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Airtel then MtN is superb faster oo than Etisalat and Glo despite the 4G..Airtel beat all of Dem

But when I was in a rural area in Rivers State GLo there na die 3G de fast like 4G that was 2018 ooo

because it is not thickly populated

As for Broadband network

Smile is the fastest all those swift spectranet and the rest de learn for fastness

pazienza:
The Igala in Anambra and Enugu are slowly being Igbonized.
They are only being recognized as anything other than Igbo because Igbos are naturally tolerant and liberal.
The Igbos in Ibaji, Igalamela, Olamaboro still have traces of their Igbo heritage, some are even bilingual in Igbo and Igala, but Igala from Idah will never recognized their Igbo identity or heritage.
We have Igbos co existing with Idomas/Igede in Benue, but the Idomas/Igede will not acknowledge their existence.

These minorities are not very tolerant, they don't acknowledge Igbo people indigenous in their midst or Igbo influences in their land, but they expect Ndiigbo to acknowledge theirs in Igboland.
Well news flash. Times have changed. Ndiigbo will relate with you guys exactly how you relate with us.
If you don't acknowledge Igbo presence in your midst, then we will stop acknowledging yours in ours.

Good luck to them if they become igbonized but the fact remain that they are igala by origin no matter what the traces will be there
Blood is thicker than water

Osagyefo98:
Igbo are of Igala heritage...NEVER... False tale and lies..

Mr Man dey your dey in Kogi state... Arewa dem.

Arewa is not a tribe ok and again let that know to your bigot brain

It's just like you saying south south or Niger delta

It's never a tribe ok

Again arewa does not makes up the middlebelt if you don't know that get that to your skull

Every tribe in the middlebelt have its own origin far from the hausas ok it's because of your guys are always blind with religion Influence

When have you seen someone from the Jos tribes in plateau boast of being Arewa not to talk of some one far from the core north in kogi or benue ..

Keep decieving your self with bigotism

Am here for tribe history not political talks

The whole Igbos may not originate from igala but history shows it that Igala and igbos share similar ancestry so why is that making you sad especially northen igbos .
You don't even know anything about your own tribe only to scream ndigbo ndigbo every moment and can't even do anything to take over the hausas to rule the nation as mighty as your tribe is till today

Proove your might oga

micholo123:
Which sites do you download the free ebooks from?

Well I use smashword if you have any better ones list them here

Draft2digital is not approving books o

Even publish drive have not even approved my book since due to this coronavirus issue

pazienza:
There are also Igalanized Igbos in Ibaji, Igalamela and Olamaboro parts of Kogi.

Make all man dey their dey.
I agree with you.

Yeah I believe so but they tend to be igala more that the igalas in anambra n enugu who are marginalized witin the Igbo nation and who are not even igbonized yes because they are not Igbo

If you say there were igbos in ibaji olamaboro igalamela odolu areas well those people are hard to notify in today igala even if you notice them they don't link with Igbos anymore they are fully igalas by mixing long ago and mind you not all ibaji are of Igbo stock not igalamela nor olamaboro ok just few of Dem

Again Igbo influence on dose southern igala is another factor that makes it looks like all southern. Igala are of Igbo heritage never

iLegendd:
Great. Keep it up, but the idea of selling other people's books you downloaded online doesn't go well with me. If Amazon catches you, your account will be terminated.

Anyway, I wish you the best.

Someone have told me this so I started paying people to write for me but the books peolle wrote for me don't make any sales at all am tired of wasting money paying writers

But these books I download for free don't have problem it'sna if it does Amazon won't allow it na

Amazon allows it there are public domain books which am sure if you make sales , part of the earning will go to the original writer that is why every book have a ISBN

Well bro pls mentor me on many areas on book writing and how to make good sales also

iLegendd:
eBook increased in sales, but paperback dropped a bit.

I'm not feeling it. In fact, I was prepared for it since 2015 when Buhari took over.

I'm prepared for catastrophe or any pandemic worse than corona.

So, I'm smiling while the rest of the world is panicking.

In every disaster, there is always someone secretly benefiting from it.

I have been making money from free e book I download oo and upload on Amazon Kindle but I need more best selling type of books

I also just discovered publish drive and draft2digital distribution company who can as well distribute ur book to various stores as well

Am looking for how to learn how to write books but I usually pay someone who writes for me well my written books have not sold anything on Amazon Kindle but the free books I download from sites do pay me at least to my payoneer

I like to expand my ideas in this. Business o and go further on how to sell on udemy also

Shibaraba:
Stop giving attention to stupid people.
Especially Gay lusaacs.

Wtf u guys always calling ik gay

MelesZenawi:
You can Insult Igbos for all I care whether they produce president or not but don't bring us into any of arewa history...

We are not arewa.....

That's how u go about trying to re-write history.

so you think igalas are arewa origin abi or wat mumu like you if not for zoning and politics you dont even know where and how everybody lived before politics came in

mr man go and sleep nobody is taking your small piece of land LOL...how big is the whole igbo land compared to the whole Kogi state first of all...

so pls nobody is taking your dam land use your senses and act like a matured man not a kid

MelesZenawi:
Let it finish....let it finish. We are not arewa...get that into your head.

Kogi is in northern Nigeria...we are in East...Can you see the difference now..

Stop looking for who una go draw back..this man.

Igala history is with Yorubas and not Igbos.


Stop spreading lies on media space.

See this one Mr region igala history cuts I bro Yoruba ibo and wukari in taraba all mixed ok you know noting about igala history

Learn you won't learn only to be bigortic about this ur failed Biafra who can't even produce a president of Nigeria despite their might n power

Don't make me dis you oo I like every tribe am not a tribalist like you if I handle you here you think am your class

Osagyefo98:
We don't have that here....stay in your north please.

Hahaha see them so what is special in other part of nigeria am born and raised in Lagos all my life here and I claim to be a lagisioan also what is business claiming a region am not used to am only concern about my tribe and origin and history
F..ucx all you brainless bonehead bigot here tribal idiots like you all shameless thing who see notin beyond their nose
Make una chop una failed Nigeria failed biafra everytin is failed and people like you are one of Dem causing this

We are here for national unity and understanding but when one baffoon keep pushing his fellow Nigerian to a corner and stigmatizing him den we know this nation is finished

Bonfere Jo is now a sadist trying to snitch westerhoff

iLegendd:
Working from home is the best thing you can ever do. You don't need to wait for a virus to start looking for a way to make money online while you sleep.

Yes, coronavirus reduced income for everyone, but it's picking again. Yesterday, it rose to $132 on Publishdrive and Amazon was higher. That is almost 50k and my share is proximately 30k without doing anything from 13 sales on PD.

So, dear friends, use this covid-19 holiday to learn a digital skill that will fetch you money while you sleep.

A word is enough. Working from home is sweet. Even writing books can make you money. So, get started.

A coronavirus is a word for the wise.

Am making money on Amazon Kindle small small but I don't write most of my books I download them free and they are making sales for me
The ones I paid people to write for me did not make one dollar till now

I just observe you said sometime about PublishDrive
I think I should enroll in that also

Is it good , what book format do they take

Cc- iClef

thrasy:
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You see how you confuse yourself. The Igalas who came to from Idah to Ebuland are not more than the Aborigine Igbos who are of Eri stock that have inhabited Onitsha before the Umuezechime came and the Igalas that migrated from Idah to Onitsha cross the niger to Ebu and also settle in some part of Illah and Olukumi. Just like Jaja of Opobo went to Opobo from Onitsha to become king so as the Igalas from Idah came to Igbo land for economic and political reasons, trying to dominate the aborigines but met fierce resistance in Ebu, Illah, Onitsha, Nzam, Enugu north e.t.c. Ebu speak Igbo not because of neighboring communities but because of the heavy presence of Igbo Aborigines there. Ebu and Olukumi Igala migration was not something of centuries, it is nit up to 500yrs. Some communities in Idah till date are Igbo communities. Most Igbo communities in Kogi only claimed Igala because of the civil war. They do not speak Igbo because of being neighbors but they are Igbos by origin.

If you are talking of your Igala historian Abdullah Ayegba, he is not a researcher but a bigot. The earliest settles of Idah are from Eri before the Binis came, the Afonjas and Nupe came, then the Jukun warriors from Wakuri, this merger formed what we have as Igala with Igbo culture and Yoruba language. Do not deceive yours. Ofu, Ibaji (previously Obaji), Igalamela Oduolu, and part of Olamaboro are Igbos by origin till present day. Forget the Muslim inflitrating those places.

The earliest settlers are from ERi abi then who begot eri and where is eri from I mean eri ancestry

You are just saying this and backing it up just because the attah said some element of yorubas and bini n ibo were around idah before the wukari came in let me also tell you igalas were also there with the Yoruba n ibos n binis ok maybe he omitted that side

How can wukari just invade idah and take the place without the real igalas there who are to assimilate them together with whom ever was around idah as at then

Abeg history is deep

Osagyefo98:
I said why not 30?

All those ayegba wasting their time on Facebook should look for what to do with their time.


Igala ends in Kogi state. Igboland is Igboland.

Ndi ala

Mr man igala people are in nzam anambra Ette enugu illushi Edo and ebu delta ok for you to say igala ends in kogi is a funny statement these people speak igala as first language and Igbo later in the case of anambra delta enugu igalas they may not be many but if you do your findings properly you will see the fact.

Igboand is Igbo land we know that ..there is also a phase in life which is called origin and settlement of people .

agadez007:
Why will I lie
He said igbo are of two stocks Igala igbo and Arochukwu

Probably he is correct somehow not all igbos are of the same origin

Igala igbos are nothern igbos ok why arguing a lot you know how igala also Influenced nsukka later on

Resident evil part 3 ...Lagos sequel

livinbygrace:
Useless people,they are only distributing the foods to mainly Apc members

Stop spreading rumours

Tribalism how ...all these small guys when they don't win that is how they jump to conclusions

Why should a reputable award base on tribalism let him think before spitting rubbish out

agadez007:
So you went to copy this Nonsense History from Facebook and bring it here,or are you Ayegba himself,the self acclaimed Igala ambassador

Anytime I want to have a good laugh I just go to his page to laugh,The Guy claims all of Igboland except Arochukwu as Igala,He refuses to research,but anywhere he sees a name bearing semblance to igala names automatically turns Igala

Well if you want to battle ayegba you can DM him

I respect his work and he never said all of Igbo land is of igala origin please stop putting false accusations on him he is only sensitive on the areas igala influence later Igbo land and it's factful

fake cries madam ur cry wont stop the virus ok.....make we see front abeg

scholes0:
Stop lying through your nose.
Is there Z in the Yoruboid languages?
How can an Igala warrior be named "Zekeli" Igalas will call that 'Jekeli', that name is actually from the Islamic name Zakari.

Itsekiri and yoruba are siblings while Igalas are like the cousin who has all sort of foreign influences in them like Jukun.
There are very close semblances between Yoruba and Itsekiri names and traditional religions for example, while Igala names can sometimes look totally strange to Yoruba(or Itsekiri). Your story sounds so cooked up. WHich of the Yoruba groups met the Zekeli man in warri?

You are even contradicting yourself. First you say Itsekiris are not related to Yorubas, but you also say Yorubas met an Igala warrior in warri area overthrew him and married his children who became itsekiri.

its Jekeli please am sorry ok dont just insult someone as this story is being told by the Attah of Igala and also an itsekiri historain was there to proove it at Attah palace last month ok

what i mean is itsekiri are from Igala first befofe attaching them with Yoruba

even the Yoruba self are from Benin fist you gat know how The name Oduduwa came to place that name was given to him by The Igalas , Oduduwa (Prince Ekaladeran) was a Benin prince who is a run away exile who ran throught the river niger to igala land when he settled in a place in Igala land called Ife and Marrying igala wives before he moved down to present place in Ife and that is how the yoruba race started .

so this is to show you how Igalas have made other races ok

then who are the itsekiri ? they were also shoot out from Jekeli later on after the yoruba race have started still like a mixture of Jekeli (Igala) and Yoruba ok that is itsekiri

so reason a bit and listen not arguing what you dont know

He is such a stingy person he no fit bring 1billion to the table

Wat is 200million

naoma:
. IGALA/YORUBA RELATIONSHIP
The Oduduwa Conception
There is no doubt whatsoever that Oduduwa is the progenitor of the Yoruba people. Controversy about the origin of Oduduwa should be clarified using the Igala oral history. Oral history is passed from generation to generation through story telling (alo), songs (eli) and proverbs (ita or akpo). The fact that the white settlers initially wrote our history for us, made it very clumsy and unbelievable, the level of distortion came from the person that narrated the story. Because of the varying opinions about the personality of ‘Oduduwa’, there is therefore a compelling mandate to put the facts on the table of public opinions for accurate and intelligent assessment of these bare pieces of information.
Oduduwa is believed by the Igalas to have originated from Benin the present Edo state capital (Bini Kingdom). His real name was Ekaladeran. Igala Kingdom share boundary with Benin. Infact, it is the River Niger that separated in parts the two great kingdoms.
Instances of Igala/Bini Kingdom relationships are too remarkable to be ignored. Taking into account the difference in the two languages, a closer study of the two courts at Idah and Benin would reveal more evidence to prove the connection of the two kingdoms.
Special class of notables directly appointed by the Attah under the title of Edibo: at Benin it is almost exactly the equivalent class of confidential servant of the Oba known as Eghaivbo. Another significant tie is to be found in the titles given to Oba-elect and his counterpart the Attah-elect. The next in succession to the reigning Oba at Benin held the title of crown Prince or Ediaiken. No such position is accorded to the successor to the reigning Attah, but on the death of an Attah, his successor is saluted by a special title; until such time as he has been ceremonially installed as Attah he is known as the Adokanya.
Turning to the great officials who formed the immediate entourage of the Attah Igala and Oba of Benin, there is a marked similarity in the titles that can be hardly accidental.
Igala Kingdom Benin Kingdom
Achadu > Oshodi
Ondoma Attah > Ojoma
Amana Attah > Imara
Omakoji Attah > Ojiame
Omalogba > Ologboshere
Ochai Attah > Iyashe
Even more apparent in their connection is the title given to the chief festival of the year, IGU at Benin and EGU at Idah. The events which led to Oduduwa’s escape from Benin was that; he was earmarked then, to be the next Oba of Benin, but the other contestant to the same throne seems to be stronger than him. And Oduduwa felt that his life would not be saved staying in the land. The battle for leadership as it was in those days even today in some traditions was and is always a fierce battle.
Actually, he was a prince from the Benin ruling class (royal family). For this reason, he had to prepare and escape for his dear life.
Oduduwa had a fearful mind and that may be the reason why many Yorubas do fear. He crossed the river Niger to the Igala land located towards the northeastern part of Benin. He was found wandering in the bush by hunters and was brought to the palace. His appearance was not like that of a poor but of a noble and rich person. When they tried to find out about his origin, he refused to disclose it. As it has been in the tradition of the Igalas, any stranger or strange thing(s) found must be brought to the palace of the supreme ruler of the land, at the headquarter of the Igala kingdom (Idah).
For at least about a thousand of years preceding Attah’s institution was Igalamela’s dynasty. This means that nine Igala Chiefs or Judges meet to take decision concerning any matter. It is very interesting to learn about this democratic setting as at that primitive age. This nine juries vote on certain matters with a clear winner emerging. A monument put in place in remembrance of these historical facts was the creation of Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area with the headquarters at Ajaka in the present Kogi State of Nigeria; and after which was the establishment of Attah’s institution. Attah means father and is the only supreme authority in the kingdom. Oduduwa was led to Attah’s palace were the Attah also tried to establish his origin but he did not disclose his origin. Then Attah passed a verdict that he should be allowed to stay in the land and gave him a name “Oduduwa”. ‘Oodu’ means (Lord). “Duwa” means (Bring). That is “The Lord brought him” or “he was brought by God”. While Igala says muwa for a moving object. “Mu” is “catch”. “wa” is “come”. “Muwa” is “catch and bring”.
The plural of “duwa” is “kowa” or “koma wa” while that of “muwa” is “muma wa” (catch them and bring). Oduduwa to be regarded and accorded the type of acceptance given to him then, suggested that he must have displayed some level of spiritual power or he was just being favoured.
If you ask any Yoruba man about the meaning of “Oduduwa”, he finds it difficult to explain in vivid term the meaning. Oduduwa then settled in a place, which he named “Ife”. Ife is a District in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State in Nigeria with the headquarters at Abejukolo. Abejukolo (iba aji kolo) means, “a town or place located near a river and surrounded by other rivers.
He named the place, stayed in the place, married Igala wives and gave birth to many children. Ife (Ola m’ife), meaning “I am clean” “my body is clean”. Since he was the only person that left Benin to Igala land, the first thing he did was to learn the language in order to communicate with the people. Oduduwa then spoke Igala language with his wives, children and the people. This is the reason why Igala words constitute about seventy five percent (75%) of Yoruba spoken words.
The people of Ife are mostly dark in complexion. Strong, averagely tall intelligent and musically talented. The title of the chief of Ife is called “OJOGBA”. It was only that chiefdom that attempts to forcefully overthrow one of the Attah’s through war. It should be noted that the making of an Attah is never done through war or conquest but through a peaceful selection and rotation between the royal families or ruling classes. This Chief made attempt and almost succeeded. If the war had continued a day longer, maybe he would have won, hence the “Ojogba” which means it was God’s intervention or it was God that saved Attah’s throne if not he would have become Attah.
There was another instance, when one of the Attah’s was touring Ife District were hoodlums under the cover of an early morning dews attacked him. That made the Attah to curse the district against having dew and up till date the area has never witnessed any dew. He is the only chief that does not bend down for an Attah.
Oduduwa could not stay in Igala land to achieve his royal ambition and for that reason, he then decided to relocate to another area where he could establish his own dynasty and rule his people. Oduduwa moved with his people to the West and dwelt in a place, which is also called ‘Ife’. It was later referred to as Ile-Ife meaning gain from Ife because of his achievements from Ife land (ile = gain in Igala Language). Just as we have Ibadan in Oyo State located towards the West of Ile-Ife in Osun State, there is also an ancient town called Ibado (Ibadan) located towards the South-West of Ife in Igala land; it is also called Ibado-Akpacha because it grew in size to meet another town called Akpacha.
Oduduwa was a nobleman, an embodiment of spiritual power. He left Benin because of fear but at the time of his stay in Igala land he acquired a lot of spiritual powers. The soil composition, natural vegetation and the weather of Ife in Igala land and that of Yoruba are almost the same.
They also share common farm produce and economic trees like Iroko (uloko) and other timbers, palm trees (Ekpe) although fewer in the west. Common farm produce like yam (uchu), cocoyam (ikachi), banana (ogede), cocoa, coffee, kolanuts (obi) and so on.
He ruled his people well and peole liked him. He stood against any opposition and led his people to victory in the period of wars (ogwu). As time went by, he was taken to be a ‘god’ because his name means ‘somebody that came from the Lord or God’, and also for that fact he was not linked with an earthly father, that is no paternal or even maternal linkage. Earlier on he decided not to disclose his identity because he feared being deported.
All these accounted for the people’s belief that Oduduwa descended from heaven with a chain and landed at Ile-Ife. These were just human imaginations of a man without an earthly background. The strongest reason could still be the meaning of his name. “Oodu-duwa” “Odu” in Igala refers to “Masters” as in slave and master “My Lord” Odumi. Using bio chronological dating, these event took place at about 2,000 (two thousand) years ago. The belief by some Yorubas that Oduduwa descended from heaven and landed in Ile-Ife was a myth, which should be discouraged. It is unrealistic for the story to be told and believed by anybody.
If it were possible, Christ and Prophets (Messengers of God) would have come from heaven the same way it was said Oduduwa came. There’s nobody on earth that ever descended from heaven, even Satan; and all his spiritual beings only manifest in darkness or in secret because the whole world was given to the sons of man to dominate and inherit.
That is why other spiritual beings chosen to come to the world through man or carry their activities through man. One of the reasons why the people believed he came from heaven apart from the fact that his name depicted a man that came from God was that, his name was the only name, which is impossible to establish his father’s name.
The people spread so vast and were so blessed. Oduduwa’s reputation also spread all around. They were never defeated in any war. His vast knowledge in the use of ifa (originally an Igala invention) was of a great help to him, because it is believed that Ifa foresees or discerns the future and provides solutions to many problems. As time progressed, his people (Binis) heard about his fame and sent delegates to Ile-Ife. They recognized and confirmed that it was Ekalederan, the prince of Benin royal family who ran away from home many years ago. Surprisingly, the name has changed from Ekalederan to Oduduwa.
He had many children. The first-born was Okobi meaning in Igala that “I gave birth to him on the farm” (Oko ubi). Anybody that ran away from home is referred to by our people that he ran into the farm or bush. Another one called Oramnyan (Olami nyo) meaning, “my body is good”. This was to describe how favoured and lucky he was in foreign land.
His people begged him to come Benin and rule them again in order to regain the chance he lost to becoming the Oba of Benin. He refused on account of old age. However, he agreed to send one of his sons Oraminyan (the last born) to rule them as Oba of Benin.
Oraminyan then left Ile-Ife and became the Oba of Benin. This was under a mutual understanding and cordial arrangement in compensation to the same position he lost. It was not done through any war. But when he came to Benin as the new Oba, the first problem was communication. There was a serious language problem.
The new Oba could not speak Bini (Edo) language. The story making news was the language he was speaking. The echo of answers to the query was that “he was speaking the mother’s tongues” that is; it was “Iye Oba’s language”. The mother of Oraminyan was an Igala woman (oduduwa wife). Bini (Edo) word for mother is “Iye” language (ewo), Oba (King). When we combine these Bini (Edo) words together, - “Iye” “ewo” “Oba”, we then have Yoruba.
Yoruba people call themselves ‘YOOBA’ having the same sound with Bini words. This is how Yoruba language came about. Up till today Bini (Edo) still call Yoruba people as Iyoba (Oba’s mother). The Igala call Yoruba as Iyaji from an exclamative reaction; Iye ajji! Meaning’ “the mother cannot”.
After the abolition of slave trade in 1807, by Williams Wilberforce, slaves were returned from Europe and America to Africa. They were dumped at the coastal lines of West Africa. The Government of Great Britain set up British Royal Navy to monitor the stoppage of slave business. Since 1807 to 1831, the Royal Navy was on the Atlantic Ocean to enforce compliance of the abolition. Some were liberated from the human cargo ship on their way to America and Europe. The returnees were so large that they formed a country called Liberia with its capital at Freetown. Those they dropped around areas like Ghana, Ivory Coast and others on the shorelines formed the various countries we have in West Africa today. Those that were dropped in Badagry and Lagos areas infiltrated into Yorubas and made the population of Yorubas higher than any other ethnic group in Nigeria therefore becoming a threat to the Igalas, the only most powerful kingdom in Nigeria after defeating their brothers; Jukuns and Benin Kingdom. Rumours started carrying it that Yorubas would invade Idah because of their massacre population, the response was that, we are their mothers, mothers cannot do that! (Awa chiyema; Iya ajji). Interestingly, Hausa, Nupe and Egbira called them Iyaji or Eyagi. That is to say Hausa later had contact with Yorubas after Igala had named them. Iye (mother) is common to Igala, Yoruba and Edo.
This research work took our team to the palace of Alafin Oyo where it was confirmed that the mother of Oraminyan was an Igala woman from Nupe land. Oraminyan continued to rule Binis until he was dissatisfied with them. Apart from the language problem he discovered that the people were full with many troubles. He (Oraminyan) left Benin to Oyo where he founded the Oyo Empire then became the Alaafin. Alaafin stool is number one ruler in the whole of Yoruba land.
It is not in contention that Yorubas are the most populous single ethnic group in Nigeria. Yoruba language is spoken in some countries in West Africa. Yoruba culture spread in Nigeria and even far into the Caribbean country of Cuba. Ile-Ife is regarded as the spiritual home of Yoruba race. Oduduwa transferred and conferred the mantleship of leadership to Oraminyan and back him up spiritually from Ile-Ife before he died.
There was a war which he needed assistance for full confidence of victory. He had to contact his brother Sango to come and help him fight the war. Sango came, assisted him in fighting the war to victory and he was being worshipped as a ‘god’. The wife of Sango’ Iyemoja meaning in Igala; “the mother of large group of people”, became river goddess.
There are indigenous Igala in Lagos state called Isaleko. Their major occupation was fishing. They were Igalas from Nupe land. In fact, each time I meet with them, I felt being at home with my people. I saw love and brotherliness in them.
Nobody told them about all these before. They didn’t know what Igala means. They thought it was just a name of the town. They admitted that these events took place very long time ago.
Igalas are also called; Gara, Agalawa, Gala, Igarra, Egarra, Igira, Ibaji, Akpoto, Koto, Angola, Lingala, Dan garra, Gaa, Gana, and so on. Other Igala groups bearing different identities are; Idoma, Egbira (Ebira), Agatu, Igede, Agilla, Ogoja (Iyalla) Itshekiri, Nupe, Bassa. The Igala senior brothers, with whom Igalas had a very strong tie, were Jukuns (Apa) and Binis. At one time or the other, these groups provided some leadership roles before Igala’s Independence. Bachama of Adamawa State and Tarok of Plateau State are some of our close brothers. Most of the ethnic minorities of the whole Middle belt and North and Southern regions related with one another.

Few similarities between Yoruba and Igala language
English > Yoruba > Igala
Amen > ase > ache
Arrow > ofa > ofa
Barn (store house) > aka > aka
Battle > ogun > ogwu
Beans > ewa > egwa
Bitterness > ikoro > rikoko
Black > dudu > edudu
Breast > oya/omu > enya
Blood > eje > ebie
Bone > egun > ogwugwu/achiku
Box > apoti > akpati
Bird > eye > ewe
Build > ko > ko
Cake > akara > akara
Canoe oko-ojuomi oko-eju omi
Clock > ago > agogo
Cock > akuko > aiko
Come> wa > wa
Cough > iko > uko
Court > ile-ejo > unyi-ajo
Crocodile > oni > onye
Dance > ijo > ido
Days > ojo > ojo
Dead > oku > ukwu
Divide > pi > kpe
Dying-children > abiku > abikwu
Dog > aja > abia
Drug > ogun > ogwu
Ear > eti > eti
Eye > oju > eju
Count > ka > kaluka
Feather iye iwe
Female > obirin > onobule
Finger > ika > anyiga
Fire > ina > una
Fish > eja > eja
Flesh > eran-ara > oro-ela
Flute > fere > ufele
Food > ounje > ooje
Fowl > adiye > ajuwe
Freedom > ominira > ominolami
Go > lo > lo
Goat > ewure > ewo
Gong > agogo > agogo
Grave > iboji > ofoji
Guinea fowl > awo > awo
Herbalist > onisegun > achogwu
Hand > owo > owo
Head > ori > oji
He-goat > obuko > obuko
Hide > farapamo > folakpama/maja
Hoe > oko > ukoche
You > iwo > uwe
Hunger > ebi > ebi
Hunting > ode > ode
Husband > oko > oko
I want to eat > mofejeun > najenwu
Kill > pa > kpa
Knife > obe > obe
Lamb > aguto > aguto
Leg > ese > ere
Light > ina > una
Load > eru > adu
Luck > oju rere > ojile
Male > okunrin > onokele
Masquerade > eegungun > egwu
Meat > eran > ela
Moon > oshupa > ochu
Mother > iye > iye
Mouth > eenu > alu
Musician > akorin > akeli
Name > oruko > odu
Next tomorrow > otunla > otona
Nose > imu > imo
Ocean > okun > iteku
Palm tree > okpe ope > ekpe
Palm tree branches > imo ope > imaekpe
Pick > ko > ko
Police > olopa > anokpa
Prayer > adura > aduwa
Pull > fa > fa
I am ok > arami ya > olami ya
Red > pupa > ekpikpa
Ridges > ebe > ebe
Road > opopona > ona-okpakpa
Rock > apata > apata
Rope > oku > ikwu
Season > akoko/igba > egba
Shade > iboji > ubojima/olubo
Shadow > ojiji > ojiji
Shoulder > ejika > ojika
Shelter > ibu-gbe > ebu

This is the true story of how Yoruba came to existence all other fairy tales are big LIES

Great Igala nation ...igala gave the name to oduduwa to him and he married igala women before moving from igala kingdom to find the ile Ife

Bros abeg this should be passed t every Yorubas and let Dem stop believing in fairy tales oo

They are from Benin kingdom simple and Influenced by igalas and their mothers are Igalas

excanny:
There are 3 of them likely from same parent language. Yoruba, Itshekiri and Igala.

Yoruba and Itshekiri are like blood siblings(much more similar) while Igala is like a cousin to them.

Itsekiri itself are from igala who later migrated to present day warri in delta state

Itsekiri are not related to Yoruba at all oo Yoruba met an igala warrir called zekeli in warri there in D ancient times and over threw him and married his daughters that was how the itsekiri nation was formed

Later on then came D Benin people who invaded there and took the rulership seat leaving the itsekiri of mixed Yoruba and igala heritage.
Till date an average itsekiri man like counting himself to the ruling clan of the Benin because of the oil money in delta state they wanna have a cut in

And they don't care of their far ancestry , which is bad not all itsekiri are from benin it's just the ruling clan of the kingdom ...
The language of itsekiri and igala are similar in many words

Yeah i like this thread it good for anyone who wanna learn the basic of igala language

Probz:
When did you learn to write in good English?

Johnny English

Stop being a busy person just read and learn history

Osagyefo98:
This man remove your eye from Anambra state. Look for else where to propagate your land grabbing agenda.

If we are talking of ancestry then it is safe to say Igala and Yorubas has same ancestry because they share even language similarities.

Once again, you have failed in this your annexation agenda.

live let others live.

This is ancestry that connect igala and that community nobody is grabbing anybody land or annexation

Igalas and Yoruba have similar yes but do you know more about igala and more about igala better read deeper ok

Thanks

This is a photo showed the Eze Oraeri wearing the same Ejubejuailo medal the Attah of Igala wore and its an evidence that Oreri (Ora-eri) People of Anambra State Being Igala by Ancestry


In the picture, Eze Okonkwo, the Eze Nri Oreri is in the same traditional regalia like that of Attah Igala, with both wearing the Ejubejuailo medal (face-like object on their chest). Attah Igala began to wear it from 1515 during the Igala-Benin war. It was later replicated among the Eri (Eri, an Igala warrior from Idah) people, Oreri in this case to show their Igala root.

This Eze died in 1944 but till date, Eze Oreri dresses like Attah Igala. Oraeri people are also in Awka, and they are all Igala, because tribe is in the blood not by geographical locations. But if you have a contrary view, explain how Eze Oreri got the Ejubejuailo medal. Oraeri will be visited soon by me. One Igala blood forever.



By Ayegba A. A