₦airaland Forum

that is their official pidgin handle

DSTV has something that like it

mavinc4u:
see dragging. Assuming the man was a criminal nobody would accept he is from their state.

don't mind them "DRAGNET ASSOCIATION OF NIG."

GavelSlam:
It is not.

Equiano said the his place of birth was subject to the Benin Kingdom. If that be the case, do you agree that igbos were subject to Bini?

Secondly, I have come across literary works from the days of yore, which describe Eboe as somewhere in Ijaw land.

Please see:
Narrative of an Exploring Voyage Up to the Rivers Kuora and Binue Commonly known as the Niger and Tsadda in 1854
page 437
By William Balfour Baikie

It gives a listing of places terms across Africa and Eboe was described for places in Igarra, present day Edo state (under Benin Kingdom) or Okuloma ijaw.

Please do not be swayed by sentiments.

Equiano's own narration when juxtaposed with Balfour Baikie easily leads one to the conclusion Equiano could not have been Igbo.

Please provide evidence if you disbelieve.

subject in what form ?

expand your horizons when reading.

Igbo wasn't subject to Benin,some part of Igbo land "probably" were subject to The greater Benin empire the same way a part of Yoruba land , Lagos in particular was subject to the Benin empire,the same way some part of Present day Benin Republic was subject to the old OYO empire,but that doesn't make an entire tribe subject to Benin as the case may be

go do some history,i have done mine from primary secondary days ...

the truth ,the world as we know it today has evolved

Pigsandidiots:
Oga, etsako is not igbo extraction.

and where did he mention the name "etsako"?

AreaFada2:
I understand it a bit differently.

He wrote that he was a citizen of Benin Kingdom. But Ibo/Igbo by tribe. That would have been quite normal by them. The Kingdom/empire had many tribes. A considerable number of Yoruba people & a fair amount of Igbo. But in recent decades where tribal supremacy battle got into full swing (see Conini/Igbo spats here on NL), many now say Benin never had Igbo or Yoruba people. Ethnicity became the focus, not nationality that was once anchored on Kingdom/land one lived in.

Benin has been gradually written out of Equiano's story. Thank God his original book is still there to read.

the most concise opinion thus far

GavelSlam:
He was not Igbo.

Trust the same attache by force people to once again claim anything from the undiscerning.

I read his biography in my teenage years and he was most likely Bini.

The main reference to anything relating to Igbo was that he said he was from a place called Eboe.

Is there any place in Igbo land called Eboe?

Now, I may accept that the term Eboe is a convoluted form of a place like maybe Ebor, or something similar in Ijaw language.

Olaudah Equiano was not igbo.

Eboe is another translation for "Igbo"

comos:
Oladuah Equiano was never an Igbo man.

Early life and enslavement[edit]
Equiano recounted an incident when an attempted kidnapping of children was foiled by adults in his villages in Benin, Nigeria. When he was around the age of eleven, he and his sister were left alone to look after their family's premises, as was common when adults went out of the house to work. They were both kidnapped and taken far away from their hometown of Etsako, separated, and sold to slave traders.

source: Wikipedia

and you don't know there are people of Igbo extraction from Edo ?

BakireBulmaker:
What does Olaudah mean in Igbo language?

that was the name given to him by the British?

you can find the story on BBC YouTube channel

then whether his is Igbo,Igala or Benin doesn't make me or any one of us less or more of a human being

my biggest problem is the federal government that has stopped the teaching of history in schools,if we don't know our past we end up with a distorted mindset

HopeAtHand:
If Nigeria should practice true fiscal federalism, Lagos will lose many of its advantages. And most States of the federation, not limited to SW states, will be in serious financial problems. The true gainers of fiscal federalism is major oil bearing states.

I really wish and pray for the Bonny seaport project to be a reality. Rivers cannot be on the Nigerian coast and not take its fullest advantages.

Lagos should be in better stead in case of True federalism,then the taxes been generated from federal government agencies would be retained by the state ,and a lower percentage of tax paid to FG.

the South East would fair better because they have virtually manage to thrive without Federal infrastructure

HopeAtHand:
Oyo, Ogun and Osun are where they ought to be. Lagos (being the highest beneficiary of our skewed federal system) ought to be further down and Ondo higher up. This is the reality if Nigeria practices true fiscal federalism.

seriously,Lagos Parasitic

Clerverly:
Did you even read the article?

can you back up your claim of Gowon rebuilding the East with proofs or you just chasing shadows?

Now things like this has led to the federal government wanting to register and control these dubious NGOs

Who has seen Virgin Mary before to know how she looks like

For me it also shows purchasing power for countries

I know for sure a Scandinavian country would be sitting at the top,those never disappoint

gists:
You are beyond redemption.
You're still talking trash even after Madam Oby's insight. I can understand you reacted based on ignorance fueled by sentiment. But for you to still say this even after Oby's messages shows that you are beyond redemption.
Bye.

Please don't quote me without your far fetched frivolous comments

Emeskhalifa:
Read this

Not true.


This I believe

gists:
Just listen to yourself.

What nonsense are you is " listening to yourself"

Was it WORLD BANK that decided on their own to focus on the North or Buhari advised them to do so

Spylord48:
Greedy set of people!!!
8yrs in house of Reps
8years in Senate
yet they are not satisfied with their account balance.They want to try their luck and contest for governorship were if they win they will use bogus contracts and pen and steak more money that their 4th generation can't finished in their lifetime.
I wish people can vote this fools out and disgrace them. But is not possible, with 5 cups of Rice and #1000 they are already sure of winning.

The same way our hopeless Governors would govern a state for Eight years and still want to contest for Senatorial Seat

EZEKWEZILI made a valid point

But my worries is the president shouldn't be the one advising the World Bank,that should totally be their own prerogative agenda from the Bank

Buhari shouldn't be the one dishing out order to them ,it looks more like a personal interest

The issue seems infinitesimal in nature. But that's something that bothers her.
I don't think you spoke to her intelligently,it sounded more like"take or leave it"

Find a way to communicate to her without threats and am sure she would come to terms

Lala ,
Am sending you different ingredients so you can prepare another soup for the weekend

If arm robbers rape his sister, I hope he would allow the robbers marry the sisters so long there's a "CUM?"

What led to her been kidnapped?

Where was she kidnapped?

Who kidnapped her?

When police makes vague statement without details,how do they want others to learn and avoid the same experience

DAVIDO and his disciples keep acting as if there's no tomorrow


R.I.P

And this" Hippo" is supposed to be a bridge builder

funmisticqueen:
tell her that the food she brings gives you diaarhoea, then repeat it each time she brings a plate

Diarrhea

Why not "monkey pox

babyhrt:
My lovely Ketu......at least the perennial traffic jam lock at the bus stopped, caused by the wretched police men and women in connivance with the bus drivers will seize to exist.

How ...who wan cease them?

Adaumunocha:
Heard one can buy untested for 500naira in ladipo... How true is this info?

Yes!
But ......

ifex370:
My babes girlfriend has invited to her lodge to come stay with her for weekend... 3 good times.. I turned it down...




My babe has not even come to my house for once...




If I cheat now, they'll say I'm wicked

Hold on to your babe who hasn't come to your house,she is taking her time and obviously a good girl

As for the one inviting you to her Lodge...she is desperately seeking for attention

They should pull out of Nigeria with dear DSTV brothers

So Zambians were actually serious about toppling Nigeria to the World cup

E no go better for them ni , like play ,like play,handshake don turn to fight

49cents:
For the records. At the Twilight of Obasanjo's administration he made the then EFCC boss to investigate the entire 36 state governors and ONLY Donald Duke was 100 percent clean.....
So I was shocked why Obasanjo would choose Jonathan over Duke as yaradua's running mate

There's was a need to appease the Ijaw tribe who had suffered so much ills due to perpetuated neglect , couple with what Alemesighia went through, Jonathan became the Obvious choice

It was the same sentiment that brought OBASANJO to power through A party that was virtually built and structured by Alex Ekwueme , just to appease his people for June 12 debacle