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I can understand the first guy who politely asked her to give some attention to Kolade's death too.

The other guys who came in with ' Big overgrown idiot' and 'furk you' were actually being big overgrown idiots. The insults were completely unnecessary.

dfrost:
Nipsey was a gangbanger so he only reaped what he sow. Not saying he deserved to die.

He turned his life around and was doing great things in the Black community. Shouldn't that count for anything?

Congratulations.

She's a lot prettier than she looks in these pictures.

Sometimes this make-up business no dey help some people.

I actually know a girl who enjoys dirty talk in Igbo. And before you say she be mgbeke, she has a Master's degree from a top university in the UK.

Inferior-feeling black men 'prouding' with the kind of white women most white men wouldn't even touch with a ten-foot pole.

Reverse Sharo.

The picture below is an Igbo artifact in the British Museum. It is thought to be some kind of bronze bell. No one knows how old it is , but it is thought to be very old.

The objects you have discovered bear a very close resemblance to the artifact in this picture. And it will be nice if we can determine how old they are. We won't know that if you sell on ebay or if it disappears in a private collection. I hope you do the right thing sha.

Everyone here talking about money. Very few people talking about archaeological investigations in and around the area of the finds. Few people talking about dating the finds, establishing connections (or lack thereof) between these finds and the finds at Igbo-Ukwu and Ezira. Few people talking about how this could help fill one of the many gaps in our knowledge of early Igbo history.

SMH.

ewa26:
hon, what’s the difference between Igbo and yoruba Jollof Rice or which tribe cooks the best Jollof Rice?

This your madness must now begin to know its bounds. This is 2019; your life cannot remain like this.

shadeyinka:
Can you please contact

Department of Archaeology,
University of Ibadan.


You may have stumbled on the earliest settlement of the Ibo race.

Are those terracotta or bronze artifacts?

Earliest wetin? LOL. The artifacts here look like copper alloys which means they are probably at most a little over a thousand years old.

We have seen archaeological discoveries from Igboland that are over four thousand years old and they weren't even the oldest.

What I am seeing look quite impressive. I have said it before that most of the chapters of our history remain unwritten and lay buried under the earth. Archaeology departments of universities across this country have their work cut out for them.

Which town in Anambra exactly is this from, anyway? I am guessing somewhere in the Nri-Awka area.

I don't know if there is a department of Archaeology in UNIZIK, Awka. That would have been the best and nearest place to take this to. There is one in UNN though. And I am sure the guys there will be excited to work on the site.

Or I could just use a feeding bottle and avoid looking ridiculous.

DMerciful:
Comeback? I don't have your time! I've better things to do!

No, you don't have better things to do. You have made quite a number of comments in the past few hours or so for someone who has better things to do. And your profile says you're currently online.

Just say you cannot support the Umuleri fib you told told with authentic historical/traditional evidence instead of giving me the "busy" line.

DMerciful:
Since you know everyone from Ika then suit yourself!

I think you can do better than this weak comeback.

nineone:
first, Iduwes book is just like the Biblical "hand of Esau, voice of Jacob" the book was written by Onwuejogwu. And from the tone of the book, you can see it wasn't really a book but an over sensationalized thrash. And no where in the book was it indicated that Ika was of Igbo stock. I read the book several times and most stories in the book are thrash. But as an Igbo man, you'll think any book that's anti Bini is pro Igbo. Your selective blindness will not see all the anti Igbo portions. Including all the portions that can only pass for myths and legends

C'mon now. From the book's diction, grammar and structure, it was clearly written by a poorly educated man such as Chief Iduuwe was. Onwuejeogwu was a university academic and wrote far better English than what appears in Iduuwe's manuscript.

Osagyefo98:
Please for posterity sake and to voice out the truth....Igboland ends in Niger and across aren't igbos but benins ethnic xtraction

I have researched and realised that there is no single igbo there.

Don't be deceived.

If indeed you have researched you will know that Anioma does not claim uniform Benin extraction. There are people there who claim Igala extraction and in fact many who claim Igbo (especially Nri-Awka area) extraction. Plus minor groups here and there who claim Yoruba and Itsekiri.

DMerciful:
From Ika, i belong to the Igbo ethnic group.
Delta Igbos are a peculiar case with location in South south, NIger Delta, Biafra(artificially created).The ancestry of the Ikas is traced majorly to Umuleri in SE.

The boldened is nonsense, and you are not from Ika.

The OP too is most probably not from Ika either.

No she doesn't look like a slave on the cover. That shít is just in your head.

Stop calling this individual a historian.

I do not know why you people keep making posts like this, especially non-Anioma people. Wetin be una own inside? Yes, many Anioma people dissociate themselves from the Igbo tag. At the same time I can also furnish you with the names of a lot of Anioma people who not only identify as Igbo, but are also very active in Igbo sociocultural activities.

Prof Michael Onwuejeogwu, the scholar who has become synonymous with Nri scholarship is 100% Igbo and he is from Anioma.

Prof Don Ohadike the Anioma historian identifies as Igbo.

Professor Emenanjo the Igbo linguist who worked tirelessly for the promotion of the Igbo language is from Anioma. Emenanjo was one of the most virulent attackers of the concept of "Igboid", insisting that Igbo is Igbo.

The late Colonel Achuzia was Anioma and a stalwart of Ohaneze Ndigbo in Delta State.

Anioma has produced a president-general of Ohaneze Ndigbo in the person of the late Ambassador Ralph Uwechue.

And there are a countless others - Sylvan Ebigwei, Obi Charles Chukwunwike Anyasi of IdumujeUnor (who recently wrote a book affirming the southeastern roots of his people) etc.

I am a son of Illah and my ethnic identity is Igbo. We have a Facebook page, "Proudly Anioma, Proudly Igbo". Come there and you can interact with people from all corners of Anioma celebrating their Igbo identity. Ika, Aniocha, Oshimili, Ukwuani... there are self-identifying Igbos from these places.

Again, this is not to say there aren't people from these places who do not identify as Igbo. But that is our problem in Anioma to treat in-house. It doesn't concern non-Anioma people who I know only harp on this crisis of identity among us to spite our southeastern brothers. Stay on your fucking lanes. None of this is your business.

viscerion:
ndo ure right igbo takes the bullet and insults on their behalf, but they also take the praises nah

Also take the praises? Err.. not true.

People are always quick to point out that this or that high-achiever is not Igbo o, but a south-southerner. They are not that quick to point out that this or that crook is also not Igbo but a south-southerner.

happney65:
Do me,I do you...Man no go vex..

And what did the New Zealand Muslim community do?

[quote author=Dartilo post=76667872][/quote]In what way do these pictures of an Ofala Festival even begin to prove that Onitsha paid tribute to Benin or received any sword of authority from Benin?

There are so many accounts of Onitsha written in the 19th century, and even in the 20th century, Onitsha sons like Nnamdi Azikiwe and Ibeziako wrote about their towns. I want you to point to me where in any of these accounts it was said that the Obi paid tribute to Benin or went to Benin to receive the sword of authority.

The picture of a dancing Obi does not indicate tribute-paying. I feel ridiculous having to explain that.

You're the one whose more likely to break things off, actually.

LOL.

She called for questions na, and she was asked a question. She should have said she'd only be taking questions connected to the album or her music?

That said, many Nigerians have this really primitive mentality that once the knot is tied, babies just have to start dropping immediately, and that if that doesn't happen it is their business to pokenose.

Also produce evidence that the Obi of Onitsha received the sword of authority from Benin or sent tributes to Benin. The Obi of Onitsha doesn't even use the Ada sword.

Can the writer produce documentary evidence that Igbo people were living in hunger, and that it was Ajayi Crowther who taught them to farm?

He said that Ajayi wrote this in his journal, so it wouldn't be hard to produce the evidence since Ajayi Crowther's journals are available online for free.

victorian:
seriously?

Smiles .. U made me remember of a guy who came to buy my former car . This guy is handsome , tall , dark and looks matured . Immediately I walked close to him , i was like damn! Hes cute ! And so dark! I quickly controlled my looks as i walkd close and we shook hands , while we introduced ourselves . then I started talking fast about the car, he was just staring at me and not even at the car !

so I stopped talking and I said u are not looking at what am showing u about this car! I was already irritated. As I looked at him with a resigned look .

He smiled and said you are very pretty, as he stared on. I was like what?
I shook my head , turned the ignition for him to hear the sound .
I just want to get the sales of my car over and done with!.
He replied : oh forgive me , i shouldnt have said a word. Then he smiled and said I was simply carried away.

He then looked at the car , and said don't worry ,I will buy it . How much is the price again?
I told him. He said OK , do u want bank transfer or cash ?
My heart was racing , and I said in my mind ,Ope o! Mehn I didn't know its so easy selling off a second hand car o! Jeez! I think I should be selling cars! He didn't even argue the price ! Chai! I should have increased it o!

I stuttered and replied I prefer transfer. He said OK, let's go to your office, give me your account details and let's sign wats necessary and be done with it .
I was so happy ! We went to my office , with my heart singing halleluyah!

In the process of him making the transfer , I saw my alert in my phone , I was like yes!!!

I signed undertaking, the car is now his and gave him the documents .
Can u imagine ,as he was about to take the documents , he leaned over and gave me a Kiss! A light feathery kiss on my freaking lips!

I was so shocked! I just could not move, then he withdrew his lips, stood up and smiled saying sorry I couldn't help myself , u are just too beautiful to resist , while he stood up straight .
I felt so embarrassed cos I felt I should av stopped him but I didn't ! My lips betrayed me! Oh my God !

He then took the car documents, receipt and change of ownership letter then walked to the door, turned and asked will I still see you again?

I stuttered , how could u kiss me! With confused eyes! I know I was looking confused, embarrassed , foolish , dumb! Oh Lord ! I can call myself all kind of names and just open the ground and bury myself in it !

And the fucvking cute guy just smiled and gestured with his hand towards his ears : call me , then he walked away.

Finally at the end of this true life story , I couldn't date him beause HES A FUCVKING MARRIED MAN!!!!!!!! arrgggggggg!!!!!!!

Feel like shooting myself!

Sighs story of some of my life experiences .

Before u people say I'm a story teller .. This piece is taken from Memoir Victorian life Series IV.

My life ehn? Na wa !

Wow.

I'm going to try this "light kiss out of the blues" thing one day.

Hope I don't get slapped into last week though.

gregyboy:
Decieve yourself to feel better the Maps are there for you to see the benin extended to the south west and south east and even north central kogi
It extended to the south west to osun ,ekiti,ondo,eko to the south east to onistha ,to the central kogi this influence where indirect influnce with a little direct influence on the vassal because of lack admistrative skills ....if you need prove go in research your self

For the sake of this argument, let us even accept that you are correct and Benin incorporated and regularly administered all the areas you mentioned. It still doesn't cover the entirety of Southern Nigeria. The bulk of the Southeast + Cross River and Akwa Ibom had neither direct nor indirect contact with your Benin, and they are still southern Nigeria.

It is plain dumb to speak of a "capital of Southern Nigeria" at a time when Nigeria or Southern Nigeria wasn't even a geographical expression let alone a political reality.

PS: Early maps about the African hinterland were notoriously inaccurate. That is an old argument; no need to rehash.

gregyboy:
It will be correct if he says benin was formal capital of southern part of nigeria which include the sw,ss,se tho thier influnce didnt spread to all but they made considerable effect indirectly to southern part of nigeria

LOL.

You and the OP, how do you people manage to type stuff like this with a straight face?

There was no such thing as a "capital of Nigeria" or "capital of southern Nigeria" pre-British conquest. Benin was only the capital of the part of the present-day South-South (by no means all of the south-south) which it regularly administered. Nothing more.

Instead of reading meaning into gestures and shit, like a rabbi studying Kabbalah, why not just step up and ask her out and see what happens?

I can relate. It's hard telling a girl who is into you that you aren't into her too.

What I do in this situation is to become elusive. Seldom call, seldom pick her calls, and when I do pick, come up with excuses of 'I've been busy'. It's even easier in your case, you being out of the country.

People want attention; they want people who are there for them and make the attempt to connect. If she sees you're not offering any of these, she'll eventually let go. This all sounds cowardly, but for me na the way to go. It's not me that will smack down a girl that mustered the courage to tell me how she feels.

PS: You said she just broke up with a guy, which means she could just be feeling emotionally vulnerable now. Her feelings for you may only be her vulnerability acting out. She'll be fine.