Port Harcourt was founded in 1912 by Frederick Lugard, governor of both the Northern Nigeria Protectorate and the Southern Nigeria Protectorate. Its purpose was to export the coal that geologist Albert Ernest Kitson had discovered in Enugu in 1909. Although the port was built in 1912, it was not until August 1913 that it was called 'Portharcourt' by the colonial authorities in honour of the then British Secretary of State for the colonies, Lewis Vernon Harcourt.

The land was originally the farm lands of the Diobu people, an Ikwere clan, and was called "Iguocha". There are several disambiguities to this name particularly by ethnic Igbos who sometimes call it "Igweocha" and in some situations "Ugwu-Ocha".

The discovery of Oil greatly increased the economy of the city which expanded to include Oroworukwo, Mkpogua, and Rumuomasi. In the creeks to the south of the original port were the fishing camps and grounds of the Okrika-Ijaw group.


Source:Wikipedia

PH is not igweocha and igweocha is not PH.
Ikwerre is not ibo and ibo is not ikwerre.
Wikipedia is not a reliable source and a reliable source is not wikipedia.


Stop spreading lies that try to distort history.

juicee1:
PH is not igweocha and igweocha is not PH.

Ikwerre is not ibo and ibo is not ikwerre.

Wikipedia is not a reliable source and a reliable source is not wikipedia.



Stop spreading lies that try to distort history.

u didn't make one point,come up with something reasonable to counter it and stop blabbing.
Because of oil u guys want to strangulate our Igbo brothers across the Niger. But it is not going to happen

juicee1:
[s]PH is not igweocha and igweocha is not PH.

Ikwerre is not ibo and ibo is not ikwerre.

Wikipedia is not a reliable source and a reliable source is not wikipedia.



Stop spreading lies that try to distort history. [/s]

yoruba fool

Lolz... PortHarcourt is no man's land....

juicee1:
PH is not igweocha and igweocha is not PH.

Ikwerre is not ibo and ibo is not ikwerre.

Wikipedia is not a reliable source and a reliable source is not wikipedia.



Stop spreading lies that try to distort history.

It's about the history of Portharcourt not about who is Igbo or not

zuchyblink:
u didn't make one point,come up with something reasonable to counter it and stop blabbing.
Because of oil u guys want to strangulate our Igbo brothers across the Niger. But it is not going to happen

Who is the you guys and who is your brother.

zuchyblink:
u didn't make one point,come up with something reasonable to counter it and stop blabbing.
Because of oil u guys want to strangulate our Igbo brothers across the Niger. But it is not going to happen

thesame brothers that are constantly denying you?

Land grabbers

olatunji21:
Lolz... PortHarcourt is no man's land....

atleast lagos can rest for now.


Land grabbers.

olatunji21:
Lolz... PortHarcourt is no man's land....

juicee1:
PH is not igweocha and igweocha is not PH.
Ikwerre is not ibo and ibo is not ikwerre.
Wikipedia is not a reliable source and a reliable source is not wikipedia.
Stop spreading lies that try to distort history.

olatunji21:
Lolz... PortHarcourt is no man's land....

dey don come
once a thread is about igbo some people will fret, freeze, fry and foam from the mouth.

And yes port harcourt is igweocha. Forget the nonsense barcanista is writing

juicee1:
atleast lagos can rest for now.

Land grabbers.

lolz na so oo, Lagos, Akure and now PortHarcourt...Igbos dy para

Armaggedon:
dey dont come
once a thread is about igbo some people will fret, freeze, fry and foam from the mouth.

And yes port harcourt is igweocha. Forget the nonsense barcanista is writing

Yes ooo.. it's Igweocha... 100% Igbo...

olatunji21:

Yes ooo.. it's Igweocha... 100% Igbo...

you have no choice b'cos that is what it is.

Armaggedon:
you have no choice b'cos that is what it is.

Yes oo.. Na we get am.. Na our Oyel..

olatunji21:

Yes oo.. Na we get am.. Na our Oyel..

yes. Can you now go back to your cave in oshogbo?

It is only in the eastern region that everybody is dividing, every clan that has oil is given another ethnic identity. do these ppl bother that Kaduna is not an Housa land?? are there no minorities in the north?? Leave Eastern region alone!!!!!! as for lagos, It was never a part of western region, its a noman'sland till the zoo collapses