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Islam › Re: 28th & 29th July: Eidel Fitri Public Holidays by passion007: 8:35pm On Jul 23, 2014

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Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 9:32pm On Jul 22, 2014

^
Skipping Aja Nwachukwu was an oversight
But I deliberately didn't mention the rest who got to fame on the wings of PDP

TV/Movies › Re: The Revival Of Igbo Movies: Some Actors To Watch Out For! by passion007: 12:35pm On Jul 22, 2014

Afam4eva: Different Igbo dialects were actually spoken in that movie. The dialect that Angela Okorie spoke was different from the one her uncle spoke. What her uncle spoke was pure Nkanu dialect.

TV/Movies › Re: The Revival Of Igbo Movies: Some Actors To Watch Out For! by passion007: 12:34pm On Jul 22, 2014

Afam4eva: Different Igbo dialects were actually spoken in that movie. The dialect that Angela Okorie spoke was different from the one her uncle spoke. What her uncle spoke was pure Nkanu dialect.

A-ha!
I was quite surprised when I heard her uncle say "O bu e-ye"
I always knew that's Nkanu's anthem.
Then again, when he said "Wunitewe" ie "Be on your way"
But Ishielu and nearby areas of Ebonyi are essentially Nkanu.
In fact what we know as Nkalagu is actually Nkanu Agu.
And there's a saying in Ebonyi: "Ji diri Nkalu dikwara Ehugbo ma nke Nkalu karie"
It would appear that in times past, the Nkalu and the Ehugbo (Afikpo) were the popular Igbo subgroups in the area.

Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 12:21am On Jul 22, 2014

Lanceslot: As simple as A B CH. Lol

Lanceslot, ginwa I sikwanu ebee?
Wene bu i shi?

Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 12:19am On Jul 22, 2014

millionaireman: passion007 bu Nwa Enugu North senatorial zone, onye nt'akuko n'oro onweya.

Onye kam kenee?
Nwannem, deeje.

Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 12:09am On Jul 22, 2014

Lanceslot: My friend, osiro gi ma ibu onye awusa.

OK, Abum onye Isi Uzo, Enugu steeti.

TV/Movies › Re: The Revival Of Igbo Movies: Some Actors To Watch Out For! by passion007: 11:05pm On Jul 21, 2014

I just discovered this thread, and then watched Nwa Abakaliki on YouTube.
Angela Okorie was flawless; I was a bit surprised the Abakaliki dialect was intelligible to me from start to finish. In fact, the dialect bears an uncanny semblance to Nkanu dialect, and then appears to transition towards Nsukka dialect.
I would like to see more Igbo movies celebrating our rich linguistic heritage.
Sorry to ressurect this thread---I had to.

Collins Chidebe has another movie in the offing: Nkoli nwa Nsukka

http://momo.com.ng/news/watch-watch-mac-collins-chidebes-new-flick-nkoli-nwa-nsukka/

Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 7:34pm On Jul 21, 2014

0merta: Along with states like Zamfara, Jigawa and Yobe, Ebonyi is also ranked by the Federal Ministry of Education as an Educationally Less developed State (ELDS) and therefore, Indigenes of the state require lesser marks to get admitted into Federal Universities, other Federal higher institutions and Unity Schools...

That's a fact too!

The times have changed, my dear.
Ebonyi's cutoff in the last Unity Schools entrance exam was 112, and the ONLY Northern states that scored higher were Kogi and Kwara. In the South, Ebonyi scored better than Cross River and Bayelsa.
Ebonyi is getting there.

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Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 5:31pm On Jul 21, 2014

berem: no wahala! Its all good.

I thought Mbonu Ojike is from Ebonyi State? Am I right?

Nope, he's from Arondizuogu.

Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 5:26pm On Jul 21, 2014

smileandlove: Ndi ibeanyi nda ga unu nmere? Unu nohu ereme? Unu bukwara! Ezi uzo chee unuoooo!

OP are you from Okposi?

Mba, abum onye Igbo. grin

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Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 5:20pm On Jul 21, 2014

berem: I am waiting to see the delicious "Abakaliki Rice" included in the topic.

I'm deliberately leaving out Agriculture.
You can enjoy Abakaliki rice pics here:

https://www.nairaland.com/1367864/ebonyi-state-may-not-known/

Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 4:35pm On Jul 21, 2014*

Ebonyi is recognised as having an total of 9 languages, all of which are actually Igbo dialects. They are: Afikpo, Mgbo, Izzi, Ezza, Ikwo Kukele, Legbo, Mbembe, Oringare.

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Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 4:34pm On Jul 21, 2014*

Ishiagu Pottery

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Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 4:05pm On Jul 21, 2014*

The Slave Market (Eke Imoha)

The market was originally known as Eke Imoha, and at its peak, was the largest slave market where men captured from the hinterland were sold. A monument has been erected in Ezza as a testament to the infamous trade.

Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 4:04pm On Jul 21, 2014*

Nkalagu
Nkalagu is a town in Ebonyi state, Nigeria. It is notable for having a limestone formation — not common in Nigeria — which provides the raw material for the large cement plant of the Nigerian Cement Company (Nigercem)

Pic: Michael Okpara visits Nkalagu Cement Factory

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Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 4:03pm On Jul 21, 2014

Uburu

UBURU SALT LAKE, EBONYI STATE a natural salt deposit in lake form. It used to be business hub for merchants in the South East region then. A visit to even drink from the lake is as important as exploring further in the lake’s natural potentials that still question nature till date

The Daily champion's opening sentences in a 2002 news article:
"EVENTS will come and go, but history is indelible.

Remembering the Nigerian Civil war, I recall a community exists that saved the entire population from the ugly sickness of kwashiorkor. Kwashiorkor is gone but the saviour seems to have been forgotten."

Uburu salt lake was a savior during the Biafran War.

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Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 3:51pm On Jul 21, 2014

Nkwa Umuagbogho (The Maidens' Dance)occupies a pride of place as one of best cultural dance groups in Africa. The group was founded in 1970 by Chief Vincent Omeri Nwachi from Ndibe, Afikpo, Ebonyi State in Nigeria.
Nkwa Umuagbogho Dance Group has won a host of local, national and international merit awards dating back to 1972 when the group beat hundreds of competing dance groups to win First Place at the All Nigeria Festival of Arts and Culture. Other awards – dozens of them – soon followed in rapid succession.
Founder of Nkwa Umuagbogho Dance Group, Chief Vincent Omeri Nwachi
Chief Vincent Omeri Nwachi, Founder of Nkwa Umuagbogho Dance Group and recipient of the United Nations Living Legends Award
This winning streak has continued till date. More recently, the group (which is now led by Mr. Godwin Emeka Omeri, son of Chief Nwachi) beat a host of other dance groups to clinch First Place at a competition organized in Ebonyi State by the Radio, Television and Theatre Art Workers Union (RATTAWU) of Nigeria in 2010.
In it’s 40 plus years history, Nkwa Umuagbogho Dance Group has entertained heads of States from dozens of countries, thrilled hundreds of thousands of spectators and wowed audiences in Africa, America and China.
In 2006, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) conferred the Living Legends Award to the group’s founder, Chief Nwachi, for his choreographic skills and lifetime contributions to the advancement of African art and culture.

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Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 3:43pm On Jul 21, 2014

Okposi

For a living, the Okposi have two major occupations: farming (which is strictly reserved for the men), and salt-production (which is under proscription in favor of the women). In the past, these two occupations made Okposi self-supporting and contented. The situation was such that even the presence of roads and waterways “did not seem to have engendered the habits of travel” in them (Waddington 1933: 4).
It is obvious from the position of the town that her alluvial soils would be rich. Yam farming, became so highly developed that a piece of land was under cultivation every year. Five months after yams are harvested, the land was cleared for planting the alternative crop – cocoyam. Nowadays, it is cassava that is alternated with yams. This attachment to yams continues now in spite of a boost in rice farming.

On earth the most important deity is the “Ani” whose totem is “Aka,” a particularly harmless green snake.

With yams always in the barn and salt and oil in pots, Okposi hospitality became proverbial. Though the people love themselves, they will defend any visitor to the same extent they would defend a close relation. They will not, however, take kindly to anyone who takes their kindness for foolishness.
Social life is always enlivened by the monthly festivals and sometimes by a number of title taking ceremonies. Almost all these titles are connected with achievement in yam farming. The highest of them, “Ikwa odju,” which confers on the title holder the name “Onyiba” could cost up to five hundred pounds, dating back to 1933. (Waddington 13).
The Okposi are externally humble but internally proud. They would do anything to defend their prestige. Fighting ensues almost immediately in any circumstance in which an Okposi man is called a thief. Murder is the town’s highest offence and it carries capital punishment. In any of the eight broad divisions, any man who goes to bed with another’s wife commits adultery and is excluded from ritual ceremonies for life. Before the coming of the white man, he was stoned to death while kleptomaniacs were hanged.

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Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 3:32pm On Jul 21, 2014*

Sinach
Sinach (born Osinachi Kalu)[1][2] is an award winning musical artist who has written more than 200 songs.

Angela Okorie
Ex-Delta soap beauty and actress, Angela Okorie, hails from Ishiagu.

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Politics › Re: Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 3:26pm On Jul 21, 2014*

Nollywood

Grace Amah: The Ebonyi born actress started her career in 1999 but came into limelight after she featured in a TV drama series ‘Superstory’ and she has featured in many movies.

Chacha Eke

Chita Agwu: The delectable actress is well known for her sexy Igbo dialect in the Igbo blockbuster Adaure'. She also presents a breakfast show on Africa Magic "Akanchawa"

Diamond Adaeze Igwe

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Politics › Random Facts About Ebonyi by passion007(op): 3:14pm On Jul 21, 2014

Akanu Ibiam
Akanu Ibiam (1906–1995) was a distinguished medical missionary who was appointed Governor of Eastern Region, Nigeria from December 1960 until January 1966 during the Nigerian First Republic.[1] From 1919 to 1951, he was known as Francis Ibiam, and from 1951 to 1967, Sir Francis Ibiam.
Following the war, Ibiam continued work on reconstruction and hospital service. Ibiam was responsible for the Bible Society of Nigeria and the Christian Medical Fellowship. He became a president of the All Africa Conference of Churches.[3]

Ibiam died in December 1995. More than 20,000 people attended his funeral in Unwana.[8] The Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, the Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana, Ebonyi State, and the Francis Akanu Ibiam stadium University of Nigeria, Nsukka are named after him.

John Ogbu:
Born in the village of Umudome in Ebonyi State, John Uzo Ogbu (May 9, 1939 – 20 August 2003) was a Nigerian-American anthropologist and professor known for his theories on observed phenomena involving race and intelligence, especially how race and ethnic differences played out in educational and economic achievement. He suggested that being a "caste-like minority" affects motivation and achievement, depressing IQ scores. He also concluded that some students did poorly because high achievement was considered "acting white" among their peers. Ogbu was also involved in the 1996 controversy surrounding the use of African American Vernacular English in public schools in Oakland, California. The 2000 book Eminent Educators: Studies in Intellectual Influence focused on him as one of "four intellectual giants of the 20th century."
He died in 2003 after suffering from a post-surgery heart attack at the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Marcellina Ada Ogbu, and his children Elizabeth, Nnanna, Grace, Cecilia, and Christina. He was buried in Nigeria.

Prince Nick Mbarga
Prince Nico Mbarga (1 January 1950 – 24 June 1997) was a highlife musician, born to a Nigerian mother and a Cameroonian father in Abakaliki, Nigeria. He is renowned for his hit song "Sweet Mother", recorded with his band Rocafil Jazz.
Although he only recorded one significant hit, "Sweet Mother," in 1976, which sold more than 13 million copies (and which is recognised as one of Africa's greatest songs), Mbarga played an important role in the evolution of African popular music. With his soulful vocals set to the light melodies of his acoustic guitar, Mbarga created a unique hybrid of Igbo and Congolese guitar playing and uplifting highlife rhythms. He formed his own group, Rocafil Jazz, to perform regularly at the Plaza Hotel in the eastern Nigerian city of Onitsha.

After releasing a disappointing single in 1973, Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz had their first success with their second single, I No Go Marry My Papa, which became a regional hit. The band's inability to break past their local following resulted in their recording contract being dropped by EMI, a decision that proved ill-fortuned when the band signed with Rogers All Stars, a Nigerian recording company based in Onitsha, and recorded "Sweet Mother".[1]

Sung in Pidgin English, "Sweet Mother" became one of the top sellers in the history of Nigerian music. In the six years that Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz remained with Rogers All Stars, 1975 to 1981, they recorded nine albums.

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Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 7:11am On Jul 21, 2014

oilykid: ^^^thats the next street of mine

Is that Etudo?
Achara Layout is so interconnected it confuses me. angry

Politics › Re: Is "Oyinbo" A Derogatory Word For White People? by passion007: 6:46pm On Jul 20, 2014

nanizle: I thought white man translates to onye-ocha in Igbo

Yes, it does.
The whiteman would attempt to call the Igbo "Onye Igbo" but owing to inability to strike "ny" and "gb " sounds, he ended up saying "Oyibo"
This sounded funny to the Igbos who began to 'mock' the white man with his funny rendering of their title.

In other parts, the first whiteman the locals met was a nondescript Mr Baker whose name would then be mutilated to "Bekee". Igbos from those areas call the whiteman "Onye bekee"

"Oyibo" has been Yorubanized over the years that the history is now even in doubt on NL.

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Politics › Re: Is "Oyinbo" A Derogatory Word For White People? by passion007: 11:13am On Jul 20, 2014

nanizle: I came across a possible origin for the word Oyinbo and it apparently means old monkey.

"Oyinbo is from Oyin obo which means old monkey/baboon . They become white as they age, So, that was the closest thing the Yoruba people could associate the white men with." a friend of mine posted on Facebook.

well... calling someone a white monkey sounds insulting.

old monkey (oyin obo)
www.nairaland.com/attachments/1562139_old_monkey_jpeged065da7077f63bf1eade8c4fdd0d40b

'Oyinbo' is the Yoruba rendering of the Igbo word 'Oyibo'
The earliest whitemen often said "Oyibo" when they meant "Onye Ibo" ie an Igbo person.
Before long, Igbos began to refer to whites--jestfully, may be scornfully --as "Oyibo"
The word has nothing to do with monkeys or baboons or suchlike.

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Politics › Re: Is "Oyinbo" A Derogatory Word For White People? by passion007: 11:02am On Jul 20, 2014*

Double post

Politics › Re: Aguleri Is The Ancestral Home Of The Igbos, Not Nri - Daily Sun, July 15, 2014 by passion007: 8:37am On Jul 16, 2014

OdenigboAroli: For you to believe that concoction tells me how ignorant and naive you are about Igbo history. Firstly, you have no knowledge of Igala,Umunri nor Aguleri history and traditions. Nnigga, you are a neophyte...gbalu ogwu yi nuo. This is a waste of my time,anyway.

May be you need to review your history.
Every Anambra history book projects Igalas as direct descendants from Aguleri.
Why do you now think that your blood relations with the Igala will "stain your status"...Rotfl
Plus, that piece was written by an Anambrarian.
Lucky for you, I think the guy is a fraud for attempting to subsume my own village (Ikem, Nsukka) under Aguleri.

Lastly, yes, Igalas are blood relations of the Igbo.
There are two Igala borderlands in Igboland: Aguleri and Nsukka.
Nsukka historical accounts all say that the Igalas were immigrants into the area.
But Anambra accounts say that the Igalas originated from Aguleri.
With future DNA testing, the evidence will be unassailable.

Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by passion007: 11:40pm On Jul 15, 2014

WHITE Chiefs Football Club of Enugu have emerged champions (Boys Category) of the South Eastern Zone of the Airtel Rising Stars Season4 football championship concluded at the weekend at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu Campus.
In the female category, White PrincessesFC also of Enugu piped Red Heroines2-0 in a scintillating final to cart home a giant trophy and medals for their efforts.
The final, which was attended by big wigs in Enugu sports, saw the White Chiefs in a devastating mood as they silenced the Red Monarchs with two unreplied goals to win the title.
Players from both the winning and the losing teams were selected to form the teams that will represent the zone in the national finals slated for Lagos later this month.
The capacity crowd at the UNEC Stadium that watched the exciting championship finals includedthe Enugu State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Chijioke Agu who was ably representedby a deputy director in the ministry, Emma Nnaji, Chidi Ofo Okenwa and chairman of Enugu State Grassroots Football Managers Association, Christian Oduma, among others.
Former Nigeria international, Ann Chiejinne, who mentored the kids said, "I am satisfied with the outcome, believing that we have donethe right thing in both the boys and girls categories. The thing is that they must continue to train ahead of the national final."
On his part, Alex Iroapali, the zonal coordinator said, "Everything went well as we finished on schedule. If the right thing is donein the final, I see these teams doing well at the national final. I believe the best will represent the zone in Lagos."
Meanwhile, Nwachukwu Silas of the Red Monarchs was declared as the Most Valuable Player (male), while Ezinne Nwokochawas adjudged the MVP in the female category.
The Highest goal scorer(Golden boot) award in the male and female categories went to Okwodu Emeka and Mary Anjor respectively.
The best goalkeeper award went to Doris Okorie in the female category, while UgochukwuAgbai won it in the male category.

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Politics › Re: Aguleri Is The Ancestral Home Of The Igbos, Not Nri - Daily Sun, July 15, 2014 by passion007: 10:21pm On Jul 15, 2014

OdenigboAroli: All of a sudden we are from Igala just because you want to stain our status as the custodians of the. Igbo culture and traditions. Look,this is bigger than you,I swear!

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