highness25:
you're the most useless guy I've ever come across. Stupidity in the higher order

My Friend cool down you quoted the first time I didn't say anything because I my self knew I was wrong for Posting that. I was trolling then and now you quote me again on the same Comment I commented. pls an advice stop wasting your time with me kapish. I was trolling then If you want me to tell you sorry then sorry. and Pls you don't know me don't call me stupid.

It really was because people believed since it was the Home of the war Hero Isaac Adaka Boro it should have been the capital.

Other pics.

Yenagoa the capital city of Bayelsa state. Given the Moniker the Jerusalem of the Ijaw nation because of the high population of Ijaw in the city. The city is tucked deep in the creeks past the rivers of the Niger delta. Yenagoa's fortune recently changed when it was declared the capital of the newly created state of Bayelsa in 1st October 1996. before it was chosen they were many other Options which included Kaiama the Hometown of late Isaac Adaka Boro and Brass etc. Yenagoa got chosen because at that time it was the only local government Council that could be accessed by road as a matter of fact not much have changed even now. Many people of Izon descent used yenagoa as a medium to commute to their Hometown deep in the Hinterland as well as Nembe folks too. Before attaining the position of Capital Yenagoa was a small fishing Community. Natives means of living was through fishing and farming of Food crops like Plantain, Bananas, cocoyam, Yam etc. But now after the post of Capital city the town has been transformed to an Expanding Developing city whose Inhabitants mostly rely on Civil service.

History Before Colonialism: Yenagoa is Native to the Epie-Attisa Subgroup of the Ijaw Nation. The Epie-Attisa has an extant myth of coming from Benin along with several other clans and subgroups. They speak an Edoid language called Epie which is not Mutually Intelligible with Izon or any other Ijaw clan or subgroup except the Engenne Zarama and Degema clans etc. And their Mutual Intelligibility is only Minimum. According to Folk lore The Oba Of Benin at that time were on a quest of expansion it was said that Soldiers who were sent to Conquer should come back victorious lest they would be Killed with they Commander's head on a Stake facing Benin City. So on a particular Voyage the Soldiers were not Victorious and they feared they fate Back in Benin City so they volunteered to stay far away from Benin as possible they first at a place In Delta among people of Isoko and Urhobo descent but they soon moved out and settled in a place called Aguobiri in Ijaw land. They were at peace with the People Of Aguobiri until one day dispute came between the settlers and they Hosts. It seems one day The people wanted to have a fist they already had some food for the fist but they needed more so the Hunters of the Village went out to go Get more food, but before they could come back those remaining at home had already eating the food at home which caused the dispute and the town split and most of the soldiers and other people settled at a new place a virgin land. They named it like they previous Settlement Aguobiri but soothing they native Tongue Iyineguo the meaning being quarter of people that doesn't take last(Sorry I don't have a good translation). The coming of the white men made the name to be changed to suit their tongues Hence its name Changed to Yenagoa. In the Year 1996 Yenagoa was named the Capital of Bayelsans state changing it fate for good. The town has expanded more than its original Frontiers its starting to include Izon people of the Gbarain clan, Engenne people of the Zarama clan and the Ogbia people of the Ogbia local government.

Demorgraphics: Christianity is the major religion in Yenagoa After which Islam is second followed by Traditional religion. Yenagoa has been receiving lots of Immigrants lately mostly from Igbo to Yoruba to Hausa. Urhobos and Isoko are by far one of the largest Migrant groups. They are found mostly at the Ekeki and Tombia Neighborhoods. Hausa's Reside mostly within the Arintalin and Agudama Neighborhoods. Igbo's are spread all over Yenagoa and also concentrated in the swali Neighborhood. Yorubas seem to be spread everywhere too although they mostl likely stay and live among the Hausa's and Urhobos. The Izon subgroup from other States and LGAs are by far the Majority. They are actually spread all over Yenagoa. The Epies live along the Epie creek While The other Ijaws live in the Hinter land Mostly.

Ethnic Crisis and Violence: Yenagoa is not without it's own share of Ethnic dispilutes. Disputes happens mostly between the Igbo Yenagoans and indigenes. The most recent one was that of 2017 when a Native Epie girl was killed of by an Unknown Igbo her lover. The incident didn't go down with the Natives as a lot of properties belonging to Igbos got destroyed. The crisis would have been heightened if not for the Intervention of the Government. Although Ethnic it doesn't show much they has been Intra-ethnic tensions between the Epie-Attisa Subgroup and the Izon Subgroup in matters owing to land ownership etc.
Yenagoa is also home to lots of Cults and Gangs who cause havoc in the town, the height of these was during the Cult war between 2008 to 2014 were cults namely the Greenlanders the Icelanders and the Bobos etc, were battling for supremacy. These had lessened down mostly due to actions of Government in creating a task force named Operation Famtangbe (Kill Trowe) who hunted killed and maimed boys who were into cultism thereby reducing the Crisis. other Lesser known Gangs in Yenagoa include The Chineke Boys which was formed by Young Igbo Yenagoans and other ethnicities and the Romans etc.

Sociolinguistic Pattern: To some people who might not know much, the Moniker Jerusalem of the Ijaw Nation might get them thinking Ijaw or Izon would be the lingua Franca of Yenagoa when in reality Ijaw isn't a language the closest thing is Izon which is only spoken by the Izon subgroup which only Number Four Million The Epie-Attisa speak an Edoid Language The Neighboring Ogbia speak a cross river language The Nembe speak an Ijod language which is mutually Unintelligible to Izon, in Yenagoa LGA alone is spoken Five languages namely Izon, Epie , Engenne, Buseni and Okodia.. This especially makes Nigerian English and Nigerian Pidgin the major languages spoken in Yenagoa ,The latter which has gotten Native speakers among the Youths and Younger people. Pidgin rains supreme because its act as a language of unity between the groups of Yenagoa and they still get to keep they culture.

I love my City

I guess this was moved to front page by lalasticala then.

highness25:
Something that will soon turn a grazing field for cattle rearers? Grass go soon cover am, the place small sha

Your papa ear weh Weh dia. na the Picture una de look. as far as I'm concerned the Airport in real life is way different from the one in this Pic though.

RedboneSmith:


Being in the news is different from meeting them in person. If I don't meet them and interact with them, how do I know about the idiosyncracies in their speech? That is not something people usually pick up in the news. The only reason I knew about the 'changing j to z' thing, is because it was in a GS textbook I read in my first year; the rest I am just learning about from your post.

OK so you're not Ijaw then. Understood.

RedboneSmith:


Because the Yorubas, being a major ethnic group, are much more visible than the groups you have mentioned here. It is inevitable that they will become everyone's point of reference. This might sound incredible but many Nigerians have never met an Izon person before.

OK even though Ijaw is all over the news.

I have this question about the H-Factor. The situation when a person always subtracts H when saying a word starting with H Eg Heart becomes At and adds H when its not there Eg Add becomes Hadd. I wanted to ask if people really think it is only the Yorubas that have it. because I've noticed Folks Non Yoruba folks like folks from Delta Eg Sapele and Warri still subtract H from words starting with it. Don't get me started with folks from Bayelsa especially the Rural areas who seems to loose H everywhere it supposed to be and adds where it's not. Eg Fish turns to Fis Shop turns to Sop. John turns to Zon, Hi turns to Ai, See turns to Shi. They even seem to flat out some words like House, House turns to As or Has. flatining the OU. etc. I was wondering if this is different from the H factor or the same thing. if its same why is it that people always put Yoruba as the main culprits.

The Airport seems to look better and bigger In real life compared to the Pics.

One funny childhood moment was when I was 5 to 6 Years old. They was a film then called Deep blue sea about man eating sharks the film got me so scared that I was very afraid to go near the river I'm from Bayelsa mind you so we couldn't do without the River. So one day me and my family were going to the farm on a canoe I was so scared but I tried to hide it but I saw a fish which all of a sudden reminded me no I thought it was a shark and I started screaming "Mummy ehhh Shark deh Shark deh im go Kon Chop me!" and the boy paddling the Canoe didn't help matters he was intentionally shaking the canoe while I was crying I cried thinking we were all gonna die I didn't even know when we reached shore. And till this day even as I'm 19 People still laugh at me and evrrytime I watch that movie again I only laugh out and feel ashamed.

OlaoChi:


It is failed education and religious nonsense that I blame

How people can't see the similarities between Akan, Ewe, Fon, Yoruba, Edo and Igbo is not the problem(we can blame ignorance) it's how some think Yoruba or Igbo are Hebrews that is the problem

Just plain stupid

You're right but I still can't understand it.

RedboneSmith:

Okay. It's probably a regional name then, not general Ijaw.

OK but I would still ask.

RedboneSmith:
Is Alaputa a general Ijaw name or is it only Ibani people that bear it? And what does it mean?

I dun know I haven't heard that name before.

evy800:

Delta

No Shakin, Na we we na!

evy800:
Beautiful names...infact I change my mind, I want an jaw husband

LOL Where are you from.

sapeleboi:
timi

I see Just Timi.

Ala-ere: A woman of Substance. Queen
Abinla : Princess
Abiye: My Desire
Sinivie: Good thing
Sinikien: Gift
Kien: Give
Tariebi: Good woman
Ebi-bode: Good has come
Ebi: Good
Beke-ere: English Woman
Diseye: Desire
Desemi: Gods work
Karinate: God has done it for me
Enemo: Endurance
Erebi: Beauty of Woman Hood
Fila: Blessing
Izibekien: Godsgift.
Oyinkuro: Gods power
Oyinpreye: Gods gift
Oyintari: Gods love
Oyinteke- Gods love
Pere: Wealthy
Pere-ere: Wealthy woman
Suotonye: Purpose
Tamara: God
Tare: Love
Tarila: Lovely
Munene: Love
Tekena: Hear my Plea
Tokoni: Praise
Yenimiere: Intelligent woman
Yinlayefa: Nothing can be compared to a mother
Ziola: The last born
Tariemi: There is love
Nimi: Knowledge
I'd add others but for now bye bye I wan go sleep. If you can add. add.

Do You actually believe life actually started at Ile ife. because in Ijaw Folk lore too it was mentioned Otu-Ife along with Oduduwa although as Adumu and other Yoruba figures too. sorry if Iam asking a lot of Question because I came to this thread to learn more than to actually add.

Moorish:
I have modified the post sinistami

I maybe was a bit insensitive to other peoples feelings

Ok let us restart

Good because in this nairaland it doesn't take much to get your thread derailed. Na Smol tin de spoil thread. I love Yorubas I don't know if its because of my Saro ancestry or Just my Ondo state girlfriend. they're my favourite after my very own Ijaw and the. whole Niger delta.

Moorish:

Lets focus on the topic

Do u have anything/critique/contribution to add to the thread ?

What I think is Why is that it's always them migrating here and not us migrating there. I see it as Bullocks. why does everybody want to see it that way.

Moorish:

That was clearly a joke hence the smiley

You did not insult me, not at all

I come here to find like minds so we can meet offline and work on collective passions

Seems like you have nothing productive to offer me . So

Good bye

You call that a joke. In Nairaland just hope others don't see it if not what ian doing would be minimum.

Moorish:

The problem with you is you consider ancient African history as useless, I don't, it is an archive of artistic, textile, architectural resources that can re invent African civilization

People like you are low lifers.

Do you earn up to 700k monthly ?

If you do not then go and hide cos u are beneath me

Abegi Who e epp . So because of Mere 700k You're bragging. and who told you I see African history as Trash. it is you I see as trash. you and that Poo you wrote about other Nigerians being slaves of the white men while your ancestors thought them Spice and shit

Moorish:

Don't derail the thread if you have nothing intelligent to say

This Thread was beautiful before You wrote that Poo up there. And from the looks of it from that alone you were looking for trouble from Non-Yorubas. And that's why I insulted You. Inferiority Complex.

Es Weh una. Una two for up. Simi's mine o. Dem no de follo Oba drag seat o.

Moorish:
My forefathers were in spain teaching your master, the white man , how to cook and spice his food .. we ruled from 700AD till 1900s

Kari am go find work!? Bloody ediot.

Nice

Heartbender:
Your problem shouldn't be your leftover friends. It should be the "senior colleagues" in your university looking for freshers to devour.

I don't Understand. Pls explain.

eyinjuege:
Is friendship by force?
You better face the new challenges ahead of you squarely.
Face your studies in uni, and while at it try and acquire some skills in between such as event planning, hairdressing or sewing clothes in your free time/holidays.
Your friend will calm down when she's ready to talk to you

Modified: so you're male?
The mum thinks you've been distracting her daughter with I love you, I love you.
Meanwhile you're passing your own exams in flying colours. Only God knows the kind of insults they would have given your friend for following boys about,

Okay thanks. Now that I reason it I feel bad for her. The kind of Insults! God! I think I would just give her some space.

I need advice pls. I have or rather had a Female friend she had been my best friend since Junior Secondary School. we talked about all sort of things from Relationship to Education to Sex to Career etc. We're still both Teenagers mind you. Before her mom seemed to like me and wanted me around but after we wrote our WAEC and I passed and she didn't, her mom have been giving me cold shoulders ever since, it didn't end there I wrote my jamb and now I would soon be going for Uni and her mom had ordered her to stay away from me. she had banned me from talking to her from visiting their house or Shade etc, and I don't know what to do. I need help.

Fatherofdragons:
oga biko not to derail this thread, it's igbo not ibo.

Thanks

Sorry its just the way I pronounce it