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The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Nobody: 10:45pm On Jul 21, 2015 |
Opobo–Nkoro (also spelled Opobo/Nkoro) is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is part of the Andoni/Opobo/nkoro constituency of the Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Rivers. The capital is Opobo Town. The Opobo–Nkoro people are mainly farmers and fishermen.They are of Igbo extraction. They speak Igbo language. Just like the neighbouring Bonny, founded by Ndokis of Azuogu, slaves from the hinterland transformed the demography of the area when the Transatlantic Slave Trade was abolished. Ijaws who came in as porters also settled there and the Igbo language was adopted. Although, there are no indigenous Ijaw communities there, most Ijaw migrants and porters have fully been integrated into the original indigenous Igbo communities. Pro-Natura International Nigeria has been assisting in community-led development in the LGA. Source:www.wikipedia.org/wiki/opobo-nkoro I wonder why there are alot of Igbo communities in Rivers state.i never new the Opobo-Nkoro people are of Igbo extraction 6 Likes |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by mrvitalis(m): 11:10pm On Jul 21, 2015 |
Opobo's are not igbos please. ... . Both them and bonney just use igbo as a lingua franca. ... There tribe are a descendent of the Iraq trib called igbani... . But they lost there language long ago but now are trying to bring it bacj 3 Likes |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Nobody: 11:15pm On Jul 21, 2015 |
Leave Nkoro out of it, they are Ijaw people related to Wakirike (Okrika) though okrika don't hear them when they speak,they (Nkoro) understand okrika perfectly 1 Like |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by kettykin: 11:16pm On Jul 21, 2015 |
mrvitalis:Tell that to historians, opobo was wholly and totally founded by jaja, opobo originally belonged to Ikot Abasi 12 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Nobody: 11:16pm On Jul 21, 2015 |
mrvitalis:wonderful! I heard similar thing with the Yorubas i heard they migrated from India and adopted Yoruba language from the invicible Oduduwa 17 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by zendy: 11:18pm On Jul 21, 2015 |
Everybody knows that Opobo was founded by an Igbo man, king Jaja of Opobo. I recently found out that they speak Igbo but I cant say with 100% certainty if they are Igbos. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Nobody: 11:23pm On Jul 21, 2015 |
You can't say that Opobo people are not Igbos?The Igbo families in Opobo pay allegiance to the Igbo nation even the Amanyanabo King Dandeson sees himself as an Igbo man and associates the Igbo elites, while the Igbani pay allegiance to Bonny people, overall they see and cherish Amaigbo people where Jaja comes from, Amaigbo is to Opobo what mecca is to muslims mrvitalis: 11 Likes |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Duru1(m): 11:36pm On Jul 21, 2015 |
mrvitalis: Opobo is not the correct name of the place. Opobo is Anglicized form of the correct name. Nigerians are very apathetic to historical facts due to idiotic self denial. 6 Likes |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Nobody: 11:46pm On Jul 21, 2015 |
Hmmm interesting 1 Like |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Nobody: 11:51pm On Jul 21, 2015 |
If an Opobo man does not bear any of these surnames: Jaja Peterside Dappa Epelle Pepple Uranta Cookey Strong face Ogolo then he isn't Opobo. 11 Likes |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by kingslly(m): 12:24am On Jul 22, 2015 |
DikeOha882:yeah dats true, the descendants of Jaja still visit the Igbo of Amaigbo during festive periods and they even spend days in Amaigbo before going back ... I knw dis because Amaigbo is Ma Maternal Home 13 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by dotna(m): 11:40pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
MyPWisINCORRECT: Wow. I dey learn o. 1 Like |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Nobody: 12:19am On Oct 23, 2016 |
Claims and counter-claims! Nigerians with ethnicity! |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Sealeddeal(m): 6:43am On Oct 23, 2016 |
Op, stop using false source and false information to confuse people. Opobo is a combination of Igbos and Ijaws butvi think they speak Ijaw more. But then, those things are unnecessary. 1 Like |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by PFRB: 7:32am On Oct 23, 2016 |
Bonny is the English man's corruption of the name UBANI. If you know what UBANI is, then no argument. 2 Likes |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Unimaginable123: 7:42am On Oct 23, 2016 |
Op, God bless you. I have a colleague who is from opobo. It's igbo me and him speak always. That's why I'm amazed when they say there are no indigenous igbos in rivers. 5 Likes |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Unimaginable123: 7:46am On Oct 23, 2016 |
zendy:they are 100%. Jaja of opobo was a native of a town in present day Imo State 5 Likes |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by senatordave1(m): 7:53am On Oct 23, 2016 |
Most of them are ijaws not ibos oh.dakuku peterside is from there.is he ibo? 1 Like |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by senatordave1(m): 7:54am On Oct 23, 2016 |
Most of them are ijaws not ibos.dakuku peterside is from there. is he ibo? 1 Like |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by PFRB: 8:24am On Oct 23, 2016 |
senatordave1: We Are Igbos- Dakuku Peterside - Politics - Nigeria - Nairaland https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiVz-KYsvDPAhXrO5oKHUHHByYQFggiMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nairaland.com%2F2691100%2Figbos-dakuku-peterside&usg=AFQjCNE-5nbWxtfmalvTBtisk8tTKqyC6Q&bvm=bv.136593572,d.bGs 3 Likes |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by joeprince23(m): 9:16am On Oct 23, 2016 |
senatordave1:you are certainly not from here, most ijaws know that peterside is an ibo in "ijo-land", he himself resorted to speaking and claiming igbo in many of his rallies in portharcourt and other igboid communities. ND: uranta is an ndoki name which i myself as an ndoki nwa asa and many others here in obigbo bear, many ndokis in abia and rivers states has uranta as surnames including my family 3 Likes |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by chydon24: 9:54am On Oct 23, 2016 |
King Jaja of opobo migrated from amaigbo in the present day imo state & founded opobo kingdom. The fact still remains that both have the same culture & language. Igbo's are found in so many places that marvels some other tribes in Nigeria. 1 Like |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by anibi9674: 11:55am On Oct 23, 2016 |
The opobo's are a factional group that broke out from Bonny. They are 100% ijaws and 0% Igbo. Although the founder of opobo kingdom is an Igbo man but his subject's are ijaws. The Igbo language the people of opobo and bonny speak is as a result of their settling in obibo when they were migrating from Wilberforce island amasoma in bayelsa. They settled at obibo (IMO river) that was were they learnt the Igbo language. 4 Likes |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Nobody: 7:53am On Dec 11, 2016 |
joeprince23:Uranta, epelle, opusunju are all ibani names, dey have no meaning in igbo language 1 Like |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Nobody: 7:55am On Dec 11, 2016 |
chydon24:He didn't migrate from amaigbo, he was sold by his people and adopted by ibani 4 Likes |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Nobody: 7:58am On Dec 11, 2016 |
PFRB:Which day will dis illiterate igbos quote a valid source, you said he spoke on national tv yet no video or recording sef, hell is the final destination for all these liers, Petersides family that still visit there original home in Bonny, 2 Likes |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by timsTNA: 8:42am On Dec 11, 2016 |
AjiereTuwo: Your mother is an illiterate and your father is a drunk, thats why your life is this useless with no manners 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Nobody: 8:55am On Dec 11, 2016 |
timsTNA:Go back to the pit from whence you came, 1 Like |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by timsTNA: 6:21pm On Dec 11, 2016 |
AjiereTuwo: Tell that to the lousy mother that bore your from her stinking pvssy 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Nobody: 6:46pm On Dec 11, 2016 |
timsTNA:Never knew orphanages had internet access 1 Like |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by Nobody: 6:46pm On Dec 11, 2016 |
timsTNA:Hahahaha e pain am 1 Like |
Re: The People Of Opobo–nkoro by timsTNA: 6:47pm On Dec 11, 2016 |
AjiereTuwo: 2 Likes |
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