chrisxxx:

The first group of igbos that cane into Ikwerre land caused all these. And it has taken long to heal as most of us see igbos as people that represent what they are not.

I have read where you accused Arochukwu people of mistreating Ikwerre people, as the cause of the animosity (whether real or imagined), but that was then. Now, have you made an investigation to find out how they treated other Igbo groups in the same Era. Others have moved on, your people should also move on.

The World is evolving at a fast rate. We must not continue to dwell in the past. And you wonder why meaningful development and peaceful coexistence is difficult in this part of our World. We should embrace new attitude honestly to move forward.

chrisxxx:

Please don't bring the igbos into ridicule.

You are not Igbo, so will it matter to you if they are ridiculed or even butched? Of course not. You will even help the enemies to achieve this.

For your information, Igbo I know do not care whether Ikwerre is Igbo or not, but what they can't understand is why people who 'seem' as their brother hate them so much. Until you make them understand you reasons for the hatred, then the conversation can begin...

chrisxxx:

Stupid man. Every Ikwerre man sees an Igbo person as a brother. Ikwerre people only disagree when you call them Igbos which they are not.

Please just stop. I know you are Ikwerre. After the elections, your hatred for Igbo will manifest for all to all to see. I listened to the clip by Amaechi, he is romancing the south east just for the elections, he doesn't believe they are his brothers. I only pity some Igbo who are falling for this gimmick.

chrisxxx:
Gents and Ladies! Listen well and get this settled.
Ikwerre is not Igbo just as Igbos are not Ikwerres. Just as Yorubas and Bini share some similarities that is same with Ikwerres and Igbos. I am Ikwerre and have done extensive research on this.
The same way igbos ha e different dialects is the same Ikwerres have. We dont speak the same dialect. We have over 10 dialects just as igbos.
Why do some Ikwerres claim to be Igbos?
Good question. The Arochukwu Confederacy had Ikwerre land under its influence. They are generally called Arnu people in Ikwerre land. They were mainly the Igbo people who maltreated the Ikwerres and made an average Ikwerre man to despise igbos. But liberation from the neocolonialism came during the civil war. At the fall of Biafra the Arnu people were targeted by some Ikwerre Communities that had hosted for years. This made them to abandon this area and headed towards Igbo mainland. Others were not attacked but out of fear of their past to their neighborhood absconded as well. However when some got to boundary communities like Isiokkpo and Elele some lenient Ikwerre men gave them refuge. This was so particularly as many of them didn't even know their home of origin in Igbo land. Among these communities that gave them land to stay they still see them as non indigenes. The Arnu descendants of these towns are the Ikwerres who make case that Ikwerre is Igbo. I have just revealed the findings of my investigation.
Amaechi might be a descendant of the Arnus. In that case he is an Ikwerre person as a result of his grandparents settlement and an Igbo man by ancestry..
Thanks.

Another concocted story after the Benin people deny you guys. Continue....

NnamdiAzikiwe:


Lol....see this one, make una dey try get small dignity as 3rd biggest tribe wey una be..... ameachi wey be sey him people no wan hear igboman but because na politics guyman wan use una head break coconut, he come dey call himself Igbo.

In as much I"m not for or against Amaechi identifying with his Igbo ancestry, you are not making sense in your submission. If oil politics caused some Ikwerre to deny their Igbo heritage, perhaps, power politics would cause some to embrace their Igbo heritage. Afterall, for those who embrace and deny their Igbo heritage, politics is the underlying factor....In the real sense of it, the Ikwerre people are Igbo notwithstanding denies by some.

Tersue:
I pity jehoval witness members ooos,in the end their pastors the snick the go hospitals for medical check up and treatment.Althoug,we most die.But most of the dead from jehoval witness,God no the noam.Toh.

Although you must die, and your death will be 'normal' because you own your life and decide what will happen to you the next minute including how you will die. Very hilarious!!!!!!

So I ask you, which death can be termed normal death?

Death via sickness, accident, murder, old age etc. Beside, some people with all their money, best medical treatment still died.

For you this young lady's death is not normal because the alleged stories surrounding her death real or fabricated does suit your prejudiced mindset.

I really sympathize with her family for this death. While the details and circumstances surrounding her illness and eventual death is is not clear, however, criticizing her believe and religion based on what the OP put out here is not fair. As much as I know, accepting gifts/donation from individuals and organisations is a personal decision and have nothing to do with JW"s teaching.

However, if truly she rejected a donation as this report alleged, was a condition attached to it? Is there even a proof of such alleged donation or was this brought in just to create sensation. Please let us learn to criticize wisely.

kettykin:


no body is rushing south west, people only use Lagos facilities like the Ports , and the Bank headquarters and the consulate houses

Also, they mischievously talk about the number of people coming into Lagos daily from the East mainly for business purposes,but ignore the the number or more leaving still on a daily basis.

The buses that conveyed the entrants will definitely not go back empty. So when people talk about people coming to Lagos, they should be honest to broadcast the number leaving as well.

Sufferingboy:
Rotimi ameachi at work,2023 is between

APC.....AMEACHI
PDP......OKOWA

Who invited you here this IKA man. Can't you face your IKA issues? The topic is about Ohaneze N'digbo and not IKA Association. Learn to be on your lane....

NGpatriot:
lmao...

Succeeded like how? The same oil and proceeds you are sharing with Kogi state.


We need Kogi people to start beating chest all over the place about how they succeeded too.

These low self esteem people beat chest of every pointless thing.

This one is really PAINED. Its written over him...

THEWRITERSMIND:
It's all about the Benjamins, even Jehovah's witness people don double their hustle, they now collect money from members via https://donate.jw.org/

Las las all man go open church

Oga, just shut it if you don't have any thing to say and stop making a fool of yourself. Why bring JW into this matter. Please stick to topic and stop being stupid.

Nawaooo. So Kanu committed terrorist and not terrorism according to you. RIP English language....

louqas:


No
But he has committed terrorist crimes agianst Nigerians

If you people think Britain will chose kanu over Nigeria then you are even more daft than i imagine......if britain push too much you will know that its not only Igbos that know how to protest in embassies and petition all global bodies ......just that we will not be protesting at UK embassy but will occupy the place until they stop giving assistance to terrorists

Zooposki:


Did you ever think maybe you guys stole their language, culture, etc and renamed it Igbo. Moreover I thought you guys migrated from Israel.

Maybe it's the Ngwa people of Abia state who stole their language. What some of you fail to understand is that Igbo have many dialects. The central Igbo is the unifying language.

oyatz:


If Nigeria is to disintegrate, you Biafran ethusiasts wrongly assume that ANY land (from Benue, Kogi to Delta, Rivers to parts of Edo State) that want or lay claim to is automatically Biafra without thinking that some other people will contest the right of Biafra to these lands.


The first problem will be

1) Which territory constitute Biafra?
2) Do other Nigerians aggree that these territories are Biafra?
3) Who is Igbo, who is not Igbo and who determine who is Igbo?
4) Where does Igbo land begins and where does Edo, Ibiobio, Idoma, Igala lands begins?

Very dumb post. Try again......

helinues:


You may see it as harsh but that's just the blunt truth..

Enough of massaging some Igbo/Yoruba people's ego about this.

As long as Kwara state is still recognized as NC region in Nigeria law, those Yorubas living there are merely a resident in Kwara state... If they are proud of their Yorubaness, let them relocate to any of the SW states. The land was lost, end of discussion.

When Gowon, the evil genius dissolved the old Western and Eastern region, He deliberately caught out where the concentration of Igbos are in the new SS from the border line with SE states. If you look at it in extensions. Those are lost lands. End of discussion

Nobody is denying them of owing the lands , nobody is denying there are no indigenous Yorubas in Kwara, Indigenous Igbos in SS but the reality is, the place they now belong is no longer their region, it's someone's else.

Shut up, illiterate and Dumbo!!!. Always dabbling to issues that does not concern you....

[/s][s][quote author=oyatz [s][/s]post=91971507]Both sides have very valid points.


1)[Pro Igbos: they are basing their points on similarities of languages and culture.

2) Anti-Igbo: They are basing their points on their N[s][/s]ON- NRI ancestries.

Oga, please make your research next time before you write. Where have you read that ALL Igbo clans within and outside the SE are of NRI ancestry. Many Igbo clans from Abia come from Ibibio and Cross River groups. Some parts even claim the same Benin migration/origin.Yet, they are not less Igbo like those claiming NRI ancestry

sageb:
they never talk about igbos in benue rather they keep attaching themselves to us Niger deltans. And for that man that claim that we have an alliance with SE, he is just talking out of the fact that our son , GEJ won in their region during election.

Maybe the Igbo should henceforth disassociate themselves from anyone bearing Igbo name caught for crime, and label him/her as Ikwerre.In that way, the Ikwerre will be forced to change their names to sound like Bini. You cannot be Igbo when you commit crime and be Ikwerre when it come to oil politics.

chrisxxx:

We have used every means to explain to Ibos that we are not Ibos. They claimed that we denied our Ibo's identify after the war. This is not true. In 1963 at the height of Ibo's power in Nigeria, the Ikwerre people where in the Constitutional assembly to make a case for their unique identity. Yes agreed the Ikwerre spoken in Obio/Akpor LGA and more especially Port Harcourt LGA has a lot in common with Ibo's. This is not enough ground to declare them Ibos. If someone comes from Mars today he will declare us English because we all speak English Language. Over 30% of non indigenes in these LGAs are Ibos. There is an intermingling of people here.
Do you know that non Ibo speaker in Rivers State tend to learn Ibo Language before Ikwerre even in Ikwerre Land.
If you visit Ikwerre and Emuoha LGA and hear the version of Ikwerre spoken there you will not doubt their Benin identity.
You claim our language is Ibo because you have much population than us. What about if the reverse is the case?
We have a lot in common with the Ibos but truly we r not.

Abeg carry this una Ikwerre-Igbo Cork and Bull story go one side, make people discuss. Wetin bring Igbo into this matter now if Ikwerre no be Igbo.

You bear people name, speak their language, practice their culture and even share boundary, yet you dey claim say you dey different. You dey shame to to have your own separate language, name and culture?

Na only Ikwerre be the minority wey live close to Igbo? Why other people no forget their name, language and culture? Una fit come from anywhere, after all, everybody come from somewhere, but make una go form una own language, culture and names and stop this attachee una dey do to Igbo.

If you dey use your English name to prove say you from England, then your Igbo name also show sey you are Igbo. After all, you are confused!!!!!!

Top1gun:

See how this one is de hyperventilate like clown

Super bigot... You"ve been noticed. You can now craw back to where you came from.

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Chino slave!!!!!!!
I'll call Chino aka PortHarcourt1st for you and you'll vamoose from this thread.

Cc:PortHarcourt1st

MinorityOpinion:


Apart from my gentle comments (you will never see a foul comment by me)

1. I've nvr abuse any ibos apart from Kanu
2. I've not called any ibo names even when one of them called me a bastard twice
3. What I post here are the truth, there are not insult
4. I don't hate ibos, sometimes I do taunt (I'm coming clean here) but most time I get angry at their obvious lies
5. I hate that ibos are supporting Kanu insult of other tribes

This particular thread have nothing to do with KANU/IPOB. The article was not written by Igbo man either. As usual, you have turned it into Igbo bashing thread under the banner of SS. No body will stop you from wearing tribalism and bigotry like garment or chewing it like Akara perhaps your life depends on it. But stop using SS as cover when you're called out. Be warned......

MinorityOpinion:


I don't no wat ure talking about, I'm from south south

Oga you are not from the SS. However, if truly you are from SS, I"m miffed that no body from SS have cautioned you for using the name of SS to foment troubles. You're always seen in Igbo related threads invited and unprovoked, cursing and disparaging.When the Igbo engage you now, the so-called "We SS" would suddenly appear to rant as usual. No one will caution you now for using the name of the GPZ to invite negative talks for the region. Be warned....

Maduawuchukwu:


But you IPOB members gave them an excuse to justify it. You have dragged the Igbo nation to the mud by behaving like directionless children who lack reason. Why do you keep attaching the Igbo nation to people who say they do not want you? Is that not akin to rape or forceful marriage?

Oga, when I made my post, I knew in advance that people like you will tag me as IPOB member.
I'm not moved, you can call me anything you like, after all this is a faceless forum.

Now, tell me how many people in the streets of other Nigerian cities even in SS are aware of anything call IPOB or their activities outside your SE.But I can tell you that there is a strong anti-Igbo sentiment in many of these areas. That is the root cause of your problem. Until you fight to eradicate it, you are just chasing shadow.

Like I said in my previous post, IPOB or no IPOB, the insult will not abate until the root cause is removed. This can be done by proving to other Nigerian that what they thought of you is not what you are.

Visit these areas and see how your brothers are suffering discrimination by people who have not heard anything called IPOB.

Amarabae:

so speaking the truth means that am bashing Igbos?
how did I bash Igbos?
am out for Igbos, their iberiberism is now an eyesore.
the dignity of the Igbo nation must be restored

I don't know why some of you feel/think that the bash Igbo constantly received on this forum is solely because of IPOB. While IPOB are partly to be blamed, the fact is most are fueled by ant-Igbo sentiment. Many only leverage on their unguided utterances to insult Igbo. Take out IPOB today, the insult will still continue. There will always be issues to leverage upon. I think, the first campaign should be against anti- Igbo sentiment in Nigeria. Anything shot of this is sheer waste of time and energy.

Pls remembere my people in Atta community

Sanchez01:

You guys will die if you don't peddle falsehood? Where did you get this peppersoup gist from?

Oga, this is not pepper soup gist anything. Many OKPE I know detest the Urhobo tag. Why do the OKPE have their own Bible and other books in their language different from Urhobo? Or this one also fabricated or pepper soup gist?

helinues:
We SE/SS

Attache by force

Bros, there is nothing like attached by force here. The two geopolitical zones are naturally attached by nature. If in doubt, check the Nigerian map.

wirinet:

It's only kwarans that can answer the question and nobody else. If kwarans say they are Yorubas an igbo man has no right to say they are not, and if the kwarans say they are not Yorubas, no Yoruba man can say they are.

Identity is personal. People can choose whatever identity they want to call themselves.

Going by your assertion, why is Urhobo attaching itself to OKPE then, the OKPE people have said they are not Urhobo. Today, they have their own Bible and other books different from Urhobo language.But Urhobos still claim them as part of
Urhobo nation.

Dorlarphor10:


That's the problem many people have in Nigeria or in the world self. Christianity is not about miracle seeking, the ultimate is Salvation. Any church that does not make this their focus is not good church. A good church is where you learn about Christ. A church is an institution not a shrine where you look for miracles up and down, pay my tithe or offering so that I can received blessing. No na, who bewitched us. It's time to learn the word of God accurately. Don't misquote me "Miracles is part of Christian faith" but not the ultimate itself

If miracles are part of Christian faith, why are the Pastors (miracle workers) gone to sleep, especially now that their services are needed most.

Igbosmoker:
I'll put Benin and warri over them

Why are you mentioning those two slums here? Please read again, the OP is talking about cities and not slums.