mrvitalis:

Lamo the land comprehensive secondary school was built was and ikwerre village ...one of their sons was among the founders of ohaneze ...oga relax abeg

You lying son of the devil with no truth in you. New road , Bokorori, Marine base all these places are all Okrika people their villages, that's why it is very easy to go to Okrika through those places.

mrvitalis:

Na ikwerre I pity pass the aim of ijaws to separate from Igbo nation is go to take port Harcourt from them ...that's it nothing more and ikwerres are Falling for it

If ikwerres ever join Niger Delta republic boom port Harcourt would be ijawnised within 10 years ...they did it in the old rivers state that was how ikwerre lost borokiri and majority of port Harcourt township

Ikwerres didn't lost anything, Borokiri is an Okrika people village,there was never a history where Borokiri belongs to ikwerre people never. And no where in history where ikwerres people owns old township. Do not flood this thread with your 419 twisted history.

Ghester:



Thought we were comparing Nigeria and India.
Y changing lane

You are the one who bring in population remember?

Alabo7978:

yea you're right, I noticed I mistyped kalabari.

Noted.

Eastlink:
Give a drunk Ogogoro and you'll become his god! But sorry, I have no Chelsea or Squadron to cure your hunger.

Na ban I get!

Even if you use your mama do money medicine (Otokoto) or you traffick your sister to Wh0re themselves ( baby factories) it won't change the fact that south east ( potor potor republic),is the poverty capital of the south. You dumb,unintelligent, Mkpulummiri addict.

Eastlink:
Rants from a batcha dweller. When you finish the ogogoro you dey drink, na to return back to Bayelsa.

A Bayelsa INC member cannot tell me what goes on in my state.

An abomination like you who's being curse by God himself can not tell me an Okrika man who can't stand you 419,Otokoto,disease Igbo self that I am not ijaw, them no born your ancestor well. While you are ranting on Nl like the Igbo pig that you are, the menace Igbo is almost completely wipe out from Okrika. it's just a matter of time before you 2by2 unwanted refuges in Rivers state will be completely wipe out from Rivers State, to the potor potor republic where you unholy Jews belongs.
And lastly,there are no igbos in Rivers state Wicked Wike has already said so

ruggedtimi:
Opobo people always answering okrika, bonny and kalabari names

Okrika, kalabari are ijaws. So if Opobo people are bear Okrika and kalabaris their names, that means that they are ijaws.

Eastlink:
[s]So says a Bayelsa landgrabber. Wike has already told you Ijaw clowns to do your worst. In his words "Thunder fire INC/IYC".

You have Bayelsa at your finger tips but greed dey push una to come rule Rivers. Nonsense cappings!
Until Kalabari/Okrika denounce their fraudulent Ijaw foolery or better still join you people in Bayelsa, nothing for them.

Rivers is Igboid and Ogonid. All Ijaws have been deported to Bayelsa since Abacha. Any foolish group claiming Ijaw in our dear state are inposters.[/s]

Who the hell are you a Igbo church rat to tell the great Wakirike people where they belong or not? And since when did Igbos became an indigene of Rivers State? When the time comes. all you unwanted fathead, lost Jews will be driven to your 4 backyard eastern hell you where you truly belongs.

Chimaraymond455:
[s][There's no ijaw in River state,
I say it again, there's no ijaw in River state, amechi has finish fooling the ijaws, at the end wike became governor,
Wike will still fool them, at the end Felix obua take over,
Okirika, kalabari, should have been consider but as you ijaw have impose ijaw tag on them the chances of them becoming governor in River state is not guaranteed,
you are all babies when it comes to Rivers politics of today,

sentiment aside,
we know tribe who determines governor of river state,
this tribe is tribe who you ijaw declar as your worst enemy,
their votes are the reason uplands will rule you foverever,
Wike may fool you,
but at back they speak a central language which you ijaw does not understand,
they use this central language when campaigning in obigbo, Etchee, obiakpo, phaga, omoku, opobo, all the market places,
The will tell this people how ijaws treated them during old Rivers state.[/s]

You said it because you are who? I am an ijaw man from Rivers State. Nobody force anything on my people make sure you do your Igbo whatever Ikwerres and stop speaking on behalf of those who don't have any problem being ijaws.

joyandfaith:

Igbo are also settlers in Portharcourt. They are not original owner. Let us be frank with ourselves.

Thank you.

Ghester:



India is many times more populated than Nigeria. So its understandable if theres a dint of poverty there.
India is far far better than Nigeria. Stop disgracing yourself comrade

Excuse upon excuse ! China is more populated than India yet,they are the power house in East Asia,they are doing far better than India so what are you saying mr man?

revolt:
the most stupid comment I've read on nairaland. Indians build nuclear weapons if you must know. Tanks planes ships submarines ...etc

Is India the poverty capital of the world? Yes or No?

joyandfaith:


This is what is causing Ukraine- Russia war now. Ukrainians are like itsekiri while Russians are like ijaw and urhobo.
Even if urhobo and ijaw become majority in warri, it doesn't make them owner of warri.

Then what will you call igbo people? Igbo people who don't even have a stake in port Harcourt are already naming it igweocha. Something that has no meaning in ikwerre or Okrika and both people owns port Harcourt, what do you call that?

Okobola146:
*The brutal words of "Richard Smith", famous British guitarist, during an interview...*

*ABOUT AFRICANS*
°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°
*I have been asked many times what I think of Africans, here is what I think of Africans, without language and without taboos.*

*They sell everything to the highest bidder, even the land. Then they poison themselves with everything that is available.*

*Their pastors or so called men of God. They rob their congregations and become billionaires in their very poor nations. They made the churches to become family inheritance...the father, the mother, children and other business interests.*

*"I am not racist because I do not believe for a single second that I am superior to a Black man". The difference with them is that, "we think of our descendants", we are calculators, we protect our interests and we'll kill for that if need be"*.

*"We are not emotional, we have passed this stage". If the Lion has pity on the Gazelle, it is he who will die of hunger. "They have lions at home, but they do not understand the laws of nature"!!!.*

*"For everything, they confide in Superstition and Religion".*
*The difference between the others and Blacks is, "while others reflect, Blacks do not think, they do not use their intellectual capacity and very few Blacks are analytical".*

*And when a few Black people pierce through, we admit them to our side or eliminate them in one way or another, most often, with the hand of other Blacks.*

*"We brought them our God and continuously invent fuzzy concepts to confuse them more".*

*In a hundred years, their descendants will be more slaves than they are now!!!*
*"They are already more unhappy than the generation of their parents", and they naively believe that numbers will be their strength.*

*"Just watch how they drown at sea to come icer to Europe". We conquered them with a few tens of ours and the active help of theirs leaders (Blacks selling their own for FAKE JOBS/PROSTITUTION)*

*We forced them to speak and write in our languages!!!..they even judge each other by how much one can speak like us. We will control their descendants more than we control them right now. (Happening already!)*

*lf given opportunity they are ready to abandon their land to come over as willing slaves, rather than with determination and commitment build their land*

*Other people understood our game, (like the Chinese, Indians, Koreans,etc.) they started to use the same technical knowledge as us to protect and dissuade, but the Blacks did not understand anything.*

*"I'm sorry to be so brutal in my submission. Nothing personal, I'm just plain."*

*(Richard Smith)*

*lf you have ever read this, please reflect on it.*

The article was making sense until the bold. When he said that the likes of India and co understand their game, I just give up.
Nigeria still under the influence of white people is 100 times better than India, while India who is free is the poverty capital of the world so

Alabo7978:

leave that fool alone...
I've been following this thread and I didn't say anything much about it because I know little about the western ijaw territories, I'm only familiar with central and eastern because I am a porthacourt boy born and bred.
okrika people and kalabari people of the ijaw Ethnic nationality are part owners of porthacourt, even a large section of the area are inhabitanted by my own clan men from Nembe-ijaw. Even River State and it's founding was championed more by central ijaw clans(Nembe, ibani, ogbia, okrika and kalabari men) we central ijaws intermarry more with the ikwerres (a part owner of porthacourt) so that big time mumu don't know anything.
And as for Warri, the little I know of it was that Ginuwa the first son of Oba Olua(14th King of Benin) migrated with his followers to Iwerre, funny fact was that they were ferried across the river by Ijaw people who could understand a little of their language and when he came to establish his itshekiri kingdom, he met people around (ijaws and urhobo) which happened in the 1400s. whereas the ijaws had already migrated from further west(even through Benin before it was even founded) to settle in that area because they stretch along the coast from Apoi in ondo to the akwa-ibom area of obolo. Awolowo the former western premier gave the itshekiri people their great influence by renaming the Nana of itshekiri title to Olu of Warri to strengthen the Yoruba influence (because Ginuwa the first itshekiri king was of Benin ancestry, and the Benin people have an affiliation with the yorubas)
It is just like an atletico Madrid fan supporting Valencia IF it faces Manchester United in the UCL final) because of the Spanish ties.
Awolowo gave them the influence they have now.

Port Harcourt is share between the ikwerres and Okrikans these Subgroups owns port Harcourt city.
Kalabaris do not have any share in port Harcourt. Just clearing the air.

PrinceZeke:
I know bro, Okrikans kalabaris,Billes, Degema, Nkoro, Odual, Engenni, and co are all ijaws in Rivers state,I'm only giving that Lost Jew from Jerusalem the attention seeking the Otokoto is looking for.

So you know all these,yet you keep dragging with an Igbo man who is not even from Rivers State,you should be ashamed of yourself.

Abaman001:


Lol... little kids and chest beating bragging on nairaland, all the lgas you mentioned is not up to 4 communities in just Obio-Akpor not to mention all the LGAs in Eli-Iwhuruohna plus all igbo-Id LGAs in Rivers state, even though you wrongly included "Abua" in ur foolishness, even Opobo is not not ijaw forget the names some of them bears, I know have one in my compound and they know their rout not to be ijaw but Igbos, infact there is nothing like ijaw in Rivers State, what we have in Rivers state is some few people living in a swanpy areas in Rivers State called Kalabari, the few Okirikans, and few other minority group in the state, that you Kalabaris usually claim as ijaws when you want to challenge those greater than you...but the truth is that when the time come you will understand that there is nothing like ijaw in Rives state and you few Kalabaris are standing alone in Rivers State, this is not 1956 that Rivers State and Bayelsa were together, this is 2022 so you guys need to wake up to the reality.....

There are no ijaws in Rivers state? Says the Igbo clown.

Allen102:
Waiting Asari don talk?

tbh, I don't really care

Allen102:
What do you mean by ijaws are dragging Rivers State with the folks there? Mr man, Rivers State Is not an Igbo state neither does it belongs to ikwerre people. Rivers belongs to Rivers people including the ijaws here,and ijaws own half of Rivers State. So what nonsense are you talking about? Na kalabari people they play with una, nai make una mouth they sharp.

You see why these clowns keep shouting that there are no ijaws in Rivers state? They want to turn Port Harcourt into their Igbo nonsense, the fool thinks that everyone in Rivers state will like to be with igbos, what a joke. As for that ikwerre tout Wike, he knows that he won't be president of Nigeria,that why he's venting out his frustration. This thread no concern me, it's between Kalabaris 3 and the half LGA ikwerres, and IYC, make we see waiting Asari Dokubo go talk.

Good one

jamesversion:
@ Remiel, Lothaire, Blacksaints et al, the decision of Ikwerre not to Identify with Igbos is not the reason why dissimilar ethnicities with nothing in common linguistically now refer to themselves as Ijaw.

Count 1 - 10 in Izon spoken in Southern Ijaw in bayelsa.
Count same in Andoni.
Repeat in Abua, Engenni and Kalabari. Tell me if they are similar.

The Portuguese and English colonialist are responsible for your dress codes cos you have no mill anywhere in Ijawland where you produce wrappers, hats or walking sticks. These were introduced to almost every riverine community by the colonialists. Same is obtainable in Ishekiri. Using dress codes as the reason for ijawness is clownish. And saying because you are a fisherman then everyone by the riverside whose occupation is fishing is also a joke as hunting in the forest cannot be used as a yardstick for ethnicity in the uplands.

Why you guys seem so scared to be stand as indepedent ethnicities is quite dubious. The Ogonis are standing alone, same as Itsekiri, Isoko, Ikwerre, Ibibio, Urhobo, bini etc.

Suddenly Egbesu is now more relevant to the Okrikans than their acclaimed Finibeso. So the reverrred Akaso of the Kalabari now plays second fiddle. All because of the Inability and/or fear to stand alone as an independent ethnicity and solicit for relevance in the Nigerian space.

It's a shame.

Says the confused irrelevant fvcktards who can't even invent a culture on their own,but stole the Igbo language, stole their names,their culture and claim that they are not igbos but ikwerres of Bini origin. if there's any circus freaks running around aimlessly it is none other than you cultural thieves, clown.

And another thing, Wakirike people don't need the opinion of a an unproductive confused beings,Wakirike ( Okrika )is an ijaw subgroup and will remain so.

lomprico:


Rivers state Governor!
The chief security officer of the state.

A thug and a cultist that is what Wike is.

jamesversion:


If you dont have a language that everyone understands, then how are you a cultural organisation. Seems you are truly a cultural franchise as insinuated by some.

Coming from an ikwerre man who don't even know his people come from?
We don't need the opinion of lost and wandering confused people who are igbos yesterday,Bini today, Efik tomorrow or Hausa next week You ikwerres are the living proof of the tower of babel.

Allen102:
Still begs the question, how is it your business? And why are you even bother about the matter? confused people like ikwerres who don't know where they come from shouldn't be interfering with our business. The last time I checked,we have no business with fake Igbo abi na fake bini wannabes.

Yujin:

There's no time I mentioned Ibiibio in my statements about Okrika. As for Igbo, the Igbo language still spoken in Okrika is a testament to the history of Igbos found in some of the communities that are currently under Okrika LGA.

You don't even know what you are saying isn't Obulom the same thing as Abuloma? according to your brothers igbo.id ,and co Abuloma are ibibio,and yet you are saying that you didn't mention ibibio in your statement.
Anyway,the fact that Wakirike people don't bear Igbo names,or dress in Igbo attire or practice Igbo culture shows that igbos are aliens in the land of Wakirike.

lomprico:


Is ateke not a criminal?

Then what will you call Wike?

Okrika people are not from Sudan.

Yujin:

That's the new name you guys gave it. The path you guys are treading will certainly not end well.
For your information, Okrika people originally occupied only the Okrika island from which they used to fish and bring upland to trade with both the Igbo and Obulom people. There are historical records to buttress this.

And yet there's zero influence of Igbo or ibibio culture in Okrika town be it by names, language,dressing or our way of life, you are nothing but a clown.
Let me break it down for you,any non ijaw in Okrika or Wakirike as a whole,are foreigners living there,and foreigners have no say in their host lands

Ijoh:
Parachoko
BlackSaints
tutudez
Thoh
Sageb
Sergio
Kinematics
Igo9
Robbstark
Anonymous
DitariDiciple2
Alabo7978

My Ijaw people one IPOB miscreants around here talking anyhow.

You have time for these clowns sha.

Yujin:

There are Igbos in both local governments. There's Ndubuisiama (which has been renamed now by those altering history for their selfish aims) and Chukwuama.

There's nothing like Ndubuisi Ama in Okrika what we have is Dumo Ama take note. And there's no Igbo in Ogu/bolo local government. See ya.

Yujin:


All of you claiming a people totally unrelated to you are clowns.
Are you not ashamed to be claiming everywhere that Ijaws lose their language to other languages including a tiny obolo language? For your information, all the languages around the coastal area of southern Nigeria has been understudied and well classified. No history revisionist can tamper with it. We know all Ijaw areas (LGAs) and those they share with others both in Bayelsa and Rivers state. The only LGAs in Rivers state with only Ijaws is Akuku Toru and Asari Toru. The rest that you Ijaws do claim all have other ethnic groups in them. Here are the LGAs shared by Ijaws with other tribes; Okrika,Ogu/BoloBonny, Opobo/Nkoro and PH. That said, these listed LGAs are totally unconnected to Ijaws namely Abua/Odua, Andoni and all the Ogoni LGAs. In the same manner it has been established that Ijaws occupy exclusively only 4 LGAs in Bayelsa. The remaining four they share with others.

Now unto established patterns that show how a people are heavily influenced linguistically by their neighbours, cross border influences doesn't erode totally a neighbours traditional language. Even military conquest by a smaller group doesn't result to the total erosion of the indigenous language. The most probable reason behind the supplanting of an indigenous language is the invasion by a more populous people in which case the smaller group is easily edged off. This has been confirmed overtime as I'll prove to you.
Ordinary cross border influences see only the borrowing of words, names, customs and festivals. It doesn't change the entire language or even the construction pattern of simple sentences of the original language. This is the most common form of intercultural influence. It exists in almost all border communities. Ijaw Apoi of Ondo state were able to retain the majority of their Ijaw element because the level of interaction with Yoruba groups was minimal compared to the Ijaw Arogbo group who today have been so influenced so much that the language and culture is giving way for Yoruba ones. The reason is simply the level of interaction and intermarriage. Both groups call God Tamara as against the more popular Tamuno but there's no doubt about their original ancestry. Because of their isolation and huge Yoruba group surrounding them, the Arogbo group will be lost entirely in the next two generations. The Apoi group will last longer.
For the Obolo people whom Ijaws called the Andoni, there's no single proof that they were Ijaws who lost there language. First of all, they are not an isolated group because they share boundary with Bonny lga which has a lot of Ijaw communities. Secondly, the current Obolo language is completely distinct from any of the Ijoid languages and is unique in that it's not a dialect of Ibibio nor is it Ekoi but a mixture of both including words from Igbo. How come a distant Ekoi featured in the language but a nearby Ijaw is conspicuously absent? That tells you that the people are a distinct people and not a phantom Ijaw group that lost their language. The Obolos call God 'Awaji/Owaji', which isn't in any way related to Tamuno. Everything about them is clearly distinct from even nearby Ijaw groups yet some clowns come online to claim them. All false claims by Ijaws are currently being visited and dealt with. YouTube is there to help verify the indigenous languages of places.

You all like to talk about what you know nothing about. Onitsha by her virtue of location, language and customs can be hardly related to Benin. Onitsha is at least 40 km radius away from any Benin speaking community. Surrounding her all around are other Igbo groups so it's just pure wonder how you or anyone can claim Onitsha as having her Royalty from Benin. The Ezechima story has been dealt with satisfactorily which tells of a reverse migration. There are many other Onichas in different parts of Igboland. Even in Anioma commuinities closer to Bini where few Bini refugees found refuge still remains Igbo speaking simply because their population was too small to cause any significant change in the language and customs. Onitsha isn't a good example to use when discussing about intercultural influences.

In conclusion, Andoni is not Ijaw nor Ijoid. They are a distinct people with a different language only related to Ekoi/Ibibio. Through history, they were recorded to have interacted with different groups including the Ogonis, Ibibios, Igbos and Ijaws but some how have managed to maintain their unique identity. We are watching all your moves.
You should thank me for schooling you.

Mr man! Wakirike Okrika and Ogu/ bolo are ijaws local government there are no ethnic groups sharing any local government with Wakirike, it is 110% ijaws. Keep your twisted schooling to yourself,and leave Wakirike out of it.