christistruth01:



When the British Arrived about half of Igboland was Colonised by the Igala and part of their Territory ask them

Tomek09:

It's not true. I have lived among the Yorubas going to 2years. Average Yoruba family is 4 or 5 no matter how many men she had an affair with outside her husband while an Igbo family of one man and wife can have up to 8 to 10 children. Thanks to Ebonyi and some part of Enugu and Anambra that achieved this motive for Igbo nation, thereby making up her population.

GeneralDitari:


Oyo state alone is as big as the 5 South East States put together and Oyo is an homogeneous Yoruba state but no South East State is homogeneous.

Moddam:
Why did Mc Oluomo chase Igbos away during gubernatorial election??

pinkPUSSY:


Sorry I forgot


https://www.nairaland.com/4848276/cia-revision-nigerias-ethnic-religious

GeneralDitari:


Mumu post.

Igbos are not larger than Ijaw in population

Igbos are 7th class citizens that can never rule Nigeria.

Polchiz:

You are an idiot, no apologies.

GeneralDitari:


Igala in Anambra

Idoma and Igala in Enugu

Acculturated Ndoki Ijaws in Abia

Acculturated Egbema Ijaws in IMO

Cross river tribes in Ebonyi.

Tomek09:

U don win. Go carry cup. Ew.u

GeneralDitari:


Mumu post.

Igbos are not larger than Ijaw in population

Igbos are 7th class citizens that can never rule Nigeria.

GeneralDitari:


Mumu post.

Igbos are not larger than Ijaw in population

Igbos are 7th class citizens that can never rule Nigeria.

DSC7:
It is Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba......


Argue with your ancestors...

GeneralDitari:


So why can't all these Igbos vote Igbo man to rule Nigeria since democracy

They see all Southerners that are not Yorubas as Igbos.

pinkPUSSY:


Sorry I forgot


https://www.nairaland.com/4848276/cia-revision-nigerias-ethnic-religious

pinkPUSSY:



I started hearing of Ijaw after Good luck Jonathan's emergence..

Don't worry give me time, I will get Ijaw population during 1960's census... Even Ibibio, Tub and the rest are larger than You people...

How you guys jumped from bottom to top five ethinic group in Nigeria remains a mystery to many..

Since I was born I have met only one Ijaw person in my life and that was in Edo state years back.. I have never met any other one till now ...

Stop deceiving yourself... Your argument doesn't worth it

Moddam:
You are a liar, Igbos have more population than Yoruba. Forget about sentiment, Igbos are populated than Yoruba. Lagos for instance, Igbos want to overshadow Yoruba. with population in their backyard. Igbo is the second populated Region in Nigeria after Hausa.

9jakool:


Yoruba = 7 majority states + 1 significantly populated state (Kogi).
Igbo = 5 majority states + 2 significantly populated states (Delta and Rivers).

Even if we don't count Lagos, Ibadan is still larger than any Igbo city by far.

GeneralDitari:


Oyo state alone is as big as the 5 South East States put together and Oyo is an homogeneous Yoruba state but no South East State is homogeneous.

GeneralDitari:
Truth be told, Igbos are not larger than Ijaw in population.

The areas Ijaws occupy in the Niger Delta is as big as Igbo land.

Ijaws were unjustly balkanized into six states when all Ijaw areas are together and share perfect boundaries with each other.

Ijaws were unjustly balkanized into Ondo, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa-Ibom States when Ijaws are not even scattered by God.

GeneralDitari:


Igbos that are 7th class citizens are not larger than Ijaw in population.

Ans.

Igbos can never ever rule Nigeria.

GeneralDitari:


Yorubas are in Kwara and Kogi too.
And Oyo alone big pass 5 South East States put together.

GeneralDitari:


Igala in Anambra

Idoma and Igala in Enugu

Acculturated Ndoki Ijaws in Abia

Acculturated Egbema Ijaws in IMO

Cross river tribes in Ebonyi.

GeneralDitari:
I just searched this on the Internet and this was exactly how it is in all sites.

Largest Ethnic Groups In Nigeria

Rank Ethnic Group Share of Nigerian Population
1 Hausa 25.1%
2 Yoruba 21.0%
3 Igbo 18.0%
4 Ijaw 10.0%
5 Kanuri 4.0%
6 Fulani 3.9%
7 Ibibio 3.5%
8 Tiv 2.5%
* Other Groups 12%
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Saladdin:


@ GeneralDitari, you tried, but the list is partly correct, while some info are outright inaccurate. That list was constructed in a lazy with politico-cultural undertones without considering factors like: geographical spread and dialects Traveling around the country or simply picking up a book or gleaning into authoritative websites should confirm that.

@ Numbers 2 & 3 are correct, but numbers 1,4,5,6,7 & 8 are highly exaggerated. The list seem to be confusing Northern Minority tribes with native Hausas just because they have adopted the language as their Lingua Franca. The Nupe, Gwari, Ebira and Igala tribes hold a really significant figure In Nigeria's population. Old history books and contemporary researched works confirm that.

At Best Native Hausas can't be more than 20% of Nigeria's population at most. If we are to consider only the real natives, I dare postulate that the Yorubas and Igbos have a larger population than the Hausas in Nigeria especially if we are to add their dialects.

The percentage given to the Ijaws and the Tivs are the most exaggerated. We obviously do not have 20million in Ijaws in Nigeria.

The figure of the former (the Ijaws) was politically propped up courtesy of the Goodluck Jonathan factor. It'll be very hard to see such figures in books and scholarly articles. The only explanation is if Ijaws were grouped with the Urohbos, Kalabaris, Okrika and other South Southern minorities.

As for the Tivs, their figure is only believable if they were combined with the Idoma, Igede and the Etulo tribes to get that %.

That Wikipedia article on this needs to be updated.

The list should probably go like this:


1 Hausa 20%
2 Yoruba 20%
3 Igbo 20%
4 Kanuri 4.0%
5 Fulani 3.5%
6 Ibibio 2.5%
7 Gwari 2.5%
8 Nupe 2.0%
9 Tiv 2.0%
10 Efik 1.5%
11 Ebira 1.5%
12 Igala 1.5%
13 Ijaw 1.5%
13 Jukun 1.0%
14. Annang 1.0
14 Idoma 1.0%
15 Edo 1.0%
16 Urhobo 1.0%
17 Ikwerre 1.0%
18 Other Groups 11.5%

The above list might not be 100% accurate but it's still much more accurate than the one you pasted.

GeneralDitari:


Igbo the 7th class citizens of Nigeria that can never rule Nigeria.

GeneralDitari:

Igala in Anambra
Idoma and Igala in Enugu
Acculturated Ndoki Ijaws in Abia
Acculturated Egbema Ijaws in IMO
Cross river tribes in Ebonyi.

GeneralDitari:


Oyo state alone is as big as the 5 South East States put together and Oyo is an homogeneous Yoruba state but no South East State is homogeneous.

GeneralDitari:


Because they see all other Southerners like Igbos.

GeneralDitari:


Oyo state alone is as big as the 5 South East States put together and Oyo is an homogeneous Yoruba state but no South East State is homogeneous.