Where did the Igbo originally come from?
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- Igbo also called Ibo, people live mainly in southeastern Nigeria. They speak Igbo, a language of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
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Thanks for teaching about Igbo people. I'm a descendant of the Transatlantic slave trade and have very little knowledge of my ancestors. I learned last year, the meaning of the Sankofa symbol which is built into many gates here in the US, and it brought me to tears. My dna test showed so many African nations, but the majority of my DNA is from Nigeria. I'm taking the initiative to learn about my people because our stories didn't start in the US.
Good job. I was born in America too but to Nigerian Yoruba immigrants.
Bless you. Keep seeking and keep growing in power knowledge and happiness🙏
Crying because of the history of your ancestors doesn’t get 🐈 wet. Grow bro.
Very true indeed. But who but the original American Indians had their stories start in the USA?
Hello my Dear, I am Jamaican whose DNA shows I am 57% Nigerian from the State of Imo in a town call Owerri. I am from the Igbo people as are many other Jamaicans and Caribbean people including African Americans. When you hear we called ourselves Israelites....Just know! we are not crazy.
I am from Imo State and you are right
You look Igbo actually. The fair skinn
❤❤❤.Love you, my sister!!!
❤ I am Jewish and I totally completely believe it. I feel the connection between our peoples even though I am Ashkenazi, not from the Caribbean Islands or African. My ancestors went the other direction, lol. ❤❤❤
@@J.SofferAshkenazi are not Jews dear...😢
I’m am an indigene of Nri the Ancestral land of ndi Igbo ❤❤❤ thank you
Loved this!!! Just found out I am Igbo in my ancestry. I’m a descendant of slaves brought from Africa to America. Can’t wait to learn more. Thanks for sharing this information!
I'm a son of luo from northern Uganda, I believed luo and the igbo tribes are the same.
I am an Ibibio man, resident in NYC, we share many cultural affiliations with our Igbo brothers and sisters, my spouse is Igbo (owerri) though and I studied in igbo land (FUTO), your discourse is a great exposition, once again, thank you Ma!
I greet you brother. It might interest you to learn that Ibibio originally was 'ibe ibo' meaning 'fellow Ibo". It was possibly turned to Ibibio further down the line. Igbo descendants from Gad are scattered all over but all held on to their culture which should explain the similarities you speak off. It's all interesting. Keep digging.
The Europeans do not have the right to tell us where we come from. We know where we come from. We know who we are.
You know that's right!!! Once they begin to admit publicly who we are they will lose their minds.
Shout it ndinkem...we know and that's on PERIOD!
@@northwhitakers I
Ashé
400 years prophecy had been fulfilled, 70 year reign had been fulfilled. Get ready fam we bout to be ouchea!!!
NRi in Haiti became Henry or Henri. The family is very large in Haitian in the north and southwest coastal.
My parenting Henry(NRI) or AnRi) meaning happiness or laugh for happiness in Haiti. I am happy all the time. And proud to be the native Igbo and Yoruba 😊
I am Congolese by nationality but was raised in Australia. I love learning about Africa. We cannot explain our history better than white people. I know that Igbo people are based in Cameroon, Nigeria, and Equatorial Guinea and that they have similarities with the Madi people of Uganda, Congo, and South Sudan. The African ancestors lived in Israel before the Roman people attacked them. Isreal was part of North East Africa. Our African ancestors will help us write our own stories one day to help our people understand who we are. Viva La Afrique!
rubbish... humans originated from the east african region.... israel had nothing to do with that... give us all a break... inferiority the bane of the african existence.... why do we think jews and christianity is the origin of all things.. stop it already... we existed before christ...
God bless you ma'am, small tribes surrounding Igbos takes our calm and friendly nature for weakness, they seek to expand their territory by taking their domination to our region. God bless Igboland and bless you.
I just found out that I'm Igbo!! Thank You for Sharing!!
I'm an Igbo and this is helpful, I just subscribed so I can learn about other stories about Africa.
There is actually alot of books and videos u can learn more even on Google (Wikipedia) I learned alot because my husband is igbo even him was surprised about some things I told him I learned 😁
@@dianabanks7130thumbs up❤
10 days worth of coffee Doc. Thanks for your pan African soul!
Thank you, Omar for the kind gesture. It's your type who make things happen.
Thank you so much for this informative content. Education about "us" by "us" and the building of relationships among "us" is key. Thank you again.
Indeed. I'm Igbo! Hello family!❤️🖤💚
You are a gem to our generation, thank you for taking your time to speak on such knowledge of our people. 🌻
So so educating. I really love the rich cultures . Please continue to share knowledge. Thank you
Wow! Mrs. Bunmi! You are an inspiration to many young women! Thank you for changing my life and showing me that I can be anything that I want cause there is a whole world out there! God bless you plenty. From Susan(Lekki Peninsula College)
I am a Luo Acholi from Uganda, I believe that we are one people, the Igbo culture portrayed on movies are very similar plus Igbo names are similar to our Acholi names except maybe the meaning which would have changed.
The word “come” Bia is the same for us, bia is mainly used by the elderly but younger people say bin for the same word.
Names like Obina, we also have exactly the same, meaning it’s come for me.
😮 wow!
Which part of Uganda can o e find the Acholi people?
This is wonderful, place can you shed more in Achoil people,
@@ugobenokwu Northern part of Uganda, bordering South Sudan.
I got goose bumps reading your comment. The name Acholi sounds very Igbo too.
Ayyyy my Igbo people I cryed watching this .. but indeed you are great .
Sorry to disappoint you, but you can’t be Igbo because we are not soft and Never break down and “CRY” over trivial theories of our existence, mabee you are from “Panya” defiantly NOT Igbo
Nonsense cry ke 😡⁉️
You make me feel great. Seeing how great my neighbours are!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge Professor.
I’m from Somalia - we’re very self-centred in our region and we don’t often learn about the history of most ethnic groups outside of East Africa. This was truly fascinating to listen to.
I’d very much appreciate it if anybody could share some more resources on the glorious history of the kingdom of Nri.
Glad to hear that you are pleased with the history of Igbos. May Chukwu okike abiama bless you
Speak for yourself homeboy. That is quite the generalization. I’m sure you want to feel unique and special but the world and Somalia are full of people eager to learn about other cultures. Your whole thought process is asinine…at best.
WHY SOMALIA S SAY THEY ARE NOT AFRICANS BUT ARABES? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE.? BE PROUD OF YOURSELF
It does not pain me so much of what happen at last that the territories of Igbo being occupied by others who did not know when Aftican destrouction began where we see ourselves we try to kick other our and claim the place Africa were ruined by the Eiuropeans. The matter has just began because Nigeria is hitting the Igbo too much. We know that kingdom rises and fall it was the British that destroy the 12 elders home in Arochukwu which was of Aaron. The book of the old testament is about the Igbo with the rxception of war Igbo don't fight. Thank you very much for you help ❤❤❤
Thanks for the civics lectures,straight forward and educative
Thank you for your historical informative videos.
As one of many Igbo descendants spread across the Diaspora, I thank God for allowing you to share this much needed historical knowledge and truth that is so key in helping a multitude to understand their ancestral journey. May the Most High continue to bless, keep, protect and prosper you!!!
Thanks for watching
@@SankofaPanAfricanSeries hello, you didn't consider the part of history that link the igbos to ile-Ife. I read somewhere that they came from there. That their brothers left behind are the ugbo people in ondo state today. Even the ooni says something similar.
Kindly do a research, thanks
@@heyniranI do not think the Igbos have any links by blood with the Yorubas. What the Ooni may be trying to say is that some Igbo people used to live in Ile Ife and environs and when some of them left their relatives left behind continued to live in some parts of Yorubaland and their descendants are still there today and are now merged into the Yoruba community.
The Ooni has a valid point by insinuating that because one of my friends who hails from the Midwestern Ibo area told me that in some Midwestern Ibo villages some Yoruba settlements were in various towns, their descendants are still in the midwestern Ibo areas today but are now from there today. God bless.
This is a wonderful channel I have just discovered. My best friend for years is Igbo. Her family is a long line of scholars, artists and medical professionals. I really enjoyed this video about her origins. I noticed that you present other tribes. I have friends among the Ibibio, Yoruba, and Benin. I'm going to enjoy those videos too!
Are you a Nigerian pls
@@pikolopeter1859 Although my friend calls me, "African Butt" I'm a green-eyed, blonde Texan. She and I are sisters of the heart. Race, religion and geography are of no consequence.
@Donnell Okafor Are you from Owerri?
@@lisasrexstar7796 from the name, I can guess that ass is phat! 😁
In Nigerian tough
@@lisasrexstar7796 Wow! Lisas, welcome to the tribe, We love you.
Thank you very much for teaching
Thank you very much, just found your chanel.
You are such a brilliant lady. Thank you for your channel!
The aspect of respect for sanctity of human life is indisputable. The Igbo value human life more than any community I know, thus the revelation by the revered professor has thrown more light on the reasons
Thanks for this expository. It's almost the same thing my late grandfather told me of our ancestry. The only difference is that he traced my roots to Nri, though I am from Nnewi. Secondly, he told me of the identical cultures we shared with Isreal, before we even knew of the bible, which is Igbo culture. For example, circumcision of the males on the eight day, the City of refuge, incase you killed someone by accident, which was usually the person's mother's village, and that person would be there for some years. This are just a few examples he gave me. Keep up the good work.
Other similarities are:
1). The birth-right bonanza. The first born male takes everything. The rest can go manage themselves! (See the story of Jacob and Esau for comparison in Genesis 25:27-43 and 27:1-40) In the Igbo tradition, the first-born inherits the greater and the best portion of everything, including the family's house and name. He is the head of the family and the one who continues the family's name. The other males become heads of the own families and their first-born(s) inherit them. Anybody with any knowledge of the Old Testament (OT) cannot but marvel at the striking replication.
2). The Igbos give philosophical names to their children. There is no Igbo name without a deep meaning. Just like the OT Israelites, the Igbos use the naming of their children to express their hopes, desires, fears, aspirations, grief etc, or for keeping records, history, etc.
3). Maybe the Igbos are the only other people in the world apart from the two Abrahamic religions, Judaism and Islam, that believe in one God who created everything. The Igbo word for God is "Chineke", meaning God the creator. Wow!
There are many more similarities, but these are enough for now. Peace to All. Shalom!
@@adimchionyenadum2962 You are one of the BIG EWU educated ILLITERATE, there is absolutely NOTHING in common the IGBOS & ISRAELIS. That former DRUG TRAFFICKER & RETIRED 419 who has spent 7 years in GERMANY PRISONS ( DRUG TRAFFICKING) and another 5 years in AUSTRIA(419 SCAMS & CREDIT CARDS FRAUDS) who calls himself NNAMDI KANU original EWU RACE by BIRTH was feeding people like you with FANTASIES, ANUOFIA!
One of my friends lives with The Igbo near The Red Sea. They say they’re from Nri, Eri who is from The Tribe of Gad.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for your message
Thank you very much Dr. A lot of very valuable history to learn from this short video.
My sister, thank you immensely for elucinating on the origing of my people; your eloquence and clearity of your presentation, made me asking for more, and more.
I am delighted.
Take a bow, Madam!
Blessings and Love to Africa....
Thank you so much for this educational video! I have just subscribed and am looking forward to an African revolution where we, both young and old, begin to take back our culture. ❤️❤️
Thanks Prof. for this wonderful insight and I look forward to hearing you speak about the Ibibios.
Thanks looking forward to hearing from you. Watching from Bangkok Thailand.
Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
You are so welcome
@@SankofaPanAfricanSeries I am a Luo of Kenya. Luos are Nilotes who have further been classified as River and Lake Nilotes due to their nature of migration and settlement along the River Nile and at the shores of Lake Victoria. According to oral literature among our people, supported by historical texts, the Igbo and the Nilotes have a common ancestor, Sin Akuru Kuku Lubanga, a contemporary of the Akkadian Empire(in Babylon) before it's collapse during the time of Naram-sin. We are believed to be the "Lost" tribe of Gad who together with Asher, Dan and Naphtali migrated to Kush (present day Sudan and Ethiopia). Sin Akuru was the father of Imbo, Podho, Loiletuk Dhiang', Odongo Bokmoni among others. Podho the father of all Luo's, Odongo Bokmoni the father of the Highland Nilotes and Loiletuk Dhiang' the father of Plain Nilotes. However, Imbo was their half brother who left and went West while the rest went South, following the Nile. Among the Luo's, the direction of West is known as Imbo. It is not known whether the name Imbo evolved over time from Igbo or Imbo evolved in West Africa to become Igbo.
Excellent, thanks for the knowledge shared
Thanks for great video ❤
The history the refused to teach us in school. Now I am doing my own researches so I can teach others. Igbos are great people
Igbo we're great people
Very informative. Thank you.
thank you Dr Bunmi ❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
Thank you💕💕💕💕👍🏽
Sorry I missed introducing myself. I am a luo by tribe from Kenya. We are highly intelligent among the tribes we live but would never be allowed to rise to power courtesy of former colonial masters. Thank you again.
What is your Tottem
Lol. The Luo are no more intelligent than any other tribe in Kenya.
You are like Igbos of Nigeria. The British said that only 3 groups of people they can't subdued: The Igbos, the Luo of Kenya, the Irish. In Nigeria they do everything through their usual games to make sure that Igbos doesn't rule in Nigeria and that's why Nigeria been going backwards but that is about to change now as Peter Obi is on top now contesting for presidency. The Luo people should fight to get power and set Kenya the way to forwardness. If you are too intelligent they will prefer not to allow you in power because of their selfish interests.
That is the problem of kenya we always reduce ourselves to our mini tribal differences. My ancestral land was in rabai, it does not matter.
@@RealityStand Your thinking is the problem.
Once again thank you for this well explained and well researched video.
Thank you madam! Much appreciated
This is why I say that we all are Africans and all formed the Egyptian dynasties and left that civilization a "mixed multitude" like the bible said, and came up towards the Southern parts from Egypt.
The mistake in the Bible is the story that we came up at once. There were however so many waves of migration into the belly of Africa. Thus we are the Egyptians, and the Khabiru/ Habiru/ Hebrew people.
Thank you very much Professor. The people of Ogwashi Uku, otherwise kown as people of Ogwashi are actually from Nri. Ogwashi is a currupted form of Ogwa Nri. A prince of Nri was exiled, and he found his way to the place now called Ogwashi. There the exiled prince and his entourage settled among the Ikerike people who are actually Binis. My grandfather, Ajiduah the High Priest was a blacksmith in Ogwashi. His descendants are mostly technicians and engineers. Maybe this is the connection. Our relatives during the Biafran war assisted in making rockets and other fighting systems, they were able to convert trainer planes to fighter planes and bombers. These are people known to me personally. I have refrained from providing their names because I do not have the permission of their offsprings. Also, some relative helped in refinning crude oil for use in the then Biafra. This may be legacy. God bless you all.
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See how igbos settled
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Ogwa ashi ukwu means the maker of big endeavors . Please learn your language
Aguda
Tnx for ur wonderful teachings
I knew I should’ve been born in Africa from the day I was born I can’t remember. I always felt I needed to be back there. We should all go back go home.
Igbos came from our Lord God Almighty as Jesus Christ is our sole King and Leadership in all areas of Eastern Region of Nigeria. Igbo ibos are God's People.
You're confused, what is jesus? 🙄🙄
God's people and you are so toxic especially your women.
Where is the Godly trace's nonsense talk.
Please find another word to describe yourselves.
talking rubbish. colonial mentality well I blame your colonial masters
Atulu
@God prince believe me if this jesus is trurly important and genueily beneficial l dont think the white man will send him fo r the Africans think very well the white man who can to Africa to steal our netural resourses and take our able boded men for slavery how do u think that if this heaven is real the will send it to u .and leave u to enjoy it?
I recently watched a CZcams video of the ancient israel, the guy wanted to find out what people ate during that time and he showed the cow that was available during those times, he actually thought those cows can only be found in israel and about just a hundred of them, but those cows are what we call Efi Igbo and we have them in igbo land, I really wish my people can go back to retaining some of the things we are known with and teach our children our history, thank you for this video, it's a good one❤️
Igbos are believed to be one of the tribes of Israel. An Igbo lady told me an ancient Igbo tradition whereby if a married woman fails to bear children, a maiden is brought to the household to facilitate this. And this was the Biblical tradition of the Israelites.
The channel Truthunedited is currently doing an interesting series on the History of the Israelites.
Hope u know ppl existed before even they know/see cow
@@plizwekup5231 she was misinformed
@@musamenseh4019 Incorrect. The igbo are in fact one of the twelve tribes of Israel and can be shown scientifically, historically, and most importantly, biblically. Let's dig into the subject together shall we? Then we will do the same for the ashkenazi jewish people as well.
@@job5831 you are far incorrect for believing those rubbish
Great content
nice one i love this and i will share it
Thank you professor for shedding light about the igbos. I have a lingering question about the origin of luos of East and Central Africa beyond the hyped belief that they originated from Sudan. Other aspects are about similar names cutting across West Africa and traditions reflecting with Israelis.
IF you have ears, HEAR!
...THE TIME IS AT HAND....
REPENT AND FOLLOW THE COMMANDMENTS AND LIVE, STUDY KJV BIBLE TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE COMMANDMENTS (GOD AND THE WORDS OF GOD)...don't be distracted nor deceived!...neither religion, nor rosaries, nor wealth, nor earthly achievements, nor Vaccinations, nor any tradition can save you!
*Please, don't bend my teaching to strengthen your own understanding. I only teach strictly THE 10 COMMANDMENTS (GOD AND THE WORDS OF GOD), not Christianity nor Islam nor any other religion*
Again
It is written; The message of THE 10 COMMANDMENTS (GOSPEL) will be preached in all the world for a *WITNESS* against you. Therefore, don't love your own life to your grave; FOLLOW THE 10 COMMANDMENTS, creator of the earth and everything in it, and live.
A huge part of Kenyan Luos ancestors were Bantu, meaning were related to West Africans especially South Eastern Nigerians. The luyha are a Bantu group similar to the Luo. Both have Nilotic and Bantu ancestry but one took the Nilotic language while the other kept the Bantu one. See how more "pure" Nilotes like the Dinka are taller, darker, lanker with more specific features and looks way less Bantu/West African oriented than Kenyan Luo
The Igbos are not Nilotes and have no connection to Luos who're Nilotes.
Many tribes in East Africa, notably the Ateker group of tribes, eg Lango, Teso, have it in their oral history that they descended from Ancient Israel. The Iteso say that they descended from Joseph's lineage and migrated southwards via River Nile. The Langi have it in their oral history that they descended from Israel, migrated via Ethiopia onwards to Uganda. That's why today there are some tribes in Ethiopia related to the Langi/Luos ie the Shiluk.
Check out the channel Truthunedited. He's currently doing a series (History of Israel) on the true Israelites.
@@plizwekup5231 It is not a question of proclaiming oneself Jewish to be Jewish, it must be proven by science with DNA, by history with archeology, by culture with customs, traditions and the language which must resemble Hebrew and finally, it must be corroborated by the Bible. So far only the Bantu peoples meet all the criteria.
Very informative vlog, thanks Doc. Although I tend to tilt towards the Gad account of Igbo origins.
Please can you send me. A. Link
I am a Luo from Kenya. According to oral literature among our people supported by historical texts, the Igbo and the Nilotes have a common ancestor, Sin Akuru Kuku Lubanga, a contemporary of the Akkadian Empire(in Babylon) before it's collapse during the time of Naram-sin. We are believed to be the "Lost" tribe of Gad who together with Asher, Dan and Naphtali migrated to Kush. Sin Akuru was the father of three: Imbo, Podho and Odongo Bokmoni. Podho the father of all Luo's, Odongo Bokmoni the father of the Highland and Plain Nilotes. However, Imbo was their half brother who left and went West while the rest went South, following the Nile. Among the Luo's, the direction of West is known as Imbo. It is not known whether the name Imbo evolved over time from Igbo or Imbo evolved in West Africa to become Igbo. There are similarities I've come to learn from this video though. The Igbo, just like their Nilotic brothers who settled along the Nile, settled along river Niger. I also notice that the hat worn by Igbo chiefs is similar to that worn by Luo chiefs, with the only difference being the material used to make them. We use beads in stead. The Luo's also were and still are skillful blacksmiths.
Thank you for sharing knowledge
My oral tradition of my sub tribe (Ngwa) is that igbos migrated from some where far away up North being led by elephants (which is why they are sacred) as we traveled down as a people there was a river that gets high tides if travelled across too late. Everyone stopped to eat the group that decided to boil their yam didn't make it in time while we Ngwas we're trying to rush everyone (saying Ngwa , Ngwa nu which means hurry) so we roasted instead of boiled yam and crossed the river in time . Which is why we're in Abia after Rivers state. I don't know but that's the oral history that was told to me 🤷🏿♀️
😂😂😂Lol, interesting story.
@@daveo2431 really is 😅
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I figured there are more truths in those oral narrations than history books written by whites
Please don't say igbo,say ngwa, I have heard of this before, my own community in Anambra State being Ozubulu migrated from Ubulu uku in present day Delta state, this migration doesn't represent every Igbo community in general just mine.
We have been told where the Garden of Eden is, but yet, they can’t locate the River Gihon, WHY NOT, because they know that it ENCOMPASSES the whole Land of Kush, where was the Biblical Land of Kush, it stretched from the South in Uganda encompasses Nigeria, Chad, Senegal to the East Omo Valley Valley of Ethiopia to Egypt! 🙏🏾🤴🏾👸🏾🥰
How did you get this.... please. Can you elaborate this further for better education or information
@@uchechijiokejasper5618 Hello, yes of course. 😘
We must yet share knowledge so our people must be free in mind and soul to rise to our proper place!!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💕💕
Excellent, in-depth, insightful and highly informative and educative! I personally keep a lot of our oral history which interestingly align with this educational expose. Thank you so very much!
Thank you so much, you just don’t know that information was priceless. I love you. One sister.
I’m Ekoi. Love seeing my history on map.
Thanks for your channel, the contents are highly needed in this modernised world where many have jettisoned their culture, tradition and even origin where embracing cultures that are foreign to this part of the world, our educational system must re-introduce history into the curriculum.
Well informed narrative. Thanks.
Thanks for the authentic information.
Igbo developed in that same place from time immemorial. They did not come from any other group. They are humans from day one, the very first in that region.
Wich type of animals and fishes or birds were the non igbos ftom your day one?
@@laakamdigital8080 Your question is as foreign as it gets. It shows that you don't know us. West African traditions, mythologies, and origin assert that we descended from heaven. Heaven forbade us from coming from animals, we are who we are.
I know you are flexing funny, but stupidity is hard to fix! Also, know that I am not alluding to the Judaeo-Christian eschatology here. I am talking about West African knowledge before Obodo corrupted us.
I think you make sense, the focus is on Nri or Ehri. It is there that he met some locals when he got to the land. Who are those that Nri met on the land? They might be the Real Igbos.
I believe Igbos, Yorubas, Ijaws etc are where God created them. Some foreign idiots came into their midst and writing their history to suit his mission.
I believe strongly that Igbos have been in existence before Eri comes. The people were not enlightened to document their story, it is the stranger that is making history for them. DNA do not support this claim. Many unpublished DNA testing have been carried out by Israeli which am aware of in the Eastern part of Nigeria. None of them shows any evidence or link with the Jews.
The people were not enlightened to document their history QED.
@@lindaroy2321 Sad as it may be, it has been our problem since time immemorial in West Africa that the people who are considered wise beyond words were Sharmans and Charlatans😆😆😆.
We just haven't written enough down so Buffon from the West came and eviscerated all our systems. We had powerful rulers, the rule of government, the council of leaders, and prime ministers.
In short, everything that exists in a so-called democratic society we had it! Yet we did not write down our own Magna Carta. It's almost unfair, tbh.
@@jamessmith8049
Exactly,
In all the stories that these foreigners write about African people, you notice that the new so call founder met some people that are nice that receive them and accommodate them on arrival. In the case of Yoruba for example, Oduduwa met people at Ile Ife when he arrived there. Well organised people, it was when their leader died and Oduduwa have joined them to fight their enemy on few occasions that Oracle choose Oduduwa. He became the king and change the history. I believe Eri did the same thing. Oduduwa children are the paramount kings in Yorubaland today. Only few indigenous who are not from Oduduwa dynasty are kings. That is why the kings in Yorubaland were heavily involved in slave trade, till today, they are always at odds with the people.
They don't feel ashamed to sell the people because they are not related.
See how they trade Nnamdi Kanu for Jeeps.
If the real history can be learned through some oracle or traditional way Ok, but if we have to depend on inputs from any of the invaders, we will never know the truth.
This is very informative.
I think HISTORY needs to be taught at schools starting from kindergarten so every child can LEARN.
God bless you ma'am...
History is banned in Nigerian Schools.
@@SkidCudi
It needs to be started all over for it WORTH IT...
@OMaryland l wonder why everything is an issue in that country 🤔 Greedy politicians, and their ongoing issues!
I real learnt alot off the igbo history 💯 thanks for sharing
My pleasure
I am Jewish and I love learning about potential lost tribes. There's another claim in Ethiopia regarding connection to the ancient Israelites. I believe these claims are correct. If the people say they have Jewish lineage, who are any of us to deny them? And, Yahweh was supposedly originally a metallurgical war god so it makes sense that the Igbo would be so skilled in this area. It's beautiful and fascinating, the history of the Igbo. ❤❤❤
Wow, very detailed. Nice history and really enjoyed the way you presented it. made it interesting. Godbless the Igbos, Africans and you too!. Keep it up. We Africans have a rich culture and positive history, regardless of what we hear or see today. lets promote the good side. We need more African history to be told by ourselves: that is we black and African people. Cheers!. Excited to see your next video.
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Genetic evidence would suggest the Igbos are Proto Bantu, originating from the Congo Basin. The ancestors of the Bantu people, for all intents and purposes, were a sister group to Igbos.
Igbos speakers aren't Bantu speakers, they're a sister group. They do have assimilated Bantoid related groups though such as the Ibibio. The nsibidi script isn't originally Igbo for example, it's Ibibio/Efik
@@mikailm6934 stated "Proto Bantu", it means the Igbos and modern day Bantus, could possibly trace their origins to a common ancestry.
The Bantus, came from a close lineage to Igbos, but are not direct descendants.
@@MKRex Proto Bantu means Bantu founders or direct ancestors. For example when people are trying to reconstruct proto bantu language, Igbo isn't included since it's outside of the Bantu domain. It's simply a sister group. That being said, Igbos are more related to Bantus since they expanded east and assimilated bantoid groups such as the ibibio, efik. It explains why they're culturally closer to bantoid groups from Biafra than they are to Yorubas despite being linguistically closer to the latter. The Nsibidi script for example is originally Efik and they transmitted it to Igbos
@@mikailm6934 Language families have nothing to do with genetic ancestry. With migrations and time, languages change, are replaced or outright extinct. Using languages as facsimile, in the age of genetic advances, is obsolete.
That being said, linguistically, Igbos share more in common with Bantus, East and central Africans, than they do with Sub Saharan West Africans, like the Yoruboid, Ga, Akan, Mende, Fon or even Nilo Saharans, like the Hausas or Fulas.
The moniker Proto-Bantu, does not mean direct, but benchmark in similarities.
No one is claiming that Igbos are the direct ancestors of Bantus, but a sister group, of sorts.
@@MKRex it does in the sense that a language familly or group is originally spoken by a group of closely related people before being transmited to other people but I never mentioned genetics, I talked about culture. I got you but you shouldn't use proto bantu to describe Igbos as their language isn't bantoids. It's like describing cushitic as proto semitic
Thank you ma, God bless you, this is Yannick's friend chidi
Thanks for this
Igbo people are Luo people Luo people are found in East Africa in Uganda, kenya, Tanzania, congo, sudan and somalia, the Luo people originated from Bar-el-gazel in sudan, why say Igbos are Luos is because I who is a japadhola ( a luo tribe) know we share similar words like "
Come" in Igbo they say bya in my language we say "bye",
"What is it" in igbo ogini in my language "gina ngo"
" see" le" in my language "ne"
We have names like Akechi, okongo, Owor, Okoro, Owere, Odoi, Obi, Ayo etc we name based on seasons and situations, we never had kings but chiefs and elders...
And Luos are said to have been Egyptians or the Kush people who once conquered Egypt at some point...so that what i know
NB pardon my igbo spelling of words
Your comment is too comprehensive, I don't believe that Israeli Story cos they denied it based on a DNA stuffs the claimed, I believe that of Egypt more,
@@moseschukwu7584 actually our dance as luos is similiar to the ones you igbo people dance actually we move the chest and waist too
Having similarities in language doesn’t make Igbo and luos the same people we are all connected because we are from the same continent and bothe speak a niger-Congo language but we are two different people
@@angelaemeka9481 Family connections always start from a man and a woman
GOD bless you so much! Finally I am getting clear connection with my DNA test results where by I was totally confused to get the connection from Cameroon and Southern part of Nigeria which is clear that I am IBO but being born in Tanzania I was shocked to find out from my DNA test that 28% was from Cameroon and Nigeria, also my percentage from Tanzania was low compare to Kenya and Uganda, in Tanzania where I was born is almost 1% but in Kenya, Uganda, Congo and Southern part of Africa is almost 61%.
Thank you for your great information which somehow has opened up my mind to understand why Kenya and Uganda it looks more highly than Tanzania.
Once again Thank you!
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I am a Luo of Kenya. Luos are Nilotes who have further been classified as River and Lake Nilotes due to their nature of migration and settlement along the River Nile and at the shores of Lake Victoria. According to oral literature among our people, supported by historical texts, the Igbo and the Nilotes have a common ancestor, Sin Akuru Kuku Lubanga, a contemporary of the Akkadian Empire(in Babylon) before it's collapse during the time of Naram-sin. We are believed to be the "Lost" tribe of Gad who together with Asher, Dan and Naphtali migrated to Kush (present day Sudan and Ethiopia). Sin Akuru was the father of Imbo, Podho, Loiletuk Dhiang', Odongo Bokmoni among others. Podho the father of all Luo's, Odongo Bokmoni the father of the Highland Nilotes and Loiletuk Dhiang' the father of Plain Nilotes. However, Imbo was their half brother who left and went West while the rest went South, following the Nile. Among the Luo's, the direction of West is known as Imbo. It is not known whether the name Imbo evolved over time from Igbo or Imbo evolved in West Africa to become Igbo. There are similarities I've come to learn from this video though. The Igbo, just like their Nilotic brothers who settled along the Nile settled along river Niger. I also notice that the hat worn by Igbo chiefs is similar to that worn by Luo chiefs, with the only difference being the material used to make them. We use beads in stead. The Luo's also were and still are skillful blacksmiths.
Truly interesting. As an Igbo, I have always been baffled by the similarity of Igbo names with those of many East African names, ranging from Kenya to South Africa. I arbitrarily concluded that these were contemporary Igbos who had migrated and settled in these countries. As is well known, there is no country under the sun that you won't find the highly industrious Igbos. For instance, we were only two black people, and I was Igbo, in the European city I settled in almost 50 years ago as a young student.
@Belanita's Evolution and years of migration and intermarriages with other tribes. Simple. Physical semblancies may disappear completely but traditions and customs linger on.
They are sarain. Which mean the were trained in Dalmatian school or some one who went there trained coz the syrians? S
Was the first to first smelting. Bronz. So they were before Israel
Thank you 🙏🏾 My granddaughter is from your tribe 🥰. But I don’t know anything about your ppl. I am in Jamaica 😕.
@@penelopepitstop7748 Did you mean to say that your son-in-law is Igbo? Otherwise, I don't see how your daughter could be Igbo.
Thank you so much ma!
Very informative
Thank you Mrs. Oyinsan!! Us europeans really don't get any education on African history, tribes and society, even our ancestors colonizing and exploiting your beautiful continent is just a small footnote in our history books. Only in recent years, things like the exploitation of the people in the Congo by Belgian king Leopold II are being taught in our curriculums. I am thankful I can learn more through this channel. Much love ❤
Which europe? Pls be specific Which country because in my country (slovenia) we learned alot about africa.
@Diana Banks when? In school? And such as? Which histories? Also they are speaking generally. Generally Europeans do not. So if one country does then they shouldn't say some because that's false... it is rare. That's how it is.
@@Laura-sg6ss I was born in 1986 and yes in many countries in South East Europe was and still is different school system then rest of the world .
@Diana Banks I didn't ask that though 😂 your age isn't really relevant. I asked what you learnt?
@@Laura-sg6ss I gave u my age so that u know when i was in school.
Excuse me elder can you tell if an African American is igbo based on the way they pronounce English?
yes. the most slavery in the world occurred in Igbo land, they were captured the most because of how strong they are. the white man almost sold the entire Igbo land to slavery to America because they were the strongest hard-working people and can endure any hardship. they were sold for highest price. during the slavery the white man would walk about on the lined-up of slaves brought into USA saying "oyibo" and if any slave respond, then they will bring the person out of the line and sell them for highest price. the Igbo slaves build this country USA. remember the Igbo landing in Atlanta Georgia? Thats why sometimes our African Americans will speak Igbonics
@@kcl9530 very interesting. (Igbo)nics. Do you know the relation of igbo people to the hebrews?
Thank you. ❤️
Highly interesting historical update. It would be highly appreciated to get more of this reaserch on other African ethnicities.
From their mother's womb just like every living human being.
Good content
Thank u so much ma'am for this history u have brought to our knowledge nd reminding us, who we are. God bless you real good
Yoruba are not related in anyway to Middle East !! That was completely miseducation
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Thank you Ma, for this wonderfully enriching piece. My question is: Do you think there was any form of taxation practice in the precolonial Igbo nation? If your answer is in the affirmative, kindly let us in on what it was like.
There was no taxation. The British introduced that. Taxation was the reason why Aba women traders revolted against the colonialist and were massacred. What igbos had was age grade systems which was used to build infrastructure in the community. If a man of certain age is ready to build his Obi or house, his age mates came together and helped him. His only has to provide feeding. Same with farming
@@templekanu6740 wow, such a beautiful loving system. That's incredible
Amazing 👏
Highly educational program and discourse.
Thank you Ma
I don’t support the out of Israel myth, I think we’ve always been there and other ethnic groups sprung from us.
Not everyone in Africa came out of Israel but some people from Israel fled to parts of Africa when they faced wars and captivity. Ham and Shem were brothers. Seed of Abraham had a connection with Egypt though his son Ishmael and Joshua son of Jacob(Israel). Solomon and The Queen of Sheba, who’s empire spread from Ethiopia to Southeast Asia.
@@skittlez4aReason4 True. Please go check out the channel Truthunedited. He's currently doing a series on the History of Israel. Lots to learn on there on who the true Israelites are. .
Thanks so much, Mir, for this amazing work. It's so very enlightening. It's so interesting and refreshing to note that the NRI KINGDOM, did not pursue a philosophy of enlarging the kingdom through violent wars of conquest against other neighbouring societies, even though they acquired the technological know how to manufacture weapons that will aid them in that regard. Their philosophy of engaging in peaceful advancement through technology and industry is quite a very noble and egalitarian virtue, and is exactly what our present world needs for peace and prosperity. Little wonder, the IGBOS are people of great industry and entrepreneurship, traceable to their NRI KINGDOM DNA.
This work is highly appreciated, dear DR.
The Lady almost got everything correct but for the following three misconceptions:
(i) MISCONCEPTION ABOUT IGBO MAP:
it is absolute fallacy for the lady or any other to create the impression that Igbos live in South East region of Nigeria. It is a fallacy propagated by Yoruba and Fulani to shrink the geographical spread of Igbos. Do we not have indigenous Ikwerre Igbos, Ndoni Igbos, through Ogba Igbos up to Bonny and Opobo Igbos?
(ii) MISCONCEPTION ABOUT THE INFLUENCE OF NRI KINGDOM IN IGBO LAND:
Just like Europeans have a misconception about the statelessness of Igbo people, the Lady has a misconceptiob about the extent of the influence of Nri Kingdom in ancient and contemporary Igbo land. The only interaction between Nri Kingdom and other Igbo Kingdoms is by way of the OZO TITLE. That is all!. Just as we have it today, ozo title is voluntary on the person who is interested. Usually those that are interested are rich to afford the life of an ozo titleholder. The Nri influence is therefore limited to the extent a few wealthy people take the Ozo title. The Ozo titleholders are not kings so they have no influence on others whatsoever.
The two issues that I pointed out above are importaant to clarify to ensure that readers who do not have any familiarity witrh Igbo land do not end up believing that the Nri Kingdom ran a STATEHOOD in Igbo land. It is incorrect. All kingdoms of Igbo land believe in peace but the peace was not patrolled by Nri Kingdom but the common culture of ostracizing/banishing people that broke cultural norms of a particular kingdom.
(iii) MISCONCEPTION ABOUT NRI KINGDOM SHRINKING DUE TO EXPANSION OF BINI KINGDOM:
This is a fallacy. I challenge the lady or any other persons to provide proof that Nri Kingdom lost influence or territory to Bini Kingdom. If the lady or any other would not provide such proof, then the lady should not be spreading such fallacy. Again, as I explained in Point (ii) above, the Nri Kingdom's interaction with other Igbo kingdoms/communities was by way of the Ozo titleship. That is all. Therefore Nri kingdom did not lose any influence or territory to Bini Kingdom. Meanwhile, it should be noted that Bini Kingdom did not advance to the East/Igbo land; there were interactions, cultural and otherwise, but Bini Kingdom did not conquer any parts of Igbo land. In contrast, the Bini Kingdom conquered and occupied large parts of Yoruba land till the Islamic invasion of Fulbe/Fulanis and colonial Portugal/Britain invaded Yoruba land.
Yeah she really did a very good research on this very challenging topic.
Regarding the work the blacksmith that was another smart move she really tried in her work.
And it made historical sense.
I appreciate her efforts
@@omeife1 Please brother the woman explained everything well just for example I am from Delta State and we got to our present location we are today in IBUSA by banishment as a result of murder committed by our forefathers in Isu land.
I really don't understand your problem we can disagree but not insult to make a point.
Me I disagree on the Obi of Onicha's account of Jewish origin, because if Igbo's were truely Jewish they should had had one of their basic traditional believes.(like circumcision 4 days after birth ) on the Ozo traditional believes she is 💯 correct we practice it in ourside but it's called Alor .
On the demise of the Nri Kingdom she's very correct their power reduced because of something at a point their powerful control faded away something might had made reduce .
Remember in AGBOR in Delta State some the people had EDO names mixed with their previous names or identity.
What made them change names or mixed name's
Something happened and that is exactly what she was saying, about other tribal incursions.
The incursions of Edo and lgala tribesmen or slave raiders.
Please let us have a proper scholarly arguments it's very healthy.
Peace
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@@omeife1 I think you should do a video to debunk the misconceptions. So as to put all views on the issue out there for everyone.
Wow so interesting, God bless you professor
Wow, you are very much appreciated for such knowledge you have passed on to so many of us. This information is very helpful to so many of us in so many parts of this world 🌎. I would love to hear more about the history. Many of us haven't got the privilege or access to such important information. Thank you once again.
Eri brought his stone with him from Israel.The stone is still in Anambra state. No Igbo man is in doubt about his ancestry.
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Majority of Igbos believes we came from Isreal and a lot of things proved it, even the British believed we have link to Israel.
Which part of anambra
I read that the stone is located in Aguleri, Anambra State, Nigeria.
@@ndidiamakacordi2953 ok thanks I will be going to research for it next year in anambra
Thanks Madam for educating us on the history of African kingdoms and their rich cultures and civilization
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It is written; The message of THE 10 COMMANDMENTS (GOSPEL) will be preached in all the world for a *WITNESS* against you. Therefore, don't love your own life to your grave; FOLLOW THE 10 COMMANDMENTS, creator of the earth and everything in it, and live.
Thanks! Prof.
This page is very interesting to know about the different types of tribes of people live in african this is very education to learnt
True,the entity called Nigeria is enormously blessed but we (the people) tend to focus on materialism without ,obeying spiritual principles and values.we chose lies ,laziness and superstitions thereby making us a backward society.Today our history seem to be distorted by those who expliot it to their advantage. We should from the likes of Chinese and Japanese who held on to principles(discipline,dedication and hardwork)to not only build their nations but are also helping in shaping the contemporary world.
Exactly!
Nri influence did not cover the whole of Igboland their influence was majorly in Northern Igboland.In South and Eastern Igboland the Aros dominated those areas.
You got it wrong. The Aros and indeed, the entire Igbos were all subjects of the Nri kingdom.
Nri's influence appears diminished in some Igbo areas because they don't carry out military intervention or force their subjects to pay tributes. Nevertheless, they have strong spiritual and cultural hold on the entire Igbo land.
For one, the initiation of every cultural and social activities in most villages, like the coronation of kings, the announcement and adoption of calenders, the cleansing of the land and so many cultural practices that are uniquely Igbo, are all entirely, predicated on or are preceded by the announcement of the Eze Nri', without whose authority the activities can not happen.
Even the Aros acknowledges their sacredness and their authority not just, by the fact that only the Nri indigens, the Oka's and of course, the entire indigens of the Aro nation state themselves, are exempt from being traded in slavery in the olden days, but also, I believe, by the that none of their neighbours or any other Igbo groups for that matter, are able to prosecute wars against them without retribution from other Igbo groups.
So, whereas, the Aro influence is renowned for justice, the Nri's are recognized for their spiritual authority and ancient influence all over the Igboland, Aro nations inclusive. And like the Nri, the Aro's influence in Igbo land was similarly, not propagated through warfare but through the exception of justice, Nevertheless, their influence is much more diminished and are still subject to the Nri's influence which is why they are still an integral part of the Igboland despite their close proximity to an obviously strong militant neighbouring Efik kingdom.
@@uzzyvick That is not true.Nri never rule over any community in Igboland and their influence in southern and eastern part of Igboland is almost zero.Nri Kingdom is what we read in internet most of us never knew about its existence.
@@morganleonard5280 the truth is we Igbo are vac and nobody can tell our story better than us, The is a culture we preserved call yifor, it's used to reprint our tall from 900 Ad, Madam you know Nri based on education please puse you don't get the story, look for an old Igbo man that participated in yifor to teach you a little.
Thank you ma for bringing up the story.
@@anthonydavid6974 I am a man not a woman.What is Yifor,btw I am an Igboman and above 50 years of age you can't teach Igbo history.
Hey bro, what is wrong with you? The Igbos historical land started from Badagari(Lagos), across Ile ife, Ijebu, bini, (Benin) to Igwe ocha(port Harcourt) . They are the oldest inhabitants of Nigeria.