I wonder what else u guys need 2 convince u that we can never be igbos.U r not ika am an ika citizen and ill tell u categorically.Owa oyibu in ika south lga for instance when they speak their unaldulterated ika,u will nt hear a single igbo word.Okay oza nogogo is in ika but their language is like that of latin.No need of much talk.Even if we were finally found 2 be igbos the ikas dnt like 2 be called igbos.Dodo gbani hiam ni eye le ndigbome.Dats an ika sentence meaning pls stop arguing because we are not igbos.Period.U r entitled 2 ur opinions

ORIGIN



Umunede Kingdom was founded by a Benin Prince, called EDE and his wife, IYE who migrated from Benin and settled in the present location, later known as Umunede. The exact date of migration of Ede and his wife from Benin was not recorded but generally, historians put the approximate period as the Thirteenth Century A.D., during the reign of Oba Ewedo The Great (1250-1280 A.D.) Thus, the Kingdom is over seven hundred years old and many historians believed that Umunede Kingdom is one of the oldest kingdoms east of the Benin Empire.



Historians had contended that during Oba Ewedos reign, the Oba had two battles to fight: a diplomatic battle against the great nobility led by the Ediommehan and military battles against Ogiamien III in order to destroy once and for all this anti-royalist movement. As a result of these events, many princes and noble men fled with their families to different safe locations.



The second wave of migration to Umunede probably took place under Oba Ewuare The Great (1440-1485). During his reign, an attempt to eliminate members of the nobility who were threatening the monarchy gathered momentum and brought about another wave of migration out of the Benin Empire.



Historians also believe that there were other settlers before and after Ede and Iye arrived at the present location but no one was sure when those earlier settlers arrived at this same location. However, later migrations to Umunede were well documented. For example, there were other immigrants from Ishan, Benin-speaking areas and Yoruba areas of the west between the 16th and 19th centuries and their quarters are well known in Umunede. Also, there have been large number of immigrants from the Eastern Igbo-speaking area since the last quarter of the 19th century and, since the civil war; Umunede has also been witnessing a large number of immigrants from neighbouring towns and villages.



All historical accounts showed that Ede and his followers did meet a collection of people in the present location, later called Umunede. Those who were already in that location were probably not as strong and organized as Ede and his followers. Therefore, Ede was able to impose his rule and leadership upon the earlier settlers. In fact, it has never been contested that Ede brought to Umunede the type of administrative and social structures, which were already in place in the Benin Empire. Firstly, the monarchical administration, which Ede and his followers brought from Benin, was established in Umunede and hence up to today, Umunede still has traditional and hereditary kingship. Secondly, the mode and type of worship and traditional festivals correspond to the practices in the Benin kingdom. Thirdly, the mode of building houses in ancient Umunede was also that of Benin tradition.



Every available document showed that Ede and Iye had four sons in the following order of seniority: Ilege, Edware, Oba and Ile. Those four sons and their descendants constituted the original four main villages of Umunede. Available information also showed that it took some time before the kingship, as we know it today was fully established. When it was fully established, it took and Igbo title, Obi instead of Ovie or Onogie, which are the titles kings that descended directly from Benin. But, why Obi? Probably, the main reason was that in the course of centuries of living together and inter-ethnic marriages, each of the various groups living in that location started to lose its original ethnic identity, thus giving way to develop on Unumede language and culture- the language being very close to those of Ibos West of the Niger, while Unumede culture was predominantly that of Binis until the first assume that language of the dominant tribe in Umunede. History did not record and alternative title to Obi.



Although the Obiship is based on hereditary lineage (i.e., on succession by first son), this was not the case in Umunede at the beginning of its kingship institution. Contrary to Benin tradition, it was the descendants of Egware, the second son, which established hereditary Obiship in Umunede. This was because, during the life-time of Ede, it was believed that his first son, Ilege, traveled frequently out of Umunede, at times on hunting expedition, and would not return to Umunede until after several weeks or months. Ede feared that Ileje might not understand how to perform traditional rites and rituals required for the survival of the Kingdom. He therefore, before his death, handed over his Staff of office to Egware. Since then, kingship has resided in Obi Village and, since kingship is hereditary, the descendants of Egware have been the Obis of Umunede since living memory!



The title, OGELE was conferred on the oldest son, Ilege, and since that time the oldest man in Ilege Village assumes that title. As compensation for losing the Obiship, the Ogele was given the sole authority to crown all the future Obis of Umunede. His Royal Highness, Ezeagwu Ezenwali I, the present Obi and the Agadagidi of Umunede is the 12th in the line of succession of the present dynasty. During the present dynasty, there was a brief interregnum, between the death of Obi

Gbenoba 11, in 1952, during which Prince Martin Onyeagwu the Crown Princes uncle was appointed the REGENT of Umunede.



Originally, the Staff of Office received from the Obas of Benin by the Obis or the Onogies was only Ebeni. It is, however on record that the Obis of Umunede were among the earliest kings to acquire Adas (very superior Staff of Office reserved for first class Obis) and Ebenis together among the Obis East of the Benin Kingdom

POPULATION


According to the 1991 National Population Census, the population of the Umunede Kingdom was 21,611. The estimated mid-1998 population is 30,000. Thus, Umunede is by far the largest town (or clan) outside Boji Boji Agbor and Owa in the whole of Ika-speaking area. People who are familiar with the growth of the population of the kingdom particularly in the last three decades will readily admit that there have been and unprecedented migration to Umunede from the neighboring villages as well as from the Eastern states. Other factors, which accounted for her rapid growth include her strategic location which facilities mobility to any part of the country, and the friendly disposition of Umunede people generally to non-indigenes.


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Bt considering the current climatic change,one has 2 be chosen.Perhaps if u wanna wear ur nite clothin it makes u hot and if u remove it mosquitos wil attack.Huh

Which would you prefer?To sleep in room with mosquitos or try to put of mosquito by putting nets outside,which make the room hot.Or both?

Hi nlanders,i want 2 know if there is any nitel staff or a son/daughter of an exited staff 2006.In Nl.Lets meet here.I dnt really knw whats happening,i secured admission this year but couldnt accept it because there wasnt any money for me to do so.Any information abt the payments of pensions/gratuities of exited staff should be dropped here.

Hi nlanders,i want 2 know if there is any nitel staff or a son/daughter of an exited staff 2006.In Nl.Lets meet here.I dnt really knw whats happening,i secured admission this year but couldnt accept it because there wasnt any money for me to do so.Any information abt the payments of pensions/gratuities of exited staff should be dropped here.

Hi nlanders,i want 2 know if there is any nitel staff or a son/daughter of an exited staff 2006.In Nl.Lets meet here.I dnt really knw whats happening,i secured admission this year but couldnt accept it because there wasnt any money for me to do so.Any information abt the payments of pensions/gratuities of exited staff should be dropped here.

Hi nlanders,i want 2 know if there is any nitel staff or a son/daughter of an exited staff 2006.In Nl.Lets meet here.I dnt really knw whats happening,i secured admission this year but couldnt accept it because there wasnt any money for me to do so.Any information abt the payments of pensions/gratuities of exited staff should be dropped here.

What ever u guys like to say abt ika can be said.I wonder what u guys want that u are trying 2 align the ika nation 2 igbos.We are not igbos and never can be igbos.God forbid.What the names ur calling are names that igbo men who married from ika gave their kids.My great grand parents are edos and they came from benin.I think i need 2 clear all these misconceptions by creating another threat abt our history especially umunede.Tnks

Hello fellow nlandrs.I want 2 draw ur attention to the half hour tv show titled THE REAL NIGERIAN SHOW.By uac and anchored by the comedian teju baby face.If u follow the show i want u 2 say what u think abt it.Bt for me i think the guy is trying 2 be too funny and dats really making the show boring.Perhaps he wants to mimic frank edoho of who wants 2 be a millionaire, What do u think

Majority of the people i told asked me 2 forfeit it.But i dnt think they have many oportunities. Do u knw any?

Thank you all for ur nice replies.I have decided 2 forfeit the admission because i dnt think i love it and i dnt wanna be a teacher.I ve already applied for another jamb.Wish me luck this time.God bless you

Just look at the gifts he has given you, He sets his angels to care for you,  His holy spirit 2 dwell in you. His church to encourage you and his word to guide.Anytime you speak he listens,make a request and he responds, Nor a tear appear on your cheeks,He is there to wipe it off. As much as you want to see Him he also wants to see you.He has gone to prepare a room for you.Where he is, There you also will be, ARE YOU SAVED?

There are over 3.5billion people in the world and about 150000 die everyday.now here comes the question.Where are souls of these people going to spend eternity.or perhaps i should ask you this lifetime question.assuming as you were reading these texts a missile drops around you and accidentally you die where will your soul be .Heaven or Hell.the bible says "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" (Hebrews 9:27).,
difficult as that question may be,you must realise that you must answer it for yourselve.However you will be surprised to know that those things you just thought about now would take you to heaven would eventually land you in the lake of fire.These are your good works.Eg.Being a faithful church member,giving generously to the church,leading a good life.not stealing,fornicating,gossiping or even lying.the bible says "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away." (Isaiah 64:6).Now you see that nothing you do or try doing would help you make heaven.the bible goes further to say that you are a thief"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. " (John 10:1).
Confused? Do not worry now you will know what to do to get to heaven. There are 4 things you need to admit.They are

1) You must realise that you are a sinner.Yes the bible says that in sin did your mother conceive you.you might say that since you were born you have not sinned but the bible says otherwise "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one." (Romans 3:10-12).Your sin have made you fall short of the glory God hence you do do not meet the requirement to get to heaven. I also want to prove 2 you that you are sinner."But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." (Revelation 21:. Here you may say that you are innocent of all those things that is written there but except one.LIE.So that make all of us sinners

2)Because you are a sinner, the penalty of your sin is death. "And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name." (Revelation 14:11).The bible says that the wages of sin is death.

3)You must realise that someone loves you and does out want you to taste of all the painful experience and so came and died for your sin and mine.That person is Jesus Christ.the bible say that greater love has no man than this that a man should lay down his life for his friends.Jesus called us his friends.He died to give you an opportunity to be with him in heaven "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:. Hell was meant for the devil alone but he is so wise that he does not want to be there alone that is why he is deceiving many people today"For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:" (1 Peter 3:18).

4)Finally and most importantly you must accept Jesus Christ as your only way to get to heaven not on your own works. He is the only way"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9).Also "And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." (Acts 16:31). Jesus died and rose again from the dead 3 days later and now he is in heaven interceding on your behave before the father.the bible says that you must be born again"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3

HOWEVER you may say i dont care or i an not a sinner,i have this for you"He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. " (John 3:18). Let me illustrate something to youperhaps im your neighbour and at mid night when you were busy enjoying your sleep i just start banging at your door for you to come out for us to play cheese,what would you think about me?wont you think that i am so inconsiderate? But also assuming at mid night also you were sleeping and your apartment starts burning and i come and banged at your door and rescued you and your family.what would think about me.perhaps you will say i am a very good friend. Even when i interrupted your sleep but to rescue you.that is why i have created this blog to make sure i rescue the perishing from The gory excrutiating pains of hell.

But if you have admitted that you are a sinner and that you cannot save yourselve you need to say this prayer
Dear Jesus,i know that i am a sinner who deserve to die and in to hell.But i realise that you love me and came and died for my sins.I now accept you as my only way to set to heaven thank you for accepting me

I wonder what these igbos wants go gain by trying to liken the ika people(agbor.Umunede,owa etc) to be igbos.Everywhere i go these igbos keep saying this nauseous trash.For the fact that our people allowed the igbos to migrate in mass to our land does not now mean that we are igbos.Pls the ikas can never be igbos.God forbid that we will join the igbos.Dodo umunem do nim kwe ni enyi ele ndigbo.Abi ndiigbome.Lol.My fellow ika brothers help me speak this out.We are bini not igbos.Tnks

I never said dat i did not like i jst wanted 2 know what and what i can do wit the degree, Tnks

Hi are there any independent baptist on nland.Pls lets chat and share our believes and testimonies here

Hi nlanders. I got admited at university of agriculture umudike 2 study agricultural education.Pls i want 2 knw if 2 accept it or take another jamb.And why u fink so.Tnks

Most people read the bible as a text book which is wrong.According to the new testament,tongues amongst other gifts were given 2 the disciples for them 2 be able 2 spread the word of God.If u use a hebrew bible ull see that tongues there means a known language and not bla blas.It was given 2 the apostles whose native lang was diffrnt from that of the countries where they are sent 2 preach.Jst like maybe im igbo and can speak the language bt i want 2 go to urhobo land 2 preach when i get there my language wil change to that of the urhobos.Mind u all these were hapening when the bible was nt completd .But when the bible was completed most of those gifts stoped.The bile says.If there be tongues they shal cease,if there be prophecy they shal fail.Why because the bible is complete and theres nothing u wont find in the bible.I hope this clears the doubts.People are deceived 2day by these pentecostals because they want miracles.God help us[color=#000099][/color]

Tnks for ur proposed project.Ive been lookin for a way 2 bridge the comm gap btw the deaf and hearing ppl in ngr.But i dnt knw how 2 start.I even tut of having movies to be acted by the deaf u kmw.So i dnt since u r on the project may be i could be of help 2 u.So perhaps 2gether we could help these people because in america about 40% of ther citizens can sign.So i dnt knw what u think.U can reply me on.My email.bobosonya@gmail.Com

Hi tnks for the concern.I am interested in school in malaysia(undergraduate)and i would love if u could give me info on masters programmes there.My email id is bobosonya@gmail.Com.Tnks

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oh how i pity this man.national disgrace

Hi all .Pls i dnt think the anticepated victory of the eaglets need 2 be over emphasised.Its our land and our cup.Up 9ja.We re great