Shikena:
Several major empires and kingdoms flourished in what is now Nigeria before colonialism:

1. Kanem-Bornu Empire (c. 700–1900s): Located in the northeastern part of modern Nigeria, it was one of the longest-lasting African empires. The Kanem-Bornu Empire was influential in the trans-Saharan trade and was known for its military strength and Islamic scholarship.

2. Sokoto Caliphate (1804–1903): A large Islamic state founded by Usman dan Fodio during the Fulani Jihad. It controlled much of northern Nigeria and part of neighboring regions. The caliphate was a major center of Islamic culture, trade, and scholarship.

3. Oyo Empire (c. 1400–1835): Located in the southwestern part of Nigeria, it was the most powerful Yoruba state. The Oyo Empire was known for its sophisticated political structure, trade, and military prowess, particularly its cavalry.

4. Benin Empire (c. 1180–1897): Located in the southern part of Nigeria (not to be confused with the modern country of Benin), the Benin Empire was a highly advanced and organized state known for its art, particularly the famous Benin Bronzes, as well as its trade relations with Europeans.

5. Hausa City-States (c. 1000–1800s): Located in northern Nigeria, these were independent states like Kano, Zaria, and Katsina, which were centers of trade, learning, and Islamic scholarship. The Hausa states were later incorporated into the Sokoto Caliphate after the Fulani Jihad.

6. Nri Kingdom (c. 900–1911): Located in southeastern Nigeria, the Kingdom of Nri was ruled by the Igbo people and had a unique system of governance based on religious and moral authority rather than military power.

These empires and kingdoms played critical roles in the political, economic, and cultural history of the region that is now Nigeria.

Whatever Ndị Igbo did with Nri Kingdom, Arochukwu Confederacy complemented it.

If not for the Yoruba invasion of Igodomigodo, Igbos would have solidified her Power on the Western Flanks of the River Niger.

Beremx:
Our president and his team of the presidency are yet to say anything about the massive killing in Yobe state. No press statement, no condolences.

Very unfortunate

Imagine it happened in Umuopara, Umuahia, by now, CNN, BBC, and other media houses will be on repeat broadcast of the story.

Keep Igbos Off your madness.

Kirigidi:
The main issue is the effect of expansive urbanization immediately the British established the place as their colonial administrative district capital. At the time the British arrived, Warri was just a small Itsekiri village sharing boundaries with several Urhobo indigenous villages. When the Europeans made Warri their administrative headquarters for the district, the "once-a-time ago" village developed into a growing commercial township that now expanded and spread into neighboring Urhobo villages and communities. The consequence is that due to urbanization factor, modern "Warri" has over the years grown to encompass not just Itsekiriland but also large parts of Urhoboland that were not originally part of Warri. Just the same way the name "Lagos" is now used to cover or call places that were not originally part of Lagos. The problem with the itsekiris is their deceptive penchant wanting to lay claims to every territory the name Warri now apply to, but the truth is that urbanization has made modern Warri city to expand far beyond the original small Itsekiri Hamlets and into neighboring ethnic groups communities and villages. As at today, Urhobo towns/communities of Ogunu, Edjeba, Agbassa, Eboh, Okumagba, Iyara, Okurode-Urhobo, Enerhen, Ekpan, Otoghele, Bazunu, ukpokiti, Ugborikoko, Ugboroke, etc, which were not originally parts of Warri prior to arrival of the British are now the "commercial hubs" and "heartlands" of modern Warri metropolis due to rapid urbanization. Presently, over 70% of modern Warri is now situated in Urhoboland as a result of expanding urban growth. The Itsekiri parts of modern Warri city is currently not up 30% due to lack of land for expansion as their territory border the sea.

The Jekris are passing through a whole lot, God help them survive.

Zooposki:


You guys should petition to join your kith and kin in South West instead of all this back and forth.

Did the Jekris conquer the Sobos and drive them away?

Fejoku:

Yes they were. The white people traded with the Itsekiris even before the Benin people. Itsekiris are arguably the first Nigerians that had contact with Europeans. The first church built in Nigeria was built in Warri among the Itsekiris. Urhobos are inland and didn't have contact with Europeans until much more later.
Urhobos however outnumber the Itsekiris in population so much as ratio 4:1 in Delta state.

4:1 that's like 80% to 20% and with Anioma leaving, the pounding will be heavy.

Anyway, glad Igbos are leaving Delta state and focusing more on Anioma.

We'll come back for pur brothers in Delta Central (Nde Ukwuani) later on.

Good luck to the Jekris.

Fejoku:

I think you were too forward to post on a topic you clearly have limited knowledge about. It is right.

This is the argument. No one argues where the name 'Warri' comes from. No one argues that Itsekiris are indigenous to Warri. The main bone of contention is that the King of Itsekiris shouldn't be called King of Warri because the city had grew big to encompass territories belonging to Urhobos. You'll agree with me that many of such cities which grew beyond their original boundaries to cover their neighbours territories abound. Problem usually arise when the neighbours are of the same ethnic stock as them.
Urhobos feel that Olu of Itsekiris should maintain the title to reflect that he is king only to the Itsekiris but fail to realise that Warri itself is a name that originated from the Itsekiris.
As much as I sympathize with the Urhobos, there's hardly anything they can do about it. The best they can do is to maintain and promote the king of their own section of Greater Warri. However, the Olu of Warri will always have preeminence because it is an old monarchy and popular for that matter.
I think the Urhobos have got the message and don't bring up the issue anymore.

Were the Jekris inhabitants on that land before Sobos, Urhobos?

Bullet4thiefnub:
I don’t think an anioma state from delta state is what we need , they said they are not Igbos , let them be , they will go back to being delinquent state when they get what they want which is a state but ideologically away from Igbo nation , I say NO to an anioma state being part of the south east

Old man that will wilt in hate.

Bullet4thiefnub:
I don’t think an anioma state from delta state is what we need , they said they are not Igbos , let them be , they will go back to being delinquent state when they get what they want which is a state but ideologically away from Igbo nation , I say NO to an anioma state being part of the south east

Its a priority for Ndị Igbo and Yoruba will not use them against Ndị Igbo again.

discusant:


Bros, welu nwayo. There are about 60 million Igbos worldwide, so what makes you think the Igbo has interest in looking for other people to become Igbo? Divided you fall. Why make Ika-Igbo a non Igbo group? What do you gain from being a tiny ethnic group in the middle of very large ethnic groups? Nothing.

Dede'm, I'm speaking against enemies that live to see AlaIgbo divided

Dpharisee:

Why are our Yoruba brothers very bitter about Anioma having a state and relating with their kit and kin across the Niger River they travel to Brazil and Caribbean Benin Republic and Togo and claim them as Yorubas but cannot allow allow Anioma people to have an identity as a sub-Igboid group like Owerri or Nsukka man who share a lot of affinity with them.

Its like some tribes in Nigeria doesn't want Anioma to progress because identifying as Igbos will give Anioma the population and numbers to be forceful in pushing their desires for an equitable country 🤔

Just see.

Abagworo:


Ika is not a mixture of Igbo and Benin language but simply Igbo that developed some new words with Benin as next door neighbours. Igbos recognized both Emefiele and Okowa as great Igbo sons.

Exactly, the Benin captured some Ika-Igbo towns so they had to use that relatively Pseudo-Bini heritage to survive.

KINGTELLER:


All these are assumprions, Ika as a clan has written its history and 1millions review of your opinion can't change it

Not Benin handed-down history

Stephench:


There is nothing like Ika Igbo.

Here, look at 165 and tell us what you know about Ndị Igbo.

KINGTELLER:

Ika person speaks Ika as a dialect. It mixture of Igbo and Benin language, though the igbo language is predominant.

The problem Ika people have with Igbos is that the core Igbos dont regard Ika as part and parcel of their clans, even when it comes to political appointment, Igbos dont recognise an Ika position as Igbo slot. A typical Ika man knows the political land mass game the igbos are playing to acquire anioma and later subject them to neglect when it comes to political appointment

Ika people don't want to remove their pseudo-Bini colonialist tag, stay pure that's what Ndị Igbo want.

Lateef73:

You are right. Their ancestors are from Benin including Ndokwa

Kontinu lying.

EreluRoz:
Urhobos are minority in Delta state. It is not an insult.

Urhobos are not minorities.

In Delta Central, they have 8LGAs, in Delta South, they have have 2 LGAS which they share with Ijaws and Itsekiri, and they're on the offensive side of pressing Southwards to collect their lands back from the Itsekiris who migrated into that area.

Delta State House of Assembly by LGAS.

Anioma 9 (all in Delta North)
Urhobos 10 (8 in Delta Central, 2 in Delta South)
Isoko 2 (all in Delta South)
Itsekiri 1 (all in Delta South)
Ijaw 1 (all in Delta South)

Delta North (9LGAs)
Delta Central (8LGAs)
Delta South (6LGAs)

Creamypie:
Ika is a language 80 percent different from Igbo. They bear names like ogbebor, osagie, osunbor, ehi. No easterner bears the above listed

Those where cultural import because of Ile Ibinu expansion during the Portuguese penetrative campaign in 1490s.

Creamypie:
nnebisi father was a kogi man. U should be concerned about east, not south pls

Do you know that Kogi East is Nsukkaland?
Nsukka people are still in Kogi East till today.

EreluRoz:
I don't think an Ika man will agree to this. If they are from Benin why are they speaking Igbo and not Benin? The Ibanke people in Benin are only migrants from Delta state as I've made to believe from previous responses. Nobody even recognize the Ibanke people in Edo state as a whole so the ikas can't be from Benin

Oramiyan invaded Igodomigodo, and the Iduu people were divided.

No Igbo speaking people are from Ile Ibinu Minorities, Ariri enweghị ike ịmụ Enyi. A centipede can't birth an Elephant 🐘

Creamypie:
ukwuanis is where am from. Ika are from benin. If u go to their palace, you will see pics taken in Benin palace far back 1877. The great,great great grand.they migrated from benin

You're a poor little man, Ika-Igbo (Agbor) and Ile Ibinu were slated for war in 1897 when Britain made waste to Ile Ibinu Minorities under 2 days.

Ika-Igbo are not from Ile Ibinu, in fact, they were the raiding and retaliating power that made Ile Ibinu build their walls for protection.

Stop propagating nonsense to brainwashed and nubile folks.

Creamypie:
prince onojobo from Igala and diaba from nteje village, a palace worker. Their first child is nnebisi

is Nnebisi an Igala name?

Ewu

Creamypie:
Ika is part of Delta north. They and ukwuanis, and ndokwa, making 5 local government of 9 in Delta north, have replied Ned. What Ned wants is to rule as governor . Asaba are from Igala, kogi state.secondly, no deltan wants anioma. It's igbos or easterner that are pushing ned

Chai! You're going to suffer perpetually for these wickedness.

Asaba is from Igala?

Agugbadin:
Stop this rubbish,Anioma people are not Igbos and can never be Igbos. River Niger is a natural boundary. Igbos are very violent and troublesome, but anioma people are gentle and easy going.

You're going to die in oblivion.

UpTown001:
Can we just forget this tribalistic stories and talk about how Nigeria would benefit the poor?

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Never. Igbo will be tribalistic very soon.

Ojiofor:


The anti southeast Igbo state creation by the military was meant to landlock and isolate Igbo mainland.

That's what some minority people capitalised on to start annexing Oru-Igbo (Riverine Igbos) to complete the Encircling Political Game.

hammerT:





MAYBE WEN NIGERIA IS DIVIDED, U WILL UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE A YORUBA MAN AND WE HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON WITH YOU OUTSIDE NIGERIA.


WE ARE HEAR DISCUSSING OUR REGION, YET U FEEL THE NEED TO INVOLVE YOURSELF LIKE A URCHIN.


IS IT THAT YORUBA DONT DISVUSS ISSUES CONCERNING THEM AND DO U SEE IGBOS INVOLVED?

That's why I keep telling Ndị Igbo to retaliate against these Ronu Rascals.

favor914:
Same ethnic minority people that begged governments for decades pre independence to separate them from the oppressor Igbo people?!

You'll old with your false propaganda.

It no longer sails.

favor914:
You speak English, are you British?

I pity you.

chucky101:
Who is/are Izu Anioma and who elected him/them to speak for the Anioma people. We are not Igbos. Every state in Nigeria is made of several ethnic groups that speak different languages, the states were not created based on language. The days of Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba are over, it marginalises other prominent ethnicities, hence the identification as geopolitical zones. The Aniomas preference is to form a brotherhood with Itshekiris, Ijaws, Urhobos and the other ethnicities that make Delta a wonderful, important and welcoming state.

All those agitating for Anioma are power hungry and selfish individuals looking to create a puppet state they can control. It will never happen!

Don't worry, Anioma State creation will allow Ika, Ndokwa and Enuani ethnic group fight friendly fights.