₦airaland Forum

gidgiddy:
Yes, you know more about Asaba than the King of Asaba who is a proud Igbo man

Gustavowhite:
”Onitsha” is how the white man spelled it,it’s pronounced Onicha all over igbo land,say Way Awka is supposed to be “Oka”
There are tens of Onicha in igboland
Onicha igboeze in Ebonyi
Onicha Ukwuani in Delta
Onicha Mbaise ok Imo state
Onicha Olona in Delta
Onicha Ngwa in Abia State
Mention one Orisha/Onitsha in Yoruba land

aribisala0:
Onitsha is Yoruba land

aribisala0:
Onitsha is Yoruba land

Gustavowhite:
I lived with Kwarans in Lagos then,they never accept to be yoruba eventhough they speak the language and bear yoruba names

aribisala0:
Is. Onitsha an Ibo town?
What does Onitsha mean in Ibo language?

caleboxylic:
Aboki. Nothing line Onitsha. It's onicha!

helinues:
Abi, orisha and Onitsha sounds the same. Even Ebonyi and Ibadan sounds the same

Those people are just too emotional

aribisala0:
Omo nna

Not true

caleboxylic:
Where is another Onitsha outside igboland na ? It's onicha and you know it. Stop been mischievous.

gidgiddy:
Is Ibadan a ayoruba town? What's the meaning of Ibadan in Yoruba?

gidgiddy:
This is in direct response to the thread

https://www.nairaland.com/8511878/delta-govt-official-asks-lady

What I have found is that a lot of Nigerians have been brainwashed into thinking that it is state and geopolitical zones that determines ones ethnic group. States and geopolitical zones are just mere political creations, none of them existed before the civil war

Questioning if Asaba, capital of Delta State, was developed by Igbo's is laughable as Asaba has always been an Igbo city. The 5 communities that make up Asaba, Umueze, Umuagu, Umuaji, Umuonaje and Ugbomanta, all bear Igbo names and speak Igbo as their ancestral language. The original name of Asaba before the coming of the White man was "Ahaba"

And just in case you want to argue that Asaba is not Igbo, argue with the long time King of Asaba, Asagba of Asaba, Obi Chike Edozien, who passed away last year. He was King of Asaba for almost 35 years and never hid the fact he was a proud Igbo man

https://asaba.com/asagba-of-asaba-i-am-a-proud-igbo-son/

stuffs2002:
Igbos always trying to covet other people's land

gidgiddy:
This is in direct response to the thread

https://www.nairaland.com/8511878/delta-govt-official-asks-lady

What I have found is that a lot of Nigerians have been brainwashed into thinking that it is state and geopolitical zones that determines ones ethnic group. States and geopolitical zones are just mere political creations, none of them existed before the civil war

Questioning if Asaba, capital of Delta State, was developed by Igbo's is laughable as Asaba has always been an Igbo city. The 5 communities that make up Asaba, Umueze, Umuagu, Umuaji, Umuonaje and Ugbomanta, all bear Igbo names and speak Igbo as their ancestral language. The original name of Asaba before the coming of the White man was "Ahaba"

And just in case you want to argue that Asaba is not Igbo, argue with the long time King of Asaba, Asagba of Asaba, Obi Chike Edozien, who passed away last year. He was King of Asaba for almost 35 years and never hid the fact he was a proud Igbo man

https://asaba.com/asagba-of-asaba-i-am-a-proud-igbo-son/

Ezewuzie01:
Asaba developed rapidly as a result of Nollywood celebrities who ran away from Enugu due to lack of water in that town and they settled down in Asaba. Today, Asaba is the capital of Nigeria's movie industry.

helinues:
Igbo man territory ends at the 5 South East state. Stop being rude, stop disrespecting, stop the arrogance

chiagozien:
Who will read all this trash 🙄🙄

Gustavowhite:
I lived with Kwarans in Lagos then,they never accept to be yoruba eventhough they speak the language and bear yoruba names

aribisala0:
Onitsha is not Eeboweland

helinues:
Igbo man territory ends at the 5 South East state. Stop being rude, stop disrespecting, stop the arrogance

Ezewuzie01:
Asaba developed rapidly as a result of Nollywood celebrities who ran away from Enugu due to lack of water in that town and they settled down in Asaba. Today, Asaba is the capital of Nigeria's movie industry.

gidgiddy:
That day not need come, Nigerians like you can support Igbos to go their way as a seperate country

Nayturalistic:
Gaslighting, manipulation, hypocrisy, and the real tribalism, No tribe in this entity called Nigeria has all these traits more than the Igbos. This is the bitter truth.

That is why it is always important to critically note and follow history. When Ahmadu Bello said and I quote, "we the northerners are not alive to their responsibilities", I felt that in my bone. Same way I also felt that the North were being selfish or were just trying to exercise their dominance in the Nigerian political realm. Little did I know that he and the foremost Northerners had seen the Igbos for what they truly are.

This renaming of streets of a thing that the Westerners are now up to, is probably the most subtle thing they'll ever do to project back their dominance over their lands and protection of their heritage and culture, at the very least. This Eastern folks should really be ready for much more and I repeat, there is nothing that will happen to them that they haven't done to others.

Now to my main point and issue I have with these folks- tribalism. This word has been a word each of them have mastered well, but without understanding what it truly means to be tribalistic. The Igbos are the typical pots that call the kettle black and it is unfortunate that they have no one to ever call them to order and set them on the right path. If the last election is anything to go by, the Igbos exhibited severe tribalism and the statistics of the votes will always prove this. All in the bid to have their kinsmen in power, they are ready to even turn on their mothers. Not to mention what the international community thinks about them. And the stewpid Biafra they all keep clamoring for, someone needs to educate these folks that the Yorubas are not their obstacles as to attaining that. Infact, if this country is divided today, the Yorubas stand to be the biggest gainers and I am sure the politically informed ones will concur.

But as it is, and from now on, the Yorubas have assimilated and digested Ahmadu Bellos statement of 1960 and will now become dead to their responsibilities. No matter what. No one ever hated them, but the hatred embedded in them from childbirth will never ever allow them to see the good in other tribes. Yoruba this, Yoruba that, and yet they refuse to leave a region where they feel "threatened".

In conclusion, I have started a book on these Eastern neighbors of ours and this book is intended to go as viral as possible. We will only respect those who respects us. You do not get to be in our region (all because the constitution allows it), and still be breeding so much hatred towards us, saying all sorts to the same people who have always wanted the best for you. From now on, we will put off the tags of being "accommodating" and proudly wear the garments of being "buygots", until you people learn that the Yorubas have never been your enemy and you start showing the much expected respect.

Ezewuzie01:
Asaba are Igbos but many of them have to live or at least interact constantly with ndi Anambra to learn how to speak Igbo correctly. That's why Ebonyi people troop to Anambra in waves so that they can learn Igbo language because their own language is not Igbo.

Gustavowhite:
I lived with Kwarans in Lagos then,they never accept to be yoruba eventhough they speak the language and bear yoruba names

gidgiddy:
Is Ibadan a ayoruba town? What's the meaning of Ibadan in Yoruba?