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The deepest part of hell is reserved for those who keep quiet in time of moral crises.... Dan Brown

This is the worst excuse I have ever heard since I was born. So one need to be in govt b4 condemning an evil being done in d society.
She should have keep quiet instead of spilling this trash with her mouth.
Anyway I loose respect 4 d El Rufais d day she supported her son's rape case.
I wonder if she would have said this if any of her family members were among those killed

When her short dwarf governor was busy condemning GEJ was he part of d govt?
When Chibok girls were kidnapped d whole world condemned d act, maybe the whole world including Obama wife were part of Nigerian govt.
No wonder EREWA women never condemned boko haram attack cos to them they are not part of govt.

God please never allow me to marry an unintelligent woman

JAMO84:
When the people of Birnin Gwari were being killed, she didn't say anything about it and nobody dragged her. Now that the unfortunate killings has happened in southern Kaduna, they now want her to start talking because the people killed were Christian.

Hadiza Isma El Rufai is not the Governor or President. She did not have an opinion when thousands of Muslims were being killed, she also does not have an opinion when Christians are being killed. That doesn't mean she doesn't care, but she just doesn't comment on such sensitive issues publicly!!!



I AM DONE TALKING

bigfrancis21:
Ifa isn’t a religion when almost every webpage regards it as a religion? Notice how you never countered any of my facts with valid data, other than emotional outbursts as expected.

Well, my point has been made for posterity’s sake.

Scream:
Silly people keep rejoicing over an impending doom that will befall all of us (including themselves) if nothing is done. Those animals feel they already have some regions in their bags...silly e-rats who cannot see beyond their noses want to predict what will happen in 3 years time when they should be mending fence for the safety of all.

See them...
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bigfrancis21:
Regardless, it is still a recognized language and the 3rd largest ethnic group in EG.

bigfrancis21:
Igbo influence lingers in more subtle ways, especially linguistically, down to the Pidgin English we speak in Nigeria! Una (from Igbo 'unu'), 'dey' (from Igbo 'di' i.e Chi di/God dey), tee (from Igbo 'tee' ie o teela/e don tee) etc all come from Igbo language. The Jamaicans still say 'unu', not even 'una'! Igbo 'unu (una, wuna, unnu, wunu) is used virtually across all English-based patois in the whole world, from Nigerian PE, Sierra Leone PE, Ghanian PE, in Belize patois, Jamaica, Guyana etc. You name it.

Yoruba Ifa which originally was practiced by Yoruba slaves was embraced by descendants from other tribes (even till this day) as a way of connecting to Mama Africa/their African heritage and has transformed into a religion for afro-descended blacks but it does not mean that all adherents are Yorubas or have Yoruba ancestry. A substantial number aren't Yorubas by blood and their DNA admixture test will prove this. Brazilian and Cuban blacks are a good mix of Congolese, Angolese and European genes. Some Igbo as well. Roman Catholicism originated from Rome and spread worldwide to have hundreds of millions of adherents. A good number of Igbos today are Roman Catholics but they are not Romans. Also, in Judaism, you could be a Jew either by religious conversion or by having Jewish (esp maternal) ancestry. However, only those of true Jewish genetic ancestry are regarded as Jews.

When many afro-descendants start to investigate into their African ancestry, they often encounter Yoruba Ifa first but I've seen many of them join and leave the religion, especially after DNA testing indicates non-Yoruba origins. I belong to several Afro-descended DNA testing groups on Facebook and an overwhelming number of results come up with Igbo DNA (some as high as 70% Igbo) and Yoruba comes up once in a while (again, confirming the number breakdown posted previously). Do not confuse all Ifa adherents in Brazil and Cuba as Yorubas, because, genetically, they are not. A good number have Congolese and Angolan DNA in them.

It is very easy to make emotional-based claims but DNA testing results have consistently shown a different story.

In SW Nigeria today, due to the high rate of inter-tribal marriages, a substantial number of Yorubas have 50% Igbo blood to as high as 75% or 80% Igbo blood (those with Igbo mothers and Igbo paternal grandparents), despite being 'Yoruba by name'. Yoruba by name, Igbo by DNA.

pazienza:
https://www.barbadospocketguide.com/our-island-barbados/about-barbados/bim-or-bimshire.html

bigfrancis21:
There's a difference between Official and Regional languages. French, Spanish and Portuguese ARE THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES of EG, while Igbo is recognized as a regional language (the same status as other indigenous/native languages of EG ie Fang, Bubi etc). No other native language in EG is officially recognized. All native languages (including Igbo) are regionally recognized based on their area of dominance.

bigfrancis21:
There is this false assumption about Yoruba slaves being the majority sold at the Bight of Benin. There were way more tribes being sold at the Bight of Benin (Yoruba, Fon, Ewe, etc) vs the Bight of Biafra (Igbo, Ibibio/Efik mostly). From the start of the slave trade up until the late 1700s/early 1800s, Yoruba slaves were actually a minority/sold in fewer numbers compared to other tribes from the Bight of Benin. Pazienza already showed you some numbers breaking down Bight of Benin ethnicities sold and you would confirm that Yoruba slave numbers were insignificant (2% - 10%) in the Bight of Benin slave trade, even dropping to as low as 2% in 1710, from 1640 to 1740 then we begin to see slight increases from 16% in the 1750s to 53% in 1820s, to as high as 85% in the 1830s (once again during the period of Oyo-Dahomean wars) and dropping to 79% between 1840s and 1860s.

The Aja peoples overwhelmingly dominated the Bight of Benin slave trade from as high as 97% in the 1680s up until 1800s (49%) and were at par with Yoruba slaves at 36% in the 1810s.

Be aware that the only period Yoruba slaves dominated the Bight of Benin slave trade is between 1820 to 1860 (62.5% average, last image attached) during the fall of the Oyo empire and the Oyo-Dahomean wars.

Realistic slave figure exports from SW Nigeria: 437,700
Eastern Nigeria (Ibibio, Igbo): 1.4m.

Ibrahimmrfish:
Hausa have been living in Ghana and Sudan since 1820s and are are currently citizens of both countries, there are about 2 million Hausas in Sudan. As for Saudi 80% of black Saudi are descended of Hausa,who were there since the time of Ottoman empire and most still speak Hausa fluently. As for Cameron,northern part of Cameron use to be a province under sokoto caliphate, i believe you are familiar with Adamawa emirate, which a huge part in now in Cameron so yes we have Hausa speakers in Cameron.Northern part of Burkina Faso was also under Sokoto.Eritrea Hausa community is as a result of trans-sahara trade,Hausa people have been there for centuries and like the community in Saudi,managed to keep their language and culture alive. So before you disprove anything, make sure you at list back your argument with facts.

bigfrancis21:
Equatorial Guinea. The language is officially recognized there.

In the spirit of Brazil and Cuba Yoruba-descended slaves, plenty Igbo descendants in Jamaica, Haiti, United States, Guyana, Belize etc.

Iamgrey5:
You trust him to Bring screen shots that is not verifiable

AhoadaRivers:
Spread of language is not a yardstick for population. English is spoken in more than 80 countries by more than 3 billion people but the English are less than 55 million people. Kanuri is spoken in Cameroon, Niger, Chad and Nigeria but they are still a minority tribe.

Jukunland is bigger in geographical spread than the South East but the Jukuns remain a tiny minority.

In Nigeria, the Ibos are the most travelled people, they see the whole world as their space and move without hindrance to live and settle in strange lands. That bravery is what makes the Igbos more populous than the yoruba.

Argue as you may, the Ibos are dominant in their land and are the second most dominant after the indigenous population outside their regions within nigeria.

Outside Nigeria within Africa, the Ibos are found in large population in EVERY African country and outside Africa and are easily the most populous Nigerians found in other African countries. 2 in every 5 Africans in diaspora are Nigerians, 1 out of that two is usually an Igbo, the 1 other could come from any other 350 tribes within nigeria.

These are facts laid bare, not your Ewe Ironyin statistical jargon.

Ibrahimmrfish:
Hausa-Nigeria,Niger,Cameron, Chad,Sudan,Eritrea, Saudi,Ghana, Benin,Senegal.

AhoadaRivers:
Igbo is found in large numbers all over the world mr yoruba man.

There is no country in the world where you don't find an Igbo man. We all know this.
Stop pushing it, propaganda days on your newspaper are over.

LegendHero:
Lol. Seems it’s now the trinity.

3 in one. Metaphysical-LegendHero-Sammy07

Okunrin meta in one body!

Sammy07:
Comrade metaphysical is different from Amb. Sammy07

Adaibeku:
anambraistson posted about an nnewi man who wants to open an airline business just dis morning , wat did u metaphysical do ? U started calling d man thief ,that he is second onyema been targeted by US ..See all I will tell u is Fvck you fvck adeshina fvck witch Hunt... Adeshina must join dasuki in prison

Only God knows d second account u used to like d trash u pass to me , I no u are dsame with sammy07

dignity33:
I never hear any Yoruba calling for support for Allen Onyeama when he was accused by US instead they are the one calling that he should be cruxify for no reason .

Adaibeku:
He is a Yoruba man he shud go n answer d arbitration , everyone knows he stole AfDb dry ,...just like Hon obasa is stealing from tinubu's pocket,

Adaibeku:
Yes ,u don't shave women's hair during burial rites ,but u Yoruba boys are not hardworking only depending on government jobs n asslicking, and wat is holding dick is better than holding Cutlass ? My friend enemies are numerous igbo ladies don't hold dick ,we are not fashioned for owanbe!

rosy02:
That's the result of the change, you all clamoured for.

DrGoodman:
Metaphysical, please learn hausa fast or else you need to relocate to dahomey

adadike:
Metaphysical, if you no marry Igbo woman for this world eh, make I naked sleep for night

adadike:
yes ke. Adadioranma of the entire igboland

Adaibeku:
Hello!...nna that's not me , Adadike is not me , am from ibeku ,n she might be Adazi-enu indigene OK... U are Yoruba y are u always running after Igbo ladies?