BeautifulMind2:

Largest buildup cities in the world, Lagos 23 position followed by Onitsha 49
Lagos first in Nigeria followed by Onitsha, Nigeria population captured Onitsha town not Onitsha metropolitan, Onitsha metro covers 11 towns and seven LGs. Onitsha town is just 2 Lgs

BrownRoofRep:

All I see is a BigOblonghead suffersficted IBADOWN brown roof dwelling fake moozlem slowpoke that is crying on Onitsha matter.
We Ogidi people are happy to inform you that our town is among the ever famous Onitsha metropolis that houses several millions of people.

Weeping of an unknown oblong head fake moozlem cannot change that.

Bighead9:


Quit embarrassing yourself. Aba and Enugu are more populated than Onitsha. Onitsha is not amongst the ten most populous Cities in Nigeria. Google this and all the links that, Google will provide will proof you wrong.

afroniger:


Mr. Atikulator, use your brain for once. Your brethren presented a quack report without any sound basis postulating that Onitsha is the '3rd largest city in Africa' based on 'estimating'. In terms of size, Anambra has the 2nd smallest land mass, after Lagos. And as far as population is concerned, there hasn't been a credible census in this country in a a very long time. But I have showed you a data of active phone lines (from telecoms companies that at least shows the number of Anambra people that keep their phones active within the period of 4-months. Of course the data can't represent the entire population of the state but at least it tells us the number of adults or teens who have kept their phones active within a 4-months period.

Now, are you telling me that the the state hosting the so-called 3rd largest city in Africa, with an active population and considerable commercial concentration, can only muster 4-million active phone lines within 4-months?? Where is the rest of the population of the state? Is it that they refuse to use telephones in 4 straoght months, maybe because they are too broke to load them?

If Onitsha were as large as being claimed, it would certainly reflect in the sheer number of phone lines of the entire state, moreso considering that it is a commercial city. So I ask you, why didn't that data capture such a huge population if truly it exists? Look at other states that host large cities such as Kano, Oyo, Rivers,Kaduna, and the city state Abuja, and hen try and explain why those cities record far higher active phone lines within a 4-month period than Anambra that is supposed to be hosting the 3rd largest city in Africa. Be sincere with yourself bro and keep your ego out of it.

IamAtikulate:

You don't have to submit your B.Sc thesis to me. Write a report to discredit that report than hating unnecessarily. Like I said before, we don't want to be the largest city in Africa in terms of population, we already have about 50 million Igbo population to deal with.

afroniger:


Your retort already confirms that neither you nor the author of the report can factually defend that quack-job in the face of cold hard facts. The public domain is replete with more than enough reliable data to invalidate that crap without breaking a sweat. But Ofcourse, you and the author of that nonsense are entitled to your opinion but you are certainly not entitled to your facts because facts are sacred. Keep wallowing in your self-imposed delusion.

IamAtikulate:

Don't cry for Ndi Igbo, we can take care of ourselves. There are more three storey residential buildings privately owned (not company's) in just Onitsha than the entire Lagos. What you will see in Lagos are mostly 1 stories and bungalows.

afroniger:


Your retort already confirms that neither you nor the author of the report can factually defend that quack-job in the face of cold hard facts. The public domain is replete with more than enough reliable data to invalidate that crap without breaking a sweat. But Ofcourse, you and the author of that nonsense are entitled to your opinion but you are certainly not entitled to your facts because facts are sacred. Keep wallowing in your self-imposed delusion.

IamAtikulate:

Okay, Onitsha is the smallest city in Africa. Can you now use this same energy to fight the reports that Kano is more populated than Lagos?

Hating unnecessarily will not help your life.

Asshurbanipal:

Bros. Go and fight with the author. Demographia also released similar data recently and rated onitsha ahead of lagos in urban built up landmass and second to Lagos in urban population

vanbonattel:


I heard so. It takes about 3 minutes to cross from Onitsha to asaba, millions come to market and return to live in Asaba with their families.

afroniger:


And I am telling you that the premise of the report is based on fallacy, therefore whatever its conclusions are they will also turn out to be false. It's simple common sense. Onitsha isn't larger than Kano, PH, Abuja, or ibadan

Bighead9:


Trash again.
Stop associating Onitsha with other towns and cities around it. All those cities/Towns you mentioned are independent. It's like annexing Lagos with Ogun or Lagos with Cotonou, just because both Cities share the same boundaries.

afroniger:
Lol. Onitsha?? On what basis? Very uninformed analysis if true. Where would that leave Abuja, Kano, Ibadan, Aba, PH??

nijabazaar:


You are so into d..ick measuring. The op is trying to yell u that this supposed growth is infact detrimental to onitsha and u are still hitting ur head against a post??

chiagozien:
i live at asaba and work at onisha.

Asaba is fast developing because of thousands of business men from Onisha.

afroniger:


Mr. Atikulator, use your brain for once. Your brethren presented a quack report without any sound basis postulating that Onitsha is the '3rd largest city in Africa' based on 'estimating'. In terms of size, Anambra has the 2nd smallest land mass, after Lagos. And as far as population is concerned, there hasn't been a credible census in this country in a a very long time. But I have showed you a data of active phone lines (from telecoms companies that at least shows the number of Anambra people that keep their phones active within the period of 4-months. Of course the data can't represent the entire population of the state but at least it tells us the number of adults or teens who have kept their phones active within a 4-months period.

Now, are you telling me that the the state hosting the so-called 3rd largest city in Africa, with an active population and considerable commercial concentration, can only muster 4-million active phone lines within 4-months?? Where is the rest of the population of the state? Is it that they refuse to use telephones in 4 straoght months, maybe because they are too broke to load them?

If Onitsha were as large as being claimed, it would certainly reflect in the sheer number of phone lines of the entire state, moreso considering that it is a commercial city. So I ask you, why didn't that data capture such a huge population if truly it exists? Look at other states that host large cities such as Kano, Oyo, Rivers,Kaduna, and the city state Abuja, and hen try and explain why those cities record far higher active phone lines within a 4-month period than Anambra that is supposed to be hosting the 3rd largest city in Africa. Be sincere with yourself bro and keep your ego out of it.

knowledgeable:


You know something my friend, the way you Yorubas are fixated, critically analysing obtainable informations on anything Igbos are scary on one part and most shameful on the other.

Africapolis should be the target for all you Yorubas who do not agree with the report not the exciting Igbos who have gone through hell in this country, but have started to witness a gradual turn around in their demography and development after decades of subjugation, marginalization, market burnings in kano, Lagos, killings and destruction of their properties in the North etc.

I have very bad news for you guys. As Africa population is set to hit 2.2 or so billions by the year 2050, Onitsha (with surrounding towns/cities which she already formed an ecosystem economy/social union), will continue to grow and develop. The contested figure of 8 million in population will be surpassed (though, not a good news) in short period of time, Niger bridge will be built, Seaports will be built in different SS coastal capitals, international airports and travels will expand in due course in those regions

The profound changes you my Yoruba brothers will witness in the next 10 years in the World, Africa and Nigeria demographies due to 4th industrial revolution, block chain technologies can only be imagine. Its going to be so disruptive, you all will be forced to drop your current perspection of the world around you including your country, Lagos, tribalism, demographics and the lists are endless.

knowledgeable:


You know something my friend, the way you Yorubas are fixated, critically analysing obtainable informations on anything Igbos are scary on one part and most shameful on the other.

Africapolis should be the target for all you Yorubas who do not agree with the report not the exciting Igbos who have gone through hell in this country, but have started to witness a gradual turn around in their demography and development after decades of subjugation, marginalization, market burnings in kano, Lagos, killings and destruction of their properties in the North etc.

I have very bad news for you guys. As Africa population is set to hit 2.2 or so billions by the year 2050, Onitsha (with surrounding towns/cities which she already formed an ecosystem economy/social union), will continue to grow and develop. The contested figure of 8 million in population will be surpassed (though, not a good news) in short period of time, Niger bridge will be built, Seaports will be built in different SS coastal capitals, international airports and travels will expand in due course in those regions

The profound changes you my Yoruba brothers will witness in the next 10 years in the World, Africa and Nigeria demographies due to 4th industrial revolution, block chain technologies can only be imagine. Its going to be so disruptive, you all will be forced to drop your current perspection of the world around you including your country, Lagos, tribalism, demographics and the lists are endless.

knowledgeable:


You know something my friend, the way you Yorubas are fixated, critically analysing obtainable informations on anything Igbos are scary on one part and most shameful on the other.

Africapolis should be the target for all you Yorubas who do not agree with the report not the exciting Igbos who have gone through hell in this country, but have started to witness a gradual turn around in their demography and development after decades of subjugation, marginalization, market burnings in kano, Lagos, killings and destruction of their properties in the North etc.

I have very bad news for you guys. As Africa population is set to hit 2.2 or so billions by the year 2050, Onitsha (with surrounding towns/cities which she already formed an ecosystem economy/social union), will continue to grow and develop. The contested figure of 8 million in population will be surpassed (though, not a good news) in short period of time, Niger bridge will be built, Seaports will be built in different SS coastal capitals, international airports and travels will expand in due course in those regions

The profound changes you my Yoruba brothers will witness in the next 10 years in the World, Africa and Nigeria demographies due to 4th industrial revolution, block chain technologies can only be imagine. Its going to be so disruptive, you all will be forced to drop your current perspection of the world around you including your country, Lagos, tribalism, demographics and the lists are endless.

Fatherofdragons:


You just said the truth man, everything concerning igbos turn into dick measurements for yorubers, very disgusting if you ask me.

Just like the Conehead on this thread, he just can't imagine the fact that Onitsha can be huge population wise probably due to large amount of lies been fed on him in the midst of his fellow coneheads. A shame really.

awgumayor:
CIA gave a report that Igbos are the second largest people in Nigeria after the hausas. The Yorubas was questioning the credibility of their report. Now, another foreign report on Onitsha being the third largest city in Africa they are here again with the same argument. The era of using Lagos-ibadan media to deceive the public is over.Igbos are coming to take their rightful place in Nigeria whether anybody likes it or not

Bighead9:


Trash again.
Stop associating Onitsha with other towns and cities around it. All those cities/Towns you mentioned are independent. It's like annexing Lagos with Ogun or Lagos with Cotonou, just because both Cities share the same boundaries.

knowledgeable:


You know something my friend, the way you Yorubas are fixated, critically analysing obtainable informations on anything Igbos are scary on one part and most shameful on the other.

Africapolis should be the target for all you Yorubas who do not agree with the report not the exciting Igbos who have gone through hell in this country, but have started to witness a gradual turn around in their demography and development after decades of subjugation, marginalization, market burnings in kano, Lagos, killings and destruction of their properties in the North etc.

I have very bad news for you guys. As Africa population is set to hit 2.2 or so billions by the year 2050, Onitsha (with surrounding towns/cities which she already formed an ecosystem economy/social union), will continue to grow and develop. The contested figure of 8 million in population will be surpassed (though, not a good news) in short period of time, Niger bridge will be built, Seaports will be built in different SS coastal capitals, international airports and travels will expand in due course in those regions

The profound changes you my Yoruba brothers will witness in the next 10 years in the World, Africa and Nigeria demographies due to 4th industrial revolution, block chain technologies can only be imagine. Its going to be so disruptive, you all will be forced to drop your current perspection of the world around you including your country, Lagos, tribalism, demographics and the lists are endless.

Bighead9:



Yet, Onitsha town, the other Communities that you claimed they made up Onitsha, combined with the two Local Government's that made up Onitsha. All of them put together are not as big as my Ward. We also have hundreds of wards in Nigeria, that are bigger than your Onitsha.

awgumayor:
CIA gave a report that Igbos are the second largest people in Nigeria after the hausas. The Yorubas was questioning the credibility of their report. Now, another foreign report on Onitsha being the third largest city in Africa they are here again with the same argument. The era of using Lagos-ibadan media to deceive the public is over.Igbos are coming to take their rightful place in Nigeria whether anybody likes it or not

IkpuMmadu:


No! It's good for them to live in denial and think that Lagos is all while south east develop their cities from Enugu, to Onitsha and Owerri and other key cities...they never knew that Abakiliki is amazing until pictures started coming out ...we are not even talking about new cities and towns like Oguta , Okigwe , Orlu, Ezenifite, Awka Etiti , Awka etc..

I told one yesterday that isn't very rare to see mud house in Igbo land yet hé said I was bragging ...so I left him and I think it's good to allow them live in that illusion of Lagos and let us develop unnoticed

Sometimes don't argue ...just let it slide..we have to plough back and repatriate all the capital and thank Lord that Nigeria situation is resetting the brains of Igbo

afroniger:


Even at that, it still can't be true. Onitsha proper has a very small landmass and population. The last census attests to that. And even with the addition of the so-called neighboring cities, nothing suggests what is being peddled in that report. No way Onitsha can be larger than Abuja, Kano, Ibadan, or PH, be it in landmass or population. No concrete data supports that. This report's conclusions are baseless.

discusant:


Dud, how did you place Ezinifite, Oguta, Awka, Orlu Awka Etiti on the same city line?

Awka Etiti, Ezinifite and Oguta are in one class of suburban areas.
The other towns you mentioned are in a different class - emerging cities.

Bridget95:
you have not visited onitsha.

In onitsha,it is hard to find your feet because of human congestion.The population of onitsha per square kilometer is very high.The report is true.