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Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by Kennyswagz1(m): 12:54am On Nov 30, 2019 |
Datazone:lol.. apart from crude oil, nothing about them.. no contribution in sports, entertainment, agriculture, etc.. upon all the oil, their state is a big shithole 2 Likes |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by Kennyswagz1(m): 12:55am On Nov 30, 2019 |
midnighter:which music? |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by nlPoster: 1:02am On Nov 30, 2019 |
why are we talking of pant again? |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by Nobody: 1:31am On Nov 30, 2019 |
Datazone:Lol ijaw hater spotted you cant even hide your distate, what a dweeb.. I see nothing wrong with what OP has put down if you dont like it.. why not write something else about your ethnic group to make yourself feel better ... people like you are the reason why hate speech bill is in consideration today.. becareful so you dont end up a scapegoat 2 Likes |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by Nobody: 1:35am On Nov 30, 2019 |
Kennyswagz1: Typical African man talk (apart from oil, nothing about them) apart from your old age yet meaningless life... I dont think theres anything to write home about you 2 Likes |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by Wickedfacts: 2:08am On Nov 30, 2019 |
technicallyrich: Ijaws are the strongest and bravest? Go and ask Ijaws what they did to them in Edo State recently. Thereafter, ask them what OPC did to them in Ajegunle in the late 90s and early 2,000s. Ijaws are peculiar being a riverine people. However, they aren't more rich, strong, brave, educated or better than others. Heck, Ijaws don't even have a fishing competition as popular as Argungu fishing festival and they don't have a single notable swimmer. However, the average Ijaw man can wreck a whole brewery. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by Nobody: 2:20am On Nov 30, 2019 |
Wickedfacts:That guy is just trolling |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by billynoni(m): 2:27am On Nov 30, 2019 |
Thanks for the confusion on this thread, as we've learnt NOTHING ABOUT IJAW PEOPLE, as far as some of us are concerned. To the mod, who pushed this to FP... Just wait at the gate of heaven on judgment day. 1 Like |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by KosiGee(m): 2:35am On Nov 30, 2019 |
ijawgirl: How come Ijaws have not been winning gold medals even in All African games. You wrote that it’s part of your custom to ‘throw’ the baby inside the river!!!...and if it floats, it shows that the baby would be a good swimmer. What happens when the baby fail to float or drown? If you guys practice that, I think there should be a massive campaign to protest such cruelty and abuse to children. If ijaws have failed to develop better lung capacity or even gills to adapt to your marine environment and triumph in international swimming competitions, then your post isn’t worth it. Kenyans and Ethiopians are natural born long distance runners, Cubans have a tradition of boxing, Chinese practice karate and they have all made names for themselves in those areas...how can you be praising Ijaw man and his bond with water even before he could blink but nothing has come out of. I doubt if the Ijaws are better swimmers than Urhobo, kalabari and other riverline tribes. 2 Likes |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by YolobaMuslim: 2:59am On Nov 30, 2019 |
Psalm4kute:Why are you mentioning Igbo into this? Wetin concern Igbo with Ijaw? Seems like you are high on your usual ogogoro. |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by noisy45(m): 3:15am On Nov 30, 2019 |
technicallyrich: Ride on bro |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by noisy45(m): 3:16am On Nov 30, 2019 |
Kennyswagz1: Yes if u want to start controlling there way of life |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by YolobaMuslim: 3:22am On Nov 30, 2019 |
technicallyrich:Ijaws are the biggest Nigerian ethnic group and are indigenous of Anambra, Abuja, Lagos, Kano, China, India, USA.... Typical land grabbing Ijaw... |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by czarr(m): 3:49am On Nov 30, 2019 |
kabukabu:It will not drown, remember it's an ijaw thread. 1 Like |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by dinocy(m): 4:33am On Nov 30, 2019 |
[b]The first step is to throw the baby into the river, if it floats in the water it is interpreted to be an Ijaw and thus will be able to swim with proper training."" I am an ijaw boy and i grew up in the riverine area, i learned how to swim at a very tender age because my father taught me but the above statement is not true. 3 Likes |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by dinocy(m): 4:35am On Nov 30, 2019 |
Kennyswagz1: Is the country not a shithole ? Tell me where you are from and i will tell you how bleeped you are. 1 Like |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by midnighter(f): 4:39am On Nov 30, 2019 |
Kennyswagz1: They have melodious and interesting music King Robert Ebizimo, General Mother, Rex Lawson 2 Likes |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by OlaPhils(m): 4:40am On Nov 30, 2019 |
I WONDER WHY THEY CAN'T PRODUCE AND OLYMPIC SWIMMER, EVEN A SWIMMER THAT CAN COMPETE WITH SOUTH AFRICAN SWIMMERS |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by dictbennie(m): 5:10am On Nov 30, 2019 |
Kennyswagz1: Please go and cure your ignorance. Samson Siasia, Finidi George, Timi Dakolo, Timaya, Igali(wrestling champion), John Pepper Clark etc are from your tribe abi? 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by dictbennie(m): 5:14am On Nov 30, 2019 |
[b]The first step is to throw the baby into the river, if it floats in the water it is interpreted to be an Ijaw and thus will be able to swim with proper training.[b] This is a myth.. |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by pcicero(m): 5:17am On Nov 30, 2019 |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by Judybash93(m): 5:19am On Nov 30, 2019 |
gaskydudu: Were you reading my mind bro? |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by Judybash93(m): 5:23am On Nov 30, 2019 |
An educative thread that people could just have read and moved has now turned into a tribal war zone. Hmmmm... This contraption was a British mistake...jizzzz 2 Likes |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by pcicero(m): 5:24am On Nov 30, 2019 |
This thread was started in 2011 at the height of the Ijaws' drunkeness on power. They quickly forgot that Jonathan's presidency then was a national mandate. After his victory at the polls, they, along with their confederates, started ostracizing others and the presidency was subsumed as Ijaw/Igbo mandate. Narratives like this by the OP were promoted all over the media to isolate themselves from fellow Niger-Deltans and eventually other well-meaning Nigerians. It was thus easy for Jonathan to lose at the 2015 polls. Students of Nigerian Political history should learn. |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by midnighter(f): 5:30am On Nov 30, 2019 |
pcicero: There is nothing even slightly political about the OP. A culture piece detailing the customs and origins of Ijaw people cant be construed as a marker of arrogance, just because they had the presidency at the time it was written The person did not mention any other tribe in her writing neither did she indicate any notion of superiority over them. So they shouldnt write anything about themselves again just so as not to offend you 5 Likes |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by pcicero(m): 5:36am On Nov 30, 2019 |
midnighter: I am sure you didn't see this: everything about the Ijaws is interrelated with water. “[b]Unlike in the north where they dance like antelopes, w[/b]e dance like fishes. Our dance steps are like the movements of the fish and the wagging of their tails in the waters, The Ijaw masquerades usually wear heads of the fishes. All our festivals have their origins from water. Our ways of life are influenced by our environment which is surrounded by water.” |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by Neddyogu(m): 5:36am On Nov 30, 2019 |
marjo: Yea. Nothing new. |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by VeeRoyal: 5:38am On Nov 30, 2019 |
henryskywalker2003:hahahahha.... You Sabi the way....after dat one na to go to Edo for more Air bending skills... |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by midnighter(f): 5:38am On Nov 30, 2019 |
pcicero: Yes, I saw it. Care to expand on why you selected it? Does it offend you The person was just comparing the difference between dance styles in different regions and their likeness to wildlife found within them. I actually found the description helpful in explaining why Bayelsa/Rivers have that particular way of dancing The "antelope" comparison probably alluded to the way northerners canter and jump while dancing. It is a neutral statement and, considering the tone of the rest of the piece, was probably not deliberately written to offend. Even if the person was trying to yab other tribes, that was peculiar to them and not necessarily political So any time a Katsina person writes any cultural article, we should all be offended just because Buhari is finishing us or what 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by Wickedfacts: 5:44am On Nov 30, 2019 |
pcicero: You are a very sensible and intelligent person. The problem Jonathan had wasn't the Niger Delta, it was the Igbos who turned him against the other ND ethnicities and Nigerians in general. Remember how they named Goodluck Azikiwe and called the Northerners born to rule? The Urhobos, Itsekiris, Annangs, Efiks, etc got their fair share of insults from idiots who were making enemies for Jonathan. |
Re: Myths, Realities of Ijaws in Destiny with Rivers by Neddyogu(m): 5:46am On Nov 30, 2019 |
KosiGee: guy wetin dey do you? Anyway, competitive swimming and natural swimming are two different kettles of fish btw. |
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