₦airaland Forum

adamsmith914:
Not surprised, no wonder you are a myopic Bush Man.

A bushman you can't survive without.
The bushman that breathes life into your people's existence.
Thank you

adamsmith914:
Hold your parents responsible solely for consummating & conceiving you into miserable Nigeria.

LOL. I was born as the manifestation of my peoples will.
I wasn't born in Nigeria but Igboland.

adamsmith914:
The war has been long over, a hungry man cannot fight.

Really?
Can you fly the Nigerian flag at ease in the region you claim is part of you today?

adamsmith914:
Who force your parents to born you for Nigeria? Go & blame them.

You can't order me boy. You lack the spirit to do so. I am Igbo.
Always remember that

adamsmith914:
They have fought the war & lost, the country is one for eternity.

"No war is over until the enemy says it is over. We may think it is over, We may declare it over, but Infact the enemy gets a vote" - James Mattis

This is the universal law Nigeria broke. The war was never over. You can't declare it over from your side and think it is. 5 decades later, in 2022 the ghost is still haunting you.

adamsmith914:
Go where actually, hasn’t Bakassi been given back to Cameroon, who stopped you from leaving Nigeria?

Quit the forced Union. A union I never subscribed to be part of in the first place.

Freedom

Of all the Nigerian celebrity Terrorists, maybe after Boko Haram, I like this ISWAP boys.

I wish them more success in their business (according to Northern Elites) in Northern Nigeria

mrvitalis:
When Malaysia felt Singapore was parasite they forced them to get their own country

Igbos are worthless and parasite support the Biafra agenda na

I wonder oh.
You claim you are rich and I am poor but instead of allowing me to go you are forcing me to stay with you and enjoy your money.

No be juju be that?

Mr Sarrki can Kano and the other "rich" Northen super mega VAT generators stop carrying SE along?

Let them cut off from the poor SE and enjoy their money alone.

Why is it only in Nigeria that people that claim fruitful are the ones begging barren people to stay with them and enjoy their imaginary money?

mrvitalis:
U see am na ..so when we hustle they don't understand ...they think we are competing with them

To be an Igbo man is not ...let's Christmas I was just wowed no poor family in my village that didn't get minimum 2 bags of rice in total from donation

My next world may I still be Igbo but in Biafra

The issue we have with these Nigerians is that they don't understand anything about us.

vanbonattel:
Just a sleepy village but chasing the biggest GRA in them other cities.

I am sure you didn't watch the video because if you did, you won't call her "sleepy" talkless of "village" .

It is actually you people that relegate your cities to Village status.
Did you see that pic of the heart of Ore that I posted? You will never see a yoruba man call Ore a town talkless of village.

If you don't value your own, no one will. Show me a place they call city apart from state capital in Nigeria that is better than this Enugwu Ukwu we just saw here?

Investigative:
This is a village ooo

Better than everything in SW.

Qs: How do I know?
Ans: Because you call this place below (Ore, Ondo state) a city.

Ignoramuses that have never travelled past their grandmothers hut will be like "I thought Onitsha, Awka and Nnewi are the only cities in Anambra"

Well, this is the capital of Nri. She is older than all the towns, villages and cities in SW combined

Detuner:
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Btw, do you know the Red hats that has for centuries become a symbol of status in Igbo land, came from the North?
https://media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2014/02/Igbo-cheifs.jpg

This is the part of your rant that sounded more hilarious. You should have said that it came from Yorubaland instead of North to prove how funny you can be.
Just read a snippet from William Baikie exploring Voyage about the red hats.
That was before they even thought of mixing God's Children (Ndigbo) with you Nigerians

By the way @Detuner, take a look at the people that officially civilised and clothed the Yorubas.
Their name is FULANI

As for your post on our soldiers that took on Britain for a full year

Can they even fight against the All Female Army of Dahomey?

LOL, you don't need to remind everybody of your nemesis (female warriors) because we all know that it was teenage Amazon female warriors that defeated the imaginary Oyo empire soldiers at Dahomey. Yorubas were filled up with their lies and attempted to impose themselves on Dahomey before a group of teenage girls raped all their male fighters. They have a picture for it

1st pic = Normal Fulani women from Guinea in their normal Fulani attire which will later be called Aso oké by the Yorubas after Fulani clothed them with it.

2nd pic = Is the real pic of Alaafin of Oyo in 20th century rocking a Fulani female attire as official regalia. It is more pronounced in 21st century.

3rd pic = the original Fulani female attire from a fulani woman from Burkina Faso Alaafin copied his dressing from.

4th pic = A Dahomey teenage female Amazon holding a severed head of a male Yoruba Oyo fighter after defeating and expelling invading Oyo from Dahomey.

Detuner:
Problem with u is that your ego has blocked ur sense of reality. Are Igbos the only people in the south The Great Benin and Oyo Empires have rich cultural heritage thats unsurpassed by any tribe in the South. They have a thriving civilization before the white man stepped foot on the coast of west Africa, but same cant be said about Igbos. Though the use of cavalry in warfare is alien to your tribe, it is not to other tribes in the south. Benin and Oyo had cavalry army too, do they get that from the Arabs too?

First of all, don't drag innocent Bini people into you Yorubas show of shame by making up impossible stories as history such as horses surviving in tse tse fly infested rainforest of the South. Bini travel with canoes like other civilised Southern nations like Igbo, Efik and Ibibio.
The imaginary Oyo calvary never existed. The picture you posted as a proof is just ceremonial of which anybody can import one or two horses to pose with.
If you doubt it, can you explain how come barely a century after the claim, there is no visible proof of horsemanship or horse ownership in the entire Oyo and Yorubaland at large?

Which is why you have been easy preys to non-igbo smaller tribes in the South for centuries.

History is not about wishes. You can't lie and expect it to turn to fact like you Yorubas are doing with the Oyo fallacies. Aboh (Igbo) was the most powerful naval city in lower Niger prior to British takeover of Nigeria. It was confirmed by the early Europeans that came to Nigeria.

Why yorubas had clothes, at a time your tribe were wandering naked? "it because of Arab, Hausa, fulani"

Yoruba still remain the only nation with high population in Nigeria without an indigenous clothing. At a time Kano clothed half of the Sahel. Infact the city of kano is known for her textile.
As for Igbo, When the British came to Nigeria, they noticed that most clothing in lower Niger are of Igbo origin. Baikie confirmed that Igbo cloths were sold in Igala land and Bini.


Having cleared your confusion, savour the visual proof of the difference between the Igbo wealth and the poverty you people call clothing and culture in Yorubaland.
By the way, those beautiful ladies you posted are wearing ivories and ornaments that can buy a full Yoruba village. They worth more than your women in that picture with no single accessory of value. In Igboland, we will say that they look naked because there is nothing of them that has a single value.
That your picture is the visual proof of poverty in Yorubaland.

Now take a look at the glorious ancient pictures from the Great Igboland

1st pic = Normal Yoruba primitive women
2nd pic = Aboh Merchant Canoes/Navy
3rd pic = An Igbo lady from Asaba
4th pic = A famous wealthy Igbo woman from Onitsha.

See where they imported their cannibals in Imo State from just like they imported Fulani Herdsmen to act as UGM.

Did Finima give any particular reasons for their autonomy?

I won't be happy if this was done as a bait for violence.

Ekealterego:
Someone called out this revisionist more than 10 years ago.
Bkayy, Slayerforever

Interesting

I noticed the resurgence of Igbo consciousness amongst Bonny people in recent months.

Detuner:
The art of warfare is always evolving. In the olden days conventional warfare is via close combat, hence camouflaged uniforms were not necessary. The development of longer range and deadlier weapons of the 20th century made camouflaged uniforms necessary. However, with growing development in heat seeking laser guided weaponry, even camouflaged uniforms will soon be a thing of the pass.

With 100, 000 strong Cavalry Army, at its heights, the Kanem Bornu Empire stretched from Nassarrawa State (Nigeria) to Modern day Libya. One cant help but to marvel at the sophistry of the Ancient Bornu Cavalry Regalia, as compared to our Igbo warrior army of early 20th century.

BKAyy,
you derailed this thread. While I find the initial thread posts educating, it was not my intention to participate in this manner. If you want to compare ur heritage with others, at least be fair and objective about it. Besides, you dont have to distort or belittle other people's heritage/history, for yours to seem "special". It just shows desperation on your part, and is counter-productive. We all have a lot to learn from each other as you can see.

Of course, my Igbo culture is both special and superior. To prove it, I am being both objective and considerate in laying down my submissions. That doesn't mean I don't recognise impressive achievements of our neighbouring nations. I do.

Now to the topic of warfare and armory of our various nations. The first thing you need to understand is that we all live in different terrains and biomes. The Northern nations of Nigeria live in Sahel/Sudan savannah so as such their fighting styles and armory are designed to suit their environment.

I know that your aim of bringing up this armory stuff is to showcase your horses and armours but it might interest you to know/remember that those are things you got from interaction with the Arab/Islamic world.
Well, its not as if it is in any way superior to my ancient Igbo fighting style and armory because mine was designed to suit our environment which is a contrasting thick rain forest to what you people have in the North.
It is not just a rainforest but one with inter/intra linking streams and rivers. In Igboland most boundaries are drawn from rivers and streams so much of our fighting is done there. A lot of the fighting in ancient Igboland were done on canoes or at the waterside and our armoury and fighting styles were designed to suit it.
For the war done on land, both of the opposing sides utilise the surrounding forest environment for their benefit. There are special armory and fighting style designed for it like in my second picture and the one you already posted from Arochukwu.

I will like to stop the explanation here because I don't know the kind of people that may be reading it.

So, comparing our indigenous armours to your Islamic/Arab oriented Armours, I will say that both maximised what they could to adapt to their environment. Both cannot excel in the opposite environment. Your calvary stand no chance to our well adapted Rain Forest fighting style while ours cannot excel in yours.

This cost the British decades and manpower to claim Igboland but as little as days to hours for those that were not
Militarily advanced like the Yorubas.

The first picture below is that of long canoes and indigenous Igbo Bridge at Arochukwu.

The second picture, typical of Igbo land warfare is from Awka featuring their sword, war helmet and very large heavy Shield which is not easily movable and designed to withstand spear attacks.

TAO11:
You mean I should forgive your foolishness/stupidity??

Okay I forgive your foolishness and stupidity. Done?

I’m ROTFL.

You mean that thread where everyone literally gang-r@ped you and made you a laughing stock??

You were so humiliated that you had no a choice than to flee quietly.

Below is the link to where I hammered the final nail into your coffin in that thread.

https://www.nairaland.com/6780162/there-really-oyo-empire/2#106349518

Looks familiar, or still partially amnesiac?

Haha

LOL. You mean the thread where none of you could prove how the mysterious Oyo calvary vanished?
Well victory means something else in Yorubaland.

Had it been I chose to ignore this thread and Nairaland in general after your biased mod repeated what he/she did when I was tearing you Yorubas smelly asses in that thread, this will be how you lots will be celebrating another imaginary victory. Just go to that thread and read till I lost Interest. I tore down the fallacy called Oyo empire and her imaginary horses.

Mtcheww... Yorubas and fakeness sha. OK are you now ready to prove how both the mysterious Oyo calvary and the horsemanship associated with it vanished from this realm?

It seems whenever I am pummelling TAO11, a particular mod exhibit his/her biased nature probably because he/she is from the ethnicity I am dealing with.
I have no remorse for the unavoidable ass whooping I serve Yoruba people on this forum, especially to those that doesn't know that alot of people see through the fabricated, shameless lies they call history.

Mrs TAO11, I am very sorry for not following up my ass whooping on time. It is not my fault but your mods. They did the same on the Fake Oyo calvary where I put an end to such fallacy but unlike the other thread that I lost interest after the mods interruption, I still have interest in this one because it gives me avenue to expose you peoples pitiable transition to civilisation, unforseen inferiority complex to whites, the weakness of Yoruba ancestors and the poverty of which is unarguably a birth right to Yorubas.

Now let's begin,

TAO11: Those who key-in to strides in the global space are worthless?? Lol.

Depending on how we look at your pitiable history, one would have argued that Yorubas were dragged into Western acculturation but looking at the state Yorubas were, it is safe to say that Yorubas have nothing to hold unto architecture wise but to copy what the whites could spare to them, that is why in this thread, every other nation is presenting what their ancestors built by themselves while the Yorubas present what they adulterated from the whites in 20th century. This is because the Yoruba architecture is not worth bragging about or atleast presenting. If you a Yoruba is ashamed of it, I wonder what outsiders like us will say about it

TAO11: Ndi-Igbos also keyed-in to trends in the global space-just that they were slow/late to the party.

You are very wrong here. Ndigbo were never slow but by the time you Yorubas were wallowing in what the west can spare in culture and architecture, Ndigbo were busy protecting their independence from the Whites in the battle (Ekumeku, Aro, Nri etc).
Unlike the Yorubas that see the whites as God's, the Igbo man consider his heritage as superior. This is even evident in our discussion. I value and showcase what my people did while you showcase how second class you are to whites.

TAO11: For example, your ancestors built a “coal power plant” (LMAO) attached in the 1st screenshot below. grin /s The brown zinc-roofing of this Igbo “coal power plant” was a global trend which the Igbos also keyed into.

I won't blame your ignorance here because comparing your Yoruba culture to mine, one would notice the huge gap that can make a Yoruba assume that what we accomplished is at par with those they consider superhumans (whites).
Well to burst your bubble structures like this existed prior to the existence of Nigeria. You can see similar structures as recent as 1903. Ndigbo don't copy but bend things to suit their culture. The only difference between my attached picture and yours is substituting rafia for zinc. The pattern of roofing and everything remained the same, showing originality and pride.

Finally, the picture you are parading, if it was as recent as 1945 (which is false anyway) proves how Ndigbo held their heritage unlike you that copied to remain second class for ever (evident in Yoruba villages of 2021).
Just look at the official skyline of Ibadan in 2021

QueenAgbo:
Seun you see this one spreading falsehood.

If I follow now,you go still ban me.

Falsehood? Mtcheww.. Who has time for that?

Whoever you are quoting can as well go thorough Omokri's Facebook post where he explained the names of the Slaves his people had who he still consider as Igbo because no matter how far Ika run, they can never escape their shadows.
The names are all exclusive Ika styled names still used today by Ika people.

Those that took them as slaves still regard them as Igbo slaves. A shame Ika brought to our glorious Igbo nation that we have to deal with forever.

This is the Facebook Post. He explained everything Ika as Igbo slaves
https://m.facebook.com/111647580740689/posts/312326730672772/

QueenAgbo:
Everyone know you a big lier.

I am no yet through with you.

You remember when Reno Omokri gave examples of the names Itsekiri slaves bear?
The names are contemporary names exclusive to Ika people. One of the names was even a name of one of your King. The name is "Ikenchukwu"

Nobody in this life bears IKENCHUKWU apart from Ika. Other pure blood Igbo call it Ikechukwu.
The "N" in the middle of the name is a slave denominator. A slave factor reserved for Ika slaves sold by Bini.

QueenAgbo:
You see how your lies dey sweet you.

Eziokwu enweghị mgbagha.

You can't challenge truth. Reading my post is like a trip to that time.
You can even envision it.

Why is it that Bini has zero regards for Ika despite ruling them for centuries?

The only time Bini had qualms with Ika was as a result of Ika not meeting up with her yearly slave tribute.

QueenAgbo:
Igbo man continue with your lies and Re-writing of history.

You guys are know for this yeye online propaganda.

Lies?
How exactly did Ika get to Itsekiri?

Itsekiri were never known to engage in military invasion or slave raiding. The few slaves sent there was as a result of Bini to Itsekiri trade.

Like I said before, Bini had lower things of interest to trade with but has unlimited control to the supply of Ika slaves. So Ika and the Ụkwụani slaves who were under Bini actually found their way to most remote part Southern Nigeria under Bini control which Itsekiri at her zenith was not left out.

QueenAgbo:
Big lies,we only have ancestry from Esan,benins and Ukwuanis.

Who dash ukwuani power enslave Ika,We have everything more than them.Agbor kingdom was very and is still very powerful.

You have zero ancestry with Esan and Bini.
Bini never and will never call you people Ika. They call you Agbon on modern days but in history they designate you people as slaves. The name with which they refer you guys as later turned out to be the nomenclature for slaves in Bini language.

The main commodity Bini used to trade with was always Ika slaves. Esan took part in the deal. Esan had no knowledge of blacksmithing so their only way of trading with Awka and Enuani merchants was also Ika slaves especially those from Oza Nagodo.
Bini controlled the main stream Ika slave distribution while Esan take part in the remote bordering villages.

QueenAgbo:
You can play your history of lies.You can spread lies only.Everyone know how Igbo slaves were sold even by Ijaws and itsekiri.

Arochukwu Igbos were selling their brothers.

If you like spread lies about Ikas.People no longer fall for Igbo lies and propaganda.

And what concerns an outsider if Arochukwu sold their brothers or not.

On your Ijaw part, there is no proof for it because Ijaw wasn't even in Nigeria when inter and intra ethnic slave trade flourished. During trans-Atlantic slave trade, Ijaw played zero part. It was between Ndigbo, Bini, Yoruba, Efik, Ibibio and Fon.

Now back to the people created to be slaves. The ones that now go by the name Ika.
Prior to Trans-Atlantic trade, you know that the Slaves owned by Enuani, Aboh, Onitsha down to other trading cities were Ika who were cultivated for exchange by Bini.

Aboh supplied salts produced from Bonny and Ndoki areas to Bini for exchange of Ika slaves who later find their way to some free parts of Ukwuani, that is the ones that hold their Igbo identity like badge because they know the history.

They don't see themselves as the sames as those that identify as Kwale or Ụkwụani because those days, they also participated in buying the Bini controlled Ụkwụani slaves. Aboh only transport both of you for wider slaves.

There existed a slave market at Igbo Ụzọ were Ika slaves were auctioned for anklets before selling those that couldn't be bought to merchants for more sales across Igbo hinterland.

Landmack:
Are u done ranting?

To fools, wise words sound like rants.

The message was not for you.
"Atụara omara omara, mana Atụara ofeke dịka gị, ọ manye isi na ọhia"

I have noticed that people that have bad history tend to falsify stories to blackmail those with a better history but they forget that there is an igbo Proverb that says "onye isi nkwọcha anaghị aga ọgụ okwute" meaning that a bald man doesn't participate in a fight that involves stones.

Since Ika want to play the Ijaw game. The same game that we ended up opening Ijaw shameful history for the whole world to see how disturbing their history is, we wouldn't mind opening the real Ika history.
How Bini, Esan and other Igbo groups took turns enslaving you lots. How you were handed over to Aboh merchants to be transported like commodities across Igboland. How your ancestors were exchanged for ankles, three per piece at Igbo ụzọ.

Two can play at the game but I assure you that the way you and others see Ika won't remain the same after we are through with each other.

cc Sufferingboy and QueenAgbo