HopeAtHand:


Which Rivers website, it can never be an official Rivers website. A snapshot should follow your claims.

Pazienza i am Ikwerre and can surely tell you my people take it badly whenever they are referred to as Igbos, it is about the worst insult you can give an Ikwerreman.

If we are Igbos, what then was the point of ensuring we are recognised as a separate entity.

The Ikwerres and Igbos share common boundary so it shouldn't come as a surprise when words, traditions and customs are sometimes shared, but it doesn't necessarily make us the same people.

If you wanted to experience the sentiment firsthand, then i suggest you come into an Ikwerre gathering and tell them they are Igbos.

You wouldn't do that in yoir right senses.

HopeAtHand:


Do not include Ikwerre in anything that has Igbo( with the oid ).

Also keep your 'awesome' qualities..We cared less about it.

OneNaira6:


I was going to avoid the Ikwerre topic until I saw this wannabe post.

Abeg, just want to warn una. This is nothing but a Yoruba guy third multiple ID.

How do I know? When he first opened this ID, I asked him one simple question which a real Ikwerre would have known. It took this nigg@ nearly 30 mins to locate the answer and even then the answer he gave was wrong. I gave him another chance and he still failed the answer again and resulted to asking me to give him the correct answer
Here's the link and see what transpired b/w me and this wannabe
https://www.nairaland.com/1578450/not-biafrans-gov-amaechis-insults/25

Believe this guy at your own peril. I already know some SE Igbo will but know that when others suspected who this ID belongs, this Ikwerreboy account went comatose since 2014. Only to surface recently to start another Ikwerre vs. Igbo thread. Pathetically for him, that one was equally ignored. I guess he decided to seek attention on this one. So I am going to tell una, Ignore the ediot and like earlier, he'll rest this ID and go back to his original one or seek another way for attention. Who knows, you can never predict that pathetic, disgraceful tribe.

FemiFaniKayode:
a Rivers man is NOT and will NEVER be an Igbo man

somegirl1:


Just like Ara in Igbo means madness and it is a popular yoruba name.
Point is, it doesn't matter what Igbo means in your language. What matters is what it means in the language of those directly concerned.

pazienza:


Even if I get you a snap shot of it, will it change anything? Will it stop your Igbophobia.

You are desperately trying so hard to derail this thread and turn it into an Ikwerre identity denial thread, like Nairaland doesn't already have enough of such threads.

Here is what your ancestors had to say about your ethnicity and even the colonial masters http://www.elombah.com/index.php/special-reports/16602-ikwerre-is-igbo

lomprico:
What of the Waa'wa of Enugu state?

OneNaira6:


I was going to avoid the Ikwerre topic until I saw this wannabe post.

Abeg, just want to warn una. This is nothing but a Yoruba guy third multiple ID.

How do I know? When he first opened this ID, I asked him one simple question which a real Ikwerre would have known. It took this nigg@ nearly 30 mins to locate the answer and even then the answer he gave was wrong. I gave him another chance and he still failed the answer again and resulted to asking me to give him the correct answer
Here's the link and see what transpired b/w me and this wannabe
https://www.nairaland.com/1578450/not-biafrans-gov-amaechis-insults/25

Believe this guy at your own peril. I already know some SE Igbo will but know that when others suspected who this ID belongs, this Ikwerreboy account went comatose since 2014. Only to surface recently to start another Ikwerre vs. Igbo thread. Pathetically for him, that one was equally ignored. I guess he decided to seek attention on this one. So I am going to tell una, Ignore the ediot and like earlier, he'll rest this ID and go back to his original one or seek another way for attention. Who knows, you can never predict that pathetic, disgraceful tribe.

tonychristopher:
I AM DISAPPOINTED AT THE OP, HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THE IGBO SPEAKING GROUP INDIGENOUS IN OTHER COUNTRY LIKE EQ

PEOPLE NAME: IGBO OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA

The Igbo of Equatorial Guinea, numbering 32,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Igbo people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 26,249,800 in 6 countries. Their primary language is Igbo. The primary religion practiced by the Igbo is marginal Christianity, a form of religion with roots in Christianity but not theologically Christian.

–
PEID: 13167

ROP: 103963

Download Prayer Card

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Igbo

Language: Igbo - (ibo)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Other / Marginal

Country: Equatorial Guinea

Also found in: Cameroon; Canada; Ghana; Nigeria; United States;

Population: 32,000

Global Population: 26,249,800

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 4
http://www.peoplegroups.org/Explore/GroupDetails.aspx?peid=13167

somegirl1:


Countries were carved out by man. Your point was?

Cheks01:
Waa'wa is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Awgu/Aninri, Enugu state.

Bants:
Igbo in yoruba means weed...so why dont change the spelling of igbo(dialect) to ibo

sonnie10:
Isuama is an Igbo dialect spoken in by the emacipated slaves from Igbo Origin in Sierra Leone...

Lets know the part of Igbo land where they are currently found

HopeAtHand:


I dnt need you to tell me what my ancestors passed down my lineage.

Theres absolutely no Igbophobia anywhere.

All we want is fot the Igbos to learn to respect the collective will of a people and the constitution of Nigeria which recognises same.

It is really disheartening to see Igbos so willfully turn truth on its head and deceive Nigerians with such falsehood as Ikwerres being Igbos.

It is a unacceptable and is clearly a total show of shame.

Ishilove:

Yes o, nbu onye Ukwuani Abbi

Seunpaul01:


I mean igbo is not spoken in other country like yoruba in benin republic nd others.

FreeGlobe:

certainly you are not speaking for all Ikwerre. I have Ikwerre friends and Ikwerre is not a homogeneous tribe that is why Ikwerre does not have a king. There is a part of Ikwerre with igbo descent (emuoha, ubima etc) while there is another part with Edo or somewhere descent. Even wike once described it as Ikwerre north and south so speak for where you belong. The op is talking about ikwerre with igbo descent. Au ruvior.

Ishilove:
Ukwuani is not exactly igboid. There are elements of Yoruba and Edo contained therein.

somegirl1:


Sometimes it is necessary to re-read an article to properly understand it. Not everyone has the ability to read and understand first time.
The op did not mention ikwerre as a sub Igbo group, rather as an Igboid group which is indisputable. Let people from the non- ikwerre groups you mentioned come and counter the inclusion of their groups.
Btw who did these your migrant ancestors marry? Who did they meet in the land you presently occupy? common sense would point to them having met the people whose language influenced theirs, right? Let that sink, then pray, tell me how you own the land you claim if you are self-confessed migrants.

HopeAtHand:


Do not include Ikwerre in anything that has Igbo( with the oid ).

Also keep your 'awesome' qualities..We cared less about it.

Radoillo:


'Igboid' as it is currently used in academic circles cover the following 'languages':

1.) Igbo Proper (an all-encompassing name for all the lects spoken in the South-East, except for the Ezza-Izi-Ikwo-Mgbo cluster)

2. Ezza-Izi-Ikwo-Mgbo

3. Ika

4. Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni

5. Ogba

6. Enuani

7. Etche

8. Ikwerre

9. Ekpeye (the most distinct of them all).

Every academic source there is will tell you the same thing.

HopeAtHand:
The op of this thread has maliciously included Ikwerre amongst the various Igbo clans.

The constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recognises the Igbo and Ikwerre as two separate tribes..Nigerians can always refer to the constitution whenever that need arises.

We are not surprised at the Igbos and their tendencies because other Nigerians can prove that are always a provocative tribe and have the nature of attaching themselves to other people either by hook or crook.

tonychristopher, Pazienza, emmysoftyou, babyosisi, freeglobe, Abagworo and other NL igbos should do well to inform the op.

chucky234:
Allow those peeps to keep deceiving themselves, igbo means slave/outcast in Ukwuani.

Ikwerreboy:
Igbos igbos igbos, hw mny times hv i called u dirty migrants, Ikwerre,Ekpeye and Ogba are not igbos, they have desame ancestrial root trace to benin,(Then Oba awure).. As for the Ndoni people they have never accepted been igbo, only time shall tell, we shall all be here and hear that Rivers state Govt deports 1,000 igbos back to south east under the administration of Gov-elect Chief Nyesom wike, Continue bringing hatred for your self..

Under the administration of former governor of rivers state Dr. Peter Odilli of Ndoni, you igbos organised a prayer for all ur igbo brothers to come together and pray, concerning there stay in port harcourt (ikwerre land) and other part of rivers state, that there is an evil plan to be carried out on the igbos in rivers state.

You were been invited to the state house of assembly for organising such a prayer with the concept of the state govt, which the so called Gov. Amaechi from ikwerre who have demolished thousands of ur shops, arrested most of you who tried to acquire ikwerre local govt identification because of our similarities in names, who claimed his igbo during buhari presidential campaign in abia state, because he knows how tribalistic you people are, was the speaker of rivers state house of assembly then.

Not only that, the ikwerre concil of elders summoned you igbos and asked you people to pay fine for organising such a prayer with out the concept of the ikwerre people who own the land you derive ur daily bread. just to name a few.

You igbos are group of confused people who have no direction, the most divided ethnic group in nigeria, you are so hated all over nigeria because of your silly attitude.

The ikwerres,ogbas,ekpeye,etche and Ndoni of rivers state are not members of your Ohaeze ndi igbo organisation i wounder why you idiots include us in your irritating igbo identity we dnt belong,

Below is a brief history of the ikwerre,ogba and ekpeye people of rivers state which the benin cultural heritage have confirmed it when they visited port harcourt (ikwerre land), Ogba and ekpeye you fools:

Chief N.M.T. Solomon (2004), native of Ikodu Ubie in Ekpeyeland, in
his narrative draws heavily from the now authenticated written
historical records delivered by various informed sources including
“Eketu (Weber) of Ubeta, assumed to have lived for over two hundred
(200) years as the oldest man in all Ekpeye, Ogba and Iwhnurọ hna (or
Ikwerre), at that time (and) was asked to narrate the history and
customs of Ekpeye people” as unfolded in his lifetime. Here is what he
said, which has been validated by the accounts of the current
generation through responses to our questionnaires and direct
interviews thereby increasing our level of confidence on the data:
Ekpeye, born in Benin, was the first of the three sons of Akalaka.
While in Ndoni, he married a second wife to gain the love and favour
of the people. The new wife gave birth to a son, which he named Ogba.
Akalaka was still in Ndoni when his first wife, the mother of Ekpeye,
gave birth to his third son called Ihruoha (Ikwerre) .


Proudly Ikwerre..

Ikwerre has 4 local govtment areas in rivers state for those who thinks its only Port harcourt, no see image below:

funkiebully:
Awka kwanu?

Awka ikaa! neefvu!, waaa! kee ifve oshi no nya? nnidi na eme ghu?

eghu awusa, bia ikaa, fva fva!

ideykwum:
Why re-invent history? Look for the book, The History Of Igbos by Margaret Isichie (wriiten before the civil war)...The only Igboid group singled out for its marked difference was the Ohafia. All these you've mentioned are politically differentiated more or less! Ohafia is the most distinct in variant dialect, culture and tradition! Funny enough, it's not even in your list...Lol! This life!

somegirl1:


Ditto....