₦airaland Forum

The re-run should be free, fair, credible and devoid of violence and intimidation.

bettercreature:
Baba na celebrity See as they are seriously discoursing how to reduce the price of GARRI

Hahahahahahahahahaaaaa! YOU WISH.

oilyngbati:
Afenifere should shut up! The kidnappers of Chief Falae are the criminal Igbo, not our masters, Fulani. We, yorubas should be grateful to the fulanis, they saved us from Biafrans soldiers who wanted to invade our land at Ore. Fulani is our friends, and the Igbo is our problem .

Afenifere is working for PDP.

#DRINK RESPONSIBLY.

NgeneUkwenu:
First it was Diezani (we've forgotten about her), now, Bukola has his day in the Sun with these badly educated protesters.

I remember those banners "LIVE DEZIANI ALONE" Nigerians are comic.

VISTIN:
Buhari said he was not going to dig into the past, but must make sure whoever commits anything henceforth, will face the law.

How come 2003 issue is still coming up?

The best thing is to let things be and focus on how to make things better.

Let's be honest, revenge and whith-hunting will not help Buhari. The man is too rigid and can't listen to advice.

They should allow this N' Assembly to concentrate.

He had immunity from prosecution from 2003-2011. From 2011 till the end of the 7th Senate, the PDP did not deem it necessary to prosecute him. A new sheriff is now in town.
Truly, he may be witch hunted, but are the charges against him valid? the Tribunal or Court will decide that. The fight against corruption will start from somewhere. It did not start with anyone from the SE or SS, or supporters of the last government. It did not start from the opposition PDP, It starts from Yoruba North central man who is STILL a member of the ruling party.
Where else the fight against corruption should have started?

jabbok:
Mumu.
Igalas and igbos are one and share the same lineage. We are talking about Yorubas serving Fulanis, and yet theq master keeps kidnapping the servant. What an irony.

BLASPHEMY?! YOU AND WHICH IGALA SHARE THE SAME LINAGE, THIS ONE?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igala_people
Igala are an ethnic group of Nigeria . Igala
practice a number of different religions, including
ATR, Christianity, and Islam .
The home of the Igala people is situated east of
the river Niger and Benue confluence and astride
the Niger in Lokoja, Kogi state of Nigeria with its
headquarters in Idah[seat of the Attah]. The area
is approximately between latitude 6°30 and 8°40
north and longitude 6°30 and 7°40 east and
covers an area of about 13,665 square kilometers
(Oguagha P.A 1981) The Igala population is
estimated at two million, they can also be found
in Delta , Anambra and Edo States of Nigeria. The
Igala language is closely related to the Yoruba
and Itsekiri languages.
In Igala tradition, infants from some parts of the
kingdom, like Ankpa receive three deep horizontal
cuts on each side of the face, slightly above the
corners of their mouths, as a way of identifying
each other. However, this practice is becoming
less common.
The Igalas are ruled by a figure called the
"Attah". The word Attah means 'Father' and the
full title of the ruler is 'Attah Igala', meaning, the
Father of Igalas (the Igala word for King is Onu).
Although "Attah" means "father"', female rulership
is recognized and Igala has had female rulers in
the past (Boston 1968). Among the most revered
Attahs of the Igala kingdom are Attah Ayegba
Oma Idoko and Atta Ameh Oboni. According to
oral tradition, Attah Ayegba Oma Idoko offered
his most beloved daughter, Inikpi to ensure that
the Igalas win a war of liberation from the
Jukuns' dominance. Attah Ameh Oboni is known
to be very brave and resolute. He is revered for
his stiff resistance of the British and his
struggles to uphold some ancient traditions of
the Igalas. When he got wind of a plan to depose
and exile him by the British, he committed suicide
by hanging himself to forestall the plan, he is
regarded by most Igalas as the last real Attah
Igala. There is an Igala association in the United
States, called Igala Association USA. The new
Attah of Igala is HRM Idakwo Michael Ameh
Oboni II.
Origin
The traditional Igala society is largely agrarian,
although fishing is also a mainstay of the people
especially the Igalas of the riverine Idah area.
Boston (1968) believes that the central
geographical location of the Igala people has
exposed them to a wide variety of linguistic as
well as cultural influences from other ethnic
groups in the country. Notable among these are
the Igbira, the Bini, the Igbo, the Hausa, the
Idoma and the Yoruba ethnic groups. However,
the most significant relationship, by far, is that
between the Igala and the Yoruba peoples.
Igala and Yoruba have important historical and
cultural relationships. The languages of the two
ethnic groups bear such a close resemblance that
researchers such as Forde (1951) and
Westermann and Bryan (1952) regarded Igala as
a dialect of Yoruba.
Akinkugbe (1976,1978) is of the opinion that
based on evidence, Igala is neither a dialect of
Yoruba nor a language resulting from the fusion
of Yoruba and Idoma as claimed by Silverstein,
but rather Igala shares a “common ancestor” with
Yoruba. In her words, “... this common ancestor
was neither Yoruba nor Igala but what we have
labeled here as Proto-Yoruba-Itsekiri–Igala
(PYIG). The evidence suggest further that
presumably, Igala separated from the group
before the split of Yoruba into the present day
Yoruba dialects considering the extent of
linguistic divergence found between Igala on one
hand, and the rest of Yoruba on the other” (1978:
32) Akinkugbe cites lexicostatistic evidence as
well as evidence of sound shifts and lexical
innovations as support or corroboration of this
claim.
Other comparative works aimed at investigating
the language status of Igala (directly and
indirectly) are Omamor (1967) and Williamson
(1973). In fact, Williamson is the originator of the
label ‘Yoruboid’ for the group of languages
comprising Yoruba, Itsekiri and Igala for the
purpose of distinguishing “between Yoruba as a
language on the one hand, and Yoruba, Itsekiri
and Igala as a genetic group on the other”.
(Akinkugbe 1976:1) Akinkugbe refers to the proto-
language of the group as Proto-Yoruboid in 1976
and Proto-Yoruba-Itsekiri-Igala (PYIG) in 1978
Contemporary historians believe that the Igala
most likely shared a proto-Kwa ancestry with the
modern Igbo and Yoruba people as well as most
ethnic groups of Nigeria today. Thus, the ethnic
family would include not only the prior two, but
groups like the Idoma, and the Nupe to the north.
Attah
The new Attah Igala is HRM Idakwo Michael
Ameh Oboni II. [1] He ascended the throne of his
fore fathers in February, 2013, after the demise of
Attah Aliyu Ocheje Obaje. [2]
Among the Igala ethnic group of Nigeria , They are
ruled by a figure called the "Attah". The word
Attah means 'Father' and the full title of the ruler
is 'Attah Igala', meaning, the Father of Igalas (the
Igala word for King is Onu).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igala_language
Igala is a language of the Yoruboid branch [/b]of the
Volta–Niger language family , spoken by the Igala
ethnic group of Nigeria . In 1989, an estimated
800,000 spoke Igala, primarily in Kogi State , Delta
State and Edo State . Dialects include Ebu, Idah,
Ankpa, Dekina, Ogugu , Ibaji, Ife. The Agatu,
Idoma, and Bassa people use Igala for primary
school. [b]Igala is related to Yoruba . The Igala
language as well as Igala culture and tradition
has influenced other languages and cultures
around the confluence of the Niger and Benue
rivers

Did not watch the video but am happy that Innoson is #proudly Naija made. Thumbs up to IVM.

#DRINK RESPONSIBLY otherwise, you may end up like this OP.

PappyMason:
This is what the hypocritical Southwest ediots are.

They praise a thief who impoverished them and stick their vile dirty ugly faces where it doesn't belong.


It is thus safe to say that the Southwest and Tinubu are a match made in criminal heaven.

A fraud, kleptomaniac, murderer, and drug dealer is your defacto political leader and front man.

What does that tell us of how degenerate and hypocritical these sophisticated myopic yoruba ediots are?

CORRECT yourself, Tinubu did not impoverish SW. He was the Governor of Lagos state alone and Records show he left Lagos better than he met it. All the other SW governors past and present are solely responsible for their actions or lack of it.

BankeSmalls:
See excuse ooo

This simply shows the population stats for nigeria is rubbish, if many ppl ar squeezing themselves to live in the east, and they still have millions to spare in Lagos and Kano, then we need to recount the people of this county.

Ibo is the tribe with the highest population

Quote me anywhere

What the SE have is HIGH POPULATION DENSITY , due to it's small size. Only OYO STATE with 28,454 km² is very almost the total 5 SE with 29,095 km² states put together. kwara state with 36,825 KM² is way larger than the 5 SE states put together. NIGER STATE the largest with 76,363 KM² is nearly 3 times as large as the whole 5 SE states put together.

modath:
Obasanjo is both a problem & a problem solver!

Gave us El Sicko & helped get rid of El Noclue..

Don't want or like him cos he is too problematic, can't do without him cos he knows WHERE ALL THE BODIES ARE BURIED...

Exacyly.

Decibel:
Here to verify the name of the Emir. You mean there is emir in yorubaland? What happen to the Obas? Oh they are all slaves to the Gambaris

Rhe Emir, Ibrahim Agboola Gambari is a Yoruba man. Ya there is Emirate in Ilorin because the people are predominantly Moslem due to it's proximity to the predominantly Muslim North . Emir or Emirate is NOT an Hausa/Fulani title. It has it's origin in Arabic/Islam. Islam did not even enter Yorubaland through the Hausa/Fulani of Northern Nigeria but by interaction and trade with Malian traders.
Do you even know that Islam in Yoruba is called "esin Imale" meaning religion of the Malians.
UAE is an Emirate. There are emirates all over the middle east.

SLIDEwaxie:
In iLARO, here in Ogun state, the fulanis are being killed like chicken if any one of them attacks a villager.

What I am saying is this: people needs to arm themselves....whether these animals destroy farms or not, if you sight them, shoot them dead instantly!!!!

Seconded! This is getting too much.

iCLAP for this MAN abeg.

AfricaMagic:
Lies from the abominable damnation. How do you explain the Benin land cutting the Itsekiris from the rest of yorubaland.

Which past of my post is lie?
My understanding of my Mother's Ijebu dialect enables me to understand ilaje and Itsekiri to a small extent but my mother who is fluent in Ijebu understands both Ilaje and Itsekiri very well.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsekiri_language
http://www.itsekiriculture.org/history.html
http://www.punchng.com/opinion/itsekiri-and-yoruba-bond-a-historical-exploration/
https://www.nairaland.com/2252516/itsekiri-yoruba-mr-jprice
http://ngr.ng/itsekiri-enlightenment/

AfricaMagic:
This is what the ZOO has done to you. They've succeeded in dividing you. But only Biafra can save you and reunite you with your blood relatives only if you will stop listening to Yoruba media.

What are you saying? the itsekiri is 80%part Yoruba, 20% Benin. Their names are mostly Yoruba. If you understand Ijebu, Ilaje, Ikale or other Yoruba dialects spoken in Ondo state, you can understand Itsekiri (at least 80%) when they speak.
Do you know that the can president is Itsekiri and his name is Yoruba AYODELE=Joy has reached home ORITSE-JA-FOR=God has given me (a voice ) to speak. Omawunmi, Oritsefemi, Mofe Damijo are Itsekiris that bear Yoruba names. Do you even know that the immediate past governor of Delta state Emmanuel Uduaghan is an Itsekiri man?
The link between Itsekiri and biafra far like Lagos to Australia.

PraiseDLord:
Could this really solve the problem? 'Cos it's also difficult browsing on my ipad if via hotspot of my phone. Don't you think there's just issue with this glo of a thing??

It worked for me.

GLO works fine over most of Lagos. I used to have same issue with GLO poor network. I could only browse well around Ikeja or Oshodi until I changed my 3G settings to WCDMA only.

Mental case!

kishimi8:
from under which rock did you come out from hiding

I can make list for you, the average northerner is more politically mature and aware than you guys think,
Ever wondered why they are always close to their radios listening to international news,


Lemme give you a bold prediction, no member of house of reps or senator that is from the Northern banks of rivers Niger and benue would go against Buhari's wishes and survive politically, for they might not be able to return home and face their people,
The one done to Saraki will be child's play compared to what will befall them,

Underestimate the grassroots people at your own risk bro.

True.

Yes it is possible. If only the baby will come out the same way the sperm went in. lol

LOL. Na Saraki need this thread pass. Whether him go fit laff small.

ERAKAMUS:
Tot he's FULANI.

Na POLITICAL YORUBA him be. Saraki na full blood Yoruba man.

They look great together. Just like mentor- protege relationship in which sometimes there may be conflicts, Tinubu Fashola can never quarrel. That I know. If not for religion, Fashola would be the vice president now.
Barka de Sallah to all Muslim faithfuls.

OrlandoOwoh:
Was Shagari the President in 1962? Was Awolowo not standing trial in 1962?

@topic: Apart from Awolowo I don't know any other Nigerian, apart from former heads of state, presidents and the current President, that got the GCFR honour.

None!. He is the only Nigerian who is not the head of state to be honored with the GCFR honor reserved for heads of state only.