₦airaland Forum

hedonistic:
I'm a graduate, not AM a graduate. Isn't it shameful how most 'graduates' in Nigeria do not know the difference between I'm and am?

By the way, I need a job, not "I need job". Madam graduate, it's a fiercely competitive labour market out there. At this rate you might stand a better chance of getting 'job' by putting your School Cert forward and downplaying your 'graduate' status.

My bro, she needs to polish up her written English because first impression matters alot as a job seeker trying to win the attention of employers. She also made mistake by writing "Nigerian's help", instead of "Nigerians help". However, I salute her courage and determination which will likely take her far in success in life. No doubt, it is only the strong hearted individuals that can attempt what she has just done. I wish her great success in life.

CR77:
Biafra is the only hope of south east and south south people. Nigeria government should let us go so that we can manage our resources and develop our region. We are tired of this marriage called Nigeria. If you support the Biafra independence just click the like button.

Which South-South? Speak only for ur South-East. Urhobo/Isoko pipo of d Niger-Delta ar not part of ur Igbo Biafra conspiracy.

Transportation which now supervises Aviation employs a sizeable chunk of Nigerian civil service and a number of cash cows which Nigeria desperately needs now because of crash in oil prices. It has the following MDA's, Agencies and parastatals among others under it

Water Ways
1. Nigerian Port Authority (NPA)

2. Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA

3 . National Clearing and Forwarding Agency (NCFA)

4. Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC)

5. Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA)

6. Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT)


Aviation:
1. Federal Airport Authority Of Nigerian (FAAN)

2. Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)

3. Nigeria Air Space Mana
Not forgetin 4. Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron.

Holywizard:
my gf is a part time prostitute. i can neva marry her

Shuo! Wizard still dey holy? Nawa oh!

Delta Steel Company, Aladja (Delta State), is also part of dat federal ministry.

tonychristopher:
We Niger delta? Is that a tribe or a state or geographical position

Which tribe are u stop hiding under nd


Oh we still have majority of Igbo in delta and rivers so Tess mmm

Ur stupidity nd ignorance is obvious. I'm Urhobo. Where did u find it dat Igbo is majority in Delta State? Oh! Is it because we zoned d govnorship position to Anioma (Delta North) which produce Ifeanyi Okowa? Did u knw dat since d creation of Delta State Aniomas hav neva produced a govnor nd they were cryin of marginalizatn until our pipo pitied them nd raise Okowa? Did u even knw dat Arthur Okowa is James Ibori's political boy? I knw u ar not frm Delta State, nd u knw nothin about d populatn size nd distributn of d state accordin to senatorial districts. Yet u want to mislead d readin public wit ur terrible lies. Delta Igbos ar not likely up to 25% of Delta State populatn, while Urhobo constitute about 51% of Delta State populatn. My advice for u is to go do proper research.

NgeneUkwenu:
Even Tompolo and Biafran War Ships, are under the purview of Amaechi's Ministry!



Please make Una forgive me, I didnt add,

1. Federal Road Safety Commission

2. VIO

Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, is also unda d Federal Ministry of Transport.

dialfa:
yoruba goat

Igbo senseless fool. Idiotic animal! Oruena! Ekpa! Izaghogho. Nu yovwi kpevwie kpevwie. No zabu zabu! I'm proudly Urhobo. Do u think u can deceiv or brainwash us? Come on, u Igbos ar not even good at propaganda. We knw u pipo's stock in trade is twistin of lies into facts. As far as we Niger-Deltans ar concernd, there is no diffrence btw Hausa/Fulani, Yoruba, nd Igbo. You all ar parasites nd oppressors of our Niger-Delta region. Just look at d recent appointmnt of permanent secretaries, virtualy all d slots meant for Southern Nigeria were hijacked by d Igbos nd d Yorubas. Who ar u then foolin wit ur fake Biafra propaganda where Igbos alone wil constitute d overwhelmin majority? Mr man, we Niger-Deltans knw our bearin, nd when d right time comes we may declare our Niger-Delta Republic. But for now, we remain Nigerians nd neva Biafrans.

dialfa:
You are an ewu.

See your write-up. You are asking if your tribe signed any agreement with Biafra? Let me ask you. Did your tribe sign any agreement with nigeria? When?

D immaturity nd stupidity u pipo display here nd there ar d more reasons we non-Igbo Niger-Deltans distance ourselvs frm ur Igbo Biafra. U pipo ar just too full of urselvs. No civility! No manner of approach! Wat a Bleep? How can we Niger-Deltans trust u or agree to join ur Biafra wen u can't humble urselvs to enter negotiations wit our chosen leaders nd elders? Frankly speakin, I hav not seen a group of pipo so rude, so insultiv, so senseless, nd undeplomatic as these Igbo Biafra Agitators. U want Nigeria to respect ur rights to freedom but on d otherhand, u don't want to respect d rights of Niger-Deltans to dia own pattern of self-determinatn. Wat a hypocracy? We knw u pipo ar just pretenders wit no beta intention for d Niger-Delta region other than lookin for minorities to exploit nd dominate.

Ephemmm:
Una never get Biafra, you don dey sell pickin for 100k: what will happen if you get Biafra but without the 'trophy' called minority's support? Igbo primary interest is separation from Nigeria with Niger delta as their trophy. Igbo wants a nation where they can become the lord, control and dominate others. Though I am not against your agitation for independence, but remember that without NDs, your agitation is nothing.

Thank u my friend, u hav just said d truth. Trust us guy, we Niger-Deltans ar no fools! We ar very much aware of dia greedy plans hidden under d guise of Biafra. But b rest assured dat we won't fall for such deceiptn; not even in dis 21 century. "Ma sioja kare! kare!! Obaro onyi Niger-Delta kadia va aghogho."

IAMTHEHERO:
When they killed every living thing in Odi, killed Ogoni 9, what did you do ? You people swallowed it with thank you.
IPOB started protest, they never invite you nor seek your advice, you came here to remind them of the war. And so, so because they fought and lost a war, therefore they should tolerate nonsense from the so called north. Let me tell you the truth if the IGBOS goes, SS will surely go. True or False. True, thus you are waiting them to liberate your people.

Truth b told, d closest majority ethnic group to us Niger-Deltans is Igbo. Ordinarily nd naturaly, Igbos suppose to b our closest nd trustd allies. But as it is now, we don't trust them. Why? because they ar too boastful, sentimental, ego-centric, hypocritic, nd insultive. In additn, they delight so much in peddlin false informatn nd twistin lies into facts. Of course, we Niger-Deltans ar tired of d presnt political set-up in Nigeria, nd we demand reformation or give us Niger-Delta Republic.

IAMTHEHERO:
They are waiting for the lgbos to liberate them. Yes, quote me any time, any day.

Why all these senseless braggin nd boastin? Hav u Igbos liberated urselvs already dat u now want to rescue others? Wat an open display of stupidity! U Igbos ar yet to liberate urselvs frm ur problems nd u ar here foolishly talkin of how u pipo can liberate Niger-Deltans. Hav we Niger-Deltans eva cried to u for help? Or is it wit all these cowardice protests dat u wil achieve ur so-calld Biafra? No wonda d Yorubas do call u pipo "chest beaters" nd "empty barrels." If at all anybody needs help right now, then it is u d Igbos. Don't b ashamed guys, just humbly apply to us Niger-Deltans to help u out, especialy in ur calls for Biafra.

EternalTruths:
Wrong


Even under a military government, they won't execute him because they know that Igbos have the capacity to bring down Nigeria if they put their mind into it


Even your Jonathan has not being probed because of the Igbo man.


Left in the hands of you minorities, Buhari would have jailed Jonathan.


Remember MKO

He sealed his fate when he said he can do without Igbos.




As you grow older and join national politics , you will understand better how the Igbos have being a shield to you guys since militants identified with the Igbos.



Remember what OBJ said about Ijaw presidency when Jonathan lost

" No Ijaw man will ever rule Nigeria again." Obasanjo


" A single ant is vulnerable but a colony of ants will drive away ant eaters." Biafra





IF KEN SARO WIWA HAD NOT BEING AN ANTI IGBO, ABACHA WOULD BE SCARED TO KILL HIM.


Take it or leave it

Stop dis ur foolish chest-beatin nd senseless lies.

simplycarro:
This constituent of this map is the more reason Biafra will still be a mirage. Biafra is an Igbo project, it should entirely be an Igbo map.
There is no way people will be minority in a big Nigeria and still want to be minority in a small Biafra.

My bro, dis is exactly wat I hav bin tellin them (Igbo Biafra Agiators) but they refusd to listen to voice of reasonin or common sense. They hav also refusd to take correctn because d main agenda hidden behind dia persistnt calls for Biafra is greed; to exploit us Niger-Deltans. We hav reminded them severaly dat as long as Igbos ar afraid to go alone wit dia Biafra project but rather want to force us non-Igbo Niger-Deltans into dia proposd country against our wish, Biafra wil continu to remain a mere dream; far removd frm reality. If Igbos realy want dia Biafra to succeed, they hav to re-draw dia map nd make it an "only-Igbo" country, nd not by trickishly tryin to annex d lands of d minorities witout dia consent.

fratermathy:
Even "some" is disputable. Urhobo is one of the farthest cultures and languages from Igbo. If anything, it is more Yoruboid. However, Urhobo is neither.

Yes Oniovo! Urhobo is neither close to Yoruba nor to Igbo, linguisticaly or culturaly. And Urhobo is not also more Yoruboid. I doubt if there is even any well-establishd evidences of close cultural intercourse btw Urhobo-Isoko pipo nd Yoruba pipo prior to d comin of d whitemen (apart frm d Itsekiris who do not even see themselvs as Yorubas). It is just d Binis dat frequently had cultural connectns wit d Yorubas, nd dat was afta our ancestors had virtualy left Akaland (Edoland). Many of d books on migratory journeys of d Urhobo-Isoko pipo always point to 3 main directions of movt frm Akaland to our present location: (1) direct movt frm Biniland, (2) journey thru Igboland nd (3) journey thru Ijawland. Hardly do any Urhobo-Isoko clan claim migratn journey frm Yoruba land.

Radoillo:
Well, I think there is a lot of disputing, if this thread is anything to go by.

It's more than a little surprising to me that these set of traditions are apparently unknown to much of the present generation of Urhobo/Isoko youth. I had to step back because I had no interest in being tagged a revisionist and (that clichéd nairaland phrase) 'land grabber'.

Are you Urhobo or Isoko?

I am a complete Urhoboman, frm Agbon nd Okpe clans. My family also hav ancestral link wit Isoko. I can confidntly say dat I hav good knwledg of my pipo. Infact, I'm presntly workin on a project dat wil bring out facts about d true origin of my pipo "Urhobo-Isoko". Frm my observatns nd undastandin as a historian, d diffrnces existin btw Urhobo nd Isoko languages ar not enorf to classify them as separate ethnic groups because such diffrnces also exist in other languages e.g. Yoruba, but yet they stil see themselvs as one group. Obviously som clans hav historical links wit Igbo.

@Uncjay, why all these insults nd aggressiv words! Did u even undastand my post, u who claim to knw so much? I was only pointin out to OP dat he shuldn't b hasty in his conclusion dat all of those words were borrowd by Urhobo frm Yoruba nd Igbo languages just because Urhobo is a minority language. Dat there is also possibility dat som of those words ar aborigine to d Urhobo language, nd were rather even borrowd frm us by Yoruba nd Igbo languages. For ur informatn, I hav good sense of history nd I knw wat I just pointed out for correctn.

martineverest:
They are mostly the south easterners in asaba and not the delta igbos(ika and anioma).asaba ppl don't see themselves as ibos... Waiting for them to come to Benin and Warri. That will be the end of ibos in those cities...

They knw they can't try dia Biafra protests in Warri or Ughelli. Only our pipo wil chase them out witout d help of d police.

DikeOha882:
Urhobo and Igbo share names like Okparah and Eke,Omeruah etc. May I know what these names mean in Urhobo?
Cc Goodboiy

Okpara is a name of town in Agbon clan of Urhobo. Accordin to our history, our ancestor "Agbon" migrated wit his household frm a village calld Udo in Bini land. Agbon nd his family sojourned nd travelld thru Ika land ("Agbor" which surprisly is a corruptn of d name "Agbon" nd Ukwani land. It was durin dese periods of livin in midst of Igboid pipo dat his first son was born, nd was there4 named "Okpara", meanin "first son". Howeva, d Urhobo word for first son is "Owanra" (possibly derived frm d Okpara). If it is Omeru, it means "pretence" in Urhobo. Other words Urhobo shared wit Igbo includ "enu"=up, odibo=servant, oyoma=good, unu=mouth, ovwodo=town (Igbo call it obodo), etc. OP shuld hav said words Urhobo-Isoko share wit Igbo nd Yoruba, because u can't categoricaly claim dat just because Urhobo is minority there4 Urhobo is d one dat borrowd frm them.

Radoillo:
But I thought it was well known in historical circles that some Urhobo-Isoko clans have traditions of Igbo origins.

There is no disputin d fact dat several Urhobo-Isoko clans, at one time or d other in d ancient pasts, hav had som kinds of ancestral links or cultural contacts wit Igboid pipo. Such cultural contacts or interactns brougt along wit it gradual adoptn, learnin nd copyin of words frm both languages. E.g., d historical accounts of origin of Evwreni, Emede, Olomu, Igbide nd Orogun clans of Urhobo-Isoko, tell of d arrival of som Igbo elements/migrants to those clans at various time in history, nd they were gradualy assimilatd by d already-establishd larger Edoid aborigines. D summary is dat Urhobo-Isoko land in d course of history receivd influx of som Igbo migrants escapin populatn pressure in Igbo mainland east of d Niger River, nd they as "newcomers" were warmly acceptd, accomodatd nd integratd by dia hosts (d larger Urhobo-Isoko society/populatn).

airsaylongcon:
I stand to be corrected, I think it's closer to Esan. But an Urhobo will identify Bini language when spoken without even understanding a word of what is been said

I strongly believ dat Urhobo-Isoko nd Ishan languages ar one language originaly, judgin by d close similarities existin btw them. Howeva, geographical isolation occassioned by migrations in d ancient pasts may hav brought about d present variations existin in d two languages (i.e. Urhobo-Isoko nd Ishan).

OP, I'm not so happy wit dis ur post. Why do u hav to treat Urhobo dis way nd surprisly, u ar even an Urhobo? How did u know dat it was Urhobo language dat borrowd those words frm Igbo nd Yoruba languages, nd not d other way round? Is it because Urhobo is a minority language nd d other two ar majority languages? So u mean because Urhobo is a minor language there4 Igbo nd Yoruba languages can't loan/borrow words from it? Dat is a lie. Languages dat ar neighbors can borrow words frm one anoda irrespectiv of size. While I'm not disputin d fact dat Urhobo language share these words in common d them, it is also possible dat those words u listd were borrowd frm Urhobo language by Igbo nd Yoruba languages. Moreova, d name "Jesu" u mentiond did not in anyway originatd frm Yoruba. Rather, "Jesu" is d Portuguese name for Jesus. And if u culd rememba, d Portuguese were d first Europeans we interactd wit via trades, nd many of dia words were adoptd by our ancestors, e.g. oro (gold), sabato (sandals), Escravos, Forcados, etc.

[quote author=pazienza post=39776378] "The tragedy of an unfulfilled dream.

The innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire.

The minute pains endured by many.

The catastrophic end to a utopian way of life".

One major reason Igbos lost d war was dat they were rude nd undeplomatic. They refusd to reach out or buy d support of d minorities (Niger-Delta tribes) whose lands d Igbos annexd as parts of dia Biafra witout dia (minorities) consent. As a result, we N-Deltans saw ur Biafran forces in our lands as invaders, enemies nd aggressors who came to conquer us nd take over our lands by force. Dat explaind why our pipo collaboratd wit advancin Federal Troops to root out Igbo Biafran troops frm d Niger-Delta region. Wat d Igbos need now is support of dia neighborin tribes to help quicken d actualizatn of dia Biafra. Igbos shuld define dia Biafra's boundaries now. They shuld start consultatn wit minorities they want included in dia Biafra, nd neva just assume dat d N-Deltans hav no other choice.

NotNairalandi:
I'm not for or against anything biafra but the simple truth reamains; Igbo,Hausa and Yoruba are three Nigeria!

Whoever said we are One Nigeria is not saying the truth!

D way som of u comment here in nairaland is very annoyin nd provocativ. To u now d minorities ar non-entities, unrecognizd nd shuld just b annexed or "swallowd up" by d 3 majority tribes u mentiond. Yet it is dia resources (e.g. oil nd gas/hydrocarbon) ur so-calld Hausa, Yoruba nd Igbo ar dependin on for sustennance. Pls hav som respect for d minorities wu surprisely ar d bread-winners of dis country Nigeria.

xtrorse:
Hello, confused bigot, it has has been sounded loud and clear that IPOB is not interested in anything Edoid or Yoruboid.

IPOB quest for nationhood is not for the weak-minded fellows and lazy bigots who are only satisfied with the few crumbs their slave masters throw at them while the slave masters continue to enslave, plunder and loot the commonwealth to better their respective regions, elites and religion.

Cease creating unnecessary attention for yourselves because you dread to be left alone with your masters. This is a modern age of freedom of association and so you're much better of with Yorubas and Binis.

Do well to channel your negative energies towards consolidating your OduaArewanistan republic where you're most needed as loyal, slavish subjects.

Biafra dreamer! I'm not surprisd at ur respons because it's obvious u lack courtesy nd maturity. U pipo ar knwn for irrational behavior, stupidity nd bin insultiv. No wonda d global comunity kip ignorin u.

new2020:
Another yoruba swine...

D problem u pipo hav is dat u despise d truth, while at d same time, childishly embrace anybody dat is ready to say wat u want to hear nd not necessarily d truth, as friend. Now b frank wit urself "Nwoke", hav u seen or heard of any Urhobo/Isoko man or Itsekiri man join ur Biafra protests or agitation? D answer is NO! Igbos ar just d pipo doin d protests. I dare u mr man, if u think u ar very confident dat my pipo accept to b part of ur Biafra, then just try com to stage a protest in Warri or Sapele or Ughelli or Abraka or Eku or Ozoro or Oleh or Kokori or Oghara, nd wait to see whether my pipo wil not chase u all out of our lands nd towns back to ur Alaigbo swiftly.

new2020:
Yoruba fool...focused on your Odua. Biafra also includes SS minus Edo.

All Hail Biafra...from Cross River. Gearing up for our protest here!

Don't live in a fool's paradise! We Urhobos-Isokos nd Itsekiris of d Niger-Delta region ar not interestd in ur Biafra, nd wil not b part of it. For ur informatn, we ar Edoid people nd we won't allow u separate us frm our kiths nd kins in Edo State.

PappyMason:
Fool I am Urhobo.

You are a minority APC fool who still wants our oil to fund this useless Nijiriya.

Take your foolish ass to Kano and see one Nijeriya in action.

Daft yoruba fool claimng ND.

When has Radio Biafra ever mentioned ND?

It will only hurt when you are a Yoruba parasite.

Ode!

Orue! Ta asawonure evure Urhobo na. Orhovo wo nure? Me rierene owe ohwo ri Igbo, igbu ri wayo na! Fraudster Igboman, pretendin to b Urhobo! I hav just replied u in Urhobo language in my first 3 sentences. If u ar truly an Urhobo, den write me back in Urhobo language for those wu ar Urhobos in dis forum to judge. We know u Igbos very well wit fraudulent way of life, so u can't deceiv us. Wen u Igbos ar seeing dat we Niger-Deltans ar not interestd in ur Biafra, u hav now adoptd a new strategy by masquaredin as Niger-Deltans wen u ar not, just in a desperate bid to mislead d readin public. But u hav now bin exposed! Shameless impostor.

PappyMason:
And which language does Nigeria come from? And how about your precious Lagos?

Ode

For ur informatn, I'm frm d Niger-Delta, Ethiope East LGA of Delta State to b precise. In as much as evrybody has d right to self-determinatn, u shuldn't use dat as a tool to start spreadin lies nd falsehood, or insultin anyone wu do not share ur views. For exmple, u Igbos ar demandin for freedom to go establish ur Biafra, yet at d same time, u ar tellin us N-Deltans dat we don't hav rights to decide our future nd dat we must b part of ur proposd Igbo Biafra. Wat an insult? Dis was even afta we N-Deltans hav repeatdly made it clear to u dat we ar not interestd. Ar u not gulty of hypocricy now? U wantd freedom but u don't want others to enjoy d same freedom u demand. U said u Igbos ar diffrnt frm d Hausas nd Yorubas culturaly nd linguisticaly nd there4 can't b in d same country wit them, yet u Igbos want us N-Deltans, wu ar also diffrnt frm u on dose bases to join ur Biafra.

I hav said it b4 now dat all dese Igbo Biafra Agitators ar shameless hypocrites. They deride Nigeria dat it is a "name" impose on us by d British, whereas dia Biafra was a borrowd "Portuguese name" foreign to Igboland. But many of d IPOB rascals nd touts wil not care to ask or even find out about d origin of d name "Biafra" they claim to bear b4 comin online to insult Nigeria nd in so doin, exposin dia own foolishnes. Indeed, dese pipo need re-orientatn.

Duru1:
Are you this slow? There is nothing such as niger-deltans in Nigeria. Who are benue-deltans or imo-deltans or Que-deltans or urashi-deltans or even rima-deltans. Some folks in the zoo called Nigeria brazenly act foolishly as if their creator simply created fools.

On d otherhand, there is no entity called "Biafra". Biafra is a strange, alien, nd borrowd name d Igbos imposed on themselvs as recently as 1966-1967. I'm a historian so u can't brainwash me. D term "Biafra" was a name of a legendary ancient African kingdom situated somwhere in d jungles of btw Cameroun nd Gabon. Dat was why d gulf extendin frm Gabon, Eqtorial-Guinea, Cameroun down to d Calabar-Akwa Ibom parts of Nigeria was named d "Bight of Biafra". But it is funny dat many of u Igbos shoutin don't even knw d origin of d name "Biafra". For ur informatn, our oil-rich region was already knwn as "Niger-Delta" b4 Flora Shaw, d wife of Federick Lugard named dis country "Nigeria" (derived frm "Niger Area".