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jared007:
Ugborikoko is not a community in traditional Warri city but in Uvwie town. Lower and Upper Erejuwa doesn't belong to itsekiri but Agbassa and Okere - Urhobo. This write up is not expository enough. The Op needs to write what we don't know. For example where is Iwere Kingdom located? What's the difference between historic Iwere Kingdom and modern Warri city?

fratermathy:
This is a very good post. It is important to properly make the distinction between Warri City and Warri Kingdom (Iwere). Many people seem to mistake one for the other. Most of the modern day Warri City is in Urhoboland with parts of Itsekiriland. Iwere (Warri Kingdom) covers not even Warri City (apart from Itsekiri parts) but all of Itsekiriland including areas not within Warri City.

Watch this space. It may be modified with more information.

Cc:
Lalasticlala

OAUTemitayo:
You are deceiving yourself.
So because they don't pay rents again the land automatically belongs to them?
So Ibos that bought land in Lagos will claim ownership of land will Aworis, Egbas and Ijebus?
This is the joke.
As for archives, I propose we use judicial archives as it more acceptable (to sane people) and undeniable.
Here I come with judicial archives all the way from Warri high court to the Privy council in London.
You go tire today.

jared007:
I was banned on this forum twice for copy and paste if not I would ve sent many documents why warri town belongs to Urhobos before any other ethnic groups

Difference Between Warri Kingdom And Warri Town


The word 'Warri' has its origin from Portugal that means it's a foreign name just like Lagos, Port-harcourt, Calabar, New Calabar (Kalabari).
Warri is a Portuguese word like Escravos, Forcados and Ramos. Warri is a word corrupted from a Portuguese Explorer called Aviero. It's pronounced as 'Awiero' . There's a present city in Portugal called Aviero. This same name Aviero gradually metamorphosed into Awyri, Ouerre, Iwere, Warri

This same name Aviero or Iwere was named on the Itsekiri Kingdom called Ode-Itsekiri which was made a developed Kingdom by Ginuwas sons. The tittle ' Olu' which was gotten from the name 'Oba Olua' who was actually the father of Ginuwa.

The King's that ruled over Ode-Itsekiri Kingdom were addressed as Olu of Ode-Itsekiri which was shortened to Olu of Itsekiri or Olu of Iwere. This same Ode-Itsekiri is what is called Iwere or Warri Kingdom!

Not all Itsekiri communities were under Iwere Kingdom for example Ugborodo, Ugbuwangue and Okere Village resisted the so called overlord-ship of the Ode-Itsekiri King until the 20th century. If Ugbuwangue and Okere which are in Warri town were not under the control of the Olu of Ode-Itsekiri, how could Agbarha-ame(Agbassa) an Urhobo community in the same Warri town be under the Ode-Itsekiri King?

Warri Kingdom is also known as Ode-Itsekiri and all Itsekiri communities that surrendered their sovereignty to the king at Ode-Itsekiri while Warri town is an Urhobo town that is demarcated from Ode-Itsekiri by swamps and the Warri River!

asuustrike2009:
From enerhen junction to Igbudu is were? Is that Warri

marcondo13:
Please,I will advice you to go and ask the oldest man in your community to tell you how Chief Dore sold lands belonging to both the Agbarha and Itsekiri people,because you are obviously out of touch with reality! Perhaps,you are too young to remember how the Olu's coronation anniversary was celebrated in Warri until the convoy was blocked at Ginuwa Junction,off Warri Sapele road,and all hell was broke lose! I was at the late Chief T.J. Sokoh's residence and watched the entire drama,which was the beginning of the Warri crisis. For all the so called vaunted Supreme Court victories,can you mention when was the last time that an Itsekiri boat regatta convoy crossed the NPA Expressway to Ibo Market,not to talk of crossing Okere Market? It is this type of asinine mentality that is making the Itsekiri race to now become a slave to the foreigners that they welcomed into Chevron Nigeria Limited,at the expense of their Ijaw and Urhobo brothers. They are now begging and protesting for regularisation of trained Itsekiri youth! Go to Oleri and Dibi fields and see non-Niger Deltans bouncing all over the place as engineers while Itsekiri graduates are patrolling the streets! Can they try that with the Ijaws?
For the records,during his presentation before the panel setup up to look into the first Warri crisis,the late Oroseun,Chief B.O. Okumagba aka "dry meat when dey full mouth" brought land documents of the current palace of the Olu at Ajamimogha,and averred that his family sold the piece of land where the palace was built,a claim that went unchallenged! He asked that the panel should mention a single kingdom anywhere in the world where land meant for the palace of a king is purchased from a tenant! He furthered asked the panel to ask the Olu to point the grave yard of any of his ancestor in Warri Metropolis,if he can! He said that he can point the graves of his lineage up to the grave of his father,Chief Eboh inside Warri Metropolis! As for court cases, I will advice you to seek out the profile of the Justices and check out their links to the Itsekiri people! When the Itsekiri people tried to test the resolve of the Okpe people by claiming Urhiapele which the British renamed SAPELE,why not mention how the case ended at the same Supreme Court when the Okpe people matched them with fire for fire, and connection for connection? Is it not a Nigerian court that said that James Ibori is not an ex-convict when the judge at the Bwari High Court,Abuja and the policemen attached to the court,all testified that they were present when he was convicted? Is it not a Nigerian court that said that Ibori was not an ex-convict when even a BBC documentary was aired with evidence of his conviction in UK? Na today na him yansh start to dey for back? Hisses and walk out of this thread!

marcondo13:
This is the truth that they will never say. The answer to the ownership of the parts of Warri lies in the true history of the Itsekiri people,which have been covered with fables,but can be found in the records of the Benin Kingdom! Ask any Itsekiri youth to explain why Otovwodo people sent representatives to the crowning of an Olu,if he will answer! They don't even know their history,which is gradually lost today because they rely on manipulated court victories and fables told by elders,who are supposed to be custodians of history. At what point was the Itsekiri nation born? They don't know. Did the Istekiri nation started with the arrival of the Prince,or he met the Itsekiri people here? They don't know. Why is the people of Ugbuwangwe always disrespectful to the Palace,despite threats? They do not know! Who are the natives that rescued Prince Ginuwa when his boat landed at Ijakpa? They don't know. What is the name of the maternal grandfather of the first Olu? They don't know! Who were the maternal Uncles of Prince Ginuwa that escorted him on his journey in the Great Canoe? They do not know! What are the names of the communities founded by the uncles of Prince Ginuwa? They do not know! I thank God that I am an Okpe from the Orhorho royal lineage,and our family history is cherished and protected from those who chose to rewrite history!

marcondo13:
Please,I will advice you to go and ask the oldest man in your community to tell you how Chief Dore sold lands belonging to both the Agbarha and Itsekiri people,because you are obviously out of touch with reality! Perhaps,you are too young to remember how the Olu's coronation anniversary was celebrated in Warri until the convoy was blocked at Ginuwa Junction,off Warri Sapele road,and all hell was broke lose! I was at the late Chief T.J. Sokoh's residence and watched the entire drama,which was the beginning of the Warri crisis. For all the so called vaunted Supreme Court victories,can you mention when was the last time that an Itsekiri boat regatta convoy crossed the NPA Expressway to Ibo Market,not to talk of crossing Okere Market? It is this type of asinine mentality that is making the Itsekiri race to now become a slave to the foreigners that they welcomed into Chevron Nigeria Limited,at the expense of their Ijaw and Urhobo brothers. They are now begging and protesting for regularisation of trained Itsekiri youth! Go to Oleri and Dibi fields and see non-Niger Deltans bouncing all over the place as engineers while Itsekiri graduates are patrolling the streets! Can they try that with the Ijaws?
For the records,during his presentation before the panel setup up to look into the first Warri crisis,the late Oroseun,Chief B.O. Okumagba aka "dry meat when dey full mouth" brought land documents of the current palace of the Olu at Ajamimogha,and averred that his family sold the piece of land where the palace was built,a claim that went unchallenged! He asked that the panel should mention a single kingdom anywhere in the world where land meant for the palace of a king is purchased from a tenant! He furthered asked the panel to ask the Olu to point the grave yard of any of his ancestor in Warri Metropolis,if he can! He said that he can point the graves of his lineage up to the grave of his father,Chief Eboh inside Warri Metropolis! As for court cases, I will advice you to seek out the profile of the Justices and check out their links to the Itsekiri people! When the Itsekiri people tried to test the resolve of the Okpe people by claiming Urhiapele which the British renamed SAPELE,why not mention how the case ended at the same Supreme Court when the Okpe people matched them with fire for fire, and connection for connection? Is it not a Nigerian court that said that James Ibori is not an ex-convict when the judge at the Bwari High Court,Abuja and the policemen attached to the court,all testified that they were present when he was convicted? Is it not a Nigerian court that said that Ibori was not an ex-convict when even a BBC documentary was aired with evidence of his conviction in UK? Na today na him yansh start to dey for back? Hisses and walk out of this thread!

Efewestern:
Warri is located in Delta State, Nigeria, and is the economic nerve of the state. Warri is to the Urhobo/isoko, itsekiri and ijaw what Lagos is to Yoruba although both cities like every other cities in Nigeria are overrated.  Warri houses an annexe of the Delta State Government House. Most importantly, Warri is known for crude-oil production as it houses many of the oil companies operating in the region, thus earning the name of "oil-city". 

Warri is one of the most popular and densely populated areas in Nigeria. It is known for its unique brand of Nigerian Pidgin which has almost become creolized in the city.

The city is home to three major ethnicities: the Urhobo, Itsekiri and the Ijaw. This write-up, without further ado, will examine the dynamics of Warri City and establish its difference from the Warri Kingdom, which many people often regard as one and the same due to the naming.

Warri City

Warri City evolved from a small GRA in Agbassa area of Warri, built by the colonial masters who wanted to set up a district for the surrounding riverine and hinterland people. With the setting up of the colonial district and GRA in Warri, there was a massive influx of natives and foreigners in the new city. This influx created a "land race" between the ethnic groups in the area and set the pace for one of the most asked questions in the region: "Who owns Warri?". 

The modern warri is largely made up of Urhoboland, with some parts of Itsekiriland. The cosmopolitan warri is 80% Urhoboland (extending to Delta Central LGAs such as Uvwie, Udu and Okpe). Traditional urhobo homesteads in warri include: Otovwodo, Ejeba, parts of Okere, Ugberikoko, Ogunu, Iyara, etc. while itsekiri areas in warri include Upper and Lower Erejuwa, parts of Okere, Ugbuwanugue, parts of Alder's town, NPA area, etc .

Warri Kingdom

The traditional "warri " is an Itsekiri enclave and the name is derived from the itsekiri word "Iwerre", right from the colonial time the itsekiri usually refers to their land as "Iwerre" or "Warri Kingdom" which is been headed by the "OLU" (LORD of all Iwerre land), it should be noted here that the Olu of warri has no influence over urhobo land or Ijaw land in warri .

The city of warri is fast developing and one should expect that in the next 15 yrs we should be on the same league with Lagos and abuja, warri has all what it takes to be the dubai of Nigeria, apart from her huge natural resources there are other potential if well harnessed will bring a huge development to warri, the warri port comes to mind.

subsurface:
My questions as a ex warri resident are
(1)"if the itsekiri claims to own warri city, how come their King/Olu doesn't have authority over 60-70% of the city?
(2) why is it that 90% of warri pikin slang has urhobo language but not itsekiri or ijaw...?

Lastly I believe that court cases favoured the itsekiri because of their language closeness to Yoruba and their educational literacy..

marcondo13:
Before people turn this thread into a tribal war, I want to ask a couple of simple questions. Who is the father of Prince Ginuwa,the first Olu? Who is the mother? She is an Urhobo, and daugher of Chief Obahor,who went to Benin to seek the favour of the Oba to be crowned as an Ovie! If the mother of the first Olu is an Urhobo,it put paid to all the so called scholars who are trying too hard to rewrite history! It is on record that representatives of the Otovwodo clan are always present whenever an Olu is crowned until the ascent of Atuwatse II,whose reign plunged the town into warfare! I thank God for the current Olu, Olu Ikenwoli I,who knows the history of his people,and declared that he will not support any continued warfare or pay the legal fees of any case against his neighbours. It is on record that he has visited every single Urhobo monarch in Delta State,likewise the Ijaws! So,I shake my head when I read the comments of misguided fellows without an iota of history,and played into the hands of unscrupulous and diabolical tribal warlords!

marcondo13:
This is the truth that they will never say. The answer to the ownership of the parts of Warri lies in the true history of the Itsekiri people,which have been covered with fables,but can be found in the records of the Benin Kingdom! Ask any Itsekiri youth to explain why Otovwodo people sent representatives to the crowning of an Olu,if he will answer! They don't even know their history,which is gradually lost today because they rely on manipulated court victories and fables told by elders,who are supposed to be custodians of history. At what point was the Itsekiri nation born? They don't know. Did the Istekiri nation started with the arrival of the Prince,or he met the Itsekiri people here? They don't know. Why is the people of Ugbuwangwe always disrespectful to the Palace,despite threats? They do not know! Who are the natives that rescued Prince Ginuwa when his boat landed at Ijakpa? They don't know. What is the name of the maternal grandfather of the first Olu? They don't know! Who were the maternal Uncles of Prince Ginuwa that escorted him on his journey in the Great Canoe? They do not know! What are the names of the communities founded by the uncles of Prince Ginuwa? They do not know! I thank God that I am an Okpe from the Orhorho royal lineage,and our family history is cherished and protected from those who chose to rewrite history,otherwise,Sapele would have been lost,just like most Okere-Urhobo and Ogbe-Ijaw lands!

onuwaje:
1. name the towns in Warri city den we take it from there
2. name d slangs

3. why did the same assumption nt favour the Itsekiris in the following cases
1. sapele land case
2. Okumagba avenue land case just to mention a few


ur dislike fr Itsekiri is making u to derail this thread.

i will argue when u provide fact and proof from a non pro ITSEKIRI/Urhobo source

UnknownT:
Dude may the somehow right with no. 2. One boy greeted me Meigwo some months back, I responded then added "Mavo", he kept quiet. I now asked him where he's from, he said he's Itsekiri. I asked him how does Itsekiri, he said he doesn't know.

onuwaje:
let's make d argument simple and easy.


if u re not from Warri South LGA pls keep off

This statement of yours practically gave you away as a sentimental tribal wight. A topic was posted on a public forum and you expect people to keep shut because they bring bytes that threaten your prejudice.

The biggest issue I have with Deltans and your likes is their penchant for drawing tribal slurs, as small as they in Nigeria.
Very intolerant set of beings

onuwaje:
1. name the towns in Warri city den we take it from there
2. name d slangs

3. why did the same assumption nt favour the Itsekiris in the following cases
1. sapele land case
2. Okumagba avenue land case just to mention a few


ur dislike fr Itsekiri is making u to derail this thread.

i will argue when u provide fact and proof from a non pro ITSEKIRI/Urhobo source

Oildichotomy:
This statement of yours practically gave you away as a sentimental tribal wight. A topic was posted on a public forum and you expect people to keep shut because they bring bytes that threaten your prejudice.

The biggest issue I have with Deltans and your likes is their penchant for drawing tribal slurs, as small as they in Nigeria.
Very intolerant set of beings

subsurface:
My guy am not gud @ argument oo.. but I knw say from okumagba to igbudu to markiva mkt to NPA to warri sapele rd to ogburu side et .. una Olu liver nor reach there oo... its only ekuredu itsekiri, part of GRA, ajamogha, part of cementary rd, ugbuwagwe & iraya plus ubeji nai una olu liver reach oo.. abi na lie?
So guy relax ok..

As per d slang.. its either u neva being to warri or na buti u bi,!!!

Odiodi 4 u...

onuwaje:
another dem say postulations am sure ur dad told u all these

marcondo13:
A typical reaction of a modern Itsekiri youth,who show a distaste for academic scholarship. Do I sound like a pimpled juvenile,who rely on hearsays Who are the founders of the different Agbraha clans? I am giving you an account and you are making an asinine comment! Why not call the oldest man in your family and ask him about the land in Warri, on which the Aghofen, the Olu of Warri’s palace was built,if it is privately owned and was leased to Wilson Gbesimi Emiko (Erejuwa 11) by Omagbemi for the Ewelofu of Ekurede-Itsekiri, or it was a property of the royal family for generations. Then,come back and update everyone on his response.
For your information,I am tied by blood and marriage to the Arubi family, Awani family and the Fregene royal line. So,stop wasting your time believing that you are more Itsekiri than me,because my grandparent's main residence was almost burnt in 2000 because the Agbarha youths even thought that they were Itsekiris. I am not your typical youth,who rely on fables of doubtful provenance. I still repeat and challenge everyone to go back and ask about the origin of the Itsekiri Kingdom! You will be shocked about the interwoven fabric of the Agbarha people and the Itsekiri nation!

Efewestern:
omen.. am loving this. please come up with more fact. waje is ready to counter your claim.

marcondo13:
It is not a supremacy contest but setting the facts right! A couple of guys whip up political sentiments to loot and share oil contract booty and turned it into a tribal warfare! I am still waiting for him to tell me the relationship between the Agbassa founding fathers (Iruowhara, Osuovba and Ijala),who settled at Ijala and later Ukpokiti within the Warri Metropolis, and the first Olu,Prince Ginuwa! Can there be a king without a kingdom? It is time that Africans learn to ask deep questions instead of relying on fables like the Oduduwa story and other African fairytales!