Nigeria Population: 1921 CENSUS.
1] Yoruba ---------- 2,113,000
2] Igbo ------------- 3,927,000
3] Edo ----------------- 472,000
4] Ibibio --------------- 960,000
5] Ijaw ----------------- 174,000

That was prior this ravaging age of tribalism and ethnicity.
Meanwhile, I think that the population of the Igbos are being subdued for whatsoever reasons, may be political or so.

Weird! Igbos use to be about x2 of Yorubas before but now Yoruba speakers are about x2 of Igbo speakers.

Probably because they move more to Yorubaland and get yoruabanized on daily basis.
Yoruba is now the biggest tribe in Nigeria sha.

The greatest disservice to mankind is the existence of hausafulani in same country with South East n South South.
They have done enough damage to my people over 70 years ago by suppressed data on population and resource endowment that are second to non in Africa.

Imagine Igbos with 4million population in 1921 and Yoruba with just 2.1million at same period...

Even now Igbos are far greater in number than the Yorubas

Corn247:
Weird! Igbos use to be about x2 of Yorubas before but now Yoruba speakers are about x2 of Igbo speakers.

Probably because they move more to Yorubaland and get yoruabanized on daily basis

The biafran war almost annihilated a lot of Igbos with killings of over 3 millions of Igbos. The entire tribe could have been wiped out by Hausa/Fulani's if not for timely response of Victor Banjo that surrendered to a Yoruba man by the name BLACK SCORPION. Unfortunately Ojukwu killed him to massage his Ego. Just like the "Peter Obi" lost his election but doesn't want to accept defeat due to Ego.

Urhobo, Ishan, Isoko, Itsekiri, Anioma, Calabars, Calabar? Are they camerounian tribes?

outoftheworld:
Even now Igbos are far greater in number than the Yorubas

Maybe in Abakaliki population census

funmijoyb:

The biafran war dealt with Igbo's, killing over 3 millions of Igbos. The entire tribe could have been wiped out by Hausa/Fulani's if not for timely response of Victor Banjo that surrendered to a Yoruba man by the name BLACK SCORPION. Unfortunately Ojukwu killed him to raise his Ego.

The main commander of the war Gowon and Danjuma was not even Hausa or Fulani..Ojukwe started the war and was hell bent on conquering all other tribes before his cup ran full

Corn247:
Weird! Igbos use to be about x2 of Yorubas before but now Yoruba speakers are about x2 of Igbo speakers.

Probably because they move more to Yorubaland and get yoruabanized on daily basis.
Yoruba is now the biggest tribe in Nigeria sha.

Many people who called themselves Yoruba today were actually Hausas, fulani, nupe, igbos etc who got yoruabanized over time because of Yoruba liberal nature. Many ethnic group will go into exint in next 100 years while the major groups will swell up

Other ethnic groups in South South apart from Edo, IJaw and Ibiobio were erroneously counted as Igbo.

Corn247:
Weird! Igbos use to be about x2 of Yorubas before but now Yoruba speakers are about x2 of Igbo speakers.

Probably because they move more to Yorubaland and get yoruabanized on daily basis.
Yoruba is now the biggest tribe in Nigeria sha.

You use regional data as tribal data. That's yorubas greatest mistake. Another factor is the south south madness happening now. Igbos in SS is huge but yorubas keep restricting Igbos to SE

abdeefggh:
Nigeria Population: 1921 CENSUS.
1] Yoruba ---------- 2,113,000
2] Igbo ------------- 3,927,000
3] Edo ----------------- 472,000
4] Ibibio --------------- 960,000
5] Ijaw ----------------- 174,000

Source please. Thank you.

muykem:
Other ethnic groups in South South apart from Edo, IJaw and Ibiobio were erroneously counted as Igbo.

Which other tribes Mr man? The fake tribes you oil thieves created. Same tribes speaking igbo and practicing Igbo culture

So half of the population of the south was igbo was the civil so bad in the Igbos that they are now the third most populated tribe or is this one of Nigeria's attempt at revisionism

waynetee:


Many people who called themselves Yoruba today were actually Hausas, fulani, nupe, igbos etc who got yoruabanized over time because of Yoruba liberal nature. Many ethnic group will go into exint in next 100 years while the major groups will swell up

Do you think this census only counted Igbos in Igboland? This is your greatest mistake, using SE to represent Igbos. The British counted Igbos Nationwide. If Nigeria include ethnicity in census the result will be the same. Nobody can "yorubanize" Igboman who owns a mansion in his village and returns home every Christmas

igwebuike01:

Do you think this census only counted Igbos in Igboland? This is your greatest mistake, using SE to represent Igbos. The British counted Igbos Nationwide. If Nigeria include ethnicity in census the result will be the same. Nobody can "yorubanize" Igboman who owns a mansion in his village and returns home every Christmas

I have more than 10 friends with igbo background who speak Yoruba more than I do and can't even speak igbo

waynetee:


I have more than 10 friends with igbo background who speak Yoruba more than I do and can't even speak igbo

But they have igbo names, eat igbo foods, wear igbo cloths etc. If you give them a questionnaire and indicate tribe they will fill igbo there. Even by 1921 when this census was conducted Igbos are already in Lagos and Kano in large numbers but still counted as Igbos

TooMuchStuff:
The greatest district to mankind is the existence of hausafulani in same country with Igbos

they have done enough damage to my people over 100 years ago

I think you might want to edit your post. It's conveying a different message from the one you want conveyed!

As for Ndigbo sharing the same country with murderous, parasitic and very wicked people who despise them, after Lugard the next person i blame is Zik!

The economic epicentre of Southern Nigeria have always been largely centred in Eastern Nigeria, and if fairness,is allowed to reign devoid of the artificial meddling of the Nigerian government, it will continue to do so.

outoftheworld:
Even now Igbos are far greater in number than the Yorubas

Yorubas make mistake of restricting Igbo population to SE population. The geopolitical zones is deceiving yorubas

RepoMan007:
Urhobo, Ishan, Isoko, Itsekiri, Anioma, Calabars, Calabar? Are they camerounian tribes?

Anioma? You no well
Esan, isoko, Urhobo are Edoid tribes.
Calabar is of the Efik/Ibibio complex

waynetee:


Many people who called themselves Yoruba today were actually Hausas, fulani, nupe, igbos etc who got yoruabanized over time because of Yoruba liberal nature. Many ethnic group will go into exint in next 100 years while the major groups will swell up

True! many igbos are even claiming they are from Yorubaland now. All of them might get yoruabanized in the nearest Future because of their obsession with Yorubaland. This one here will eventually marry a Yoruba boy and her children will be yoruba

People just go fishing to look for data to boost their inferiority complex

1921 census is of historical value to the extent that it happened
I why do you accept census results that favour you and reject those that don't

In 1921 the census was boycotted and resisted in many places because of the belief that they were

.......were mostly for military conscription, taxation or subsidising the costs of imperial rule. The subjects usually found ways to resist them. You.
ANSELM ODINKALU

funmijoyb:

The biafran war almost annihilated a lot of Igbos with killings of over 3 millions of Igbos. The entire tribe could have been wiped out by Hausa/Fulani's if not for timely response of Victor Banjo that surrendered to a Yoruba man by the name BLACK SCORPION. Unfortunately Ojukwu killed him to massage his Ego. Just like the "Peter Obi" lost his election but doesn't want to accept defeat due to Ego.

Yoruba history

Corn247:


True! many igbos are even claiming they are from Yorubaland now. All of them might get yoruabanized in the nearest Future because of their obsession with Yorubaland. This one here will eventually marry a Yoruba boy and her children will be yoruba

Being from Lagos doesn't mean being yoruba. Same mistake we are correcting you. A Yoruba man is busy building roads in Enugu state. But he is still yoruba by tribe but adopted Enugu as his state

Gajagojo:
People just go fishing to look for data to boost their inferiority complex

1921 census is of historical value to the extent that it happened
I why do you accept census results that favour you and reject those that don't

In 1921 the census was boycotted and resisted in many places because of the belief that they were

.......were mostly for military conscription, taxation or subsidising the costs of imperial rule. The subjects usually found ways to resist them. You.
ANSELM ODINKALU

Has Nigeria ever allowed ethnicity to be captured in any census? If they do the result will not be different from this one

igwebuike01:

Has Nigeria ever allowed ethnicity to be captured in any census? If they do the result will not be different from this one

That is what you want to believe
That is an idea that is sweet in your stomach so you want it to be true
The reality is that the Northerners in particular boycotted and resisted this 1921 census because they distrusted the motives
Another census was carried out in 1931 look for it
We are talking about an era when the main mode of transport was walking and the bicycle
People need to pause and imagine what technology existed in the world in 1921 not to talk of Nigeria

There was no radio station in the country at that time
Stop for a moment to imagine a census in A Nigeria where most people were illiterate,there were no roads,no cars,no electricity,no radio ,no TV
And people resisting it because not everyone accepted Colonial authority

igwebuike01:

Being from Lagos doesn't mean being yoruba. Same mistake we are correcting you. A Yoruba man is busy building roads in Enugu state. But he is still yoruba by tribe but adopted Enugu as his state

So anyone can just adopt anywhere as his origin ?? Even the British PM won't say he is not from Indian despite the fact that his father was born in Europe.

You people are very weird

funmijoyb:

The biafran war almost annihilated a lot of Igbos with killings of over 3 millions of Igbos. The entire tribe could have been wiped out by Hausa/Fulani's if not for timely response of Victor Banjo that surrendered to a Yoruba man by the name BLACK SCORPION. Unfortunately Ojukwu killed him to massage his Ego. Just like the "Peter Obi" lost his election but doesn't want to accept defeat due to Ego.

Banjo surrendered to Benjamin adekunle ? The two never met in the war and the two were not in the war when it ended so how did banjo surrender to adekunle?

Mrfeel:

Banjo surrendered to Benjamin adekunle ? The two never met in the war and the two were not in the war when it ended so how did banjo surrender to adekunle?

Do u want me to school you? I can if u want me too.