₦airaland Forum

Kreesxxx:
Igbos staying in their conclave wouldn't understand me. The only igbo that will understand ikwerre are those who have spent some times in Port Harcourt.
Igbos have known ikwerre for over a hundred years and every effort to annex ikwerre has failed. We may be a related ethnic but not one the other. Our cultures, beliefs and values differ.
Igbo has advantage because of numbers. That is why ikwerre is being classified as Igbo. An average Igbo man knows that if not for territorial expansion he doesn't have any similarities with an Ikwerre man.

ariesbull:
I don't know who this guy is but he seems to be the only honest Benin man. As an Ikwerre man, I want my people from Ogba, Ekpeye and Ikwerre to read this with an open mind.

𝑴𝑰𝑮𝑹𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑭𝑹𝑶𝑴 𝑩𝑬𝑵𝑰𝑵 𝑫𝑶𝑬𝑺 𝑵𝑶𝑻 𝑴𝑬𝑨𝑵 𝑩𝑬𝑵𝑰𝑵 𝑶𝑹𝑰𝑮𝑰𝑵 .. by Nosa Tosan Omasan

For me oh... If your ancestor is claimed to have migrated from Benin check the name of that your ancestors. If the name has no meaning in Benin then look towards the direction of those that bear that name.

If your community don't soak Benin or an Edoid language then there's no way your ancestors could've been Benin excerpt your ancestors migrated to an already established Community and that makes you a mere migrant and stranger in that Community.

But the claim of ancestors being from Benin and establishing a Community in elsewhere thereby losing their language is not true.

A people cannot lose their language in entente that easily, an example, the yorubas in Delta State left Owo about 800 years ago and settled amongst Igbo speakers and till this moment (800 years later) they have retained their Yoruba dialect which they speak side by side the Igbo dialects of their overwhelming igbo neighbours. Why didn't they lose their Yoruba language to Igbo?

Another example is USEN KINGDOM in Edo state, Usen migrated with Oranmiyan about 800 years ago as well but till date they have maintained their Yoruba dialect whereas the Benin oba family that migrated further and mixed up with Igodomigodo people have lost their Yoruba dialect even though are still much culturally yorubas.

The only possiblity of losing your language in entente is when you migrated to an already established Community like a Benin man migrating to live in Oyo today, with time his children will lose their Benin language because they settled in an already established Community which where their language is not the primary language.

Benin was more like a cosmopolitan society. People were migrated from far and wide to Benin for trade and commerce.

The yorubas that migrated from Ife to Benin most of them settled at Usen and environ and it is on record that most left and returned back to Yoruba land, the several Yoruba medicine men that came to cure several Obas of Benin some of them or their children might have migrated back to Yoruba land as well.

If for example a man migrated from Uzebu in Benin to South west, his descendants will claim Benin descendants whereas they are originally yorubas and were merely on a reverse migration but most of these people will claim Benin origin not knowing their true history.

A Yoruba man that migrated from Ugbowo back to any part of Yoruba land will claim to be from Benin but what he may fail to realise is that he is only on reverse migration back to his Yoruba land. Ugnowo was established by owo people so he's originally Yoruba man.

These are the things we need to take into cognizance when laying claim to Benin origin.

The average IKWERE or Ogba man in Rivers State claim Benin origin hanging their origin on a supposed Benin migrant called AKALAKA.

now, the name AKALAKA has no meaning in Benin but it means destiny in almost all Igbo dialects.

All the Communities founded by AKALAKA and his descendants speak igbo language and were named in Igbo language. This alone tell their origin as being originally Igbos and were only on reverse migration back to Igbo land when Benin became unfavorable for them as traders or due tonwars.

Onitsha for example is said to have been founded by a benin man named Eze Chima...

Now, both names are Igbo names and all the Communities founded by Eze Chima and his descendants are igbo speaking commmunities. None can hear a word in Benin but they can understand other Igbos when they speak. This a is pointer to their origin and it the claim of the migration from the cosmopolitan Benin of old.

This alone proves that Eze Chima was not a benin man as claimed but an Igbo man living in Benin region and was only on a reverse migration back to Igbo land.

Another example are the Akoko-Oke now called Akoko Edo, there are several Communities there which they claimed were founded by Benin people, now how can a Benin man leave Benin and found a Community and ended up naming the Community Lampese, Araromi, Aiyegunle, Aiyetoro haba na this is not possible.

People name Communities after their own languages not after language they do not understand. Most communities in Africa are named after the founder and so if Araromi or Aiyegunle, Aiyetoro etc were Benin founders of these Communities then Benin people were/are yorubas... There's no two ways about it

Below is a supposed Benin plague, depicting Benin warriors, now if you take a closer look you will discover that the supposed warriors are dressed in Yoruba native traditional war attire which is not found amongst any other group in Nigeria excerpt for yorubas and related groups. No Urhobo, Isoko, Esan or any other Edoid have such traditional war dress excerpt from Benins who have a clear history of absorbing Yoruba migrants in the past thereby influencing their culture.

By Nosa Tosan Omasan The only Radically honest Benin man

I rest my case....

Salubata:
You and the rest supporters of this cursed Terrorist invading and sending Palestinians out of their land will know no peace

You all will be disgraced in the face of the world from your generation born and unborn

From your generation born and unborn, You'll be sent away from your rightful land, whatever that's yours will be taken from you, despite this no helper will locate you, rather you'll be blamed upon being right.

Death, calamities, destructions and disgrace facing the Palestinians in the hands of invading terrorists Israeli shall be yours and that of your generation born and unborn.

You're all cursed

id4sho:
Kano whom is notorious for destroying beer and alcoholic beverages should be banned from collecting shishi


VAT should be localised; if a group of people, states, or otherwise are not patronising a product or not aligning with the consumption, such people have no right to share in the distribution of VAT.

“In some parts of the North, alcohol is forbidden, and there are several instances where it was openly destroyed

“It would be abnormal for such states to benefit from the sharing of VAT accrued from the consumption of alcohol.

Therefore, it should be on the basis of consumption.

Zamfara Gold too is another issues

Tinubu stirring the bee hornet

Tabithatim:
https://x.com/DanNwomeh/status/1851309456442773873?s=19[/quote]Hope he is dualizing the road.

Whyai:
I just finished a call with my friend in Tehran. stop fooling yourself. read Independent news. If Iran was a joke you think U.s doesnt want the war.

Go do sth with your life... if not for Iran's diplomacy you slowpoke and your idiot book would have led us to ww3.

Whyai:
Stop getting news from nairaland Clowns. Get your updates from sites like https://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/World+News/Middle+East/Iran


Op is probably some Christian incel terrorist hiding behind the internet.


Isreal news is probably the highlights of his sore day.

Svoboda:
I'm sorry. Your grasp of the unfolding events in the Middle East is rather poor.

Svoboda:
The Israelis can eat sinwars body. Sinwar already lives in the hearts of Palestinians. Fools. The foolish Israelis think the Palestinians are fools like them. No single hostage will be released until they withdraw from Gaza and release other Palestinians in Israeli jails.

Why are they even trading Sinwars body for the hostages? In their hubris, they boasted they would rescue the hostages. After 13 months of unrelenting bombardment, it is still story. The Idf is just hype and propaganda. They are only masters in massacring women and children. Nothing more.

Hamas won't release even a finger of any of the hostages.

Israel is a cancer to this world. The civilized world just has to realize that.

23jerryking:
"Over the people of the infidels"
It's okay 😂
Una go die finish
All of you followers of a r****t prophet.

Ska333ko:
Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi:

I challenge the best elite fighters in the world to fight as hard as the fighters of Jabalia camp.

These are the people of Jabalia, they are men, and we, the people of Gaza, are proud of them. They are the medal of honor, and we raise our hats to them for their steadfastness, struggle, and determination.

O God, strengthen their faith, make them steadfast, and grant them victory, and grant us victory over the people of the infidels.

Vl3ly:
A new generation is in the making. The one that's going to build on its predecessors struggle to liberate Palestine.
Meanwhile, the "International Law" and "Western Human Rights" can go suck these wooden sticks.

✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️ Sinwar grew up in the camp and another resistances are growing up in the camp!
Long live the resistance

Vl3ly:
Thousands of Jordanian people are currently besieging the Zionist embassy in Amman, and Jordanian security is trying to protect it 🇯🇴🔻

motayoayinde:
I think about 20 have been killed this morning alone going by news channels on TG.

Mille:
Lmao.

Are you blind? Can't you see the disclaimer in the so-called news and screenshot you shared.

"We only have the army's account of what happened here". Even the BBC that is only opinionated towards Israel is saying this is not our news but the Israeli army's official position.

caleboxylic:
Lol! Don't mind him.

This is the latest update:

Allthelight:
How deep should israel go before hezbollah start releasing videos of their attacks like their hamas brothers.

All mouth no action

shogsman:
May your children and family all meet the same fate as those civilians

Allthelight:
So stop posting their pictures also.. Infact they should stop looking for cheap points

Vl3ly:
⛔Kamal Adwan Hospital is facing a catastrophic situation. The next hours are critical for many children in intensive care, with fuel running out and genocidal Israel blocking deliveries.

Over 40,000 lives are at risk due to overcrowding and the shutdown of northern hospitals.

lacasera14:
It is not only an Ijaw meal but the Ikwerres eat it too. Infact they claim it's one of their traditional foods and it's right there in history books.

bizzibodi:
They should be no cease fire 🔥, Hezbollah an arm of Iran should be crush, Lebanon should be administered by Israel till the Lebanese receive sense.

motayoayinde:
Worry about the brave MEN they left behind to avenge their cowardly assassinations.

And boy, Hezbollah is doing a fantastic job!

motayoayinde:
😂

You're a shameless L.I.A.R

Which fighting force asks for ceasefire when it's having a chokehold on the enemy?

Hezbollah is too busy slaughtering IDF baby fighters to ask for ceasefire.

Tomorrow Shitrael will still announce obituaries courtesy of Hezbollah that's asking for ceasefire 😂

Omoluba001:
Propaganda no dey tire you? Are you that desperate for a ceasefire to extent of twisting what he actually said? I guess Israel want to destroy hazebolla but the reverse has been the case since they made mistakes of trying to enter Lebanon, Hezbollah has been roasting Israel soldiers like aboki suya 😂 if Israel is that powerful as you have made us to believe they wouldn't be crying for a ceasefire,they would have destroyed Hezbollah with their invisible soldiers 😂 this your desperation for a ceasefire really surprise me. Meanwhile Iran is still waiting for coward Israel retaliation but i guess they are still yet to get go ahead from their sugar daddy 😂 later you will be boasting about how Israel is baiting Iran now that Iran has fallen for the bait let Israel strike back and see total destruction of Israel from the almighty Iran 🇮🇷.

Ruggedniggaone:
can you show evidence of all these lies you are vomiting here? Go to telegram and see the picture of dead children and women being removed under the rubble, are you even a human being?do you have any conscience at all? Netanyahu is bombing hospital and still threatening people not to try to rescue them yet you bastards are still supporting such animals, how much were you paid to be defending Netanyahu barbarism? Anybody that supports Netanyahu deserves horrible death and you shall die horrible and painful death if you continue with your blind supports for Netanyahu

Coolestguy2023:
There will not be an election. Stio wasting your time

God1000:
The UN has become very powerless under the current secretary general, I've never seen UN staff members being directly targeted in any conflict before, israel is a colonial outpost of the united states


Some countries are truly above international law, I salute his courage and honesty


Meanwhile We are monitoring the dangerous situation in Lebanon, I hope parties involved will deescalate before things get out of hand

Hamilton1:
Yemen Houthies is Next
Houthies will soon cry more than this
Just one F35 is okay to put Yemen into Ashes like they did to Hezbollah

Hezbollah leaders are crying