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bunbit23:
This is ezumezu oku agwu – agwu Ikenga.

This oku agwu Ikenga is called ezumezu – completion owing that all agwu that has to work with individuals are invoked here. This is also known as Agwu ikwu ino.

They are agwu from your grand maternal home and your maternal home – agwu sitere n’ikwu mutara nne nne gi na agwu sitere na ikwu nne gi. Agwu from your father’s maternal home and your paternal home – agwu sitere na ikwu nne nna gi na agwu sitere na umunna gi.

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For educational purpose
Ezumezu Arobunagwu/Arobinagwu/Arobinagu/Agwu means all the collective spirits of that Agwu. It's not Agwu from Ikwunne and Ikwunna.
Arobinagu is a collective spirits, it comes together with Water spirits, Ndi Ichie, Akpu, Ogwugwu and Ana na Ajana of that particular land it emanates---mostly, from your Ikwunne maternal home.

Arobinagu is also referred to as Aro-nnewanyi or Aro-Chukwu, just as many Igbo Gods, it's usually imagined and pictured to be a female goddess with her Python, big fish or any animal. Because, in Igbo culture, they believe a mother/woman came first on earth before a Man and a mother can take care of her children more than a man, just take a look at how a fowl takes care of her chickens etc.

kenny714433:
Well planned? Yes.
Doesn't dispute the fact that those multi-storey buildings were designed without a touch of aesthetics.

The city itself is without any form of aesthetic. It's just a dusty street with cobweb-like power lines.

Pardon my bad review tho.

Onitsha South is mostly a business hub, so there are little or no trees in that region, but you can expect a touch of aesthetics in other regions.

Although the current gov. of Anambra state has shared coconut plants for every household in Onitsha so everything takes time.

Unbiased1:
Abeg don't drag all the Igbos in your comments. The person you are responding to is one of the few emotional beings that love to throw logic into the dustbin. Most of his comments are just controversial to ferment unnecessary trouble. I don't know what he gains from self delusion.

Dude! You're not making sense, try to understand the main point before diving into conclusion.
I'm not here to ferment unnecessary argument.

Shikena:
Why the hate?

I don't hate Yoruba, don't deviate from the main point because I don't have time for much talk okay.

Shikena:
2nd digression attempt. Childish, amateurish, rrelevant & aimed at unnecessary drivel.

Any other relevant issue to drag about your virtual dreamland versus reality?

inferiority complex made you to spend hours on Anambra state thread only for the mention of Lagos(no man's land) please, go and develop other chocolate roof village kingdoms of Ibadan, Osun, Ilorin, Ogbomosho, Ogun & Ekiti etc..
These places are eyesore to Nigerians.

Shikena:
Glad you said that, so you know the reality. Anambra o ni baje!

What will you gain by claiming Lagos state only on social media, meanwhile in reality you are neither a Lagos residence nor even an indigene of Lagos.

Grow up man.

Shikena:
Yes because he is a graduate of the school of propaganda and hypocrisy.

That wouldn't change the fact that your Lagos is a no man's land.

Shikena:
You can only rig where you own

That's because we don't rig elections, Peter Obi already made it clear to Nigerians that he doesn't give "Shi shi".
Say no to bad government.

Shikena:
You are the one crying. We always win and we still dey kampe.

Yes, you won by rigging the same way you made your way into presidential seat! And messed up Nigerian economy. Congrats.

But we own Lagos & Abuja same as other states in Nigeria.

Shikena:
You can repeat that one billion times but each time you get on the streets or during elections, you will always figure out that Lagos is not no man's land, Lagos is Yorubaland. Test it out again in 2027

Warming up for 2027.
Cry Nairaland a river, Lagos is a no man's land.

Shikena:
I have my own tribal land. I respect the proud African owners of Anambra State, I respect their heritage, I respect their history and no civilization will make me leave my home state to go and be the Governor of Anambra State even if I build 50 estates in Awka. Anambra has more than enough capable indigenes .

Then don't envy Igbos in Lagos state or any other place in Nigeria, because Lagos & Abuja or any place in Nigeria is still a no man's land.

Shikena:
Yes, on paper. Same with Anambra, Imo, Oyo, Kano, Sokoto. Oya, give it a shot.... we are behind you

Yes, you can become the Governor of Anambra state, I got your back too.

Shikena:
Face reality dude, online rants and physical reality are two different things. Get yourself educated on the limits of the old federal territory boundary in Lagos, also FG leased nothing to any Ndigbo so that's a blatant lie. Also, if you live in Lagos you better start learning Yoruba language. The government will start issuing most directives in Yoruba language going forward and very soon we are rolling out compulsory Yoruba language classes in Lagos schools, your children will love it and be proud African kids. Eko o ni baje o! Lagbara edumare.

First of all, you've to become a residence of Lagos state, dude you didn't sound as one.

Shikena:
Abuja is FCT. That is no man's land carved out and acquired by indigenous Nigerian government for Nigerians in 1976. Lagos, adopted by colonialists as capital ceased to be federal capital in 1993, 31 years ago!

You can claim private ownership of property anywhere, even in South Africa, and I can also do so in Aguleri, but that's as far as it goes. Face reality, and if you are not ready for that you can try and become Lagos Governor

Every citizen of Nigeria born in Lagos state can be able to become the Governor of Lagos state, provided that free and fair election is being held into consideration.

Shikena:
South Africa also has inclusive constitution for people living there legally.

My dear Igboman, the concepts of ethnic identity and awareness are fundamental to understanding yourself and one's place in the world. They are not, in themselves, uncivilized.
The notion of "civilized" that you hide behind is complex and subjective. It has been used throughout history to justify oppression and discrimination against groups deemed "uncivilized." This is a harmful and inaccurate way of viewing the world. It is often used by people with specific agenda.

Ethnic identity and awareness are positive forces for connection, community, and cultural enrichment. Yes, just as you can use a knife to prepare food and also to harm other people, they can also be sources of conflict and misunderstanding. The key is how these identities and awarenesses are expressed and understood.

When ethnic identity and awareness are used to promote inclusivity, respect, and understanding, they are positive forces. When they are used to promote violence, they are harmful.

A multi-ethnic society comes with huge challenges. We can embrace each other, support each other, grow together but you cannot force feed me with what you can never accept. You know your ethnicity's land. Simple.

Brother, keep short if you don't have anything reasonable to say, you cannot go against the rule of law with your ethnic identity bla bla blah!

Since federal government of Nigeria leased Lagos International Trade Fair to Nd'Igbo for 100 years, Lagos ethnic sh!t does not have the power to claim the market from Ndi Igbo, even the Lagos state government can't do that because the agreement was made between Ndi Igbo and the Federal government of Nigeria, when Lagos state was the Capital of Nigeria. And the agreement is renewable after 100 years.
So Lagos state government must wait after 100 years when the agreement has already elapsed.

Your ethnic identity and awareness is just another form of tribalism it has no power over the rule of law. FYI, hatred and tribalism is forbidden in Nigeria, hence the case of One Nigeria.
As far as Nigeria is concerned Lagos & Abuja or any place in Nigeria belongs to Nd'Igbo too.

Imagine all these Umu-Yoruba sef! So Eastern resources is made for one Nigeria but the same Easterners cannot claim ownership of Lagos & Abuja or any place in Nigeria, you're a great jokers of all time.

Shikena:


Says the chief tribalist. Smell the coffee dude, emotional blackmail won't work anymore. There is no no man's land in Africa. The game is over. Ethnic awareness will continue to grow, keep focusing on your land and don't pretend you don't have your land. This thread promotes that and I love it. Stop being a hypocrite. You are a tribalist, embrace it, you fool no one but yourself. When you go outside your land, do your business freely, own your personal lands, and respect the owners of the land where you settle, this is not USA. No civilization will change that.

Don't confuse the right to buy your own land in Kano, Ile-Ife or Enugu with no man's land in Africa. You are dead wrong.

Shikena!

This reasoning just spewed out from a self acclaimed civilised dude! As long as One Nigeria is concerned, every citizen of Nigeria has a right to claim any place S/he domiciled.

If you don't like that Constitution, you can as well request for disintegration of Nigeria.

Shikena:
You are right again, even South Africa is no man's land. Very bitter truth

You're speaking from both sides of your mouth, hence trying to deviate from the main point, is South Africa also part of One Nigeria?
The case of South Africa is clearly xenophobic.

The problem we have in Nigeria is tribalism, of which you know the Igbos are accommodating in nature that they don't have any utter of tribalism in their blood.
In reality, every Nigerian has a right to own a property in any part of the country.
So we've the right to claim any place in Nigeria.

Free yourself from hatred and tribalism, at the other hand, we still call our brothers attention to industrialise our regions.

Shikena:
Hmmm, echo chamber aficionado himself, is that you? I agree with you and I think it's even more like 99.74% control

You're right brother,
You see!! Truth is bitter, that's why Nd'Igbo call Lagos a no man's land.

Shikena:
Misinformation all through.

Ignoramus, this clearly shows you never been to Lagos International Trade Fair or never stepped foot to Lagos, hence I don't have to quote your ignorance.
No any Lagos residence can deny the fact that Nd'Igbo controls 90 percent of major markets in Lagos.

Go and verify.

Anybody can easily twist history just to disregard Ndi Igbo their priorities, when it comes to business in Africa as a whole leave it for Nd'Igbo.

Ndi Igbo brought the idea of "Lagos International Trade Fair" that's situated along Badagary expressway, Amuwo Odofin. And it was being leased by Federal government of Nigeria to Ndi Igbo for 100 years.

The market is being managed and owned by Nd'Igbo including Igbo task force and president till date.
Never heard of any O'dua's Investment activity in Trade fair. Yes, Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry will be part of the agreement but the brain behind that Market is Nd'Igbo.

The largest international market being built in Port-Novo, Republic of Benin, is owned by businessmen from Abia and Anambra, does it mean the the government of the Republic of Benin should not be part of the deal ?

Shikena:
Lagos International Trade Fair was initiated by and organized by Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry and started in 1977. It was never an initiative of Ndigbo. That was the heydays of the acclaimed O'dua Investment, with several manufacturing subsidiaries across the SW.

O'dua Investment came out of Western Nigeria Development Corporation WNDC (established in the 1950s) and Western States Industrial Investment and Credit Corporation IICC.

However, Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry had and still has active Igbo members, including the current DG, and they all work together for progress.

Unbiased1:
@bolded, please stop writing such provocative and false statements. Ndigbo did not build any Lagos. A people who have not been able to build a comparable commercial behemoth like Lagos in their homeland for themselves couldn't have possibly built Lagos. .

FYI, Lagos still buy market from Onitsha & clothings from Aba to sale in Lagos. Onitsha goods tends to be quiet more cheaper compared to Lagos.
The greatest mistake Nd'Igbo did in Lagos was building "Lagos International Trade Fair" I overheard that Ndi Igbo brought the idea and developed the place. But we can still bounce back, there's a saying in Igboland which translate to "Okoro adighi akari onye koro ya" there's a plan to move Ladipo & ASPMDA market to Umueri International market, Alaba market and Ikeja to Oraifite etc..
It's Ndi Igbo that brought the ideas of these markets and the same Nd'Igbo will definitely determine where it will stay next.

We can make our regions more viable, Anambra state has more indigenous clusters of industries than Lagos, Onitsha harbour industrial layout is the largest industrial estates in Nigeria.
There are so many industries in Anambra State, I know many Anambra products that are being sold in Lagos, but the problem here is Nigeria export strategy is poor which is caused by selfish government because you've to bring your goods to Apapa Lagos for exportation.
We still have to invest more on our land.

legitnow1:
IS THIS HOW IGBO WILL SURVIVE, THE IGBO MUST GO IN LAGOS?


THEY LIFT RESOURCES IN IGBOLAND, POLLUTE THE PLACE THEN LIVE AND HAVE OFFICE IN LAGOS AND ABUJA.


WAKE UP!

My brother, thanks for this great eye opening.
They loot resources in Igboland and call it a barren land.
They closed the Seaport of Calabar, Port Harcourt, Akwa Ibom, Warri & Onitsha River port and make Lagos Seaport functioning, why won't Lagos be more viable?
They increased custom duty charges and banned some goods from entering the country, meanwhile, Northerners are busy importing cows and goat from Chad, Niger and Cameroon to Maiduguri, Katsina and Yola....only for 'em to sale these foreign animals to Eastern and Western regions of Nigeria.
Ndi Igbo have to wise up!!

MaziObinnaokija:
.Very good.

Meanwhile, one baba ONIKANGA OF AGULU,gave us HERO BEER to drink to stupor

And that HERO BEER (not just that product, Beta malt, Grand malt and Budweiser) generates good revenue for the state, more than any other investment in Nigeria because it is partially owned by Anambra state government (the state government owned 10% stake in the brewery).
In conclusion, Peter Obi made a wise investment by staking $50 million dollars of the state funds in Intafact Beverages Limited.

TruthsFM:
https://www.legit.ng/1401844-katsina-billionaire-begins-cement-production-builds-15bn-plant-kogi-rolls-bag.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1IEQvBDw6nqORYEflmbCRQeAeC__Yyns7-rVy0_G69tH1I-dOFKWSRwxI_aem_3V4crhG8ftSvOrHPJ8s6ag

Hmm! Who's Dahiru Mangal, which business/company does he owns before building the cement plant, where does he get the lump sum of $1.5 billion from?
Which products does he manufacture in Nigeria before setting up this project if there's any?
Saynotobad government, Saynoto business monopoly, Saynoto APC and their tribulations, Saynoto Dangote and likes.

A minimum wage earner in Nigeria can't afford a bag of Rice neither will S/he afford 3 square meals, transportation talk more of good apartment in Nigeria.
Common importers can't grow their wealth anymore because of naira deflation. Industrialists are really battling with high cost of production, high taxes, lack of electricity, poor road networking system and maintenance etc.
I suggest our government should give us an enabling environment for industrial activities to strive very well, it could be more better.

In reality, Dahiru Mangal is licence to acquired a cement plant so he can sale to Nigerians as usual just like other monopolised licensed cement business men with a little or no export rate to the neighbouring countries. Now, how can a product manufactured in Nigeria and sale to Nigeria increase our economic growth?

onuman:
Will you not stop disgracing yourself with your LIE of Imo state is developing only in Owerri area as planned by the colonial masters?
There was a tiny difference in the levels of urban deevelopment between Owerri and Orlu when Imo state was created with Owerri as the capital.
Even when Anambra people write here and display how most of Anambra state is developing into one mega city at nearly the same rate, you keep on telling that Imo state was created for modern development of only your Owerri zone.

By the way, nobody from Owerri zone has any industry that employs up to 50 people in Owerri.

All the funds to Imo state from federal allocations and subsidies to all the six tertiary education institutions and government parastatals in Imo state literally forced to be located in Owerri zone, circulate 95% in Owerri zone. You are happy over the FRAUD.

Can you just look at your lies on the Bolded...it's just like saying there's no difference in Urban development between Nsuka and Enugu city(the old capital of Anambra state) when Enugu state was created.
Despite Housing a federal University, Nsuka has forever been a typical village and is now a village compared to Enugu city, likewise Orlu to Owerri.
I once discussed with one of my Nsuka friend and he complained on how...I guess, current Gov. Enugu state neglecting his hometown(Nsuka) from modern development to Enugu city despite coming from Nsuka, the same thing applies in Imo state. Every city has its roadmap to development and the roadmap must be maintained.

Nobody from Orlu zone has an industry that employs up to 100 people in Imo state.
We already know the real owners of money in Igboland, we don't dignify audio billionaires unlike Orlu folks.
Owerri has the likes of Kelechi Iheanacho, Kanu Nwanko which there glory 's being felt by Super Eagles and Africa at large, but you cannot said so to Orlu.

Meanwhile, we can go to Imo state thread to discuss more.

[quote author=onuman post=130703272][/quote]Mmm, really...?
So you're actually claiming to be an Oil producing region in Imo state just to defraud some of the Anambra South communities that forever detested and rejected to be part of the proposed Orlu state..
For the best of my knowledge, the major Oil producing region in Imo state is Ohaji/Egbema.
Ohaji is under Owerri zone not Orlu.
Do you think Owerri will release Ohaji for Orlu state if your mere imaginable Orlu state happens to come to an existence which will never work.
The representatives of Ozubulu, Ihiala LGA, Umunze, Uga, Umuchu, Ohaji(Imo) and the Abians communities have forever rejected to be part of Orlu state.

onuman:
In Orlu state, all federal and state establishments that induce modern develooment where located, shall be distributed to all the nooks and crannies of Orlu state, not like in Imo state where Owerri zone would not and will NEVER allow anything good from government to be outside Owerri zone.

Owerri zone has developed into two to three different cities due to concentration of all govt establishments in Imo state for only Owerri zone.
Hear irisher from Owerri above telling us that modern development in Imo state was planned by the state for only Owerri senatorial district; this has been the primitive instinct of Owerri over Imo state since the state was created.

Lagos Island has 2 functioning Seaport in her region Apapa and Lekki(old & new), other regions do not complain about it.
Onitsha has dragged the Anambra International Cargo Airport to Onitsha region, and it's being referred to Onitsha Airport.

So why do you think federal and state establishments that induce modern development will be located outside Owerri zone the capital city of Imo state?
Have you ever seen any region or town in Rivers state complained over marginalisation by Port Harcourt city?

onuman:
The development road map of Imo state meant for development of your Owerri zone alone and drawn in your mum's kitchen? There was NEVER such a plan jointly drawn up by people from Orlu and Okigwe senatorial districts to exclude Orlu and Okigwe zones from government development infrastructures to Imo state. Buffoon.

Nobody with good senses will draw a development plan for a state for development of only the zone of the state capital.
You continue to expose the primitive greed inherent in your Owerri zone which made Oru-Owerri hide under the mantra of "Owerri is state capital naa" to locate in Owerri area every single federal and state tertiary education institution, ministry, parastatal and all federal housing estates to Imo state. Even recently, a Federal university teaching hospital for Imo state is being dragged to Owerri also.
Since Owerri knows it has no cultural, no traditional, and no linguistic ties to Orlu and Okigwe areas, hence Owerri wants every govt thing to Imo state be located in Owerri area, why would Owerri campaign against the proposed Orlu state ?

"You keep repeating the same thing and playing dumb to not understand my points".

The roadmap development of Imo state started during British colonialism for Eastern region, Nigeria, which passes down to the present Imo state. The roadmap was not publicly and jointly drawn up by people from Orlu and Okigwe senatorial districts, rather it was done by the past ruling power which were not even from any of these zones you mentioned nor even native of Nigeria.
There's no city in Lagos state that's more developed and viable than Lagos Island.
Lagos Island was strategically planned to be the economic powerhouse of Lagos state and Western region the same way Onitsha was planned to be the economic powerhouse of Anambra state and Eastern region.

The same people that made Hausa Fulani to become the ruling class in Nigeria thereby making other regions to cry over marginalisation. Now, ask yourself if this ruling class are more educated, more intelligent, more rich and industrious than the Igbo people.
All these were planned by the colonial masters, it's not by the opinion of any of the indigenes of the States, thus, the opinion of an earthworm doesn't concern a python.
You can't cry over the scars is permanent.
Orlu state is a dead on arrival...it will never work.

onuman:

"Therefore, every development in Imo state must be situated in Owerri city/zone otherwise it will be deteriorated, this is how it meant to be,"....
The above from you is reason why people associate primitive greed with
people of Owerri zone.

I based my assertion on the roadmap development of Imo State which is centered to Owerri zone. Owerri zone is not greedy, blame the people who made the roadmap instead.

Look, there's already a roadmap development of Imo state, every state in Nigeria has it's roadmap development. It's not about handling the gubernatorial seats, or being a state capital.
That's why the economy of Awka will never surpass that of Onitsha or Nnewi city.
I recently discussed with some good business oriented brothers from Awka about setting up an industry in Awka, they all complained about how the industrial activities in Awka is not viable compared to other big cities in Anambra state, this is simply a handiwork of roadmap development of a state.
There's no city in the United States that will host more multi millionaires than New York City.

onuman:
Bolded on the bad narratives of Imo state. It is most important you understood that.
The worst of the bad narratives of Imo state is about Imo becoming a state with only one modern city - Owerri - with only Owerri zone developing into one modern city, because all federal and state institutions and parastatals that are supposed to be spread all over the state to induce human and economic development to all over Imo state, were grabbed by Oru-Owerri people hiding under Owerri is state capital, and located all only in Owerri senatorial district during the military era.

You quoted all federal and state institutions and parastatals that are supposed to be spread all over the state to induce human and economic development to all over Imo state, were all located in Owerri senatorial district during the military era.

First of all, you need to understand the roadmap development of Imo state very well before making a blind assertion!
Even the Owerri city is not livable and viable for human habitants unlike other cities like Port-Harcourt, Kaduna, Lagos & Onitsha.
I guess, your argument is based on the population of students in Owerri zone that bring more capital to Owerri city unlike Orlu...but even the students always run out from Owerri to their various based during holidays in order for them to feel a serenity of livable and viable city.
Therefore, every development in Imo state must be situated in Owerri city/zone otherwise it will be deteriorated, this is how it meant to be, you need to understand the roadmap development of Imo state otherwise we will just be making a pointless argument on the Internet.