I am Kenyan but I have noticed that Nigerians no matter how exposed still dwell too much on tribe. To be honest Kenya has many tribes but every one is judged as an individual, success, failure and character are specific to an individual and can not be attributed to a whole community. As an individual i choose who I marry, who I do business with, who becomes my friends and enemies it has nothing to do with my tribe and no one can force me to associate.
Good observation. This is the main issue with Nigeria. The politicians exploit this tribal divisions to gain power and resources to the detriment of national development.
@nzappazapp8360 You are so right. If only one-quarter of Nigerians thought like you, our country would have edged positively in certain areas. In Nigeria, ethnicity serves as the foundation around which everything else revolves. The Hausa are over 50 million; that is already Kenya's population. If adequately documented, the Yoruba and Igbo are pretty much the same in number, over 40 million. The Yoruba have their cousins in the adjacent country, Benin, which could put them at nearly 50 million. These are people who existed as nations before the British created the mess you now see and call Nigeria. Merging incompatible ethnic groups with over 30 million people, who have been independent nations for centuries and have completely different languages and cultures, is a recipe for war. Every day Nigeria spends as a country under its current umbrella, it loses something. The urgency of addressing this issue cannot be overstated. A divulged power system, or balkanisation of the country, is the ideal outcome for the greater good of the mismatched major three ethnic groups.
Nigeria is not 1 country. Nigeria is 3 country forced to live together. Nigeria is more concerned about tribe than country itself. Nigeria is too big to be 1 country. It supposed to divide into 3 country
@@BantuCityDiaries The old colonial era politicians are to blame for all the ethnic tension. They thrive off it, for their own benefit. With the way things are now, confederation would likely be the best option.
@awahsteve5970 Could you go and check yourself? The arrogance of spewing what you don't know is very swaggering. www.worldometers.info/demographics/nigeria-demographics/
@@BantuCityDiariesthis 1.5 million for Onitsha is a bit confusing. Onitsha metropolis is bigger than 36 sqkm. So this population figure is it for Onitsha alone or Onitsha and it's surrounding town? If it is for Onitsha alone , then places like Obosi, Nkpor, ogidi, etc which are all in Idemili should at least make it to that list . A simple UA-cam search of Obosi would reveal a city where over 90% of its buildings are atleast 5 floors high . So except we are assuming that these buildings are empty , I don't see how a town with thousands of buildings above 5 floors will not atleast make it to to a least that purportedly boasts of the top 20 most populous cities in Nigeria.
This is a good example of Yoruba jactation which I consider a turn off. The unctuous voice behind the passive aggressive predilections of the blogger. I notice his tone of arrogance with his funny accent in his post comparing Owerri to Abeokuta. It is clear that he did go to learn about the people and their culture but to give his personal opinion of the people and areas especially in South East. He is to be dismissed and his prejudiced videos disregarded. I will never watch his trashy videos again.
This video particularly affects me, for I was born in Ọnịcha (I'll use the Igbo spelling mostly) and only left to attend university at 20. I returned years afterwards to live there. As a journalist and writer, I find that I often cannot divorce myself and my subjects from the city of my birth. And despite its frustratingly prodigious failings, I love the city and hope it somehow improves in the future. Here's what I think: As a metropolis, Ọnịcha is very problematic. First, there is very little city planning. Structures are built thoughtlessly and haphazardly, sometimes almost encroaching on the roads. Second, as with all other Nigerian cities (and as you mentioned), Ọnịcha has a serious water problem. This has been the case in the past three decades at least. Prior to that, the city had a functioning waterworks at Omagba Phase I, from which water was dispensed to the rest of the city. That infrastructure has now become decrepit. Many of the countless storey buidings that litter the city's skyline had no running water, though many now have boreholes. More tellingly, not a single building out of the thousands of four to six storey can boast of a lift or elevator, which is really sad for a city that is 90 percent storey buildings. Now, I want to comment on the city limits. The city has now grown far beyond its limits, incoperating nearby towns such as Obosi, Nkwelle, Nkpor, and small parts of others into its expanding urban sprawl. Onitsha is what you might call an extended market; there are literally markets everywhere, dozens of them--and there're specific markets for specific commodities. The city now has a "razz" reputation--a rough side with many criminal elements and a pronounced slang and tout culture. Finally--and I find this especially irking--there's a brazen disregard for greenery and vegetation in Onitsha. There is no deliberate effort to cultivate manicured lawns and trees; most times the trees are even cut down to make way for buildings. There are very little green spaces. In short, the only places such things exist in tiny pockets are Zik's Muosaleum, Inosi Onira Garden (more popularly, Limca Roundabout), Upper Iweka Interchange, and some church infrastructures such as Holy Trinity Basilica and its schools. And of course, it is one of the dirtiest cities in Nigeria. The full name of the city in Igbo is a reference to its historical origins: Otu Ọnịcha Ado n'Iduu. In slang, an Onitshite is called "Onye Otu". Thanks for this video. Honest as always.
You know the history of your people very well. I like the fact that you added it here to educate everyone including the creator of this insightful and informative video content. Thanks.
That Lack of Greenery is what I Also noticed in Lagos & Accra. Of course We need a lot of greenery to absorb So Much Pollution. The Air pollution is terrible. This is one of the reasons these cities Lose Tourist Dollars.
Brother you try u just forget one thing igbos in kano have there own houses and there own shops with there own L G A but hausa have no one in onitsha because of tipical tribalism
You are right. But you should also acknowledge that the Igbo invest heavily in housing and business wherever they go, whereas the Hausa prefer to live in makeshift structures or under temporary arrangements.
It is very clear who are the tribalist in Nigeria!, Igbo kills and destroys while the the hausas welcomes and guide just like other tribes in Nigeria. I am a good witness
Nice video. You ended it with a few queries. Here are some answers: 1. Igbo and Hausa would much rather be in different countries but are forced to remain in one country against their will. Igbos have been seeking a separate country since the days of James Africanus Horton in the 19th century. They have lost over 3 million people in that quest so far and the struggle continues. 2. Everything you see in Onitsha today was built from scratch from 1970 by individual effort. Everything prior was destroyed by the Nigerian army with their foreign allies including, especially the Arab League led by Egyptian pilots flying Russian Migs fighters. When the Nigerian army arrived Onitsha in 1967, their first act was to maliciously burn down the famous market with goods worth hundred of millions of pounds. Even the famous Onitsha Market Literature that thrived before the genocide never survived it let alone indigenous architecture. If you want to compare infrastructure and all that, then note that whereas Kano has been a major beneficiary of Nigeria's oil revenue confiscated by Northern soldiers and their allies since 1970, Onitsha has been pointedly excluded. 3. Your population figures about Onitsha and Kano are dubious because nobody has ever carried out a credible population census in Nigeria after colonial rule. Arguments about rigged census was one of the reasons that led to war and after that, the inverted logic of more population in the desert than in the coastal areas was introduced by military fiat for the purpose of sharing oil rent. The same ones who clam fantastic population figures for Kano are also the ones who oppose and sabotage any attempt to carry out a credible census in Nigeria. That Kano has a lot of small bungalows and huts spread over a wide area does not make it more populous than Onitsha with a concentration of high rise houses even in a smaller area. Overall, you video is interesting whichever way one looks at it. As you noted, Igbo and Hausa worldviews are diametrically opposite and this reflect in urban development too. For example, there are other Hausa cities but Kano takes precedence as the epicentre of their world. By contrast, urbanization in Igboland has a different character in the sense that everything is decentralised and each city has the flavour of the Igbo cultural area where it is located. Thus Aba, Enugu, Owerri, Abakaliki, Asaba, Umuahia, Port Harcourt, Awka, Onitsha, Nsukka etc. though all Igbo have different vibes to them. Umuahia for example has a military atmosphere due to its nearness to Igbo warrior clans and its role as a wartime capital while Awka is the traditional home of Igbo arts, metal work and nearer the Aba axis, you will find Akwette weaving etc. So, if you are looking for one city that embodies everything Igbo, you will never find one, sorry. Igbo and Hausa will make great neighbours if they had their own separate countries. It is never clear to me why so many Igbos need to be killed for demanding a separate country and to leave a country they don't want. Igbos deserve a separate country even more than South Sudan, East Timor, Eretria etc. and why they can't have it is the 8th wonder of the world we live in.
@user-zx9vk4ks6z Despite an attempt at objectivity, you really hold your cards close to your chest. Overall, the submission was not atypical, though there is one area where I'd like to chime in. Population: NIN easily debunks the uncertainties surrounding Nigeria's population numbers, often disputed by the Igbo and southern Nigerians. You can't maintain that argument when NIN numbers correlate with the official population totality. The data logged into the NIN warehouse weren't drawn off thin air. Both bank account records and phone records necessitate specifying the state of origin. I mean, that argument is debunked. The most populous state in India is Uttar Pradesh, which is deep in the hinterlands and far off the coast. Bihar, another neighbouring hinterland state, comes next. The same is true for Germany. It is the EU's most populous country, but most of its population lives far from its coastal states of Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Schleswig-Holstein. The most populated states are Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, and Baden-Württemberg, multiple times more than its coastal states. Aside from these, I have heard the rest of your argument many times. My cousins and uncles run the same arguments for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I take them with a grain of salt, I'm afraid. Thanks for a beautiful submission, though. I appreciate the effort you put into this.
@@BantuCityDiaries Great stuff. You started by comparing two African cities one in the desert margin and another in the coast in terms of population. However to support your claims about an inverted population distribution in Sub-saharan Africa, you had to go to India, Germany etc. which bear no resemblance to the area under discussion in any shape or form. If your claim is true, how is it that Niger Republic which has the same characteristics as Kano does not have the same population? Instead, it has 26million people in an areas of 1,267,000 km2 almost twice the size of Nigeria itself. Your reference to NIN numbers and its correlation to official population is unclear and irrelevant. Until NIN data and what they correlate to are made public and interrogated extensively, no useful conclusion can be drawn. Nobody should light a candle and put it under a bushel. Like I said, you made an interesting video which has drawn comments across the board. I suspect that if you did not want the opinions of others, you would have simply stayed away and continued to rely on your uncles and cousins to feed you with their arguments at meal times as you evidently had been doing. Have a nice day.
Bini didn't find Onitsha. Ezechima migrated to Bini came back to Igbo and founded Onitsha. Ezechima is an Igbo man not Bini man. Bini people don't answer Eze or Chima.
How can Onitsha be only 37 sq km? Is it Onitsha North or South abi Idemili North? Do you research well. Onitsha has sprawled over to several over to other lga in Anambra? Your analysis is flawed.
@Africanstoriesbychina It's okay. English is probably your fifth language, so I understand you can't distinguish between a city, a metro, or a greater area of a metropolis.
@@BantuCityDiariesseriously it is confusing. If we are going by 37sq km, let us stick with that and tell us if the 1.7 m population are people living within that 37sq km. Then there should be a separate census for the surrounding towns . Because, here is the thing, when a person visits Onitsha, he experiences the whole metropolis. He isn't limited to just 37skm of urban space. When you tell him the city he visited, with all the multi storey buildings is just 1.7 million , it is a bit hard to believe
@detourist2025 More than half of our population and humans live in urban areas, constituting marriages between metropolitan cities, surrounding towns, and other proximal communities. Our world has changed from a typical one city being totally separated from another. Nigerians are urban dwellers, and our cities are expanding-a natural progression that we cannot disentangle from. This expansion is part of our urban reality, impacting towns, cities, and metropolises alike. As we speak, I am currently in Hong Kong, which has over 3 million Hong Kongers concentrated within a 20-kilometre radius, smaller than Onitsha's one million within a 37-kilometre radius. Hong Kong has 7062 per km², and 17,000 on every square mile, leaving only Singapore, Macau, and Monaco ahead of it.
I didn't know this was from you. I just stumbled upon it. It's always nice to know that we have someone who specializes in Africa. Maybe a picture of yourself on front page will help identify your video sooner than later ☺.
On the issue of religion, I was very surprised when i found out that the first lady of Nigeria wife of Bola Tinubu is a Christian while her husband is a Muslim. It is the only case I have ever heard of in the world, in fact in Kenya it is not possible to be legally joined in marriage unless one converts to the others religion.
@nzappazapp8360 The Yoruba people have a 60-40 split between Islam and Christianity. As a result, there is a level of tolerance between the binary religions in Yoruba homes. However, Tinubu is a cultural Christian; he can't even recite Islamic prayers. Islam cannot tolerate other religions, but it wants others to tolerate it.
Your analysis generally is wack. I can count more than 60% wrong things here. The last one is, comparing only Onitsha to the whole of Kano. Do you know that Onitsha is just a place in Anambra state?? Anambra has more than 3 cities, Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi
As a Nigerian that has never been to Kano, I am just going to speak on Igbo City in South-East of Nigeria. Commercial wise, Onitsha MAY be regarded as the biggest city in Igbo land. However, in other people's opinion, Aba steals the crown as the biggest commercial city in Igbo land. Aba is the home of the biggest market in West Africa known as Ariaria market. Hence, it is quite debatable when choosing which is the biggest commercial city in South-East. In terms of generality like infrastructure-wise, hospitability, beauty, etc., the best Cities in Igbo land of South-East (Note: Igbo lands are also in South-South and Middle-birth regions of Nigeria) are in this particular order: Enugu, Owerri, Umuahia, Aba, Onitsha, Abbakiliki, Awka, Nnewi, Nsukka, Ekwulobia, and so on.
@paturch7201 A very fair and sound submission. However, follow the money to reach the source. Onitsha market generates more than Ariaria. Enugu and its state are one of the poorest in Nigeria. It generates very little and also employs far fewer people than the Igboland's trio of Onitsha, Owerri, and Aba, in sequential order. Furthermore, I was not insinuating Onitsha had the best infrastructure. If that were the case, your order is perfectly accepted by me.
Your argument is biase and misreading.You do not know Enugu very well.Check Enugu internally generated revenue and compare it with the ones you mentioned.
@tigerinthecityalozie2812 that was an error on my part. But still, the comparison is between Kano city and Onitsha city, not betw Kano state and Onitsha city
The content of the video in question may be potentially misleading due to the significant disparity between the cities of Onitsha and Kano. It is imperative to acknowledge the distinctive nature of these two cities and the differing factors driving their respective infrastructural development. Notably, while the federal government has played a pivotal role in the development of Kano, Onitsha's infrastructure has largely been shaped by individual efforts. Furthermore, it is pertinent to note that Onitsha, with a population exceeding 7 million, stands as the second most densely populated city after Lagos and serves as a prominent commercial center in Africa, hosting the largest market in West Africa. The absence of federal government projects in Onitsha, in contrast to Kano, underscores the necessity for a more recent representation of Onitsha in any comparative analysis. Additionally, it is essential to consider the historical context, particularly the post-war infrastructural development in Onitsha following the devastation experienced during the war. Consequently, a nuanced approach is required when comparing Kano and Onitsha, taking into account these multifaceted considerations.
@okechukwuezissi8642 Okay! Does this imply that comparing the two cities is impossible? Furthermore, what lottery fantasy ticket are you preaching with the claim that Onitsha has over 7 million people? It cannot be ascertained if Onitsha Market is the largest in Nigeria, let alone West Africa. Thanks for stopping by!
@BantuCityDiaries Please name any market in Nigeria that is bigger than the Main Market Onitsha. It's important to do your research properly before putting out your video because it lacks content. If you think Onitsha's population is 1.5 million then you dey play. The city of Onitsha is the second-most densely populated after Lagos state. You can Google the densely populated cities in Africa. Hope you watched the videos I posted.
The narrator is most definitely an IPOB agitator because his narration is tribalised tilting towards the igbo side. I expected his narration to be based purely on the economic,life,people,the sights and sounds of the two cities and not chipping in "why these 2 tribes are bent on co-existing together"
Good video but there is so much paucity of verifiable facts in Africa. As a UA-camr myself, I think you should tone your reply to your audience. Your channel is more educative and you must continue to teach. Kudos. I come in peace.
@fredrickdenga7552 If you insult Nnamdi Kanu in Onitsha Market, you will not make it out alive. What a scary place to be, too. See how that can go either way?
Have Nigerians taken note of the fact that Nigeria has more gas tanker explosion, more buildings collapses and more fire inferno at business establishments in a given year, more than in most, if not all countries of the world. A classical by product of curruption & economic sabotage disguised as accidents, except the incessant building collapses that has more to do with incompetence, non chalant attitude for work, and a building construction industry of substandardnes as well.
@XY-rh3if It is crucial to understand that less than 2.7% of Nigerians are over 65, with just 0.3% over 80. In contrast, over 72% of Nigerians are under 35, 20% are between 35 and 50, and the 50-64 age group makes up just 5.3%. This demographic distribution is a pressing issue that demands our immediate attention. 2.7% and 5.3% of Nigeria's population hold 70% and 27% of the country's political power, respectively. One hundred and sixty-six million young Nigerians, who make up the bulk of the country and are the future, show little interest in reading, exploring, and inventing. Most are uneducated in STEM, making them unemployable by global standards. Slightly more than half of that 166 million are women, who have categorically abandoned a career to contribute to the country's growth and economy for a husband and eventually become baby-producing machines. In Nigeria, less than 10% of the young population is employable and educated to a level comparable to those in the global south outside sub-Saharan Africa. In comparison, just 3% have a level comparable to those in West and East Asia. This is a stark reminder of the urgent need for political and educational reform. We cannot afford to ignore these issues any longer. We have dilemmas everywhere. A collapsing economy, dilapidated infrastructure, consumer-centric people, a handout generation (begging, fast money, poor etiquette, weak value system), normalisation of dishonesty and prevarication, lack of discipline, and countless others. There is a significant gap between the 2.7% of Nigerians over 65 and the 72% of those under 35. The dispersion of the former's worldviews and educational levels is significant, with the former having a higher level of education than the latter. In any country where the older ones are more intelligent than the young, a collapse in the knowledge transfer chain is bound to happen. The long-term effect can be damaging, yet this is not on the to-do list for the Nigerian review framework. Well, we have no plans, by the way. Like the rest of Nigerians, the political leadership lives in the now-planning is seen as disrupting a deviation from the fleeting access to public funds. On the other hand, a higher percentage of people in the 35 and 50 age range have an education that meets global standards. These are the vestiges of the final episode, which went through the now-collapsed Nigerian educational system, including some private schools. However, Nigeria's most educated people, specifically those aged between 50 and 64%, comprise 5.3% of the population. Disappointingly, they are around the retirement age-a severe collapse in the knowledge transfer hierarchy. I am afraid I do not see what many Nigerians see in Nigeria-potential. I see a country that is on the brink of collapse, but I also see the potential for a fantastic transformation. I foresee civil unrest in the latter part of a two-decade period that will change the face of the country for the better. The bleeding may continue until a total shakeup of the Nigerian political system is embarked upon.
@@BantuCityDiaries The following list below are only making the situation worse. 1. Underdeveloped & underfunded education system 2. Obsession with cranking out more babies in the name of tradition. 3. Curruption and economic sabotage 4. Obsession with substandard ways of doing everything 5. Lack of patriotism 6. Lack of interest in developing basic infrastructure etc.
@chineduiroham9607 Nigerian Fulani are cultural Hausa, and most of them can't speak Fula. With the exception of Kousséri, all of northern Cameroon is home to Fulani people, who speak Fula as their first language. The same applies to Guinea, the Gambia, and the Central African Republic. Though the true Fulani in the Yola axis and some states closer to Cameroon's regions of Adamawa, Far North, and North do speak Fula, they are not the ones Nigerians often have qualms with.
Onitsha is an eyesore... just like I keep telling my fellow Ndigbo from Anambra, the city needs at least 80% of their buildings demolished and planned properly. That notwithstanding, Nigeria lacks proper cities. I disagree with your question of why Igbo and Hausa insist on being one country. We Igbos have always wanted to have our own country. Remember the Biafran genocidal war? You have to ask Hausas, Fulanis and Yorubas why they want one Nigeria.
@uchenna127 That Onitsha has a small location that is nice doesn't take away the fact that it is an eyesore. It should be bigger and better than what it is currently.
@@okorojnr The same can be said for Kano. It's very disingenuous to portray Kano as a richer city/state when it's home to one of the largest slums in Nigeria. It also has an economy half that of Anambra with twice the population. Making it a silly comparison. The people of Kano have real problems.
Bro, Your video paints a glorifying image of Kano its history, achievements etc. which it well deserves. With this rich history plus their kith and kin in Niger republic, they can easily have their own country run according to their culture, religion worldview etc. For example, sharia law, alignment with North Africa, Middle East and South Asia in domestic and foreign policies would be seamless. But what I find intriguing is that despite the above, the Hausas still insist, to the point of war and death, on coexisting with Igbos with whom they share mutual distrust and whose culture is a polar opposite to theirs in a single dysfunctional state called Nigeria. Why on earth are they not seeking to have their own independent state? Just asking.
@ogwudireokechukwumarshall8644 Onitsha is more populated than Aba. Google is your best friend. www.worldometers.info/demographics/nigeria-demographics/#google_vignette
@@ericg7781 Onitsha metropolis is perhaps one of the most important urban spaces in Southern Nigeria. Mind you Asaba, Onitsha, Obosi, Nkpor, etc are all part of a single continuous urban population..
Unhelpful comment. How? For a start, the literacy rate in Onitsha is better than Kano; the use of land space in Onitsha is better than Kano; the River Niger, a major international waterway flows through Onitsha, the economy of Onitsha is bigger and more modern than that of Kano; the quality of life in Onitsha is better than Kano etc. Onitsha was destroyed by Nigeria and rebuilt by individual effort while Kano survives on oil rent.
Your video as a non Nigeria was ok, but some of your depositions were misleading and erroneous. Just an example “ as Islamization and arabization continue to erode their cultural and linguistic identity”. Where did you get that from, because as much as Islam is a stronghold in northern Nigeria, the Hausa culture, language, customs, practice and traditions, is as strong as it has been for hundreds of years. It has not and never will be lost, it has been coexisting with Islam side to side, for hundreds of years. You are also not in any position, to tell us Nigerians why are we are a single country. I find that arrogant because as a non Nigerian ( you don’t sound like one), you have NO idea of the intrinsic and complex nature of Nigeria and Nigerians, enough to draw that conclusion. As a Nigerian with parents and grandparents from literally the four corners of the country, you can’t understand the matrix or workings as a non Nigerian (I stand to be corrected on your nationality). It’s a very intricate country, and most non Nigerians wouldn’t understand it at face value. We were all grouped together as a country by our colonizers, BUT there is a reason why we are STILL A country despite tribalism, bigotry and not what from a group of people who are by the way, a small representative of that group though vocal on social media. Btw Islam is what makes those countries look like they have a lot in common, not customs, culture of traditions.
@joye5761 I am a Nigerian, and I can attest that one Nigeria is solely on paper. A Hausa person in Igboland is a foreigner, just as an Igbo person in Hausaland is. What type of nation operates in such a manner? Personally, I have no interest in one Nigeria because we are too dissimilar to form a nation. My identity isn't Nigerian. I love every black country and people and want a brotherly working relationship between us. However, it should not happen at the expense of my identity. We don't need to continue living in a dysfunctional Nigeria to foster a brotherly working relationship. We can achieve this under the jurisdiction of our respective nations. Nigeria functions and exhibits characteristics of a country with many nations. Like the United Kingdom. From the concept of state of origin to geopolitical zones and the ethnic quotation of political appointments and allocation. Nigeria is not a nation-you can pretend all you want. The trigger to create or implement the aforementioned policies came from the fundamental understanding that the geographical area now called Nigeria is a combustion of ethnically mismatched people. Furthermore, the names of most Hausa people are Arabic, not authentic Hausa. It is also true that the Hausa have maintained more of their culture than the Igbo. However, their daily lives clearly reflect the Arabic influence on their lifestyle, which revolves around Islam. I am not even sure what you were ranting about. No one disputes the existence of Hausa culture, and I am proud of them for that. However, to reject the Arabic influence on Hausaland is, in my opinion, naive or disingenuous.
@@BantuCityDiaries you are entitled to your opinion, as I am entitled to mine. I completely disagree that the Igbo man is a foreigner in Hausa land, the Igbos in the North (both Kano and other states) live in peace and unity. The Hausas in the East do not enjoy the same privileges the Igbos in the North enjoy, and it’s the same with other tribes. Nigerians have agreed to be a people and one country and that is why Nigeria is still standing, it would have divided a long time ago. Even the Biafra agitators and Oduduwa agitators (fewer in numbers though), are less than one percent of the population that want that division. I laugh when I hear these agitators (Biafran ones) posting all sorts of BS, and trying to claim and involve other states. These other tribes have told them to stick to their six states, because it’s mere wishful thinking if they think others will go with them. They have been told this repeatedly and we can see this play in real time, and on social media. The Biafran agitators are free to go ( they know this), they also know that they can’t survive on their own and that is why, they are trying to claim and involve other tribes to NO AVAIL. The Oduduwa agitators are just talkative and just LIKE the Igbos, majority of Yorubas are not interested in that. The Hausas have not lost their culture or ways, definitely not their traditions or customs. Like the Christians in the South Christianity changed some of our practices, but not to the extent that we abandoned our culture or customs. Islam is a very strong and dominant religion, you could say forceful but it hasn’t changed the Hausa culture like the way you portrayed it in the video. Hausa and Islamic practice live in harmony side by side, and of course like I previously mentioned there is an Islamic influence I never denied that, but the influence didn’t erase the Hausa culture or customs. A lot of Nigerians have a huge misconception of the North , and I see a lot of ignorant comments in particular about Hausa and Fulani, which happens to be my maternal heritage. If majority of Nigerians see the need to split we will, we are still one country going strong and we will keep going strong. I have never denied the woes of Nigeria, which in a broader sense is NOT particular to Nigeria. The only issue I have is when someone or anyone, tries to paint Nigeria as the worse place to live in Africa. I find it pathetic, delusional and outright ignorant, as every country in our beloved continent has their woes in different shapes and forms, there are no exceptions. The bottom line is find the country that suits you and what you want, as this differs individually. Btw another misconception as regards the Arabic name, who told you that lol. Hausa bear Hausa names alongside Arabic names, just like Igbos bear Igbo names along side Christian names. e.g Peter Obi, Alex Otti and Isyaku Ibrahim, Umaru Musa Yaradua. The thing is names like Bello, Nunu, Shehu etc are not Arabic names (though most Muslims bear it in Nigeria), the problem is most Nigerians erroneously assume is Arabic.
@@joye5761 You just proved his point. Igbo people have been victims of countless pogroms in Northern Nigeria. My grandparents, mother, aunties and uncles were almost wiped out, prior to the Nigerian civil war. Hausa people live way better in Igboland than vice versa, the same reigns true for Yoruba people. You never hear them complaining or wanting for anything, it's almost as if they don't exist, because of how hospitable Igbo people are. As far as Biafra is concerned, at least 90% of Igbo want to separate from Nigeria. Yoruba and Hausa people are the ones keeping Nigeria together, by forcibly holding Igbo people in it. Igboland receives the least from the federal allocation formula, yet has the lowest poverty rate. Igbo people also control in excess of 60% of the Nigerian economy, despite being 25% of the population. Nigeria needs Igbo people, Igbo people don't need Nigeria.
Stupid, can't you reserve, both of them are not even in top 11 beautiful cities in Nigeria, search for enugu city, calabar city, porthercourt city, owerri city, lkoyi city, Lagos city, Abuja city, uyo city, ABA city, abakaliki city, and many more.
Nigeria has more than 90 cities and these two are not even in the most beautiful or organized Just Google ❌ Port Harcourt ❌Enugu ❌Oweri ❌Uyo ❌Calabar etc😅
@afrokg5745 None of the below supposedly cities are worthy of one. I'm not sure what is wrong with us. A single Mombasa, Kenya, Durban, South Africa, Alexandria, Egypt, Marrakesh, Morocco, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, Rosario, Argentina, Hat Yai, Thailand, Arequipa, Peru, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Walvis Bay, Namibia, Semey, Kazakhstan, Paysandú, Paraguay, Al Wakrah, Qatar, Ahmadi, Kuwait, Erbil, Kurdistan Iraq, or Seeb in Oman beat all of the below Nigerian ridiculous cities. Port Harcourt Enugu Owerri Uyo Calabar, etc There are two options here: when we travel, we close our eyes or intentionally choose to be disingenuous about our reality.
@hansonkiks4407 Stupid: a. having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense. (Oxford) b. silly or unwise; showing poor judgment or little intelligence (Cambridge) Your submission displayed a severe lack of intelligence and common sense. I didn't imply modern or world-class cities. You also implied that none of the Nigerian cities mentioned had anything to do with those in my film, demonstrating yet another lack of common sense. Yes, there was a correlation in his submission, as he attempted to draw a parallel between the cities mentioned and those in my film. Your submission's lack of intelligence, common sense, and poor writing skills are all equivalent to being stupid. Therefore, it can be inferred that you are a stupid person, a label you often apply to others to derogate from your ineptitude. I can also add that you exhibited ignorance, which is still synonymous with being stupid.
I have read some texts that say the real onitsha indigenes are not Igbos but because they were in the heart if Igbo land they were quickly replaced by igbo communities. Pls help me check that out.
@Boombastic82 Most humans, if not all, migrated at some point. Early humans wandered around for food and settled closer to rivers and coastlines. Why is it that the closer people are, the more similar their culture, traditions, and language? At least most of the time. The Tiv is one of the few exceptions. History has it that they migrated from present-day Congo, which is why they are Bantu by most metrics. The issue or the crux behind your questioning was, if I'm correct, how recent was the immigration to Onitsha. It is believed that Bini people from the old Benin kingdom migrated to Onitsha. Several accounts have also credited some of its inhabitants to other sources. This transition occurred a few hundred years ago, which is relatively recent compared to cities like Kano, Cairo, the kingdom of Benin, and many others.
@@BantuCityDiarieswe did not migrate lol Omg ezechima went to Benin and rule Benin and came back with his people to onitsha we did not migrate he ones rule Benin God forbid to have Benin blood don’t say this again pls
@@BantuCityDiariesfact lies onitsha people are children of ezechime both delta and anambra North ezechime lived in bini before traveling back because of bini inversion of there land that is why onistha is called onistha ado na idu meaning that igbos founded bini before binis come from ile ife to fight then in there land.. Ezechime is from aro in which aro people are from Nri kingdom
@@BantuCityDiaries "Nigeria is far behind Kenya, Tanzania, or Rwanda in terms of infrastructure. This is not even open for a debate"- This brash assessment sounds all too Nigerian, despite the Ai voice used for the video.
East African countries only have the one city (the capital) and sometimes a commerce capital, if it isn't the capital city, and that's it. Neither Kano or Onitsha are capital cities. If you were to compare capitals, then Nigeria would look far better. That said, most of these images/video footage are old, especially the Onitsha footage, Onitsha has changed quite significantly, since Soludo's ascension.
@@uchenna127 east African cities are far better organized than Nigerian cities. You just have to check what Nigerian bloogers write when they visit placesvlike Nairobi or Kigali.
I am Kenyan but I have noticed that Nigerians no matter how exposed still dwell too much on tribe.
To be honest Kenya has many tribes but every one is judged as an individual, success, failure and character are specific to an individual and can not be attributed to a whole community.
As an individual i choose who I marry, who I do business with, who becomes my friends and enemies it has nothing to do with my tribe and no one can force me to associate.
Good observation. This is the main issue with Nigeria. The politicians exploit this tribal divisions to gain power and resources to the detriment of national development.
@nzappazapp8360
You are so right. If only one-quarter of Nigerians thought like you, our country would have edged positively in certain areas. In Nigeria, ethnicity serves as the foundation around which everything else revolves.
The Hausa are over 50 million; that is already Kenya's population. If adequately documented, the Yoruba and Igbo are pretty much the same in number, over 40 million. The Yoruba have their cousins in the adjacent country, Benin, which could put them at nearly 50 million. These are people who existed as nations before the British created the mess you now see and call Nigeria.
Merging incompatible ethnic groups with over 30 million people, who have been independent nations for centuries and have completely different languages and cultures, is a recipe for war. Every day Nigeria spends as a country under its current umbrella, it loses something. The urgency of addressing this issue cannot be overstated. A divulged power system, or balkanisation of the country, is the ideal outcome for the greater good of the mismatched major three ethnic groups.
Nigeria is not 1 country. Nigeria is 3 country forced to live together. Nigeria is more concerned about tribe than country itself. Nigeria is too big to be 1 country. It supposed to divide into 3 country
Ancestral Igbo speaking Nigerians are found in 13 states!!!!
@@BantuCityDiaries The old colonial era politicians are to blame for all the ethnic tension. They thrive off it, for their own benefit. With the way things are now, confederation would likely be the best option.
Onitsha metropolis is more populated than Kano metropolis....Onitsha metropolis is more commercial than kano metropolis by far
As a benue man i respect Aba very well
Stop that nonsense capping. Onitsha are not ile binu, we are Igbo. Stop distorting our history
Onitsha 1.7millions you call it biggest city in igbo land, while Aba has a population of 2.6 millions, go and check your facts, lots of error.
@awahsteve5970
Could you go and check yourself? The arrogance of spewing what you don't know is very swaggering.
www.worldometers.info/demographics/nigeria-demographics/
he said the densest not the biggest, there is a difference
@@BantuCityDiariesthis 1.5 million for Onitsha is a bit confusing. Onitsha metropolis is bigger than 36 sqkm. So this population figure is it for Onitsha alone or Onitsha and it's surrounding town? If it is for Onitsha alone , then places like Obosi, Nkpor, ogidi, etc which are all in Idemili should at least make it to that list . A simple UA-cam search of Obosi would reveal a city where over 90% of its buildings are atleast 5 floors high . So except we are assuming that these buildings are empty , I don't see how a town with thousands of buildings above 5 floors will not atleast make it to to a least that purportedly boasts of the top 20 most populous cities in Nigeria.
@@detourist2025you are correct. Nothing less than 4 storey building in this areas
This is a good example of Yoruba jactation which I consider a turn off. The unctuous voice behind the passive aggressive predilections of the blogger. I notice his tone of arrogance with his funny accent in his post comparing Owerri to Abeokuta. It is clear that he did go to learn about the people and their culture but to give his personal opinion of the people and areas especially in South East. He is to be dismissed and his prejudiced videos disregarded. I will never watch his trashy videos again.
Who told you no igbo city thrieves like onitcha have you been to aba
This video particularly affects me, for I was born in Ọnịcha (I'll use the Igbo spelling mostly) and only left to attend university at 20. I returned years afterwards to live there. As a journalist and writer, I find that I often cannot divorce myself and my subjects from the city of my birth. And despite its frustratingly prodigious failings, I love the city and hope it somehow improves in the future.
Here's what I think:
As a metropolis, Ọnịcha is very problematic. First, there is very little city planning. Structures are built thoughtlessly and haphazardly, sometimes almost encroaching on the roads.
Second, as with all other Nigerian cities (and as you mentioned), Ọnịcha has a serious water problem. This has been the case in the past three decades at least. Prior to that, the city had a functioning waterworks at Omagba Phase I, from which water was dispensed to the rest of the city. That infrastructure has now become decrepit.
Many of the countless storey buidings that litter the city's skyline had no running water, though many now have boreholes. More tellingly, not a single building out of the thousands of four to six storey can boast of a lift or elevator, which is really sad for a city that is 90 percent storey buildings.
Now, I want to comment on the city limits. The city has now grown far beyond its limits, incoperating nearby towns such as Obosi, Nkwelle, Nkpor, and small parts of others into its expanding urban sprawl.
Onitsha is what you might call an extended market; there are literally markets everywhere, dozens of them--and there're specific markets for specific commodities. The city now has a "razz" reputation--a rough side with many criminal elements and a pronounced slang and tout culture.
Finally--and I find this especially irking--there's a brazen disregard for greenery and vegetation in Onitsha. There is no deliberate effort to cultivate manicured lawns and trees; most times the trees are even cut down to make way for buildings. There are very little green spaces. In short, the only places such things exist in tiny pockets are Zik's Muosaleum, Inosi Onira Garden (more popularly, Limca Roundabout), Upper Iweka Interchange, and some church infrastructures such as Holy Trinity Basilica and its schools. And of course, it is one of the dirtiest cities in Nigeria.
The full name of the city in Igbo is a reference to its historical origins: Otu Ọnịcha Ado n'Iduu.
In slang, an Onitshite is called "Onye Otu".
Thanks for this video. Honest as always.
@frankchika4459
This was so brilliant; I wish I'd read it before making the video. Thanks for the excellent summary.
Well put together, u made salient points👏🏽😉
You know the history of your people very well. I like the fact that you added it here to educate everyone including the creator of this insightful and informative video content. Thanks.
The issue here is not the problems of Onitsha but a comparison of Onitsha with Kano.
So off point and out of context.
That Lack of Greenery is what I Also noticed in Lagos & Accra. Of course We need a lot of greenery to absorb So Much Pollution. The Air pollution is terrible. This is one of the reasons these cities Lose Tourist Dollars.
Brother you try u just forget one thing igbos in kano have there own houses and there own shops with there own L G A but hausa have no one in onitsha because of tipical tribalism
You are right. But you should also acknowledge that the Igbo invest heavily in housing and business wherever they go, whereas the Hausa prefer to live in makeshift structures or under temporary arrangements.
It is very clear who are the tribalist in Nigeria!, Igbo kills and destroys while the the hausas welcomes and guide just like other tribes in Nigeria.
I am a good witness
Oga how many Hausa person wan build house outside Hausa state?make we dash them house?Dem suppose hustle like how igbos hustle!!shu!
The truth is that nobody is a Nigerian, we are different people with different ideologies and different value system. Britain created Nigeria
@@Jascot-s9v can u possibly call what maturity of ur people do for survival 'Hustle' ??😂😂
Baba rest, let's talk something reasonable not ur tribe 🤒!
Nice video. You ended it with a few queries. Here are some answers:
1. Igbo and Hausa would much rather be in different countries but are forced to remain in one country against their will. Igbos have been seeking a separate country since the days of James Africanus Horton in the 19th century. They have lost over 3 million people in that quest so far and the struggle continues.
2. Everything you see in Onitsha today was built from scratch from 1970 by individual effort. Everything prior was destroyed by the Nigerian army with their foreign allies including, especially the Arab League led by Egyptian pilots flying Russian Migs fighters. When the Nigerian army arrived Onitsha in 1967, their first act was to maliciously burn down the famous market with goods worth hundred of millions of pounds. Even the famous Onitsha Market Literature that thrived before the genocide never survived it let alone indigenous architecture. If you want to compare infrastructure and all that, then note that whereas Kano has been a major beneficiary of Nigeria's oil revenue confiscated by Northern soldiers and their allies since 1970, Onitsha has been pointedly excluded.
3. Your population figures about Onitsha and Kano are dubious because nobody has ever carried out a credible population census in Nigeria after colonial rule. Arguments about rigged census was one of the reasons that led to war and after that, the inverted logic of more population in the desert than in the coastal areas was introduced by military fiat for the purpose of sharing oil rent. The same ones who clam fantastic population figures for Kano are also the ones who oppose and sabotage any attempt to carry out a credible census in Nigeria. That Kano has a lot of small bungalows and huts spread over a wide area does not make it more populous than Onitsha with a concentration of high rise houses even in a smaller area.
Overall, you video is interesting whichever way one looks at it. As you noted, Igbo and Hausa worldviews are diametrically opposite and this reflect in urban development too. For example, there are other Hausa cities but Kano takes precedence as the epicentre of their world. By contrast, urbanization in Igboland has a different character in the sense that everything is decentralised and each city has the flavour of the Igbo cultural area where it is located. Thus Aba, Enugu, Owerri, Abakaliki, Asaba, Umuahia, Port Harcourt, Awka, Onitsha, Nsukka etc. though all Igbo have different vibes to them. Umuahia for example has a military atmosphere due to its nearness to Igbo warrior clans and its role as a wartime capital while Awka is the traditional home of Igbo arts, metal work and nearer the Aba axis, you will find Akwette weaving etc. So, if you are looking for one city that embodies everything Igbo, you will never find one, sorry.
Igbo and Hausa will make great neighbours if they had their own separate countries. It is never clear to me why so many Igbos need to be killed for demanding a separate country and to leave a country they don't want. Igbos deserve a separate country even more than South Sudan, East Timor, Eretria etc. and why they can't have it is the 8th wonder of the world we live in.
@user-zx9vk4ks6z
Despite an attempt at objectivity, you really hold your cards close to your chest. Overall, the submission was not atypical, though there is one area where I'd like to chime in.
Population:
NIN easily debunks the uncertainties surrounding Nigeria's population numbers, often disputed by the Igbo and southern Nigerians. You can't maintain that argument when NIN numbers correlate with the official population totality. The data logged into the NIN warehouse weren't drawn off thin air. Both bank account records and phone records necessitate specifying the state of origin. I mean, that argument is debunked.
The most populous state in India is Uttar Pradesh, which is deep in the hinterlands and far off the coast. Bihar, another neighbouring hinterland state, comes next. The same is true for Germany. It is the EU's most populous country, but most of its population lives far from its coastal states of Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Schleswig-Holstein. The most populated states are Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, and Baden-Württemberg, multiple times more than its coastal states.
Aside from these, I have heard the rest of your argument many times. My cousins and uncles run the same arguments for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I take them with a grain of salt, I'm afraid.
Thanks for a beautiful submission, though. I appreciate the effort you put into this.
@@BantuCityDiaries
Great stuff. You started by comparing two African cities one in the desert margin and another in the coast in terms of population. However to support your claims about an inverted population distribution in Sub-saharan Africa, you had to go to India, Germany etc. which bear no resemblance to the area under discussion in any shape or form. If your claim is true, how is it that Niger Republic which has the same characteristics as Kano does not have the same population? Instead, it has 26million people in an areas of 1,267,000 km2 almost twice the size of Nigeria itself.
Your reference to NIN numbers and its correlation to official population is unclear and irrelevant. Until NIN data and what they correlate to are made public and interrogated extensively, no useful conclusion can be drawn. Nobody should light a candle and put it under a bushel.
Like I said, you made an interesting video which has drawn comments across the board. I suspect that if you did not want the opinions of others, you would have simply stayed away and continued to rely on your uncles and cousins to feed you with their arguments at meal times as you evidently had been doing. Have a nice day.
Onitsha is not from benin make sure you correct it
@willymetu4962 = Boss
BantuCityDiaries = Servant
Boss: "Onitsha [sic] is not from [sic] benin make sure you correct it.".
Servant: Yes, sir!!!
@@BantuCityDiaries don't mind my choice of word
The binis founded Onitsha
@@afrokg5745
Yes.
And I am Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Bini didn't find Onitsha. Ezechima migrated to Bini came back to Igbo and founded Onitsha. Ezechima is an Igbo man not Bini man. Bini people don't answer Eze or Chima.
How can Onitsha be only 37 sq km? Is it Onitsha North or South abi Idemili North? Do you research well. Onitsha has sprawled over to several over to other lga in Anambra? Your analysis is flawed.
@Africanstoriesbychina
It's okay. English is probably your fifth language, so I understand you can't distinguish between a city, a metro, or a greater area of a metropolis.
@@BantuCityDiariesseriously it is confusing. If we are going by 37sq km, let us stick with that and tell us if the 1.7 m population are people living within that 37sq km. Then there should be a separate census for the surrounding towns . Because, here is the thing, when a person visits Onitsha, he experiences the whole metropolis. He isn't limited to just 37skm of urban space. When you tell him the city he visited, with all the multi storey buildings is just 1.7 million , it is a bit hard to believe
Guess he was talking about only onitsha as a city and not the entire city
@detourist2025
More than half of our population and humans live in urban areas, constituting marriages between metropolitan cities, surrounding towns, and other proximal communities. Our world has changed from a typical one city being totally separated from another.
Nigerians are urban dwellers, and our cities are expanding-a natural progression that we cannot disentangle from. This expansion is part of our urban reality, impacting towns, cities, and metropolises alike.
As we speak, I am currently in Hong Kong, which has over 3 million Hong Kongers concentrated within a 20-kilometre radius, smaller than Onitsha's one million within a 37-kilometre radius. Hong Kong has 7062 per km², and 17,000 on every square mile, leaving only Singapore, Macau, and Monaco ahead of it.
Now we know the North is not poor and igbo has more population, mostly Igbo origin!!! Let the census reflect this!!!
I didn't know this was from you. I just stumbled upon it. It's always nice to know that we have someone who specializes in Africa. Maybe a picture of yourself on front page will help identify your video sooner than later ☺.
Nice video
Thanks!
Wow I like your good job 👏👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Well said bro!!
On the issue of religion, I was very surprised when i found out that the first lady of Nigeria wife of Bola Tinubu is a Christian while her husband is a Muslim. It is the only case I have ever heard of in the world, in fact in Kenya it is not possible to be legally joined in marriage unless one converts to the others religion.
@nzappazapp8360
The Yoruba people have a 60-40 split between Islam and Christianity. As a result, there is a level of tolerance between the binary religions in Yoruba homes. However, Tinubu is a cultural Christian; he can't even recite Islamic prayers.
Islam cannot tolerate other religions, but it wants others to tolerate it.
@@BantuCityDiariestrue! Islam not tolerete others religions and need be tolered
De play how can you confirm onitsha with Kano
Should be compared with Lagos actually.
Very interesting.
Your analysis generally is wack. I can count more than 60% wrong things here. The last one is, comparing only Onitsha to the whole of Kano. Do you know that Onitsha is just a place in Anambra state?? Anambra has more than 3 cities, Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi
As a Nigerian that has never been to Kano, I am just going to speak on Igbo City in South-East of Nigeria. Commercial wise, Onitsha MAY be regarded as the biggest city in Igbo land. However, in other people's opinion, Aba steals the crown as the biggest commercial city in Igbo land. Aba is the home of the biggest market in West Africa known as Ariaria market. Hence, it is quite debatable when choosing which is the biggest commercial city in South-East. In terms of generality like infrastructure-wise, hospitability, beauty, etc., the best Cities in Igbo land of South-East (Note: Igbo lands are also in South-South and Middle-birth regions of Nigeria) are in this particular order: Enugu, Owerri, Umuahia, Aba, Onitsha, Abbakiliki, Awka, Nnewi, Nsukka, Ekwulobia, and so on.
@paturch7201
A very fair and sound submission. However, follow the money to reach the source. Onitsha market generates more than Ariaria. Enugu and its state are one of the poorest in Nigeria. It generates very little and also employs far fewer people than the Igboland's trio of Onitsha, Owerri, and Aba, in sequential order.
Furthermore, I was not insinuating Onitsha had the best infrastructure. If that were the case, your order is perfectly accepted by me.
Your argument is biase and misreading.You do not know Enugu very well.Check Enugu internally generated revenue and compare it with the ones you mentioned.
Why did you compare Kano to Onitsha instead of Kano compare to Anambara?
Kano is a metropolitan city in Kano state, just like Enugu city is in Enugu state
@@wolebbf This comparison is between Kano and Onitsha and not Kano vs Enugu
@tigerinthecityalozie2812 that was an error on my part. But still, the comparison is between Kano city and Onitsha city, not betw Kano state and Onitsha city
The content of the video in question may be potentially misleading due to the significant disparity between the cities of Onitsha and Kano. It is imperative to acknowledge the distinctive nature of these two cities and the differing factors driving their respective infrastructural development. Notably, while the federal government has played a pivotal role in the development of Kano, Onitsha's infrastructure has largely been shaped by individual efforts.
Furthermore, it is pertinent to note that Onitsha, with a population exceeding 7 million, stands as the second most densely populated city after Lagos and serves as a prominent commercial center in Africa, hosting the largest market in West Africa. The absence of federal government projects in Onitsha, in contrast to Kano, underscores the necessity for a more recent representation of Onitsha in any comparative analysis.
Additionally, it is essential to consider the historical context, particularly the post-war infrastructural development in Onitsha following the devastation experienced during the war. Consequently, a nuanced approach is required when comparing Kano and Onitsha, taking into account these multifaceted considerations.
@okechukwuezissi8642
Okay! Does this imply that comparing the two cities is impossible?
Furthermore, what lottery fantasy ticket are you preaching with the claim that Onitsha has over 7 million people? It cannot be ascertained if Onitsha Market is the largest in Nigeria, let alone West Africa.
Thanks for stopping by!
@BantuCityDiaries Please name any market in Nigeria that is bigger than the Main Market Onitsha.
It's important to do your research properly before putting out your video because it lacks content.
If you think Onitsha's population is 1.5 million then you dey play.
The city of Onitsha is the second-most densely populated after Lagos state. You can Google the densely populated cities in Africa. Hope you watched the videos I posted.
Exellent
The narrator is most definitely an IPOB agitator because his narration is tribalised tilting towards the igbo side. I expected his narration to be based purely on the economic,life,people,the sights and sounds of the two cities and not chipping in "why these 2 tribes are bent on co-existing together"
My people stop taking what he is yabbing seriously ok, he is just talking his opinion
Good video but there is so much paucity of verifiable facts in Africa. As a UA-camr myself, I think you should tone your reply to your audience. Your channel is more educative and you must continue to teach. Kudos. I come in peace.
if you insult islam then you won't leave Kano alive...what a scary dangerous place to be
@fredrickdenga7552
If you insult Nnamdi Kanu in Onitsha Market, you will not make it out alive. What a scary place to be, too. See how that can go either way?
@@BantuCityDiariestribalistic element
Have Nigerians taken note of the fact that Nigeria has more gas tanker explosion, more buildings collapses and more fire inferno at business establishments in a given year, more than in most, if not all countries of the world.
A classical by product of curruption & economic sabotage disguised as accidents, except the incessant building collapses that has more to do with incompetence, non chalant attitude for work, and a building construction industry of substandardnes as well.
@XY-rh3if
It is crucial to understand that less than 2.7% of Nigerians are over 65, with just 0.3% over 80. In contrast, over 72% of Nigerians are under 35, 20% are between 35 and 50, and the 50-64 age group makes up just 5.3%. This demographic distribution is a pressing issue that demands our immediate attention.
2.7% and 5.3% of Nigeria's population hold 70% and 27% of the country's political power, respectively. One hundred and sixty-six million young Nigerians, who make up the bulk of the country and are the future, show little interest in reading, exploring, and inventing. Most are uneducated in STEM, making them unemployable by global standards. Slightly more than half of that 166 million are women, who have categorically abandoned a career to contribute to the country's growth and economy for a husband and eventually become baby-producing machines.
In Nigeria, less than 10% of the young population is employable and educated to a level comparable to those in the global south outside sub-Saharan Africa. In comparison, just 3% have a level comparable to those in West and East Asia. This is a stark reminder of the urgent need for political and educational reform. We cannot afford to ignore these issues any longer. We have dilemmas everywhere. A collapsing economy, dilapidated infrastructure, consumer-centric people, a handout generation (begging, fast money, poor etiquette, weak value system), normalisation of dishonesty and prevarication, lack of discipline, and countless others.
There is a significant gap between the 2.7% of Nigerians over 65 and the 72% of those under 35. The dispersion of the former's worldviews and educational levels is significant, with the former having a higher level of education than the latter. In any country where the older ones are more intelligent than the young, a collapse in the knowledge transfer chain is bound to happen. The long-term effect can be damaging, yet this is not on the to-do list for the Nigerian review framework. Well, we have no plans, by the way. Like the rest of Nigerians, the political leadership lives in the now-planning is seen as disrupting a deviation from the fleeting access to public funds.
On the other hand, a higher percentage of people in the 35 and 50 age range have an education that meets global standards. These are the vestiges of the final episode, which went through the now-collapsed Nigerian educational system, including some private schools. However, Nigeria's most educated people, specifically those aged between 50 and 64%, comprise 5.3% of the population. Disappointingly, they are around the retirement age-a severe collapse in the knowledge transfer hierarchy.
I am afraid I do not see what many Nigerians see in Nigeria-potential. I see a country that is on the brink of collapse, but I also see the potential for a fantastic transformation. I foresee civil unrest in the latter part of a two-decade period that will change the face of the country for the better. The bleeding may continue until a total shakeup of the Nigerian political system is embarked upon.
@@BantuCityDiaries
The following list below are only making the situation worse.
1. Underdeveloped & underfunded education system
2. Obsession with cranking out more babies in the name of tradition.
3. Curruption and economic sabotage
4. Obsession with substandard ways of doing everything
5. Lack of patriotism
6. Lack of interest in developing basic infrastructure etc.
@XY-rh3if
I totally agree with all those points raised. Absolutely!!!
Emir of kano is fulani. Not hausa
@chineduiroham9607
Nigerian Fulani are cultural Hausa, and most of them can't speak Fula. With the exception of Kousséri, all of northern Cameroon is home to Fulani people, who speak Fula as their first language. The same applies to Guinea, the Gambia, and the Central African Republic.
Though the true Fulani in the Yola axis and some states closer to Cameroon's regions of Adamawa, Far North, and North do speak Fula, they are not the ones Nigerians often have qualms with.
Oga hausa is hausa fulani is fulani,
Are yy talking bout onitsha not and south or the whole onitsha like obosi, ogbaru, ukpo etc are the greatest onitsha
Onitsha is an eyesore... just like I keep telling my fellow Ndigbo from Anambra, the city needs at least 80% of their buildings demolished and planned properly. That notwithstanding, Nigeria lacks proper cities.
I disagree with your question of why Igbo and Hausa insist on being one country. We Igbos have always wanted to have our own country. Remember the Biafran genocidal war? You have to ask Hausas, Fulanis and Yorubas why they want one Nigeria.
There are many nice areas in Onitsha he could have shown, and Kano is home to the largest slum in Nigeria, so you have to factor that.
@uchenna127 That Onitsha has a small location that is nice doesn't take away the fact that it is an eyesore. It should be bigger and better than what it is currently.
@@okorojnr The same can be said for Kano. It's very disingenuous to portray Kano as a richer city/state when it's home to one of the largest slums in Nigeria. It also has an economy half that of Anambra with twice the population. Making it a silly comparison. The people of Kano have real problems.
lol you are not Igbo. you are an Igbo hater. Probably onye ofe mmanu 😂
Where's the Fulani tribe in your report? Fulani conquered the Hausa and the emir of Kano isn't Hausa but Fulani.
A very flawed and biased documentary
@@arinzeobinna8387 Only an ignorant person compares Onitsha with Kano, which has gotten Lion's share of money from the federal government!!!
Pls Enugu vs portharcourt
Bro,
Your video paints a glorifying image of Kano its history, achievements etc. which it well deserves. With this rich history plus their kith and kin in Niger republic, they can easily have their own country run according to their culture, religion worldview etc. For example, sharia law, alignment with North Africa, Middle East and South Asia in domestic and foreign policies would be seamless. But what I find intriguing is that despite the above, the Hausas still insist, to the point of war and death, on coexisting with Igbos with whom they share mutual distrust and whose culture is a polar opposite to theirs in a single dysfunctional state called Nigeria. Why on earth are they not seeking to have their own independent state? Just asking.
@RadioTV595
I agree with everything you wrote there. I, too, will never understand why they are so bent on staying with the Igbo in the country.
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Aba is more populated than Onitsha
@ogwudireokechukwumarshall8644
Onitsha is more populated than Aba. Google is your best friend.
www.worldometers.info/demographics/nigeria-demographics/#google_vignette
Compare kano with Lagos. Population etc. Onitsha is not even the biggest town in the east.
@@ericg7781 Onitsha metropolis is perhaps one of the most important urban spaces in Southern Nigeria. Mind you Asaba, Onitsha, Obosi, Nkpor, etc are all part of a single continuous urban population..
Kano no be onitsha's mate interms of everything
They should have compered Kano with enugu state not Onitsha..na there we for see the difference
Unhelpful comment. How?
For a start, the literacy rate in Onitsha is better than Kano; the use of land space in Onitsha is better than Kano; the River Niger, a major international waterway flows through Onitsha, the economy of Onitsha is bigger and more modern than that of Kano; the quality of life in Onitsha is better than Kano etc. Onitsha was destroyed by Nigeria and rebuilt by individual effort while Kano survives on oil rent.
Your video as a non Nigeria was ok, but some of your depositions were misleading and erroneous. Just an example “ as Islamization and arabization continue to erode their cultural and linguistic identity”. Where did you get that from, because as much as Islam is a stronghold in northern Nigeria, the Hausa culture, language, customs, practice and traditions, is as strong as it has been for hundreds of years. It has not and never will be lost, it has been coexisting with Islam side to side, for hundreds of years. You are also not in any position, to tell us Nigerians why are we are a single country. I find that arrogant because as a non Nigerian ( you don’t sound like one), you have NO idea of the intrinsic and complex nature of Nigeria and Nigerians, enough to draw that conclusion. As a Nigerian with parents and grandparents from literally the four corners of the country, you can’t understand the matrix or workings as a non Nigerian (I stand to be corrected on your nationality). It’s a very intricate country, and most non Nigerians wouldn’t understand it at face value. We were all grouped together as a country by our colonizers, BUT there is a reason why we are STILL A country despite tribalism, bigotry and not what from a group of people who are by the way, a small representative of that group though vocal on social media. Btw Islam is what makes those countries look like they have a lot in common, not customs, culture of traditions.
@joye5761
I am a Nigerian, and I can attest that one Nigeria is solely on paper. A Hausa person in Igboland is a foreigner, just as an Igbo person in Hausaland is. What type of nation operates in such a manner? Personally, I have no interest in one Nigeria because we are too dissimilar to form a nation. My identity isn't Nigerian. I love every black country and people and want a brotherly working relationship between us. However, it should not happen at the expense of my identity. We don't need to continue living in a dysfunctional Nigeria to foster a brotherly working relationship. We can achieve this under the jurisdiction of our respective nations.
Nigeria functions and exhibits characteristics of a country with many nations. Like the United Kingdom. From the concept of state of origin to geopolitical zones and the ethnic quotation of political appointments and allocation. Nigeria is not a nation-you can pretend all you want. The trigger to create or implement the aforementioned policies came from the fundamental understanding that the geographical area now called Nigeria is a combustion of ethnically mismatched people.
Furthermore, the names of most Hausa people are Arabic, not authentic Hausa. It is also true that the Hausa have maintained more of their culture than the Igbo. However, their daily lives clearly reflect the Arabic influence on their lifestyle, which revolves around Islam. I am not even sure what you were ranting about.
No one disputes the existence of Hausa culture, and I am proud of them for that. However, to reject the Arabic influence on Hausaland is, in my opinion, naive or disingenuous.
@@BantuCityDiaries you are entitled to your opinion, as I am entitled to mine. I completely disagree that the Igbo man is a foreigner in Hausa land, the Igbos in the North (both Kano and other states) live in peace and unity. The Hausas in the East do not enjoy the same privileges the Igbos in the North enjoy, and it’s the same with other tribes. Nigerians have agreed to be a people and one country and that is why Nigeria is still standing, it would have divided a long time ago. Even the Biafra agitators and Oduduwa agitators (fewer in numbers though), are less than one percent of the population that want that division. I laugh when I hear these agitators (Biafran ones) posting all sorts of BS, and trying to claim and involve other states. These other tribes have told them to stick to their six states, because it’s mere wishful thinking if they think others will go with them. They have been told this repeatedly and we can see this play in real time, and on social media. The Biafran agitators are free to go ( they know this), they also know that they can’t survive on their own and that is why, they are trying to claim and involve other tribes to NO AVAIL. The Oduduwa agitators are just talkative and just LIKE the Igbos, majority of Yorubas are not interested in that.
The Hausas have not lost their culture or ways, definitely not their traditions or customs. Like the Christians in the South Christianity changed some of our practices, but not to the extent that we abandoned our culture or customs. Islam is a very strong and dominant religion, you could say forceful but it hasn’t changed the Hausa culture like the way you portrayed it in the video. Hausa and Islamic practice live in harmony side by side, and of course like I previously mentioned there is an Islamic influence I never denied that, but the influence didn’t erase the Hausa culture or customs. A lot of Nigerians have a huge misconception of the North , and I see a lot of ignorant comments in particular about Hausa and Fulani, which happens to be my maternal heritage.
If majority of Nigerians see the need to split we will, we are still one country going strong and we will keep going strong. I have never denied the woes of Nigeria, which in a broader sense is NOT particular to Nigeria. The only issue I have is when someone or anyone, tries to paint Nigeria as the worse place to live in Africa. I find it pathetic, delusional and outright ignorant, as every country in our beloved continent has their woes in different shapes and forms, there are no exceptions. The bottom line is find the country that suits you and what you want, as this differs individually. Btw another misconception as regards the Arabic name, who told you that lol. Hausa bear Hausa names alongside Arabic names, just like Igbos bear Igbo names along side Christian names. e.g Peter Obi, Alex Otti and Isyaku Ibrahim, Umaru Musa Yaradua. The thing is names like Bello, Nunu, Shehu etc are not Arabic names (though most Muslims bear it in Nigeria), the problem is most Nigerians erroneously assume is Arabic.
@@joye5761 You just proved his point. Igbo people have been victims of countless pogroms in Northern Nigeria. My grandparents, mother, aunties and uncles were almost wiped out, prior to the Nigerian civil war.
Hausa people live way better in Igboland than vice versa, the same reigns true for Yoruba people. You never hear them complaining or wanting for anything, it's almost as if they don't exist, because of how hospitable Igbo people are.
As far as Biafra is concerned, at least 90% of Igbo want to separate from Nigeria. Yoruba and Hausa people are the ones keeping Nigeria together, by forcibly holding Igbo people in it. Igboland receives the least from the federal allocation formula, yet has the lowest poverty rate. Igbo people also control in excess of 60% of the Nigerian economy, despite being 25% of the population.
Nigeria needs Igbo people, Igbo people don't need Nigeria.
Onitsha verified
If these are Nigerian cities then sorry. Better use another word
Stupid, can't you reserve, both of them are not even in top 11 beautiful cities in Nigeria, search for enugu city, calabar city, porthercourt city, owerri city, lkoyi city, Lagos city, Abuja city, uyo city, ABA city, abakaliki city, and many more.
Nigeria has more than 90 cities and these two are not even in the most beautiful or organized
Just Google
❌ Port Harcourt
❌Enugu
❌Oweri
❌Uyo
❌Calabar etc😅
@motherlandtv1
Why are you calling him stupid? A lot of Nigerians are often unnecessarily uncouth, aggressive, and hostile!
@afrokg5745
None of the below supposedly cities are worthy of one. I'm not sure what is wrong with us. A single Mombasa, Kenya, Durban, South Africa, Alexandria, Egypt, Marrakesh, Morocco, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, Rosario, Argentina, Hat Yai, Thailand, Arequipa, Peru, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Walvis Bay, Namibia, Semey, Kazakhstan, Paysandú, Paraguay, Al Wakrah, Qatar, Ahmadi, Kuwait, Erbil, Kurdistan Iraq, or Seeb in Oman beat all of the below Nigerian ridiculous cities.
Port Harcourt
Enugu
Owerri
Uyo
Calabar, etc
There are two options here: when we travel, we close our eyes or intentionally choose to be disingenuous about our reality.
@hansonkiks4407
Stupid: a. having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense. (Oxford)
b. silly or unwise; showing poor judgment or little intelligence (Cambridge)
Your submission displayed a severe lack of intelligence and common sense. I didn't imply modern or world-class cities. You also implied that none of the Nigerian cities mentioned had anything to do with those in my film, demonstrating yet another lack of common sense. Yes, there was a correlation in his submission, as he attempted to draw a parallel between the cities mentioned and those in my film.
Your submission's lack of intelligence, common sense, and poor writing skills are all equivalent to being stupid. Therefore, it can be inferred that you are a stupid person, a label you often apply to others to derogate from your ineptitude. I can also add that you exhibited ignorance, which is still synonymous with being stupid.
I have read some texts that say the real onitsha indigenes are not Igbos but because they were in the heart if Igbo land they were quickly replaced by igbo communities. Pls help me check that out.
@Boombastic82
Most humans, if not all, migrated at some point. Early humans wandered around for food and settled closer to rivers and coastlines. Why is it that the closer people are, the more similar their culture, traditions, and language? At least most of the time. The Tiv is one of the few exceptions. History has it that they migrated from present-day Congo, which is why they are Bantu by most metrics.
The issue or the crux behind your questioning was, if I'm correct, how recent was the immigration to Onitsha. It is believed that Bini people from the old Benin kingdom migrated to Onitsha. Several accounts have also credited some of its inhabitants to other sources. This transition occurred a few hundred years ago, which is relatively recent compared to cities like Kano, Cairo, the kingdom of Benin, and many others.
@@BantuCityDiarieswe did not migrate lol Omg ezechima went to Benin and rule Benin and came back with his people to onitsha we did not migrate he ones rule Benin God forbid to have Benin blood don’t say this again pls
@@BantuCityDiariesfact lies onitsha people are children of ezechime both delta and anambra North ezechime lived in bini before traveling back because of bini inversion of there land that is why onistha is called onistha ado na idu meaning that igbos founded bini before binis come from ile ife to fight then in there land.. Ezechime is from aro in which aro people are from Nri kingdom
Beautiful video, but this two cities look so disorganized, compared to east African cities.
@sammathenge630
Nigeria is far behind Kenya, Tanzania, or Rwanda in terms of infrastructure. This is not even open for a debate.
@@BantuCityDiaries "Nigeria is far behind Kenya, Tanzania, or Rwanda in terms of infrastructure. This is not even open for a debate"- This brash assessment sounds all too Nigerian, despite the Ai voice used for the video.
East African countries only have the one city (the capital) and sometimes a commerce capital, if it isn't the capital city, and that's it. Neither Kano or Onitsha are capital cities. If you were to compare capitals, then Nigeria would look far better. That said, most of these images/video footage are old, especially the Onitsha footage, Onitsha has changed quite significantly, since Soludo's ascension.
@@emekaihedigbo3997 you need to visit east Africa and see for yourself...
@@uchenna127 east African cities are far better organized than Nigerian cities. You just have to check what Nigerian bloogers write when they visit placesvlike Nairobi or Kigali.
The most beautiful and organized cities in Nigeria are located in the niger delta( south south) Nigeria
😁 Port Harcourt
😁Uyo
😁Calabar etc
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KANO NO BE THEIR MATE