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Osmondinho:
finally the Yoruba lies have been laid to rest.


I bet you, this will not make front page because the owner of the thread will not want the lies his people have been perpetuating since to come to light.

lalasticlala, seun, my44 .... This is FrontPage material

It's an old topic. And made the front page here in 2013 or thereabout when it was first written.
You can't blame NL for not pushing it to the frontpage again.

blackpanda:
I know u feel u have spoken smartly. But my dear u have said nothing. Nigeria is still a member of common wealth, and there are yorubas who are part of igboland. Yes independence and decolonisation has changed this, but u cant change history.

No Yorubas are part of Igboland, anymore than there are Igbos in Isokoland.

Those people you call Yoruba had since assimilated into the Enu-ani Igbo culture, and today share same cultural, political and philosophical beliefs as Ndiigbo, also are partakers in our commonwealth, and so are Igbos today, just as Igbide though originally from Eastern Igbo, but having migrated into the heartland of Isokoland, had since assimilated into the Isoko cultural, Linguistic and political realm. They are in all ramifications Isokos and Igbos can nolonger lay claim to them.

I'm sorry my friend, there are no Yorubas in Igboland(Enu-ani). If you mean Igbos of Yorubas ancestry, then you are right, as Olukumis( Odiani) are of Yorubas ancestry, just as we have Ossomaris who are of Igalla ancestry, the Ettes and the Adukwus of Enugu Ezike Who are of Idoma ancestry, the Effium and Ntezi who are of Ukwelle ancestry, the many families in Ika who are of Edo origin, the Aros who assimiliated the non Igbo speaking Akpas within them during the war for the soul of Arochukwu with the Ibibios.

You see my friend, Igbo is not a monolithic group, we come in different shades. We are a conglomerate, yet we are one people, United by Igbo language spoken in a continuum of myriads of forms called dialects ,and many shared cultural and spiritual beliefs.

Duru1:
I guess you are calling the wrong group to embark on purification of Igbo land.

I guess you are right.

Clinton9000:
Anna Ebiere Banner speaks Igbo. A good friend knows her personally.

She might speak Igbo, but her people are not Igbos, they are Ijaw.

blues20:
Back in the days, my maternal uncle use to tell some part of my home town migrated from Cross River, don't know if he is correct. Loving this thread.

Yes. Lots of Igbo speaking people in Northern Abia and Southern Ebonyi have history of migration from modern Cross River area.

Don't also forget the Igbos in Bayelsa where Flavour's baby mama Ebiere is from.

Anna Ebiere Banner is an Ijaw woman. You must not mistake the Ijaw name Ebiere for the Igbo Ebere, they are two different unrelated names and with entirely different meanings.
Ebiere = Good woman
Ebere= Mercy

I hope this thread don't become moved to cultural section.

As this thread is political and was opened to prove the real political influence Igbo speaking people wield in SS.

I had always been of the opinion that Igbo speaking people are the only constant in all SS states and not Ijaws as erroneously propagated by many.
All we need do is unite all Igbo speaking people in SS under one banner and bang! They become the number one voice of that region.

This ICT age couldn't have come sooner for Ndiigbo. We must use it to a devastating effect in uniting all Igbo speaking people, wherever they are found.

"Of course,yam is well celebrated above other tuber crops especially among the Igbos and the Isobos are not left out in this generational practice".

This is the sweetest part of this Isobo people.

These people hold unto their Isobo identity, but still identify with the rest of the Igbo nation, even though we have not done anything for them, most of us don't even know of their existence before today.
No "my papa say we came from Bini" trash. No "we no be ibo we be Isobo people" trash. No " Ibos want our land" trash, that we normally get from morally bankrupt set of people who deny brotherhood on the altar of transient economic and political gains.

Just as honest and as cool as they come. Chukwu bless Isobo people.

Are Ohanaeze Ndiigbo aware of these Igbos at the fringes of Igboland? What program exactly have they ever conducted in these parts of Igboland to show these our brothers that they are part of us and to give them a sense of belonging.

What is exactly the function of Ohanaeze Ndiigbo? Someone remind me again.

https://www.facebook.com/Isobo-Community-201540456571435/?fref=ts

Here is the facebook page of Isobo people.

Very interesting.
Got some of the Post from there.

Clinton9000:
No no no, this one I will challenge you.They speak clear Igbo and have Igbo names. I'll take you there if you want to see for yourself? I'll be in Cross River in November if you want to go with me. We will video it to post here!

I'm telling the truth. I once had an Igbo Ekureku Woman that use to sell Akara in my street in Aba, I was her good customer and took time finding out about her people from her, as well as her language and the sentiments of her people towards the Igbo tag back home. She is fluent in Igbo and Legbo( Agbo) languages, Legbo is the language of Abi LGA people, which Igbo Ekureku and Itigidi( home town of Gov Imoke) are in.

She spoke Legbo with her children, and I couldn't hear a single word, I asked her why, she told me that Legbo is entirely different language from Igbo, the names of most basic things for both languages are totally different.

Here is an old thread on nairaland about Legbo people. You can go through the u tube clip Ezeagu provided there. https://www.nairaland.com/678088/agbo-legbo-people-cross-river

Clinton9000:
Don't forget the largest LGA in Cross River with Igbo speaking natives is Abi Local government area. Former Gov Imoke is from there.

Abi people don't speak Igbo. Their language is Ekoid.
They like being affiliated with us, but their language is not Igboid.
They are to us,what Ogbia is to Ijaws.

Isobo on the other hand, are Igbo speaking people.

ORINJI FESTIVAL ( NEW YAM FESTIVAL) OF THE ISOBOS


September the 5th is not only the NEW YAM FESTIVAL DAY for the Isobos,but also marks the climax of myriad of very unique cultural protocols heralding the celebration of the new yam each year. Of course,yam is well celebrated above other tuber crops especially among the Igbos and the Isobos are not left out in this generational practice. Among the lined up cultural rites and activities, the celebrations is kick started with the announcement of the FESTIVAL OF THE PUMPKIN LEAF ( OKPATA INE) by a member of the Council of Chiefs commissioned with that charge. This is usually a cultural celebration exclusively for ND'OVA (Council of Chiefs).It is pertinent to note here that in this particular occasion,the new yam is not involved. The Ova concerned treats the Nd' Ova to a lavished entertainment immediately they return from the Ezegwuk (Great playground); where sacrifices are offered to the gods for a bountiful harvest. Significantly, it offers hope and strength to the people that at last, the period of famine is drawing to a close. Then it is followed by the big one-EJA NJI (Yam sacrifice).
The Eja Nji is the most important of all the rites heralding the new yam.All the seven OVAs representing the seven kindred in Isobo are fully involved.All the Chiefs adorned in their best apparels and attires undertake seven spiritual journeys shuttling between Ezegdwuk and Edgwuk (Village playground) during which time prayers and sacrifices are made for good harvest. It is a purification journey as the gods are called upon to execute judgement on those who may have desecrated the land.Those who have tasted the new yam before this celebration are seen to have desecrated the land and forbidden from watching the final dance when the OVAs will be showing their dancing skills. The high point of this occasion is usually the scramble for who would 'catch' the OGBUNZE (The first amongst the OVAs to eat the new yam) as he was usually the first to dance; fast dance with a speed of light.Only few people have been able to achieve this.At the end of the dance,each of the Ovas carries his goodies bag to his clan where his people are usually handy to receive and welcome him home and gifts therein shared round; followed by merriment that sometimes last till late in the night.Each clan had a different way of celebrating this day and it also ushered in uncommon kind of love as it was a desecration of the land at this time to quarrel or fight.Violation attracted payment of fine.This is usually the case until four days after the New Yam Festival.The next day is the OGBUNZE.
This particular day is almost like the festival of the pumpkin leaf except that the new yam will be harvested by the Ogbunze alone and the Ovas will be entertained by him.The Ogbunze is the enforcer of laws of the land that forbids fighting and quarreling.He collects fine from offenders. The d-day.
Early in the morning,women rush to their farms to harvest the new yam; and the shouts of EKOOOOO EKOBEKO EKOGBANGHANA RIGBO FUA LECHECHE O filled the air.Often times as children, we were woken from our slumber by these shouts; that brought new lease of life to many who had been ravished by famine.Joy filled the air and there is excitement everywhere. New yam meal is exchanged by neighbours,friends and so on.The best harvester is rewarded. The men celebrate as they sit in the clan hut (Obu) to eat and drink together.The young men organize a novelty football match that is usually keenly contested. At night,it is rounded off with an all night ball that lasted till dawn.That is Ekoo in Isobo.

THE BOUNDARIES OF ISOBO CLAN

fromd uphills of Nko n Ugep down d smarshy swamp of Bikobiko and Otaka in Osopong. From the renmants of Imabana to the waterside of Adun. Then from the hamlets of Nd'oka, Nd'nkash, Okwuenyim and the Igbudu traversin d Ekpanwudeles where ISOBO spirit survives

ISOBO IGBOS OF OBUBRA-CROSS RIVER STATE
The Isobo are the most eastern sub group of the Igbo nation domiciled mainly in Obubra LGA of Cross River State as well as part of Ikwo LGA of Ebonyi State. The major center in Ikwo LGA is Akpawudele(Ekpa-Omaka), with some remnants in Ndi-Oka, Ndiagu, and Amagu. They are possibly an offshoot of the Ikwo sub group and also within the same Obubra LGA are the Echara people who are by the way neighbors of the Isobo people. In Obubra, the three major clans are Isobo-Bikobiko; Isobo-Otaka and Isobo-Otaka. They dominate Osopong 2 ward out of the 11 wards in Obubra covering 18 polling units out of the 155 in the LGA. So based on the rule of thumb, we can assume the Isobo and Echara people make up about 12 per cent of the population of Obubra as well as the land area. This means the Isobo people probably occupy about 130km2 of land area and number some 20,705 people based on the controversial 2006 census exercise.
Remnants of the Isobo people are found according to ISOBO Community on facebook in such places like Nd’Oka; Okwuenyim, Nd’Nkash; Appiapum; Nko; Imabana-Ochokwo
; Igbo-Imabana and Igbudu mainly in Obubra as well as enclaves in Abi and possibly Yakurr LGA of the State. The scattered enclaves of the Isobo people was noted by Ecoma Chinyere who wrote on the nature of trade and commerce in the Upper Cross River area.
HISTORY AND CULTURE
History says they migrated from NCHONU which will put them as part of the Ikwo larger group. This was between 300-400 years ago when they began gradually mainly to conquest to settle in the area. The major festival is the new yam festival called the AJI. Their neighbors to the east are the Mbembe people who dominate Obubra LGA. Because of their proximity to their Mbembe neighbors, the Isobo apart from using the traditional week days of Eke, Afor, Orie and Nkwo(which is their market day) had adopted the 6-day week system practiced by the Mbembe people. Their main market in the Ebonyi State axis is the Igboji market.

This thread was brought to you, thanks to the brilliant work of Osita Mordi.

dEastActivist:
Can I pm you, so you give me the link...?

I don't have access to the email address I used to open this account.

You can just go to Facebook and go to the search box and type in "Proudly Anioma proudly Igbo". Facebook will take you to the page immediately. It's a closed group, so you have to apply to join. If you have an Igbo name, I'm sure your request will be easily granted.

dEastActivist:
Yes oo.
Nice one bruv.
As this will come handy for those who might doubt my original comment.

You should join proudly Anioma proudly Igbo facebook page. Where the foremost Igbo historian of our time, Osita Mordi resides. That's where I learnt most of the things I know about Ndiigbo from.

dEastActivist:
Igboid please come o and please bring your thread link o..

Another lie is that Yoruba and ijaws population are second and fourth respectively.
While facts and history has shown that Igbo's are second largest ethnic group while ijaws are tenth, Yoruba fourth

https://www.nairaland.com/3400415/1931-population-figures-nigerian-ethnic

You mean the above.

I guess some people don't know the difference between A kingdom and and an Empire.

Nigeria was part of the British empire, does it now make us British?

That Bini stretched her land grabbing expansionism and imperialistic influence over Western Igboland is a known historical fact, but that doesn't mean that Western Igboland was Biniland, just as Nigeria being part of British empire didn't mean Nigeria is now part of Britain.

TheMascot:
One dance - Drake and Kyla and wizkid - world no 1 song for 9 weeks

Shabba- wizkid ft trey songs x Chris Brown x French Montana

Soweto baby - dj maphorisa ft wizkid ft dj bucks - song of the year mama across Africa

Ojuelegba - wizkid 12th on billboard 100

Mamacita - wizkid ft tynnie temper


No debating this songs are hits not only in Nigeria but internationally..

That's a super star

Well i see. Never rated those songs. But I now understand how he won the awards.

Good explanation, some other person might have resorted to insults.

Deo7:
....baba nla,one dance

Never heard of them.

The last Wizkid banger was Ojuelegba! And it's becoming like ages since it was released.

David atleast has "Give me the money" banger this year.

Someone remind me of just one single banger that Wizkid released this year, cause I'm trying so hard to remember one without any success.

Award to him imho is not deserved. African inferiority complex at its peak. So just because he did some minor gig with Chris Brown and Drake, he is now the best musician on the planet, even when both collabo songs are craps.

Nansense.

Oga if you are from Ozanagogo which is an Edoid town in Agbor don't lump other people into your Igbophobia!

Oga Chukzyblinz you didn't reply this post, are you from Ozanogogo?

The idea of Yorubas media campaign against Biafra being hinged on Kanu's purportedly Yorubaphobic Statements is a bold face lie.

Yorubas on this forum and other media outlets, mocked and castigated Uwazuruike and MASSOB. Did Uwazuruike threaten Yorubas too?

What about Billie group that Yorubas on this board constantly antagonized and mocked, did they make Yorubaphobic Statements too?

When a nation has a steady supply of highly competent and intellectual LEADERS like Julius Nyerere, it doesn't take a soothsayer to know that the nation is headed right to the top.

http://www.usafricaonline.com/nyererebiafra.html

https://www.nairaland.com/2318977/biafran-struggle-through-eyes-julius

Kenya is going to go higher and higher, because she always put the best brains in her leadership positions.
A sharp contrast to a failed nation where tribal bigotry would constantly push folks to put highly incompetent RULERS including those who couldn't pass common SSCE into positions of authority.

Lol! Nigeria is a hellhole.

Nobody will sacrifice their lives for her willingly.
Glad seeing her disgraced by SA and Kenya.

A failed country killed by failed incompetent rulers that drove her destiny south since 1970 into wilderness.



Kudos to Kenyans here. Julius Nyerere was a friend to Biafrans. I'm glad to see Kenya progressing.

Can't imagine that the failed nation citizens were not long ago celebrating failures like Gowon who sowed the seed of incompetence that destroyed the failed country.

Ette is an Nsukka town that got invaded in precolonial Times by Igala and Idoma elements, overwhelming the Igbo aboriginals in the process and tipping the balance of the ethnic composition of the community towards Idoma.

But the Igbo aboriginals are still present and holding forte. The Idoma elements had also shown eagerness to assimilate into the Igbo culture, but it's the Igala minority elements that feels cheated out and are hell bent on "Igalanizing" the community by taking it to Olamboro LGA of Kogi state, an Igala LGA.



Here is a news on Ette: https://www.nairaland.com/1920606/10-houses-razed-scores-injured/7
Go through lordlexy posts there, he is a native of the town, I use to have issues with him as he wasnt Igbophillic enough for my liking, didn't even notice he had left NL, chai!

Please OP, where did you get that map from? The accuracy is astonishing.

Just that for some reasons, I can't see Igbanke communities there.

No strongest Igwe. Every Igwe/Eze power starts and ends in his own town, he cannot exercise any power on the next Igbo town, no matter how small the town is.

Perhaps the words you were looking for is "most popular" Igwes/Ezes in Igboland.

In that case, the answer will be Obi of Onitsha.

AjiereTuwo:
Nnamdi kanu the eze ndi osu

Ogogoro drinker, I can see the Hydrocarbon and faeces particles in your blood stream are beginning to malfunction your brain again.

cyrilamx:
You know why am happy about Oba Ewuare is that he is coming to revive Edo culture. In his speech, he said Edo language must be taught in school and spoken at home. He on a mission to bring back the next glory of bini. Thank God we have a bini speaking man as Gov-elect. Oba Ewuare 11 is a no nonsense Oba. He is going to teach the Ijaws who are claiming ownership of Gele Gele , lesson and restore Benin culture. Any stranger that can't accept that should leave us in peace. For once in my 3 decades in life, am proud to be a bini man. Oba gha to kpere, Iseeee

I hope this Bini language idea is to be applied only on Bini speaking parts of the state. If not, there will be problem.