TheKingIsHere:


Thanks for this. Maybe you should have been the one to have replied all along than some who cant say anything apart from accusations and insults.

But is Wikipedia a credible source? Am surprised because others have said it is not credible.

TheKingIsHere:


Typical.. .As usual you tag it to hatred for igbos.. Anyone that has a different view hates igbos right?

If olaudah was a criminal, am sure all of you will say he is from Edo state since he mentioned Benin kingdom? You like to twist things to suit yourself.

Someone argued that he had the account of olaudah, I requested for it so I can read and accept, till now he hasn't provided it but I should just accept whatever he says?

Leez:

lol u ain't
kinda surprised tbh

rabzy:


if you have contrary opinion why dont you post your evidence too. As a Benin man i want to know you are hellbent on making him a benin man.

KemjikaEme:

First of all, Eboe is an Anglicalized version of Igbo. Prior the creation of a standard Igbo ortography, the Europeans called them Igbos, Eboes and Ibo, Ibo being the last spelling before the most widely accepted Igbo spelling came into prominence.
Olaudah never wrote Etsako in his narrative, he wrote Essaka.
If he was from Etsako, the spelling should have been Essako.
The Esako infusion is a modern revisionist attempt at erasing his Igbo identity.
Secondly, the Benin kingdom was one of Southern Nigeria's most powerful and popular kingdom that penetrated some parts of Igboland in close proximity to it.
Olaudah's village was apparently a vassal town, so it is only fair that he references the popular kingdom close to his hometown.
We all do this in everyday life,when people ask for a popular location or landmark close to their intended location.

Thirdly, Olaudah as he explained in his book means Fortune or Loud voice/Sound in Igbolanguage.
What does Olaudah mean in Etsako?

cao:

Hence why I modified my bio ages ago to reflect that... but nope it still continues.

KemjikaEme:

If Olaudah was a criminal,Igbos will still accept him afterall we have not disowned Evans and other criminals. In Igbo culture,you don't throw away a child away with the dirty/bath water.
We accept the good and strive to change the bad.
Educate yourself and stop twisting igbo historical achievements.

TheKingIsHere:


This is the problem with most people that why the country is stagnant. Anybody that has a contrary opinion must be from the other tribe.

I posted a Wikipedia article which was exactly similar with the picture you posted. You claimed that Wikipedia isnt reliable. I asked you to post your own credible source, till now we have been hearing stories.

The man might be igbo, he might be Edo or not. The writing in the article isn't enough to decide, however my greatest surprise is that some people are ready to accept that igbos were under the Benin Kingdom even when they have argued against it with me in the past. Same way i told an Edo lady here that igbos share similarities with them right from the past.. She disagreed.

If this guy was a criminal, everyone will deny him.

TheKingIsHere:


This is the problem with most people that why the country is stagnant. Anybody that has a contrary opinion must be from the other tribe.

I posted a Wikipedia article which was exactly similar with the picture you posted. You claimed that Wikipedia isnt reliable. I asked you to post your own credible source, till now we have been hearing stories.

The man might be igbo, he might be Edo or not. The writing in the article isn't enough to decide, however my greatest surprise is that some people are ready to accept that igbos were under the Benin Kingdom even when they have argued against it with me in the past. Same way i told an Edo lady here that igbos share similarities with them right from the past.. She disagreed.

If this guy was a criminal, everyone will deny him.

Ngozi123:


Several posters have posted proof that Equiano was an Igbo man; why are you ignoring them?

Leez:


noted
u've been scarce tho
ur channel taking ur time much?

Ngozi123:


Several posters have posted proof that Equiano was an Igbo man; why are you ignoring them?

giftq:

Not even God can convince TheKingIsHere that Mazi Olauda Ikwuano was an Igbo man.

TheKingIsHere:


Don't drag God into this matter.

Ngozi123 claims Wikipedia isnt reliable, but she has failed to provide her own reliable source.

TheKingIsHere:


This is the problem with most people that why the country is stagnant. Anybody that has a contrary opinion must be from the other tribe.

I posted a Wikipedia article which was exactly similar with the picture you posted. You claimed that Wikipedia isnt reliable. I asked you to post your own credible source, till now we have been hearing stories.

The man might be igbo, he might be Edo or not. The writing in the article isn't enough to decide, however my greatest surprise is that some people are ready to accept that igbos were under the Benin Kingdom even when they have argued against it with me in the past. Same way i told an Edo lady here that igbos share similarities with them right from the past.. She disagreed.

If this guy was a criminal, everyone will deny him.

Leez:

check d distance from onitsha to asaba and then to benin
now names
stephen OKECHUKWU keshi
NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA
all minority igbo
u get it now
d main igbo have never been under anyone

TheKingIsHere:


Don't drag God into this matter.

Ngozi123 claims Wikipedia isnt reliable, but she has failed to provide her own reliable source.

TheKingIsHere:


I love this. I remember discussing with ngozi123 that igbos or can we say some igbos came from Benin kingdom.. .she denied. This was on a previous thread some time ago. One other guy called hammerT was her back up.

Now, here is some one who is a great man, all of a sudden it is agreed that igbos right from Onitcha down to asaba migrated from Benin kingdom.

This argument is just based on history but my greatest disappointment is that some people who don't have anything reasonable to say will tag it to hatred.

giftq:

Olaudah published his own book, you refused to download and read for yourself.

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15399

Keep wallowing in Igbo hate.

Igbo amaka

Ngozi123:


Is that not the same thread where I said that my ancestors migrated to their present location from the Benin Kingdom, though they were and always have been Igbo? What are you talking about here?

Redbonesmith Ikechu1 and hammerT were all there to witness it.

Ngozi123:


I already provided my own proof from his book and I mentioned you so that you could read it. Do you deny this?

TheKingIsHere:
Nope.

TheKingIsHere:


I have read this and it is similar to what was written on Wikipedia page which you claim that Wikipedia isnt reliable.

Provide another full narration that is different from what is on Wikipedia.

You can't say Wikipedia isn't reliable and providing what is still on Wikipedia.

TheKingIsHere:


I must have missed that part. Please provide it again.

Thanks

TheKingIsHere:



Where on earth have I said that the thread be moved to front page?

This is the silly assertions and assumptions am talking about. If I wasn't around to defend myself, you would have spread a false information to another whom will also spread the false information.

Na wa o.

Go and read the this article written by an Igbo man on olaudah.

http://chatafrik.com/articles/american-affairs/was-olaudah-equiano-igbo#.WeTnXaK3NzQ

Everyone loves to take glory for things that is good.

If to say the same Olaudah was a dangerous criminal, you will see how all of you will deny him

Ngozi123:

Fineman87:


Equiano even used the word 'oye-igbo'.

Ngozi, dont mind the guy. He just cant believe that an igbo man is the first ever literate black man. He was told that yolibats are first in education and enlightenment. Lol. His systematic disillusionment has just begun.

Fineman87:


Equiano even used the wird oye-igbo.

Ngozi, dont mind the guy. He just cant believe that an igbo man is the first ever literate black man. He was told that yolibats are first in education and enlightenment. Lol. His systematic disillusionment has just begun.

TheKingIsHere:


I love this. I remember discussing with ngozi123 that igbos or can we say some igbos came from Benin kingdom.. .she denied. This was on a previous thread some time ago. One other guy called hammerT was her back up.

Now, here is some one who is a great man, all of a sudden it is agreed that igbos right from Onitcha down to asaba migrated from Benin kingdom.

This argument is just based on history but my greatest disappointment is that some people who don't have anything reasonable to say will tag it to hatred.

TheKingIsHere:


I must have missed that part. Please provide it again.

Thanks

Ngozi123:


Tbf, there were literate black men who predated Equiano. They even predated the first literate white men; it was hidden in the history books by the European imperialists.

TheKingIsHere:


I have read this and it is similar to what was written on Wikipedia page which you claim that Wikipedia isnt reliable.

Provide another full narration that is different from what is on Wikipedia.

You can't say Wikipedia isn't reliable and providing what is still on Wikipedia.