Onitsha, a town in Anambra state has 9 communities in which Igala has 2 (Ogbodu and Obigboru), Benin has 4 and Igbo has 3. Igala was said to be the first people in Onitsha as they had been camping (having fishing tents) by the side of the river Niger doing their fishing before the crossing of Benin people to the area. The Igala were the one who helped the Benin Prince and his people to cross the river Niger by carrying the Benin people in their (Igala) fishing boats and canoes to the side now called Onitsha, thus Igala were the host while the Benin were strangers at that time.
Though the Igala people were there before the Benin people, they built their houses at the river side while the Benin prince and his people who moved to the dry land formed the head of the area, thus the Benin people became the ruling class as Obi of Onitsha till this day. But Igala and Igbo play their roles too. Igala have a role to play in the traditional council. The Igala people are in charge of the design of the royal clothes/regalia as well as burial of any transited Obi of Onitsha. Remember that the burial of such a person requires many spiritual activities. I will tell you one. The masquerade which performs the last icholo (rite) is an Igala masquerade called Egwu-Afia. Just like in Kogi Igala Okwulat (feast of the ancestors) where a song Ebule kpolama kegwu alo, and women as well as non-initiated males leave the location, the Onitsha Egwu-Afia masquerade speaks and signs in Igala language, and the final song which concludes the burial activities is Ononojo nalo kibawawa nalo.. (meaning strangers, leave let it remain us, the indigenes..), and now none indigenes would have to move from the burial site, oral history revealed. The mother of one late Obi of Onitsha (Obi Eze Aroli) was Igala, and her name was Enubi (meaning the supporter or one to lean on. The male version in Kogi is Enebi/Eneubi).
And before I forget, this Egwu-Afia is still part of the burial rites of anyone who dies in this 2 Igala communities- Ogbodu and Obigboru till date, and was used for one important figure who was one of the fighters for the independent of Nigeria from that side during his burial, reliable sources told me. Egwu-Afia is exclusively of Igala, and any community is found till tomorrow in Nigeria is indigenous Igala people, as the masquerade is only found among the oma Egwu-Afia clan (Note: Not all Igalas are Oma Egwu-Afia clans but all Oma Egwu-Afia clans are Igalas).
God bless the throne of Obi of Onitsha, God bless Ogbogu and Obigboru people, God bless entire Igala people.
Ayegba A. A.
(General Igala Ambassador)
Founder of United Igala Kingdom, and
Leader, Discover and Reconnect indigenous Igala People across Nigeria project

https://www.facebook.com/Indigenous-igala-people-worldwide-109837710777439/photos/pcb.196362365458306/196362288791647/

God bless Onitsha kingdom.


God bless Umuikem, my village.


I greet the great Onitsha men/women here.

Bendeco2020:
God bless Onitsha kingdom.


God bless Umuikem, my village.


I greet the great Onitsha men/women here.

Tankia

May you all live long like your father's and father's before your fore father's..

The Problame Is,, We donot have histiory in Nigeria.

realstars:
The Problame Is,, We donot have histiory in Nigeria.

Anambra people say Igala is their history

This is called Anambra obsession
Very funny

A man with two blokos go Dey open thread to lament on anambra as igala nation

This is why Anambraians will continue leading igbo nation even as igala a dem be

What a foolishness

Anambra Men don’t play like this... they’re too busy Making money .. even dia women .. are illustrious to have time to gossip

But here is an orlu MAN ... like ROCHAS UDENWA NZERIBE ETC HERR GOSSIPING AND NAGGING LIKE A TYPICAL JOBLESS AND LAZY ORLU WOMAn
And Tomorrow this one will come and be calling himself MAN BECuze he get prick

A little slumbe a little sleep thts how poverty will come upon him

And tomorrow the fullish op will claim MAN .. IGBO MAN

Shameless...

So shameless to MEN.

Ndi orlu no get shame!

Imagine

Ikengawo:

Anambra people say Igala is their history

leave us, let it be. Yes we are proud of whatever heritage God gave us. Go and deal more with your Imo sisters begging the so called Igala and Enugu men to come and marry them. Since Papa like you wants to dance surugede, ngwa get ready Maka obukwa egwu nmuo.

Herdsmen:
This is called Anambra obsession
Very funny

A man with two blokos go Dey open thread to lament on anambra as igala nation

This is why Anambraians will continue leading igbo nation even as igala a dem be

What a foolishness

Anambra Men don’t play like this... they’re too busy Making money .. even dia women .. are illustrious to have time to gossip

But here is an orlu MAN ... like ROCHAS UDENWA NZERIBE ETC HERR GOSSIPING AND NAGGING LIKE A TYPICAL JOBLESS AND LAZY ORLU WOMAn
And Tomorrow this one will come and be calling himself MAN BECuze he get prick

A little slumbe a little sleep thts how poverty will come upon him

And tomorrow the fullish op will claim MAN .. IGBO MAN

Shameless...

So shameless to MEN.

Ndi orlu no get shame!

Imagine

nwanem, they are no longer hiding their obsession and jealousy

And when Nnamdi Kanu says "Igala is Biafraland", some dimwits will start foaming in the mouth.

Anything that young man says, no matter how bizarre, just scratch the surface, and u'll see its the truth.

So yeebos are no longer lost jews? Now they are bini migrants. Who no like better thing.

Kapeter:
So yeebos are no longer lost jews? Now they are bini migrants. Who no like better thing.

Actually Obi of onitsha stool is a Benin stool.
Check Obi of Onitshaa sword, it's the same thing as Oba of Benin own.

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Actually Obi of onitsha stool is a Benin stool.
Check Obi of Onitshaa sword, it's the same thing as Oba of Benin own.[/quote][/s] Borrowing some of their traditional does not make Benin, Yoruba that has almost the same traditional with Benin does that make them Benin? Focus more on reclaiming kwara state

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Nwanyiogwashi:

Borrowing some of their traditional does not make Benin, Yoruba that has almost the same traditional with Benin does that make them Benin? Focus more on reclaiming kwara state

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This girl, so you're still alive? Learn to strike a comment properly.
BTW, Obi of Onitshaa sword fell down from heaven Abi?
Abeq I'm talking to original Igbos in SE not fake ones in delta .

Sammy07:


This girl, so you're still alive? Learn to strike a comment properly.
BTW, Obi of Onitshaa sword fell down from heaven Abi?
Abeq I'm talking to original Igbos in SE not fake ones in delta .

Look at this half ijaw man from ondo state the oba your Yoruba have fell from heaven abi?

Nwanyiogwashi:
Look at this half ijaw man from ondo state the oba your Yoruba have fell from heaven abi?

Shut up.
Ijaws don't even own a complete local government in Ondo state

My Oba is from Ile Ife.
BTW, I said I'm talking to the original Igbos from SE not the "tap in" Igbos that shares state with a Yoruba tribe in delta

Focus more on joining your brothers in the East.

Sammy07:


Shut up.
Ijaws don't even own a complete local government in Ondo state

My Oba is from Ile Ife.
BTW, I said I'm talking to the original Igbos from SE not the "tap in" Igbos that shares state with a Yoruba tribe in delta

Lies, Ijaws own a fair control of Ondo state cause they produce majority of the oil in that state, an Ijaw man has as much right as the Ilaje man in Ondo and I'm sure they are asserting that right in Ondo state already.

Lagos belongs to the Bini, I've seen lots of reports on social media from Edo people establishing these historical facts in Lagos and even Ile-Ife where your progenitors claim was the cradle of yorubawa civilization... the Benin people insist they gave you your Obaship, including Oduduwa a Bini prince who established a kingdom in Ile-Ife (even though you claim he fell from the sky)... apparently it's easy to see the accounts from the Benin people is more believable.

Ijebu people as claimed by your Awujale are not yoruubaas.

Lots of yorogba speaking subgroups in Kabba, Kogi, Niger state etc have been completely conquered and immersed into their host communities that we don't hear much about them anymore, the Nupe for example have converted the yorogbas in Niger into a negligible minority, they don't even hold any sociopolitical relevance in that state anymore.

Ilorin as we all know has been completely conquered by the beautiful Fulani emirate, attempts at self-consolatory revisionisms won't change these facts as the royal stool on Kwara is under the firm control of a Emir not Oba.

I think if you ask me, the yorogba nation have more issues to worry about than meddle into the affairs of the Igbos who save for few recalcitrant elements among them like the Ikwerre (who are Benin descendants and irrelevant anyway) have maintained a firm grip and homogeneous identity among other Igbo subgroups like the proud Enuani people of Delta state (except the Ika people) and the Ndoni/Egbema of Rivers state.

Sammy07:


Shut up.
Ijaws don't even own a complete local government in Ondo state

My Oba is from Ile Ife.
BTW, I said I'm talking to the original Igbos from SE not the "tap in" Igbos that shares state with a Yoruba tribe in delta

Focus more on joining your brothers in the East.

Ijaw own half of ondo state is on record

Igbo own complete 9 local government in Delta pls which local government in Delta state is own by Yoruba ?

Kwara state has already gone to Fulani

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BoboNkiti19:

Lies, Ijaws own a fair control of Ondo state cause they produce majority of the oil in that state, an Ijaw man has as much right as the Ilaje man in Ondo and I'm sure they are asserting that right in Ondo state already.

Lagos belongs to the Bini, I've seen lots of reports on social media from Edo people establishing these historical facts in Lagos and even Ile-Ife where your progenitors claim was the cradle of yorubawa civilization... the Benin people insist they gave you your Obaship, including Oduduwa a Bini prince who established a kingdom in Ile-Ife (even though you claim he fell from the sky)... apparently it's easy to see the accounts from the Benin people is more believable.

Ijebu people as claimed by your Awujale are not yoruubaas.

Lots of yorogba speaking subgroups in Kabba, Kogi, Niger state etc have been completely conquered and immersed into their host communities that we don't hear much about them anymore, the Nupe for example have converted the yorogbas in Niger into a negligible minority, they don't even hold any sociopolitical relevance in that state anymore.

Ilorin as we all know has been completely conquered by the beautiful Fulani emirate, attempts at self-consolatory revisionisms won't change these facts as the royal stool on Kwara is under the firm control of a Emir not Oba.

I think if you ask me, the yorogba nation have more issues to worry about than meddle into the affairs of the Igbos who save for few recalcitrant elements among them like the Ikwerre (who are Benin descendants and irrelevant anyway) have maintained a firm grip and homogeneous identity among other Igbo subgroups like the proud Enuani people of Delta state (except the Ika people) and the Ndoni/Egbema of Rivers state.

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Nwanyiogwashi:
Ijaw own half of ondo state is on record

Igbo own complete 9 local government in Delta pls which local government in Delta state is own by Yoruba ?

Kwara state has already gone to Fulani

Which of the Kwara, the one in arochukwu or ngwa?

Odkosh:
Which of the Kwara, the one in arochukwu or ngwa?

e pain this one

BoboNkiti19:

Lies, Ijaws own a fair control of Ondo state cause they produce majority of the oil in that state, an Ijaw man has as much right as the Ilaje man in Ondo and I'm sure they are asserting that right in Ondo state already.

Lagos belongs to the Bini, I've seen lots of reports on social media from Edo people establishing these historical facts in Lagos and even Ile-Ife where your progenitors claim was the cradle of yorubawa civilization... the Benin people insist they gave you your Obaship, including Oduduwa a Bini prince who established a kingdom in Ile-Ife (even though you claim he fell from the sky)... apparently it's easy to see the accounts from the Benin people is more believable.

Ijebu people as claimed by your Awujale are not yoruubaas.

Lots of yorogba speaking subgroups in Kabba, Kogi, Niger state etc have been completely conquered and immersed into their host communities that we don't hear much about them anymore, the Nupe for example have converted the yorogbas in Niger into a negligible minority, they don't even hold any sociopolitical relevance in that state anymore.

Ilorin as we all know has been completely conquered by the beautiful Fulani emirate, attempts at self-consolatory revisionisms won't change these facts as the royal stool on Kwara is under the firm control of a Emir not Oba.

I think if you ask me, the yorogba nation have more issues to worry about than meddle into the affairs of the Igbos who save for few recalcitrant elements among them like the Ikwerre (who are Benin descendants and irrelevant anyway) have maintained a firm grip and homogeneous identity among other Igbo subgroups like the proud Enuani people of Delta state (except the Ika people) and the Ndoni/Egbema of Rivers state.

Do you know my Hobby?
I like Educating ignorant people.

1. Ijaws don't control anything, I mean anything.
The local government where you can find them is Ese Odo local government, still surrounded by Yoruba towns and the name self is Yoruba. Ijaws don't own a local government, kindly note that.

2. Do you even know Lagos? Lagos Benin people are talking about is Lagos island not Lagos state, kindly educate your ignorant mind.
A lot of towns and cities on Lagos mainland were formerly In Ogun state before they joined them to Lagos Island. (Its like you guys don't do history over there)

3. Benin People cannot even tell us Oba originated from them. They should give me the lexicon of Oba in Benin language

4. Go to ijebu ode and tell them They're from Sudan and are not Yoruba It's just like saying Port novo is not a Yoruba town because it's in Benin Republic

5. Anyone, can change his Oba to Emir if he wishes so stop masturbating on whatever you don't know, do u even know the road to ilorin talkless of knowing those who reside there Or ain't you aware when Olu of Iwo said he wanna change his Oba to Emir?


6. And who told you Kaaba has been conquered or so? Alayee shut up Abeq.

7. My having a convo with Original Igbos from SE not the tap in Igbos that shares a state with Yoruba tribe in delta.

8. If you ask me, I think you should worry about your brothers who refuses to be identified as Igbos, Abi Wetin concern me

Check all yoruba towns irrespective of Their location, they still wanna be with their knits, goan sort yourself and stop dreaming of Yorubas, we ain't the cause of you guys misfortune

Nwanyiogwashi:
Ijaw own half of ondo state is on record

Igbo own complete 9 local government in Delta pls which local government in Delta state is own by Yoruba ?

Kwara state has already gone to Fulani

This is a list of local governments in Ondo state.

Akoko North-West
Akoko North-East
Akoko South-East
Akoko South-West
Ose
Owo
Akure North
Akure South
Ifedore
Ile Oluji/Okeigbo
Ondo West
Ondo East
Idanre
Odigbo
Okitipupa
Irele
Ese Odo
Ilaje

Which one of them sounds Ijaw

Have u forgotten "I" in Anioma means Ika
have they accepted the Igbo tag?

I repeat, I'm having a convo with original Igbos from the East not those ones that share a state with Yoruba sub group

Warri South is dominated by who?

Nwanyiogwashi:
e pain this one

Laughing won't save you. Just answer odensi

Sammy07:


This is a list of local governments in Ondo state.

Akoko North-West
Akoko North-East
Akoko South-East
Akoko South-West
Ose
Owo
Akure North
Akure South
Ifedore
Ile Oluji/Okeigbo
Ondo West
Ondo East
Idanre
Odigbo
Okitipupa
Irele
Ese Odo
Ilaje

Which one of them sounds Ijaw

Have u forgotten "I" in Anioma means Ika
have they accepted the Igbo tag?

I repeat, I'm having a convo with original Igbos from the East not those ones that share a state with Yoruba sub group

Lol, you dey mind the dimwit

Odkosh:
Laughing won't save you. Just answer odensi

Maybe She meant Kwara in Oguta or Nwangele

Onitsha is made of 3 natives: the igalas, the Igbos from the western igboland and the umuezechima from Benin. Some of you give the wrong account by stating that Benin people are originals. This is false because, Ezechima migrated from Arochukwu to Benin and from Benin to Onitsha where lived with the igala and fellow Igbos thereby co-founding Onitsha. Ezechima brought some elements of Benin culture along with him to Onitsha. No Benin person nor prince founded Onitsha, instead Ezechima(who is Igbo from Benin) co-founded Onitsha.

God bless Anambra state

Sammy07:


Maybe She meant Kwara in Oguta or Nwangele

LargeBreed:
Onitsha is made of 3 natives: the igalas, the Igbos from the western igboland and the umuezechima from Benin. Some of you give the wrong account by stating that Benin people are originals. This is false because, Ezechima migrated from Arochukwu to Benin and from Benin to Onitsha where lived with the igala and fellow Igbos thereby co-founding Onitsha. Ezechima brought some elements of Benin culture along with him to Onitsha. No Benin person nor prince founded Onitsha, instead Ezechima(who is Igbo from Benin) co-founded Onitsha.

On point

Ikengawo:

Anambra people say Igala is their history

When did they say so?

LargeBreed:
Onitsha is made of 3 natives: the igalas, the Igbos from the western igboland and the umuezechima from Benin. Some of you give the wrong account by stating that Benin people are originals. This is false because, Ezechima migrated from Arochukwu to Benin and from Benin to Onitsha where lived with the igala and fellow Igbos thereby co-founding Onitsha. Ezechima brought some elements of Benin culture along with him to Onitsha. No Benin person nor prince founded Onitsha, instead Ezechima(who is Igbo from Benin) co-founded Onitsha.

I thought Ezechima came from Anioma