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The Igbo Youths in the U.K proudly presents to Ndigbo in the U.K the opportunity to witness Igbo culture in high definition. The 2010 Iri Ji festival has programmes such as:
Display of Igbo traditional attire.
Blessing of kola nut and and distibution.
Blessing of yam and yam cutting.
Introduction of distinguished Igbos in the U.K
Traditional dances.
All sorts of yam dishes to be served.
Igbo Drama.
Igbo rap music.
ETC.
For more information visit: www.icsn.co.uk.

Igbo ndi oma ekele kwam unu. Anam eji ohere a na ekwuputa maka emume Iri Ji nke Igbo Youths U.K. Emume bu na Ubochi 16/10/2010. Ebe onakpotu bu na Edmonton, London.
Emume ga ebido na elekere isii nke mgbede ruo etiti Abali (6PM-12MIDNIGHT).
I choo i ma maka emumea, ga na usoroa: www.icsn.co.uk

beneli:
^^^

We will come.

I am usually very punctual. . . i find the whole 'African time' thing a bit rude, actually!
I do hope that the festival is usually child-friendly and that kids - below the age of 7 years - attend. My kids wouldn't want to be the only ones of their age there!

No problem with kids, the venue also has parking spaces.
The stage is set, however, the Igbo catholic union has offered their own Igbo dance instead of the usual Nmanwu. This will be decided this pm.
Surely, a lot to see. Hope you and kids enjoy it.

For those in London and South East England, Iri Ji festival 2010 of Igbo Youths U.K will afford you with the opportunity of experiencing kola nut rituals of Igbo people.
Date: 16/10/2010. Time 6:30-1:00 am.
In the distribution of Kola nut, The Ohanaeze pattern is followed e.g: Abia, Anambra, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo and Rivers states.
For more information, visit: www.icsn.co.uk.

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=525864.msg6916585#msg6916585 date=1286755721]Divided we fall.

If Yorubaland fought together to fight off the British with the help of a few allies [like the biafran war], the british would not have succeeded. [but then, thatz my opinion][/quote]Even if the entire Yorubaland combined with Dahomey and Sokoto Caliphate had fought against the British, they would have lost with ease.

@Beneli: You are highly welcomed.
The event starts from 6pm-12:30am.
The Hall can only contain 500 people but 700 are expected.
Please come on time.

@KATSUMOTO: my reference point is clear. The Yorubaland fell like pack of cards when confronted by the British unlike in Igboland where up till 1929, wars were still going on between the OCCUPIERS and IGBO communities.
if you want to know more about western Igbo wars with the British, check out this http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-520042.0.html

Some distinguished Igbo names around Isinweke and Nsu-Ehime.
Korie--Man born on Orie or man who shines on Orie days.
Konkwo--in relation to Nkwo day.
Keke--in relation to eke day
Kafo--in relation to Afor day.
The above names are known as Okorie, Okonkwo, Okeke and Okafor in other Igbo areas.

Sometimes, anti Igbo campaigners posts are so laughable. The Obi of Owa was in London this summer and was visited by Igbo sons in London. The Obi does not go about denying Igbo but preaches for unity between Ndigbo and Nigeria. On several occassions, I have been tempted to post photographs am not suppose to post. Any one who wants to know if Ikas are Igbos and belong to Igbo organisations should attend this years Iwa Ji festival of Igbo Youths U.K.
Location: Monarch, Edmonton. Unit 7J Nobles Road, Eley Industrial Estate.
One of the cultural dance groups is even an IkaIgbo dance group. Date 16/10/10. (sat).
You are invited.

ChinenyeN:
Are you asking if it's permissible, or are you asking about personal preferences?

Not again. Mr MAN, this question of yours is too late. It has been dealt with on several occasions here.

ChinenyeN:
Well, the answer to one of your questions is in that response of mine, but I can answer them both directly though. No, I do not view Agbotaen as the/a spokesperson for/of Ika. Second question, I don't understand what you're getting at about insulting people of Ika extraction. Mind clarifying that for me?

Also, that part about me feeling insulted was an (apparently failed) attempt at some light sarcasm/humor; really not meant to be taken seriously.

At the bolded. The chap is always stating '' we are Ika not Igbo''.
Do you think the Igbo from Ika will not feel insulted?.

HEOMA (HOMA)--something good. This name is prominent in the Rebisi/Diobu areas of Igboland.
Some areas in Igboland call it Iheoma while some call Ifeoma.

ChinenyeN:
Andre, I'm almost insulted that you even thought to ask such questions; almost. Anyway, my posts are largely general and don't refer to anyone specific, unless I explicitly state it as such. Also, I'm a neutral party in this discussion (seeing as to how I neither have any real attachments to the Ika nor pan-Igbo-ism), so I'll just be discussing with anyone who chooses to present himself or herself, regardless of who/what he/she is & which side he/she has polarized himself/herself to.

No Harm; No Fuss; No Offence Intended

I only asked questions, if you have no answers, just overlook it and move on. Don't tell me you were almost insulted because of my question. All the time you ask questions in cultural section, do people tell you they were almost insulted by your question however silly some of them tend to appear?.

ChinenyeN:
*shrug* that's one way of looking at it.

Do you think that Agbontaen is the spokesperson of Ndi Ika?.
Do you think it is not an insult to Igbo people of Ika extraction?.

@Sonya: It is an outright stupidity to claim that Agbontaen or whatever is the spokesperson of ndiika. Who made him so and since when?.
Mind you, ChinenyeN is not taking sides. He is only saying that people are free to choose what group they want to be. As a result, you and your hero should let those who identify as Igbo to be Igbo. It is very clear you also lack comprehension.
Abagworo has provided us with another link where some Ikas are claiming they are Igbo, so go and figure.

CHIMZURUM--my God is sufficient/enough for me.
CHINANU--God hears.
CHINELO--God thinks.
CHIMAROKE--God knows my portion/share.

Can we at this time share our opinions on how the emergence of the whitemen shaped up our communities, positively or negatively.

Abagworo:
Ika A language of Nigeria ISO 639-3 : ikk Population 22 , 800 (2000).

Region Delta state, Ika LGA.

A separate language in the Igbo language subgroup. The dialect around Agbor, the administrative and commercial center, appears to be developing into a standard form. Further east and south from there, varieties become more similar to Igbo (Report of the Committee on Languages of Midwestern state: 12). Classification Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Igboid, Igbo

Yet that brain dead Ika monkey called Agbontaen will not learn.

Daniel Wilson---Cassanova.

agbotaen:
i am happy i do not come from a race that is seen as a group of failures that is what you igbo people are , is it by force to be igbo ? why should i a proud ika man from a royal tradition say i am igbo , a group of people without kings or leader.we are ika people with our respected monarchical govt. and we have leaders .
it was pride that made made the igbo to fall and that same pride and arrogance is what is always displayed , what is our business if an igbo man becomes president , what will that do to ikas .
ika people have never been part of igboland or associated greatly with igbo land . did ikas support the civil war , the answer is no , but we had a few ika soldiers that fought for biafra , and many fought for nigerian army . owa kingdom housed general muritala ,during the war , he eve took the title of ojeba of owa . at that times the biafrans wanted to kill our obi . please tell the world that some yoruba soldiers also fought for biafra like banjo, ademulegun and others .and even some isokos fought for biafra too.
ika is a great race and we do not need people who are suffering from a hang over and defeat of war to tell us who we are , we are ika and we are proud of our heritage .

Monkey, why not take your frustrations to individuals in this board than the entire race, you baboon. You dirty son of a LovePeddler, quit issues regarding the war as many Ika sons fought on the Biafran side.
slowpoke, go and screw yourself that a lot of Ikas identify as Igbo. Who even made this retard the spokesperson of Ikas?. Why are you claiming what you are not, pig.
Baboon A.ss fart, instead of typing crap here all the time, why not go to the zoo and be fed with peanuts?.
Boofer, just buzz the sshit before you are forced to do so, ball scratching bbitch slut.

TewMuch:
bullshit, silly Akin-Egba. What are you trying to do? Revise history as usual. Seems there is some guilt coming up from somewhere. Ademoyega was silly and was used. He was not in charge of nothing. The Igbo soldiers were in charge of the coup. Stop your nonsense by trying to say Yoruba's did it. silly retard. Everyone knows the history of the coup and it is what it is. There is no need to start to raise up idiotic and nonsense allegations. If it was a Yoruba thing, more Yoruba's would have been involved. Does Ironsi sound Yoruba to you? Omo ale.

Baboon, go back to the zoo or be civil. Why do you have to insult the poster in such a manner. You simply agree or disagree than run your stinking mouth wide in the public. Some morons do not even create a thread but only to insult thread starters. Shameless maggot. Even the Ironsi you mentioned was not involved in the coup.

Two Igbo sons are in the race for Aso Rock come 2011. Pat Utomi and OUK have made their interests known.
And you guys should further spare the insults buy typing Igbo instead of Ibo.

TewMuch:
But Mbu was fiercely defended by Igbo's when he came up with his lies. Because it fit an Igbo agenda to distance themselves away from the casualties caused by the Igbo coup, so history will not judge them. Now they say he is not Igbo when they found out he was lying abi? Funny stuff. . Nothing to be ashamed of about the coup, what happened, happened and it is in the past. We should just learn from the past and move on, not try to deny it. It is our history and going to be our history till the world ends, nothing can ever change that.

Fiercely defending Mbu is not same as Igbo. Igbos also defended Osoba, does that mean Osoba is Igbo?.
I think, some chaps needs to go back to primary schools and learn about Nigeria's ethnic groups.

Katsumoto:
What experience are you talking about? The only organised war effort by Ndigbo was Biafra and it lost that. On the otherhand, the Yoruba and Hausa/Fulani have years of successful military campaigns. So I am curious as to what you mean by experience. Chest beating and empty boasts on the Internet do not and can not win wars. And for your information, there are several precedents of the small guy beating the big guy in conflict, so your 2 against 1 excuse is pathetic.

I have dictated your fallacy yet again. The Oyo empre was no match to the British. How long did it take to occupy Yorubaland after the fall of Oyo. How about the sultanate than immediately collapsed after Sultan Attahiru fled.
Now compare that with British Aro wars of 1901-2. Olokoro in 1903, Uzuakoli 1903. Afikpo in 1903/4, Umunneoha 1904. In 1905, Ezza, Ovoro and Nonya. In 1906, Onicha and Ahiara. 1908, Isikwuato, Urualla and Etche. In 1909, 10, 12 and 1914, was the turn of Isiagu, Ntarakpu and Ekumeku of the Western Igbo.
Do you need more?.

[quote author=bk.babe97y link=topic=529070.msg6916318#msg6916318 date=1286752639]Surprise, Another Ibo caught lying. . . . . . .lol[/quote]Mbu is not Igbo but Ekoi.

ayinba1:
If OP was hoping to exonerate Mbu with this, FAIL.

Personally, I never heard of the initial interview however, saying the first Prime Minister died of an asthma attack is in very poor taste. Even an Elementary pupil with a Social studies class knows the story about the first Coup.

Sadly too, coming from an IGBO. What you get when you insist on recycling 50 yr old trash bags

I do not know what sort of elementary school you are talking about or social studies class. Some aspects of Nigerian history are not thought in schools. Even professors of Nigeria political history do not know all about the first coup.
Only recently, the true aspect of that coup is manifesting from eye-witnesse(s) such as Segun Osoba.

@NUZO.
Would you be contesting under PDP?.

[quote author=bk.babe97y link=topic=449513.msg6907023#msg6907023 date=1286619817]Lol. Just peep this slowpoke out! lol. Birth Certs. indeed! Monkey, when I said that I was being sarcastic; ure really unintelligent for real! Oh, now u need proof of identity just Ive shown u pics of known Ibo gals in the NYC/NJ area. You need proof huh, ok heres some proof for u: SHOW US PROOF THAT THE PRETTY GALS U ARE FAWNING OVA IN THE PICS ABOVE ARE REALLY IBOS! Freaking hypocrite![/quote]Impotent Retardo, your inability to provide the needed proof means you have failed as usual. Go and hang your worthless self, pig.
You might take this as well: Ero m kpara aka na ala foro.

Government College Umuahia (1929). This famous college produced celebrated writers such as Chinua Achebe, Emeka Ike, Elechi Amadi, INC Aniebo,, Ken Saro-wiwa, Christopher Okigbo and Gabriel Okara.
Apart from men of letters, Famous GCU alumni include master artist Ben Enwonwu, Jaja Wachukwu, Okoi Arikpo, Victor Mukete, Dr Endley (Southern Cameroon), Dr J.O.J Okezie, Bede3 Okigbo, E.J Allagoa, Laz Ekwueme and Dr Dagogo-Fubara.
Also are: Orji Uzor Kalu, Achike Udenwa, George Kurubo, Alex Madiebo, Tony Eze, Tim Onwuatuegwu, Emelifionwu etc.
Great Umuahians.

shotster50:
I am surprised no one has mentioned the Ogbunike Cave in Anambra.

Check no 2 by the poster-Nchara. He did mention Ogbunike cave.

Onlytruth:
@ Andre Uweh

I'm impressed at your knowledge of Igboland.
I'm jealous.

May your days be long.

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