TellingItAsItIs:

Their names are more similar to igbo than itshekiri names are to yoruba.
Most bear conc. igbo names eg chibuike amaechi while the rest modify their names to make it seem less igbo eg onyesom nwike=nyesom wike,nwanodo=wanodo,somto=tonto,nwaneri=waneri etc.
Your The men wear ijaw attires and promote the culture of others because they failed to carve a unique culture for themselves.if they had their own cultural attires and masquerades,they wouldnt need to copy that of the ijaws.
its very shameful.

I think you're referring to Ikwerre but people here would think you're also talking about Ika. Ika bear mostly Edo names. Igbo name is only becoming predominant from few decades ago. Check the surname of majority of Ika people and see. Our culture in Ika is predominantly Edo.

and this is the problem of the South. Stupidd fellows you all are

what makes Itsekiri not yoruba? how is Ika, Aniocha etc not Igbo?

We need unity in the Southern region not all this silly childish divisions

JudgementHammer:
Because yorubas already claim AKOKO-EDO in Edo state. Simple

Itsekiri like Ilaje are Yoruba

Akoko-edo is just Akoko in Edo state. Akoko are Yoruba

URHOBOS HAVE YORUBA INFLUENCE? ARE YOU MAD? DRUNK?



[qaquote author=tobtap post=40028244]because yorubas dont force or impose it culture on people...yoruba culture is unique,which is why it survived SLAVERY in north nd south america and became the dominant afro-culture outside africa... IGALAS,IGBIRA,ISTEKIRI,uhrobos,SOME IJAW CLANS have obvious yoruba influence but they are all UNIQUE CULTURES...yorubas see them as brothers(shared history) but not as yorubas [/quote]