Enahi:


Now you want to get me upset but I won't, one thing is for sure there is nothing special about your tribe. It's normal for most Nigerians to speak other languages and there is no big deal in that.

This is not a tribalistic thread and that is what you Igbos are known for, you want to hijack and claim everything. You can go create a thread about your igbo people at least you have millions of them in entertainment, leave my small thread about my people alone.
Thank you.

This is not a tribalistic thread. When one makes an important point and observation,it should be viewed as a tribalistic comment.
I'm igbo and it's a fact that most Igbos in Lagos grow up speaking more Yoruba than Igbo. This fact is not tribalistic but an observation which should force Igbo parents to sit up and teach igbo to their children.
If you see my observation as a tribalistic post then that is your problem not mine.
It's a fact that these edo celebs either rep Igbo or yoruba,the onus is on you to learn to promote more of your culture. Tribalistic responder!

Some of them be stylishly forming and reping 'team Igbo. While some of them rep yoruba.
When Djinee first came on board,many people thought he was Igbo because of his monster hit titled 'Ego'.
Charles Novia might be Edo but reps Igbo in his movies,he even made a Full Igbo Tv series that was nominated in the last AMVCA.
Nobody knows Charles Inojie as an Edo man,in all his movies he acts like a typical Igbo comedian.
Felix Liberty is the man that sang ifeoma ifeoma i want to marry you. He was crazy about Igbo girls cos he went on to sing about Ngozi,Chi Chi amongst other Igbo female names. I even thought he was igbo till i googled him.
Sam Loco is a fluent Igbo speaker,more fluent than the real owners of the language. I was surprised to see him in Nneka the pretty serpent amongst other igbo language movies.
The point is that Edo people tend to allign with and rep other cultures.

I felt sad when i learnt that The Promise has been concluded just because of my love for Jigyasa,now i have a new action mama, Rekha!
That woman is fine. An unconventional Indian woman with a short hairstyle. She may not be as bubbly as Jigyasa but she is deadly!

I know you guys have gone far on this thread but my latest research(lol) on the two principal actors of Sacred Ties:Manhav and Archana is that they started dating after they met each other on set and they just split this month.
Chai! They should come back together o.

Hey Zeeworld family,i'm back!
Having watched some episodes of the new series,i discovered that Zeeworld keep recycling old faces from Miss Riva to Sugni's Uncle,Yash's Mother etc.
My favourite series for now is East meets West and Sacred ties.
I'm tired of hearing Sagar Sagar Sagar. Smh!

Obviously,your thread is not geared towards discussing about the New Mtn Surprised deal but to discuss about the new Tecno Phone you just purchased. Smh!

@OP It works. I sent 106 to 131 with 500 naira and i received 750MB with 2500 naira airtime.
Normally,i try out whatever these networks send to my phone(official network codes) instead of listening to people that will obviously discourage me.
I'm planning to subscribe with 2K or 5K but na money kill am.

That girl used to so slim and pretty. Make she control that weight o.

johnydon22:
I think this is the Òzò title... The Ozo is one of the highest ranking titles in Igbo culture second to none..

In Igbo culture, there have no traditional monarchs except for 1 the ancestral Nri Stool every other is a product of the colonial government.

You do not come with respect in Igbo culture, you are not born with it neither does your father's respect rub off on you. No you earn it from what you do.

Only your worth will prove if you are worthy to be among men!!!

Good one senator keep flying the flags of our African culture.

I equally have no problems with people that choose to celebrate and uplift their ancestral traditions but i would like to correct certain impressions in your post.
Firstly,all Igbo royal stools were not set up my colonial governments as your post suggest.
The Royal stools of Onitsha, Arochukwu and Nnewi among others were already existing before any colonial government. Nri is not the highest Royal authority in the entire Igboland however it is respected in her regions of influence. Igbos don't have anything like a central royal stool.
Ozo is an Nri institution and it's quite restricted. In my region,there is nothing like Ozo and we have no knowledge of what it stands for.
It will be wise if you specify regions when dealing with sort of topic.

bakynes:

You are just assuming, show me a Yoruba man dressed in his native attire dressed in a wrapper. Dig out the internet for pictures and show it to me. Just so you know another form of trouser yorubas wear is a bubu type of trouser that is more like a 3/4 trouser but never see any ancient yoruba man wear wrapper.

No assumptions here. The original sub saharan attire is wrapper. Everyother stuff is borrowed deep down in history. I also realized that the same thing happened in South Asia especially india.
Search Nigeria Nostalgia forum or look for the same group on facebook. Like i said before,cultures collide and civilization blossoms. The problem is when you decide to pitch your history within one historical period without acknowledging the deeper ones.

bakynes:

You are wrong by saying Yorubas cannot claim trousers, our own type of trousers is just not like the White man's own, it is tight fitted at the ankle end of the trouser and we use inner rope to tight fit it at the waist level and i believe he is right native igbo attire for men is wrapper not trouser.

I didn't mention Europeans in my previous comments and trouser and shirt did not jump into a subsaharan culture originally known for tying woven wrappers,till tomorrow,there are ancient pictures of yoruba men tying wrapper all over the net.
My point is that Trousers in whichever form are not originally Sub saharan,they were borrowed from non African cultures and adapted as a native attire.
If Yoruba can claim trouser which was influenced by non Africans,then Other Nigerian cultures that have come in contact with non Africans will equally claim trouser as a native attire.

GodMode:


But their invasion did not let the Yoruba abandon their own culture and hairstyles. U have slave mentality.

It's not about slave mentality. The evil effects of Colonialism has affected every African on the face of the earth. I'm very sure you don't worship the black gods of your ancestors,lol.
We are talking about HEADTIE here....headtie is a common item in West Africa. It's not exclusive to any culture,so quit writing trash!

GodMode:


lies

It's very obvious you don't know enough about African textiles and attire pre colonialism. I'm not here to get engage in tribalism and bigotry,but you have to understand that lots of people that visit nairaland are educated about a lot of things.

GodMode:


Yoruba have been wearing clothes before the European and Arab invasion..

What you boost of today descended from years of intermingling with non African cultures. Read before mocking others. Even most beads are not Sub saharan.

GodMode:


That's Yoruba native with Igbo cap.. Igbo native originally does not have shirts or trouser even Igbo women have started to tie head gear on their heads instead of the beads their ancestors used.

All groups which are now part of Southern Nigeria have different ways of adorning the hair in pre colonialism.
For Igbos,they use beads,feathers,pearls,mirrors, combs and flowers. According to my research,yorubas also used beads for their hair.
In Igboland of yore,beautiful adornment of hair was left for the maidens and young women while Older women preferred to cover their hair with woven akwaete cloth amongst other woven materials.
This hair cover/material was called Ichafu, Ulari and Akwa isi based on different Igbo dialects.
The coming of the white men and introduction of christianity forced igbo women both young and old to abandone their beautiful hairstyles and cover their hair according to religious doctrines.



I really don't understand how you feel that African headtie used in most African culture is synonymous with Yorubas only.
That is ridiculous!! What you call gele has different origins and names amongst diverse Nigerian cultures.
Can you stop being ignorant!

GodMode:


That's Yoruba native with Igbo cap.. Igbo native originally does not have shirts or trouser even Igbo women have started to tie head gear on their heads instead of the beads their ancestors used.

Lol. There is no sub saharan culture that didn't start off using wrapper before progressing to shirts and trouser.
Bubu,shirts,trouser and whatever you choose to call them are direct items of a borrowed culture resulting from contacts with non African people.
Kaftan like shirts worn by Malians,yoruba and hausa are largely influenced by Arabic invaders in pre history.
The original sub saharan African attire consist of woven wrappers before heavy contact with other people.
Yorubas,hausas and the rest cannot claim trousers and shirts,infact no one can!
You have to careful and informed before yarning rubbish!

Awww! I've been receiving some mentions from this thread. God bless everyone of you that remembered me. The truth is that i was into an academic programme and i am almost done with it by God's grace.
Hope to be active once again.
Cheers and goodnight.

renegade09:
sister, the Bad blood u claim to exist may be in your own mind. Just because of a few depraved folks online, u generalize a whole tribe? I felt u r smarter than this. Don't take to heart what most people say online. It's just a way to vent the frustration and agony of living in Nigeria. You'll be amazed at how much love Nigerians show themselves outside, irrespective of the tribe they belong to

If you were smart,you would have realized that a lot of folks have spoken out about the stale relationship between these two states. The social media platform is now a platform for venting the prejudices amongst both states.
I don't expect you or anyone to pretend he doesn't see or witnessed how most igbo threads deginerate into imo vs Anambra E war. I am yet to see Yorubas/Hausa do the same.
Let's say things as they are without being ignorant sentimental!!

Exactly! People that were castigating Owerri mall will come here and praise Onitsha mall.
I don't understand why folks from Anambra always feel like they are in a competition with Imo folks.
What's the need for all these unhealthy comparisons? When Owerri shoprite mall was opened,it got a lot of negative feedback and reviews by Anambra people. I accosted a number of them on different social media platforms and found no tangible reason for their negative reaction to Ow shoprite store.
Even if you hate Rochas,isn't it pertinent that you direct your bitterness towards him instead of dragging Imo citizens through the mud?
I have studied the Igbo situation in the history of Nigeria and discovered that Igbos are their greatest enemy not Hausa/Fulani/Yoruba/Ijaw.
You can shout Ipob and Biafra from now till tomorrow,it will only take God's special grace to achieve it cos Igbos are very disunited. Imagine the useless idioot comparing Imo and Anambra people on this thread because of a mere mall!!


Anu Ohia!!

Pwayne2016:
What are u saying?? Who told you that Anambra hates Imo

Just some few folks dat knws de reason for dia hatred not for me, my GF is frm Imo, probably i may also marry from Imo, just Ignore some Stupid folks here disgracing their father

I didn't particularly use the word 'hate'. I'm referring to the Bad Blood and unhealthy rivalry which has deterred igbo progress in the Nation in different areas.
I'm pretty sure other enthnic groups have same problem but yoo would hardly see them wash their dirty linens in public unlike the Igbos. Look for the other thread on Onitsha mall and read up the horrible comments left by a Anambra folks. Even a deaf man is aware of the bad blood amongst igbos.

Exactly! People that were castigating Owerri mall will come here and praise Onitsha mall.
I don't understand why folks from Anambra always feel like they are in a competition with Imo folks.
What's the need for all these unhealthy comparisons? When Owerri shoprite mall was opened,it got a lot of negative feedback and reviews by Anambra people. I accosted a number of them on different social media platforms and found no tangible reason for their negative reaction to Ow shoprite store.
Even if you hate Rochas,isn't it pertinent that you direct your bitterness towards him instead of dragging Imo citizens through the mud?
I have studied the Igbo situation in the history of Nigeria and discovered that Igbos are their greatest enemy not Hausa/Fulani/Yoruba/Ijaw.
You can shout Ipob and Biafra from now till tomorrow,it will only take God's special grace to achieve it cos Igbos are very disunited. Imagine the useless idioot comparing Imo and Anambra people on this thread because of a mere mall!!


Anu ohia!

NRIPRIEST:


In the name of our ancestors leave these people alone and call them out when it's necessary. For now,it's not necessary. Believe it,the white man group all of you in the same category.....The black man is so ffuucking sttuppid!

I believe you are ffuuking sstupid! This is a simple dialogue,if you are not comfortable with it then you scroll down and quit writing rubbish replies on ancient threads. Stay on your lane!!

Eke40seven:

Good points, but I would like to contest something in your argument which I also had with someone else.

Is "ibo" actually wrong or is it a corruption or just an English pronunciation of the igbo ethnic group.
To me, I feel the latter is a more appropriate answer.
Most European languages have their pronunciation for every country or ethnic group according to the phonological inclinations.
Here in Germany, they Nigeria more like "NEEGARIA". English call them Germans they call themself Deutscher. Munich here is called "Muenchen".
I know french is not called "french" in french, neither do Italians call their capital city, "Rome". Neither do italians call themself, "italian" when they are referring to their nationality in their own language.

My point exactly is, we don't have to fret when someone refer to us as "ibo", they are just refering to us in a language which is not igbo.

No,that is absolutely wrong. There is nothing like ibo in igbo language and otography and that should be respected by other people. People don't decide how they pronounce your name,you rather tell people how your name is pronounced.
Ibo or ndibo is a misnomer, mispronounciation and colonial corruption of the original ethnic title. It's even more annoying when Nigerians/Africans wrongly adopt the corrupted version. The earlier corrections are made,the better. Ibo doesn't exist, even Foreigners are now using the correct term.

MrPresident1:
The Fulani are Hamites, they are descendants of ancient Egyptians, ancient Egypt was a Hamitic empire. Somalis are ancient Egyptians too, so you see they resemble themselves, they are Hamites, Fulani and Somalis and they do not like mixing with people they call Bantus, or Negroes. The have derogatory names for them eg the Somalis call the Negroes Adoon or Jareer both having derogatory meanings. They do not like mixing with Negroes, they can marry your women but will never ever allow you near their women.

Of course,people like to limit bantus and other black negroid groups to the forest of interior Africa. That is nonesense in my opinion. Many West African mythologies posses stories of people coming/migrating from a northern axis. It will be ridiculous to deny the existence of these stories until further studies are made.
A close examination of Nsibidi and Egyptian hieroglyphics has revealed close relationship between both.

IndianBwoy:


One or two?


Do you want me to tag you everyday?
If you are ready let me kjow.

Please what devdasi? There is no such thing theae days. Its almost dead. No one does these medieval practices in India today. Show me any recent post pertaining to the issue. It was banned during british times itself. South Indians are very educated these days and have high literacy.


Atleast we dont send our girls to Libya for prostitution racket.

There are prostitutes everywhere. And Europeans even send their girls to Red light areas in India for prostitution. So it's not peculiar to Nigeria. You started rubbish at first,so why cry now?
Don't use your stuppid rape cases for Nigeria. It's preposterous.

Light skin is not restricted to any ethnic group, yes. However,it is interesting to note than Igbos have large number of light skin/yellow people. When you meet anyone with light coloured eyes,be it grey,blue or green,there is a great chance that he/she is igbo.
Igbos and their skin tone over the years has generated a wide array of threads and goggle search words, like ''Are igbos mixed'' , Why are Igbos lightskinned'' etc.

Some stereotypes have an element of truth in it, so it's not out of place to see an Edo girl and assume she is Igbo. It is just a trait usually associated with Igbos.

P.s It is Igbo not Ibo. People should stop corrupting the name of this ethnic group.

Ebbunwa:

'they can be found in Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo,
and Abia'. I thought there are igbos in rivers, delta

Yes,there are Igbos in both states. No matter how ikwerre people denounce igbo,they are still an Igboid group.

VomeSchakleton:


You started off well, then you became a hypocrite! "underage marriage" is different from rape. And when it comes to r.ape, that's your business, not ours. I was born and lived in Northern Nigeria all my life and I have never heard of any case of rape, not that it doesn't happen but that's how rare it is, can you say the same? Even here you southerners carry your mentality abroad, now they think All Nigerians are rapists but 100 percent of them are from the south. So i think you mean it's unfair to project the imperfections of the south and Southern Nigerians on the whole Nigeria. But just so you know, I'd prefer a girl gets married straight out of secondary school and pursue knowledge afterwards as it happens in most cases in the North (she picks the husband btw) than for our women to become har.lots and trollops like most of your women are. No offense but it's a fact.

I can't sugar coat the situation in Northern Nigeria. Whether it is rape,or kidnapping of little girls for sexual pleasure or under age marriage...they are all Violence against women and should be abolished.

IndianBwoy:



Gang r.ape case in Nigeria today:https://www.nairaland.com/2980827/3-men-arrested-gang-raping-woman

https://www.nairaland.com/2981040/pastor-jailed-after-raping-7

Btw devdasi system is extinct and dalits are all coming up now. U untouchabilitiy and blatant casteism is extinct today in India. We have reverse casteism today where lower castes are getting all govt. Benifits in govt jobs and education sector through the ugly reservation system. Our socio political scenario has changed.

Unfortunately,you can't use one or two cases of rape in Nigeria to make a comparison of a lifestyle that is older than the indian nation. Devadasi is well alive in India.

This is quite ridiculous and absurd. You are happy that you discovered that rape and sexual violation of women is on the high side in Nigeria.
Which yardstick and criteria did you use in discovering this? Or did you see a mention of one or two cases and you concluded that Nigerians are rapists? If you say some Nigerians are corrupt,i will agree with you because Nigerians are suffering from the consequences of corruption and greed of past administrations. But Nigerians are no rapists.
It's even more ridiculous that you chose to compare Nigeria to India.
I'm sorry,there is no reason and basis for comparison.
India's rape cases is not a modern phenomenon,it can be traced back to the early days of the Brahmin priest and their imposition of caste systems all over india.
In both ancient and modern India, Virgin girls were dedicated in local temples to serve as prosstitutes and cater for the sexual needs of the Landlords and other Rich men in the society. These girls popularly called Devadasi,Jogini,Basivi, Matangi etc are deflowed at an early age and were forced to live as *Pros** within the temple forever. Apart from that,they learn how to dance Odissi and Bharatnatyam to entertain their customers.
Eventhough this practise has been outlawed,it still lives on different parts of India especially in Southern India.
As if that is not enough,there are the Dalits who are the lowly dark caste usually secluded in the mountains,deserts and rural areas.
These untouchables are subjected to all forms of dehumanization including tortue and Rape. A lot of the girls from these secluded caste are violated by men of the lower caste.
As if that is not enough, Foreign women are also target of rapist.
Indias case is not just about Raping women,it is rooted in an old tradition,it's man's wickedness to his fellow man and it has refused to go away.


Coming back to Nigeria,how many rape cases do you hear each day and week? Fine! There maybe such cases in the North but that is not a yardstick for judging all parts of Nigeria. If you are conversant with Nigeria,you would notice the wide difference between Northern and Southern Nigeria especially in Culture and Religion. Rape cases and forced marriages in Northern Nigeria doesn't mean that same occur in the South. I'm Igbo Nigerian and in my culture,girls are valued and encouraged to attain the highest level of education because we believe that an informed woman has more to contribute to the family and Nigeria at large. Where women are not educated,they are encouraged to aquire skills,because we don't tolerate laziness and wait on a man hands and foot.
Women are not maltreated and forced to marry an Old expired man in Southern Nigeria.
Southern Nigerians are more liberal and free and we are not subjected to any extreme religious laws. We don't have Purdah and Harlem where girls are captured and raped by men.
There is no way the situation in Northern Nigeria is applicable to the entire Nation.
Instead of focusing on rape as a similarity between Nigeria and India,it will do you good if you focus on the cultural and religious similarities between both Nations.
Projecting your flawed perception on the whole Nation is quite absurd.

modestdude:
Ok. The long awaited convocation is on March 16. have you heard that? Hope you will be there?

Yes o. How many sets are included are how much are we paying?

canDy4eva:
she Is "ikwere" and not igbo. Ikwere is in Rivers State and not Imo state or Abia state.

Lmao! Coming from Rivers state doesn't change one's ethnic identity. There are proud igbo people from the igbo speaking parts of Rivers,the rest of you are still struggling with post civil war identity crises. What's the difference between Flavour and Duncan mighty? Absolutely nothing. What will Ikwerre people speak or do that i wouldn't understand. Imo,Abia,Rivers are only political boundaries not ethnic groups.
Besides Monalisa's mother is also Igbo and she has never come out to denial Igbo. She is even tying Akwete wrapper from Abia state. You confused people should better respect yourselves this year!