Amberon:
When I and my neighbor were talking, I referred to an ikwerre as Igbo and she told me "No, he is not igbo, he is ikwerre". I was surprised and she reaffirmed that ikwerres were/are not Igbos.

While I was traveling I sat next to an ikwerre guy and I playfully called him a biafran? He said "what"? Which Biafra? Then I said "aren't you Igbo"? He said No and that no ikwerre sees himself as Igbo.

Look at this lying afonja from the pits of hell - please stop disgracing yourself here

this afonja people no dey seize to amaze..

say Ikwerre no be igbo land.. na afonjas dem be ba?

after all Rotimi na yoruba name.

funny hating tribe..even for a free meal ikwerres despise afonjas more.. no need. divide and rule is over.

umu afo ojoor.

chrisxxx:

One problem people like u have is seeing biafra as only ibos

And wat is hard in going to read dat post again to see where i mentioned dat biafra has many ethnic groups of which ikwerre is one.
Na wa oo sometime u have to just read well and not hop into mentions

zionmade:

And wat is hard in going to read dat post again to see where i mentioned dat biafra has many ethnic groups of which ikwerre is one.
Na wa oo sometime u have to just read well and not hop into mentions

That does not Port Harcourt Igbo. I would not mind if he says Biafra

Amberon:
When I and my neighbor were talking, I referred to an ikwerre as Igbo and she told me "No, he is not igbo, he is ikwerre". I was surprised and she reaffirmed that ikwerres were/are not Igbos.

While I was traveling I sat next to an ikwerre guy and I playfully called him a biafran? He said "what"? Which Biafra? Then I said "aren't you Igbo"? He said No and that no ikwerre sees himself as Igbo.

He's an Efulefu.

You are very foolish. Even the Yoruba's you so vilify are better than you.

GodIsBiafran:


Look at this lying afonja from the pits of hell - please stop disgracing yourself here

Amberon:
You are very foolish. Even the Yoruba's you so vilify are better than you.

This Yoruba woman please leave me alone. Is it by force to like you? Go and stalk your fellow afonjas.

We are lgbo people divided and rule is over, one love lgbo nation

GodIsBiafran:


In order to attain this 'better society' you have to learn the truth of history. The problem with so many Nigerians is the lack of history and historical context. I hope you will not cheaply fall into this category - because I see you as a reasonable person. I don't hate you or your people (the Ijaws) but the truth of history is that Ijaws are not native to Igweocha.

Plz what's the meaning of Igweocha in English?

If at all that's an Igbo word

AkinPhysicist:


WTF?!!!!!!!! Now I know why Northerners were slaughtering Iboes in Kano

Anyone could say the same about Akoko/Ijaw people in Ondo.

gykes:


Plz what's the meaning of Igweocha in English?

If at all that's an Igbo word

White hill.

Amberon:
When I and my neighbor were talking, I referred to an ikwerre as Igbo and she told me "No, he is not igbo, he is ikwerre". I was surprised and she reaffirmed that ikwerres were/are not Igbos.

While I was traveling I sat next to an ikwerre guy and I playfully called him a biafran? He said "what"? Which Biafra? Then I said "aren't you Igbo"? He said No and that no ikwerre sees himself as Igbo.

vile, divisive Yoruba man. Are you drawn to ikwere people wherever you go? How did you know the man you were travelling with was ikwere? Stop lying and putting division amongst other people. The real deal is that ikwere people are part of biafra if you like be meeting ikwere people in your sleep and be asking them whether they are igbos or not, afonja.

kropotkin11:
I like your style, you dont even see the need to sugar coat it You are a confirmed, unrepentant land grabber

Lol

Until when the Ikwerre return to the greater Igbo fold, then we can tag Port Harcourt Igboland, but for now, PH is an Ikwerre city with an element of Ijaws sprinkled at the southern tip facing the Atlantic.
Besides, @OP which part of Ikwerre are you from? An Isiokpo/Igwuruta man is indifferent to the Igbo tag. Igbo denial is strong among Diobu and Emohua axis.
That Wikipedia source you quoted from does not exit.

Since Ikwerre are not Igbo fine, but how comes almost all the streets and towns bear igbo names from history till date

Ikwerre are free to choose were they belong if they choose yoruba fine

zionmade:
Now go back and ask ur parents is Portharcourt in eastern Nigeria?
If yes den Portharcourt is a biafran land
Biafra has many ethnic groups of which ikwerre is one of dem.
There was never a south-south it is just a geo POLITICAL zone and not a GEOGRAPHICAL region.
In as much as i prefer biafra without d so called South south, truth must still be told

This is the first map of Nigeria and the only valid map of Nigeria.

If we were to divide Nigeria, the south clearly was divided by the British.

Every where from Edo to Calabar and Enugu to Port Harcourt is Southern Nigeria.

Southern Nigeria extends into Cameroon.

This is the map IPOB are looking at.

I wonder why people bother themselves about ikwerres being Igbos or not, if ikwerres say they are not igbo then so be it, is there any special thing the ikwerres can do for the Igbos? As for who owns portharcourt, when God dey create this world did he consult anyone as par ownership of a particular place, anywhere you see land buy and build your house you automatically becomes the owner. Ikwerres are Fulanis, I hope that settles this stinking argument as if there is anything special about ikwerres.

The Issue of Ikwerre being Igbo or not has been over flogged and going over it from time to time may not make any difference. There are many Ikwerre men in Ohaneze Ndi Igbo and many Ikwerres has rejected Igbo identity. Identity should not be forced on anyone but Port Harcourt as a city is an undisputable Igbo city 100%. For those that are making claim of Southern PH being anything less than Igbo city, they should drop it because it will not sell.

Go to hell, who ask you to be Igbo.

TonyeBarcanista:
The status of Portharcourt is not what is up for contest.

Though the Okrika clan of Ijaw nation (which I belong to) own the Southern part of the city without dispute, there is still agitation that the entire PH belongs to Okrika, including the section occupied by Diobu people of Ikwerre, which was allegedly called "Igweocha". That however is a contest between the Ikwerre and Okrika clan of Ijaw nation.

Notwithstanding, it is out of place and inappropriate for anyone to think it is an Igbo city or any other tribe. Specifically, the Southern part is never up for contest.

It is funny however that the Okrikas are Ijaws, while the Ikwerre that is the other Party in the dispute claim to be a distinct group. I am not aware that the Igbos are laying claim, whether formally or otherwise to the city, except their claim is through the Ikwerre angle, which is the business between the Ikwerre and the Igbo.

lt is funny that indigenous people of the city aren't killing themselves over the subject but sadly a man who was supposed to be a respected professor, who isn't even a native of Rivers state took it upon himself to rekindle another round of social media controversy.

I can't help but comment on this for record sake.

Whatever the case, the lands were there before our birth, they will remain where they are after our death. Why should we kill ourselves?

Okirika are divided, into the koniju and the tuboniju... One group are farmers who descended from the Igbo while the other are fishermen who descended from the Rukwo.
Barcanista himself has said it sometimes ago that he's a descendant of the fishermen which makes him a proud Rukwo.

I am an advocate that if Igweocha was to expand with development Okirika should be added. That way Rukwo can really be stake holders with the Ikwere.

For now the Rukwo in Igweocha are migrant like igbo to Lagos. Igweocha is Ikwere land and the Ikwere are Igbos.

cc: cheruv, joeprince23, bigfrancis21, Abagworo come and see the type of lies tonyeBarcanista is telling here ooo

Probz:
White hill.

LMAO

That makes any sense to you?

Please can someone here give me full definition of the word "COUNTRY". Why nigeria graduates nowdays are HALF BAKE GRADUATE.

chrisxxx:
My erudite Prof. I envy your height in the world of economics. This is a subject you know too well. If we were to tell ourselves the truth you will be a permanent adviser on economics to AGIP(Any Government In Power). However nobody is an encyclopaedia or cornucopia of knowledge, no wonder you may not be too good in Geography. Port Harcourt is located outside the geographical entities occupied by the Igbos. They acquired from the indigenous settlers mainly the Ikwerres any landed property they own in Port Harcourt.

You may ask me, 'Who are the Ikwerres?'
I have personally asked people, my dad whom I think would tell me the gospel truth about my ethnic identity, my grandmother who was an Igbo woman if Ikwerre were at any time considered Igbos. My grandmum told me Ikwerres are not Igbos. She however said they shared a lot in common. My dad said they were never Igbos before and after the war. He continued that before the war the intimidation of the Igbos in Port Harcourt was so much that the average Ikwerre man risk being killed to disagree he was an Igbo man. He mentioned prominent Ikwerre men killed by the Igbos to serve as scapegoats or deterrent to anyone who would disagree.

You may take this testimony with a pinch of salt. I would crave your indulgence to also peruse below how the British found Southern Nigeria Protectorate more than 100 years ago. Please pay attention to the languages spoken in Southern Nigeria. For emphasis sake you'll find Ibo language along side Ikwerre.

Southern Nigeria Protectorate
Protectorate of the British Empire 1900–1914

Ensign Badge
Anthem-God Save the Queen
Southern Nigeria (red)
British possessions in Africa (pink)
1913
Capital Lagos (administrative centre from 1906)
Languages English (official)
Yoruba, Igbo, Ibibio, Edo Ikwerre, Etche, Ijaw languages widely spoken
Religion Christianity, Odinani, Yoruba religion, Islam, African traditional religion
Government Constitutional monarchy
Monarch
• 1900–1901 Victoria
• 1901–1910 Edward VII
• 1910–1914 George V
High Commissioner
• 1900–1904 Ralph Moor
• 1904–1906 Walter Egerton
Governor
• 1906–1912 Walter Egerton
• 1912–1914 Frederick Lugard
Historical era New Imperialism
• Established 1 January 1900
• Disestablished 1 January 1914
Area
• 1913 206,888 km² (79,880 sq mi)
Population
• 1911 est. 7,855,749
Currency Pound sterling (1900–13)
British West African pound (1913–14)
Preceded by Succeeded by
Niger Coast Protectorate
Royal Niger Company
Benin Empire
Oyo Empire
Aro Confederacy
Kingdom of Nri
Wukari Federation

Nigeria Protectorate
source:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Nigeria_Protectorate
mynd44 lalasticlala

The problem is a blind being led by a blind. You are ill-educated because you failed in your quest to achieve sound education. You would have inquire from your parents what is the correct name of "Ikwerre". If your parents did not know that "Ikwerre" is bastardized name, then they definintely cannot tell if the so-called Ikwerre is Igbo, Ogoni, Edo, Yoruba or Ijo. My aunt is married to man from Omademe (Umudeme) before Nigeria gained independence and there was no time he claimed not to be Igbo.

IgbosAreGreat:
port harcourt is niger delta property














so let this matter die

Education has really kissed the dust in Nigeria. Niger Delta is a nonsensical nomenclature and do not have any statutory significance.

E don do lagos is igboland and porthacourt is yoruba land
oya MAWE hear

TonyeBarcanista:
The status of Portharcourt is not what is up for contest.

Though the Okrika clan of Ijaw nation (which I belong to) own the Southern part of the city without dispute, there is still agitation that the entire PH belongs to Okrika, including the section occupied by Diobu people of Ikwerre, which was allegedly called "Igweocha". That however is a contest between the Ikwerre and Okrika clan of Ijaw nation.

Notwithstanding, it is out of place and inappropriate for anyone to think it is an Igbo city or any other tribe. Specifically, the Southern part is never up for contest.

It is funny however that the Okrikas are Ijaws, while the Ikwerre that is the other Party in the dispute claim to be a distinct group. I am not aware that the Igbos are laying claim, whether formally or otherwise to the city, except their claim is through the Ikwerre angle, which is the business between the Ikwerre and the Igbo.

lt is funny that indigenous people of the city aren't killing themselves over the subject but sadly a man who was supposed to be a respected professor, who isn't even a native of Rivers state took it upon himself to rekindle another round of social media controversy.

I can't help but comment on this for record sake.

Whatever the case, the lands were there before our birth, they will remain where they are after our death. Why should we kill ourselves?

It is funny that every ant is laying claims on Port Harcourt. As late as 70s Nigeria, the boat people still live on the boat. I had a friend, Tombi, whom I used to visit at Abonema. Port Harcourt. I will stay on the boat with him and family for weeks with occasional stroll along Wharf road.

Ndiofe:





This is the first map of Nigeria and the only valid map of Nigeria.

If we were to divide Nigeria, the south clearly was divided by the British.

https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/5278612_799572countriesinnigeria1900pngae5a5c9931b6bc3903a8e6d3854bdde5_pngab053da5c96c10ca3f152baed559a2ee

There was nothing such as the Colony and Protectorate of Lagos. You are so enmeshed in fake education. I guess it was not free too.

Dedetwo:


The problem is a blind being led by a blind. You are ill-educated because you failed in your quest to achieve sound education. You would have inquire from your parents what is the correct name of "Ikwerre". If your parents did not know that "Ikwerre" is bastardized name, then they definintely cannot tell if the so-called Ikwerre is Igbo, Ogoni, Edo, Yoruba or Ijo. My aunt is married to man from Omademe (Umudeme) before Nigeria gained independence and there was no time he claimed not to be Igbo.

If this is your prototype approach to debate or issues you deserved being mourned irrespective of the depraved life in you. You reason like someone who suffers from cranium-rectum inversion. I mean you reason from your anus.

Dedetwo:


There was nothing such as the Colony and Protectorate of Lagos. You are so enmeshed in fake education. I guess it was not free too.

Wat was the west called? Was it Benin Republic?