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The whole shenanigans are simply idiocy.

Deltagiant:
Prince Akweke was born an aristocrat like Emeka Ojukwu into the Orizu dynasty of Nnewi.

He lived big, rode expensive cars like Ojukwu as a student in the US.

Even if he was a thief, which i am sure he was not, these cars were nothing to him.

Bros do not mind the loudmouthed rapscallions calling him thief. When Prince Akweke Orizu went to USA for studies through his family effort, how many grandparents of these loudmouths even attended primary school?

omoelesa:
I, have read a whole of thread on nairaland,about how the ibos, had always chest beat about how they dominate the economy of lagos.Not only that, they also inundate us, about how lagos will sufer if they pull out their so called investment.I hereby challenged the ibos to a contest,let them pull out of lagos just for one year, and let see who will suffer between them and lagos.

You are a dumbass coward and fool. You should have gone to Daura Dumbass and plead with him and federal government to let Ndigbo go from the cesspit called Nigeria.

PentiumPro:
Asshole, you are still here ranting like a possessed monkey

I would have been real upset if you had called me your asshole. Only creator knows how filthy your ass and hole remain. In addition, it takes a lunatic monkey to recognize a possessed one.

As a well wisher of Imo State, I vehemently opposed to drilling of crude oil in the state.

nochildsplay:
Bla! Bla!! Bla!!!


You don kill before ?

Parade ground used to be my companion. It is not a big deal to kill.

I can only grant them sophistication in Amala.

nochildsplay:
wareva
The Dog that will lost will never hear the hunters whistle.
People like you will only realise at the point of death

Biafra would have taken entire Nigeria for lunch if not the military and diplomatic assistance from Britain, USSR, Egypt, Cameroon, Niger, Chad, Canada, Arab League of Nations and Australia. Besides the thunderous assistances from the aforementioned rogue nations, newly created Biafra was able to hold off the dumbasses for three years.

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akinszz:
As a yiboeman i am shocked.

She did not knee down as few goons would want us to believe. She bent her knee which is very normal and cultural among Igbo ladies when greeting their elders. Besides Daura Dumbass being the president of zoo called Nigeria, I guess he is very older than Onyeka Onwenu.

nochildsplay:
guy make we hear word.
If Igbo pipu feels special and wants to distinguish themselves from the zoo, then GO!!! Nobody need to die for ur independent

Point of correction, Ndigbo have not informed you about being special. If the figment of your silly imagination had adjudged Ndiigbo as special breed, Ndiigbo will relish it. Per the bolded, it safe to say you could be smarter than your forbearers who precipitated a war of attrition against Ndigbo simply by declaring independence. In addition, you should direct your frustration toward the government of the zoo called Nigeria that had continued to harass the members of MASSOB.

GentleToks:
I was just playing around with my phone yesterday when i came across a particular App which homes number of Nigeria radio stations.

I scrolled down and i saw Yoruba, Hausa-Fulanis radio and Biafr station. I listened to all but only Biafra preaching violence and killing. I was shocked to hear all this and i asked myself why are Igbos keeping quiet over this.

I now remember all the books i have read about how these morons tormented Northerners in 50s which resulted to the Pogrom.

Per the bolded the only mor.on in this discourse is you, sir. Biafrans fought a war to remain out of the cesspit called Nigeria yet few dingbats think that Nigeria has what it takes to make them forget about Biafra. I am annoyed because Radio Biafra is only preaching violence unlike Boro Haram that is acting out repeated violent acts.

T9ksy:
Am in Luton and about a month ago i accidentally caught on to Radio biafra.[b] I didn't really think i will get it but when i did i was hugely surprised at the hate messages the man was sprouting out, dissing every other tribes in the country but most especially the yorubas and the northerners. [/b]Needless to say, after about 5 minutes i had enough and switched off in disgust and pity. Soon after i came on Nl only to read ibos lionising kanu whilst some were even talking about ibos still remaining in the north or the west after kanu might have led them to the promised land. I laughed so hard, i nearly cracked a rib at the naivety of these latter-day biafrans.

Anyway, i sincerely hope kanu make good of his promise to actualise Biafra by the end of this year, 2015 and look forward to my region been emptied of the enemies within.But somehow i doubt it very much but unfortunately the harm, from all the hateful messages propagated by Radio Biafra, will have been done.


Lastly, my namesake, abeg lego dem! I have come to the ugly realisation that these guys are like the proverbial cheek, destined to get slapped in say, Kano but is somehow asleep in lagos. Trust me, the cheek will find a reason however du.mb, to get up from his deep slumber and find his way to Kano. It's destiny and it can't be changed. Recall how our late sage and many others warned them against their last futile escapade only for Ojukwu to retort that the man, old enough to be his father was talking, platitudes! However, when they eventually got that which they have been actively seeking for, they still find a way to blame awo and the others for their misfortune.

Biafrans, naff off if you want to but you ain't taking the golden goose with you. crafty lot. Anyway, i doubt if any minority group will go with biafra but if they do then they are OTO.

Were you expecting him to sing praises about sworn enemies who fought and thought they had wiped Ndiigbo off the surface of the earth? Only a jackass swimming in the sea of delusion does not understand that the zoo called Nigeria is a practical joke.

Ugomba:
Rivers Egbema are Igbos na, I have a friend from there who works here in Asaba..

The poster did not say that Egbema people in Rivers State are not Igbo or claiming not being Igbo. However, the poster touched on the fact that Yari.ba, Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri and other ethnicities from northern region who had control of the central government devised a political machination to favor the Egbema people who had denounced their Igboness for a plate of Ogi.

phyllosilicate:
.It baffles me when Igbos here tries to deny the Benin linkage of Onitcha. Looks closely at he pics below, first is Obi of Onitcha, second Oba of Lagos, 3rd Beni chiefs. You could see they are all with the Benin staff.

The people of Idu migrated from Nri via Onicha.

zuchyblink:
The part in Imo refused to disclaim Igbo
and hence are treated badly by the Federal
Government. The more you disclaim Igbo,
the more your gain. The original Nzeobi(Eze
or Igwe) stool for the entire Egbema is in
Imo State but a parallel was created by FG in
Rivers to divide and cause enmity.

Bros we all know the game of federal government led Yari.ba, Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri and rest of mushroom ethnic groups in northern region of Nigeria plays with concentrated power at the center. But one day, a new dawn shall appear in the horizon. The moronic goons who seem to enjoy the spoils of war for today should remember to remain silence or else....

macolino:
Egbema at large migrated from Benin kingdom in 17th century during king Osage war..Egbema is formaly called alinso(holy land)a land blessed with mineral resources,over 50 oil wells and good vegetation.yet they are being marginalized.no good roads,no power supply,no jobs for the youths etc.may God come to our rescue.Thank God for people like HRM Eze K.O Ekwueme (Eze Oba of Egbema) for his True leadership and exposing Nzeobi's evil done to the people of Egbema.Proudly Egbema

No, Egbema migrated from Owo during reign of Oba Osanwede, Mr. Migrant Macolino. For your information, Egbema did not migrate from anywhere. Any fools who claims a migrant indicates he or she has irreparable inferior mentality. I do not know how a very resourceful Igbo person will turn to the inferior corner and claim it as point of his or her origination.

It is good to read and sea that young Igbo chaps in places like Igbanke (Igbo Akiri) have begun to grow taproots toward their true ancestral homeland and identity.

PentiumPro:
Your stupidity shines through, regardless of your verbose.

You could be right. At least, you have an opinion. In fact, the post I responded before your foolery is a waste of bandwidth.

Sweetlemon:
That right there is the koko.
Most of us against biafra are not really angry because of the biafra itself. We are just angry because of the way you guys are going about it. You don't ask for a country just because your candidate lost elections. Hell no! You need to have more concrete reasons for heaven's sake! That's the first step. The 2nd step is debating intelligently among yourselves whether the majority of you want it or not. Then ask SS or even NC people who may want to join you guys to come forward. If you are lucky enough to get majority votes from a tribe, then you can as well have their land. The next step is diplomatically asking for a referendum. Push for it non-violently until you get it.

The next step is breaking away and being recognized as a country you can be comfortable with!

But what you guys are doing is what led to the first biafra war, inciting violence and forcing SS to join you. Hell no! Sorry, it's a mission impossible this time around because most of us have wised up. We won't just allow you force us into any unholy gaddem war no more. Our kids will no longer be forced to fight nothing. Start getting used to that NOW.

The above post buttresses the fact that the best way to hide ignorance is to remain silence. This jackass showed he or she is true Nigerian mostly with the knack for foolishness spurred by considerable amount of intellectual emptiness. All the junks the dumbass highlighted in the above piece of crap have no iota of semblance with the theories that either guide or support secession. One wonders why certain foolish Nigerian tends to be loud and visible in delusion.

OZAOEKPE:
You guys are losers, biafra is a failed project

In human nature, there are losers and winners. However what matters is nature the losers and winners end up in the long run which is life. If you are in the winners' circle as dumbass such as you would want us to believe, you should not bother about Biafra.

ayobabas:
Most Igbos are well to do in one Nigeria. Most agitators are largely uneducated and have least to loss in a climate of anarchy.

You have been parasitically feeding on Nigeria from amalgamation and now have the misplaced mouth of calling Nigeria parasite?

If you like you can gather your troop and level the playing field for your war against the finger that fed you.

We shall see if you will live to tell your nightmare!

Must one be highly educated to understand the benefits of self-determination of homeland? Nigeria's problem is not only tribalism but stark illegality.

QuotaSystem:
He's right.

From what I've observed on this forum, it's mostly half-educated and struggling delinquents that are making all the noise about Biafra - a failed and dead movement. From what I've heard, no serious Igbo businessman will abandon his investments all across the country to take up an identity and name coined by the Portuguese (bight of biafra), depriving him of a large market for his goods.
Thank goodness some reasonable Igbos are fixing the wrong impression about the Igbo that the agitators are giving other Nigerians.

It never occurred to you that Mallam Rochas Okorocha's paternity is highly questionable. I guess it takes one half-educated and struggling delinquent such as you to recognize another.

This Daura Dumbass can deceive most Nigerians but few of us. Were you not among the moronic dingbats who started the destruction of Nigeria on the night of July 29, 1966? Please if you really want Nigeria to be rebuilt, I suggest you hang your silly self.

Yari.ba peeps are fun to watch especially when they are on their game blaring falsehood. At the appropriate time though, Yari.ba can easily deny being Yari.ba. I wondered why the writer failed to say how Abobaku came about, including Gbomogbomo.

OZAOEKPE:
We(Niger Deltans) will only support Biafrans if they agree to make Edo state the headquarter of proposed Biafra project. That is only when we can support Biafra, anything short of that is not going to go well with that "project".

For your information, Biafra does not and will never seek Edo State minus Igbeneke as part of the country. Biafra will never accept backstabbers and turncoats as citizens.

disumusa:
yoruba people are very teritorian, they encroach part of kwara,kogi,edo,delta.
,rivers.
Idigbo,you need to respect yorubas, they never lost land to any tribe, unlike igbos.

Yari.ba ran from Oyo-ile, 30 miles north of Ilorin and sought safety in the protective thickets of the jungles in what is known today as southern Nigeria. Nupe with help of Sokoto Caliphate sent the Yari.ba on a century marathon to the southern Nigeria. Where do you think the inherent cowardice found plentifully among Yari.ba people came about? Besides loudmouth, Yari.ba are nobodies.

mcvaeey:
at what point has edo or bini been backstabbing or a sell out set of people. Guy shut up if you have nothing to say.

You are a moronic maggot. In fact intellectually, you are a midget. Until you fathom the real name of the so-called "Ikwerre", you do not deserve a second response, olodo.

EastLebanon:
This issue of ikwerre is igbo or not have been over emphasized.
I think the issue is not occuring only among ikwerre and igbo alone but everywhere e.g some kwarans of yoruba heritage says they are not yorubas,some kalabaris refutes their ijaw heritage,the eleme and the ogonis have a similar language but some elemes distance themselves from the ogonis.
So it's better to leave the ikwerres to decide for themselves,IGBOS STILL REMAINS STRONG AND GALLANT WITHOUT THE IKWERRES,although i know lot of them who doesn't joke with their igbo identity,but what i hate to hear some of them say is that the igbos imposed their language on them and changed the names of their town,if it's true why can't they start speaking their original language now that the yoke of the igbos is no longer upon them,one of the funniest incident about this issue was when ukachukwu dibia(an ikwerre)was stating in oputa panel that the ikwerres were not igbo,when he was asked how come he was bearing an igbo name he was dumb founded.
IKWERRES CAN CLAIM WHATEVER THEY WANT TO CLAIM BUT THEY SHOULD NOT PAINT THE IGBOS NEGATIVE IN ORDER TO BACK THEIR CLAIM.

Bros please on the bolded, Eleme is not and has never been Ogoni. Even the surname of the chairperson of Eleme LGA is Okparaji. I spent most of my childhood within the axis mentioned and there was no time Eleme was termed as Ogoni. The language of Eleme is Igbo not Ogoni. In addition, Eleme is the second and popularly known name of the place but the real first name is only open to the true sons and daughters of Eleme.

mcvaeey:
Chambers Dictionary (William Geddie, ed. 1962) says: “A nation is a body of people marked off by common descent, language, culture, or historical tradition: the people of a tribe.” However, S.O.L. Amadi-Nna (1993) avers that: “A tribe is a group of clans under recognized chiefs and usually claiming common ancestry. Ikwerre can therefore not be a clan but a tribe. The Ikwerres claim a common ancestor. Ikwerre is an independent small tribe.” In the words of K.O. Amadi (1993), “Traditions suggest that Ikwerre is a nickname given to Iwhnuruọhna people…..They have ever since regarded themselves as a distinct group and have happily come a long way in their struggle for self-identity as evidenced by the recognition of their language as one of the Nigerian languages.”

Amadi-Nna (1993) added that: “The Ikwerres are a small but distinct tribe. The Ikwerres have distinct linguistic, social and cultural traits and formations that distinguish them from other close neighbouring tribes like the Ijaws and the Ibos. Majority of the Ikwerre settlements have their roots traceable from the old Benin Empire.” Iwhnurọhna people descended from  the ancient Bini Kingdom. The name of the grand ancestor is Akalaka. Their relations in Rivers State are Ekpeye and Ogba people. The reigning Oba of Benin when Akalaka, the ancestor of Ihruọha (later called Iwhnurọhna) fled was Oba Ewuare (Ogwaro). Akalaka, a member of the Benin royal family, fled in the 13th century on allegation of plotting assassination of the Oba. He died in 1462. Iwhnurọhna his third son settled east of the Sombrero River by 1538 AD, as detailed below.

Chief N.M.T. Solomon (2004), native of Ikodu Ubie in Ekpeyeland, in his narrative draws heavily from the now authenticated written historical records delivered by various informed sources including “Eketu (Weber) of Ubeta, assumed to have lived for over two hundred (200) years as the oldest man in all Ekpeye, Ogba and Iwhnurọhna (or Ikwerre), at that time (and) was asked to narrate the history and customs of Ekpeye people” as unfolded in his lifetime. Here is what he said, which has been validated by the accounts of the current generation through responses to our questionnaires and direct interviews thereby increasing our level of confidence on the data:

Ekpeye, born in Benin, was the first of the three sons of Akalaka. While in Ndoni, he married a second wife to gain the love and favour of the people. The new wife gave birth to a son, which he named Ogba. Akalaka was still in Ndoni when his first wife, the mother of Ekpeye, gave birth to his third son called Ihruoha (Ikwerre).

Similar historical fact by J.N. Olise (1971) averred that: “Akalaka, a member of the Benin royal family, fled with his wife from Benin to Ndoni, a community located close to the River Niger, to save the life of his new born baby (Ekpeye) … While at Ndoni, Akalaka took a second wife. … Akalaka had two sons, Ekpeye – born to him by his Benin wife, and Ogba – born to him by his Ndoni wife. According to F.E. Otuwarikpo (1994): "After the death of Akalaka in 1462 AD, his two sons, Ekpeye and Ogba had conflict, which compelled Ogba, the younger son, to move northwards where he founded Ohiakwo (Obigwe) and settled with his family. Ekpeye who remained at Ula-Ubie had seven sons – Ubie, Akoh, Upata, Igbuduya, Ekpe, Awala and Asa. The last three sons – Ekpe, Awala and Asa – crossed to the other side of Sombreiro River (present day Ikwerreland and settled there since 1538 AD.” He added that: “Ekpe migrated to present day Rumuekpe and spread through Elele (Alimini), Ndele, Rumuji and part of Ibaa. Awala migrated to present day Isiokpo …” 

Amadi-Nna (1993) also said Akalaka migrated with his half brother called Ochichi from the area of Benin Empire. Ochichi sons were Ele (Omerele, now Elele), Elu (Elumuoha, now Omerelu), Egbe (Egbeda) and Mini (Alimini, Isiokpo).

The crucial point here, which is of great importance in tracing the joint origin of the ancestors of the Old Ahoada Division (in the Governor Diete-Spiff administration), is the mention of the number of children that Akalaka had, namely: Ekpeye, Ogba and Ihruọha (Ikwerre). It is noteworthy that the pedigree and name of Ikwerre people, Iwhnurọhna, obviously took its root from this original name – Ihruọha. Chief Solomon therefore establishes a very vital historical link, which has been missing in literature on Ikwerre origin that would assume more significance in the discourses of Ikwerre genealogy in the future – the fact that Akalaka was the direct father of Ihruọha (Ikwerre). Iwhnurọhna, in Ikwere parlance, means the face of the community (town, city or village).

Nigerian colonial history records that the name "Ikwerre" was given by the colonial administration when they wanted to acquire the Rebisi waterfront to build the wharf. Using an Ibo interpreter to talk to the illiterate Rebisi (Port Harcourt) chiefs, they asked them: Would you permit us to use the waterfront to build the wharf for ships to berth? And they answered: A KWERULEM, meaning - "We have agreed." What the white-man was hearing was "Ikwerre," so he recorded it in the official gazette that the IKWERRE PEOPLE have agreed for the colonial administration to build the wharf. And since it was the official record of government, the name Ikwerre became the name of the Iwhnurohna people in all official documentations till date.

Similar cases of Anglicization of native names in the Niger Delta region by the colonial administration are Benin for Bini, Okrika for Wakrike, Degema for Udekema, Abonnema for Obonoma, Brass for Gbara sni, Bonny for Ibani, Pepple for Perekule, Ahoada for Ehuda, etc

Even so, “… there were dissenting voices, … who believed that Ikwerre origins lay outside Igbo land, … in the Benin Kingdom of old. It is, therefore, obvious that the interminable debate about Ikwerre origins and migrations including the repudiation of the Igbo tradition is not a phenomenon of the post-civil war period. The controversy, as it were, is not necessarily the product of the present political realities wherein groups which hitherto were seen to have cultural affinities now find themselves in different states or administrative systems.”  -- K.O. Amadi (1993)

The Ogbakor Ikwerre Convention, a cultural organization of Ikwerre people, in a paper presented to the Human Rights Violation Commission headed by Rtd. Justice Chukwudifu Oputa on 10 October 2001, said: “Ikwerre ethnic nationality is not and has never been a sub-group of any other tribe in Nigeria including Ndi-Igbo. There is no doubt that the advent of the British and later regionalization put Ndi-Igbo at the helm of affairs in Eastern Nigeria. This brought Ndi-Igbo into Ikwerre land. In course of time, the Igbo took advantage of their position in the then Eastern Regional Government to grab land in Ikwerre and occupy political positions such as the mayor of Port Harcourt. In the process, Ikwerre along with other minority groups were marginalized and driven to the background.”

Professor Godwin Tasie noted that in 1913 the Rt Rev Herbert Tugwell, the Anglican Bishop on the Niger, undertook an experimentation tour of Ikwerre towns and villages assumed to be Ibo-speaking to test the Union Ibo Bible Nso being introduced in Iboland. "Tugwell discovered from the tests he carried out that although the Ikwerre were often regarded  as Ibo… the Union Ibo Bible translation, surprisingly, was not easily understood by the Ikwere." This is obviously why Igbo vernacular was compulsorily introduced and taught in all schools in Ikwerreland before the Nigerian Civil War to the assimilation (i.e. destruction) of the Ikwere language.

This also obviously led to the Rumuomasi Declaration in 1965. " … in their meeting at Rumuomasi in 1965 the Ikwerre had, under the umbrella of a highly promising new body that was to get the Ikwerre together as a people of new and clearer vision, they had declared themselves as a people of the distinct identity of Ikwerre Ethnic Nationality - not Ibo, not Ijo, not anything else but Ikwerre, Iwhnurọhna. This was the historic Rumuomasi Declaration of 1965 (G.O.M. Tasie, 2000). The full implication is that Ikwere people began to assert themselves forcefully as an ethnic nationality of their own and not Ibos or Ijos, and efforts were made to revert to the original Ikwere names for families, villages, communities and landmarks. For instance, there was the change from Umuola to Rumuola, Umuoro to Rumuoro, Umukrushi to Rumuokwurusi,  just to name a few.




T O N Y   E N Y I A,  PhD, MNIM                                                                        
CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
IWHNURỌHNA CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
Saturday, 5 February 2011

Both poster and author of the above crap are irrefutable pantaloons. From the write-up, it is easy to ascertain that western education has failed the moronic dingbats woefully. One wonders if cultural education also did a number on the wags. Why did so called Ikwerre not claim to have migrated from Eshan or even Urhobo? If these ninnies where given a home training of sort, they would have realized that the word – “Akalaka” does not exist in Edo or Bini vernacular. In addition, they jackasses would also realized that the so-called –“Ikwerre” is not the actual name. In fact, the word – “Iwhnuruọhna” is a body of idiocy. I guess shame has disappeared in Nigeria.
Akalaka or Akaraka, depending on the Igbo dialect in usage, is destiny, thus, natural and birth lines on someone’s palm. Not really do I give a ratass about the so-called Ikwerre but as a red blooded Igbo man, I had rather choose to have come from Ibibio, Annang, Ogoni or Okirika than from a group of people known for backstabbing and sellout such as Edo or Bini.

shachris02:
Abia State has sought the assistance of the Peoples Republic of China to build the capacity of entrepreneurs and other citizens engaged in production of garments and leather works in the state.

The government said it planned to support its citizens involved in the production of security uniforms, boots, caps and other gears for use by the armed forces and the para-military agencies in Nigeria and other African countries.

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, who said this when he visited the Chinese ambassador to Nigeria, Gu Xiaoje, on Wednesday in Abuja, stated that about 100,000 Abia citizens were involved in production of leather shoes, belts, suits and jackets, noting that the small scale manufacturers would be empowered to ensure product consistency and quality.

He said the entrepreneurs need capacity building to ensure consistency and product quality hence his visit to the Chinese envoy to solicit his support.

The governor hinted that his administration is emphasising on technical education for the youths to enable them to be self-reliant.

Ikpeazu encouraged Chinese investors to invest in various sectors of the state economy including the leather and garment industry and agriculture, noting that his state is the highest cocoa producer in the country.

The governor said Abia was the ‘confluence’ of the states in the South-East and South-South regions, stressing that it was also the hub of small scale and medium enterprises in Nigeria.

He said, “Apart from being the hub of small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria, Abia has a huge market and we make the best dresses, jackets and suits as well as leather shoes and belts. The only thing we want from the Chinese government is capacity building.

“Our aim is to supply military uniforms and gears to all the armed forces and para-military agencies in Nigeria and beyond, but we need capacity to ensure consistency and quality of products; the state government would set up quality control.”

Xiaoje, in his response, promised to encourage Chinese businessmen and investors to support projects and programmes that would benefit them and their host communities.

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/abia-plans-production-of-military-uniforms-gears/

This is bold economic move aimed at the grassroots of entrepreneurial cradle and partnership. Unlike the big government and nepotistic driven idea of Nigeria building arms suggested by the Daura Dumbass named Muhammadu Buhari.