 read with meaning were d OP is coming 4rm

firstEVA:
you are not only unenlightened but very ignorant, how many geopolitical zones do we have in Nigeria? Can you pls name them if you aren't unenlightened?

you are not intelligent. Go and study geography and come back and tell us what is south south and why there is no north north

nzeadachie:
WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS DIVIDE AND RULE CREATING ENEMY BETWEEN BROTHER AND BROTHER

I tell you. There are Igbo towns in Kogi, Benue etc but they just dey deny.

Wise men always come from the east

AlfaSeltzer:
There is no such thing as south south in geographical cardinal points. Only in the demented minds of nigerian "elites" would such terms get coined up to divide Igbo people. I went to Akwa Ibom the other day and was surprised to see Igbo communities speaking Igbo like me and telling me they are south south.

Look at google map of akwa ibom. You'll see "Nwaigwe", "Obete Ukwu" and other Igbo towns.
I just wish this Ohaneze will unite all Igbos only under one state and start fighting for real autonomy.

We Igbo know ourselves be it in south whatever ..udo di nwanne

safarigirl:
Whenever I read ceertain articles or watch adverts, movies or even doccies, I've noticed that S/South is called the east.

Even in government or commerce you find that Port Harcourt especially is referred to as the Eastern Region so certain companies with branches in PH call it the regional HQ for the East. I was watching an advert on Nigerian tourism and it was said that "Tinapa is located in the state of Cross River, Eastern Nigeria"

I just want to know why S/South and more specifically the States of Rivers, Cross river and Akwa-Ibom are called East in formal parlance and then South South/Niher Delta when revenue sharing is brought up

I doubt if you ever did geography in school ...what sort if educated monkeys are we churning out

How many cardinal points do we have

Consult www.Google.com

FreeGlobe:

you are not intelligent. Go and study geography and come back and tell us what is south south and why there is no north north

you are the dullard here, look Nigeria Map carefully and you will see why there is nothing like North North.

firstEVA:
you are the dullard here, look Nigeria Map carefully and you will see why there is nothing like North North.

get out my way olodo

Those who say that are still living in the past. We have gone past that stage in life. As it is today, I see myself first as a Nigerian. Second, a Rivers and south-south man. South East is a word used during, before Naija civil war and during independence too. As it is today, am a south-south man. Am a Rivers man. Am a Nigerian. South- East are the Igbos.

FreeGlobe:



get out my way olodo

the dunce has realised how stu.pid she is

size38:
Those who say that are still living in the past. We have gone past that stage in life. As it is today, I see myself first as a Nigerian. Second, a Rivers and south-south man. South East is a word used during, before Naija civil war and during independence too. As it is today, am a south-south man. Am a Rivers man. Am a Nigerian. South- East are the Igbos.

what we have before and after independence was eastern region not south east.

the SS was created by ohaneze during the '95 constitutional conference.that creation was the basis of abacha's six state creation the next year.
the SS also has 40% of the Igbo landmass which are in these states
1]Anioma
2]Rivers
3]AKS
4]CRS
ohaneze should integrate Anioma into the SE and demand that rivers return oyigbo and ONELGA to Abia and Imo respectively.
Igbos are always their brother's keeper

size38:
Those who say that are still living in the past. We have gone past that stage in life. As it is today, I see myself first as a Nigerian. Second, a Rivers and south-south man. South East is a word used during, before Naija civil war and during independence too. As it is today, am a south-south man. Am a Rivers man. Am a Nigerian. South- East are the Igbos.

Are you not yoruba again

size38:
Those who say that are still living in the past. We have gone past that stage in life. As it is today, I see myself first as a Nigerian. Second, a Rivers and south-south man. South East is a word used during, before Naija civil war and during independence too. As it is today, am a south-south man. Am a Rivers man. Am a Nigerian. South- East are the Igbos.

SS people ignore this jobless yoruba boy. Very shameless thing..!

size38:
Those who say that are still living in the past. We have gone past that stage in life. As it is today, I see myself first as a Nigerian. Second, a Rivers and south-south man. South East is a word used during, before Naija civil war and during independence too. As it is today, am a south-south man. Am a Rivers man. Am a Nigerian. South- East are the Igbos.

SS and SE people ignore this jobless yoruba man.

firstEVA:
the dunce has realised how stu.pid she is

you're an illiterate. Stop mentioning me. You are only useful as a housewife

FreeGlobe:

you're an illiterate. Stop mentioning me. You are only useful as a housewife

you are a retärd, a Möron like you will not do well in anything, too slow

firstEVA:
the dunce has realised how stu.pid she is

He is. Free globe is a gay dude.

neenar:
He is. Free globe is a gay dude.

oh, he must also be a raving lunatic.