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This simply isn't true. The Ikwerre "have long been thought of as part of the larger Igbo group." Ikwerre is in the IBGBOID language group which is why many dialects of the Ikwerre language are similar to the Igbo Language.

"The Ikwerre are generally considered by a great majority of scholars as a subgroup of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria.[3][4][5]" I can provide links.

Ekpeitit:
Point of correction- Ikwere is Ikwere not Igbo.
The Ikwere people speak Ikwere language which is similar to Igbo language.
The Efiks are Efiks not Ibibios, the Efiks speak Efik language which is similar to Ibibio. The Annangs are Annangs not Ibibios, the Annangs speak Annang which is similar to Ibibio.
The Oron are Oron not Ibibio, the Oron people speak Oron language which is similar to Ibibio.
Stop being needy and desperate, the Ikweres have told you a million times that they're not Igbos.
Learn how to survive on your own,too much attachment is not good.

Only non igbos think that we are trying to steal Nigeria's oil. Many people in the delta consider themselves and even speak Igbo. Only on nairaland.com do I hear otherwise

Rissamenti:


It is that oil producing part of Nigeria which accounts for 95% of Nigeria's oil deposits, and which you Igbos will NEVER EVER be allowed to steal and corner for yourselves under the guise of 'self determination'.

THIEVES.

It's called gerrymandering. "A practice intended to establish an unfair political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating the boundaries of electoral districts," Very common around the world.

An example of this is the city Port Harcourt, a city native to the Ikwerre. Ikwerre is a IGBO language yet somehow All of a sudden Port Harcourt is not apart of Igboland and Ikwerre people are not igbo? The FG just wants to divide and conquer us lol

because certain people want to turn nigeria into an islamic republic - they dont realize that we want a SECULAR goverment. and they are convinced goverment appointees must be 75% fulani 25% yoruba muslim

Igboland isn't only South East? I have friends from delta who consider themselves Igbo. I think its hilarious that you guys are trying to divide us

PoloG:
You guys should reason this.. how can over 40m people fit into a 41,000km2(the size of the entire igboland you can check google ) redmud land? .. they know the repercussions if they go with their landlock tiny land alone .. they know that place can't contain their population at all.. they will rather remain in nigeria than form a biafra of only igbos which dey know will be landlocked and tiny .. I have never met a pro-biafran that wants only igboland (landlocked and tiny ) biafra..they need more landmass to contain their population, access to sea, and crude oil ..
They are as greedy as the northerners they always call parasites...

They want to take over the rest of Nigeria, which they have done in Hausaland. Yorubaland and Igboland are next.

paxx:
For you to make the arguement that Fulanese are being discriminated against is so stupid.

Many West African Leaders are Fulanese including President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari; the President of Senegal, Macky Sall; the President of Gambia, Adama Barrow;the President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo; the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh; and the Prime Minister of Mali, Boubou Cisse.

I didn't even know Fulanese was a tribe in nigeria. I always thought it was Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba. SMH

For you to make the arguement that Fulanese are being discriminated against is so stupid.

Many West African Leaders are Fulanese including President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari; the President of Senegal, Macky Sall; the President of Gambia, Adama Barrow;the President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo; the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh; and the Prime Minister of Mali, Boubou Cisse.

I didn't even know Fulanese was a tribe in nigeria. I always thought it was Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba. SMH

why do we always marry UGLY foreign women. Just because a woman is white doesn't mean she's pretty DAMN

I agree completely. No way we should start killing people in a full blown out war. Nobody goes to war with bullets anymore.

oilyngbati:
OPINION | NNAMDI KANU'S BIAFRA IS FAKE!

BY ONWUASOANYA FCC JONES

IPOB leaders are relying on propaganda and outright falsehood to keep their followers caged and win more gullible followers to their side. This is not very different from what the same politicians they condemn and aim to replace do. Anyone who believes that the only way to retain loyalty of the people is by lying to them and conjuring all kinds of make-believe to deceive them, shouldn't be trusted with a leadership position, even by a 100 miles.

Some original IPOB leaders have fallen out with Nnamdi Kanu and accused him of looting funds donated by sympathisers of the group, and Nnamdi Kanu arrogantly dismissed them as sellouts and saboteurs, instead of providing evidence to counter the claims of his accusers. The fugitive is so self-conceited that he doesn't believe he owes anyone explanation over how he handles public funds left in his care. This is another evidence to show any discerning mind that Nnamdi Kanu and his goons are not better than those they said they want to replace. They may even be worst.

Most IPOB sympathizers and adherents on social media are not different from Talibans. They are extremists who would descend on anyone who tries to question the styles and decisions of their 'Supreme Leader'. I receive threats everytime I post something that doesn't go down well with the IPOBians. Threats of death and threats of ostracism. And this gives me more than a clear idea of the kind of society these guys are set to build, if they have the chance.

I am a Biafran, just like every true Igbo man should. But, the Biafra of Nnamdi Kanu will never come to reality and should never come to reality. That is not the Biafra for which Ojukwu depleted his father's wealth and lost a huge part of his youth fighting for us. That's not the Biafra for which millions of Igbo youths, children and mothers lost their lives. The Biafra of Nnamdi Kanu is a criminal enterprise with the sole object of under-developing Igboland, pushing our youths to avoidable deaths and disrupting our cultures and religious inclinations.

The ideal Biafra for which our best brains and greatest patriots came together to work for its realization from 1967-1970 is being betrayed by Nnamdi Kanu and his criminal gang of loafers. They are turning our peaceful and prosperous fatherland to a theatre of war and a desert of hunger. Businesses are suffering and investors are taking to their heels, and the truth is that we cannot continue to keep quiet and allow Igboland turn to a ghost land, where nothing works.

The idea of Biafra for which every true Igbo intellectual is ready to invest in has been distorted and hijacked by elements who could rightly be tagged terrorists. Most of them are far away beyond the shores of our land and do not care what happens to their siblings in Igboland. They are wicked, senseless and desperate felons. They are doing nothing to advance the interest of the Igbo, politically, socio-economically or educationally, but they are ready to procure ammunition with which their fellow Igbos are being killed. Yes, more than 70% of soldiers, policemen and other security operatives so far killed are Igbos. They are endangering the lives and businesses of Igbos living in the North by attacking and killing innocent suya sellers in Igbo land, by torching the businesses of Northerners living in the East. By the time, these Northerners retaliate, these wicked felons will only stay behind their internet radios in far away UK to dish out threats.

There can't be a better way to advance the interest of the Igbo man than through economic revolution. Plough back these wealths used in destroying our lands and use same to build the economy of Igbo land to rival that of any other nation in the world. We could win independence from Nigeria without firing a single bullet, we could build the Biafran Silicon valley in Nnewi or Akokwa without having to exchange bitter words with anyone.

May we, Igbos, never be led to the slaughter table due to our genuine dissatisfaction with the prevailing structures in Nigeria. Every right thinking Igbo must speak up now to denounce the terrorism gradually taking hold in our land.

Nnamdi Kanu may have succeeded in instilling fears into a lot of us, and will even do more by targeting those who manage to speak out against him, for elimination, but we must not fail to understand that we shall all be held accountable should we keep quiet and allow a badly educated manipulator destroy our land.

MAY IGBOLAND PREVAIL!

OK but why can't we just let the igbos be a separate nation?

You guys are soo obsessed with America and the West, it's going to be the death of Africa. Who cares about the Grammys? Do you guys know how corrupt they are in the U.S??

Why can't we make African Award shows award the most prestigious award to Africans. Why do we need white people to award our artists before we deem them a success?

pacespot:
Some people's lives have been auto-configured with crime. But on a second note, these oyinbo people that these Yahoo boiz are duping are also very greedy. If you are into a legitimate business, oyinbo will not want to pay you because you are from Africa, maybe Yahoo is the only language they understand. I wonder why EFCC is so hell bent in helping other countries fight their crime. After all, Nigerians are rarely the victims of Yahoo boiz.

These oyinbo people are very greedy. if you know how they got their money, you would sleep well at night after duping them. Let them dupe them. Besides do you know how much human trafficking is done by oyinbo people? They kidnap children and sell them for sexual slavery. The US goverment is not persecuting people for those crimes btw because they aren't kidnapping US citizens.

So why is Nigeria persecuting yahoo boys for duping them....

kabukabu50:


Exactly

You cant explain this enough to simple minded people.

You can be a billionaire in Lagos but your trapped in your mansion,you provide your own water and electricity,scared to travel by road to the countryside.

Or you can be an average worker in the US and go anywhere in the country by road at anytime of day or night,never have to bribe anyone to do anything for you.

If your black, good luck doing that. Police will trouble you so much u will wish u never left Nigeria. Nigeria is better to live. America is good for making money. The Racism in this country for black people. you guys will never understand until ur here.

yoruba and igbo intermarry often, I know many 50/50 Yoruba igbo people and igbo who speak fluent Yoruba...

Whats wrong with them scamming? Do you ya'll know what black people go through abroad?