₦airaland Forum

ezeagu:
Ideal situation.

Rose2014:
Btw someone broke down the list of the protesters by their ethnicity and I find it very interesting going by what some people try to make us believe on nl: that Biafra is an Igbo thing




Benson Sunday - Ibibio

Emmanuel Ali - Ikwerre

Ukeme Monday - Ekpeye

Chibuzor Eechina -Igbo

Charles Eze - Etche

Egbo Okechukwu - Igbo

Chibona Ifion - Eleme

John Douglas - Kalabari

Ezenwa Alphonus - Etche

Wori Endurance - Ikwerre

Chinomere Nwolu - Ikwerre

Henry Eze - Etche

Friday Uzunwa - Igbo

Igbodo Abio - Etche

Akaniyene Uwem - Ibibio

Eni Iboro - Ibibio

Obinna Stephen -Igbo

Monday Ocha - Ikwerre

Obinna Ibekwe - Igbo

Kingsley Ezengorie - Igbo (Rivers)

How then would the protest be viewed as Igbo protest?

ezeagu:
I noticed whenever an Igbo/outsider person wants to address a wider Igbo audience of different dialects they almost always use Onicha Igbo or some other Igbo from around that region despite the fact that there is already an Igbo Izugbe standard Igbo. Look at some Igbo memes for example. Since this is the Igbo most people learn, should it be made the standard?

Ubenedictus:
Mbiri's oral tradition claims that Arun who migrated from Iwaisi, or the native doctor's quarter in Benin founded Mbiri. Arun, a hunter, reached the present site of Mbiri on one of his hunting expeditions and settled down there. Mbiri's oral tradition also claims that Arun had four sons three of whom were responsible for the founding of the following towns: Ewuhimi, Mbiri and Igbanke. The fourth son is claimed to have returned to Benin (Intelligence report 1932).
Mbiri adopted the monarchical system, based on Benin tradition, found in most Ika clans. According to Intelligence report (1932), "1n 1915 the Mbiris attempted to put themselves directly under the Oba of Benin, and sent a large sum of money to the Oba to gain this end. It is obvious that it was at this time that the present Chief went to Benin and received the title of Obi from the Oba, along with the Ada, or ceremonial sword, which forms part of the regalia of this title. They were again visited by the district District Commissioner who told them that they were part of Agbor District and could not therefore come under Benin"(Intelligence report 1932: 10). The Mbiri clan has the same political system as other Ika clans.

fr3do:
Thank you
This is the point I passed to Grandma when she opinionated that her people - the Ukwuanis and Ikas are from benin, she argued that we are binis whose language have been 'corrupted' by Igbo, but I respectfully objected stating that it can only be the other way round since Aniomas speak basically Igbo with only few shared words with bini.

On the other hand, I dismiss South-East migratory tales because such promotes ideas that pin Igboness to the politically defined South-East, the same way yorubaness is pinned to Ife and Oyo.
Anioma communities don't need to have foundersfrom the SE to be considered Igbo, Anioma is intrinsically Igbo just as Igbo-Ukwu, Nri and Aro.

FKO81:
The Eze of Asaba, Professor Chike Edozien stated that the Igbo should seek regional autonomy within the context of one Nigeria.

chuna1985:
Ikwerre are Igbos, 100%.

scholes0:
He would only show you the map of other states... he won't show you that os Abia or Ebonyi or Enugu, Etc for example, that all contain huge swathes of no-Igbo Lands.

pazienza:
)OSEKWENIKE Area- This area lies south of Onyah town and is located in Bayelsa State. They are settlers in Onyah territory and there are enough evidences to prove Onyah owns the entire area now placed as part of Bayelsa State.

pazienza:
A LOOK INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE IGBO AND ISOKO PEOPLES

cheruv:
Thanks for the pin up
The problem we East of Niger Igbos ve is that we tend to forget those on the West side,when its clear that our ancestors especially from that Anambra area were the ones that crossed the Niger some millennia back to settle there.
We must never forget them! That is a promise I've made to myself

Bobbystanley:
Yes we the igbo speaking Delta's are Igbos

pazienza:
This is nice. I have been looking for the ethnic map of Edo. Thanks for that map.

Please can you Post the link to that map for me.

pazienza:
[b] Igboland( comprising of all Igbo speaking communities in Edo, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Rivers)...

Obiagu1:
So in summary, Biafra 2.0 is Igbo and all Igbo neighbours minus Edo.

princdebola201:
SW- yorubas re the majority

S.E - igbos re the majority

SS. Which ethnic group is the majority..?

zendy:
The majority in the SS might be Igbos. Delta-Igbos make up over 30% of Delta state. Rivers Igbos also have 30% of Rivers state. With smaller pockets of Igbos in Edo, Akaibom and Bayelsa, Igbos could be the largest ethnic group in the SS

laudate:
Let me guess... you failed basic geography in secondary school. That is why you are classifying land that belongs to Igala, Idoma and Tiv tribes as part of the South-East??!

Nothing wey person no go see for dis place!! Chukwu biko! Remove that fake thinking cap from your head. Your dreams of territorial expansion will not work. Hehehe.....

OfoIgbo:
The referendum will afford Igala and Idoma the opportunity to opt out.

btw, I prefer a restructured Nigeria.
Biafra or Lower Niger Republic is my second option if the powers that be fail to restructure Nigeria.

CSTR2:
True.
Anioma has leadership qualities. I think they are more diplomatic, calculative, and the most leadership oriented of the entire igbo ethnic group.
Even the private sector is a testament to this fact.

zuchyblink:
these are some of the Igbo territories that have been balkanized:-Ikwerre land,opobo,Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni,Anioma and Igbanke
Igbos,the most envied ethnic group in
Africa.enemies will try to pull us down,but
they will never succeed.igbo bu ofu,united
we stand;divided yorubas enjoy.
Say no to divide and rule tactics,save the
future of our children
Discuss

Ugomba:
i get your point, bro are you in support of our Anioma state and which geo political zone will you want it to be?

coolitempa:
Funny.......so u r now in ziks mind.....kontinu......

coolitempa:
He recounted the story that his mother told him about the origin of onitsha people....... ....which is that they're Benin.....can u se people just stop lying..

coolitempa:
Even Nnamdi Azikiwe said the same thing........that Aniomas are from Benin......the king of Agbor said the same....the language is different.....the dressing is different etc......Aniomas is not and will never be Ibo........

Ugomba:
ANIOMAS is part of the IGBO Nation and We are Proudly IGBOS

IgboDelta:
The chairman of the lecture, Obi Edozien, re-emphasised this point: “We Igbo people are one. We must stop fighting over irrelevancies and emphasise the essential.”

Given this situation, there has been an increasing shift of paradigm. Many Igbo groups, especially in Delta State, have decided no longer to play the masquerade. The Obi of Asaba, Professor Edozien, actually laid out conditions he believes will cement Igbo unity permanently.

Obi Edozien then called on the people of the South-East zone to support the creation of Anioma State and another for Igbo-speaking people of Rivers State to make for seven states, all of which will be lumped together in one zone or region.

PointB:
Creation of Anioma state is actually long overdue. I think the entity and people that will comprise Anioma state will make it very viable.

bellten:
Posted on 20/07/2011 by Prince Charles Oforkaja

Igboland doesn’t end at the mouth of the River Niger. It extends to encompass the Anioma (Igbo) part of Delta State.
Across the polity, there is now a wide acceptance of the need for a sixth Igbo state. As a consequence, several political groups from the South East have been angling for their localities to be carved out as this new state. These moves are not advisable. What Ndigbo need now is an Anioma State, west of the Niger.

AndreUweh:
Ogbuefi1 is an Ika and a proud Igbo. He has been to many conferences where he has advocated for Igbo unity. His likes are the people we should look up to. He is a light to Igbo race.