₦airaland Forum

By
Ishaq D. Al-Sulaimani
Vernon (Alufiel) Grier, Ed.D

THE GREATER IGBO NATION(IDENTIFYING IGBO
VARIANTS
DURING THE ERA OF THE SLAVE TRADE)
INTRODUCTION

It is universally recognized that Igbo is the correct
spelling of the tribe that currently comprises the
majority of the inhabitants of south-eastern
Nigeria and of whom are readily associated with
the Biafran revolution, however during the time of
the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade the”Igbo Nation “
was divided into a number of sub-tribe variant
identities which were most commonly expressed
in the Egbo,Egba Ebo and Ibo forms.

The purpose of this writing is to promote the
understanding that the majority of the captives
taken from Africa for enslavement in the Americas
were of Igbo origins by identifying the role of the
sub-tribe variants during the slave trade and their
recognized status as being part of a once greater
and more inclusive Igbo identity.

The majority of Igbo intellectuals continue to teach
that the Igbo
variants such as the Ibo,Ebo,and Egbo are
European corruptions of
the exclusively indigenous and proper Igbo.
In defense of their claim they often site the words
of James Africanus Beale Horton who states that
the Igbo spelling is the original of the nation,while
avoiding his more detailed description concerning
the indigenous usages of Ibo,Ebo and Egbo as it
relates to the inhabitants of various towns and
regions.

“ Egbo, Igbo, Ebo and Ibo are the various spellings
met within books
describing the race that inhabits part of the coast.
Amongst the soft Isuama and Elugu the soft Ibo or
Ebo is used but amongst the inhabitants of the
coast such as Bonny and Okrika the harsher
name Egbo is prevalent. In the interior north of the
territory the nations are called Igbo which appears
more the original name of the
inhabitants.” (HORTON 1969:154)


www.africaresource.com/rasta/sesostris-the-great-the-egyptian-hercules/the-greater-igbo-nation-by-ishaq-d-al-sulaimani/

bishopstan:
:oand it made front page just now.....?

jaybee104:
Ghhj

jaybee104:
op, na Thunder Wey still dey do press up go fire u...
How many likes for more money?

Drsheddy:

xmich:
.a

Drsheddy:
PMB my Guy

Mustiboy:
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Drsheddy:
PMB my Guy

Sign of a failed mission,In other words "Dead on arrival"

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shamelly:
80 percent of opc members can't define pipeline and u expect them to protect it,protecting what they don't know about.
But thank God we have the right president at the right time if not, contract will soon be given to hunters to monitor our boarders.
Nonsense

Hunters can do the job of boarder protection perfectly more than our men on uniform

Ogun I hail thee,well sophisticated and mannered indeed

All hail thee.



kumuyi or what ever you call your self liberate your people before liberating the east,all this happening in your back yard I have never seen in the east yet you left them for the east
am smelling something fishy in this your visit
either you are coming for our money or you are on an evil mission.

kumuyi liberate your people before liberating us!!! !!! !!!

helinues:
Hope not that they are planning to form their own boko haram group.


No weapon fashion against Nigerians shall be prosper.

Hilarious,Nigeria is dead waiting for its final ritual,



May the soul of Nigeria rest in piece,
Through the thunder of Amadioha rest in pieces.
isee

Obama searching for west Germany

ammyluv2002:
11. White wedding

12. Naming

Bolded yes
as for naming that is part of our culture before the white slave masters who brought us their garbage in form of religion and take away our rich culture came.

HeGeMon:
The truth about this post is that this attack happened yesterday the 13th of June, and I swear to you this is the 7th attack since may 29th and never was any of these happenings raised in the main stream media, worse off is that when it is even discussed its treated as an act of violent interface, but for Gods sake do these dead pple look like pple who where in any form of violent pursuit?? I think this one has gone too far, my pple there are more evidence dat I can't paste, because of its sensitivity, can u imagine the pains of children been bludgeoned, some are even sliced into half, mothers are burnt to death, and livelihoods are destroyed these pple are a replica of demonic savages.

When you decide to hide your illness your illness will hide,

Come up with the pictures so the world will see what this set of people are up to and also for the goverment to see and know how to tackle this issue.

yorubakid:
For how long will these minorities in NC keep quiet while the Fulani mercenaries keeps slaying them like animals..The only thing this people understands is war, they can not try this thing in nassarawa when omabatase group is still around..RIP to the deeds
BTW, what has Gowon done to curtail this nonsense

Evil men do follow them,don't ask me what he did

adexsimply:
Sorry sir, but you're a very big 1diot. What the heck is wrong with your brain?
and some 1diots like you liked your posts? This is so disheartening

Sorry for your self,

By now Buhari is supposed to have started showing his prowees as promised.

Na the reception ground be that because am seeing something like bench and plastic chairs

carnegiefan:
So the problem must be with the Nigerian nation then. NOBODY is loyal to her. Ask the British government why that is the case.

Forceful marriage is likely to crash at any time.

International businessman with billions of dollars to his
name, Richard Branson, has lambasted the crop of
leaders we have in Nigeria for their high level greed
which, according to him, is killing big brands wishing
to do business with the government of the country, for
the growth of Nigeria’s economy.


Below is the revelations by Mr. Branson on his
experience in Nigeria…
The chairman of Virgin Atlantic said: “…we have virgin’s
ill-fated footsteps by setting up a new airline in Africa
in conjunction with Nigerian government…the details
of the doomed attempts to crack the Nigerian market
in the 2000s is better imagined…we put …together a
very good airline-the first airline in West Africa that
was ever IOSA/IATA operational safety audit accredited
but unfortunately it got tied down to the politics of the
country…we led the airlines for 11 years…

“We fought daily battle against government agents who
wanted to daily make fortune from us, politicians who
saw the government 49% as a meal to seek for all
kinds of favour…watchdogs (regulatory body) that
didn’t know what to do and persistently asking for
bribes at any point…

Nigeria people are generally nice
but the politicians are very insane…that may be irony
because the people make up the politicians…
“But those politicians are selfish…we did make
N3billion for the federal government of Nigeria during
the joint venture…realising that the government didn’t
bring nothing to the table/partnership except dubious
debts by the previous carrier,

Nigeria Airways…The
joint venture should have been the biggest African
carrier by now if the partnership was allowed to grow,
but the politicians KILLED it…Nigeria is a country we
SHALL NEVER consider to doing business again..”


www.pointblanknews.com/pbn/exclusive/nigerian-politicians-are-too-corrupt-and-insane-richard-branson/#.VXsOt67MHMs.facebook




Mods do the needful

superstar1:
People will insist on buying authentic things from the malls and rice from their regions. What next?

See reasoning still laughing in Taiwan

I hope to see the Olodowas carry placard in support of this movement.

Am here to read comments, the lies,propaganda and the truth.

chamboy:
Are they even given opportunity to create opportunities

Given oppurtunity azin howthrow more light pls

chamboy:
I would give anyone 100,000 naira, if the person can tell me One Traditional Title for a Yoruba Man In Southeast Nigeria.

Give me list of atleast two employment oppurtunity created by the yorubas in the east that is suppose to earn them title or respect and
I will give you list of hundred job oppurtunity created by the Igbos in west that will make any sane yoruba want to serve and worship the Igbos






Am not Igbo beware

sleekp1:
Bros am not from the SE so am not an expert in Igbo titles and cultures but you can't stay in Lagos and expect a chieftancy title in Onitsha, I presume you have a brain, I suggest you use it.

If you want their titles you should be prepared to do something for their community.

God bless you,if he cant understand your clarification that means he has stupidity embed in him,

Ms Toto Dike I thought by now the story is suppose to be Toto Dike and lovely family spotted have a nice day or else

FKO81:
Almighty Lagos

lagos of all lagoses

yorubas should learn to respect their selfs before requesting it from their tenant

The one and only lagos,no man's land.

Nigeria is dead waiting for its burial


in no distance time the final ritual will commence



May the unholy soul of Nigeria Rest in pieces through the thunder of Amadioha rest in pieces.....Ami

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Ramnon2:
Then APC folks called Jonathan a ''clueless fisherman''
Now PDP calls Buhari a ''clueless cattle rearer''
Saraki calls VP Osinbajo a ''mere commissioner''
So, from henceforth, while Buhari is a clueless cattle rearer, Osinbajo should be referred to as '' mere commissioner Osinbajo''.

APC began giving PDP folks nicknames. Now is pay back time, no?
Meanwhile how is Tinubu doing today?



See Mr. commissioner seated sheepishly on a cheap chair, lost in thought and mopping like a slowpoke at nothing in particular, while a serious discussion is ongoing between his masters.

That man on red tie be like Oga commissioner you are suppose to be waiting out side