₦airaland Forum

Eberejesus111:
Say as you deem fit. The Ibinukpabi in which the English men corrupted as "Long Juju" which was not. But this Ibinukpabi was similar to the Israelites "Ark of God" in which they carried, being that God was with them. And all nations round about them feared greatly because of the power of God (this is for the Israelites)

For Aro, these people where seen as sacred and priest who decided and made judgement as concerning any issue in the South-east and some part of the South-south. Most people on these geo-zones respected the "place they believed God made his home. "

Nri as a fellow brother of Aro. It's only objective was make refuge to those fleeing from war or unjust, just accusations and punishment.

And immediately they found themselves in that sanctuary they were untouchable and as well indoctrinated into the Nri socio-politcal and religious system.

These systems of administration by both of these groups has been one of the fundamental topics by historians, justifying that Igbos are of the Abrahamic fold and the Israelite stock in particular.

The Igbos are not Isrealites. We are Africans. We are native to West Africa and Nigeria. The Ibini Ukpabi was believed by the old people to be the manifestation of Chukwu Abiama. Aro people was more clever then than other Igbos. They exploited their naivety and sold many Igbos into slavery.

History must be said as it occurred.

Again, Aro people never saw Nri as their brothers. To the old Aros, Nri was just another people, just like other Igbos were other people. Never in any history associated with Aro have I come across, Aros acknowledging Nri.

OMANBALA1:
Now , let's get down to history....what made Aro influential because I wouldn't compare them to Nri because it's just disrespectful

Aro people established trading alliances in all known Igbo areas and beyond. The Aros were ally to Awka people, Nike people, Edda, Ohafia, Abam, Efik and the rest of them. The Aros never acknowledged Nri people, this evident in their war Chiefs Okoli Ijeoma, Ikelionwu and co, harrasing Nri communities.

Again, in the oral history of Anam and the some other people of the Omambala axis, we find the wars of Edda and Aboh. These were true historical events.

The Agbala of Awka was a female consort to Ibini Ukpabi. We had the Igwekala of Umunoha. The Kamalu or Amadioha of Ozuzu Etche in present River State. These were all Aro settlements.

Nri doesn't come close, please. Aros have so many settlements in Igboland and beyond. Arondizogu, Ndikelionwu, Ajalli, Ndiowu and the a whole lot of community in Orumba, Atani in Ogbaru, Emeziem, Izombe, Osemota all in Oguta, Many settlements in Mbaise, Isikwuato, and some parts of Owerri. There are so many Aro settlement in Ohazara and environs. Isiokpo in River State.

Additional, the towns of Umuoji, Ojoto and and few others within that axis have a story of Okoli Otie. We all know that Otie is an Aro name. That is debatable though

So, nwanne, as an ardent student of Igbo history, I know about different Igbo clans.

Why did the British embark on the Aro-Anglo war if Aro wasn't a stumbling block to their effective control of the hinterlands?

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OMANBALA1:
No Aro man can make these ridiculous claim in the presence of any historian...quite comical
I have been to Igbo events in Houston and Aro dare not stand up ,talk less of taking a Kola....we know who that privilege is reserved for!

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I'm not Aro, however, Nri got nothing on Aro. The Aros were the most influential Igbo group before the arrival of the White man

MelesZenawi:
Listen and be schooled.

Imo state should protect their culture and avoid it from been encroached with others norms that are alien to her values.

Abia should do same likewise Enugu state.

You still young to understand the wisdom of elders.

Get the point and stop behaving like a child.

That's not the purpose of the thread. You can open a thread about that. Stop infesting others with your hatred! Biko, choro umunnne gi, Oma'igala!

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MelesZenawi:
The young man you called his post nonsense is more articulate and realistic than pazienza, who still believes and lives in world of shadows and Ideals.

The realistic world is what is what Omanbala is saying and he is damn right.

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Nkogheri! Biko si ebe a puo! I have no time for people who aren't Igbos

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OMANBALA1:
This uniformity you are campaigning for is ruining our individual culture. Open your eyes and stop trying to force unity among people who aren't a unit. Igbo land is unique and for us to move forward we must carefully define ourselves and therein find elements we can use to cooperate. Igbo land can never be united under one ideology. To force this unity is to destroy people's cultures. For instance, Igbo Izugbe is a cancer eating deep into the ancient Omanbala culture...I see people from many Anambra towns writing "were" and "chere" instead of welu and chelu the typical Anambra person uses. Even a titled man like Victor Umeh wrote Ohamadike instead of their Aguluuzigbo variance ,Oramalu Dike. We must resist this corruption. I also urge Ndi Abia and Imo to stop using names like Chideraa, Ifeanyi, Oluchi etc...its eroding their culture.

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Nonsense!

pazienza:
I had told you before that the monolithic Anambra you are trying too hard to create does not exist in reality.
And we have had discussion about this your "Omanbala" thing. Omanbala to my understanding is Anambra East and West and Oyi. That's Omanbala. I don't understand how you stretched Omanbala which is just those three LGAs, and maybe parts of Dunukofia and Ayamelum, to include Idemili, Aniocha, etc.

The Orumba and Ihiala (notice it's Ihiala and not Ifiani) all speak like their brothers in IMO state, they use "Were" (Welu) "Chere"(Chelu) , "Ha"(fa) "Uhu"(Uru), etc, instead of those in the brackets.
They use "Oha" too, rather than "Ora".

Anambra like all states is an artificial Nigerian creation, it simply doesn't exist in cultural Igboland.
You are no different from those Igbos in Rivers and Delta states who had allowed artificially created Nigerian entities post 1970 to become their new identity. You are only still claiming Igbo because your town is in South East, I bet people like would deny Igbo and claim your Omambala is now a new distinct ethnic group of its own if Anambra were not in SE.

We can't continue like this.

Your level of intelligence marvels me. You should be more active on real settings like Facebook or Twitter. It will make more sense. I like to learn and debate with people like you. This nairaland is full of dummies and unintelligent folks

Thank you Pazienza

Yes, it is

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CSTR2:
If it is the woman family, it can work.

But when the man brings his own family, the wife will pick serious offence.

Especially imo state women.

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Nonsense! Wetin Imo State do una?

I'm from a community in Isiala Mbano, Imo State. In my Umunna, when you settle the Umuada by buying what's on the list or paying 25,000. The next is to settle the Umunna which is not bigger than 50k. The next important things are the items to be bought for the parents of the girl, which you can easily settle with the girls parents. The father takes her pride price, depending on how much he wants. There's no fixed price, however,it is usually not more than 10k. After , this your wife is yours. I'm well aware of the marital rites if my kindred.

kikake:
Okigwe man.
IMSG has put about N15 billion worth of modern day surface water system, including expensive water pipes, under the grounds of most of the local government areas in your Okigwe zone.
The similar water project planned for Orlu zone is yet to be built.

If the water supply system is restarted now, true development begins in Okigwe zone.
But you would not raise a voice for the Okigwe water supply system be put to use, as you are satisfied with drinking pooh pooh from sachet and bottled water from boreholes, sink boreholes for domestic water. Loads of people and businesses now migrating to Owerri shall comfortably reside in any community in Okigwe zone if the durable water supply system is put to use. No place is a modern town without a durable public water supply system, not boreholes.

Before long, Owerri modern surface water supply system shall return. Your mates from most of Owerri senatorial zone shall start all over again to drink treated pipe borne water, like people in Kano, Kaduna states, in London or New York.
When we clamour for true development outside Owerri, you attack. Others from Owerri who understand that Owerri has shortchanged Orlu and Okigwe call us ugly names for clamouring for basic amenities outside Owerri area.

16 years have been done by sons of Orlu zone. Even the Deputy Governor is from Orlu Zone. Please, cry me another river! Btw, I'm not an Okigwe man. My community is in Okigwe zone only.

tallfish145:
The wicked woman has been arrested

I'm really happy about her arrest. She's wicked

letu:
Today it will be ERI/NRI being Numero Uno/the Supreme Igbo than other Igbo's and the next day it will be the people of AROs turn to claim supremacy over other Igbo's so, Umu nnem La umu nnam hikena umu Eri La umu Aro ndekaa gbwonaa obunu lezi. So what do you all have to say concerning this supremacy stuff that Umu Aro and Umu Eri keeps doing.

Eri people were never superior or in control of any territory. They had no army nor were they known as warriors. Eri people were largely priests or ndi na akpu Aru/alu. The only militarized or economic kingdoms in Eastern Nigeria was The Aro Kingdom, the Efik, the Opobo, The Akassa of the Bayelsa Area

pazienza:
Not according to the map of Nigeria.

The southern tip Of Abia where Obuaku is located, is closer to the Atlantic than any part of Imo state, including Oguta.
So Oguta cannot be closer to the Atlantic than Obuaku. Oguta is far away from the Atlantic.

Osemoto has the closest nautical mile to the Atlantic Ocean

pazienza:
Isn't Obuaku Abia state closer to the sea than Oguta?

Osemota in Oguta LGA is the shortest nautical mile the South East have to the Atlantic Ocean. It even have a shorter nautical mile than Portharcourt

TonyeBarcanista:
How did you conclude that the wife ks wicked? Let us watch what we say towards people's spouses.

I am very sure that the wife acted the way did because of the discomfort she feels with a second "woman" enjoying the attention and niceties of her husband.

Honestly, I can NEVER fault her! I have seen first hand where lovely and nice househelp got pregnant for oga and he was asked to marry her as second wife - which he did!

Learn to call a spade a spade! Nawa for you Oga!

kikake:
Only a fool from Owerri, or one who has abandoned his hometown and settled in Owerri, will support the existing situation where rest of Imo state are migrating to Owerri where social infrastructures exist.

Before long, Owerri shall become a junk city with urban slums and attendant crimes all over Owerri.

Pray that gov Ihedioha does not continue to follow the path of Enwerem, Udenwa, Ohakim and Okorocha who governed with the belief that state capital must be developed first by govt to international standard before development attention is paid by IMSG to other parts of the State.

Let the lamentation continue!

goalernestman:
But your kings are from this root i mentions above

It doesn't matter. The vast majority of Igbo people have lived on our land for thousands of years. We were created in Igbo land

B2mario:
that guy is not even from Imo state. Don't mind him he's just doing a job he is paid for. Does any part of Orlu answers "Ozuo"?

One thing he fails to know is that we recognize the place someone comes from through his surname.

I really suspect that he's not from Imo State because he never says any positive thing about Imo State.

ekesol:
. You all are spooing Rubbish . After 20 years of democracy in Nigeria Cum IMO state, Orlu has Ruled 16 years. And none of the leaders deemed it fit to develop Orlu. You were all in deep sleep when you all supported Miscreants Uneducated Fools to destroy the state in the person of Rocha's and Udenwa. All of you will suffer with your Oluzurume association of Criminals and. Prppangandarist. Come and take Governor again, the Die is cast. Nonsence. For 16 years you could not develop your shithole called Orlu zone, now you want a zone that sacrificed everything for to be governor to come and develop your shithole ehhh. Ndi iberibe suffering from Iberiberism and will cured by Mr Iberibe

No mind am. We Okigwe people, na we suppose dey complain. Orlu cannot eat their cake and have it

AKswift:
Guys, guys, please listen! You peeps should ask for the LGA of this dude and ensure that his area gets the needed public infrastructures in the 2020 budget.

This bro has been touting for equitable distribution of the state resources among all zones since the creation of NL, yet nobody as paid him needed attention. Please, if anyone is close to the governor, help register his request to his hearing. This guy no suppose carry this mater enta 2020 o, joorrr!!!

The guy don the kolo since nah! No normal human being will wail like he does

Complete the damn bridge or let it be! Enough of this bridge politics!

This is good. I pray, it sees the light of the day