ScamHunter: Wow.... guys, I read nearly every sentence of this post, especially those made by our Igbo people because they were backed with facts, documented factual history. This is phenomenal and the very best post I've seen on Nairaland. I generally stopped reading most of the Ijaw comments when I saw that they were mostly fluffy and without substance. Ndigbo una too much sha...
Scoreline: Ndigbo 100 - Jo Men 0
If you like call us or refer to us as Onitsha, Abia, and not just Igbo, you can not change the title of our kings from AMAYANABO to Eze or Obi. We wll continue to bear Ijaw names like Tonye, Prinye, Boma, Dabota, Data, Adagogo, Dakuku .
We have never been Okafor, Ngozi, Nkechi or Chiago.
Who do Kalabari refer to as OMONI ? The original omoni of Kalabari are the Igbos till tomorrow. Some Omoni become free during the slave trade and undergo some ritual to become members of the family . An Omoni simply means servant or slave . WARI BIO BE APU means members of the family .
Putindbutt: Among the ijaws, there were trading ports both for slaves either merchants, where there were ibos and ibibio admixtures. The ijaws of Okrika, Bonny, Buguma, Abonnema, Bakanna, Nembe, Brass etc are ascriptive and assimilationist in their culture. Ibos were welcomed into the household and never referred to as slaves, instead they were" people of the house" (wari bio apu). The Kalabaris never referred to the ibos who were assimilated as slaves ( even though they were). They were members of the household who had rights as the biological children of the chiefs and in certain circumstances had more rights than the children of the chiefs or head of household. The riverine chiefs traded extensively with ibos. They have large plantations, special markets and even "colonies" within all parts of iboland, hence the " Kalabari beach" in Oguta, Imo state.
The Igbos that say Kalabari are not Ijaw are sick and useless. We Kalabari are 100% Ijaw
SaintBishop: So where is video of Kalabari saying that they are not ijaws? For all we know those people saying they are from kalabari and are not ijaws maybe igbo imposters. cause the kalabaris i know fought against igbo people durning the war, and they celebrate biafra defeat with their Go to abonnema celebration.
It's quite a while now, i have been offline, missed you all. Permit me to comment on Killayut's recent post concerning descendants of Berepiki staying outside the Homestead, Berepiki's Compound. First, I would want to point out that, it sound strange and worrisome for Killayut, TOM Alabraba; to accuse other Berepiki descendants for not living and growing up within the Berepiki homestaed, Because, the Tom i know if my memory still serves me well, Did not live and grow up in berepiki's compound in Bakana, rather he he lived in Iyalla's Compound, precisely Elder solomon iyalla's compound, popularly called abraham solo wari, besides the christ army Church. Other well known friends and relatives in same compound with TOM are IGONIKONYE, IBISO YELLOWE, TARIBO YELLOWE, Dr. Bob Yellowe, Akonte Alabraba, Mr. Jene Braide just to mention a few. So to acuse others like Bros Kiwi for their preference for Iyalla compound over Berepiki is really uncalled for. The Tom i know, whose mother i only got to know recently is a Berepiki, introduced to me by my mum. I respected and admired TOM while he was in Bakana, not even knowing then, he was a relative. If it is the same TOM, as described above, Then i say, " I bote" " I bolate ", because for a very long long time he was outside the country, precisely he left Bakana for America. And if it's you, the same Tom, I would rather you Help and encourage Bros KIWI return and settle down to bring his wealth of experience to enhance the lives of fellow folks, just the WAY our Brother Ken Yellowe is doing by investing in GAS GATHERING PROJECTS, whereby many gain means of lively hood, Ken Yellowe is from the Bagshaw extraction, who left the shores whilse he was a baby. He is touching lives. If i still have the chance to grow up in that environment i'll still choose to live in Iyalla's compound for many reasons, though some of the reasons may not hold water in today's Bakana. More because negative forces had polluted the entire landscape.
How did it go OP? I just stumbled on this as this same idea dropped in me to help humanity. Just like some of the commenters have said, you need to measure their progress and that has to come with some kind of exam, test or quiz. Good luck.
Wike did not construct any ring road in Abonnema . That road is a 3 km long bypass that starts from the Bridge to the cemetery. It's not a ring road .
Murphy1998: Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said the non-stop inauguration of completed projects in the State has silenced critics, and members of the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Governor Wike stated this at the commissioning of Abonnema Ring Road in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers, by the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, yesterday.
He said instead of the opposition to address how they can encourage their APC governors to roll out projects for inauguration as done by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governors, they were hiding under the guise of speaking for local contracting firms.
Wike described allegation that his administration has refused to empower local contracting firms to handle project construction as sheer falsehood.
The governor said some of the projects that have been inaugurated this week like the Sime-Nonwa-Kira Road was handled by Rivers construction firm, Lubrik Construction Company, while the Abonnema Ring road was done by O.K Isokariari Construction Company.
According to him, his administration was mindful of empowering Rivers people, encouraging and trusting them to handle some critical projects because he believes in their capacity.
He said: “Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have said I should mention those whom, locally, we have empowered. O.K. Isokariari Company is a Rivers company. They did phase one of Okochiri road. They have also done this Abonnema Ring road.
“Lubrik Construction Company Limited is a local company too. As we go on, we will begin to mention them. Our own is not to develop others without developing our own people. I am happy with the contractor. We will continue to engage you, so that you will employ Rivers sons and daughters.
“You see how we have silenced them in the state. We commissioned projects until the 24th of December, 2020 . We have started this year since 4th January, 2021. Let them tell their people to roll out their projects and call people”.
The governor said the PDP is different from APC because it always keeps its promises to the people; delivers good governance and quality projects that satisfy the yearnings of the people.
Wike stated: “For us, as a party and government, whatever promises we make we must fulfil them. We are not a party that promises and fails or gives excuses.
“We are a party that when we make a promise, we must fulfil the promise because we owe it to the people. That is why I have told our people, we have no choice, that the only hope this country has today is the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)”.
Rivers governor said it was not the length of the ring road that matters, but its importance to the people.
He stated that the ring road now serves as an alternative route in and out of Abonnema and Obonoma towns.
He announced that the adjoining mangrove would be dredged to provide land to the people of Abonnema and Obonoma that they can use for future development.
He said: “Having done this, the next thing for us to do is sand-filling, so that they can have land to build on. I know how important land is to them.
“I, therefore, direct the Special Adviser on Special Projects to meet with the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) to make sure we award a contract of sand-filling of Abonnema-Obonoma areas”.
Former Deputy Senate President, Ekweremadu, said by executing projects in the hinterland land other than the city, the Wike-led administration has demonstrated equity and justice to Rivers people.
He noted that the lessons to be Home Politics We’ve silenced APC – Wike ...Flays critics 7th January 2021 wike 0 SHARES
From TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said the non-stop inauguration of completed projects in the State has silenced critics, and members of the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Governor Wike stated this at the commissioning of Abonnema Ring Road in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers, by the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, yesterday.
He said instead of the opposition to address how they can encourage their APC governors to roll out projects for inauguration as done by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governors, they were hiding under the guise of speaking for local contracting firms.
Wike described allegation that his administration has refused to empower local contracting firms to handle project construction as sheer falsehood.
The governor said some of the projects that have been inaugurated this week like the Sime-Nonwa-Kira Road was handled by Rivers construction firm, Lubrik Construction Company, while the Abonnema Ring road was done by O.K Isokariari Construction Company.
According to him, his administration was mindful of empowering Rivers people, encouraging and trusting them to handle some critical projects because he believes in their capacity.
He said: “Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have said I should mention those whom, locally, we have empowered. O.K. Isokariari Company is a Rivers company. They did phase one of Okochiri road. They have also done this Abonnema Ring road.
“Lubrik Construction Company Limited is a local company too. As we go on, we will begin to mention them. Our own is not to develop others without developing our own people. I am happy with the contractor. We will continue to engage you, so that you will employ Rivers sons and daughters.
“You see how we have silenced them in the state. We commissioned projects until the 24th of December, 2020 . We have started this year since 4th January, 2021. Let them tell their people to roll out their projects and call people”.
The governor said the PDP is different from APC because it always keeps its promises to the people; delivers good governance and quality projects that satisfy the yearnings of the people.
Wike stated: “For us, as a party and government, whatever promises we make we must fulfil them. We are not a party that promises and fails or gives excuses.
“We are a party that when we make a promise, we must fulfil the promise because we owe it to the people. That is why I have told our people, we have no choice, that the only hope this country has today is the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)”.
Rivers governor said it was not the length of the ring road that matters, but its importance to the people.
He stated that the ring road now serves as an alternative route in and out of Abonnema and Obonoma towns.
He announced that the adjoining mangrove would be dredged to provide land to the people of Abonnema and Obonoma that they can use for future development.
He said: “Having done this, the next thing for us to do is sand-filling, so that they can have land to build on. I know how important land is to them.
“I, therefore, direct the Special Adviser on Special Projects to meet with the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) to make sure we award a contract of sand-filling of Abonnema-Obonoma areas”.
Former Deputy Senate President, Ekweremadu, said by executing projects in the hinterland land other than the city, the Wike-led administration has demonstrated equity and justice to Rivers people.
He noted that the lessons to be learnt from the series of project inauguration in Rivers by governors and other political leaders, should be for them to get inspired and replicate such development in their various States and at the national level.
Ekweremadu said: “I believe it when I said that we should not be ashamed to say we are learning from our colleague on what to do. If we need help, we must seek help from whoever we can get help from and that’s the only way we can develop”.
Former Deputy Senate President also enjoined the federal government to explore the possibility of getting assistance from foreign countries that have such capacity in order to protect the sovereignty of the country, its people and democracy.
He noted: “Today, we are challenged as a country in terms of security. Out of sheer national pride, we have not been able to accept help and assistance from those who know better, who can help us to secure this country.
“This is an opportunity for me to call on our leaders, just like I am saying that other States should learn from Rivers State, we in Nigeria must also accept assistance from other countries in order to secure our boarders, secure our democracy, secure our place and secure the citizens of this country. That is the only way to go. We must learn from those who have done better than us”.
The Commissioner of Works, Elloka Tasie-Amadi, said prior to the construction of the phase two of the ring road, there was only one entry route into Abonnema.
He explained that the phase of the project, which was initiated by Governor Wike-led administration now serves as alternate route
Parisian: In this thread I'll be posting some pictures of PH which are in contrast with what we've been seeing here. In the past few days, we've been inundated with "gory" images of ph here on this forum with some people thinking those pictures represent the entirety of the city.
So, in this thread, you'll be seeing the other side of the city.
peacekante: It was a sight to behold as white men celebrate the Egugun culture in London Streets. The men were seen wearing an Egugun costume . The video was captured by a woman. This is lovely.
However, the city has expanded into other areas that fall within Urbobo and Ijaw territories but the original Warri town was built on Itsekiri land. The colonial masters recognized the Itshekiri king as the Lord of Warri.
Olu of Itshekiri was the recognized title and at the time , Olu was at Ode Itshekiri.
Bonny people are not the only IBANI IJAW . IBANI is a corruption of IBENI . Finima and ABALAMA BIE were the aboriginals of the place . Finima were at a place called NYAMKPO before they crossed the river to where they are now. At their earliest place which is Present day CAWTHRON channel where KALA IBIAMA, FIBIRI and KURUAMA are located, they were together with the TOMBIANS OF KALABARI . The Tombians moved to BREGEDE and crossed the river to Young Town close to OLD KALABARI town while the Finima went Eastward .
While Tombia was at their new place , Alagbariya and his friend NDOLI arrived after staying at ORUPIRI for some times. ORUPIRI is at the NORTH OF CAWTHORN CHANNEL not too far from where BAKANA ( Kalabari ) is today . Conflict between Alagbari and Finima people ensued and finally Alagbariya established OKOLOMA separate from FINIMA. ( NOTE: No name here is IGBO except perhaps NDOLI .. History is revealing that NDOLI actuall was an Ikwere man and that he followed ALAGBARAIYA to migrate from thei IKWERE MARKET where the IJAWS were trading with the IKwere near RUMUOLUMENI in Ogbakiri . The Ijaw market was called OBUAMAFA. It was at the same market that some parts of KALABARI also left .. Alagbariya struggled to unite the various Ijaw settlements around him but failed. It was PEREKULE who succeeded but under Perekule many of the people ran away .. section of Sangama left to KALABARI under King Amakiri and became SANAGAMA in Kalabari. Section of Abalama bie Left to king Amakiri to become ABALAMA in Kalabari . Perekule tried to seize Ifoko in Kalabari to expand his rule but fail. He never gave up which led to the Bonny incessant invasion of Kalabari . Ndoki came to the history during the slave days era when Bonny people controlled the Imo river slave trade .. Ndoki was the market base where Arochukwu slaves were brought and bought by Ijaw merchants enroute to waiting ships at Bonny . Ndoki never got near Bonny as they never had canoes or boats during the slave days. It was Bonny Ijaws who settled at Ndoki that gave Ndoki the Ijaw blend . The Igbos of Ndoki are Ngwa and Arochukwu . Bony lost the market cos of the Bonny civil war when Jaja blocked the route but Jaja established IGWEANGA and abandoned Ndoki market . Igweanga is present day IKOT ABASI.. Jaja was the founder of Ikot Abasi . It was called Opobo back then . Ikot Abasi is a new name to the place . Ndoki link in Opobo was due to Ndoki migrants who were settled there and Ndoki traders who after thye slave trade traded on Palm kernel at Opobo and Bonny .
There is nothing to learn here . No First class king went to receive the Oba. Just few Ikwere chiefs did . The Oba visit has also got nothing to do with Ikwere being Bini or Igbo... Enough said. Ikwere are a mixture of Igbo and Ijaw ( Kalabari mainly )... Only God knows why some few Ikwere think they are from Bini when they have no Bini in them, They dont look Bini, they dont have no Bini kings. There is no clear history that make them Bini apart from the claim that make no sense .
WIKE is a very funny man.. Oba Topkpe eh.... Bini people need to keep their fetish Oba to their Bini.. They are only struggling to make their Oba lord of Niger delta .. We have chosen the AGADAGBA of GBARAMATU.. Last bus stop
This oba is a clown... History has it some tribes Trace to Benin not that some of these tribes came from Benin . Is Akalaka a Benin name ? Whicj igbe is he from
Minorities with minority thinking
Traditional ruler visiting PH does not mean PH belongs to the traditional ruler please.. I am sure the Oba did not meet the Ikwere in any Port Harcourt Ikwere palace. Port Harcourt is not Ikwere and Ikwere is not Port Harcourt . Original Ph was an Okrika enclave while a second settlement Diobu was Ikwere . Both Ph and Diobu merged to form a greater Ph which developed to include several other Okrika and Ikwere settlements .. Ikwere traditional rulers have been visint Igbo clans and Igbo traditional rulers have also been visiting Ikwere clans. Oba of Bini visiting Ikwere people is just a friendly visit just as the Oba said ..
Obigbo was just a market where Igbos ( no clan imparticular ) used to converge to sell their food during the colonial era. The reason why it has no particular Igbo clan name . It is not Nnewi, or Ngwa or Awka but OBIGBO meaning place for Igbo business .. There was an Obigbo even in Lagos which has become OYINGBO today . It is cos of the OYINGBO word , the Rivers state government changed the name from Obigbo to OYIGBO. Ofcourse, no government can change the name of native people. Oyigbo had no natives.. Oyigbo is also different from Ndoki . The Igbos of Oyigbo today are all migrant Igbos from all over Igbo land . Ndoki native land is just under Oyigbo lga.. Ndoki is not the Oyigbo we are discussing .
Leave them, let them be claiming another man's land. Funny little beings.
Warri is the name of a Kingdom and the Kingdom has several towns. The kingdom is home to the Itshekiri, Ijaw and Urhobo settled in their various settlements or towns..and the King is an Itshekiri. The Itshekiri are settled in scattered communities that can not form land or geographical contiguity due to the presence of non Itshekiri settlements that are perhaps even older than the Itshekiri settlements .
An entire Ijaw kingdom APOI in Ondo state speak Yoruba and Yoruba do not claim them. An entire Ijaw kingdom Opobo speak Igbo and Igbo do not claim them. Thanks to Edwin Clerk of Kiagbodo for letting the world know that Kiagbodo is an Ijaw town even though the natives speak Urhobo . Ofoni in Bayelsa state is an Ijaw town and the aboriginal natives of the town have not denied that . They speak Urhobo just as many Ijaw towns have lost their native Ijaw language to neighbors. People who are not from Ofoni should stop embarrassing the Ofoni people. They speak Urhobo but they are Ijaw.
Politics / Re: Why Do Igbo People Lay Claims To Biafra by dogheart: 5:35am On Jan 19