A simple "no I didn't write the letter" would have sufficed. All the digs and snide remarks were completely unnecessary.

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Lagos will always be something of an anomaly. Given its history as a former federal territory, which led to it being very ethnically heterogenous and far more cosmopolitan than anywhere else in Nigeria, it will be dishonest to use it as an example of the character of Yoruba states in general. That is why I initially said "aside from Lagos".

As for Kaduna, I know of two Ìgbò aides appointed by the current Kaduna State governor. I don't know of any commissioners. Your screenshotted tweet did not specify this Igbo commissioner's name. If you want to talk about aides, go and look up Orji Uzo Kalu's tenure as governor in Abia State when he appointed aides from all across Nigeria.

Also you might also want to look up Hajia Rabi Shinkafi from Zamfara who resigned from her position as Commissioner in Zamfara to take up a commisonerial offer from the governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma.

Besides Lagos (which is an anomaly) every other state in Nigeria is still conservative about appointing non-indigenes. Once in awhile, we will hear of an exception and everyone applauds, but don't act like Ìgbò states are particularly unusual about not appointing non-indigenes, because that is statistically incorrect.


Also, I do not know why you added a screenshot about Fulani people to your response to me, as it has nothing to do with the question I asked you, which is about state appointment of non-indigenes.

Anti-Fulani incidents are pervasive throughout the Middle Belt, the Southwest, the South-South and the South-east where they have been seen as (rightly or wrongly) something of a menace for decades now. I'll even say the Southeast has not been as proactive about this as other regions. You somehow trying to suggest that is it something specific to the South-East is disingenuous and no doubt motivated by your own anti-Igbo prejudice.

Cheers. 🥂

Christistruth03:


How many none Indigenes have been Commissioners in the SE since 1999?

Outside of Lagos, is there anywhere else in Nigeria that non-indigenes have been made commissioners (besides the commissioner of police)?

Not trying to argue or anything. Just wish to know.

Skrrrrrrr:
You guys need to quit this lie that Alex is not fine....
Overall, Alex is the finest babe in that house and its not close. Venita and Kim edge her facially but she more than makes up for it with her physique. The rest no even come close, not mercy with her fake butt or even short CeeC.

Stop playing 😂

Face aside, her chest is like mine. And her voice sounds like she got more than her fair share of testosterone. She gets good grades in the hips and ass department, but that’s about it. Kim get fine face, get feminine voice, still get bobby and nyash.

Hmm.

Psychedelia:


He has dyslexia. It's a reading/learning disability.

Thank you. This issue has been discussed here several times. But NLanders keep abusing the poor boy everytime there's a situation that brings out his disability.

Why did they pick Cross for this? 😩

Asking someone to be the gentleman and give up for you is a tad annoying.

Seyi visited a native doctor in Idah before coming to the show. Nothing anybody fit tell me.

Probz:


So what you saying about Ikwerre? Dialect or distinct Igboid language?

I really don't care one way or another.

Ebubu3:


So why is Ikwerre dialect despite it being on the fringes, very close to the Igbo central. Even though it has non-Igboid Ijaw Neighbors.

Why are the Abakaliki and Nsukka dialects the only fringe ones with such deep variations.

I often see Southeasterners on NL saying things like Ikwerre is closer to Central Ìgbò than Nsukka. And I feel they are either lying or they met Ikwerre people who spoke to them in Central Ìgbò and they assumed that's what Ikwerre sounds like.

Most (if not all) Ikwerre people from the PH area can speak and understand Central Ìgbò, and when they meet someone from the Southeast, they will typically speak to them in Central Ìgbò. That is not their dialect.

I have travelled widely through Obio-Akpor and PHALGA and I make a point to listen to the people speaking in their own dialects, and I can say without mincing words that anybody from Anambra or Northern axis of Imo State who claims that he understands their dialect without prior exposure to it is not telling the truth. You will catch bits and pieces of what is said, but on the whole their dialect will not be intelligible to you.

Ebubu3:


So why is Ikwerre dialect despite it being on the fringes, very close to the Igbo central. Even though it has non-Igboid Ijaw Neighbors.

Why are the Abakaliki and Nsukka dialects the only fringe ones with such deep variations.

Are you sure you are actually familiar with the different varieties of Ikwerre? I don't know anyone who actually knows Ikwerre that will argue that it is closer to "central Ìgbò" than Nsukka and Abakaliki dialects.

First of all, Ikwerre is not one dialect. There are many Ikwerre dialects. The Ikwerre spoken in Omerelu, close to the Imo border may be close to what the average Imo indigene from the southern communities may understand. But this is not the same with the Ikwerre spoken in Ogbakiri for instance. Or Ndele. Or even the Rebisi clan.

I will 100% argue that Ikwerre is more divergent than Nsukka.

Ebubu3:

You know history well well o. So what do you think is the case for why Abakaliki dialect cluster is not understandable to the Central Igbo ? Is it due to mixture with Northern Cross River dialects ? Do Idomas and Igala have influence on their dialects at all ?

Dialect divergence is a normal thing in history. For every large language group, the dialects on the fringes are going to show considerable differences from the dialects in the centre.

The thing to note is that despite the low level of mutual intelligibility between the Abakaliki cluster and the central dialects, lexical similarity between Abakaliki dialects and the central dialects is still over 80%.

Igala influence? None that I can tell.

Some influence from Idomoid and Upper Cross dialects, but that's minimal.

The thing that I have noticed about Abakaliki dialects is that the main reason why it sounds incomprehensible is the way they pronounce words, ie, their accents and inflections. That is why written Ezza is easier to understand by a central Igbo speaker than spoken Ezza.

scholes0:


Even to many 'Ebonyians'. So yes, it is indeed lateral acculturation.

Any Ebonyian who does not understand Isobo is not from the Abakaliki zone. Ebonyi is not one dialect. Edda doesn't speak like Ezza. And Ishielu doesn't speak like Afikpo. Isobo and the Abakaliki dialects belong to the same sub-cluster.

scholes0:


Most of their village wards have clearly cross-river like sounding Usomotong-esque names.. Their so called dialect is barely comprehensible to an Igbo speaker. So yes, it is indeed lateral acculturation.

I am almost convinced it is Osopong that you're mistaking for Isobo.

Isobo language or dialect (I really don't care which it is called) is as incomprehensible to the central Igbo speaker as Ezza, Ikwo, Izhi and Mgbo is incomprehensible to the central Ìgbò speaker.

An Ikwo person and an Isobo person can communicate with minimal difficulties. In fact, their traditions state that they are an extension of Ikwo across the Enyim River (i.e., Cross River). Isobo language is demonstrably part of the Abakaliki linguistic cluster within the Igbo linguistic family.

Nobody argues about this connection. Not even the Isobo themselves. Like I said, you're probably confusing them with Osopong people.

scholes0:
Isobo people are not igbos. People should stop spreading what is obviously a fallacy.

They are Mbembe people with slight influence from Ezaa and Izhi due to contact.

Did you say slight influence?

The entire language is very clearly the same Ìgbò variant as that spoken by the Ezza-Ikwo-Izhi. The entire language. Of course with influence from Upper Cross River languages.

Isobo are not Mbembe. I don't know where you got that from. They have a Facebook page where they share elements of their language and culture from time to time. And the ones among them that I have interacted with identify with the larger Ìgbò family.

mediocre:
Tough crowd

Swear. Na comedian dey crack joke, na comedian dey laugh. The orphan joke was decent, but not even one giggle. 🥲

My God, Dee 1 is so dry, I want to tear my eyes out.

And he was quite funny on IK's Comedy Club. What happened tonight? 😭

If them no lose this wager make I know wetin cause am.

TheEnforcer:
Let's be honest, Mercy na confam local girl.Absolutely atrocious grammar!

The funny thing is that this is an improved Mercy. It was way worse the first time she was a housemate.

Ambber:
WM is a comedian

A dead puppy is funnier than him sha. Just saying.

Probz:


I’m something of an educational psychology buff but I still wouldn’t have necessarily equated them. On the contrary some people with dyslexia actually do particularly well with shapes but I guess it can go either way.

Yea, while researching on dyslexia some years ago, I came across articles that said dyslexics do well with shapes. But I guess these things are more complex than any one research can surmise, and different people with the condition may exhibit different abilities/disabilities

Probz:


Isn’t dyslexia more about letters than shapes? Do you not mean dyspraxia?

Letters are shapes and symbols. A person who struggles to recognise letters assembled to represent a word (i.e., a, dyslexic) will in many cases also have difficulty with this kind of puzzle.

https://dyslexiasa.org/early-warning-signs/

Under visual difficulties, you can see difficulty with jigsaw puzzles listed.

COOL10:
Cross na wa oo. What's going on?

Cross is dyslexic. Dyslexic people don’t see shapes and symbols the way other people do. I expected him to struggle with this.

ItisHi:
Feminist don manipulate these fools. All 3 votes Kiddawaya for contentless HM like Tolani

Which feminist? Was it not the male judge that influenced the other two females to vote out Kidd because he no dey ship?

Ike is sha very immature. He won’t last a minute on the streets.

Did this boy just use the L-word? 😂😂😂😂😂

Oh dear dear dear

ANON333:

Piece of advice: Experts once declared that the earth was round. Man must question conventions. It is unimaginable to group igbo language with Fulfude; they might as well include tuareg, french, and japanese into the so called kwa.

Quick question: are you a flat earther?

ANON333:


Including fulbe in niger-congo language cluster rendered that classification a joke, except if it's proven that fulanis achieved their dialect from indigenous central africans.

Piece of advice: Don't jump into discussions about African linguistics if you do not know anything about African linguistics. That would be like me trying to correct people about quantum physics that I clearly do not know anything about.

Fulfude belongs to the West Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo family. This is an established linguistic fact that no one argues anymore. The language is closely related to the Wolof and Serer languages of Senegal.

efficiencie:
Please experts in Ika language from Delta state. What is the meaning of "God is my strength" and "God strengthens me" in Ika.

In Ika, “God is my strength” would be “Chukwuwuikem”. I’ve also met one person called “Osewuike” and it means the same thing.

God strengthens me would be “Chukwunyemike”.

fitzmayowa:
Adekinle shenk him madam nominate Doyin......

More proof that women stand by their men more than men stand by their women. 😂😂😂😂😂

Amillionnn:
I pray Neo goes home this week.

Silly guy; threw your chances away because you’re too emotional.

Which chance?