RockHard:
Outside perhaps Lagos which is actually a potpourri of ethnicities, nowhere else outside Igboland and maybe Delta state do Igbos have populations as much as a million. #Fact

Fayose once said publicly said there are close to 30,000 igbos in Ekiti (the smallest state in the SW), they can't be more than 30,000 -50,000 max or thereabout in Osun (if not lesser), maybe anywhere between 30,000 - 50,000 (max) of them in each of the remaining Ondo, Oyo, Ogun, and Kwara states as well. These are states that have an estimated total population of between 3 - 10million each. Altogether they are most definitely far from being up to 1-million of them residing in the SW states outside Lagos (yes, I know they like throwing around 'millions' here and there but that's just them doing their usual unsubstantiated chest-beating). I laughed when I once read about some igbos in Benue who said they are a marginalized minority in the state, yet they claimed to be more than a million in population in Benue. . Abeg if they are that many in Benue where would that leave the Tivs, Idomas and other major natives of the state? What is the overall population of Benue? Na just their usual penchant for throwing around 'millions'.

Now, I don't know about their population in the Northern states put together but it certainly can't be more than probably 1-million max.

I think Igbos could also be up to 1 million in Rivers and Kano states too apart from Delta and Lagos. Infact in Rivers and Delta some of the indigenous groups identify as Igbos let alone the population of Igbo settlers in these places.
So, Igbos, both indigenes and non indigenes in Rivers and Delta run into Millions. Other parts of the SS like Edo, Akwa Ibom also have large igbo populations, even in middlebelt areas like Jos-Plateau, Abuja and neighbouring parts of Abuja like Nasarawa and Niger has so much Igbos too.

Sammy07:
So the whole south east ( Anambra, imo, enugu, abia, ebonyi ) = 15, 431, 555

south west (Osun, Ekiti, Ondo, Oyo, ogun, Lagos )
= 25, 221, 332

and their are significant igbos in South south....
also their are significant Yoruba in North

and also in South West states,,, their are 10-15 % of igbos in South West .. in each state of South West ( they aren't upto that, it's just assumption)
in the north igbos are not up to 5%

Also their are 20 - 25%of Yoruba in Kaduna and Kano each ...

Now do the calculation

I am from the middlebelt and believe me, Igbos are more than yorubas in any northern state.
In northern cities like Kano, Zaria, Jos and Kaduna, yorubas may have large populations like Igbos there too but Igbos have large populations in other smaller towns and even in Villages and this makes them more than the yorubas overall in the north.

For instance i am from Plateau and i am always shocked to find Igbos even in some of the most rural areas in my state while most yorubas on the other hand can only be found in good numbers in the state capital Jos.

Yorubas are not many in the north east and north-central places like Benue and Nasarawa, but go to Maiduguri, Nguru, Gashua, Potiskum, Damaturu, Yola, Biu, Mubi, Wukari, Jalingo, Bauchi, Azare, Ningi and many other towns of the North-east, Igbos are well represented. Some Igbos even enter into Niger republic towns.
They truly have more populations than yorubas in most northern, middlebelt and SS state except for Niger state where i strongly believe that Yorubas outnumber Igbos throughout and Kwara and Kogi which has indigenous yorubas too.

Nowenuse:


I think Igbos could also be up to 1 million in Rivers and Kano states too apart from Delta and Lagos. Infact in Rivers and Delta some of the indigenous groups identify as Igbos let alone the population of Igbo settlers in these places.
So, Igbos, both indigenes and non indigenes in Rivers and Delta run into Millions. Other parts of the SS like Edo, Akwa Ibom also have large igbo populations, even in middlebelt areas like Jos-Plateau, Abuja and neighbouring parts of Abuja like Nasarawa and Niger has so much Igbos too.

I'm not surprised about Rivers given it's a majorly Igbo state..

Probz:


I'm not surprised about Rivers given it's a majorly Igbo state..

These are the local government Areas of Rivers.
Highlight the Igbo ones for me.

Port Harcourt
Obio-Akpor
Okrika
Ogu–Bolo
Eleme
Tai
Gokana
Khana
Oyigbo
Opobo–Nkoro
Andoni
Bonny
Degema
Asari-Toru
Akuku-Toru
Abua–Odual
Ahoada West
Ahoada East
Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni
Emohua
Ikwerre
Etche
Omuma

YonkijiSappo:


These are the local government Areas of Rivers.
Highlight the Igbo ones for me.

Port Harcourt
Obio-Akpor
Okrika
Ogu–Bolo
Eleme
Tai
Gokana
Khana
Oyigbo
Opobo–Nkoro
Andoni
Bonny
Degema
Asari-Toru
Akuku-Toru
Abua–Odual
Ahoada West
Ahoada East
Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni
Emohua
Ikwerre
Etche
Omuma

Ikwerres alone constitute over half of said state. Factor in Ogbas, Etches, Omumas, etc., and you'll get your answer.

Probz:


Ikwerres alone constitute over half of said state. Factor in Ogbas, Etches, Omumas, etc., and you'll get your answer.

How can Ikwerre constitute over half of Rivers state? Are you familiar with the demographics of rivers state at all?
Rivers state has Igbos, Ogonis, and Ijaws as majority groups. With smaller groups accross the state as well as Immigrant groups such as Ibibios, Yorubas, Hausas, Urhobos, Edos, Middle belt tribes etc

This was the 2011 estimated population of each of those LGAs

PHLGA - 638,360
Obio Akpor - 548,030

(Mind You, PHLGA and Obio Akpor is a Potpourri of South South tribes and various other groups from accross Nigeria, but I will give Igbos 100% there for the sake of argument)

Oyigbo - 148,560

Opubo-Nkoro is not an Igbo Local government but mixed. But let me give it to you

Opobo-Nkoro - 181,150

Andoni is not an Igbo LGA, and i won't give you that.

Bonny is an Ijaw LGA with some Igbo elements - I will once again give you that

Bonny - 254,000
Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni - 335,790
Ikwerre - 223,940
Etche - 296,250
Omumma - 118,990

TOTAL = 2,745,070

Out of an estimated 2011 Rivers population of 6,162,100

How in the world is a 44.5% a majority? even with all the LG additions I did and the assumtion that PHLGA and Obio are 100% Igbo.
Mind you, in reality, the Igbo population of rivers would be closer to 2.1million or 34.5%, (I added Emohua for u. An Ikweere LGA that you didn't include among the igbo lgas). A similar proportion to their share of population in Delta state.

This number is around the same population of Yorubas in Kwara.

YonkijiSappo:


How can Ikwerre constitute over half of Rivers state? Are you familiar with the demographics of rivers state at all?
Rivers state has Igbos, Ogonis, and Ijaws as majority groups. With smaller groups accross the state as well as Immigrant groups such as Ibibios, Yorubas, Hausas, Urhobos, Edos, Middle belt tribes etc

This was the 2011 estimated population of each of those LGAs

PHLGA - 638,360
Obio Akpor - 548,030

(Mind You, PHLGA and Obio Akpor is a Potpourri of South South tribes and various other groups from accross Nigeria, but I will give Igbos 100% there for the sake of argument)

Oyigbo - 148,560

Opubo-Nkoro is not an Igbo Local government but mixed. But let me give it to you

Opobo-Nkoro - 181,150

Andoni is not an Igbo LGA, and i won't give you that.

Bonny is an Ijaw LGA with some Igbo elements - I will once again give you that

Bonny - 254,000
Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni - 335,790
Ikwerre - 223,940
Etche - 296,250
Omumma - 118,990

TOTAL = 2,745,070

Out of an estimated 2011 Rivers population of 6,162,100

How in the world is a 44.5% a majority? even with all the LG additions I did and the assumtion that PHLGA and Obio are 100% Igbo.
Mind you, in reality, the Igbo population of rivers would be closer to 2.1million or 34.5%, (I added Emohua for u. An Ikweere LGA that you didn't include among the igbo lgas). A similar proportion to their share of population in Delta state.

This number is around the same population of Yorubas in Kwara.

Did I say majority or majorly?

Probz:


Did I say majority or majorly?

can you say Delta state is a Majorly Igbo state?

YonkijiSappo:


can you say Delta state is a Majorly Igbo state?

Yes, I can. Not majority but majorly. Delta is also majorly Urhobo, and the same goes for Rivers and Kalabari. Note that I said majorly, not majority.

I don't get how you all can actually have this sort of conversation. I have yet to see a legitimate and comprehensive census of Nigerians population 'til this day. Without actual, contemporary census data, anything that is said by any of you is simply conjecture and at best, "reasonable speculation". This debate will be ongoing with no serious conclusion.

Nowenuse:


I think Igbos could also be up to 1 million in Rivers and Kano states too apart from Delta and Lagos. Infact in Rivers and Delta some of the indigenous groups identify as Igbos let alone the population of Igbo settlers in these places.
So, Igbos, both indigenes and non indigenes in Rivers and Delta run into Millions. Other parts of the SS like Edo, Akwa Ibom also have large igbo populations, even in middlebelt areas like Jos-Plateau, Abuja and neighbouring parts of Abuja like Nasarawa and Niger has so much Igbos too.

Bro, no one is doubting that igbos are in different parts of Nigeria, the contention is how many are they in those places. I just gave you an estimated breakdown of their numbers in the SW for example. Often times they may not even number up to 10,000 sef in many cases but are usually visible due to their trading activities. They often gather for their customary meetings wherever you find them and in such cases they usually don't number up to a hundred let alone a thousand. Bottomline is that they exaggerate their population outside their SE base.

I liken it to the false perception that most Nigerians have about dstv for instance. A lot of people would probably be shocked to realize that the cable company has just a paltry 1.5-miion total subscribers in Nigeria (out of close to 200-million folks, even though it generally seems like half of the Nigerian population are subscribers of the service by now. In a nutshell, perception doesn't always equal reality.

Sammy07:
So the whole south east ( Anambra, imo, enugu, abia, ebonyi ) = 15, 431, 555

south west (Osun, Ekiti, Ondo, Oyo, ogun, Lagos )
= 25, 221, 332

and their are significant igbos in South south....
also their are significant Yoruba in North

and also in South West states,,, their are 10-15 % of igbos in South West .. in each state of South West ( they aren't upto that, it's just assumption)
in the north igbos are not up to 5%

Also their are 20 - 25%of Yoruba in Kaduna and Kano each ...

Now do the calculation

smh...continue swimming in delusion. You guys always go emotional whenever you're reminded the obvious. If you dont believe yoruba is the smallest of the three major groups why are you running around the thread trying to convince yourself that there are more yorubas than Igbos. Most yorubas in lagos know Igbos are bigger. four yoruba states of oyo ogun osun and hardly ondo have average population while ekiti is quite small to even be a state. Outside sw zone there are yorubas in kogi but kogi itself has a small population despite its large size, okun being just 24% of the state's population amounting to about 450000 people. There are also yorubas in kwara but in south. North being hausa and nupe while central is a mixed. Lagos which the most populous yoruba state has more than half ot its people as non yoruba. As you can see Yorubas only appear large on the surface. Here in the Igboland states like Anambra, enugu Imo and Abia have average population. Outside SE Delta unlike kogi state have high population. Aniomas have highest no of lga in the state, they are quite big to be a state. What is more, in Rivers Igbos are majority. Infact PH city lga and obio akpor are bigger than ekiti. Again igbos in lagos are big enough to make a state.they are infact nearing yoruba population therein. As you can see igbos appear small on the surface but are big. Every ethnic census conducted has always placed Igbo ahead of yorubas. You guys always find it difficult to balance the allegation that Igbos troop into southwest with the claim that yorubas are bigger than Igbos when population figures become the focus. I must add that no sensible people boast with population figures in 2017. what i just stated is for the sake of fact only. It isbecause of the structure of the country which encourages internal strife and competition to dominate and politically subjugate instead of developing that people belive than having a bigger population is more important than living a quality life. This is even why i am in favour of Biafra.

Noneroone:
smh...continue swimming in delusion. You guys always go emotional whenever you're reminded the obvious. If you dont believe yoruba is the smallest of the three major groups why are you running around the thread trying to convince yourself that there are more yorubas than Igbos. Most yorubas in lagos know Igbos are bigger. four yoruba states of oyo ogun osun and hardly ondo have average population ekiti is quite small to even be a state. Outside sw zone there are yorubas in kogi but kogi itself has a small population despite its large size, okun being just 24% of the state's population amounting to about 450000 people. There are also yorubas in kwara but in south. North being hausa and nupe while central is a mixed. Lagos the most populous yoruba state has more than half ot its people as non yoruba. Yorubas only appear large on the surface. Here in the Igboland many Anambra, enugu Imo and Abia have average population. Outside SE Delta unlike kogi have high population. Igbos have highest no of lga in the state, quite big to be a state. In Rivers Igbos are majority. PH city lga, obio akpor are bigger than ekiti. Again igbos in lagos can make a state. As it is igbos appear small on the surface but are big. Every ethnic census conducted has always placed Igbo ahead of yorubas. You guys always find it difficult to balance the allegation that Igbos troop into southwest with the claim that yorubas are bigger than Igbos when population figures become the focus.

Why are you ranting? Argue with facts. At least that chap showed some data, why not also counter him with some data that can be verified? You people are known/reputed noisemakers who throw numbers around. Going by the amount of noises you all make, one would've thought that your states in the SE would be amongst the most populated in the entire country, but the facts have revealed repeatedly that you guys are actually THE LEAST populated zone in the entire country! No data anywhere supports your claims. Whether it be recent census or what have you. I have often shown the attached screenshots of registered phone/internet subscribers data to show the estimated/ballpark population spread of Nigerian states (note that just the population of Oyo and Ogun alone outnumbers the entire SE! that's minus Osun, Ondo and Ekiti (or the worthy mentions of Kwara and parts of Kogi). From that data, asides Anambra, no SE state is more populated than any SW state minus Ekiti. This isn't noisemaking but rather credible data. Even if Igbos are 30% of Lagos population, Yorubas still outnumber you guys by far! Face the fact, you people are fond of making wild and exaggerated claims about your population strength yet una no fit prove am.

http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/report/486

Noneroone:
smh...continue swimming in delusion. You guys always go emotional whenever you're reminded the obvious. If you dont believe yoruba is the smallest of the three major groups why are you running around the thread trying to convince yourself that there are more yorubas than Igbos. Most yorubas in lagos know Igbos are bigger. four yoruba states of oyo ogun osun and hardly ondo have average population while ekiti is quite small to even be a state. Outside sw zone there are yorubas in kogi but kogi itself has a small population despite its large size, okun being just 24% of the state's population amounting to about 450000 people. There are also yorubas in kwara but in south. North being hausa and nupe while central is a mixed. Lagos which the most populous yoruba state has more than half ot its people as non yoruba. As you can see Yorubas only appear large on the surface. Here in the Igboland states like Anambra, enugu Imo and Abia have average population. Outside SE Delta unlike kogi state have high population. Aniomas have highest no of lga in the state, they are quite big to be a state. What is more, in Rivers Igbos are majority. Infact PH city lga and obio akpor are bigger than ekiti. Again igbos in lagos are big enough to make a state.they are infact nearing yoruba population therein. As you can see igbos appear small on the surface but are big. Every ethnic census conducted has always placed Igbo ahead of yorubas. You guys always find it difficult to balance the allegation that Igbos troop into southwest with the claim that yorubas are bigger than Igbos when population figures become the focus. I must add that no sensible people boast with population figures in 2017. what i just stated is for the sake of fact only. It isbecause of the structure of the country which encourages internal strife and competition to dominate and politically subjugate instead of developing that people belive than having a bigger population is more important than living a quality life. This is even why i am in favour of Biafra.

Ekiti is quite small to be a state? lol!
Okun people 450,000? lol!
Oyo and Ogun have average population? loller!
Kogi state has "small" population, but is more populated than Enugu, Abia and Ebonyi - 3 out of the 5 states in the SE.....LOLLEST!
How big do you want it to get before it becomes a populated state to you? if Kogi is small, then Abia and Enugu are tiny, not to talk of Ebonyi

Delusional.


Nobody is running around anywhere convincing anything. We are telling you the facts, it is you that is trying to convince yourself otherwise, by spewing out false stuff.

RockHard:
[s]

Why are you ranting? Argue with facts. At least that chap showed some data, why not also counter him with some data that can be verified? You people are known/reputed noisemakers who throw numbers around. Going by the amount of noises you all make, one would've thought that your states in the SE would be amongst the most populated in the entire country, but the facts have revealed repeatedly that you guys are actually THE LEAST populated zone in the entire country! No data anywhere supports your claims. Whether it be recent census or what have you. I have often shown the attached screenshots of registered phone/internet subscribers data to show the estimated/ballpark population spread of Nigerian states (note that just the population of Oyo and Ogun alone outnumbers the entire SE! that's minus Osun, Ondo and Ekiti (or the worthy mentions of Kwara and parts of Kogi). From that data, asides Anambra, no SE state is more populated than any SW state minus Ekiti. This isn't noisemaking but rather credible data. Even if Igbos are 30% of Lagos population, Yorubas still outnumber you guys by far! Face the fact, you people are fond of making wild and exaggerated claims about your population strength yet una no fit prove am.

http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/report/486 [/s]

lol...another load of emotional bunkum. Quoting same silly and unreliable figure that didnt even recognize ethnicitiy.

RockHard:


Bro, no one is doubting that igbos are in different parts of Nigeria, the contention is how many are they in those places. I just gave you an estimated breakdown of their numbers in the SW for example. Often times they may not even number up to 10,000 sef in many cases but are usually visible due to their trading activities. They often gather for their customary meetings wherever you find them and in such cases they usually don't number up to a hundred let alone a thousand. Bottomline is that they exaggerate their population outside their SE base.

I liken it to the false perception that most Nigerians have about dstv for instance. A lot of people would probably be shocked to realize that the cable company has just a paltry 1.5-miion total subscribers in Nigeria (out of close to 200-million folks, even though it generally seems like half of the Nigerian population are subscribers of the service by now. In a nutshell, perception doesn't always equal reality.

Ok i quite agree. I think their being traders is what makes their presence obvious wherever they are, even though they are in small numbers. True.

Noneroone:
lol...another load of emotional bunkum. Quoting same silly and unreliable figure that didnt even recognize ethnicitiy.

cry cry baby.
Igbos are the smallest major ethnic group in Nigeria.
In the 1960s the Eastern region had the number 3,4 and 7 largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, )Igbos, Efik-Ibibios, Ijaws) and other large ethnicities like Ogonis. Plus al the other tribes of the northern cross river. YET it was only slightly more populated than the Western region that was almost exclusively Yoruba at the time. And the Yorubas of the then northern region divisions of Kwara and Kabba were not even part of the maths.
You do the maths.

[img]http://1.bp..com/-macfowKxUog/VEkEeSprO9I/AAAAAAAABec/LZQjMRLFHOo/s1600/pic.png[/img]

out of that 23%, by the time you remove the heavily populated Ibibios, Efiks, Annangs, Ijaws, Ogonis, Bokis, Yallas...... Just imagine what you will have left.

Noneroone:
lol...another load of emotional bunkum. Quoting same silly and unreliable figure that didnt even recognize ethnicitiy.

Lol. E pain am . At least I showed you some data that's verifiable. When will you do us the honour of showing us atleast one data source that buttresses your own position? Any recent and verifiable data would do bro. We are waiting.

YonkijiSappo:


cry cry baby.
Igbos are the smallest major ethnic group in Nigeria.
In the 1960s the Eastern region had the number 3,4 and 7 largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, )Igbos, Efik-Ibibios, Ijaws) and other large ethnicities like Ogonis. Plus al the other tribes of the northern cross river. YET it was only slightly more populated than the Western region that was almost exclusively Yoruba at the time. And the Yorubas of the then northern region divisions of Kwara and Kabba were not even part of the maths.
You do the maths.

[img]http://1.bp..com/-macfowKxUog/VEkEeSprO9I/AAAAAAAABec/LZQjMRLFHOo/s1600/pic.png[/img]

out of that 23%, by the time you remove the heavily populated Ibibios, Efiks, Annangs, Ijaws, Ogonis, Bokis, Yallas...... Just imagine what you will have left.

like i said emotion drives most of your argument. Otherwise you'd remember that Igbos edos urhobo itshekiri ijaws were also in western region in large numbers.

Noneroone:
like i said emotion drives most of your argument. Otherwise you'd remember that Igbos edos urhobo itshekiri ijaws were also in western region in large numbers.

Which Igbos, edos, urhobos and Itsekiris and Ijaws?
can't you see the midwest there clearly? DO I need to teach you history, or don't you know that was the region created exclusively for the minorities of the old west (Western Ijaws, Itsekiris, Urhobos, Binis, Afemais, Western Ibo, Isokos) ?

Nigeria sef na funny state, they removed 4% from the western population to create an antire region? 4%! and left the other regions intact lol... Anyways.

So I am the one arguing with emotions abi? clap for yourself.

YonkijiSappo:


Which Igbos, edos, urhobos and Itsekiris and Ijaws?
can't you see the midwest there clearly? DO I need to teach you history, or don't you know that was the region creaedted exclusively for the minorities of the old west (Western Ijaws, Itsekiris, Urhobos, Binis, Afemais, Western Ibo, Isokos) ?

So I am the one arguing with emotions abi? clap for yourself.

Hehehe. I bet you he skipped the MidWest part of the chart coz he's so pained by all that data. He no fit even present any data, even if na NEPA bill sef to support his position.

RockHard:


Hehehe. I bet you he skipped the MidWest part of the chart coz he's so pained by all that data. He no fit even present any data, even if na NEPA bill sef to support his position.

That is why the Hausa-Fulani (29%) Yoruba being 21% of Nigeria and Igbo being 18% thing has always made sense to me.

Once again.

The 1963 census was tone of the few in our history ever that included ethnic and religious data.
Here is what it shows..... tsk tsk!



Hausa and Fulani - 11,550,975 in the Northern
Yoruba - 9,667,612 in the Western, 1,144,034 in the Northern = 10,811,646
Ibo/igbo - 7,967,969 in Eastern, 612,328 in mid-West, 357,915 in Northern, 208,563 in Western = 9,146,775

Other groups - 811,625 in Western, 790,878 in Eastern, 1,035,973 in Mid-West, 5,540,773 in Northern = 8,179,248
Ibibio - 1,986,493 in Eastern
Edo - 852,570 in Midwest
Ijaw - 786,369 in Eastern
Urhobo - 516,839 in Mid West, 101,903 in Western =618,742

YonkijiSappo:


That is why the Hausa-Fulani (29%) Yoruba being 21% of Nigeria and Igbo being 18% thing has always made sense to me.

Once again.

The 1963 census was tone of the few in our history ever that included ethnic and religious data.
Here is what it shows..... tsk tsk!



Hausa - 11,550,975 in the Northern
Yoruba - 9,667,612 in the Western, 1,144,034 in the Northern = 10,811,646
Ibo/igbo - 7,967,969 in Eastern, 612,328 in mid-West, 357,915 in Northern, 208,563 in Western = 9,146,775

Other groups - 811,625 in Western, 790,878 in Eastern, 1,035,973 in Mid-West, 5,540,773 in Northern = 8,179,248
Ibibio - 1,986,493 in Eastern
Edo - 852,570 in Midwest
Ijaw - 786,369 in Eastern
Urhobo - 516,839 in Mid West, 101,903 in Western =618,742

This na 'smoking gun' data.

RockHard:


This na 'smoking gun' data.

Just wait a minute

Here is the real smoking gun.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/2568779_48myjko_jpegcecde0d41350fd4fee05703ffa3d97bf

YonkijiSappo:


Just wait a minute

Here is the real smoking gun.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/2568779_48myjko_jpegcecde0d41350fd4fee05703ffa3d97bf

Keep dropping it like it's hot.

RockHard:


Keep dropping it like it's hot.

This was before the war.
We haven't even talked about the civil war.
If we are to believe the claims by these Igbos, that 3 million of them (lol) were killed in the civil war.... How many of them would have been left by 1970? heeeey!

YonkijiSappo:


Just wait a minute

Here is the real smoking gun.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/2568779_48myjko_jpegcecde0d41350fd4fee05703ffa3d97bf

Omo, considering their heavy civilian losses during the civil war, I reckon their numbers are lesser than they would have been by now as a result. Which may explains the wide gap between their regional population compared to ours today.

YonkijiSappo:


This was before the war.
We haven't even talked about the civil war.
If we are to believe the claims by these Igbos, that 3 million of them (lol) were killed in the civil war.... How many of them would have been left by 1970? heeeey!

My point exactly! Mehn, the next census results will be very interesting, that's if they don't bungle it again this time around.

RockHard:


Omo, considering their heavy civilian losses during the civil war, I reckon their numbers are lesser than they would have been by now as a result. Which may explains the wide gap between their regional population compared to ours today.

I dont really know how heavy tmbh... experts place the figutres in the ballpark +/- of 1 million.
others say 3 million... i find that too high to believe.

YonkijiSappo:


I dont really know how heavy tmbh... experts place the figutres in the ballpark +/- of 1 million.
others say 3 million... i find that too high to believe.

Even 1-million sef is heavy. And I think their women are generally experiencing declining fertility, hence the high incidence of baby factories in their parts. The other day one of them, who is a member of a syndicate that abducts kids in Lagos to be sold in Anambra, was apprehended after kidnapping a Yoruba child that was taken to Onitsha -- she claimed she did it in order to pay her rent . Opelope say the pikin get strong head, else dem for don rename am Nkechi and that would be the last we would have heard of it.

RockHard:


My point exactly! Mehn, the next census results will be very interesting, that's if they don't bungle it again this time around.

An interesting observation for you.



The Edos were estimated to be 955,000 at the time or 1.7% of the country. By 2006 census, the Edo population had reached 3.218 million. A 3.37 fold Increase. Their 2016 population was estimated to be 4,235,595 or a 4.435 fold increase.

If I consider the Edos and Eastern Yorubas as people of similar culture and outwork towards life generally and extrapolate the figures to the Yorubas (Note that the Western Yoruba groups might have higher birth rates, given the more pronounced presence of Islam etc)

The Yoruba who were 11.320 Million then would have been at LEAST (using the ondo/edo ballpark figure) 38.148 Million in 2006. and 50.20 Million in 2016.

Not surprising to me at all.

Noneroone:
smh...continue swimming in delusion. You guys always go emotional whenever you're reminded the obvious. If you dont believe yoruba is the smallest of the three major groups why are you running around the thread trying to convince yourself that there are more yorubas than Igbos. Most yorubas in lagos know Igbos are bigger. four yoruba states of oyo ogun osun and hardly ondo have average population while ekiti is quite small to even be a state. Outside sw zone there are yorubas in kogi but kogi itself has a small population despite its large size, okun being just 24% of the state's population amounting to about 450000 people. There are also yorubas in kwara but in south. North being hausa and nupe while central is a mixed. Lagos which the most populous yoruba state has more than half ot its people as non yoruba. As you can see Yorubas only appear large on the surface. Here in the Igboland states like Anambra, enugu Imo and Abia have average population. Outside SE Delta unlike kogi state have high population. Aniomas have highest no of lga in the state, they are quite big to be a state. What is more, in Rivers Igbos are majority. Infact PH city lga and obio akpor are bigger than ekiti. Again igbos in lagos are big enough to make a state.they are infact nearing yoruba population therein. As you can see igbos appear small on the surface but are big. Every ethnic census conducted has always placed Igbo ahead of yorubas. You guys always find it difficult to balance the allegation that Igbos troop into southwest with the claim that yorubas are bigger than Igbos when population figures become the focus. I must add that no sensible people boast with population figures in 2017. what i just stated is for the sake of fact only. It isbecause of the structure of the country which encourages internal strife and competition to dominate and politically subjugate instead of developing that people belive than having a bigger population is more important than living a quality life. This is even why i am in favour of Biafra.

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Mumu be deceiving yourself ,
because you heard some people shouting here that igbos are many in other states....
Am from Ondo and I lived in Kwara state for now in offa...
Lemme tell you what your igbo brothers refuse to tell you.....
All the southwest state apart from Lagos...
in every City or town their Is less than #10,000 igbos....
even in some states like Kwara state, you are not up to #10,000 that's the fact...
if you are up to #10,000 then you are telling me that you are up to the whole freshers of unilorin or oau... which is false......


Don't let your hope be raised