lekki1444:
Means buhari is covertly filling the place with fulani

davidnazee:



You forgot to add, in bini side side of Edoid group, Irabor is pronounced as Erabor..

I wonder why people argue blindly.. The name clearly proves he is of Edo origin.. He may be born in Delta and maybe his father, but his grandfather or prior ancestors relocated from Benin to Agbor..

davidnazee:



You forgot to add, in bini side side of Edoid group, Irabor is pronounced as Erabor..

I wonder why people argue blindly.. The name clearly proves he is of Edo origin.. He may be born in Delta and maybe his father, but his grandfather or prior ancestors relocated from Benin to Agbor..

davidnazee:


please what is the meaning of Okoro, Obaze and Osekola in Igbo?? I really want to know.

Etrusen:




this Obaze for instance that is been seen in Anambra shows that its only a foolish mind that will try to cover Benin in onitsha

in Benin will have several names with that same form eg

Obaze
osaze
Iduoze
Edoze
Erhaze


etc


personally I don't know the Igbos are arguing

just let them tell us the meaning in their try

post=98481041:

Otondo Chukwueloka Obaze is not from Onitsha
Stop killing yourself

davidnazee:


Can you answer this question..

Are Anioma clan more Edo than Igbo or vice versa??

tyinfinity:
thank God Buhari appoint an igbo Delta.

Mikecold:
let me correct this fallacy that Benin not spoken well is another tribe.

Esan dialet is distinct on its own, i can hear an estako or ora man speak and understand alot even though i am Esan (this doesn't mean ora language is Esan not spoken well ).

Bini itself got alot of fused words with Yoruba by the oranmiyan connection which doesn't mean Bini isn't distinct

Ekealterego:
Anioma is not homogeneous... It's just an umbrella group for "Delta Igbos". Just Igbos and Igboids group West of the Naija. There are different distinct groups with different identity. Places like Asaba, Oshimili, Ibuzo, etc are pure 100% Igbo and their dialect is as easy to understand by any other Igbo group, and this group identifies as Igbo 100%.

Then, there is the Ukwuani group, who claim a different identity.... Their language is just a dialect of Igbo, albeit, harder to understand but still very mutually intelligible. Denial can be 50-50.

Then, there is the most distant of the whole, IKA (Integrated Kingdom of Agbor)... This is not a homogeneous group itself, that is why it is difficult. Some villages you can tell, are clearly Edoid-Igbo mixed, while some are more Igbo, but trust me, they are the most confused and I think that their dialect is mostly mixed. Go to their Facebook groups, because they come from different origins. Their dialect is not also homogeneous by a long shot. It is just a political identity.

What most are looking for is a minority status, they think it gives them an advantage. Also, it's politics. They are forging for their own state, the Anioma state, so, all the clamour for "Subnation-hood", they believe will drive their quest for a separate state.

However, trust me, if they step into Benin, what they call them is Igbo as the people they claim can clearly see that their language, culture and dressing is Igbo.

Etinosa1234:


The truth is Most ika villages like igbanke, agbor and the likes bear Benin or edoid names.....

I had a roommate who bore Osazuwa but was ready to fight me if I called him Benin or Igbo person

Racoon:
CDS is always a ceremonial position with no direct control of troops under command.The COAS is even more powerful than the CDS.

Ekealterego:

That's why I said they are very diverse. Some villages are clearly Edoid, while some are not. Just go to their Facebook group to see their fights. For instance, Agbor claim they don't speak Ika. Ika itself is an acronym. They get further confused each day.

secpowell:

Don't say what you, don't know. Which Agbor claim they don't speak Ika language?
Agbor speak Ika language.
Dein of Agbor, speak Ika language.

Sultannayef:


The Chief of Army Staff is way more powerful that the CDS.

Ekealterego:

That's why I said they are very diverse. Some villages are clearly Edoid, while some are not. Just go to their Facebook group to see their fights. For instance, Agbor claim they don't speak Ika. Ika itself is an acronym. They get further confused each day.

Ekealterego:
Anioma is not homogeneous... It's just an umbrella group for "Delta Igbos". Just Igbos and Igboids group West of the Naija. There are different distinct groups with different identity. Places like Asaba, Oshimili, Ibuzo, etc are pure 100% Igbo and their dialect is as easy to understand by any other Igbo group, and this group identifies as Igbo 100%.

Then, there is the Ukwuani group, who claim a different identity.... Their language is just a dialect of Igbo, albeit, harder to understand but still very mutually intelligible. Denial can be 50-50.

Then, there is the most distant of the whole, IKA (Integrated Kingdom of Agbor)... This is not a homogeneous group itself, that is why it is difficult. Some villages you can tell, are clearly Edoid-Igbo mixed, while some are more Igbo, but trust me, they are the most confused and I think that their dialect is mostly mixed. Go to their Facebook groups, because they come from different origins. Their dialect is not also homogeneous by a long shot. It is just a political identity.

What most are looking for is a minority status, they think it gives them an advantage. Also, it's politics. They are forging for their own state, the Anioma state, so, all the clamour for "Subnation-hood", they believe will drive their quest for a separate state.

However, trust me, if they step into Benin, what they call them is Igbo as the people they claim can clearly see that their language, culture and dressing is Igbo.

golddare:


Irabor for better as COAS but they know say he no go cooperate so let's make him a figure head. CDS na figure head.

pquaver:


Must u wail? All igbo soldiers are now in Biafra army Esn how will Buhari make dem coas?

golddare:


Irabor na Igbo man from Delta state.

janedonez:
Major General L.E.O Irabor is a RC 34 officer who attained that rank in 2014 and has served as Theatre Commander in the NE. He hails from the vicinity of Agbor in Delta State.
He takes over from General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin



https://www.facebook.com/echapelmcn/posts/meet-the-penalist-major-general-lucky-eo-irabor-is-the-chief-of-defence-training/734338680669112/

Etrusen:
congratulations to our southern brother for the elevation may God give him wisdom to serve the people rather than being an instrument for destruction.
secondly
for those of you arguing the name " Irabor"....
the name is 100% Edoid word which is sometimes pronounce slightly differently by the various Edoid tribes
for example in Benin there is a saying that " the wrong speaking of Benin is what Esan is made up of" also " an Urhobo man begin to speak Benin when it become difficult for him."
this particular name is common among all the Edoid tribe just that the first letter "I" is mostly change among them.
if you observe the early obis in Agbor and their palace chiefs, they mostly had Edo names and some of them still retain their surname till date just like this Irabor case
the population among Ikas may have been another dialect but the royalty is of Edo origin
so don't be surprise seeing an Ika/ Agbor man answering Osagie, Irabor, Ogbemudia, Eboigbodin, Ilahor, Erhahon, Ovia etc as surname because you will agree with me that surname tells a man true origin
similar names in Benin are
Erabor
Okunbor
Idubor
Osunbor
Otabor
Ogunbor
Ogbebor
Edobor
Igiebor
Esezobor
Ozabor
etc
let me keep it meaning first
if an Igbo man says the name is their own let him tell us the meaning
so we can be done with this

in this case of argument, the different between an ika man answering an Edoid name and an Edoid man answering a Yoruba name is that in the case of Ika Urhobo, Esan Benin etc tribe answering Irabor, Ogbebor etc, it means the same exact thing among the tribe

but in the case of an Edo man answering a Yoruba name, it either his father was a Yoruba man or the person is totally a Yoruba person or the parent( Edo) of the child being in love with a particular Yoruba name decided to name his child the said name for example MODUPE (child's name and also Yoruba word) Ozolua (surname and Edo word) I.e Modupe Ozolua.

and no one can argue the fact the surname shows one true origin

just like Davido being in love with his mothers name Imade (Edo) decided to name his child but that does not change the child to Edo because Adeleke ( surname and Yoruba word ) already show the child origin.

or again, sometimes among various Nigeria tribes names can be spelt alike but mean different thing because of pronunciation eg
EZE means river in Benin but
EZE means king in Igbo

because I have come to find out that those names have no meaning in ancestral Edo language.
So if anyone have any Yoruba name answered by an Edo man let him bring it together with the meaning in both Edo and Yoruba and you will also tell us if it is the person surname or his name

Caseless:
I wonder why LT Gen was not appointed. He might be retired as the most senior army officer in the country right now.

hammerDK:
THIS IS THE FIRST CITIZEN OF AGBOR TODAY.


U NEVER SEE HIM IN PUBLIC WITHOUT HIS RED CAP.

AlphaSoul:


1.
Nduka Obaigbena.
Nduka Irabor.
Jim Ovia, etc.
All of them from the Ika/Agbor
area with Edoid ancestry.

Yeah, Modupe Ozolua is a
direct royal descendant of a
Bini monarch.


2. Usen in Ovia N/E was
founded by Yoruba migrants
from Ile-Ife and they greet one
another by asking "How is
Ife or Uhe?"
Usen also has Edoid influences
as well.

There are Usen indigenes
on NL such as wale03 who
I remember said in 2020 that
the Oba of Benin prevented
Usen town from joining their kith-and-kin in the SW via
boundary adjustments.

NOTE: There are Yoruba-founded towns in Edo State such as
Usen and Egbeta. Indigenes
of these towns have discussed
this on NL in the last 10 years.


Cc: Pazienza, most Akoko-Edo
towns have people who have
Yoruba names with some
Yoruba and Edoid/Benin
migrant ancestry.


However, most of the
Akoko-Edos claim Igarra origin
(they are of Ebira ancestry).


Usen indigenes are of
Ile-Ife or Yoruba descent.
Usen ancestry also migrated
to found the Olukunmi-speaking communities/towns in Delta North
(or Aniocha North) of Ugbodu
and Eko Efun (or Ukwunzu).

Etinosa1234:


Modupe mother is from ososo which had interaction with the Yorubas

AlphaSoul:


1.
Nduka Obaigbena.
Nduka Irabor.
Jim Ovia, etc.
All of them from the Ika/Agbor
area with Edoid ancestry.

Yeah, Modupe Ozolua is a
direct royal descendant of a
Bini monarch.


2. Usen in Ovia N/E was
founded by Yoruba migrants
from Ile-Ife and they greet one
another by asking "How is
Ife or Uhe?"
Usen also has Edoid influences
as well.

There are Usen indigenes
on NL such as wale03 who
I remember said in 2020 that
the Oba of Benin prevented
Usen town from joining their kith-and-kin in the SW via
boundary adjustments.

NOTE: There are Yoruba-founded towns in Edo State such as
Usen and Egbeta. Indigenes
of these towns have discussed
this on NL in the last 10 years.


Cc: Pazienza, most Akoko-Edo
towns have people who have
Yoruba names with some
Yoruba and Edoid/Benin
migrant ancestry.


However, most of the
Akoko-Edos claim Igarra origin
(they are of Ebira ancestry).


Usen indigenes are of
Ile-Ife or Yoruba descent.
Usen ancestry also migrated
to found the Olukunmi-speaking communities/towns in Delta North
(or Aniocha North) of Ugbodu
and Eko Efun (or Ukwunzu).

pazienza:


An Agbor person bearing Edoid name does not really mean that he is of Edo origin. Unless such Agbor person is from Oza-nogogo, an obvious Edoid people who are part of Agbor but retained their Edoid native language.
In the past, Agbor kings acquired names of Bini kings in form of admiration. Many married Bini women too who give their children Edo names.
These Edo names have survived today as surnames, that even Ika people don't know the meaning of, because they were never indigenous names and has no root in the Igboid language of the people.

On Akoko Edo. Akoko Edo has many distinct Edoid languages and hence seem to have all adopted Yoruba language as lingua franca for easy communication and that had resulted in many of them bearing Yoruba names they don't know the meaning of or has no meaning in their own language.
Of course I'm aware there are some indigenous Yoruboid villages at the boundary of Akoko Edo and Akoko Ondo.

ikdaddy01:

Long story.
Plenty things can be done without him.
He will only be relevant in policy making, inside office and ceremony.
He does not have command of troops or any commander

AlphaSoul:


1.
Nduka Obaigbena.
Nduka Irabor.
Jim Ovia, etc.
All of them from the Ika/Agbor
area with Edoid ancestry.

Yeah, Modupe Ozolua is a
direct royal descendant of a
Bini monarch.


2. Usen in Ovia N/E was
founded by Yoruba migrants
from Ile-Ife and they greet one
another by asking "How is
Ife or Uhe?"
Usen also has Edoid influences
as well.

There are Usen indigenes
on NL such as wale03 who
I remember said in 2020 that
the Oba of Benin prevented
Usen town from joining their kith-and-kin in the SW via
boundary adjustments.

NOTE: There are Yoruba-founded towns in Edo State such as
Usen and Egbeta. Indigenes
of these towns have discussed
this on NL in the last 10 years.


Cc: Pazienza, most Akoko-Edo
towns have people who have
Yoruba names with some
Yoruba and Edoid/Benin
migrant ancestry.


However, most of the
Akoko-Edos claim Igarra origin
(they are of Ebira ancestry).


Usen indigenes are of
Ile-Ife or Yoruba descent.
Usen ancestry also migrated
to found the Olukunmi-speaking communities/towns in Delta North
(or Aniocha North) of Ugbodu
and Eko Efun (or Ukwunzu).

davidnazee:



You forgot to add, in bini side side of Edoid group, Irabor is pronounced as Erabor..

I wonder why people argue blindly.. The name clearly proves he is of Edo origin.. He may be born in Delta and maybe his father, but his grandfather or prior ancestors relocated from Benin to Agbor..