shady26:
there is no such thing as foremost King in Igboland or custodian of Igbo culture, we are igbos and should stop trying to fit in other peoples way of life into ours. Igbos are the only people that have an adage that says "when a god or deity begins to be troublesome and demand for too much blood, then they will show that god/deity the tree he was carved out from".now how do you colonize such a people or place them under servitude which even their own gods did not succeed in doing?The only one being the igbos owe all allegiance and submission to is the unseen deity they call CHIUKWU OR CHUKWU

AyakaDunukofia:


If you recall how the human psyche works, you wouldn't be disappointed. Why do we have some Igbo communities claiming Bini ancestry? The answer lies in the fact that human beings have this tendency to associate with or honor greatness, most times in an exaggerated manner. Onitsha royal stool has now become the custodian of Igbo culture. This is how it starts. But, fortunately, we are in the modern age. If not, this is the sort of rubbish that goes to become very controversial hundreds of years down the line.

I was born in Onitsha, grew up and went to school in the town. Part of my maternal ancestry is in the town even as i have numerous cousins of Onitsha descent. Having said this, it would be improper to assign to Onicha a history that does not belong to her, even the Obi himself will not accept such.

It is possible that people whose communities are on the periphery of Anambra state or outside it, and who are overly excited about the town, may equally want to cross her historical threshold. This is quite understandable

ray78:

Is it not the interior igbo traders that have spoilt Onitsha city with their die-hard quest for wealth?To build mansion in village and drive big car?
Onitshans are noble and distinguished people who consider "buying and selling spare parts" and apprenticeship beneath them.
If Onitsha leaves Anambra state,half of the goodwill that Anambra enjoys today will be gone,considering the diplomacy that Onitshans are reknowed for from afar.

OdenigboAroli:


Nwokem,there is absolutely nothing noble about Onitsha. British people claim nobility yet they kill,destroy and stole from people to enrich themselves. Same with Onitsha,they they deceived,cheated and stole lands from Nkpor,Obosi and rest of the surrounding towns. Your people has being weaklings from the first day they ran away from the AGHA IDU N'OBA. It takes a very intelligent person to make a good trader and that Onicha man doesn't have. A lot of your people have tried the trade venture but ended bankrupt. I am full blooded Idenmili stud and I know the characteristics and mannerisms of an Onicha man. You talk down on Onicha traders out of jealousy and envy not because trading is deamening. You took the easier way which is to go to school and sit on a desk and make minimum salary,while an Nnewi man with secondary school education makes millions and your women runs after them. You eidiots used to claim to be more educated but today you are not even ten on the most educated Anambra towns....Agulu,Nanka,Oko,Awka,Ekwulobia,Ogidi,Ojoto,Nnewi,Obosi are all above you eidiots. What's left of you is anger and painment and your big mouth....lol. When somebody like me becomes a governor I will deal with your f.ools to the maximum. Infact,your Ofala will be like salaka! Again,I haven't met anybody from Onicha who will disrespect Odogwu Aroli!

AnamCity:
This is the most influential king in Igbo-land. He meets with his class at the top level. Below are the most powerful kings in Nigeria and by extension WA. Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe I hail you

chinology:

Welcome back. How are you?

Abia1son:
No state town or village is superior to other alaigbo bu ofu

shady26:
while i respect your opinion, i think it is wrong infact it smirks of inferiority complex to grade an Igbo traditional ruler based on his recognition by other rulers in Nigeria. Based on your submission, all igbo traditional rulers including the obi himself are inferior to the sultan of sokoto, Oba of Lagos and OONI of ife etal since these ones have more public acclaim in Nigeria and even beyond.
I think a rulers greatness should be measured by the greatness of the people he rules not his recognition by other rulers........are we still tryingto define ourselves by the opinion of our neighbors?

chinology:
Nwanne this outburst is totally uncalled for. Onitsha people are the foundation of education in Igboland and Nigeria at large. As at the time Zik went to America to study there was nobody from the East that have had a formal education. As a the time Chike Obi developed Femert Theory the larger Igbo population were still living on trees. As at the time Emeagwali developed the system that gave rise to the internet most people do not know what it computer. Onitsha people are the greatest asset to the Igbo-Nation. They were the first to see the Whiteman eye-ball to eye-ball in the whole of the Eastern region. They were the first people to have formal education in the whole of the Eastern region. Little wonder the first colleges in the Eastern Nigeria is in Onitsha- DMGS, CKC and QRC..these are the fathers and mothers of colleges in the Eastern Nigeria. Tiill today Onitsha people are still high fliers as the pathfinder of the Igbo race.

OdenigboAroli:


Guy,stop trying to be nice to these war refugees...We made these f.ools who they are.Everything they are and own belongs to us....land,culture,tradition,language is all ours on top of that we healed them and sheltered them only for nwa onye onicha to insult me. Guy ,it will not happen i, real life just on nairaland. ffucking ingrates.