scholes0:


This is just territorial waters not Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

Nigeria can apply for an extension of its territorial waters if it so wishes.

Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Angola etc in Africa has more EEZ than Nigeria.

Remember that Equatorial Guinea is 28,00km2 which is less than Akwa Ibom + Cross Rivers (27,000km2)

Equatorial Guinea EEZ= 303,509 km2
Nigeria EEZ = 217,313 km2

cc Igboid and Hammer567

mrvitalis:

I remember the video of Igbo king ( ndoni ) in rivers State when he was asked by other igbos claim they are not igbos in rivers State

He went on to ask those people always shouting our oil our oil how many of them have oil wells ?

Egbema ,Ndoni n Obigbo produce 70% of rivers State oil and this are 100% igbos who never denied being Igbo

Spot on!

hammer567:
OUR OYEL CREW, ABEG HELP ME ANSWER THE QUESTION?

IGBO

IJAW

IBIBIO

ITSEKIRI

Igbo are none Niger Deltans.

Plantiff:


The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) governs how International water bodies are used by the 193 Member States of the United Nations.

Article 57 of UNCLOS which provides for the "Breadth of the exclusive economic zone" States that
"the exclusive economic zone shall not extend beyond 200 nautical miles
from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured."

Article 3 of UNCLOS which provides for the "Breadth of the Territorial Sea" States that "Every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles, measured from baselines determined in accordance with this Convention."

Article 6 of UNCLOS provides for the Baseline in the following words:

"Except where otherwise provided in this Convention, the normal baseline
for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the low-water line along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the coastal State."


From the above, it can be deduced that natural oil reserves in the sea that Nigeria has access to falls within the Exclusive Economic Zone of Nigeria. The Exclusive Economic Zone of Nigeria is 200 nautical miles from the baseline of Nigeria. The baseline in this case is measured from Akwa Ibom because it is where Nigeria meets the Sea.

If Akwa Ibom was separated from Nigeria, the measurement of the Exclusive Economic Zone wouldn't change and the distance would still be 200 nautical miles.

The Exclusive Economic Zone has nothing to do with the landmass of a country but the distance from its baseline.

It is Akwa Ibom and other Southern States bounded by the sea that makes Nigeria a Coastal State in the First place.

When Eastern Region broke off from Nigeria, the territorial waters and EEZ didn't change. They maintained it.

Besides, Ghana, Angola, Namibia, Equatorial Guinea and the rest have more EEZ than Nigeria despite having lesser land mass than Nigeria

Godons1:


Igbo are none Niger Deltans.

You got that right...we're proud Igbos' through and through!

Take your useless niger-delta nonsense and firmly stick it up your ass!

BKayy:

Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Angola etc in Africa has more EEZ than Nigeria.

Remember that Equatorial Guinea is 28,00km2 which is less than Akwa Ibom + Cross Rivers (27,000km2)

Equatorial Guinea EEZ= 303,509 km2
Nigeria EEZ = 217,313 km2

cc Igboid and Hammer567

EEZ is not based on the size of your country. It is based on the portion of your land which are littoral or bordered by a continental oceanic shelf, and are not close enough to any other land belonging to another country. Otherwise, the EEZ delineation will have to go halfway between both countries.
Take a look at the pic below. The EEZ of Equatorial Guinea is in red, and as you can probably tell by now Islands do help a lot.... Why? because they are completely surrounded by water, and as such can claim the EEZ in a 360 degree direction all around.
You can also clearly see why the Ghanaian EEZ is larger. there are no islands belonging to other countries off the Ghanaian coast.

[img]http:///65535/51708566369_3ab774de65_b.jpg[/img]

BKayy:

When Eastern Region broke off from Nigeria, the territorial waters and EEZ didn't change. They maintained it.

Besides, Ghana, Angola, Namibia, Equatorial Guinea and the rest have more EEZ than Nigeria despite having lesser land mass than Nigeria

I have stated it clearly that control of the sea has nothing to do with the landmass of a country because it is measured from the baseline of a country.

Nigeria's Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone is measured from Akwa Ibom for instance. If Akwa Ibom is no longer part of Nigeria, it will still be measured from Akwa Ibom and the distance cannot change except something natural happens and the sea washes deeper into the land.

Territorial Sea is 12 nautical miles from the baseline. The Territorial Sea is seen as the extension of a country. A country can prevent a ship from passing through its Territorial Sea.

Exclusive Economic Zone is 200 nautical miles from the baseline. A country can fish, perform research, mine natural resources and minerals within its Exclusive Economic Zone but cannot stop another country from doing so "if the other country's EEZ falls within their own EEZ too"


We're saying the same thing.

mrvitalis:
Obviously Igbo na by a mile

But if akwa cross are seen as one tribe then it's really close between akwa cross n Igbo can't really say which one is bigger

But ijaws come a distant third

But in terms of oil production / population ..

Ogoni ,oron , ishekiri leads the way by miles

Unfortunately, there is no oil in Cross River State. Every oil there is in Akwaibom State.

MadamExcellency:


Unfortunately, there is no oil in Cross River State. Every oil there is in Akwaibom State.

Just as there is little or no oil in ibibio and annang land ibono ,Oro nation,ikot abasi and obolo own all the oil wells p

Plantiff:


I have stated it clearly that control of the sea has nothing to do with the landmass of a country because it is measured from the baseline of a country.

Nigeria's Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone is measured from Akwa Ibom for instance. If Akwa Ibom is no longer part of Nigeria, it will still be measured from Akwa Ibom and the distance cannot change except something natural happens and the sea washes deeper into the land.

Territorial Sea is 12 nautical miles from the baseline. The Territorial Sea is seen as the extension of a country. A country can prevent a ship from passing through its Territorial Sea.

Exclusive Economic Zone is 200 nautical miles from the baseline. A country can fish, perform research, mine natural resources and minerals within its Exclusive Economic Zone but cannot stop another country from doing so "if the other country's EEZ falls within their own EEZ too"


We're saying the same thing.

scholes0:


EEZ is not based on the size of your country. It is based on the portion of your land which are littoral or bordered by a continental oceanic shelf, and are not close enough to any other land belonging to another country. Otherwise, the EEZ delineation will have to go halfway between both countries.
Take a look at the pic below. The EEZ of Equatorial Guinea is in red, and as you can probably tell by now Islands do help a lot.... Why? because they are completely surrounded by water, and as such can claim the EEZ in a 360 degree direction all around.
You can also clearly see why the Ghanaian EEZ is larger. there are no islands belonging to other countries off the Ghanaian coast.

[img]http:///65535/51708566369_3ab774de65_b.jpg[/img]

Yes, we are all saying the same thing. The landmass of a country does not contribute to the EEZ of the country so the Northern Governor or minister that said that rubbish that Offshore oil rigs is because of Northern landmass proved his ignorance in things like that.

Northern landmass has absolutely nothing to do with Nigerias EEZ, territorial waters and the rest.

PROUDIGBO:


You got that right...we're proud Igbos' through and through!

Take your useless niger-delta nonsense and firmly stick it up your ass!

Igbo only have 4 of their ancestral States. They include Enugu, Abia, Imo and Ebonyi. Anambra is IGALA ancestral State and it belongs to the North.

Igboid:


But there is a factor people are not considering regarding the offshore fields.

NIGERIA only have claim to these fields because of our landmass that the North contribute the bulk of. As you level of claim to intercontinental waters I learnt is determined by your landmass.
If there is disintegration of NIGERIA, Akwaibom might not have enough landmass to claim those oil Wells from other smaller countries in the region like Cameroon, Gabon, Equitorial Guinea, etc.

What do you think about this?

The territorial sea and EEZ of a country are based on length of the country's coastline rather than it's land mass.

Idafire:
No day passes without them opening a thread about the great tribe, Ijaws.

Yet, they claim we are nothing, we make empty noise but all their threads are about us the Ijaws.

This is my little understanding of things as it regards you people

The so called people you claim are nothing are actually bigger than I have thought.

You have tried to force us to join your rubbish we refused, you are pained
How on earth do you say you love a people more than they love themselves. I smell rotten fish.

As I get out of this thread, I expect to see more threads about us 2moro.
Leave your own problems that is finishing your youths and face us physically. We don't chest beat. We act.

Aluaa-o
Obaama
Nnua-o

Brave heart
I stretch my greetings from SALGA to you

hammer567:



The reason i ask dat question is because of our oyel people.

They make the loudest noise but are not even close to other tribes in terms of oil and gas capacity.


Obiigbo alone has more oil and gas than ijaw and ikwere put together.

they have come again, Biafra people ona no dey tire? Is oyigbo an Igbo land, greedy sets of people... Chaiii ona no dey shame, if to say shame? Greed! Greed!! Greed!!! I dey shame for you op... Your mumu never do?

Idafire:
No day passes without them opening a thread about the great tribe, Ijaws.

Yet, they claim we are nothing, we make empty noise but all their threads are about us the Ijaws.

This is my little understanding of things as it regards you people

The so called people you claim are nothing are actually bigger than I have thought.

You have tried to force us to join your rubbish we refused, you are pained
How on earth do you say you love a people more than they love themselves. I smell rotten fish.

As I get out of this thread, I expect to see more threads about us 2moro.
Leave your own problems that is finishing your youths and face us physically. We don't chest beat. We act.

Aluaa-o
Obaama
Nnua-o

Their obsession with Ijaws is too much

Competence5050:
they have come again, Biafra people ona no dey tire? Is oyigbo an Igbo land, greedy sets of people... Chaiii ona no dey shame, if to say shame? Greed! Greed!! Greed!!! I dey shame for you op... Your mumu never do?

IT IS IGBO LAND.



OBIIGBO IS IGBOLAND, WHERE YOU FIND IKECHUKWU AND NGOZI.



WHEN THEY COMMITTED GENOCIDE THERE, IT WAS ONLY IGBO PEOPLE THAT CRIED AND COMPLAINED.




THE REST OF YOU WERE HAPPY, NOW BECAUSE OF OIL AND GAS, YOU WANT TO LAND GRAB OBIIGBO.


ATURU!

hammer567:


IT IS IGBO LAND.



OBIIGBO IS IGBOLAND, WHERE YOU FIND IKECHUKWU AND NGOZI.

I will not argue with a small boy.... You people should better think of another place to colonize and please if you know what is good for you don't ever think of coming close to oyigbo or ikwerre land... If not....

Competence5050:
I will not argue with a small boy.... You people should better think of another place to colonize and please if you know what is good for you don't ever think of coming close to oyigbo or ikwerre land... If not....

WHO IS TALKING NAU?



ONE AFONJA IN OSHOGBO?



OR IS IT FULANI IN SOKOTO?

OBIIGBO MEANS HEART LAND OF THE IGBOS.


AND WHAT A HEARTLAND IT IS.


WHEN THEY CALLED IT OBIIGBO, OIL AND GAS HAD NOT BEEN DISCOVERED THERE.


THE NAME IS WELL DOCUMENTED PRIOR AND POST NIGERIA INDEPENDENCE AND THE BIAFRA WAR.


LET IT PAIN YOU VERY WELL.

THE MOST FUNNY ASPECT OF LIFE IN THE ZOO IS THAT, WE HAVE NUMERIOUS EVIDENCE OF MINORITY TRIBES CLAIMING IGBO PEOPLE AND LAND GRABBING IGBO LAND.



WELL DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE, YET THEY WILL BE SCREAMING IGBO DOMINATION WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE.


TELL ME, HAVE THESE MINORITY TRIBES THAT SOLD IGBO PEOPLE INTO TRANSATLANTIC SLAVERY NOT DONE ENOUGH TO BE FORCEFULLY ASSIMILATED BY THE IGBO AS COMPENSATION FOR THEIR CRIMES?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY68QXMNXGU

The $25B Nigeria - Morocco Gas Pipeline FROM OBIGBO.

hammer567:
THE MOST FUNNY ASPECT OF LIFE IN THE ZOO IS THAT, WE HAVE NUMERIOUS EVIDENCE OF MINORITY TRIBES CLAIMING IGBO PEOPLE AND LAND GRABBING IGBO LAND.



WELL DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE, YET THEY WILL BE SCREAMING IGBO DOMINATION WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE.


TELL ME, HAVE THESE MINORITY TRIBES THAT SOLD IGBO PEOPLE INTO TRANSATLANTIC SLAVERY NOT DONE ENOUGH TO BE FORCEFULLY ASSIMILATED BY THE IGBO AS COMPENSATION FOR THEIR CRIMES?

stop typing like a fool. i have told you this several times. Igbos only sold Igbos has slave..

your comments on nairaland always smells of foolishness and emotions. if u're not emotionaly or mentally stable to hold of these barbarians on nairaland i can do us a favour and de-activate your account.

bomb24:


stop typing like a fool. i have told you this several times. Igbos only sold Igbos has slave..

ALL THE TRIBES ON THE COAST OF BIAFRA, ACTIVELY SLAVE RAIDED IGBO COMMUNITIES FOR SLAVES.


FROM THE BINI TO THE ITSEKIRI, IJAW, OGONI AND OF COUSE EFIK.


AROCHUKWU ARE HYBRID IGBO AND EFIK DESCENDANT.


IGBOS NEVER SOLD SLAVES.

bomb24:


stop typing like a fool. i have told you this several times. Igbos only sold Igbos has slave..

your comments on nairaland always smells of foolishness and emotions. if u're not emotionaly or mentally stable to hold of these barbarians on nairaland i can do us a favour and de-activate your account.

Yoruba-ofenmanu annoying accent. It is "as". Remove the ewedu, amala, and gbegiri from your mouth and be able to pronounce well.

hammer567:



ALL THE TRIBES ON THE COAST OF BIAFRA, ACTIVELY SLAVE RAIDED IGBO COMMUNITIES FOR SLAVES.


FROM THE BINI TO THE ITSEKIRI, IJAW, OGONI AND OF COUSE EFIK.


AROCHUKWU ARE HYBRID IGBO AND EFIK DESCENDANT.


IGBOS NEVER SOLD SLAVES.

another idiot on the loose. Igbos actually sold Igbos as slaves. we never had any contact with itshekiri as they were slaves to the benins who actually used them as sacrifices. the benin influence only stopped at anioma and the benins never actively engaged in slave trade as their oral history proves that. as for the ijos there mare potters, and the whitemen servants who dwelth in swamps and rickety boats and revered the ubini ukpabi the arochukwu god..

akwa cross at other hand was blocked by the aro confederacy that mounted a garrison to checkmate their activities there-by creating a wedge of wat is now known today as oke-Igbo the boundary between the Igbos and non Igbos. In aba the ngwas were known to be fearless and a hard nut to break they constantly had confrontations with the annangs which was not hard of them to push back..

little or nothing was known about ogoni historically until ken saro-wiwa had to put them to significance.

FallenShitHole:

Yoruba-ofenmanu annoying accent. It is "as". Remove the ewedu, amala, and gbegiri from your mouth and be able to pronounce well.

U're a fucking clown on an slowpoke mode. the todler hammerfk made some ridiculous claims about some tribes raiding Igbo land for slaves. and I made it clear to him that Igbos sold Igbos as slaves and not the other way round..the Igalas who tried that in northern fringes of Igbo land were dealt with and those captured were shipped of as slaves.

u and hammerfk are dence! running on emotions like little babies.

KILLTHECOWS:
ibaa,obele,rumuji,ndele,even rumuokuta and rumuola......

Tell me the position rumuola and rumuokwuta oil well dey ... Make I go check ... I dey stay in-between those two communities

You will just open unnecessary thread to taunt people later you go say them hate you.

hammer567:
OUR OYEL CREW, ABEG HELP ME ANSWER THE QUESTION?

IGBO

IJAW

IBIBIO

ITSEKIRI

Yoruba (Itsekiri, Ilaje, Awori, Egba and Ijebu)

scholes0:
Ijaws.

Delta ijaw fields
Bayelsa Ijaw fields
Rivers Ijaw fields.
They move into number one. (1st)

Ibibios don't have oil unless you are considering the Orons and Ibenos as part of a meta-ethnicity called "Ibibio""...
That would push them into number 2. (2nd)

Then the Igboid groups (Including Ukwuani and Ekpeye) all together would come third. (3rd)

Then itsekiris would come Fourth. (4th)

My unbiased Opinion.

Yoruba (Itsekiri, Ilaje, Awori, Egba and Ijebu)

Igboid:


But there is a factor people are not considering regarding the offshore fields.

NIGERIA only have claim to these fields because of our landmass that the North contribute the bulk of. As you level of claim to intercontinental waters I learnt is determined by your landmass.
If there is disintegration of NIGERIA, Akwaibom might not have enough landmass to claim those oil Wells from other smaller countries in the region like Cameroon, Gabon, Equitorial Guinea, etc.

What do you think about this?

Territorial boundaries are not determined by landmass rather by baseline. Don’t let anyone fool you.

Competence5050:
they have come again, Biafra people ona no dey tire? Is oyigbo an Igbo land, greedy sets of people... Chaiii ona no dey shame, if to say shame? Greed! Greed!! Greed!!! I dey shame for you op... Your mumu never do?

If Obigbo which means ''Igbo Heartland'' is not Igboland because it was carved out of then Imo state in 1976 to Rivers state.
You ignorant folks should know that Rivers state is not a tribe but a mere political creation by biased FG.