literarymathy:


THIS statement is fallacious. Urhobos are in NO WAY related to Igbos in anything. The Ijaws are even more distant. Please correct that impression. In DELTA state, there are no 'true' Igbos. What we have is Anioma and they share common cultural ties with the South Eastern Across the Niger Igbos just as Urhobos do with Edos.

Arrant nonsense. Anioma people of which I belong are Igbo. There is nothing like "pure" or fake Igbo. Igbo is Igbo please. While I agree with you that Urhobo are not Igbo, I disagree that we are not related in any way. Urhobo use a lot of Igbo words and similar names like Umuokoro. umokoro. Biko, Okpara, ubido, Okoro, Okoh.

These are names that easily come to mind but there are many more. Furthermore, a lot of Anioma people also migrated from Bini and thus share historical links with Urhobo even though they are now Igbo.

tonychristopher:
Good day my people

I lived in Warri for years around post office off okere

Now the question I bask and ask is who really own Warri

Is it urhobo or itshekiri
. I am thinking its itshekiri because of Olu thing
But urhobo is spoken more

So who owns that town

Una dooo

This Issue had been source if Ethnic problem for decades,on Paper there is no such thing as Olu of warri rather the Olu of Itshekiri,its hard to change this name calling on street so this will take time.The history as to the ownership of warri si clearly stated in some online Blog, would try and get you reference if i could, the core warri is largely owned by the Urhobos.I don't want to derail this page so I suggest you wait or rather look for a page on NL that is dedicated to that resolve.

Urhobo wayo!

MymothersKeeper:
I shared hostel with them once they all hated and bullied me. If I cook they will complain if I don't they will say shiior Yoruba don't have food like them.
Everything I did was imperfect to them.
I really don't fancy their girls from my own experience . Jealousy ti fo ori won. Looking back they were jealous and highly criticise others. Hardcore Racist

we re nt racist, everyone complained abt yoruba food and cooking, even the yorubas that lives in delta do complains about their cooking not only the Urhobo

Mayor21:

No i think its ibibio, then Ijaw.

The population of every ethnic group is manipulated for political expedience. No one really knows the sequence and positions of ethnic groupings. The only known fact is that there are three major ethnic groups-the Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa in no particular order. The rest are just allowed to make noise as to who is next but it does not really matter.

The Urhobo are less than a million people in real numbers but again they learned the population inflation game from the originators in Nigeria, the Hausa/Fulani oligarchy.

Sophyrocks:


Nope. Its well known issue. Every tribe with their perculiar beliefs and ways of doing things. But like i said earlier, the different ones are few. No need for argument. Thats entirely your view. You stick to yours and i stick to mine. I still stand by my observations. Thank God they are observations and not mere speculations. No need to burst a vein over it.

Ofcos I have to burst a vein as Im Urhobo all round,ur conclusion is flawed big time,like I said,I have lived amongst yoruba people in London,the few I lived amongst where very dirty,loud mouthed on phones at night and cook stinky food, but I'm to exposed to be thinking the majority of yoruba people are dirty,loud mouthed and cook stinky food.Generalization of on particular ethnic group from the observation of a few are evidence of ill exposure.

omonuan:


The population of every ethnic group is manipulated for political expedience. No one really knows the sequence and positions of ethic groupings. The only known fact is that there are three major ethnic groups-the Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa in no particular order. The rest are just allowed to make noise as to who is next but it does not really matter.

The Urhobo are less than a million people in real numbers but again they learned the population inflation game from the originators in Nigeria, the Hausa/Fulani oligarchy.

Bro I share ur sentiments, but it would be good for us to stick to Delta state ,check the number of LGAs belonging to the Urhobos

DuchessLily:
Urhobo wayo!

ahaha Now that's an Old accusation from the Igbos

erico2k2:

Ofcos I have to burst a vein as Im Urhobo all round,ur conclusion is flawed big time,like I said,I have lived amongst yoruba people in London,the few I lived amongst where very dirty,loud mouthed on phones at night and cook stinky food, but I'm to exposed to be thinking the majority of yoruba people are dirty,loud mouthed and cook stinky food.Generalization of on particular ethnic group from the observation of a few are evidence of ill exposure.

Nothing you can do about it as long as they are observations. Too bad. I still stand by it.

All ur 13points re xteristics of ishan ppl of edo sate xcept number one[uote author=waffiboi post=30540838]1. Selfishness or Egocentricity: An average Urhobo person is selfish or egocentric. This is the act of believing only in self. The propensity to satisfy self at the expense of others. Being self-centred. In the process of trying to satisfy self only, the individual begins to become greedy by accumulating more and more to him/herself alone. E.g. some Urhobo elites in position of influence tend to turn away from other Urhobos when Urhobo language is spoken around them in the office or when they are needed to help an Urhobo person to succeed, they don’t bother to help because they are thinking this person is going to take their seat or is going to get better and their influence will diminish. This trait is very devastating.

2. Jealousy or Rivalry: This is deeply rooted in our polygamous family setting where a man marries two or more wives. In most cases, the wives engage in unhealthy competition among themselves with one trying to outclass the other. This could lead to hatred of one wife against the other. It could lead one wife wishing the other evil or even death especially when one is getting more prosperous than the other. The poorer one would start to despise the other by making derogatory statements like; “what does she think she is ?” or “what kind of rubbish wealth she thinks she has?” and so forth. This behaviour or attitude is then passed down to their children (male or female) that sometimes one wife and her children could form a “union” against the other wife and her children. And for generations this unhealthy co-existence remains. Something has to be done to abate this trend.

This phenomenon is directly linked to the “Avwebọ” (amebọ) and “Avwiorọvwe” that husbands create within the family. In other words, it is the husbands that caused the rivalry and jealousy. (There is a lot written about this by Professor Peter Ekeh for those who want to read further about the topic)

3. Avarice or Covetousness: The product of selfishness and greed is avarice. This is where someone is so self-centred that he/she continues to acquire material wealth to him/herself without minding any other person. They can sell or even kill the other person in the process of acquiring what they want.

4. Hatred, Malice and Bitterness: The result of greed, jealousy and rivalry is hatred. The person who is greedy is hated by the people around because s/he never helps anyone. And over time, this hatred leads to bitterness that is deeply rooted in the heart of the people against the person. And the real product that is lacking among the people is love for one another. Genuine affection is not there so people can keep malice of the other in mind for as long as possible.

5. Miscommunication: Since there is no genuine affection between the people, the line of communication is also not thorough. This creates communication gap which in turn creates misunderstanding of each other and later leading to suspicion.

6. Distrust or Suspicion: With the issue of rivalry in the family, people begin to suspect the actions (or inaction) of the other person. When this becomes someone’s attitude, they exhibit it beyond the family to the community.


7. Nepotism and Tribalism: Resulting from the self-centredness within the rivals in the family, pockets of “unions” or “cliques” begin to develop and this grows into where people now identify with one another with undue patronage to one another just because they are relations. The common Urhobo adage, “Uwevwi a g’obọ vwiyọ” is purely an act of nepotism and not UNITY as people think. The attributes of nepotic attitude on a larger scale is tribalism. It could also be the root of racism at international scale.

8. Separatism: This is the result of nepotism. As people get into grouping based on who they are related to, others soon see it as a form of fraternity to relate closely with one’s relations and less with those we are not related to. Such advocates always see line of demarcation between one person and another because of their family background. These separatists easily see why some group of people should not belong to a union and soon create a division among the people. There are many separatists among the Urhobo people.

9. “Unforgiveness” and Retaliation: Most Urhobo people have the heart of keeping any hurt or wrong done to them by someone in the past and they will never let go. They will keep the hurt with them looking for a day to retaliate or revenge. Usually, the revenge could be more hurtful and devastating. And since the other person(s) equally has/have the heart to keep things, they will record this event in their heart till such a time that they will revenge against the people who hurt them together with their children, etc. It is a vicious cycle that has no end. Sometimes that was the beginning of wars between communities and nations.

Where it does no the group

I bet to disagree....igueben ppl of edo state have d best palm oil in nigeria and ishan with benin produce d best garri(bendel garri)....oghara garri is d best in delta

erico2k2:

you are wrong my friend,for Garri,I give it to the good people of Mosoga,U cant beat them in Garri and for Palm Oil, I give it to the good people of Oghara,if U know Pamol then need I say much

zendy:
Are the Urohbos really the largest tribe in Delta state and the 5th largest in Nigeria? I could be wrong but I thought we have more Ibibios than Urohbos? Even in Deta state, Are there more Urohbos than Delta-Igbo's?

Urhobo are not the majority in Delta. They are just noise makers. During the last census, they controlled the levers of power through James Ibori and the inflated their own population and deflated that of Anioma people (the Igbo). In 1963, Anioma people were 900,000 and Urhobo were 300,000. How can they now claim that the are the majority over the Anioma people?

Even after the manipulations, the Anioma and Urhobo each make up a third of the state population. As it is right now, neither the Igbo in Delta nor the Urhobo can claim to be the Majority. Both need the cooperation of each other or the cooperation of the other third which are the Isoko, Itsekiri and Ijaw.

So na urhobo con get dance steps......urhobo dey learn 4 were we dey...dem no reach.

Evestar200:
edo state pple dont have any dance step

erico2k2:

ahaha Now that's an Old accusation from the Igbos

hahaha...old accusation ke? If I hear

Good right up! I am Proud Omo-Ikale.

erico2k2:

Bro I share ur sentiments, but it would be good for us to stick to Delta state ,check the number of LGAs belonging to the Urhobos

If we use LGA as you stated. The Anioma have 9 and the Urhobo 8.

TheSonOfMark:
Their females are unladylike and crude.

well i am an Urhobo, a female and am neither crude nor unladylike

martineverest:
because u guys dont travel,its so annoying wen my friends from swest call me ibo

how do expect us to knw d difference between u people? Most yoruba's people don't to SS SE or NE I don't knw y.. Yoruba's in UK is more dan d yoruba's SS,SE and NE all together

martineverest:
because u guys dont travel,its so annoying wen my friends from swest call me ibo

how do expect us to knw d difference between u people? Most yoruba's people don't travel to SS SE or NE I don't knw y.. Yoruba's in UK is more dan d yoruba's in SS,SE and NE all together

Proudly ovwodokpokpor in olomu#TeamUrhobo

[quote author=oseiwe post=30537944]urhobo wayo![/quote
Chai you sabi dem for dat wan o, if dem do you wayo u go tink say na mbaise person do you.

TheSonOfMark:
Their females are unladylike and crude.

This is the Internet, ignorance spreads like wild fire here.

martineverest:
I bet to disagree....igueben ppl of edo state have d best palm oil in nigeria and ishan with benin produce d best garri(bendel garri)....oghara garri is d best in delta

Ok do you know where the highest production of Cassava is in NIgeria?

omonuan:


If we use LGA as you stated. The Anioma have 9 and the Urhobo 8.

you are wrong, name Anioma LGAs

omonuan:


Urhobo are not the majority in Delta. They are just noise makers. During the last census, the controlled the levers of power through James Ibori and the inflated their own population and deflated that of Anioma people (the Igbo). In 1963, Anioma people were 900,000 and Urhobo were 300,000. How can they now claim that the are the majority over the Anioma people?

Even after the manipulations, the Anioma and Urhobo each make up a third of the state population. As it is right now, neither the Igbo in Delta nor the Urhobo can claim to be the Majority. Both need the cooperation of each other or the cooperation of the other third which are the Isoko, Itsekiri and Ijaw.

was that not when you was part of Old Eastern region? ie beyond Anambra state?

J3da:


Unfortunately for you all the above is a general trait found in every human who doesn't hv the fear of God in then, and you just practically reviewed who you are through this post, "cast the first stone if you don't exhibit some, if not all you just. Listed" hypocrite

No o the one he listed was the one the Op omitted cos he is an urhobo person, that doesn't mean it is applicable to all of them but he is right about them in that aspect, am from delta state too.

omonuan:


The population of every ethnic group is manipulated for political expedience. No one really knows the sequence and positions of ethnic groupings. The only known fact is that there are three major ethnic groups-the Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa in no particular order. The rest are just allowed to make noise as to who is next but it does not really matter.

The Urhobo are less than a million people in real numbers but again they learned the population inflation game from the originators in Nigeria, the Hausa/Fulani oligarchy.

Internet historian, do not make your opinion sound like fact. It is as said and no one is inflating anything.

literarymathy:


No tribe in Nigeria isn't disorganised my brother. Money and power can tear the line between family, kin and kith. As for being dull, there's a saying that it is the kind of person u are that will determine who u will meet. #EnoughSaid

lol....I guess u are one of them. For ur info am not their type and I rarely associate with them. Sorry for insulting u and ur tribe....no hard feelings...but I hv told u the truth and my close friends agree with me on this...lol

erico2k2:

was that not when you was part of Old Eastern region? ie beyond Anambra state?

Get your facts straight, Anioma people have never been part of the Eastern Region. We were in the west, the Midwest changed to Bendel before Delta. I know you would feel better if we are in the East. Unfortunately for you, we are what we are and that is the way life is.

DuchessLily:
hahaha...old accusation ke? If I hear

yes nah, wen they refused to support Biafra

omonuan:


Get your facts straight, Anioma people have never been part of the Eastern Region. We were in the west, the Midwest changed to Bendel before Delta. I know you would feel better if we are in the East. Unfortunately for you, we are what we are and that is the way life is.

East lol Im an Okpe person one of the Urhobo Clans what has where Anioma comes from got to do with this page,this is strictly for the urhobos and friends of the Urhobos to know more about its ethnics and its people.

jessiecah:


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