₦airaland Forum

Radoillo:
Indeed. You begin to think there is some predictable pattern to the linguistic variation...then you come across communities that make nonsense of the near-neat pattern you thought existed

You find communities in Enugu State that say 'ani', instead of 'ali/ala'. You would think they would say 'ora'. But no. They say 'oha'.

I was as surprised as you are now when I first learnt of some Abia State communities that have an 'f' where their neighbours have a 'h' or a sound closer to 'h' than to 'f'.

An Enugu and Ebonyi man will say 'Ani' an Anambra man is most likely to say 'Ana' while the Imo and Abia man will say 'Ala'. Remarkably,a delta Igbo will say 'Ani' even though he is closer to Anambra than Enugu. I'm an Anambra man. I have been to Ikwere and I understood their dialect of Igbo. I have been to an Ika market. I did my shopping in Igbo and they all understood me although I had to strain my ear to understand them but Ika/Igbo is still a dialect of Igbo that has been influenced by Bini people and it is the borrowed Bini words that makes it harder to understand. Any Delta-Igbo or Anioma indigenes who says they are not Igbo,look well and you will see that he or she is probably a descendant of an Isoko,Urohbo,Itshekiri migrant. Any Rivers Igbo (Ahoada,Etche,Ikwere) who says they are not Igbo,look very well and you will see that it has something to do with oil.

Yeske2:
This is actually the problem we Ndigbo have, we never learn from history. I've asked several times on this forum and elsewhere, if GEJ were to be an Igbo man, would he had received same support and loyalty from non-Igbo Easterners? Answer is a big NO. Let's all roll on and see where this will lead to

That's not an easy question to answer because you have to remember that there are close to 20 ethnic groups in the east and non of them are united about anything except oil. I think that if GEJ had been an Igbo man,they would have supported him just like the Igbos supported GEJ because it would have been in their best interest to elect their neigbour rather than some distant Hausa man. Another thing to note is that the Government of Nigeria has been able to successfully use propaganda for many years since the end of the war to brainwash most of these people into falsely thinkng that Igbos will dominate and emasculate them if given the opportunity.

Mogidi:
What is there to be afraid of, is Nigeria Buhari's private property?

Don't mind some these Buhari/APC supporters who have elevated the illiterate Fulani cattle rearing general to the status of a demi-God. Mental slavery is a terrible thing.

Everydaeguy:
I'm an igbo to the core buh honestly speaking,ojukwu failed us,all that was done to bring peace between him and gowon was futile,how can u start a war ucnt finish..subjecting the civilians to a gruesome attack by the nigerian soldiers...all the 3years of blood shed is on his head...Ojukwu was not n is not a hero...full stop..

Who told you Ojukwu started any war? That's how you people distort history. Do you know that Ojukwu went to Ghana and signed a peace treaty with Gowon right in front of the President of Ghana so that there would be no war but Gowon went back to Nigeria and broke the agreement. Ojukwu declared Biafra not war and he only did this after watching over 30,000 easterners,men,women and children butchered in cold blood. It was Gowon that declared war not Ojukwu. If anything,Ojukwu did over and above what was required of him to prevent war. Ojukwu is the only Igbo man who has ever fought for his people and that's why he remains a hero forever amongst his people not minding the suffering and death that occurred. All of that was the price of freedom. Sometimes in life,you don't fight because you are sure you will win,you fight because of dignity because without it,you might as well be dead anyway.

Regis001:
I don't know why it's so difficult for FFK to produce just one picture he took with Bianca During their so called long standing relationship. On top of that, he even went ahead to withdraw his claims when she threatened to sue him.
The guy is just suffering from juvenile delinquency and the effects of hard core drugs.

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Forget about FFK. Bianca claimed she has never met the man and that is the truth. His lies are the knd of thing the average Yoruba man would like to believe because it an ego boost. FFK is just a loud-mouth who has been a disaster since he entered politics. Bianca was one of the most beautiful women in Nigeria. There is no way any man would have a girlfriend like that and not have many pictures he took with her and many people would have known about it.FFK was probably high on drugs when he made the claim.

PenSniper:
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If wishes were horses. . .

That's what I said when FFK claimed Bianca was his former girlfriend.

Nigeria is the happiest place in the world?

No wonder Igbos want Biafra

PenSniper:
A sophisticated dunce. Tell that to the marines where you belong.

I'm currently sleeping with Kim Kardasian........ Hush, don't let Kanye know....... But you can let the marines know

oluspencer:
Ogbeni sharrap!!!

I'm currently sleeping with Kim Kardasian........ Hush, don't let Kanye know

SLIDEwaxie:
FFK bleeped Bianca, in and out; pls live with it.

that being said, FFK can go to hell for all I care...

If you believe that then believe this, I'm currently sleeping with Kim Kardasian........ Hush, don't let Kanye know

cramjones:
"...I had a long-standing and intimate relationship with Miss Bianca Onoh, an igbo lady, who later married Colonel Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu the leader of Biafra and who is now our Ambassador in Spain. I was not a tribalist when I had a long-standing and intimate relationship with Miss Chioma Anasoh, another igbo lady, who I almost married. I was not a tribalist when I had a long-standing and intimate relationship with Miss Adaobi Uchegbu, another igbo lady, who was exceptionally close to me and who is now a leading figure at the National Headquarters of the ruling PDP.” - Femi Fani-Kayode

-CramJones

Bianca Ojukwu has always stated that she has never met FFK in her life. FFK on the other hand has never been able to show that he knows Bianca. Most men have at one time or the other boasted about sleepng with women they don't even know in person. How is it that FFK and Bianca had a long standing relationship but he cannot produce one single picture of him and Bianca or a love letter? Did they have this relationship on the moon?

Bianca Ojukwu has always stated that she has never met FFK in her life. FFK on the other hand has never been able to show that he knows Bianca. Most men have at one time or the other boasted about sleepng with women they don't even know in person.

PAINGAIN:
u just echoed my thoughts. The south south should remain in nigeria if they want. Biafra with only 5 igbo states is enuf for us. Even igbo deltans can remain in nigeria,na dem sabi.

No no no . I disagree ooo. We cannot leave Anioma or should I say 'Delta-Igbos' back in Nigeria. How can we have Biafra and leave Asaba out of it? Everything from Asaba to Agbor and the Igbo speakng parts of Kwale and Igbanke cannot be left behind unless they come out publicly to say they want to stay in Nigeria. Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu is Delta-Igbo. But when some people want to castigate him for leading the first coup,they will say he is an Igbo man. The same people will later turn around and say that Delta-Igbos are not Igbos because they are in the SS. I laugh in French.

Duru1:
Only a dumbass junkie attaches any form of importance to the so-called south-south. I demand Republic of Igbo Land in order to see what remains of idiotic south-south.

Frankly, I'm open to this as well. The south-South is made up of so many tribes that it is impossible to understand where all of them stand. I'm also open to the Republic of the Niger-Delta but I'm not sure how United the Itshekiris,Ibibios,Ijaws,Urohbos,Efiks,Anangs and Ogonis are towards this cause. One thing I do know, Igbos are large enough to get Biafra on their own but Niger-Delta Republic will remain a pipe dream without the active support of the Igbos.

Kagames daughter is not only beautiful,she is also a caborn copy of her Dad. I have seen a picture father and daughter together and I must say,she is very tall! She must be well over 6"4.

ddddon:
SHOW FORTH THY LEADER (An open letter to the Igbo race) by Esomnofu Arinze

arinzeesomnofu@gmail.com
08031391676

My dear brothers of the East, the political balance of our people is being threatened and for that sole reason I pick my pen to write.

The Igbo's have since the inception of baby Nigeria in 1960 held top government role in the Center, no wonder an Igbo Man ( Late Dr. Azikiwe ) was the Head of State of Nigeria.

Even when the Military came in, it was first headed by an Igbo Man in the person of Late Gen Ironsi.
Since after the "no Victor, no vanquish " statement by Gen Gowon at the end of the civil war, the Igbo nation have lost its political relevance at the center and the closest we have come is the Vice Presidency during the 2nd republic.

An average Igbo man is an entrepreneur, an average Igbo man is seen as a hustler, they are not tired of new ideals, so long it fetches them more money. we don't sleep when others sleep and I guess that's what have been keeping us going. And that's the Igbo spirit, we are conquerors.

My dear Brothers of the East, have we been able to transfer our societal lives to our political relevance? then the Big answer is "No" and who is to be blamed for this? is it our Igbo leaders or the Igbo populace? I guess you will answer the question yourself after reading this piece.

When shall we have an Igbo President ? if you are of Igbo origin reading then I crave your answer.
President Jonathan tactically added Azikiwe to his name and we all followed him, calling him one of us, but is he actually one of us? because the Jonathan I know is an Ijaw man.

How many vote did Ojukwu get during the 2003 Presidential election, a number not even up to 30% of the total voting population of the Igbo's, yet he was always tagged a leader of the Igbo's. who is fooling who?

"Igbo's show fort thy leaders"

Senator Ngige many tagged as a political powerhouse in Anambra could not even win the last senatorial elections in Idemili South.

"Igbo's show fort thy leaders"

Gov Rochas had to struggle through an election rerun to return to Douglas House

I ask again " Igbo's show forth thy leaders"

recently one of us, Ifeanyi Ubah showed an uncommon act of patriotism by deciding to release fuel (P.M.S) to various fuel station in the country at normal pump prices and some sit at the comfort of their homes criticising this act of Patriotism by our brother, and I won't be surprised if fellow Igbo's join in the criticism, for we are very good at that.

Ifeanyi Ubah, for sacrificing profits that can be made in this fuel scarcity to the good of the nation, I call you an Igbo leader, we need more people like you in our pursuit of relevance.

My people, "umu nwannem" our Major problem over the years have been identifying one of us, positioning him/her to the Center and backing that candidate all the way. If we can do this with the application of few political calculations then we will be at our rightful place, which is the Zenith of the political affairs of Nigeria and not struggle for the appointment of Secretary of the Federal Government.

God help us all. (ndi Igbo, umu nwannem)

After this write up yours, if you still don't understand why us Igbos should agitate for our own country then you are lost. Nigeria was basically an experiment to see if the 3 main ethnic groups of Hausa-Fulani, Igbo, Yorubas and the minorities could could live together in a progressive society. That experiment failed woefully. It is time for the Igbos to seek their destiny in another political atmosphere. Igbos should not be relegated to seeking relevance in this British created contraption called Nigeria. It is time for us to breakaway and form Biafra.

omoeso:
Small small, una don dey talk true.
Moreover, how many cars they the whole of south east. Sure the numbers of cars for Alimosho alone pass all the one for south east combined.

lol. A lot of people still don't that realise that Lagos state is the smallest state in Nigeria,in terms of landmass, although it probably has the largest population.

I don't think mentruation is the worst a guy has worry about with his woman during 'that time of the month'. It's a woman's biological make up and all men have to learn to live with it (we all probably already lived with it with our sisters and mother). The main thing a guy has to live with is PMT or PMS. If you are a single guy who hopes to get married one day and live with a woman who will definitely have her monthly flow but you don't know what these two things are, Google it cause you you probably will be saving your self a whole lot grief not knowing.

scholes0:
My friend, that is not how it works.
What if I say all of Nigeria will have to vote in a referendum to determine if The South East can have it's own referendum, what will you say then?

You cannot ask that question because Nigeria has no legitimacy. In which referendum did I as an Igbo man agree to be a Nigerian?

I think the OP made a serious error of judgement by saying that the SS are not part of the Biafran movement. How can you claim to speak for the SS? What is your definition of the SS? Do you know that there at least 20 tribes in the SS including Igbos and you claim to speak for all of them? Unlike Nigeria, Biafra is not forcing anyone to join it. What we want is a referendum and let the SS people decide where they belong. If my home state of Anambra has a referendum and decide they will stay in Nigeria,even I will accept.

new2020:
The OP is a Yoruba man. That's all I have to say...SS/SE beware

Of course he is a Yoruba man. The Yorubas will do anything to cause acrimony between the SE and SS so they can continue with this fraud of a nation called Nigeria. What they don't realise is that the SS have woken up. The last election was a serious eye opener for them. As long as oil money is flowing 'we must be one Nigeria'. OP, tell your Yoruba brothers that they may succeed in deceiving some tribes like Isoko and Urohbos to stay in Nigeria and remain slaves buth they will never decieve Delta Igbos,Rivers Igbo,Ibibios.Efiks

You got the picture wrong. That is not Captain Anuku.

RIP Chukwumereije


A lot of people may not know it but Chukwumereije ran Radio Biafra during war under the Biafran minister of information,Cyprain Ekwensi. It could be even Biafran colors that are draped over his casket.


Adieu Chukwumereije and thank you for your services to Ndigbo.

It is possible to park a car like this in that tight space. But it take will a long time,maybe hours of moving an inch at time. I pity whoever has to drive it out.

Ilekeh:
A lot of Igbos would. Else the powerful men and women in your clan would e clamoring for change.
Chimamanda would support Biafra cause. Your artists with access to international communities would clamor for Biafra.
But nah, they're busy singing in yoruba

Why would those people clamour for Biafra when all they care about is making money? They know that if they come out publicly to support Biafra,their necks will be put on the chopping block in Nigeria. When Biafra is realised,you will see how all them will change tune.

Ilekeh:
Majority of Igbos don't want Biafra. ignore the purse-carrying, booty twerking fools on NL.
They're scared of Biafra. Eze Young T knows that to actualize Biafra, Igbos need to invest in their cave. That's why our igbo friends on NL condemned him.

Do the touts in this picture look like they're serious? Look at that flathe.ad negro to the far left.

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Most of the Igbos you know must those ones that were born or raised outside Igboland in places like Lagos or Kaduna and have long being 'Yorubanised' or 'Hausanised'. Those ones don't even know where the east is on the map and of course,dont care about Biafra. But when it comes indegenious Igbos,at least 90% of all Igbos support an indigenous homeland of Biafra.

Tosinayoko:
obi must be drag before ICC for inciting statement that is capable of dividing the country. The useless king of drug pushers, thieves,419, ashawo and oda illegals, shd be jailed

For some reason, a lot of Yorubas don't know that Nigeria is already a divided country. You think Igbos would be in Nigeria if they were given the choice of leaving? What the Obi said is true. Charity begins at home. Igbos should think seriously about relocating as much of their investments back to the east. As for those rascals who think that Igbos wont survive without Nigeria. If the Igbos survived long before there was anything like Nigeria,they will survive long after Nigeria has come to an end.

kastonkastrol:
[b] my friend tell yourself the simple truth. If the ss/se eventually secede from Nigeria to form their own nation, who will be your leaders? Won't the greedy ibo folks dominate the minorities and turn them to perpetual slaves? The ibos themselves are not even united. The iboman from anambra feels he's more superior to the ibos in imo state, while the ibos in enugu sees the ebonyi ibos as failures and lazy people.

You people might unite( against your perceived enemies) for now, but whenever your biafra nonsense is achieved, the loathe you have for one another will sprung up and before the world could take any action, another new nation called biafra will turn to south-Sudan.

Well sorry, Nigeria is not ready to accommodate any refugees. The people displaced by boko haram are already enough for us.

I really don't like commenting on this biafra and lower niger nonsense because I know is a fruitless cause and also a waste of time. The people even agitating for self determination among you ibos are unknown. When ayim pius ayim, okorocha, urji, peter odilli, jonathan, wike, akpabio start talking about self determination, then maybe the nigerian state will begin to take you guys serious[/b]

There you are drinking Panadol for the headache of another man. What is business of yours about how Igbos conduct their affairs in Biafra? If Igbos decide to kill each other in Biafra, how will that affect the sole of your shoes? You're calling a list of Nigerian political criminals as people who you are waiting to speak about Biafra? Laughable. Nigeria is a monumental fraud and whether you like it or not, Igbos will eventually get back that sovereignty which Lord Lugard stole in other to set up the cesspit of deceit called Nigeria and enrich himself. A country is only created by the sovereign will of the people, not by fiat or by some British drunkard called Lugard.

sebali:
Dis homework is 4 u.
Look 4 an Asaba man and address him as an ibo man and pls note in hw many seconds it takes him to refute it and say "I am an Asaba Man".

I work with an Asaba man. Frequently he says "I am an Asaba man" then finishes "and proud Igbo man". Asaba people don't joke with their Igbo identity, not even here on Nairaland.