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helinues:
The obsession is real.

With your curve roofing, why una still dey run away from una region snd running to the brown roof region?

Kemetian:
This is what I keep wondering.

Plus their so-called secession issue, yet they're the ones settled all over the entire country, even dragging land with people there.

All the while doing sit-at-home to leave the country.

And fighting bitterly for the Presidency of the same country they're fighting bitterly to secede from.

I've never seen such a confused set of people in my life.

They operate the queerest political philosophy of one leg in, one leg out.

helinues:
The obsession is real.

With your curve roofing, why una still dey run away from una region and be running to the brown roof region?

Kemetian:
This is what I keep wondering.

Plus their so-called secession issue, yet they're the ones settled all over the entire country, even dragging land with people there.

All the while doing sit-at-home to leave the country.

And fighting bitterly for the Presidency of the same country they're fighting bitterly to secede from.

I've never seen such a confused set of people in my life.

They operate the queerest political philosophy of one leg in, one leg out.

Kemetian:
This is what I keep wondering.

Plus their so-called secession issue, yet they're the ones settled all over the entire country, even dragging land with people there.

All the while doing sit-at-home to leave the country.

And fighting bitterly for the Presidency of the same country they're fighting bitterly to secede from.

I've never seen such a confused set of people in my life.

They operate the queerest political philosophy of one leg in, one leg out.

helinues:
The obsession is real.

With your curve roofing, why una still dey run away from una region and be running to the brown roof region?

ibechris:
While ur people are selling their properties to the same igbos in Lagos,ibadan,Ogun yobrun yo the UK.


What an irony.

helinues:
They will wake up early in the morning to look for who to attack and when those ones respond back, they will start forming victims

brainbox1000:
Can we all stop this back and forth attack on each other abeg .. we are not each other’s enemies.. our enemies are the ones eating the commonwealth of our country , they don’t want us to unite , because it’s pays them if we don’t , so they pay influencers to fuel the hate .. please let’s stop ..

helinues:
Advice your people who always start something they can't finish. If it's only Yoruba's they have been attacking now, we might say may be those people are wrong but it's almost everybody.

Can all of them be wrong but only your people right? Those blackmailing, gaslighting will no longer be tolerated

brainbox1000:
We all have people like that in every tribe .. but please let’s not do this anymore.. we should find way to unite and fight the real enemy. We can’t keep doing this .. this is not a good foundation to lay down for the younger generation please boss abeg ..

helinues:
Bro, you could have directed this your advice to the op who started the attacking. Go through his history threads and see loads of this kind of thread

We are not going to allow anyone to be attacking us anymore. Tit for tat

brainbox1000:
All of such thread won’t exist anymore if we don’t engage them.. Boss I am just surprised how igbo and Yoruba become this .. growing up it was never like this , we lived together, eat together , date each other , marry and all .. some of our best friends are Igbo and Yoruba . .. How did we get here .. Boss please let’s not fuel this please

helinues:
Bro, over a decade ago in Ghana, I was around the Igbo's, the only Yoruba's amongst them. I knew nothing about tribalism until I started becoming active on NL.

For years, it has been the Yoruba's that have been receiving attacking unnecessarily. For how long should we continue for such?

You and I know those who always start trouble with almost everyone. Those are the people who need to change their orientation about politics, life and people not us

helinues:
The obsession is real.

With your curve roofing, why una still dey run away from una region and be running to the brown roof region?

This thread is obviously brutal. See as Spambots dey on overdrive

ariesbull:
When people romanticize the “brown roofs” of Ibadan, they often speak as if these rust-tinted skylines have been part of Yoruba architecture for centuries. But the truth is less ancient and more industrial. The famous corrugated-iron roofs that define Ibadan’s aerial view today are a product of colonial-era modernization, not precolonial heritage.

The Real Timeline of the “Brown Roofs”

Corrugated-iron roofing only began spreading in southern Nigeria in the late 19th century, introduced through colonial trade and missionary construction.[¹] By the time Ibadan’s skyline began to take on its distinctive “brown” hue — between 1890 and 1900 — these sheets had become an affordable alternative to traditional thatch, especially in fast-growing urban centers. Counting from that period, the Ibadan roofing tradition is roughly 125–135 years old, not “centuries” old as often assumed.

Igbo Cities: Early Adopters and Innovators

Interestingly, Igbo towns were among the first to adopt corrugated-iron roofing, often earlier than many southwestern cities. Records from the colonial Public Works Department and missionary archives show that by the 1920s and 1930s, corrugated-iron roofs had already displaced thatch in major southeastern towns such as Onitsha, Aba, Owerri, and Enugu.[²]
A 1930 colonial report even described government and missionary buildings in Enugu and Port Harcourt being rebuilt with corrugated-iron sheets, noting that the material was by then the “standard” for urban construction.[³] By 1938, official surveys noted that in large towns across Nigeria, thatch had “practically disappeared,” replaced by corrugated iron roofing — a trend that the eastern region had already embraced vigorously.[⁴]

Modernization and the Shift to Aluminum

While iron sheets revolutionized roofing in the early 20th century, the Igbo region did not stop there. From the 1950s onward, southeastern builders and traders began shifting toward aluminum roofing, which was lighter, cleaner, and more durable than rust-prone corrugated iron. Aluminum also reflected heat better — a practical adaptation to the humid southeastern climate.
This evolution reflected a broader Igbo ethos of constant reinvention — adopting external technologies, improving them, and localizing their use. The “iron sheet” phase was never the endpoint; it was a stepping stone to more modern, efficient materials.

The South-West’s Divergent Path: From Iron to Asbestos

By contrast, some southwestern cities held on longer to corrugated iron, and later transitioned to asbestos-cement roofing — a colonial-era product marketed as “modern” and “fireproof.”[⁵] Unfortunately, asbestos came with hidden dangers. Inhalation of asbestos fibers causes asbestosis, a chronic and often fatal lung disease. Decades later, many of those once “modern” houses were found to pose significant health risks.

Innovation as a Cultural Trait

The story of roofing in southern Nigeria isn’t just about materials — it’s about attitudes to progress. While both the Yoruba and Igbo regions modernized rapidly during the colonial period, the Igbo approach was marked by early adoption, experimentation, and eventual replacement with safer, more efficient options.

So when we look at the rooftops of Onitsha, Aba, or Enugu today — gleaming with aluminum sheets that replaced corrugated iron long ago — we’re not just seeing architecture. We’re seeing a century-long tradition of innovation, adaptation, and forward thinking.

Igbo cities didn’t merely copy modern roofing.
They set the pace — and moved on while others stayed behind.

References

[1] Fry, M. (1970). Colonial Architecture and the African Environment: The British Colonial Experience.
[2] Afigbo, A. E. (1981). Ropes of Sand: Studies in Igbo History and Culture. Oxford University Press.
[3] Government of Nigeria (1930). Annual Report on the Eastern Provinces, Colonial Office Archives.
[4] Report on Building and Sanitation in Urban Areas of Nigeria, 1938, Colonial Office Records (CO 583/208).
[5] British Asbestos Manufacturers’ Association (1942). The Use of Asbestos-Cement Roofing in Tropical Colonies. London: Colonial Office Press.
[6] libsysdigi.library.illinois.edu/ilharvest/Afri… (archival source on early iron roofing trade in colonial West Africa).

brainbox1000:
We all have people like that in every tribe .. but please let’s not do this anymore.. we should find way to unite and fight the real enemy. We can’t keep doing this .. this is not a good foundation to lay down for the younger generation please boss abeg ..

ibechris:
While ur people are selling their properties to the same igbos in Lagos,ibadan,Ogun to travel to the UK.

Shame!


What an irony.

This thread exposed alot of sophisticated lies about their IGR propaganda.

ariesbull:
Wait a minute! Want is lies about the thing that was written

The references was there ...an academic research

Why do people hate truth? Are the pictures also telling lies


In this modern age of internet otbibg can be hidden again

Have you been to many South West villages and know if the article is telling lies

Why do people hate accepting the reality ?

Kalashnikov49:
owambe things

later they gaslight their Governors to revoke the same lands IGBOs legitimately paid for. This is inside same 1 NIGERIA, according to unity beggars.