chrisxxx:

U challenged one of you the other day to come up with any crime committed outside Nigeria or the mainland of Igbo people I mean the boundary of your dot states that is not from one of the states.
I want to throw this as a challenge bring up a name that sounds Igbo that committed a crime outside Igbo land that is not truly an Igbo man from the dot states.
Lastly identify any ikwerre man that has committed crime anywhere in the world that led him to be imprisoned or executed.
This is the boundary between you people and the ikwerres.
Agreed you people are well traveled. You heard the similarities between the Spanish and Portuguese language but you believe they are different people despite the similarities in their culture. You agreed that Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark are different people despite language similarities and culture. You agreed with the Ukrainian and Polish people. Malaysian and Indonesian. Yoruba and Itsekiri. Urhobo and Isoko. You saw these and identified them as different people why can't you look inward and see Ikwerre for who dey are?
There is what is called mutual intelligibility in linguistics class. That is the phenomenon we share together. If you had just 4 LGAs as Ikwerres have and the Ikwerres 5 States the language you speak would be described to be Ikwerriod.
DNA studies have shown Ikwerres are not related to you people. This is Science oooo. Leave us alone.

First of all there is no DNA study that can establish any difference between Ikwerre and Igbo because they are the same people. The difference can only be noticeable if you do DNA say between Ikwerre and Nsukka but it will still be negligible.

2ndly the problem some Igbos like me have is not in the rights of Ikwerre to ethnic distinctness but rather the lie about Ikwerre history which has been persistently told from 1971 till date which must be corrected for the sake of future generations who might believe the lies as truth. The Akalaka history never mentioned Ihuruoha at all but rather Ekpeye and Ogba. Ihuruoha was attached later and till date is struggling to stick. People can originate from same place, share same history but grow into different ethnic groups as seen in the case of Ekpeye and Ogba. When you visit the real history of the Owerri area or Uratta/Ikwerre area their legend circles around 2 figures of Oha and Ochie whose origin is vague and unknown but from whence emerged the groups who sailed through Otamiri river settling through it's extensive territories in groups. These groups are todays Uratta now called Owerri, Etche and Ikwerre with other smaller groups that form parts of the group like Ohaji, Ngor, Okpala and Omuma. The same Oha descendants also traveled beyond Otamiri to Imo river bank now called Ohuhu while the ones that crossed over to Aba area towards Ibibio territory are today called Ngwa.

If Ikwerre has grown and evolved into a recognized distinct ethnic group it should be respected and every emphasis must be layed on that point but rewriting history will always generate controversy.

Everyone knows these but whats the solution?

Chimarto:
If Tinubu fail to give this guy appointment he fit faint, and his case maybe like that of Asari who attacked Igbos up and down thinking Tinubu will give him appointment but ended up on wheelchair.

Asari is doing well.

Ikwerre root origin is Oha from Owerri while the ethnic group was established by Okpo Wagidi from Arochukwu who brought together the 7 different village groups to agree as one Ikwerre. Ikwerre as a name originates from that agreement as Ikwerre Asaa/Esaa or agreement of 7. Okpo Wagidi was a warlike Aro man aided by fierce warriors from Abam in Abia State. The Kalabari knows this history very well as he also established relationship with the Kalabaris.

Each of the 7 group of villages that founded Ikwerre have their own history of origin. The Emohua area had migrations from Ekpeye in addition to earlier settlers while the Ikwerre and Obio/Akpor area had migrations from Etche, Imo and Abia States in addition to earlier migrations. Ihuru Oha means face of the people.

You mean Tinubu is the one fighting Dangote? I don't agree with you

Give them control pf their wealth and watch Bayelsa develop overnight. Roads in Bayelsa are more expensive than others

Nigeria needs change. Real change not the 2015 type

Spy360:

Instead of you bigots to tell BAT to correct his mistake or resign you are fighting against protest. Protest that is planned across the country you want to hinge it on Igbos.

Is it not clear that the 1967 genocide against Igbos was instigated using false media strategy as being employed today? No matter how Igbos distant themselves from the protest they will always use the media to blame Igbos for everything. Can't you see how they trued to hinge Buhari government's policies on Emefiele because he's Igbo and then turn around to pretend they believe Emefiele's people aren't Igbo? Until Nigeria stops the use of Ndigbo as alibi or scapegoat our development will remain very far.

A good move that should be emulated across Nigeria.

Tflex01:
The same Tinubu the Igbos are calling slave "ordered" the so called "master" according to the Igbos. Even though this so called master was a highly ranked Northern senator while Tinubu was just a private citizen then. 😆

The usual slave tags on the Yorubas by the Igbos is laughable at best.

Buhari the man loved by Nigerians was there. It was during the "Sai Baba!" era.

Tareq1105:


I wish you safe protest and safe return home.

But be very careful even if you're many in your family.

Stop threatening protesters cause using violence on them might lead to avoidable war. What Government should do is flood the country with cheap food this month because the protest is hunger driven.

I don't think Peter Obi or even Obedients are behind the protest because the hunger in the country is too much especially in the North. Nigerians generally believe Tinubu Government created the hardship and to me it is right because the level of inflation, food shortage and hike in prices of transport and services increased immediately Tinubu was sworn in May 29th, 2023. Only a highly educated man can understand the explanation about subsidy removal and floating of Naira as a right economic decision for real stability but to the average man on the streets the only economic decision that is right is the one that makes life easier and affordable for him.

This thread is a reminder of how myopic individuals always fall for same bait over and over. All the things he promised on that tweet are 5 times worse. All foods are almost 8 times their price compared with the time this thread was created and Dollar has appreciated 500% compared with the 300 Naira of that time.

The best and most patriotic President Nigeria ever had. He had his flaws but he chose the best economic team and defence team without nepotism which resulted in Nigeria's short lived prosperity through the 2000s. Good health in old age is a good reward from God.

If they had done well tribe wouldn't matter but this is the worst hunger in history of Nigeria

Mockery

He is part pf those deceiving Tinubu that all is well. The issue isn't about foreign reserve but hunger and insecurity.

More insecurity brewing from politics. Edo was peaceful all these years but recently overridden by cult related murders which may not be unconnected with the dirty politics of Nigeria. To me Ighodalo should be allowed to win for sake of equity in the State so that the Esan ethnic nation have their turn at Governorship .

To me it is better the Governors write it than the FG to write it. What they are trying to do is to strip Governors of power and giving President absolute power.

Those deceiving Tinubu that all is well are the problem of Nigeria. I don't believe Tinubu as President will know the level of hunger in Nigeria but yet keep quiet doing nothing. A little trigger will lead to attack on the rich by the poor if the Presidency ignores the yellings.

It's getting ridiculous. FG now wants to control everything from Abuja .

Half the road already filled with sand, people parking cars indiscriminately and houses built without plan and direction except for the big hall. Nigeria developong might take a thousand years more.

I have a dream Nigeria will be great again without insecurity and widespread hunger.

I used it till last year when electricity became costlier than gas. It's called induction cooker but this one is the lower quality.

Mondays - Fridays, you will not find 10% of the staff of the LG in council. They don't come, my name is Ayo Fayose, I want them to dispute this.

They don't come to work, when you make moves to curb them and bring them to work, all of them both NULGE, leaders of the LG will come begging the Governor. They will even be telling you we will not vote for you, this is how we operate at the LG. Do you know the state is more effective than the LG in administrative performance?

At the LG, everybody comes to collect money, even people who live in other states, money just hit their account, so what are we even talking about.

- Peter Ayodele Fayose

This is undisputable fact right there. Nigeria's corruption starts from local governments and involves the villagers not even the Council Chairmen or Governors. The villagers force politicians to put family members on payroll without work.

Obviously an attempt. Oputa is just thinking conspiracy

CrownedPhoenix:
Imagine the kind of person doing constitutional review.

Just imagine what his input will be.

Please, just what kind of insight can Martin Amaewhule be providing the committee during these reviews?

Amaewhule is an intelligent man caught between loyalty and doing right. Sometimes you do wrong to show gratitude.

Targeted kidnapping or possibly arrest of criminals by Police. The video looks more like arrest

For real Buhari is a million times better than Tinubu. The level of hunger, insecurity and closure of businesses wasn't like this under Buhari.

Without metering how have we been measuring our oil export all these years? Reality is that no 3rd World oil producing country can be allowed to measure their oil cause it will disrupt global economy that depends on mostly free crude from developing countries. This attempt will be resisted by them using unconventional means.

Our civil Engineers are very wicked

7upnigeria:


Even Chinua Achebe go dey cry for grave now. Second stroke in the arse of Obirodents in just one week.

Achebe and Soyinka weren't enemies so stop pitching the heroes. Achebe was a prose wroter while Soyinka is a Playwright. Their lanes are similar but yet different and they reached their respective peak.