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Dsalvo:
Lol. Oluwole sense at play indeed. You think Yorubas are like Igbos to make assertion they cannot back up with valid proof?

Is the 10 out of 10 'clean sweep' excellence of the Yorubas shown below, out of the over 250 ethnic groups of Nigeria, "pre-eminent" enough for you?

https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng/richest-lawyers-in-nigeria/

nigerianinfopedia.com? Lol..... I actually thought you had an case to make.

And coming to preeminence, you brought in the number of richest lawyers in Nigeria....Lol....

plaindealer:
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You must think the US Census Bureau gives a shi!t about you and what you believe or don't believe in your abakaliki village.

Go and sit your ass somewhere..

Comedian..

Ewedurudeen, You still lament reach inside night. Your ewedu statistics don make people laugh una tire. How many human skull you sell today for oshogbo?

SonOfEl:
A beautiful lengthy piece of trash.

Read his autobiography and cure your ignorance.

In terms of modern literature, he is considered as the first african to write a bestselling book, and this case, using the slave narrative. Even if you want to debate, you cant debate that he is first writer to have emerged from what we know today as Nigeria.

BTW, BY HIS OWN ACCOUNT, he is from an Eboe (Igbo) village affiliated to the then benin kingdom. There were over 50 igbo words used in his autobiography. Who doesn't know that igbo were a fragmented group back in the day? Have you read the book? Please prepare yourself before posting, stop embarrassing my yoruba friends.

N1tw1t. Point is that even a brilliant child can have an unremarkable life if he does not get the opportunity to excel.

Equiano was uniquely opportuned. That does not take away from his personal brilliance but fact is that he had oportunities other slaves did not have.

When you have a situation with Yorubas always excelling, when equally placed alongside others and opportuned as they are, that is proof of a pre-eminent people.

I am sure every ethnic group in Africa has at least one standout achiever or a few.

That does not make them a dominantly pre-eminent people and that is what you unintelligently stubborn, petty, emptily egotistic and envious Igbos can't comprehend.

SonOfEl:
If equiano was not igbo (even by HIS OWN ACCOUNT), then who was he?

This inferiority complex has really left you in denial

The True Story of Equiano

Carretta suggests that we will never know for sure where Equiano was born.

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/true-story-equiano/

Till this very second, his place of birth is still being questioned by historians and to many, he was born in Carolina, America.

Even sef, of what relevance is this equano person to the topic or any kind of importance?

Please, find something serious to rag with..

The account you people made up in abakaliki...

Arguments that Equiano was born in Carolina

Equiano gets the dates wrong about the ships in which he was brought from America to England which would be consistent with him having made the story up

Equiano's account of his life is usually very accurate when it can be checked against independent sources, making it surprising that his account of his first ten years can be shown to be inaccurate in parts

Equiano never used the name "Equiano" before publishing his autobiography. All his friends and acquaintances knew him by the name "Gustavus Vassa". He probably made up the name "Olaudah Equiano" as part of the careful construction of an African persona he carried out in 1789

https://brycchancarey.com/equiano/nativity.htm

lmao, dude's name was Gustavus Vassa, he switched his name to African sounding name to paint himself as African just to write and sell books..

Koburu, Gustavus Vassa aka Olaudah Equiano

SonOfEl:
What OP has succeeded in doing is showing how terribly inflicted he is with inferiority complex.

DEMOGRAPHICS CHANGE WITHIN MONTHS OR YEARS.... I guess he doesn't know that.

IGBOS ARE BETTER SPREAD GLOBALLY (China, Germany, India, Australia, US, South Africa, Ghana, Canada, UAE, etc....) This has nothing to do with population, Obviously he is also ignorant of that. People are emigrating the US and the OP is busy celebrating yoruba population in US states...serious inferiority complex.

The Op wasn't ignorant like you claimed but you are, he was specific, the thread is about the United States and not Germany, etc.

Secondly, the nonsense you wrote up there, at the emboldened remains a lie and nothing but the usual oral claim that comes from you people until proven like this one, with facts.

Factshunter:
The Op wasn't ignorant like you claimed but you are, he was specific, the thread is about the United States and not Germany, etc.

Secondly, the nonsense you wrote up there, at the emboldened remains a lie and nothing but the usual oral claim that comes from you people until proven like this one, with facts.

Don't mind them..

And you wonder why they fail WAEC, they as them about A and they start ranting about Z...

plaindealer:
lmao, dude's name was Gustavus Vassa, he switched his name to African sounding name to paint himself as African just to write and sell books..

Koburu, Gustavus Vassa aka Olaudah Equiano

Loool
It's their usual way, always claiming another man's glory and what doesn't belong to them, its been like that from generation to generation even till today. Dem be claiming some part of SS, Benue people and of recent, Igala.

Kikikiki



Imao!!

Equiano's baptismal record at St Margarete Church, Westminster, dated 9 February 1759, records that he was born in 'Carolina'.

A Royal Navy muster roll from Constantine Phippa Arctic expedition of 1773 says that Equiano was born in 'South Carolina'.


https://brycchancarey.com/equiano/nativity.htm

Gustavus Vassa aka Olaudah Equiano was born in South CAROLINA,...not in Abakaliki..lmao

plaindealer:
Till this very second, his place of birth is still being questioned by historians and to many, he was born in Carolina, America.

Even sef, of what relevance is this equano person to the topic or any kind of importance?

Please, find something serious to rag with..

The account you people made up in abakaliki...

Exactly. Very annoying people who prefer making a nuisance of themselves rather than giving credit to the deserving Yorubas because of empty egotism, hateful envy, bad belle and a misplaced sense of superiority over others.

The Yorubas have a long history of being a great and talented people, long before formal education , and we have simply carried on that comparative excellence till today.

As a very powerful example, even in the artisan age, the Yorubas produced outstanding and ground breaking ethnographic and tribal artefacts that are simply some of the most valued and sought-after in the universe today bar non.

It tells you something about the malevolent and envious soul of Igbos that they are the only people constantly obsessed with attempting to deny Yorubas credit for their historical and enduring greatness.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Yoruba

Yorubas.

The Yoruba have traditionally been among the most skilled and productive craftsmen of Africa.

They worked at such trades as blacksmithing, weaving, leatherworking, glassmaking, and ivory and wood carving. In the 13th and 14th centuries

Yoruba bronze casting using the lost-wax (cire perdue) method reached a peak of technical excellence never subsequently equaled in western Africa.

SonOfEl:
nigerianinfopedia.com? Lol..... I actually thought you had an case to make.

And coming to preeminence, you brought in the number of richest lawyers in Nigeria....Lol....

Lol. Here we go again with their deliberate distractive mischief. Attacking the source rather than the established facts revealed and carried by multiple other newsources.

Secondly, if you dont get the point about Yorubas been ten out of ten richest lawyers in Nigeria then you're dumber and a bigger N1tw1t than I think you are.

Wealth is usually the reward of occupational excellence, supreme competence/ability and standout talent. How is that simple reality, that even a child can comprehend, something an Igbo adult cannot understand?

Abi why are Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo the highest earning footballers in the world? Because they are handsome ba? Lol. Igbo man mumuism na wa.

Factshunter:
The Op wasn't ignorant like you claimed but you are, he was specific, the thread is about the United States and not Germany, etc.

Secondly, the nonsense you wrote up there, at the emboldened remains a lie and nothing but the usual oral claim that comes from you people until proven like this one, with facts.

Indeed. I honestly hope, by some bizarre coincidence, it is only unintelligent and Ignorant Igbos who join Nairaland.

Otherwise Igbo posters here distinctly make Igbos appear a generally unintelligent, poorly educated, very ignorant and totally shameless people.

plaindealer:
Till this very second, his place of birth is still being questioned by historians and to many, he was born in Carolina, America.

Even sef, of what relevance is this equano person to the topic or any kind of importance?

Please, find something serious to rag with..

The account you people made up in abakaliki...

Lol....which of the historians? Vincent Caretta? A man i personally mailed and i got an indecisive response from? Most historians agree with the Autobiographer's account

By the way, i was born in Lagos, does that take away my igbo origin? ... Are you the one to tell him where he comes from? Are you okay?

Dsalvo:
Lol. Bro, your pedantism na wa. No one will tell you there are 200k lawyers in Nigeria and 80k are Yorubas.

Statistics, for good reasons, are not collated like that for public consumption unless they contribute to delivery of specific solutions.

Educated men use available representative statistics to make informed conclusions.

Lok at the link below of the only 8 Nigerian medical practitioners in the 19th century, 7 are Yoruba with one Igbo. Even accounting for anomalies, like areas of prevalant missionaries presence, it is still an amazing achivement for Yorubas back then.

The trend remains the same today from representative collated data I have cited earlier.

It is not Rocket science buddy. Consistence dominance that does not wane with time indicates enduring brilliance.

https://www.legit.ng/1422860-meet-nigerian-medical-doctors-nineteenth-century-1800s.html

Exactly my point
U had no reasonable stats to support
So nothing is verified
@link
Dude sincere question
No insults this time around
Where there Nigerian doctors in the early nineteenth century (1800s)?

Dsalvo:
Indeed. I honestly hope, by some bizarre coincidence, it is only unintelligent and Ignorant Igbos who join Nairaland.

Otherwise Igbo posters here distinctly make Igbos appear a generally unintelligent, poorly educated, very ignorant and totally shameless people.

Stfu please....you keep embarrassing the great yoruba race

Dsalvo:
Lol. Here we go again with their deliberate distractive mischief. Attacking the source rather than the established facts revealed and carried by multiple other newsources.

Secondly, if you dont get the point about Yorubas been ten out of ten richest lawyers in Nigeria then you're dumber and a bigger N1tw1t than I think you are.

Wealth is usually the reward of occupational excellence, supreme competence/ability and standout talent. How is that simple reality, that even a child can comprehend, something an Igbo adult cannot understand?

Abi why are Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo the highest earning footballers in the world? Because they are handsome ba? Lol. Igbo man mumuism na wa.

Educated illiteracy at its height.

Most hausa/fulani politicians are silly rich....does that represent the true picture of the socio-economic status of the common hausa-fulani person? Please think before posting

aribisala0:
Are you folk not embarrassed to be claiming so desperately this slave fellow Olaudah?
What proof is there that he was Ibo anyway?
He was ONE of THOUSANDS of slaves, Are you telling us he was the first slave to learn to write in English? What was so special about him?

Ona no dey shame?
You have NO HISTORY

Olaudah Equiano
Olauda Ekwano
Dude follow history!
He had his name English-sized (if that is a word) for adaptive reasons..mind u he was black.

aribisala0:
Are you folk not embarrassed to be claiming so desperately this slave fellow Olaudah?
What proof is there that he was Ibo anyway?
He was ONE of THOUSANDS of slaves, Are you telling us he was the first slave to learn to write in English? What was so special about him?

Ona no dey shame?
You have NO HISTORY

Don't let hate guide
Igbos had their own form of writing 'nsibidi'
Centuries before slavery even began

SonOfEl:
Educated illiteracy at its height.

Most hausa/fulani politicians are silly rich....does that represent the true picture of the socio-economic status of the common hausa-fulani person? Please think before posting

Can you think intelligently at all considering the dumb comparisons you keep making?

How is political wealth, directly linked to corruption and abuse of power, a valid or logical comparison, even in Nigeria, to wealth generated through professional excellence in Medicine, law, Engineering, literature etal and even musical/entertainment talent that has made the likes of Wizkid, Davido, Tiwa etal stupendously rich?

You don't have to keep talking, ignorantly at that, simply to counter others.

That itself shows you have a limited and reactionary mind rather than an effective and logical one capable of defining and dileanating ideas.

SonOfEl:
Stfu please....you keep embarrassing the great yoruba race

The only people I am embarrassing are Igbos because of N1tw1t Igbo contributors like you who make your own folks appear distinctly unintelligent, ignorant and poorly educated.

SonOfEl:
Lol....which of the historians? Vincent Caretta? A man i personally mailed and i got an indecisive response from? Most historians agree with the Autobiographer's account

By the way, i was born in Lagos, does that take away my igbo origin? ... Are you the one to tell him where he comes from? Are you okay?

SonOfEl:
I hope you have enjoyed your 11 pages of unwarranted noise on this thread.

Insecure Yoruba who has nothing but envy and fear for the igbo. We are quietly dominating Lagos, and we shall continue to.

Pro Biafra groups are on their own, STAY ON YOUR OWN! whenever​ Biafra finally materializes, then the easterners can discuss their terms of bilateral relations with Nigeria considering their investments in ALL PARTS of Nigeria (not just your brown roof region or LAGOS, the former capital city).

You are just another hateful and bitter ipob spewing rubbish?

This comedian said he contacted Vincent Caretta.. lmao.

Why do you people lie so much?

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Equiano's baptismal record at St Margarete Church, Westminster, dated 9 February 1759, records that he was born in 'Carolina'.

A Royal Navy muster roll from Constantine Phippa Arctic expedition of 1773 says that Equiano was born in 'South Carolina'.


https://brycchancarey.com/equiano/nativity.htm

The fact about his place of birth being South Carolina came from Gustavus Vassa aka Olaudah Equiano himself, not from Vincent Caretta.

Was there any reason for him to lie about his place of birth inside Church at his own baptismal in front of God?

Go and sit down abeg..

plaindealer:
lmao, dude's name was Gustavus Vassa, he switched his name to African sounding name to paint himself as African just to write and sell books..

Koburu, Gustavus Vassa aka Olaudah Equiano

This is crass stupidity. Is Gustavus Vassa an african name?

Trying to discredit the equiano himself just to spite Ndigbo is the height of stupidity and prejudice

Igboid:
Nothing to calm down on.
The OP and his gang are dubious Yoruba people out to tarnish Igbo image and accuse us of things they themselves are guilty of.
This thread is a fraud.

This thread only still exists because the Yoruba mods running this site are without shame or integrity.
Because this thread is a pure misinformation and distortion of facts to serve a preconceived agenda that was hoped to serve as a foundation to malign and denigrate Ndiigbo.

But why does it matter to you so much whether there are more Igbo, Yoruba or even Fulani in the USA? How does it affect your existence and self esteem?

plaindealer:
You are just another hateful and bitter ipob spewing rubbish?

This comedian said he contacted Vincent Caretta.. lmao.

Why do you people lie so much?

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The fact about his place of birth being South Carolina came from Gustavus Vassa aka Olaudah Equiano himself, not from Vincent Caretta.

Was there any reason for him to lie about his place of birth inside Church at his own baptismal in front of God?

Go and sit down abeg..

A simple message to carreta's email is all it takes dude. Away with your timidity. Very typical of your type who thinks carreta is too great and important to be accessed.

Dsalvo:
The only people I am embarrassing are Igbos because of N1tw1t Igbo contributors like you who make your own folks appear distinctly unintelligent, ignorant and poorly educated.

Yet you spend time on this thread arguing with unintelligent beings like us, what does that make you?

Factshunter:
The Op wasn't ignorant like you claimed but you are, he was specific, the thread is about the United States and not Germany, etc.

Secondly, the nonsense you wrote up there, at the emboldened remains a lie and nothing but the usual oral claim that comes from you people until proven like this one, with facts.

They like bragging themselves into a trap of shame. They should have Learned now but no , they will keep bragging with myths to sooth and renew their old battered ego until facts bare itself again someday. We will never get tired of setting the record straight.

plaindealer:
You are just another hateful and bitter ipob spewing rubbish?

This comedian said he contacted Vincent Caretta.. lmao.

Why do you people lie so much?

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The fact about his place of birth being South Carolina came from Gustavus Vassa aka Olaudah Equiano himself, not from Vincent Caretta.

Was there any reason for him to lie about his place of birth inside Church at his own baptismal in front of God?

Go and sit down abeg..

yorubas are incurably stupid. u should hop on his biography and cure your ignorance. the one thing i luv about his book was the constant use of Eboe (Igbo) this is what u can not dis-credit.

you lots are butt hurt bcux an Igbo man was the first to read and write bfor your ewedu ati gbegiri ororo soiled brains ancestors couldn't do until hundred years later.

nisai:
They like bragging themselves into a trap of shame. They should have Learned now but no , they will keep bragging with myths to sooth and renew their old battered ego until facts bare itself again someday. We will never get tired of setting the record straight.

If i was born and baptised in Lagos, does that mean i must be a yoruba person (even after giving my own account as a well traveled educated fellow)?

Envy envy envy envy envy oooooo .......

SonOfEl:
This is crass stupidity. Is Gustavus Vassa an african name?

Trying to discredit the equiano himself just to spite Ndigbo is the height of stupidity and prejudice

It is you Igbos who discredit your own accomplished men and women, turning them into ethnic 'local champions', in the effort to spite others and claim supremacy over them.

Equiano was mentioned by an Igbo here in direct response to my assertion Yorubas produced 7 out of the 8 formally qualified Nigerian medical doctors of the 19th century.

That should have have been a simple matter for folks with integrity. It should only lead to the unanimous and gracious admission that Yorubas are indeed accomplished.

Instead your Igbo brethren sought to discredit that revelation citing the achievement of Equiano. It is all rather dishonest bro. It shows you Igbos up as very unprincipled, highly ungracious and petty.

unshakablejihad:
yorubas are incurably stupid. u should hop on his biography and cure your ignorance. the one thing i luv about his book was the constant use of Eboe (Igbo) this is what u can not dis-credit.

you lots are butt hurt bcux an Igbo man was the first to read and write bfor your ewedu ati gbegiri ororo soiled brains ancestors couldn't do until hundred years later.

Dont mind the losers.... intelligent yorubas wont dare argue about equianos igboness

gentiles:
But they said Yoruba's don't travel outside their region, according to Ipob Bureau of statistics

U no go kill person, civilization started from Yoruba, forget those our later day civilized brothers across the Niger,I always take their data with pinch of salt.

Dsalvo:
It is you Igbos who discredit your own accomplished men and women, turning them into ethnic 'local champions', in the effort to spite others and claim supremacy over them.

Equiano was mentioned by an Igbo here in direct response to my assertion Yorubas produced 7 out of the 8 formally qualified Nigerian medical doctors of the 19th century.

That should have have been a simple matter for folks with integrity. It should only lead to the unanimous and gracious admission that Yorubas are indeed accomplished.

Instead your Igbo brethren sought to discredit that revelation citing the achievement of Equiano. It is all rather dishonest bro. It shows you Igbos up as very unprincipled, highly ungracious and petty.

It hurts you that there was an EDUCATED WESTERNIZED igbo BEFORE that of the yorubas emerge.