Pharoh:

It has always been a free world for us unlike you guys so you will never see me discussing about other people except citing examples to present my case. I don't even argue with any anioma person that says he is igbo as it is a live free and let me live world for us. It is never a do or die affair so there is absolutely nothing i will do about it. A time will come in the future where the issue will be settled once and for all so i am not loosing sweat about that but i definitely know the majority sentiment in my ethnic space. Anyone is totally free to be igbo and anyone is totally free not to be igbo, if this choice is a basis for enmity then i can boldly say you definitely are not civilized and socially evolved. If this choice is not a basis for enmity then you will not be loosing sleep about peoples identity and language because that does not affect every possible cooperation that can exist between the two groups. No ukwuani man regards you guys as enemies despite our stand for ethnic determination but it is the opposite for you guys here and it very troubling to say the least.

What i am definitely sure of is that you can form your igbo only country but if the structure and system you eventually implement is not working then these groups that shout igbo will start shouting that they want to break away so don't shout for joy yet. This is the same reason people were shouting that anambra north has not ruled anambra state before because the whole igbo identity is a ruse fit for selfish political and economic reasons only. If there is a strong ideology behind the igbo identity then you will not be seeing Imo versus anambra thread here on nairaland or abia state deporting or sacking other igbos from the other states in their civil service. So you can continue in your shallow igbo identity that is not rooted on solid grounds but solely for opportunistic reasons only.

Shut up for once. Why does anything Igbo choke you?.
If Igbo is not rooted, why do you have people who bear names such as Igbo, Igbokwe, Igboamaka, Igboanugo, OluIgbo etc.
Shut up.

Shame to the silly moderator who put up this thread on front page with Iboland instead of Igboland as posted by the originator.
Shameless mod.

Sucn:
So rapè in Yoruba land didn't start today.

You are right.

This Obi of Ile Ife is a fool. I have always known that.

Why are you looking for a tribalist?. A man who hates every state apart from his own Oyo state.

He is not serous. Too bad.
Anyway, the girl may be an easterner with a non eastern surname.

rhowly: Proudly Anioma. I understand when people especially Igbos say im Igbo. It makes perfect sense. But what's really annoying is why it's a big deal to them, why they carry on loooooonnnng conversations such as i've seen here just to prove we are Igbos. It matters little one way or another. Una number never plenty reach, abi una wan we waka come Onitsha or Enugu? Wetin consign una if them dey marginalize us for Delta, them dey marginalize Igbo nationally too na. Leave all this o jare. Waste MBs elsewhere

baby girl, it seems what you enjoy hearing is when people who are originally Igbo say they are not.
there is no point allowing miscreants continue to spread falsehood. People will always be there to correct the lie.
Pikin wey say him mama no go sleep, that pikin too no go sleep.

From Ihitte-Uboma, Imo state.

@poster,
Why is it that you Yorubas don't make enough effort at learning other peoples languages. Why not learn Esan language and in turn help your child to speak it.
Too bad.

sonya4all: The major languages spoken in the state are Ebira,Edo, Esan and ika/Okpamheri.EdoState is home to several ethnicities,so perhaps there were more of Benin present at the occasion which is Why edo was used. don't come with Your land grabbing attitude here... igbanke is of the ika stock and Never igbo. in such gathering in Delta. we speak either English or pigeon.

Smallie, your post above is senseless. It's not about Igbo but Igbanke being in Edo state and doesn't not fit into Edo ways of life. Igbankes feel comfortable in Delta state where they have their kins.
Please be reasonable and don't make it an Igbo issue here.

agbotaen: 1. ika was influenced by both edo and igbo words or sentences and have life of its own, if ika people should drop some igbo names they have then the igbos should be ready to drop all their english names and names they also took from their neighbours like the efik/ibibio names , and igala names , too.
2. some times ika as a language strides between two language of edo and igbo to make meaning , and some times thats how our names are too .although some ika names are outright benin names , while some are outright igbo names like uche, ikenchuku, are igbo , while irabor, usiade and osagie are benin names.
3. then there are ika names that combine both edo and igbo words to form a meaning such as
1. ehiedu- god is guiding me , ehi is edo , while edu is igbo.
2. ekawuku, eka is igbo , while uku is ika , meaning my hand give me wealth,
3. okpohoka , woman is greatest, okpoho is edo while ka is igbo .
4. ikponfinasouya- the dust bin does not refuse suffering , while the rest words in this name is ika /edo, aso -is igbo
5. ehichuidoboro= my god has chased away evil from me, the only igbo word there is chu , that is to chase away.
6. eghowuosihian- money is friend to many people,
7. ehiyemofe , ehi is edo for guardian spirit , wile ofe is also free thing , while yem means gave or give in igbo , so the name means it is god that gave me freely .
8. osemenimghogho- god has made me happy , all the words are edoic but menin is an ika word adopted from igbo , the full name is oselobue menim ghogho.
9. ara gbu edionma -is shortened to agbedion, we do not kill a senior , and the only igbo word there is gbu-meaning kill ,
10. osekogbe , which means god is biggest , from the word oselobue ya ka ogbe
so ika names can some times take two languages and lan at our own meanings , and so are sentences too like,
yasaka gbu ihian , meaning you cannot kill some one, this sentence passes through edo/ika and igbo to form a sentence .

11. igbos should recognise that tribal matters is all about pitching tent where you think that you will be protected and as such all igbo people or yoruba people or ika people pitched their tent in places that will favour them , all nigerian tribe did not exist 200 years ago , this igbo, ika, benin, ishan is a new development , in place of it we had benin empire, oyo empire , and small kingdoms existing on their own as independent entities, so when britsh came they started binding together , tribes are man made and not god made.

Nwokem, you have exhausted your thread. The discussion now is no longer on Ika, so your contributions are not needed. So get out of here.

bad meat: can't the igbos leave us aloneyou can't force ur language on people!English is a gremanic language,but I don't see any german complaining about the English language!

This your silly post above is not neccessary. A poster started a thread without Igbo in it, you don't even know if the poster is Igbo. Yet your silly response was Igbo to leave you alone. Why does any thing Igbo choke you in your day to day activities?. Stop it dude.
AT THE POSTER: Ụmụ, rụmụ etc are same. So no big deal.

Awakullowo: ibo people like to deceive themselves, they lied That they are predominantly christians not knowing That they are traditional (idol) worshipers.

So are Igbo not predominantly christians?. So celebrating ofala festival is idol worship. Why do you write as if you are a school drop out?.

ụka alakụba gbakwa ọkụ.

PAGAN 9JA:
why isnt their a law against christianity

Why should there be laws against christianity?.

oturugo: I studied Igbo herbal medicine at a herbal clinic in Orlu, Imo state. Currently am self employed. Making arrangements to travel to India to upgrade my knowledge.

Then, they should bring Femi F. Kayode to you in handcuffs and chains to your clinic.

agbotaen: 1. i dont know why igbos dont want to face reality and leave propaganda ?
2. have ebu in anioma stopped being igala ?
3. have the ugbodu , ukunzun and other olukunmi kingdoms in anioma ceased to be olukunmi yorubas ?
4. has ika people ceased to be ikas ?
5. what roles are ika monarchs like dein of agbor, obi of owa, obi of abavo, and obi of umunede, playing in ohaneze ndigbo ? or have you ever seen them speaking on igbo ethnic issues or advocating for igbo tribe in nigeria?
6. what roles are this key ika men /women like cairo ojougboh, general usiade, general ugo buzugbe, commodor jomo, real admiral eluma, proffs, osaigbovou, proff. okoh, anglican primate dikenriehi okoh, ifeanyi okowa, jim ovia, nduak obaigbena, steve omojafor, anthony omordia, general aigbogun festus, chief festus okunbor , and the rest doing or are they part of your ohaneze or have you seen them talking about propagating igbo at any time ?
let me assist you in answering , they all do not speak for igbo ethnicity but they speak for ika people .
7. the national conference is comming and ika will select elders from ogua/onu ika to represent the ika ethnic nation

Am sure you are from Edo state and not from Delta state. Probably from one of those northerners who settled in Edo state long time ago. Your hatred for the Igbos does not show you are from Ika or any part of Delta state. Ika has always been Igbo and belongs to the Igbo family. You a non Deltan is fighting so hard to sow discord in the Igbo family. Ikas are not like that. You are fake.
Go back to your state. You have failed.

dyabman: @ibime and Nateevs are too blind to witness RAMIREZ wonderful performance and the best holding play since makalele's.

mikel has never made such performance in chelsea colours from that position.....

To me RAMIREZ is a far better performer than mikel and his side-pass put together

He is not better than Mikel. Ramires did so well yesterday but that does not mean he is better than Mikel. Mikel is more intelligent, passes more accurately and shields the back 4 more than anyone else.
Ga jụọ ajụjụ.

odumchi: Igbo m ji aga mba, kedu ka unu mere ooo? Nwa afo na ekele unu nihi ta bu ubochi amuru obodo anyi a bu Naijiria. Nani Chineke bi n'igwe ma ihe mere onodi anyi a ji diri ka o is diri, mana anyi enwela obi ojoo. Ka anyi na ayo Chukwu ka ihe na adiri anyi nma site na aha Jesu di nwenu anyi! Isee! Unu daruo ala rie nka!

Ka ngọzi dịrị aha nsọ ya.

Igbo language (linguistics).
Now works in an administrative dept of Ministry of Agriculture.

None of the chelsea new boys have scored yet, does anyone know the problem?.

Nothing will ever make me marry outside Igboland.

Let the traders move to ỌnụImo.