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These were Igbo currencies before the foreigners introduced their own.

It is called "okpogho". The whiteman tagged it as "bracelet manilla"

Another Igbo word for it is "ego igwe" (iron-money)

Iron is smithened to form it. It's of different types. Each has currency discrepancy.

What do I mean? They measure the high currency base on different factors. It could be the weight, the design.

When someone is rich today people will say: "o nwere ego igwe". It is because of this currency. Or you will hear "o nwere okpogho/,okpogo" (he's wealthy)

The other one is ego ayọrọ (cowries). The Igbo migrated from okpogho to ego ayọrọ. It served as money. You exchange goods and services through this.

The word "ego" became prominent following the introduction of coin and paper money.

There is a town in Ezeagụ, Enugwu State called Okpogho. The town is known for producing Okpogho currency. They were like CBN.

Mazi ogbonnaya okoro

Thanks for the info

Umu-Igbo ndi-oma
The only Race/Tribe that was called The great Ibo Race by the British.

Investigative:
These were Igbo currencies before the foreigners introduced their own.

It is called "okpogho". The whiteman tagged it as "bracelet manilla"

Another Igbo word for it is "ego igwe" (iron-money)

Iron is smithened to form it. It's of different types. Each has currency discrepancy.

What do I mean? They measure the high currency base on different factors. It could be the weight, the design.

When someone is rich today people will say: "o nwere ego igwe". It is because of this currency. Or you will hear "o nwere okpogho/,okpogo" (he's wealthy)

The other one is ego ayọrọ (cowries). The Igbo migrated from okpogho to ego ayọrọ. It served as money. You exchange goods and services through this.

The word "ego" became prominent following the introduction of coin and paper money.

There is a town in Ezeagụ, Enugwu State called Okpogho. The town is known for producing Okpogho currency. They were like CBN.

Mazi ogbonnaya okoro

This post wouldn't have been complete without mentioning that town in bold. They served as the modern day CBN in Igboland.

Good to see people bringing up our history. The white demonized our civilization and way of life to imprint his.

pacino26:
This post wouldn't have been complete without mentioning that town in bold. They served as the modern day CBN in Igboland.

Good to see people bringing up our history. The white demonized our civilization and way of life to imprint his.

Every ethnic nationality had a currency before "colonial masters".

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Investigative:
These were Igbo currencies before the foreigners introduced their own.

It is called "okpogho". The whiteman tagged it as "bracelet manilla"

Another Igbo word for it is "ego igwe" (iron-money)

Iron is smithened to form it. It's of different types. Each has currency discrepancy.

What do I mean? They measure the high currency base on different factors. It could be the weight, the design.

When someone is rich today people will say: "o nwere ego igwe". It is because of this currency. Or you will hear "o nwere okpogho/,okpogo" (he's wealthy)

The other one is ego ayọrọ (cowries). The Igbo migrated from okpogho to ego ayọrọ. It served as money. You exchange goods and services through this.

The word "ego" became prominent following the introduction of coin and paper money.

There is a town in Ezeagụ, Enugwu State called Okpogho. The town is known for producing Okpogho currency. They were like CBN.

Mazi ogbonnaya okoro

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Stop masturbating on history you guys from east twisting history and that's the major problem facing the east today.Those currencies own by Yoruba people.

The first one call golu
The second one call owo ide or owo eyo.

RiceProducers:
Every ethnic nationality had a currency before "colonial masters".

I agree with you, more reason history should be returned to the academic curriculum.

Tinubuadvocate:
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Stop masturbating on history you guys from east twisting history and that's the major problem facing the east today.Those currencies own by Yoruba people.

The first one call golu
The second one call owo ide or owo eyo.

Not only that you are dumb,to think an impostor like you would want me to drag Yoruba
Please
Werey no dey disguise

Interesting

RiceProducers:
Every ethnic nationality had a currency before "colonial masters".

Show us yours. Don't hate with style

Tinubuadvocate:
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Stop masturbating on history you guys from east twisting history and that's the major problem facing the east today.Those currencies own by Yoruba people.

The first one call golu
The second one call owo ide or owo eyo.

Talk and Marshall out your point reasonably,stop abusing.

Tinubuadvocate:
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Stop masturbating on history you guys from east twisting history and that's the major problem facing the east today.Those currencies own by Yoruba people.

The first one call golu
The second one call owo ide or owo eyo.

I don’t think that Yoruba people advanced pass barter trade or maybe I have to do a deep research cuz I’m not finding any evidence of a documented precolonial Yoruba currency

Naigleria:
I don’t think that Yoruba people advanced pass barter trade or maybe I have to do a deep research cuz I’m not finding any evidence of a precolonial Yoruba currency

don't start this
Yoruba system of money is far more complex than Igbo
What is 1million in Igbo language?

Don't ever try to put Yoruba as your mate again
Or I will school your lineage

Investigative:
These were Igbo currencies before the foreigners introduced their own.

It is called "okpogho". The whiteman tagged it as "bracelet manilla"

Another Igbo word for it is "ego igwe" (iron-money)

Iron is smithened to form it. It's of different types. Each has currency discrepancy.

What do I mean? They measure the high currency base on different factors. It could be the weight, the design.

When someone is rich today people will say: "o nwere ego igwe". It is because of this currency. Or you will hear "o nwere okpogho/,okpogo" (he's wealthy)

The other one is ego ayọrọ (cowries). The Igbo migrated from okpogho to ego ayọrọ. It served as money. You exchange goods and services through this.

The word "ego" became prominent following the introduction of coin and paper money.

There is a town in Ezeagụ, Enugwu State called Okpogho. The town is known for producing Okpogho currency. They were like CBN.

Mazi ogbonnaya okoro

Bini People slave. By that time, Bini People were making millions as they sell Biafrans as slaves.

Bini People Amaka

Naigleria:
I don’t think that Yoruba people advanced pass barter trade or maybe I have to do a deep research cuz I’m not finding any evidence of a precolonial Yoruba currency

Revisionism on steroids.
I really blame Ajayi Crowther.

Almaigaa:
Bini People slave. By that time, Bini People were making millions as they sell Biafrans as slaves.

Bini People Amaka

Hahahah
Benin people that we taught metal crafting
Benin that we taught our four days calendar
Orie
Afor
Nkwo
Eke
Benin that was captured by Britain in not less than 30 mins drill
Benin that is not upto to a local government in east
Brother please change your weed supplier

Tinubuadvocate:
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Stop masturbating on history you guys from east twisting history and that's the major problem facing the east today.Those currencies own by Yoruba people.

The first one call golu
The second one call owo ide or owo eyo.

Hahahahhahaha
Portuguese was the first European in Nigeria
And Yoruba couldn’t provide a commodity they could buy
Only later after 30 years + they manage to engage in slave trade
Yoruba are not good business men hence have no reason to have a currency
Also have none
Yoruba are not known for metal casting how did they produce
Metal money
Ego igwe
During this period
Northerners are still dealing with Dan Fodio

abes:
Revisionism on steroids.
I really blame Ajayi Crowther.

Show us the currency na

Difficulty: impossible

Yaribanzaonic:
THIS IGBO people sef....everywhere PROGRESS....EVERYWHERE NICE!!

@investigative please keep churning out these details and data, that shows emphatically that the IGBO race was already Light years ahead of the rest.

What is happening to IGBO people in Nigeria is Just PLAIN HATE...and when they say they want to leave the same people will start gallivanting up and dan with their useless sophistication and almajiri Nonsense.!!!

@investigative , keep dishing it out in RAW form...

Fact speak
Days of lies and propaganda are gone

When we are talking about civilizations and commerce. Hausa Yoruba and Bini no be Igbo mate at all! Hausa and yoruba for example control trade route from here to Timbuku to Tripoli. Oyo had relationship with Gobir, nupe, igala hausa kanuri and even fulani, Google this and find out. The highest igbo trader had travel was into their conqueror kingdom Igala and into Cameroon.

Don't start what you can't finish. It's rain(lugard) that brought bird and hen together, them no be mate.

SlyDev:
When we are talking about civilizations and commerce. Hausa Yoruba and Bini no be Igbo mate at all! Hausa and yoruba for example control trade route from here to Timbuku to Tripoli. Oyo had relationship with Gobir, nupe, igala hausa kanuri and even fulani, Google this and find out. The highest igbo trader had travel was into their conqueror kingdom Igala and into Cameroon.

Don't start what you can't finish. It's rain(lugard) that brought bird and hen together, them no be mate.

Hausa were trading leather?
And most buyers are Arab who visit to buy from them
Which prompted spies that disguise as trader to invade hausa kingdom
Hausa are not travelers
Till now they are not traveller
The farthest they can go then is within their kingdom
And the farthest they can go now is going to Lagos
please can you list the commodity these unknown people trade on

Investigative:
Hausa were trading leather?
And most buyers are Arab who visit to buy from them
Which prompted spies that disguise as trader to invade hausa kingdom
Hausa are not travelers
Till now they are not traveller
The farthest they can go then is within their kingdom
And the farthest they can go now is going to Lagos

Hausa are not travellers? Okay o mazi investigativee. You are a lost case, I can't waste my time... But lemme list what they make and trade

The cloth that most sahel dweller wear, from taureg to fulani to Sudan, na hausa make am, horse saddle na them dey make am. Leather, shoes, crops livestock and many other things.

SlyDev:
Hausa are not travellers? Okay o mazi investigativee. You are a lost case, I can't waste my time

Till now they are not traveler
Am not here for folklore and mythology
Hausa are people who always carve a niche for themselves and feel uncomfortable outside their niche hence never wish or dislike traveling unlike igbos
Who have touched
Almost all part of the world
Then and now
A man regarded as father of igbo GAD travels miles from Northern Africa down to this place

Investigative:
Till now they are not traveler
Am not here for folklore and mythology
Hausa are people who always carve a niche for themselves and feel uncomfortable outside their niche hence never wish or dislike traveling unlike igbos
Who have touched
Almost all part of the world
Then and now

Hausa are every where doing business, even in your region, they are many in Yoruba land, sometime you can't differentiate them from Yoruba. From Nigeria to Niger, Mali Ghana Sudan there is no where you won't find Hausa.

SlyDev:
Hausa are not travellers? Okay o mazi investigativee. You are a lost case, I can't waste my time... But lemme list what they make and trade

The cloth that most sahel dweller wear, from taureg to fulani to Sudan, na hausa make am, horse saddle na them dey make am. Leather, shoes, crops livestock and many other things.

Igbos are also known as craft men even bronze and metals found in Benin are of igbo origin
Igbos also made clothes called
Akwette
And we sold to the Portuguese before the British invaders

Investigative:
Till now they are not traveler
Am not here for folklore and mythology
Hausa are people who always carve a niche for themselves and feel uncomfortable outside their niche hence never wish or dislike traveling unlike igbos
Who have touched
Almost all part of the world
Then and now
A man regarded as father of igbo GAD travels miles from Northern Africa down to this place

Gad ko gaddafi ni.... You said you don't want folktales and you are here telling me gad lmao gaurdiola ni

SlyDev:
Hausa are every where doing business, even in your region, they are many in Yoruba land, sometime you can't differentiate them from Yoruba. From Nigeria to Niger, Mali Ghana Sudan there is no where you won't find Hausa.

Hausa and igbo who are the most traveling tribe?

SlyDev:
Gad ko gaddafi ni.... You said you don't want folktales and you are here telling me gad lmao gaurdiola ni

Evidence are there
The first Nigeria flag by Britain
Star of David was inscribed on it
It was a symbol of authority in igbo religion and culture
Gad brought it
Till now it is still a symbol of authority in some part of igbo land

Investigative:
Igbos are also known as craft men even bronze and metals found in Benin are of igbo origin
Igbos also made clothes called
Akwette
And we sold to the Portuguese before the British invaders

Most of bronze found buried in igbo land are from Bini. See me see wahala, dey know your place

igbo make cloth? Yet they were naked in 19/20th century? How come. Igbo got limited cloth because they got them through exchange with other goods they have. You didn't sold shit to Portuguese rather the are the one that brought the cloth to you.