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Politics / Re: Bonaventure Enemali, Igala Man Appointed As Commissioner In Anambra State by Opharhe: 8:45am On Mar 27, 2018 |
HungerBAD:There is/was an Urhobo commissioner in Seriake Dickson's Bayelsa state cabinet. |
Culture / Re: Emmanuel Ekemejewan Sideso's 10th Coronation Anniversary As The Ovie Of Uvwie by Opharhe: 6:56pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
iguita:It depends on how you define 'importance'. The Olu of Warri[warrior? ] is as important to the Itsekiri people as the Ovie of Uvwie is to the Uvwie people of Urhobo. 1 Like |
Culture / Re: Emmanuel Ekemejewan Sideso's 10th Coronation Anniversary As The Ovie Of Uvwie by Opharhe: 11:53pm On Mar 22, 2018 |
clefstone:Well, you've not searched enough certainly. A people's history is not necessarily tied to their political developments so monarchy is not necessarily the first thing you must look at especially when talking about a peculiar ethnicity like the Urhobo. The Igbe religion for example was founded by Ubiesha of Kokori around 1848. That said, there are a number of ancient Urhobo Kingdoms. Ughelli for example, has had a long, unbroken line of succession(more than 10 Kings) for centuries. Ajuwe Idjesa, Ovie of Ughelli singned a treaty between Ughelli Kingdom and the British crown in 1894. The Okpe you point to has had just 4 Kings in their history. It's just that the Urhobo people largely lived and traded quitely and peacefully before the Colonial times. I enjoin you to search more for Urhobo history. The website of the Urhobo Historical Society, Waado.org is a good one I can recommend. 1 Like |
Culture / Re: Meet The Anibeze People Of Bayelsa State, The Isoko Tribe Found In Bayelsa by Opharhe: 1:41am On Feb 18, 2018 |
Sanchez01:I think you're accusing that guy wrongly because I quite agree with his statement. Most of these state creations are quite 'artificial' in that sense. I understand the issue with the difficulty of boundary adjustment, as the case of Ofoni shows it but then, a state is what it is. A geo- political arrangement and nothing more. Just as an Igbo from Onitsha can communicate effortlessly in his dialect with another Igbo from Issele Ukwu or Asaba(in Delta State, South South) but may not with another Igbo from Amaigbo in Ebonyi(the same South East). What about the international Ethnic groups like the Efik of Bakassi, Cameroon and Adamawa people of Cameroon? Yoruba of Benin Republic nko? We should not let Politics define our cultural affiliations instead we should define our politics through the lens of our cultural backgrounds. That's the perspective I view his comment from. I for one, just like any true son of Ughelli see anybody from Ofoni as a full blood Urhobo of Ughelli Kingdom, distance or location in another state notwithstanding. And now, I've learnt about the Anibeze people of Isoko. We kobiruo. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Buhari Backs State, Community Police by Opharhe: 3:26am On Feb 09, 2018 |
docadams:You're wrong o. We even had Local Govt Police in this country in the first republic. Yes, regional and local police existed in this country. Most of the prisons in Nigeria today were even originally belonging to the govts at the local level. When we say restructuring, we're not asking for something new but for what we originally had or better, albeit suited for the present situations to produce better results. It's a good thing this is coming from the President though but it's not enough. Now is time to follow words with concrete action. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: "Buhari In 2019 Or We Set The Zoo Ablaze!!!" - Dauda Umar Potiskum by Opharhe: 12:30am On Feb 06, 2018 |
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Politics / Re: President Buhari Receives Oba Ewuare Of Benin In State House, Abuja (Photos) by Opharhe: 12:17am On Nov 24, 2017 |
Tamakay:But Erediauwa also did a nationwide tour paying 'Thank you' visits to some Nigerian Monarchs, Emirs, Obis and Obas after his ascension to the throne to appreciate their attending his coronation. This is the first of a string of Visits that the Oba will pay in the tour which just kicked off. Oba Akenzua even visited London on one or two occasions too. Ewuare II is doing the same thing his father did. The only difference is that he paid a visit to the President this time. The Oba does not leave Benin much but he does move out sometimes. Just observe, he's visiting other people too especially Monarchs as part of the tour. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: President Buhari Receives Oba Ewuare Of Benin In State House, Abuja (Photos) by Opharhe: 11:39pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
UbanmeUdie:The Oba of Benin travels. He just doesn't do it frequently. Akenzua travelled to London at a time when there was need for it, there may be other instances. Funny enough, when the Queen of England visited Nigeria, he didn't go to the House of Chiefs at Ibadan to join other Monarchs in welcoming the Queen instead the Queen visited Benin in company of her husband and Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Oba Erediauwa also did something similar to what his Son, Ewuare II is doing now. He paid a 'Thank you' visit to some Monarchs(Emirs, Obis and Obas) across Nigeria who attended his coronation after his ascension to the throne. The Oba of Benin(Akenzua or Erediauwa) has visited my native Urhoboland in Delta state on one or 2 occasions since post-colonial times too. If you observe too, Ewuare II just recently marked one year on the throne and this is the first time he'll be leaving Benin soil since his Coronation. Just watch out, he'll pay visits to several Monarchs as part of this nationwide tour which he has started with a visit to the President. His father did it before him. So there are restrictions, most of them ritual, which makes the Oba not to move out much but he does move out... And who says things cannot change with time? 5 Likes |
Culture / Re: Prof. Paul Okumagba Crowned As Orosuen Of Okere Urhobo Warri, Delta State by Opharhe: 12:49am On Nov 11, 2017 |
marcondo13:No mind them. Even a stranger that comes to Warri and looks well will know it's majorly Urhobo(Agbarha and Okere-Urhobo). Warri South L.G compromises of the 2 Urhobo Kingdoms and part some Itsekiri communities like Ifie, Ugbuwangue, Ubeji etc. The Gbaramatu(Ogbe-Ijaw), Oproza etc of Ijaw are in Warri South-west sharing with the Itsekiris and then Warri North is majorly Itsekiri sharing the L.G with the Ijaws of Egbema. Long live the Orosuen of Okere-Urhobo. Long may he reign. Wo sutọn o. |
Culture / Re: Prof. Paul Okumagba Crowned As Orosuen Of Okere Urhobo Warri, Delta State by Opharhe: 12:22am On Nov 11, 2017 |
Holyvet:I like the way you type Urhobo. Wọ davwere ọ. Biko, me guọnọ diẹ ugboya rẹn. 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: "Fossil Fuels May Prevent Sexual Assault" - US Energy Minister by Opharhe: 6:48am On Nov 03, 2017 |
What kind of comments do we have above sef? And this is already in front page? Na wa o. |
Politics / Re: Why FG Agreed To Pay Victims Of Biafra War N88billion by Opharhe: 12:12am On Nov 01, 2017 |
I see. |
Culture / Re: Oba Of Benin, Ewuare, His Wives And Children In Cute Family Photo by Opharhe: 4:20pm On Oct 23, 2017 |
Nawteemaxie:He has 3 wives who are clothed in Royal apparel there. The others in the picture are his Children. |
Travel / Re: Villagers Push Vehicles Across A River In Taraba Due To Bad Transport System by Opharhe: 1:40am On Oct 14, 2017 |
thugthang:Oh oh, is that so? I'm very sorry about that bro. Long time by the way. |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 1:17pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
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Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 4:37pm On Oct 11, 2017 |
Orobo2Lekpa:I'm not trying to find a link. The link is what I've explained. It's your choice to accept or not to anyway. As for Gorimapa, I know it's a word commonly used by Yorubas because I'm around Yoruba people and speak some Yoruba myself. In Nigeria parlance today, particularly pidgin English, there are words we use that have diverse origins from various languages like Igbo, Yoruba, Urhobo, Edo, Ijaw including foreign languages like Portuguese to mention but a few. There are other examples I can give but I think what I've explained about 'Amebo' is satisfactory enough. Thanks. |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 4:32pm On Oct 11, 2017 |
Orobo2Lekpa:I'm not trying to find a link. The link is what I've explained. It's your choice to accept or not to anyway. As for Gorimapa, I know it's a word commonly used by Yorubas because I'm around Yoruba people and speak some Yoruba myself. I think what I've explained about 'Amebo' is satisfactory enough. I |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 4:25pm On Oct 11, 2017 |
AreaFada2:You have really dissected the issue quit well, in a good academic manner. Yes, myself, an Urhobo, I don't see people from Edo, Esan areas etc as strangers too because I understand our shared heritage and understand the linguistic similarities. Infact, I found Esan to be be very similar to Urhobo language too if not more similar to Urhobo than Benin sef . I find these things very interesting and I just can't get enough of it. For example, In my Church Choir where I belong in school, I find myself easily noting and correcting mistakes in pronunciation of words in Edo language even when I don't get the real meaning of such words. I stay in Benin occasionally, and the similarity of the language with Urhobo fascinates me a lot. Yes, I've heard of the matter concerning Chief Igbe, Iyase of Benin being originally from Urhobo. It's even said there has been at least another Iyase of Urhobo origin in pre-colonial times probably from the Kokori axis of Agbon in Urhoboland. I'm paternally from Ughelli Kingdom and I know that aside the general historical commonality of Urhobos and Edos, there existed a strong relationship between the royal houses of Ughelli and Benin in precolonial times, there are other examples too. But I think I have a small issue with your Itsekiri narrative. Yes, the Royal house of Itsekiri is descended from Benin infact, Oba Olua was the father of Prince Iginuwa whose sons later founded the Itsekiri kingdom. But the truth is, and evidence from far-reaching studies shows it too, the Yoruba-speaking communities that later formed the larger stock of the Itsekiri people were already existing before Ginuwa's sojourn to those paths. What Ginuwa and descendants did was organize and unite various small, scattered fishing communities into a Kingdom under the crown of the Olu. I'm not ruling out the possibility of later migrants from Yoruba areas into the coastal areas of Itsekiri. The Urhobo have an interesting perspective on this matter because Oghara people played host to Ginuwa on his way from Benin as Itsekiri history also confirms. Again, Ode-Itsekiri, the traditional headquarters and seat of the Olu(until not long ago) was already inhabited before Ginuwa's party arrived. It is said that Itsekiri is the name of the most prominent man they met there who welcomed them hence their adopting the name. Ginuwa himself is said to have died at Ijala and was buried there, never reaching Ode-Itsekiri. You can subject these to further research. Thanks for the contribution. |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 3:36pm On Oct 11, 2017 |
Orobo2Lekpa:You still don't get it. There is not a direct bearing on the character but I already explained that within Urhobo culture, the name 'Avwebo/Amebo' is normally used to refer to gossips busy bodies or holier-than-thous long before the film was shot. The name was adopted from the already existing cultural background to describe the character who was fond of gossiping In 'The Village Headmaster'. It may also interest you to know that Justice Esiri, the lead actor in the series is an Urhobo from the popular Esiri family of Abraka. Lagos before then, already had a sizable Urhobo population visible enough to show some influence. The name was already in use by a handful of other Nigerians especially in Lagos then before the film was shot, the series only popularised it more. If you must argue an issue, it must be something you have sufficient amount of information about. You can go make some real findings about this and what you'll find will not be far from this. |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 8:16am On Oct 11, 2017 |
Probz:No, I'm Urhobo. I mentioned Edo because there are similarities between it and Urhobo in language and culture etc. Bini(Edo), Urhobo, Isoko, Esan, Afemai etc are also linguistically classified as 'Edoid' languages belonging to a language family. We also have 'Igboid' 'Yoruboid', 'Ijoid' etc in classifying languages with striking similarities within those language families. So it'll help you understand better when you see things like 'Edo-Speaking people', Yoruba-speaking, Igbo-speaking etc. I believe you understand now. 1 Like |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 8:06am On Oct 11, 2017 |
naptu2:Okay. Thank you. |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 8:05am On Oct 11, 2017 |
Autherga:You're very correct. It's even indicated in the post though I didn't specifically mention Okpe and Uvwie. |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 8:02am On Oct 11, 2017 |
fratermathy:Oniovo na 'Avwebo' and 'Amebo' I spell sef o. 'Amevbo', 'Amevwo' or whatever is no where in the post. The only other word I used is 'Avweorovwe' which is the direct opposite of 'Avwebo/Amebo' in a polygamous setting. 1 Like |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 7:58am On Oct 11, 2017 |
oodualover:You guys are even getting it wrong Koro Koro like this. I never used "amewvo" PLEASE. The only 2 words contained in the post are 'Avwebo' and it's variant 'Amebo'. There are Urhobo dialects that use purely 'Amebo' too, it has same meaning in Esan language, another Edo-Speaking group. Maybe you didn't read the post well. 1 Like |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 7:51am On Oct 11, 2017 |
oodualover:The only words I used are 'Avwebo' and it's variant, 'Amebo' which is the subject of discussion. I don't know where you got "Amewvo" from. So because a Yoruba woman plays a role depicting Amebo in a movie is what you have to as proof of your claim? Lol. Justice Esiri also acted in that film, he's an Urhobo himself. I know Urhobos who act pure Yoruba movies like Fathia Balogun for example(surprised right? ). It doesn't mean much bro. |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 7:47am On Oct 11, 2017 |
oodualover:The only words I used are 'Avwebo' and it's variant, 'Amebo' which is the subject of discussion. I don't know where you got "Amewvo" from. 1 Like |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 7:46am On Oct 11, 2017 |
Mujtahida:Thanks for that. Some of us don't bother to look deeply. Nigerian Pidgin English today has many words of diverse origins from such languages as English, Portuguese, Yoruba, Edo Urhobo, Igbo, Ijaw but many don't know. Our local languages too have borrowed words from other languages but many don't know and will not want to learn. 1 Like |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 7:41am On Oct 11, 2017 |
kn23h:No again. It's an Urhobo word. We use it till today. Idi is buttocks in Yoruba, not Ikebe. Ikebe is an Urhobo word meaning buttocks but it has found it's way into common Nigerian parlance like other words including the subject matter of this post. Go make some findings. 3 Likes |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 7:38am On Oct 11, 2017 |
kn23h:Yoruba word? It's not true. It has no real original meaning in Yoruba language even though Yorubas use it largely. You can subject this to further research on your own. 1 Like |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 7:36am On Oct 11, 2017 |
AreaFada2:you're right to a large extent. There are many words that are still common to nearly all languages in the Edoid linguistic family. I believe many of our ancestors had a common ancestry or origin but we shouldn't make the mistake of thinking all Urhobo tribes trace their migratory history from Benin because the migratory patterns were not one-way or definite just as Urhobo like most other ethnic groups are actually a people of diverse origins. That said, with available evidences, we can safely conclude that we have a common stock to a large extent at least. Thanks for the enlightening contribution. I like the way you gave linguistic similarities in names. Welldone. 1 Like |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 7:26am On Oct 11, 2017 |
Beowulf:Wow! This is very interesting. 'vw' and 'vb' are actually different ways of spelling the same thing. Southern Edoid languages like Urhobo and Isoko uses 'vw' more commonly while Bini, Esan and some others use 'vb' mostly. I never knew anywhere in Igboland, talk less of Awka of all places has something like it too. Funny enough, I've once heard some people in Urhobo/Isoko trace their history to the Awka area. Abeg, fratermathy Efewestern come and see this. 1 Like |
Culture / Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 7:18am On Oct 11, 2017 |
Afam4eva:I believe you know now. The origin and etymology of the word is what the post addresses. Esan language in Edo state also uses 'Amebo' for the same original meaning as in Urhobo, the favorite wife of a polygamous home. |
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