gebest:
haaay bros, bearing yoruba names does't mean anything, anybody can bear any name he likes, now let me educate u a bit, Akoko Edo some of dem bear yoruba names but there language is not yoruba at all, OWAN some of dem bear yoruba name but their language is not yoruba at all, now we ve IJAGBA in ondo state but they speak edo 'owan' precisely, now we ve d IGBANKE'S they clasify them as edo igbo but their language is not igbo at all just like akoko edo they clasify as edo yoruba. So there is no yoruba nor igbo language in edo.

Afonjas:
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

Bekwarra:
It baffles me how convenient it is for some people to say there are no Yorubas in the South-south but claim confidently that there are Igbos in Kogi and Benue states. Funny indeed.

iamhorny:


you sound pained

by the way, were you expecting me to refer to the doctored Nigerian population census starting from 1952-53 which was manipulated by britain to favour the hausa fulani in their quest for the control of power/resources through having more representative seat?.

read this if you care..http://saharareporters.com/2013/12/10/debunked-harold-smith-nigeria-census-lies

The 1920/1921 figures are the most accurate census we have had..as for lumping other etnic group with the igbo, the colonial masters are not as ignorant as you assume. they know each and every distinct ethnic group...

pix 1 is a map of igbo land in 1902, show me a part of it that is not an igbo area

pix 2/3(cont) is showing the igbo sub groupings, in 1920, also show me a part of the igbo tribes listed that are not igbo


This why i love nairaland,it has been a source of education for me, hence i was forced to register. i use to be an observer since 2011 and i have learnt alot from people here especially Nigeria's history

dimieprincess:

Do you even know the Ijaws? They are the largest indigenous ethnic group in Rivers State. Some of you need to purge your self this hatred. Ijaws have a governor, 2 deputy governor, 5 senators and 13 reps, so tell me the language other than Ijaws with this feet

Bekwarra:
Right from primary school when we were small children we've been taught and it has become a part of our subconscious that there are 3 major ethnic groups in Nigeria- Hausa-Fulani, Igbo and Yoruba. This is a common knowledge among most Nigerians young or old. These 3 ethnic groups are spread across more than one region for example Hausa-Fulani can be found in the Northeast, Northwest and the North-central, the Igbos can be found in the Southeast and South-south while the Yorubas can be found in the Southwest, South-south and the North-central.
However apart from these 3 major ethnic groups, there are over 200 other ethnic groups in Nigeria. Some in their millions while some others are just a few thousands. One knowledge that has always seem elusive is that of the 4th largest ethnic group in the country. Consequently, my academic readings online and in hard copies as well as news items have thrust before me the possibility of 4 candidates; Ijaw, Urhobo, Tiv and Itsekiri. I don't really know the population strength of these ethnic groups because different media and academic reports have mentioned them as being the 4th largest ethnic group in Nigeria.
This is the major reason for bringing this question here to gain more knowledge. Which ethnic group is the 4th largest in Nigeria.

nwabobo:


The Igbos are the largest followed by the Yorubas and then the Hausas. The 4th are the Efik/Ibibio and then the Ijaw

buchilino:


WITH ALL DUE RESPECT 2 URHOBO PPLE. D NUMBER MAYBE TRUE COS DER NUMBER ONE HUBBY IS SEX.

Bekwarra:
Baba what's doing you now. Is Niger delta a tribe?

Realhommie:
If you say this about the Urhobo's then obviously you haven't met the Ijaws.

lekkie073:
which kanuri?
ijaws r larger than kanuris
kanuri r not even occupying 30% of borno state

iamhorny:


you sound pained

by the way, were you expecting me to refer to the doctored Nigerian population census starting from 1952-53 which was manipulated by britain to favour the hausa fulani in their quest for the control of power/resources through having more representative seat?.

read this if you care..http://saharareporters.com/2013/12/10/debunked-harold-smith-nigeria-census-lies

The 1920/1921 figures are the most accurate census we have had..as for lumping other etnic group with the igbo, the colonial masters are not as ignorant as you assume. they know each and every distinct ethnic group...

pix 1 is a map of igbo land in 1902, show me a part of it that is not an igbo area

pix 2/3(cont) is showing the igbo sub groupings, in 1920, also show me a part of the igbo tribes listed that are not igbo


This why i love nairaland,it has been a source of education for me, hence i was forced to register. i use to be an observer since 2011 and i have learnt alot from people here especially Nigeria's history

Bekwarra:

There are Yorubas in Edo and Delta states. Go figure.

Bekwarra:

There are Yorubas in Edo and Delta states. Go figure.

riddler4real:


I am yoruba from Kogi state. My dialect is quite different from the core yoruba language. I bare both yoruba names and surname. Our languages are different but we share a common heritage (cultural values) that is noticeable in our names. In this part of the world there is so much attached to names that u can ever know. It's one of the few evidence that we share similar heritage. My language is very similar to itsekiri....

There is a township within the boundaries of Edo state just after Ore in Ondo state. I can't remember the name but their version of yoruba is quite similar to mine also. The township is before okada when coming from Ore road..... I have been there on one occasion.

Whether you like it or not..... The yoruba heritage extends to some parts of the south south..... it's quite unfortunate we don't have monunental historical records other than the names we bare in our respective society.

martineverest:
e get tribe wey no like sex

tommynico:

Who told you that the yorubas are not more than the igbos, well i thank God for intermarriage.

vodutive:
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.

SharkTank:



Is Niger Delta a tribe? I don't understand some of you these days. Hausa as a single tribe, that is without attaching Fulani, doesn't have a higher population than Igbo. The only tribe than is more than Igbo is probably Yoruba and that's cos we lost 2 million persons in the civil war

buchilino:


HONESTLY, BW D TWO I REALLY DON'T NO WHO IS D INDISPUTABLE SEX CHAMPIONS

iamhorny:
well for southern Nigeria, the igbos are the single largest ethnic group, followed by yoruba..

Ijaws are not in any way the 4th largest. it is between the tivs, kanuri or fulani.


Have you ever wondered why the igbos are so numerous outside their home land constituting the largest Nigerian ethnic diaspora in any city/country in the world except maybe in london where there are as much yorubas if not more than the igbo. Go to any major city in Nigeria/Africa, the igbo populations in such cities are usually numerous, from lagos, to abuja, to kano, to ibadan to ilorin to makurdi, to warri, to benin to yenagoa to minna, to dutse to yola, to Accra to Lome, to Abidjan to Cotonou to Nairobi, to Johannesburg to Cairo they are just everywhere in Multitude numbers..

Now this is it, read this

Armaggedon:
that is only a wish

just tell us where yorubas can be found in south south not stories

SpicyJosBabe:


You guys should leave the Niger delta and visit Benue. The average Benue woman gives birth to 12 children in her lifetime. Dont try Tiv people o.
Have u not heard that in those days in Benue people use their wives to welcome their friends with sex?

ODVanguard:


Lol. You had to go all the way back to the 1920s, why?? Because they fit into your jaundiced assertion. Igbos of the present day SE and part SS have the LEAST population in Nigeria TODAY of the 3 major tribes! Prove otherwise with verifiable data or forever shut tha fvck up. No sensible person is buying your bullcrap.

buchilino:


HONESTLY, BW D TWO I REALLY DON'T NO WHO IS D INDISPUTABLE SEX CHAMPIONS

asamaigho:


Apapa is a word in virtually all languages in nigeria. So dont limit it to ijaw.

leghagha:
How can the itsekiri be in contention for the 4th largest ethnic group when even in delta they are a minority

vodutive:


[s] God gave you a brain, use it, the purpose of an education is to give the brain some common sense and teach you how to think and reason, use it. Man gave you books, read them. man gave you google, use it. Everything you want is out there is you can be bothered. Nothing I say will make a difference so it's up to you to find the truth if that is really what you want to know. You have books, you have the internet and i assume despite preliminary evidence to the contrary that you have a brain and common sense. [/s]