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Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by jbhitler(m): 10:33am On Oct 10, 2016 |
the ijaws are the fourth.I am not talking of historical relations. look at this way.in delta state,the Ijaws have five local governments.namely,burutu,bomadi,patani and warri south west that they share with Itsekiris with massive populations.burutu alone produces two house of assembly members.then bayelsa as whole is Ijaw.from here,let's move to rivers.the ijaws are the majority,occupying the whole riverine area in the state.then in edo state,there ijaws.in ondo state,where Kingsley kuku,a former adviser to president GEJ on amnesty hail from is all occupied by the Ijaws.in all these mentioned states,they have good numbers and are well represented politically. the Tivs are only represented in Benue state.in Taraba,plateau and nasarawa state,they just got few hamlets.for instance,Dooshima in plateau state,Danacha in Taraba state.am not sure of a town in nasarawa state.but then,the TIV's are more populated than the Urhorobos.the urhobos are only in delta central senatorial district in delta state,a community in bayelsa state called Ofoni and may be edo state but not too sure.so the order should be,ijaws,tivs,urhobos etc.thank you.I am from delta state,born in Taraba state,brought up in Benue state schooled in Enugu state and served in kwara state.so I have good knowledge of the people around these areas. 5 Likes |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by Atyodos: 10:34am On Oct 10, 2016 |
Tiv |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by calyto: 10:34am On Oct 10, 2016 |
The 4th is Tiv. They are the majority tribe in Benue. They are also in Taraba and Nasarawa 1 Like |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by watchindelta(m): 10:35am On Oct 10, 2016 |
too bad Nigerian history na guess guess ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by wiseoneking: 10:36am On Oct 10, 2016 |
Igboid:Your are wrong, go back to the history. Kogi people of Igala tribe got a lot with Igbos. |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by ritababe(f): 10:36am On Oct 10, 2016 |
riddler4real: bros na wa to you oh, how you go just baptise us say we be Yoruba at once, there is God oh abeg we are not. 2 Likes |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by saintdennis(m): 10:37am On Oct 10, 2016 |
How can nigeria grow when every ethnic group claims independence? Esan, igarra and all other ethnic groups In parts of ondo, delta, anambra, lagos, bayelsa all fall under the 'benin(edo) speaking group. Thus the main ethnic group is benin(edo) and sub-ethnic group are various. Now ikwerres, aniomas, ngwa etc are all sub-ethnic group under the igbo banner Even some the igbo ethnic group are rumoured to have been an offshoot of another tribe /ethnic group(which due to NL tensions I won't mention) The fulanis were not 'indigenous to naija but Mali, Senegal but after successful conquering and absorbtion are now firmly rooted in naija. Like some1 here asserted who told nigerians we have 200+ ethnic groups? If not the british? It's double-standard for diff sections of the country to be dissing Lugard n the brits yet accept the actions, narratives and propaganda of the brits that favour them as true. 2 Likes |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by emerged01(m): 10:40am On Oct 10, 2016 |
vRendoh: ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by praxs(m): 10:42am On Oct 10, 2016 |
NafeesaAA:Big lie. Not a single kanuri from adamawa. Am from adamawa state 2 Likes |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by Sicillian: 10:44am On Oct 10, 2016 |
handzomee:Who's dis clown... keep dreaming 2 Likes |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by Nobody: 10:48am On Oct 10, 2016 |
before people stop arguing out of ignorance over yoruba and Delta, maybe they should take a minute and look at the map of Nigeria, look at the south coast from ondo to bayelsa. When you realise the proximity of these locations to yoruba land, and the fact that the Fulanis you call Nigerians today were not in Nigeria a few hundred years ago, it's not difficult to realise that there are people from the SS who may not be classed as Yorubas today because they are not part of present Yoruba states but are yoruba in origin, they may have been migrants. If you go back far enough, everybody is a migrant. 5 Likes |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by Tamakay(m): 10:48am On Oct 10, 2016 |
I can't really tell but it will be appropriate if a researcher make a detail research about the Ijaws and Tivs in this respect. |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by mangojuice(m): 10:48am On Oct 10, 2016 |
oloshi. no yoruba in Delta State |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by mangojuice(m): 10:50am On Oct 10, 2016 |
zombie! you never hear people referred to as " Delta Igbo"? Ikwerre, etche, ndoni them no be igbos? |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by ODVanguard: 10:52am On Oct 10, 2016 |
iamhorny: Lol. You had to go all the way back to the 1920s, why?? ![]() 13 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by gebest: 10:52am On Oct 10, 2016 |
riddler4real:u mean OFOSU? |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by lekkie073(m): 10:52am On Oct 10, 2016 |
Ugomba:which kanuri? ijaws r larger than kanuris kanuri r not even occupying 30% of borno state |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by erayo2GCA(m): 10:53am On Oct 10, 2016 |
Ugomba: Stop showing your ignorance to the world..go to ososo, Ibilo and igara all in Edo north, there are yorubas there. 2 Likes |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by praxs(m): 10:55am On Oct 10, 2016 |
Shikena 1 Like
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Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by Okudiover(m): 10:56am On Oct 10, 2016 |
Bekwarra: In all studies previous and present Ijaw remains the 4th largest with presence in ondo, Edo, delta, rivers, bayelsa and akwa Ibom |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by OROSUNBOLB(m): 10:59am On Oct 10, 2016 |
afroniger: And the Itshekiri. 3 Likes |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by jayrule(m): 11:00am On Oct 10, 2016 |
mulattoclaroo: Olodo, you are the ICT dude who deliberately changed riversstate.gov.ng website to .net.ng right? All in the name to remove Igbo. Anyways, I have bad news for you. There are Igbos in Rivers state and Ika in Edo are Igbos too. Oya go and pieces yourself. 1 Like
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Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by Nobody: 11:00am On Oct 10, 2016 |
erayo2GCA: Even the Olu of warri publicy stated publicly at his coronation that he is a descendant of Oduduwa and somebody who the government did not teach history in school is coming online arguing based on what some politician has bombarded his head with. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by Afonjas: 11:01am On Oct 10, 2016 |
iamhorny:thank you for this eye opening... |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by SAHACO(m): 11:05am On Oct 10, 2016 |
topsyking:Must you alway show that you didn't attend school, where and when did nigerdelta become an enthic group in Nigeria ? 1 Like |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by Sicillian: 11:07am On Oct 10, 2016 |
erayo2GCA:Sharap and stop making false claims, the places u mentioned might have languages similar to Yoruba but it doesn't necessarily mean they are yoruba, they don't have any cultural affiliation with with ur tribe. get out to off south south and go find ur lost brodas up north... the SS squarely belongs to the Southerners 2 Likes |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by Sicillian: 11:10am On Oct 10, 2016 |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by asamaigho(m): 11:14am On Oct 10, 2016 |
DozieInc: Apapa is a word in virtually all languages in nigeria. So dont limit it to ijaw. 2 Likes |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by tommynico(m): 11:16am On Oct 10, 2016 |
Am a yoruba from ondo state, ilaje to be precise and i wuld affirm that yes the ijaws are here, although with an insignificant population as they share their local gov't (ese-odo) with the APOIS who are also partly yorubas. But as regards which is the fourth largest ethnicity in naija, i don't knw but i wuld simply say it should be between the tivs and ijaws. The yorubas has the longest stretch in nigeria, starting from lagos down to the delta region with some little subgroups, going northwards, we have kwara nd some parts of kogi, going further to the west, we constitute a significant population in benin republic and making an estimation of the total population ranges btw 45mln to 60mln yorubas in the whole of west africa. In nigeria alone, the yorubas occuppies 7 states (LAGOS, OYO, OGUN, OSUN, ONDO, EKITI, and KWARA) and some parts of kogi, delta, and edo states. If not for the corruption in this country, the hausa-fulani group shuld not av bn up to the 29% the claim to have of the population but shuld be 22% to 23%. The ibos comes third in the overall ranking, though they constitute a significant percentage of the delta region but i won't agree to the 40% mark, i wuld say maybe 20% to 25% of the region. 9 Likes |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by Rozaystunna(m): 11:17am On Oct 10, 2016 |
topsyking:you be slowpoke!!! Lol 1 Like |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by Afonjas: 11:20am On Oct 10, 2016 |
SharkTank:BBC said it's 1 million, of course they won't tell the world what dey did to us, so leave that thing you're reading on wikipedia, we lost between 3 million and 3.5 million persons in the war, even now Yoruba people are not more than Igbos, Nigeria is still playing politice 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Which Ethnic Group Is The 4th Largest In Nigeria? by garokabir: 11:21am On Oct 10, 2016 |
Fulani are fourth national ethnic group and number one in africa |
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