AjiereTuwo:
Igbos that are not even united among themselves want to annex other ethnic groups because they are minorities, to this day an Ndoki man can't be a governor in Abia state, because they are seen as Ijaws, an Anambra man isnt given the same benefits as an indegene in Imo, and you are here writing useless articles. Rivers state is a blessed state dats why you are youths are leaving your eroded regions to find greener pastures, beyond oil we will still survive, so move on with this your bulsit

You are very ignorant. Has an
Umunneochi, Ohafia, Asa or Aro man ever ruled in Abia state before?

No one sees Ndoki as Ijaws, It's desperate Ijaws that are claiming Ndoki, simply because a part of Okrika originated from Igbo speaking Ndoki. You are ignorant.
Ndoki speaks Igbo language, holds Kola nut and yam in high esteem, has the Igbo four Market days, and has the Ala/ chi religious belief.
Aldophus Wabara was an Ndoki man that was once the Senator representing Abia south, and became Senate President at a time.

Ebonyi man currently leads Ohanaeze Ndiigbo, and has respect across all board. Uwazururike once commanded respect across all board to, he is from Imo

Kanu Nnamdi, enjoys respect and followership in Anambra more than anywhere else, yet he is from Abia.

You are not an Igbo speaking person from Rivers,so your opinion in this discussion was not demanded, yet here you are barking all over the place.

Marcelini:


You are very ignorant. Has an
Umunneochi, Ohafia, Asa or Aro man ever ruled in Abia state before?

No one sees Ndoki as Ijaws, It's desperate Ijaws that are claiming Ndoki, simply because a part of Okrika originated from Igbo speaking Ndoki. You are ignorant.
Ndoki speaks Igbo language, holds Kola nut and yam in high esteem, has the Igbo four Market days, and has the Ala/ chi religious belief.
Aldophus Wabara was an Ndoki man that was once the Senator representing Abia south, and became Senate President at a time.

Ebonyi man currently leads Ohanaeze Ndiigbo, and has respect across all board. Uwazururike once commanded respect across all board to, he is from Imo

Kanu Nnamdi, enjoys respect and followership in Anambra more than anywhere else, yet he is from Abia.

You are not an Igbo speaking person from Rivers,so your opinion in this discussion was not demanded, yet here you are barking all over the place.

Look at this one, you are not from rivers state or even any state in south south, the Aminadokiari (ndoki apu) are just ijaws in diaspora how then do you explain them bearing names like Opusunju, and epelle, you guys are just pathetic imagine the author saying ijaws in bayelsa are igbo descendants. Land grabbers

AjiereTuwo:

Look at this one, you are not from rivers state or even any state in south south, the Aminadokiari (ndoki apu) are just ijaws in diaspora how then do you explain them bearing names like Opusunju, and epelle, you guys are just pathetic imagine the author saying ijaws in bayelsa are igbo descendants. Land grabbers

LMAO. Only Ndoki people with Ijaw( Ibani) mothers have such names, and believe me, they married lots of Ibani and Akwa Ibom women in the past.

Stop deceiving yourself. The relationship you seek is in reverse. The Okrika people and many Opobo people are descendants of Igbos from Ndoki that got Ijawnized along the way. We can see Igbo markers in those communities. But there are no Ijaw markers in Ndoki.

All the Okrika know, or will tell of themselves, is that
their forefathers originally came to Okrika from Afam, a place
beyond Obu-akpu in the interior Ibo country, which points to,
if it does not determine, an Ibo origin ; and the fact of their
close contact with the Ibani on one side, and to a lesser
deo-ree with the New Calabar on the other, at once accounts
for their dialect being affiliated to both of these as well as to
the Ijo.

https://archive.org/stream/lowernigeritstri00leonrich/lowernigeritstri00leonrich_djvu.txt

Afam and Obu akpu are Ndoki Ibo communities.

We know where the Ndoki Ijaw story is originating from. It was originally Okrika who claimed to have Originated from Ibo speaking clan of Ndoki before the onset of this FG induced Igbo hate. But with the current hysteria of Igbo hate going on there, peeps now know that the only way to still continue their relationship with Ndoki without being linked to Ibo, is by trying to claim that Ndoki is/ was Ijaw.

But we all know that Ndoki has been Igbo speaking and Igbo since antiquity.

Marcelini:


LMAO. Only Ndoki people with Ijaw( Ibani) mothers have such names, and believe me, they married lots of Ibani and Akwa Ibom women in the past.

Stop deceiving yourself. The relationship you seek is in reverse. The Okrika people and many Opobo people are descendants of Igbos from Ndoki that got Ijawnized along the way. We can see Igbo markers in those communities. But there are no Ijaw markers in Ndoki.

There are a lot of ijaw(Ibani) markers in Ndoki, there names for one and i am talking about surnames(family names) there dialect is scattered with ijaw words, they dress like ijaws too, there music is ijoid, infact i saw an Ndoki wedding on Youtube the music and dance was ijoid an distinct from igbos, I am not trying to claim your lands I am just pointing out facts

AjiereTuwo:

There are a lot of ijaw(Ibani) markers in Ndoki, there names for one and i am talking about surnames(family names) there dialect is scattered with ijaw words, they dress like ijaws too, there music is ijoid, infact i saw an Ndoki wedding on Youtube the music and dance was ijoid an distinct from igbos, I am not trying to claim your lands I am just pointing out facts

How exactly is the Ndoki music Ijaw? Hehe! This one is funny.

Which Ijaw words in Ndoki? Are you for real?

Ndoki have been neighbors to Ogoni people in tai, the communities neighbouring Ogoni people have few Ogoni influences due to proximity, inter trade and inter marriage. Those close to Imo river have riverine culture, just like the Ogbaru Igbos in Anambra.

Ndoki even get pissed off at attempts to unite them with Ngwa, they will bite off your neck if you bring this your Ijaw land grabbing techniques near them. They are a distinct Group within the Igbo ethnic group. Respect that.

AjiereTuwo:

Look at this one, you are not from rivers state or even any state in south south, the Aminadokiari (ndoki apu) are just ijaws in diaspora how then do you explain them bearing names like Opusunju, and epelle, you guys are just pathetic imagine the author saying ijaws in bayelsa are igbo descendants. Land grabbers

Now you are using name to qualify who is ijaw, but you believed that Sunday Olise (Olisa) and Alechi Amadi are not igbos...you see how diabolical you are? The name Ikwerre and Anioma (Alaoma) is igbos in itself

AjiereTuwo:
Igbos that are not even united among themselves want to annex other ethnic groups because they are minorities, to this day an Ndoki man can't be a governor in Abia state, because they are seen as Ijaws, an Anambra man isnt given the same benefits as an indegene in Imo, and you are here writing useless articles. Rivers state is a blessed state dats why you are youths are leaving your eroded regions to find greener pastures, beyond oil we will still survive, so move on with this your bulsit

Which tribe have you ever seen that is united? Even Ife, the ancestral town of Yorubas, went to war with its neigbour Modakeke not long ago. Igbos do not see Ndoki as Ijaw, they are Igbos. However, Nigeria has not yet advanced democratially to the extent where person can be a Governor of a state he is not indigenous to.

The only thing that baffles people like me is why a Yoruba man who across the River Niger is in Ibadan is interested in who is Igbo and who is not. Even Ijaws in Rivers are not interested, but you guys make it your business

Marcelini:

How exactly is the Ndoki music Ijaw? Hehe! This one is funny.

Which Ijaw words in Ndoki? Are you for real?

Ndoki have been neighbors to Ogoni people in tai, the communities neighbouring Ogoni people have few Ogoni influences due to proximity, inter trade and inter marriage. Those close to Imo river have riverine culture, just like the Ogbaru Igbos in Anambra.

Ndoki even get passed off at attempts to unite them with Ngwa, they will bite off your neck if you bring this your Ijaw land grabbing techniques near them. They are a distinct Group within the Igbo ethnic group. Respect that.

Egberi..ndoki dat see Ibani Ijaws as there brothers
Here are some of the ijaw words in Ndoki dialect
Ikasi
Ofunguru
Asaawo
Igbighi
Nkana
Ngala
Atuma
Ngasa
Just to mention a few, if you doubt me ask any ndoki man and here is the video, i didn't want to post it at first cos i didnt want to infringe on any rights
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDmEYODQ4wY

AjiereTuwo:
When will this ipob youths stop all this there hear say articles without fact, "ikwerre is igbo because an ikwerre youth on the internet said he is igbo," utter nonsense, i blame nairaland for giving illetrates an audience, there are no Igbos in riverstate
Here is riverstate website not this ur here say sources
http://riversstate.net.ng/people-and-culture/

cone head from a wasteland,how do you know there are no igbos in rivers state? You stayed all the way from the brown roof republic to know? Let me ask you,chibuike amaechi who claims to be an ikwerre man,do you know the meaning of his name in igbo,is that not an igbo name? And besides my uncle answers chibuike so shut the f**k up and stop being pained about igbos.
I think maybe you should go to portharcourt,calabar and uyo for an excursion and you'll find out that majority of the dialect spoken in this cities is igbo language.
So better stop being pained and move on

endoski:
cone head from a wasteland,how do you know there are no igbos in rivers state? You stayed all the way from the brown roof republic to know? Let me ask you,chibuike amaechi who claims to be an ikwerre man,do you know the meaning of his name in igbo,is that not an igbo name? And besides my uncle answers chibuike so shut the f**k up and stop being pained about igbos.
I think maybe you should go to portharcourt,calabar and uyo for an excursion and you'll find out that majority of the dialect spoken in this cities is igbo language.
So better stop being pained and move on

Your illetracy knows no bounds, there are no indigenous igbos in riversstate, as stated in the rivers st website, now you have entered calabar and uyo, so if igbo is spoken by igbos in kaduna, kaduna becomes an igbo state? Its never too late to accept Education

AjiereTuwo:

Egberi..ndoki dat see Ibani Ijaws as there brothers
Here are some of the ijaw words in Ndoki dialect
Ikasi
Ofunguru
Asaawo
Igbighi
Nkana
Ngala
Atuma
Ngasa
Just to mention a few, if you doubt me ask any ndoki man and here is the video, i didn't want to post it at first cos i didnt want to infringe on any rights
Www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDmEYODQ4wY

Akpuka
Akuamiri
Akamere
Aziza
Ichi
Igodo
Igbe
Ikpa
Oke

Just a few Igbo words used in Okirika.

You made no point. Neighbors ofcourse exchange words. Go to Nsukka area and see many Igala words in their Igbo.


Of course, Ibani is related to Ndoki. Ibani are Ijawnized Ndoki people.

Marcelini:


Akpuka
Akuamiri
Akamere
Aziza
Ichi
Igodo
Igbe
Ikpa
Oke

Just a few Igbo words used in Okirika.

You made no point. Neighbors ofcourse exchange words. Go to Nsukka area and see many Igala words in their Igbo.


Of course, Ibani is related to Ndoki. Ibani are Ijawnized Ndoki people.

Quite the contrary ndoki are igbonized Ijaws , the question u would ask yourself is who are their ancestors, Isn't nri the father of Igbos again?

AjiereTuwo:

Look at this one, you are not from rivers state or even any state in south south, the Aminadokiari (ndoki apu) are just ijaws in diaspora how then do you explain them bearing names like Opusunju, and epelle, you guys are just pathetic imagine the author saying ijaws in bayelsa are igbo descendants. Land grabbers

If we start digging deep then I can tell you authoritatively that Bonny, Opobo, Okrika and Kalabari are Igbos not Ijaws. If Ndoki is Ijaw then these people I mentioned are Igbos.

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OmidinaOlayemi:
The yoruba muslim bonsurudeens as usual begging their Allah to make SS Igbos hate SE Igbos, because Oshogborians with mouth odour want to drink 'oyel'.

Reminds me of that yoruba taxi driver in PH that was almost beaten to pulp with chains by an Ikwerrre for telling the Ikwerre guy he is not Igbo.[/s]

The Yorubas know you can't do without calling us out on all your thread cos we bring life and common sense to those threads. .....but in this case we will just watch and allow the ipork yoot make a nuisance of themselves on a thread that has nothing to do with the yorubas. ........and hey we know yorubas give you hard on.........as usual

AjiereTuwo:

Quite the contrary ndoki are igbonized Ijaws , the question u would ask yourself is who are their ancestors, Isn't nri the father of Igbos again?

Same way Kalabari, okrika and Bonny are Igbos with Ijaw mix. lol

bigfrancis21:
The introduction of the fracking process has dealt a huge blow on the international crude oil market. Since the fracking technique boomed in the US in October 2014, the U.S. has shed roughly 100,000 oil and gas industry jobs, some 16 percent of employment at its peak. The U.S. economy has added over 3.5 million jobs in other sectors over the same period.



Read more: Fracking Definition | Investopedia http://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fracking.asp#ixzz4LWE3rVQ7

The discovery of the fracking process dealt a huge blow on the international crude oil market and it has helped the US and Canada to effectively maximize crude oil extraction in its own borders, thus, heavily reducing its reliance on crude oil imports from other countries. Before the fracking boom, the US and Canada were major crude oil importers, importing huge amounts of crude oil from countries such as Nigeria, Algeria, etc. needed to support the energy demands of its population. With the huge reduction in demand by the US and Canada for crude oil importation, international crude oil prices fell from as high as $140 before to between $30 to $45 per barrel. This has left a huge scar on the economies of oil producing countries that rely on oil exports for survival. Many of these countries have been battling to find their feet since their major source of income was largely diminished. The impact has been felt worldwide, most oil companies have laid off oil and gas staff workers. Within 2 years, the Nigerian economy has fallen into a recession. From all indications, the international oil market does not seem likely to rebound to its former lucrative status, at least, not in the next 100 years.

What then does this imply for the oil-producing Igbo-speaking communities of Rivers state, where many members deny their Igboness, partly due to the impetus derived from crude oil discovery in their backyards? Crude oil discovery in many communities in Nigeria has caused war and division between formerly united and peaceful people. The creation of oil-rich Rivers state in the late 90s and the inclusion of Igbo-speaking oil-producing communities, such as Egbema, Obigbo/Oyigbo, etc., in this new state has been a driving factor in leading many of them to deny being Igbo to curry favour with the Nigerian government. These communities have since then enjoyed their newfound friendship and status with the FG to the detriment of their relationship with their Igbo-speaking relatives in the SE. The crash in the oil market brings with it new implications. Now, crude oil is no longer valued as it used to be. When the US sells its fracking technology to other countries and other countries adopt the fracking process, the international oil market is doomed and the international demand for crude oil further reduces, thus reducing Nigeria's crude oil exports and potential earnings as the demand is no longer there. This would prompt Nigeria to look at exploring other possible sources of income. With the chips down and the politics of crude oil fading away, are these communities starting to realize that they no longer enjoy a titled status with the FG as before as their crude oil is now of little value? What does this imply for Igbo unity? Can we expect these people to reach out in efforts to re-unite and reaffirm their Igbo identity? A few months ago, an Ikwerre youth, Adiele Samuel, openly proclaimed his Igbo identity on the internet. In recent times, I've seen more and more Igbo-speaking people from Rivers and Delta states re-affirming their Igbo identity, this being most likely due to the fading away of the importance and independence attached to crude oil. Like big brothers looking out for their younger ones, are the Igbos of the SE willing to welcome these people back into the Igbo fold with embracing arms? Or would they continue to propagate their distinctness regardless?

Please take note bigfrancis21 Igbos in Rivers State have never denied their heritage to warrant this thread. Oyigbo and Egbema have not at any time attacked Southeasterners or deny being Igbo. Ikwerre, Etche and Ogba are not Igbos and owe us no apology for their political choice.

Abagworo:


If we start digging deep then I can tell you authoritatively that Bonny, Opobo, Okrika and Kalabari are Igbos not Ijaws. If Ndoki is Ijaw then these people I mentioned are Igbos.

I can also dig deep and prove to you that Igbos are mixed with (ijaw, benin, and even akwa ibom) so tell your brothers to stop these land grabbing articles

HopeAtHand:
Igbo people always dream, eat, think Ikwerre.

Na wah oh, what kind of obsession is this??

Igboid aka pazienza aka ariani wassup with all dis?

Dude did you see the mention of Ikwerre in that article?

As an ndoki man,i am igbo,yes riverine igbo if you like. We have 2 lga in abia(ukwa east and west) and 1 lga in rivers(oyigbo my home town) although there are small ndoki in omuma lga. There is a tiny line btw igbo and ijaw in southern nigeria, uche jumbo is from abia(jumbo is an ijoid name) whereas uche secondus is from rivers(ijaw man not from igbo speaking rivers)... Kalabari and okrika refused to join bayelsa state due to there unique igbo influences that distinguish them fom hardcore kolokuma ijaws in bayelsa

AjiereTuwo:

Egberi..ndoki dat see Ibani Ijaws as there brothers
Here are some of the ijaw words in Ndoki dialect
Ikasi
Ofunguru
Asaawo
Igbighi
Nkana
Ngala
Atuma
Ngasa
Just to mention a few, if you doubt me ask any ndoki man and here is the video, i didn't want to post it at first cos i didnt want to infringe on any rights
Www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDmEYODQ4wY

Guy stop this bullshit. Ndoki is not Ijaw. Ndoki is one group with Asa in Abia State. So because you have some Cross River words, littered in my dialect we are not Igbos? I'm from Ebonyi state. Words can be borrowed from a nearby tribe, dew to proximity, business interaction, and marriage over time.
I'm very sure, you are the one that spearhead that dumb Rivers State website designed with Wordpress CMS. Just pray your official website is not hacked, because there is no security in Wordpress.
You just come here and keep blocking our ears that their are no Igbos indiginous to Rivers State. Oya go to Egbema and tell them they are not Igbos na and see if you they will not reset your brain for you. Onyala.

CltrAltDel:
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The Yorubas know you can't do without calling us out on all your thread cos we bring life and common sense to those threads. .....but in this case we will just watch and allow the ipork yoot make a nuisance of themselves on a thread that has nothing to do with the yorubas. ........and hey we know yorubas give you hard one.........as usual

If Yoruba no come inside, the thread no go sweet na. Guy you dull 'o.

Abagworo:


Please take note bigfrancis21 Igbos in Rivers State have never denied their heritage to warrant this thread. Oyigbo and Egbema have not at any time attacked Southeasterners or deny being Igbo. Ikwerre, Etche and Ogba are not Igbos and owe us no apology for their political choice.

Abagworo, you are an outstanding member of Nairaland. You are very sincere and straight to the point.

joeprince23:
As an ndoki man,i am igbo,yes riverine igbo if you like. We have 2 lga in abia(ukwa east and west) and 1 lga in rivers(oyigbo my home town) although there are small ndoki in omuma lga. There is a tiny line btw igbo and ijaw in southern nigeria, uche jumbo is from abia(jumbo is an ijoid name) whereas uche secondus is from rivers(ijaw man not from igbo speaking rivers)... Kalabari and okrika refused to join bayelsa state due to there unique igbo influences that distinguish them fom hardcore kolokuma ijaws in bayelsa

Uche is Obolo for gift it just has similar spelling with igbo, why do you think there is OKOLOAMA in Ndoki territory, and you are not from rivers state if u don't know its terrain, you cant have port harcourt without okrika being part of it, all the ijaws in present day rivers are there not because any stupid identity but because of the proximity, next thing you will say Ogoni is in rivers because they love Igbos,

blues20:

Guy stop this bullshit. Ndoki is not Ijaw. Ndoki is one group with Asa in Abia State. So because you have some Cross River words, littered in my dialect we are not Igbos? I'm from Ebonyi state. Words can be borrowed from a nearby tribe, dew to proximity, business interaction, and marriage over time.
I'm very sure, you are the one that spearhead that dumb Rivers State website designed with Wordpress CMS. Just pray your official website is not hacked, because there is no security in Wordpress.
You just come here and keep blocking our ears that their are no Igbos indiginous to Rivers State. Oya go to Egbema and tell them they are not Igbos na and see if you they will not reset your brain for you. Onyala.

You just said you are not from Ndoki, why are u now discussing about things u have no knowledge of.

AjiereTuwo:

Your illetracy knows no bounds, there are no indigenous igbos in riversstate, as stated in the rivers st website, now you have entered calabar and uyo, so if igbo is spoken by igbos in kaduna, kaduna becomes an igbo state? Its never too late to accept Education

feel free to say whatever bro,thats your right but we that stay in this region know it better than you who is staying far away wasteland but rather spewing trash all because of jealousy and ur hatred for igbos.
How has igbos not in rivers state got to be your business. You should be the one in school bro,cos you are jobless

which kind of insultive thread is this, Igboid Delta and Rivers are proud people whether we agree to the Igbo tag or not.

Foolish people. That is why the black race has the lowest IQ and is still in the 13th century. The world has left us behind.

We have no roads, no schools, no hospitals, no light, no rails, no health care system, no jobs, no water, no housing schemes etc and all you can whine about are boarders and tribes to create more animosity.

AjiereTuwo:

You just said you are not from Ndoki, why are u now discussing about things u have no knowledge of.

Because you are one fat head liar…. When you talk about Igbo matter, you get me involve. Besides, the thread no even concern you. Come to think of it, are you not the one that redesign that Rivers State Website with Wordpress?
Get a professional to hand-code your website for you, so you get ROI in security and durability. Na advice sha.

AjiereTuwo: Please do yourself a favor by going through this article and tell me what you think. This is a from a credible website not that your quicky Wordprss design site.




Egwu-onwa Among The Ndoki Of Rivers State

IN our world, children have always played since the dawn of civilization, and description of these activities are found throughout the literature of mankind. Every civilization handed down to its children from one generation to another, traditional types of games. Play itself helps in the development of the brain. It is the vital activity that children use to learn about and interact with their world. It is usually the work of a child in which they are preparing themselves for adult roles and for society at large. For a child, play is the vehicle for exploring and learning, developing new skills and connecting with others. Through self-directed play, children follow their interests, explore the unknown, link outcomes with choices, conquer their fears and make friends.

Clinically, play is good for children’s health, hence they can play all day, that is, if some sort of check is not put in place. In Ndoki area, much like what obtains in other climes, the chattering voices of children are occasionally heard re-echoing from the streams as they jump and swim away. The girls will splash water and chase-about one another at the shallow areas while the boys, in their characteristic bravado, maneuver tree branches to plunge into the deep. At home under the shade of big udari or ugba trees in and around the neighborhoods, children continue to have fun as they group themselves in their play.

But despite these plays children indulge in at daytime, there are equally the ones they engage in by moonlight. However, in the course of this discussion, we would not include other entertainment activities of moonlight which abound. For example Oku-kpum or Eru-Onwa masquerades of the Azumini areas, which swiftly jumps and summersaults. And the Ari-ada which expands and contracts in size as it performs. We would concentrate on the moonlight play as practiced by children.

Here, the ‘children,’ mostly within the age range of five to 15 gather themselves for play activities which include storytelling, tongue twisting, riddles, hide-and-seek, dancing, singing choreography, group dynamics and so much more. Play activities during moonlight in the culture of Ndoki people is known as egwu-onwa.

The Ndoki are an Igbo-speaking group which inhabit a vast area located around the southern most fringe of the Imo river and sprawls into three states of Nigeria, namely Abia, Akwa Ibom and Rivers. They are mainly farmers, traders and fishermen.

Moonlight play in Ndoki is carried out at nights when the moon is full, or whenever it gives enough light for visibility. It is played during the dry season. Those who participate in the play are usually between the ages of fives and fifteen years. It could be more or less. The play is a recreational activity which commences especially after dinner and runs into the night. It is characterized by a wide spectrum of activities which include songs, précis and responses, wrestling, dance/choreography, mimes, riddles, puzzles, story telling, group dynamics and so on. The origin of moonlight play in Ndoki may not be clear but it seems to date back to the beginning of the Ndoki as a people. These plays take place within the courtyard of a family or compound, especially for the very young children. But it is organized around the compound square or meeting ground for the more grown-up ones. It could last from the period after dinner to midnight, when everyone in the village may have retired for the day.

To begin the play, the leader of the children or anyone else usually shouts or calls – ota-e, ota-e! and the response will be uwuu! At this time all the children will dash out of their houses, abandoning whatever irrelevancies they may be engaged in. After being through with their home chores. All will head to the usual square where they would either sit or squat, depending on what the leader may direct. It is worthy of note that the leader may be the eldest, the most vocal or the most domineering among them.

When he or she calls outs, the children respond:
Leader: Ota-e!
Response: Uwuu!
Leader: Ota-e!
Response: Uwuu!

Leader: Eze elu kwe gi (if you lose all upper row of your teeth) Eze ala kwe gi (If you lose all lower row of your teeth). Gi were umoro ta aki (then you chew palm kernel with your bare gum)
Ota-e!
Response: Uwuu!

The literal meaning of the call may well be unconnected with the actual expression of invitation to come out for the play, but the outright communication it draws out is all that matters in this case.

As the children begin to converge, they may quickly draw out a game by forming a circle. They stand side-by-side one another holding each hands of the adjacent person in a circular form. The leader may sing:
Leader: Akpankolo
Response: Kpankolo
Leader: Udumee
Response: Egele
Leader: Onye omara
Response: Soro ya-ya-ya-soro yaaa!
While still holding hands following the tempo, they run side ways, clock wise or anti-clockwise, At the termination of the song, everyone stoops down as quickly as possible. So as not to be the last to do so. But should anyone be spotted to have stooped last, He or she is carried by two stronger people who will grab his hands while the other holds the two legs. He is carried to an imaginary garbage dump, while the rest will jeer at the loser and singing thus:
Leader: Ebufuenu nwa’ruru ala o! (let’s throw away the mischievous child)
Response: Echi-echi amuta ozo!! (Tomorrow a better one will be born)

Otuka Victor Ucheoma is of National Museum, Port Harcourt

http://guardian.ng/art/egwu-onwa-among-the-ndoki-of-rivers-state/

Am from rivers ikwerre am ibo

TonyeBarcanista:
which website said there are no Ijaws in Rivers? Don't drag ijaws into your troubles.

If Ikwerre keep saying they aren't Igbo, that should be their headache and business. All these threads that wails more than the bereaved only send message of desperation and insecurity.


NB: I'm not interested in further conversation on this subject, and I'll gladly ignore you and others that seek to overstretch this conversation.


http://riversstate.net.ng/people-and-culture/

.... You are back from this same line of reasoning that made you loose people's trust, makes people hates you like never before, makes you lose followership.Yes,I noticed your SUBTLE DERISION of igbos in your comments above. You are embarking on the same self - destruction again? Why can't you learn for once. Do you want to allow history repeats itself again on your already battered credibility? Even after you have pleaded for forgiveness in this forum, you still want to toe the same line again? Common sense is not common. Don't engage in topics you know nothing about. There is always a time to pulse and stop ones ITK tendency.