And the Supreme Being commissioned Oduduwa, a “sky-god”, to carry out a terrestrial task; he descended from heaven with a cockerel which had six fingers. And the earth was made by him through the ingenious
deployment of his avian subject. But that was after ‘Atewonro’ had sprinkled some dirt on the ocean to found Ile-Ife. And he had wives, and sons who founded other kingdoms. So the mythic origin of the Yoruba says.

In Igbo mythic origin, the Supreme Being sent Eri down to earth to establish balance and social order. The “sky-god” founded Nri, and he had wives, and sons who founded other Igbo towns and communities.

The Yoruba and the Igbo share a lot more than similar mythic origins. They are the oldest inhabitants of the areas they live in. In other words, the Yoruba and the Igbo are indigenous to the geographical area called “Nigeria”. And it has also been argued that both groups are of a singular ancestry.

The two groups have had established trade-links dating to the period before contact with the first Europeans. And they are known to share passion for industry; are convivial, accommodating and peace loving.


Also, there is no documented history of war between the Igbo and the Yoruba despite occupying the same “southern hemisphere”. In the precolonial times, wars among kingdoms and natives were common, but there appears to be no recorded incident of battle between the clans and kingdoms of the two groups.

In language, they are both of the Kwa-group Niger-Congo origin. The similarities between the Yoruba and the Igbo language are remarkable, if not uncanny, which point to an identical fount.

Despite having so much in common, politics has been a pesky point of dissonance for both groups. Though the Igbo and the Yoruba do not have a romantic political history; they have kept the dagger away from their rivalry.

The outcome of the Western Region elections of 1951, in which Nnamdi Azikiwe claimed he was sabotaged by Obafemi Awolowo, perhaps laid the molten magma of political rivalry between the two groups.

Some associates of Azikiwe alleged that Awolowo, leader of the Action Group, bought over members of the NCNC, after they had won elections on the platform of the party in the western region, to scuttle Zik’s plan of being the leader of the regional assembly.

They also claimed that Awolowo scuttled Zik’s “one-Nigeria” agenda, and introduced tribal politics.

However, there is no proof to substantiate these claims. In fact, the allegation regarding Awolowo’s sabotage of Zik was disproved by the colonial government at the time.

So, over the years, stories have been revised and passed down to generations who do not probe the information but hold it as a grudge against the other.

Most young people trading hate on social media cannot actually say their grievance against those they are tugging with, except to echo the refrain of revised stories handed down to them and to act on stereotypes they have been socialised by.

But can the Igbo and the Yoruba ever unite? Yes, they can. And they will. There will come a time when there is no option, but for them to hold each other in a warm embrace as “descendants of sky-gods.”

There will come that time.

Fredrick is a media personality.

Twitter: @FredrickNwabufo

https://www.thecable.ng/do-the-igbo-and-the-yoruba-know-they-are-sons-of-oduduwa

What kind of fuckery is this?

in few minutes, few Nigerians will show what true hatred means.

This post was coined from the pit of Hell..... Igbos ain't related to you guys



Spits

No igbo culture claims to come from Eri except Umuleri and Aguleri. 2 villages. And both dont claim they come from him, but that he taught them their culture. In the Eri story, Awka was already founded.

And artifacts from Igbo land (Igbo Ukwu, Lejja) predates the first artifacts in Yoruba land (Ile Ife) by 2000 years on a conservative estimate. That's a time period equal to the gap between the espoused death of Jesus and today.

Fake history is killing Africans

op just want cause fight

Children of today know your history.

There's no way Yorubas and igbos were of the same descendants, check your history. Yoruba is a one person in respect of Oduduwa, and in contrary...

Igbos are nation, they are the migrant children of Obed who fled from their nation around 9th - 10th century, during the time of great affliction of the Israel nation by the Assyrians. They settled by the lower bend of river Niger and cross river where they found fertile ground and started farming just like the Israelites.
Their system of government and administration is patrilineal clan system, every clan or village trace themselves back to their ancestors.

Origin of Yoruba tribe
Oduduwa who came from northwest Africa and settled at Ile ife, but oral tradition says that Oduduwa came from heaven and created the earth.
The descendants spread and founded seven kingdoms namely: Oowu, Sabe, Popo, Benin, Ila, Ketu, and Oyo.
Oranmiya founded the Old Oyo kingdom around 14th century, Ife became the spiritual and cultural centre of the kingdom. The government of old Oyo kingdom consists... Alafin, Oyomesi, The Eso, Ogboni, and Ilari.

Hausa tribe traced their origin from Bayagida who was a prince from Bagdad that married the queen of daura. Their children founded the true Hausa states known as Hausa bakwa, such as Biram, Daura, Katrina, zaria, Kano, Gobir and subsequently zanfara, Kebbi gwari, yuari.

Stop misleading and rewriting history all because of you want to be patriotic or try to unify the country.

zurich1010:
Afonja always attaching to Igbos by fire by force. Do Igbos and afonja look alike to you?
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See differences between Negroe and Africans. They may be blacks but not the same people. Negroes have twice as much testesterone than Africans.

Hmm oga which one be negro and which be afriamcans again. Another new race has been invented...na waooo. you need to write research paper for this your new discovery...

Shekochild:

Hmm oga which one be negro and which be afriamcans again. Another new race has been invented...na waooo. you need to write research paper for this your new discovery...

Go on youtube and type "Negroes vs Africans" and learn the difference between the two with documented research. They are not the same people and they don't even reason alike! White people have this information and are hiding it! Even during slave trade, the slave traders wanted mostly Negroes, not Africans.

zurich1010:


Go on youtube and type "Negroes vs Africans" and learn the difference between the two with documented research. They are not the same people and they don't even reason alike! White people have this information and are hiding it! Even during slave trade, the slave traders wanted mostly Negroes, not Africans.

OP, may amadioha's thunder destroy everything that is near you or related to you. Anuofia.

See this descendant of the fallen one that wants to rope me with with an abomination of a tribe. Tufiakwa.

Light and darkness have nothing in common. The only reason I know about you is because of Mr Luggard. If not ...

zurich1010:


Go on youtube and type "Negroes vs Africans" and learn the difference between the two with documented research. They are not the same people and they don't even reason alike! White people have this information and are hiding it! Even during slave trade, the slave traders wanted mostly Negroes, not Africans.

Hmmm...this your groundbreaking discovery with youtube as your research material, no be small thing ooo. For your mind now, you dey happy say white man say you dey more evolved because you get flat head. Hmm..you dey even happy well well say na your great grand father they prefer to use for plantation. Thesame negroes wey Americans dey call monkey today. So you even believe in evolution. If you truly believe in evolution, then tell me what has stop the present day chimpanzee from evolving... Learn to think critically and have thoughts of your own. Not everything you see in the internet is an absolute truth. What if i burst your bubble and tell you that no man has gone to the moon. There are scientific evidence that prove that man cannot go passed the thermosphere and survive... Some white folks dug up some human skull some where and end up deceiving you that one is flat while one is curve ,so they are different race and a gullible negroe like you just believe it because na white man(demi God) talkam. Let me burst your bubble again, do you know i have seen people from your side who have both Kind of head you potray on that picture ...so if i were to believe in all this your self-glorifying ethnocentricism that rather suggests inferiority complex, how will i reconcile it?
Lastly, sorry to burst your bubble again, racism is a social construct.
There is no other race, but the human race. Mind you i am not yoruba, i just want to liberate you from the mental slavery of white supremacist. Negroes in America are already suffering for being black, don't add more to their suffering by debasing the blacks with this your hidden discovery. Plsssss

[quote author=updatechange post=76357887]Children of today know your history.

There's no way Yorubas and igbos were of the same descendants, check your history. Yoruba is a one person in respect of Oduduwa, and in contrary...

Igbos are nation, they are the migrant children of Obed who fled from their nation around 9th - 10th century, during the time of great affliction of the Israel nation by the Assyrians. They settled by the lower bend of river Niger and cross river where they found fertile ground and started farming just like the Israelites.
Their system of government and administration is patrilineal clan system, every clan or village trace themselves back to their ancestors.

Origin of Yoruba tribe
Oduduwa who came from northwest Africa and settled at Ile ife, but oral tradition says that Oduduwa came from heaven and created the earth.
The descendants spread and founded seven kingdoms namely: Oowu, Sabe, Popo, Benin, Ila, Ketu, and Oyo.
Oranmiya founded the Old Oyo kingdom around 14th century, Ife became the spiritual and cultural centre of the kingdom. The government of old Oyo kingdom consists... Alafin, Oyomesi, The Eso, Ogboni, and Ilari.

Hausa tribe traced their origin from Bayagida who was a prince from Bagdad that married the queen of daura. Their children founded the true Hausa states known as Hausa bakwa, such as Biram, Daura, Katrina, zaria, Kano, Gobir and subsequently zanfara, Kebbi gwari, yuari.

Stop misleading and rewriting history all because of you want to be patriotic or try to unify the country.


Guy go buy brain.... ibos has never been Jews.

Wonder why use propaganda on history