How did Ówànbè turned to Owambe?
#Owanbe is a word that emanated from Yoruba phrase meaning we are here, let's go party. But it has been upsurge by those who don't understand yoruba probably as a result of lack of proper understanding of the word
#deerper than you think.
#owanbe
@sowore@realDonaldTrump@PeteHegseth The reason why insecurity is thriving in the North is simply because of paid influencers in the north. It will interest you to know that not all these terrorist stay in the bush as they made us to believe.
they go out and wreck havoc, then return home Swore you are a suspect
@drkemiofnigeria@ndlea_nigeria@drkemiofnigeria@ndlea_nigeria@ndlea_nigeria i think many people bars and relaxation centres in Nigeria should be well educated and given the standard if operation by the NDLEA before they can open their bar. Infact, they should be all sensitised well against drug party
@only1validd@drkemiofnigeria@ndlea_nigeria She is a friend of the people. Thanks fur supporting the fight against drug misuse. Thanks to NDLEA for a job well done also. I no go offend you o 😂
@it_Rutie@instablog9ja Na you be illiterate. Going to school no mean you shouldn't understand law, NDLEA isn't Police. They have the right to search toy without warrant if they suspect anything incriminating.go and check their i.d card Their i.d card has warrant https://t.co/USrFNSqJAa the back. Olodo
@AKURECITY Poor state. The Governor is so useless that nothing is working in Ondo state. Amotekun are now toothless while the Fulani herdsmen are killing. Rip
@officialEFCC I am ashamed of you EFCC
Na like this you won continue to opress the masses. Eku ise takuntakun. A bunch of coward puppet trying to attack a lion
Conspiracy to Exit Itsekiri lands from Western Region to Delta State: The Urhobo and Ijaw Scheme Against Itsekiri, 1957-2025
In the 1960s, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh penned a letter to Dennis Osadebay, following the Itsekiri's resolute refusal to depart from the Western Region. The letter warned of a sinister plot to seize Itsekiri lands, declaring that the Itsekiri would rather remain outside the newly proposed Mid-West Region to safeguard their ancestral territories.
Approximately 32-33 years later, in 1992 and 1993, the Urhobo launched violent assaults against the Itsekiri, mere months after Delta State's creation in 1991. These attacks were a calculated attempt to wrest control of Warri from the Itsekiri. In response, the Itsekiri demanded a separate state encompassing the Warri Local Government Areas (LGAs) to protect their heritage.
37 years after the letter, from 1997 to 1998, the Ijaw perpetrated genocidal attacks against the Itsekiri, prompting a prolonged retaliation that lasted until 2004. These conflicts resulted in over 2,000 Itsekiri deaths, marking a tragic escalation in the struggle for territorial control.
In 1999, 39 years after the letter, the Delta State government, in collusion with @inecnigeria, manipulated electoral boundaries to grant the Urhobo voting wards equal to those of the Itsekiri in Warri South. This fraudulent act disregarded the Itsekiri’s clear majority status and their historical ownership of the land, falsely equating them with the minority Urhobo population.
53 years after the letter, in 2013, the Ijaw launched another assault, killing 11 Itsekiri on their own ancestral lands, further intensifying the threat to Itsekiri lands.
65 years after Chief Okotie-Eboh’s warning, in 2025, the Delta State government, alongside the Urhobo and Ijaw, orchestrated a coup in collaboration with @inecnigeria. This plot stripped the Itsekiri of their political influence over the three Warri LGAs—centuries-old Itsekiri ancestral lands and kingdom. Through a fraudulent ward delineation process, chaired by an Ijaw woman, control was deceitfully handed to the Urhobo and Ijaw.
The fears articulated by Chief Okotie-Eboh have come to fruition, revealing a long-standing conspiracy to erode Itsekiri lands and identity. Yet, we stand unwavering. The Itsekiri will never allow these schemes to succeed. We will fight to our last breath to defend our rightful heritage and ensure that no one seizes what is ours.
We will never let them prevail—never.
By Lord_of_Warri on 𝕏 (Twitter).
Itsekiri Activist and Historian.