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afam4eva: I've also wondered who these people are. there's hardly no Igbo highlife music that names of people, organizations or places are not mentioned.

Exactly. It makes one wonder.

ifyalways: Odumchi,no female?Did u not hear Chief Mrs Ify Pres-elect,the udara ocha 1 of Mbano?lolz

I think most of them are biz men that have helped the musician at one point or the other in his musical career.

Lol. But yeah, I think that's it. However, they're people like Engineer Bruno who are mentioned in many songs by manydifferent artists. He's mentioned in Sunny Bobo's Old Skool, Chimuanya's Ayakata Bongo, and Stanley Nnorom's Arabanko. Do you think he could've helped all those people?

deshclones: Pointblank, the OP is insulting the intelligence of the good people of Abia state, and even more the Igbo people. Since I came to Nairaland, I've learned A WHOLE LOT about different Igbo groups and states, and based on my personal experience through interaction with Ndigbo in the Eze Ndigbo council, Abians are BY FAR the most active, intelligent, purpose driven, tenacious, patriotic and committed to the Igbo emancipation and public service. I am not saying this to massage anyone's ego or ridicule anyone, just stating the facts!

Onlytruth, Ndu Di N'eziokwu 1 of Igboland, Eze Ndigbo Nairaland.


lies man..pure diluted lies...ANAMBRA STATE indigenes..Light of the entire black nation are the most intelligent,purpose driven,articulate and most committed to the plight and advancement of the entire igbo nay black race...we have consistently upheld and churned out both human and material resources to the advancement of the igbo race...you guys should give us credit for that...

ABIA and Ebonyi states are the bane of everything good in ala Igbo...hardly educated and bereft of any meaningful development..sad but true...from the era of the bakassi boys down to inter tribal wars of the ezillo people..pray tell..which village fights itself these days??its really appalling..my job as a geologist have taken me to most parts of abia and ebonyi and believe me man..that place na die..its only in abia i see a governor of an oil producing state...with all the FAAC allocation,13%derivation celebrating a metal pedestrian bridge... ..the port-harcourt aba rd is littered with mountains of refuse...infact aba is the headquarters of dirt,unbelievable roads and jungle justice...the governor has literally mismanaged anything in sight including the beloved enyimba football club..its really sad man...go to neighboring akwa-ibom state and you will indeed weep for abia state....Goodswill akpabio has transformed that state..all t.a does is pay mediocre like this infidel poster to launder his image...

May amadioha and sango collabo and strike this poster and all those that test our sensibilities by supporting t.a with everything bad..idiotasssssssssss

I found myself sighing and shaking my head reading this. Enyi, i wukwa onye Igbo?

I never knew any Easterner could say some of those things that you said, not to talk of a whole son of Anambra like you.

Let me respond...

It's true that Abia and Ebonyi are the smallest Igbo states (in terms of population) but that doesn't mean anything. Anambra is the most populous Igbo state so I guess most people think of Anambra as the primary/leading Igbo state. From what you wrote, it doesn't sound like you know much about Ebonyi or Abia. Did you even bother to find out the history behind conflict between the Ezza/Ezilo people or their political relationship and relations?

The Bakassi incident wasn't centered in Abia. It affected southern Abia, an parts of Rivers. You probably didn't bother to find out the reasons behind that incident. Anambra isn't apart of the Niger Delta so the political clime there isn't necessarily the same as that in Abia.

I am also sure you're unaware of the strides that Abians and Ebonyese have made in education, agriculture, commerce, and development for the benefit of the greater Igbo people. Anambra is not the only state in Igboland. Every state, community, clan, LGA, city, town, and village in ali Igbo serves a purpose. We are nothing without each other, let me just remind you so stop this nonsense that you're saying. If this is the way that you're acting around fellow Igbo people (umunne gi) how much more will you act around foreigners?

Chegaria onwe gi. Maka anyi bu otu. Ezi na ulo obula na ekewa onwe ya na egwu ili ya.

Ndi Igbo, biko na unu egbukwa onwe unu.

afam4eva: Please, let's encourage movies in Igbo language. It's embarrasing that a language of over 50million worldwide don't have indegenous movies like it was in the 90s. Even the Ibibios now produce movies in their language. Why are our people always after money and neglect promoting their culture through movies and music.

You should check www.irokotv.com

They have many modern films in Igbo-language.

ifihearam: Olu of warri

This picture is amazing. It itself represents the culture of southern Delta. Not to sound cheesy, but just look at the way the Ijo man, the Itsekiri man, and the Urhobo man are regally seated as if to say, "We are the owners of Southern Delta".

Obiagu1: Unfortunately, Engr. does not exist. Just don't argue that.

Lol

Obiagu1: Is Eng. or Engr. a title? Let me know your level of exposure

Actually it is. Once a person becomes a qualified engineer he or she earns the title 'Engr' just as a medical student would earn 'Dr'. In fact, I have a relative who answers 'Engr'.

Obiagu1: Even when such title does not exist?

I thought you were talking about titles like: Dr., Esq., Eng., and etc?

Obiagu1: Statement maker

A beg, it's a gross display of ignorance. You don't create a title when non exists!
I can see their work all over Nigeria where they are "properly" displayed; mediocrity everywhere.

It's a different story when someone bestows titles upon himself, but when one actually works to earn them, he or she should be acknowledged for all of them be it one or twenty.

Listening to music from people like Osita Osadebe, Dan Orji, Sunny Bobo, Sir Warrior, Pastor Apiriwa and etc has made me notice a trend in Igbo music. I've noticed that musicians love to praise and give thanks to their benefactors and friends. It usually goes like this: "Ekene kenere'm Maazi so so and so, onye oma ri nma".

I've come to wonder who some of these peope are. Here are some of the people I've heard:

Engineer Bruno
Chuks Okoli
Ekwy Anyanwu
Philip Odionyenma
Ejeske Nwosuji
Okechukwu Eke
Emeka Kanu
Emeka of Ukwuani
R. Amanze Njoku

I'd greatly appreciate it if anyone could tell me more about them so as to explain why they are frequently mentioned in music.

@ Obiagu

I think it's more of a 'statement maker' than anything. People who answer Dr, Engr, Esq, and etc deserve to be properly recognized for their work because it's not easy to spend x amount of years studying in a university. Let's give honor to who honor is due.

An Igbo proverb goes, let one answer what he was appointed.

I think that it's not possible to identify people's ethnicity based on their physical appearance alone. Well first of all, most Nigerian ethnic groups aren't that different (geographically speaking). We are all 'negroes' and most of us are forest dwelling. Most of us share (or at least supposedly share) a common ancestral ethnic group, and thus (for the most part) we share similar facial structure and etc due to the part of West Africa we reside in.

However, although it isn't possible to guess ethnicity based on physical attributes (since there aren't many that distinguish us), there are a few attributes found in certain people. For example, Fulani people (and I mean real Fulani not the Hausa) are said to be almost 'North African-like'. Since they are widespread throughout West Africa, their physical attributes tend to differ from those of their southern forest-dwelling counterparts.

Hausa people, are generally indistinguishable from other Northern Nigerians. Although, their males are said to be very dark in complexion while their females vary (could it be the hijab?).

What I've noticed about some Yoruba people is that they tend to resemble people from the heart of West Africa (countries like Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Cote D'Ivoire) in complexion.

The Igbo and other Eastern groups are virtually indistinguishable except for one thing. The Ibibio-Efik are said to be slightly shorter than other Easterners. I don't know why this is so, but it might be due to the thick forests in the Cross-River area.

Well other than these methods which I've listed, the only other ways that it's possible to identify a person's ethnicity would be their attire and speech/accents. I hope this has helped.

ChinenyeN: The misinformation, but I don't blame those who produced the video. They are only reciting a viewpoint that became so popular during post-Biafra that even the 'Ezes' think it's okay to repeat it.

Not to digress, but what viewpoint may this be? I'm only asking because I know little to know thing about Ngwa politics/history. Therefore I don't want to assume everything the man said as correct when it may not be.

ChinenyeN: This video sef. Anyway, I watched it, but I didn't hear kpoo. Maybe if you were able to point where you came across it, I might have been of better help.

The word im talking about is pronounced 'ọ kpọọ' (usually said in agreement) not the same way as the Owere 'kpo'. But I think you guys have already answered the bulk of my question. I don't remember the exact part of the video because it itself is extensive. Thanks for the help you've rendered already.

Anyway, what makes you dislike the video?

agabaI23: Uwa a na-ato gi na nwanyi na-ekwuchitere gi. Okpatara nku ahuhu si ngwere puta olili na be ya. Kwusi itinye onu na ihe na-agbasaghi gi.

umunna'm ka udo diri. O soso njakiri ka m'na ama. Oke obi ikike adighi nma na ndu. Ka anyi mutu amu.

Onyenye nwere ubochi uka nke oma.

I think it's between Imo, Delta, and Anambra.

Anyway, thread moved to politics.

Duplicate thread?

https://www.nairaland.com/925938/which-state-most-educated-nigeria

Eze, onwere ozi m'zigara gi.

ChinenyeN: I know this video. I've watched it a few times, though I'm not fond of it. I'll watch it again and see if I can come across whichever part it was that you came across.

I'm in no hurry. Take your time and do whatever you need to do.

I remember hearing it in this video, although I don't remember the exact location in the video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPbgMDBWtDE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

ifyalways: Tosh de toshiba!

Kedu nke na eme?anything for babes this weekend?any show?

Odumchi, a dim aga ndi Aro na adi. Ogologo, nma, arsenal na Manchester.lolz

Ify, I bu nwa avo

toshmann: Bia jide nu m
O bere n'ise foto

Ndi di ka gi na achu umu schoolu wu ndi na ala na nga. Atuokwalam gi mbo na nti lol. Owukwa mgbe ha tuiri gi na Abakaliki prison, I bia si ka anyi ga gbaputagi.

ifyalways: Eze Nri,Udo di.dalu
Tosh biko hapu m aka.Onye aghugho.I chuputa m na ulo Darfur,i ga-akpo m ala ulo gi?You want some milk?buy the darn cow! lol

Agaba owu Odumchi ka i na-agwa ya mechie onu?I na-acho okwu aka nri na aka ekpe.O nwere ihe merenu?Owu konji?lol

Konji na ewe different reactions.O jide Tosh,o daputa hoha acho onye o ga-azogbu.O jide Agaba o chowa okwu na ogu.O jide Darfur,o daba bathroom with ncha.O jide Presido1,ogho lecturer.lol

Happy weekend all.

Ify gwa ya

agabaI23: O dika inuru ogogoro? Anokatara m si ya mechie onu? O bu na ihuro ihe ogwara m?

Nwonyeke'm ga zuo Ike.

ifyalways: ^You got both right.O kpoo ori.lolz

Ngwas use 'kpoo' too ?

Thanks. I thought the Ngwa used 'Kpoo' because I watched a video in which an Ngwa Eze said "o kpoo".

ChinenyeN: Ngwa says otu, not kpa.

Thank you my brother.

toshmann: Agu okorobia infact a choro m iku nkwa now. Ihe marriage a sef. Once in a while crown prince need-iri iku nkwa

Ify si na o ga abia, kemgbe 3 days ahughi m ya. And ima a-trust-ighi m Ify at all. Nwa agbogho ukwu nnu. Everytime ahu di ya hot. Bia kwanu kuo m nkwa ya n'eme m the more you look. . . .
O di ka m ga etinye ishi na thread ndi teenagers now. Ka m ga choro umu vitamin c were jide onwe m jare

Ekwesiri itui ga na nga tufuo otugwo

agabaI23: The crown prince of umumkpi, kedu ka eke si anya anwu?
Anu a na-agba egbe o na-acho condom
Agbakaria o siwa imi na g-string
Felimbombo na-achosi gi ike oo.

O otu i na eme? Umu ala Igbo na ebe akwa

ifyalways: Pres-elect,
Tosh na Odumchi choro igbu gi kama ha chefuru n'odighi ihe oke puru ime akpa rice.LOL
Nke m kedu ije?

Tosh leee,lekwa otele nshi gi.Otu ocha !,n'ezie o yiri ike Adam e sere na 'book of my bible story',mgbe o tachara apple.Lol.

Odumchi,i si ma owu aga m di real life?lolol.You are not serious.

Sailor,ndeewo na ulo nkwu na ezumike ndi Igbo Nld.O buru na ibu nwanyi gbakwara our resident 'adam',ever ready to chop apple man,Toshman na agaba ejima ya oso.
Presido1 bukwa another ajo anu i kwesiri izere kama dat one n'eji style eme operate.O ga ebu uzo bia ka ezigbo mmadu biara idu gi odu,o nweta any slight chance Gbam,o dabala na crotchet gi.

Umu nne m ya gazie.

Lol m'ma aga I di? Ewekwa iwe, o bu soso ajuju. Ajuju anaghi emeru anhu.

Thread moved to romance.

Kee kwan,

Where is Ezionum community located?

onye_ngbu*:
@odumchi;
Are you from Amasa, ututu in Arochukwu? I need to find out something from you.

No I'm not from Ututu community. In from Amasu village in Arochukwu community. However, my maternal village is very close to Ututu, I might be able to answer your question.

shymmex: As I scrolled down to read some of the comments under the video – I noticed some youths posted comments like: “she is Igbo, that’s my tribe”, “big up Igbo, Igbo for life”, “repping Igbo hard” etc. I was baffled because this is a music video channel visited by mostly youths raised in the UK – and I was expecting the Nigerians on there to big up, Naija – and not their tribes. This new trend of tribal consciousness is becoming problematic, and we need to put it in check before it consumes us all – and destroy our future generations.

I heavily disagree with this. Personally, I am Igbo before I am anything else. My ethnic identity, which my ancestors have maintained for centuries, is of higher importance (to me) than my country of origin (which we all assumed in a rather dubious and decietful manner).

Personally, ethnic conscious ness is a very good thing which (I think) should be encouraged. In this world, it is very easy to lose one's identity and the fact that those British-Nigerian youths acknowledge their roots is wonderful. There are people in this world that do not know where their parents are from, but the fact that those youths went as far as pointing out their ethnicities is excellent (to me). I wouldn't want my future children to say "Africa" when asked where they're from. Rather, I want them to say, "I am from Amasu, in Arochukwu, which is in Igboland".

That's just my two-cents. And yes, just because I am Igbo before Nigerian does not mean I hate anyone. Let's all give each other space to practice our beliefs.

@Shymmex

...But on a serious note, most of this 'tribalism' is restricted to the web especially places like Nairaland. Here in the diaspora, 'tribalism' is very rare and I've yet to witness it with my own eyes.

For example the other day, I was in a store and I heard to guys speaking Pidgin very loudly. I decided to wait a little to see if they were really speaking pidgin or just bad english. My suspicions were confirmed when I heard one of they same, "E be like say". I walked up to them and asked I'd they were Nigerian and immediately I aske that, their eyes lit up an they responded with an excites "yes". It was as if one had found his long lost brother. After telling them that I was also from Nigeria, I asked them what ethnicity they were and they said they were Yoruba. One of the guys then asked me and I said I was Igbo. I later found out that one of the guys had spent many years in Imo state. After greeting, we then went our separate ways. In our conversation, there was no sign of hatred, distrust, or resentment.

Another example is when I attended the church of a relative of mine. To my surprise, the church was a mostly Nigerian church filled with Ibibio, Igbo, Yoruba, and Edo people. These groups took turns singing church hymns in their native languages and all others joined. The church itself was like a mini-Nigeria since everyone was united based on the fact that they were Nigerian.

I'm only bringing these stories up to show you how ethnocentrism is virtually nonexistent in the diaspora since we tend to cling onto the fact that we are Nigerians when we are away from Nigeria. However when we are at home, it's a different story. In Nigeria, much of the ethnocentrism we experience is based on the fact that we know little about each other. For example, ignorant Yoruba people think that every Igbo person is named "Okoro" while igborant Igbo people think that every Yoruba person is a party animal. It's in places like the diaspora where we all realize that there really isn't much difference between us (socially speaking).

@Shymmex (aka the Chameleon)

I biakwala odo. You've come again

Very soon now you'll go back to your usual behavior lol.