₦airaland Forum

Nchara, I'm not so sure that you are back. How come it has taking you so long to start your contributions?. Nairalanders love your opinions. We cant wait.

asha 80:
haha guy when last did you visit owerri. , the statue was removed as far back as 1999 or 2000.

I visited Owerri 19 months ago. I might have overlooked some certain things which I thought were not essential. Now that I am registerd on Nairaland, I have to think about it and some other wood carvings around Owerri. Probably because I am not from Owerri, that made me not to pay attention to that Igbo symbol.
I will be in Nigeria this coming easter, but must surely visit Ekwuoma, Abadaba lake and Arugo city.

@the poster: the Ikenga statute in Owerri is missing in the photographs presented here. Did I miss that, or is it no longer in Owerri?. I knew that some SU (scripture unionist) are not happy with that carving in Owerri.

Abagworo:
@abadaba.sorry i'm not from amaigbo axis nor am i from isu axis.what i'm saying is that we had only nsibidi as a form of writing and it was the whiteman that introduced this method we are using now.in yoruba for example poju is pronounced kpoju.

I hear you my brother, but Yoruba people will not spell Yoruba or Yorugba Joruba. Why must the case of Ndigbo be different.
I have been to World Igbo Congress as well as Ahiajoku lectures, and all the emphasis is on Igbo and not Ibo.
If Igbo intellectuals who have spent over 25 years of their research on Igbo language and culture says Ibo is wrong, why do some stubborn nairalanders continue to insult the Igbo race?.
Once again, we are Igbo people or NdiIgbo not Ndibo. Respect bros.

Let Siasia continue with the cadet teams for now.
Point of correction, he won silver in holland 2005.
As for Super eagles, I say NO NO NO.

Port Harcourt-Enugu express way.
Owerri-7and half junction road.
Owerri-Onitsha road.

Is it not Siasia who fumbled and wombled in Egypt last September. Upon all the money approved for him for training tours.
He lost more than he won at Egypt.
Have we forgotten how clueless he was in the match NIG VS GER. With ten men, Ger beat Nigeria. what actually has Siasia won?.

Sefago, abi wetin dem dey call you. Owerri is in Arugo state. Now that you have known that, what are you gonna do with it?.

@A.Emeka: Those ones in Lagos, Aba, Onitsha, Ibadan and other cities are not genuine dibias. Those ones are business men just as chemist shops in Lagos are.
Genuine Dibias are the ones who can call upon the dead and you chat the dead up before it disappears. I know one at Obiaruku.

ChinenyeN:
abadaba, Abagworo has a point is what he's saying about the spelling.

Nonye, I understand you studied Igbo in secondary school. In any of your Igbo classes, do you spell Igbo or not. There have never been any Igbo teacher who spells Ibo. It has always been IGBO.

Abagworo:
dont get your logic.i however maintain my statement.both spellings of igbo are rooted in roman writing,the 'gb' is a letter agreed upon to represent that deep 'b' sound by a commitee.it is a thing of choice to use the one you agree.i use igbo as my choice.chuku,chukwu,enugu,enugwu,nwogbo,nwobo are examples.

There is no point turning a simple logic upside down. Which commitee are you talking about?. Is there any committe with more powers from Ndigbo to develop and promote Igbo culture more than the SOCIETY FOR PROMOTION OF IGBO LANGUAGE AND CULTURE (SPILAC). The society for the promotion of Igbo language and culture since 1972 has maintained that Ibo is wrong.
I have personally being to Ahiajoku lectures and other Igbo seminars, yet no one there uses Ibo or agrees that Ibo is correct.
Abagworo, I know you are from Amaigbo axis. Can you change it frpm Amaigbo to Amaibo?.
IGBO kwenuooooo!.

Abagworo, you again.
Can you also spell Obama as osama. It is morraly wrong to intentionally spell someone's name wrongly. Once again, it is Igbo.
At poster, it is no longer mandatory to do so in Igboland of this modern era.

Nigerians are waiting for him to fall asleep before any thing can be mamed after him. So sad.
We can start from nairaland here. The sports forum should henceforth be called Ibiam sports section. What do you gus think?.

aloy-emeka:
If Sjeezy's dad is a babalawo then he must be a very successful one because I never see babalawo wey fit afford school fees for Harvard law.

Sjeezy is from Lagos state. There are no genuine Dibias in Lagos state.

Ndi South South Igbo anam ekele.
Please, pray for the survivors of Haiti earthquake as you go to your various churches today.
The south south Igbo from Rebisi, Obigbo, Ndoni, Ahoada, Kwale, Agbor, Ubulu-Ukwu etc, Ekelem unu.

GL:
is 'ibo' offensive or something? i always thought 'igbo' was a misspelling'.


the bible says something against people shaving their heads when mourning. i think it was one of the laws of moses

Ibo is offensive. The British colonial masters spelt Ibo instead of Igbo. Reason because they do not have 'gb' in their alphabet. But the British have left since 50 years, so the destiny of Igbo people (Ndigbo) is in their hands.
Please show respect to Ndigbo by spelling Igbo. Thanks.

chelseabmw:
Is this a yoruba movie?

From the title, you should know that it is not. It is a Nigerian movie with a giant leap.

Players to be invited to fight for places in the South African bound plane are:
Victor Moses-Crystal Palace.
Nedum Onuoha-Manchester city.
King Osanga-Heartland.
Stanley Okoro-Heartland.
Dele Adeleye.
More to come soon.

I sympathise with Togo on the tragedy that befell them in Angola. But remember, when Nigeria under Abacha failed to participate in South Africa '96, we were banned from participating in 1998 and 2000 edition. It was later revised and we participated in 2000.
As it is, Togo will appeal and the ban will be reduced.

The best way to silence bunley fans was by scoring against them. Well done captain of England-John Terry.
Terry, you have also silenced the English tabloids.

@IGBO GIRL, mind you, I did not type Ibo girl.
It is a dying culture in Igboland. However, it is a mark of respect to the departed loved one.
Igbo girl, I hope that helps.

EMEKA,
The Dibia I talked about his prowess here does not know what is a visa. If he wanted to visit the U.S, he would have done so without going through the visa process. He will just jump inside his well and the next place he will be sited will be in America.

GATORS
The men you posted their photographs here, are they genuine Dibias?.

kosovo:
@Poster, Yes we can!

@Kosovo, what did you do about Broklyn's tribalistic thread. Incase you have forgotten, ''why does Ibo claim Niger-Delta that is not theirs''.The thread went from page to page and Ndigbo were bitterly attacked from all angles.

blacksta:
people like mekus - wan ker , wily self-service er or sunny bood hsit should have lost their posting rights long time -


I am going to start clicking report to moderator anytime i see those wankers and i dont see the need for tribalism section.

You tribalist, you only chose Igbo guys here to bash, how about non-Igbo guys who attack Ndigbo all the time?.

Now that Ndigbo do not post tribal threads any more, other ethnic groups in nairaland should follow suit.

Reporter: Delete this your blind-folded post on Ebira people before they descend heavily on you. It seems you want to achieve what the Oyo empire did not achieve. STOP.

Father Elele.

Nigeria is not bad in football yet. Before the AfCON kicked off, the target was semi finals. Yes, it was achieved.
Before the world cup qualifiers started, the target was to land in South Africa, and that target was achieved.
Nigeria is still up there in football circus.

Mekusxyz:
Is Kwara a Yoruba state?
1. It is not in the SW
2. It is not governed by a Yoruba
3. Ilorin, its capital, is ruled by a Fulani
4. It is of mixed tribal population
Thus, can we truly, in Nigeria's politics, refer to Kwara as a Yoruba state?

Kwara state is like Rivers state. Kwara is not completely Yoruba just as Rivers is not completely Igbo.