mej67:
Village: A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods. -Wikipedia

Igbos are frank. There is no point in calling a village a town or any other glorifying names.

Meanwhile, from conservation perspective, the Igbos treasure their hinterlands (a little more than most other tribes), and truly enjoy and derive pride in the serenity and natural vegetative surrounding. For many, they dread the destruction of this traditional and natural dwelling by urbanisation which is falsely percieved as development.

It is all part of Igboness to always be in touch with ones birthplace in Igboland. Ultimately, that will also be the final resting place. So, it is a very important part of Igbo life and culture.

Here is another reason to treasure your village (and not be bullied by those who don't have it, don't know it and won't understand it).
Take the Uk as an example. There are many lovely villages like the Blackheath Village, Theydon Bois Village, Walthamstow Village, even Greenwich, where time began housing the popular Greenwich museum is a village. In other climes, very cool villages like Brudge (Belgium) and Toulouse (France) are real cool places.

Village is actually a real cool concept, better than town that has all to do with urban vices, congestion, pollution and high cost of living usually associated with urban lifestyle.

Urban settlements are part of Yoruba culture. Same for Hausa. Igbos lived in villages and used leaves and hides to cover their unclothedness like in the Garden of Eden. Name a traditional Igbo cloth like the ofi of the Yoruba and the kente of the Ashanti. All your traditional clothes are recent creations because you didn't need clothes in those days.
Villages can be cool but there are reasons they're not capitals of anywhere.

Masterclass32:
My brothers, responding to threads such as this is actually dignifying them.

Whether you all respond or not won't change the fact that you'll leave your erosion ridden villages to look for better lives in the south West or even among your enemies the Hausa.

OnTheMoveWA:


Where have you been to?

hahaha you should ask where i have been to in sw?

Scholes007:
hahaha you should ask where i have been to in sw?

We talk global not local. I know it's a dream come true for you to visit the SW

OnTheMoveWA:


We talk global not local. I know it's a dream come true for you to visit the SW

humm ok

OnTheMoveWA:
Why do Igbos usually say "I dey go village"? I've never heard an Igbo say " hometown". A friend said it's because 90% of Igbos come from rural "autonomous" communities. On another day I struggled to explain to an Igbo friend that I'm not from a village, neither are my parents nor my grandparents. They all came from towns/cities that are centuries old.

Now to the topic,

1. Those born in the "villa".

2. Those born in "no man's land"

3. Those born in the zoo.


There was almost going to be a 4th category - those born in the Lagoon but that was prevented.

So ogbomosho is the great city that Yoruba people come from Lol.



A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods.

Wen an igbo man says he's going to the village, he's going to his ancestral home.


Please receive sense n quit being stupidd publicly.

OnTheMoveWA:


How many Igbo top politicians have we had in the past 40 years?

How many Igbos are among Nigeria's top 20 richest?

How many Igbo Nobel laureates do you have?

Please reread his message

OnTheMoveWA:


Mention your village in Imo let's see whether it's truly more developed than most Nigerian cities. You can also add the title of your traditional ruler. Or are you ashamed of its jaw-shattering name?

Have u ever heard the word owerri It's someone's village. Please don't be stupidd

OnTheMoveWA:

When an Igbo tries to translate Yoruba!
ILU = town.

ROFLMAO!!!

OnTheMoveWA:
Urban settlements are part of Yoruba culture. Same for Hausa. Igbos lived in villages and used leaves and hides to cover their unclothedness like in the Garden of Eden. Name a traditional Igbo cloth like the ofi of the Yoruba and the kente of the Ashanti. All your traditional clothes are recent creations because you didn't need clothes in those days.
Villages can be cool but there are reasons they're not capitals of anywhere.

Wait, o! What is 'ofi'? Is it like adire or ankara or is it like aso-oke? Among the Delta-Igbo, the traditional cloth is called Akwa-ocha. Don't know what the traditional cloth for the SS Igbo and SE Igbo is called, though...

chuna1985:


So ogbomosho is the great city that Yoruba people come from Lol.



A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods.

Wen an igbo man says he's going to the village, he's going to his ancestral home.


Please receive sense n quit being stupidd publicly.

Thanks for the definition.

And yes Ogbomoso is a great city just like the others in Oyo State and the SW.
The fact that you're in your SE village and know it validates that fact.
If you're rather in Ogbomoso and you own a 2 by 2 shop then it's worse because you left your jungle to go to Ogbomoso.
If you school in Ogbomoso then that's the worst, you school with their state resources but they don't bother because they're hospitable and you can mock them easily. Well it's not surprising, it's a cultural thing for the flat.heads to be ungrateful.

chuna1985:


Have u ever heard the word owerri It's someone's village. Please don't be stupidd

I know it's a village na. Is that not why you come to the SW to enjoy city life?

laudate:


ROFLMAO!!!



Wait, o! What is 'ofi'? Is it like adire or ankara or is it like aso-oke? Among the Delta-Igbo, the traditional cloth is called Akwa-ocha. Don't know what the traditional cloth for the SS Igbo and SE Igbo is called, though...

Ofi is the proper name of "aso-oke". Ankara is not African fabric, it's the patterns that are African-inspired. There's nothing like Delta Igbo my brother. The akpu eaters just want to use cunning to hoodwink those unsuspecting Delta people.
Everything the yeeeboes wear as their apparel is foreign.

OnTheMoveWA:


Which money? Name the richest Igbo men.

Thief girlfriend? You're right about the thievery but my girlfriend, nah. I know Igbo girls marrying Yoruba men these days so that their children won't be completely Igbotic. I am still trying to see whether I know any Yoruba lady married to an Igbo man. The FLAT.HEAD is repulsive.

u ve never seen or u dont believe there is? U hate igbos fine, but dont argue blindly.

Blackfire:



u ve never seen or u dont believe there is? U hate igbos fine, but dont argue blindly.

I get it, you married a flat.head. You made your decision, live with it!

gboss4sure:
Let me educate you on the term "VILLAGE" in the Nigerian way.

If you are from Ikeja and you are living in Ibadan, then Ikeja is your village regardless of how developed it is.

My village in Imo State is developed than most Nigerian cities but since I don't live there, whenever I want to visit there, I do always tell people that I'm going to my village.

you re totally on point, though I was in owerri some years back, I met a girl who is from imo state but base in owerri, so I ask her which side in imo state is her village, she told me douglas side in owerri, I said what, we all know the popularity of douglas city/ road in owerri, and she told me, that s her village.



It baffle me till date.

OnTheMoveWA:


Which money? Name the richest Igbo men.

Thief girlfriend? You're right about the thievery but my girlfriend, nah. I know Igbo girls marrying Yoruba men these days so that their children won't be completely Igbotic. I am still trying to see whether I know any Yoruba lady married to an Igbo man. The FLAT.HEAD is repulsive.

we don't value your women, they bleach a lot and they don't stay in husband house. It s o.15% hard to see an igbo man married to a tribe that don't stay in husband house or that disrespects his husband . They like enjoyment(owambe) and don't value marriage.

Pls this is our reasons, if not I could ve married two incase one leave me one day.
But I want a wife and that s igbo , the one that will permanently be there for me, in rich and for poor , till death do us part.



Amen.

IGBOPRINCE:
you re totally on point, though I was in owerri some years back, I met a girl who is from imo state but base in owerri, so I ask her which side in imo state is her village, she told me douglas side in owerri, I said what, we all know the popularity of douglas city/ road in owerri, and she told me, that s her village.



It baffle me till date.

It baffles you because you know in your heart that it's rare. You've just proven my point. I said 90% of Igbos are from villages.

IGBOPRINCE:
we don't value your women, they bleach a lot and they don't stay in husband house. It s o.15% hard to see an igbo man married to a tribe that don't stay in husband house or that disrespects his husband . They like enjoyment(owambe) and don't value marriage.

Pls this is our reasons, if not I could ve married two incase one leave me one day.
But I want a wife and that s igbo , the one that will permanently be there for me, in rich and for poor , till death do us part.



Amen.

You cannot woo a woman outside your tribe because your flat.heads are a disadvantage.
Your women just settle for you because nobody wants them. Who wants to marry a hairy wife with high-pitched voice?

OnTheMoveWA:


Mention your village in Imo let's see whether it's truly more developed than most Nigerian cities. You can also add the title of your traditional ruler. Or are you ashamed of its jaw-shattering name?

u hate the igbos, fine, but dont argue blindly, dont be a tribal bigot.

Do u know many yoruba name are not to palatable when pronounced in igbo language...

Olanike, olaitan, olapo, olaniyi, and so on.

Blackfire:


u hate the igbos, fine, but dont argue blindly, dont be a tribal bigot.

Do u know many yoruba name are not to palatable when pronounced in igbo language...

Olanike, olaitan, olapo, olaniyi, and so on.

Of course they won't be palatable on the Igbo tongue. It's general knowledge that the speech of Igbos is not completely developed. That's why the language is spoken with so much strength. You can't expect the brain to be big when the head is so flat.

OnTheMoveWA:

It baffles you because you know in your heart that it's rare. You've just proven my point. I said 90% of Igbos are from villages.

you don't get me , there re some towns I don't really know it s people's village. Towns like douglas, a commercial hub of the state is someone's village. Anyway, douglas is inside owerri as a street road/area if you don't know boi..

I am not in supports of your point tho, there is something your people(yoruba) don't understand about us, let me explained to you, like you said, about 90% of ndigbos will tell you that they re going to their villages, it s because on december or xmas period, villages is a place to be. If you really want to catch some fun.

Most guys who re rich today, comes from the village cos most of their boss who re into business in commercial hub of nigeria, go to their villages to pick or look for a smarter igbo boys that will work with them and look after their investment in lagos,jos,kaduna,kano,rivers,akwa ibom etc, the igbo boys go city and become smarter than before. So when you ask chukwudi or chukwunonso, where re you going? he will tell you village. Most of them go to their villages to built their houses, sponsor their brothers and sisters to university level and to tell their parents how things have turn around for their own good.

Anambra has like five major towns, imo has like 5 or 4 major towns, enugu has some major town apart frm enugu city, ebonyi has like 3 apart frm abakailiki city, abia has like 4 or 3 apart frm umuahia and aba towns.

It s well with ndigbo
I wish I can show you some towns pics from the east, but go to anambra/enugwu or imo thread on nairaland and see what they call city.

My take.

OnTheMoveWA:


Of course they won't be palatable on the Igbo tongue. It's general knowledge that the speech of Igbos is not completely developed. That's why the language is spoken with so much strength. You can't expect the brain to be big when the head is so flat.

can u even listern to yourself.

OnTheMoveWA:


I get it, you married a flat.head. You made your decision, live with it!

have u seen yoruba lady that married an igbo man?.


Since u are isolated in ur shell, if u are living in ibadan, i will show u on sunday yoruba women married to igbos attending igbo meeting.

Dont be a tribal bigot, that is my own.
I am more yoruba than u.

IGBOPRINCE:
you don't get me , there re some towns I don't really know it s people's village. Towns like douglas, a commercial hub of the state is someone's village. Anyway, douglas is inside owerri as a street road/area if you don't know boi..

I am not in supports of your point tho, there is something your people(yoruba) don't understand about us, let me explained to you, like you said, about 90% of ndigbos will tell you that they re going to their villages, it s because on december or xmas period, villages is a place to be. If you really want to catch some fun.

Most guys who re rich today, comes from the village cos most of their boss who re into business in commercial hub of nigeria, go to their villages to pick or look for a smarter igbo boys that will work with them and look after their investment in lagos,jos,kaduna,kano,rivers,akwa ibom etc, the igbo boys go city and become smarter than before. So when you ask chukwudi or chukwunonso, where re you going? he will tell you village. Most of them go to their villages to built their houses, sponsor their brothers and sisters to university level and to tell their parents how things have turn around for their own good.

Anambra has like five major towns, imo has like 5 or 4 major towns, enugu has some major town apart frm enugu city, ebonyi has like 3 apart frm abakailiki city, abia has like 4 or 3 apart frm umuahia and aba towns.

It s well with ndigbo
I wish I can show you some towns pics from the east, but go to anambra/enugwu or imo thread on nairaland and see what they call city.

My take.

I doubt you're 100% Igbo. A true Igbo doesn't make sense. Let's see a picture of your head to know how much Igbo you have in you.

OnTheMoveWA:


You cannot woo a woman outside your tribe because your flat.heads are a disadvantage.
Your women just settle for you because nobody wants them. Who wants to marry a hairy wife with high-pitched voice?

I will take that as an insults cos I know I hurt you for telling you our own reasons.
Igbo girls are wondaful and your people have testified about our girls.
Anyway, even a popular yoruba musician, got married to an igbo girl, I guess his name is pasuma or ayuba, one of them.
They asked the yoruba musician, how come he s looking so fresh and healthy, he gave the grace to his igbo wife. Lol.

Peter odili, formal governor of rivers state, married an igbo woman, godswill akpabio, forma govnor of akwa ibom state, married an igbo woman,and even the recent yoruba boy call churchhill married an igbo woman call

Tonto dikeh...
bro I don't know what you think about us. Just rise above envy, jealousy and hate.


My take.

Blackfire:


have u seen yoruba lady that married an igbo man?.


Since u are isolated in ur shell, if u are living in ibadan, i will show u on sunday yoruba women married to igbos attending igbo meeting.

Dont be a tribal bigot, that is my own.
I am more yoruba than u.

You see the problem with marrying these palm oil starved Igbos?
Now that your mother and father are Yoruba and Igbo, can you see that you're confused and don't know where to belong. Please join the plateau-headed folk, we don't need no hybrids.

IGBOPRINCE:
I will take that as an insults cos I know I hurt you for telling you our own reasons.
Igbo girls are wondaful and your people have testified about our girls.
Anyway, even a popular yoruba musician, got married to an igbo girl, I guess his name is pasuma or ayuba, one of them.
They asked the yoruba musician, how come he s looking so fresh and healthy, he gave the grace to his igbo wife. Lol.

Peter odili, formal governor of rivers state, married an igbo woman, godswill akpabio, forma govnor of akwa ibom state, married an igbo woman,and even the recent yoruba boy call churchhill married an igbo woman call

Tonto dikeh...
bro I don't know what you think about us. Just rise above envy, jealousy and hate.


My take.

They've started their claiming. So Tonto is now Igbo? Even if she is, it points to the fact that your most beautiful ladies will always prefer Yoruba men.
And you're listing Akpabio and Odili, are they Yoruba?

I am understanding where the OP is coming from after seeing some of his replies. He sees a village as a rural area that is out of touch with civilization. But what he failed to understand is that most villages in the south east especially in Anambra, Imo and Abia are in the same league with some of the so called towns in South West in terms of infrastructure and modernisation. As for your impression of clothing made of leaves. Its funny I must say but how will you understand when most of you guys hardly leave south west to other places. Life and civilization does not stop and end in Lagos, Akure , Ibadan or oshogbo.

OnTheMoveWA:


I doubt you're 100% Igbo. A true Igbo doesn't make sense. Let's see a picture of your head to know how much Igbo you have in you.

your replied to me shows you re too emotional rather than rational. You set up a thread to know why and you re making it look like a baseless thread without direction.

I think am done with you since you don't ve sth good to replied your customers. Lol.

I am 100% igbo and I can't denied it cos am proud of my traditions and my people.

I will love to come back as an igbo man.

Like I said before, am done with you.

Slave mentality.

Must you also defend your masters, the Hausa/Fulani's to pass your point across? Or is it that they will sanction you if you didn't.

My post is meant to educate but I see no education in you, not now, not in future. I will just pass.

Meanwhile, for being the most travelled tribe in Nigeria since far back, you truly believe the Ibos were touring the world in their birth cloths. I won't glorify your ignorance by telling you about old-time igbo garmentry, if you are not able to google it. Ode nie!

OnTheMoveWA:



Urban settlements are part of Yoruba culture. Same for Hausa. Igbos lived in villages and used leaves and hides to cover their unclothedness like in the Garden of Eden. Name a traditional Igbo cloth like the ofi of the Yoruba and the kente of the Ashanti. All your traditional clothes are recent creations because you didn't need clothes in those days.
Villages can be cool but there are reasons they're not capitals of anywhere.

OnTheMoveWA:


They've started their claiming. So Tonto is now Igbo? Even if she is, it points to the fact that your most beautiful ladies will always prefer Yoruba men.
And you're listing Akpabio and Odili, are they Yoruba?

like I said to you , am done with you..

OnTheMoveWA:


Thanks for the definition.

And yes Ogbomoso is a great city just like the others in Oyo State and the SW.
The fact that you're in your SE village and know it validates that fact.
If you're rather in Ogbomoso and you own a 2 by 2 shop then it's worse because you left your jungle to go to Ogbomoso.
If you school in Ogbomoso then that's the worst, you school with their state resources but they don't bother because they're hospitable and you can mock them easily. Well it's not surprising, it's a cultural thing for the flat.heads to be ungrateful.

And u rush to the 2×2 shops to extort money, ur source of income...Lol