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aribisala0:
University?
Onitsha?
What for?

Onitsha has always being a trading hub but it has a decent history of academic excellence especially on the secondary school level.......now onitsha is moving to university levels...!

FreeStuffsNG:
The father of Christianity in the East is Bishop Ajayi Crowther of the Anglican Communion. If you want to defend the Catholic for immortalising one of those who came after the first Christian missionary work led by a Yoruba man, Bishop Ajayi Crowther, do so but don't corrupt the true of history and the place of Bishop Ajayi Crowther who brought christianity to Igboland.
Hopefully someday, a grateful generation of Igbo will one day give Bishop Ajayi Crowther his rightful place in Igboland.

The catholics got to onitsha shortly after the Portuguese made with Benin in the 1460s..........the catholics predated Crowther by at least 200 years but the slave trade must have killed their missions!

Unbiased1:
I am loving the structures I'm seeing. God bless Onitsha and the Catholic church.

People like you will condem Oyedepo and co for buulding a university o,... But since it's Catholic,no problem it's Roger roger

WizardOfNG:


Bro, let us always praise and encourage our 'developer' brothers over revelations like this .

I personally don't mind if all SE States become more developed than Abuja and Lagos. Hopefully Igbos will then stay there and stop trooping to the SW in the thousands daily.

It really is deplorable that up to 15 million Igbos reside permanently outside the SE. That is not and can never be a good template for the even development of all Nigeria.

All Nigerians should stay in their region and develop it optimally.

@OP.

Una do well. Please keep it up and even redouble your efforts.

While you are in your frenzy of self adulation and misplaced triumphalism kindly do well to set up a self determination referendum......we want to make your proposed separation a permanent DIVORCE........we sef don tire !!

Abufo:


Onitsha has always being a trading hub but it has a decent history of academic excellence especially on the secondary school level.......now onitsha is moving to university levels...!

secondary level is okay

Onitsha is the headquarters of Catholic and Anglican churches in igboland because Onitsha was the first place the western education and Christian missionaries first established and headquartered and from there they went hinterland of igboland

Facidio:



People like you will condem Oyedepo and co for buulding a university o,... But since it's Catholic,no problem it's Roger roger

If not for the Catholic church, most Igbos alive today would have either been dead or not born due to the Civil war. The Catholic church's contributions to education, health and childcare in Igboland is too much for them not to have special status in the East. Most of the best primary and secondary public schools in the east are run by the Catholic church, they also run the largest orphanage and childcare centers in the east. Now tell me, what has Oyedepo (or whatever you call him) done for easterners? Schools run by the Catholic church in the East are highly affordable, same can't be said of the schools run by Oyedepo and his church.

aribisala0:
University?
Onitsha?
What for?

Why not?
E shock you?

This university building is too substandard and will be very cheap.

Let me go online and apply for my children.

At least one won't spend much money here

CJStarz:

Why not?
E shock you?

Seriously shocking
For what purpose?

aribisala0:


Seriously shocking
For what purpose?

E go shock you more if I tell you 😂😂😂

Unbiased1:


If not for the Catholic church, most Igbos alive today would have either been dead or not born due to the Civil war. The Catholic church's contributions to education, health and childcare in Igboland is too much for them not to have special status in the East. Most of the best primary and secondary public schools in the east are run by the Catholic church, they also run the largest orphanage and childcare centers in the east. Now tell me, what has Oyedepo (or whatever you call him) done for easterners? Schools run by the Catholic church in the East are highly affordable, same can't be said of the schools run by Oyedepo and his church.

Affordable you say?.... Why not just make it free so that we know that nobody is paying for it

WizardOfNG:


Bro, let us always praise and encourage our 'developer' brothers over revelations like this .

I personally don't mind if all SE States become more developed than Abuja and Lagos. Hopefully Igbos will then stay there and stop trooping to the SW in the thousands daily.

It really is deplorable that up to 15 million Igbos reside permanently outside the SE. That is not and can never be a good template for the even development of all Nigeria.

All Nigerians should stay in their region and develop it optimally.

@OP.

Una do well. Please keep it up and even redouble your efforts.

Very Much A Smart Dummy


Is it the igbos fault Nigerian gov doesn't know how to decentralize institutions ?

Even to answer the question.....why do Nigerians troop to Lagos, you can't even tackle honestly.

I despise grown men liars. Such a despicable trait

Nigerians are not coming to Lagos because it's Yoruba land. Much to your chagrin 😒

aribisala0:
University?
Onitsha?
What for?

The level of bitterness of you guys for anything from SE/Igbo is very saddening and unwarranted.

This institution isn't funded with your money or state government not even fG project yet you're bitter .


Even when I'm not Igbo but these vibes wekens me

Praxis758:
Named after the father of Christianity in the eastern land.

Father Shanahan did a great exploit in the East.

Father of Catholicism in the east..

He is the reason why Catholicism is very strong in the igboland.

1Alex:
not the third but fourth. Iyienu Hospital ogidi is now Paul University teaching hospital

Owned by which diocese??

Solsix:

Owned by which diocese??

I made a mistake. The name is university on the Niger Teaching hospital. Owned by the diocese on the Niger.

1Alex:
I made a mistake. The name is university on the Niger Teaching hospital. Owned by the diocese on the Niger.

Ok, so diocese on the niger extends to iyienu??

Solsix:

Ok, so diocese on the niger extends to iyienu??

yes

Unbiased1:


If not for the Catholic church, most Igbos alive today would have either been dead or not born due to the Civil war. The Catholic church's contributions to education, health and childcare in Igboland is too much for them not to have special status in the East. Most of the best primary and secondary public schools in the east are run by the Catholic church, they also run the largest orphanage and childcare centers in the east. Now tell me, what has Oyedepo (or whatever you call him) done for easterners? Schools run by the Catholic church in the East are highly affordable, same can't be said of the schools run by Oyedepo and his church.

Stop generalizing bro
The effect of Catholic dominance was only in Anambra, orlu part of IMO and some parts of Enugu
But mostly Anambra!
You will hardly see a Catholic man from Abia, also igbo speaking part of rivers, owerri zone of imo state, ebonyi (especially afikpo axis) are largely Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian and protestant,
Ngwa people on there own are largely Adventist from okezie, to Alex otti e.t.c and that's why Clifford university exist in that axis, the also have numerous of secondary schools and motherless babies home within ngwaland, the remaining part of Abia, rivers,imo e.t.c are not Catholics
Catholics is only predominantly in Anambra, orlu imo axis and you can feel there impact there.

Except orji uzor kalu
Who grew up in northern Nigeria
I have never seen anyone or any Popular figure from Abia or my side in IMO that's a Catholic

Daveconsult007:


The level of bitterness of you guys for anything from SE/Igbo is very saddening and unwarranted.

This institution isn't funded with your money or state government not even fG project yet you're bitter .


Even when I'm not Igbo but these vibes wekens me

Igbos are not victims they just reap what they sow

Hope they make upper iweka hoodlums and nnewi urchins attend this uni to reform them to becomed civilized. ANAMBRA PPL LIVING ABLOAD FEAR TO RETURN TO COMMUNITIES,BUT GOVR SOLUDO TRYING HARD TO MAKE ANAMBRA SAFE,BUT AFTER HIS TWO HOPE THOSE ANIMALS (LEVY TASKFORCE,TOUTS,BRIDGE ROBBERS,RITUAISTS ETC.)DONT RETURN TO MESS UP ANAMBRA AGAIN IFSHA.

Was it Bishop Ajayi Crowther or Father Shannahan that came first to Igbo land?

Kindly educate me. I’ve been looking for historical material for that .

Thanks.

FreeStuffsNG:
The father of Christianity in the East is Bishop Ajayi Crowther of the Anglican Communion. If you want to defend the Catholic for immortalising one of those who came after the first Christian missionary work led by a Yoruba man, Bishop Ajayi Crowther, do so but don't corrupt the true of history and the place of Bishop Ajayi Crowther who brought christianity to Igboland.
Hopefully someday, a grateful generation of Igbo will one day give Bishop Ajayi Crowther his rightful place in Igboland.

Praxis758:

Was it Bishop Ajayi Crowther or Father Shannahan that came first to Igbo land?

Kindly educate me. I’ve been looking for historical material for that .

Thanks.

Adaidemili:
Today marks the Arrival of Christianity. It is the 165th anniversary of the advent of Christianity in Igboland and the 112th anniversary in the community promoted by the CMS (Church Missionary Society), led by Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther and by Rev. J.C Taylor (The Apostle of Igboland) together with the led team by the Physician, Dr. William Balfour Baikie.

Unfortunately, the first expedition in August 1841, in which the group entered the Niger River, was a painful failure as malaria killed fifty-four out of a hundred and sixty-two whites within weeks. Samuel Ajayi Crowther also led a team of native missionaries in the Niger Valley.

The Arrival of Christianity in Igboland
Once again, in 1857, Reverend Ajayi Crowther and J.C Taylor, along with a number of catechists, ed Macgregor Laird on an expedition, sponsored by the British government. Reverend Crowther also had a specific assignment from the CMS to found the Mission in Niger. It was in the Christ Church camp in Onitsha that the Mission to Niger began in 1857 as an African initiative.

Upon arrival of Christianity, the team was received and established in Onitsha by Obi Akazue, the 14th Obi of Onitsha on July 27, 1857. Hence, the Anglican Church became the first church in Igboland.

The Anglican Church of Christ, Onitsha (Ebube Niger) was also the first church in Igboland. Some developments in Igboland, especially in education, can be attributed to Christian missions

However, Anglicans in Igboland celebrate the anniversary of the CMS every July 27, which they use to measure their past, present and predict what the Christian faith would be like in the future.

Igbo Origin
Igbo, also called Ibo, people living mainly in southeastern Nigeria who speak Igbo, a language of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family. Grouped into the following major cultural divisions: Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern or Cross River and Northeast.

How Igbo felt About Christianity
The Igbo feared that if they became Christians, their gods would bring them disaster. Soothsayers and sorcerers reported that the deities were angry at the new religion and warned that no one should the missionaries.

First Church in Igboland
The Anglican mission arrived in Igboland in the last half of the nineteenth century being the first Christian mission to enter Igboland, precisely in 1857, with Onitsha as the first place of missionary propagation. From Onitsha the mission extended to other parts of Igboland.

Who Wrote Igbo Bible?
Samuel Ajayi Crowther’s first Igbo language book (Isoama – Ibo: A Primer) written by a Yoruba man, Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809-1891) in 1857. “The book had 17 pages, with the Igbo alphabets, words, phrases, sentence patterns, the Our Father, the Ten Commandments and translations of the first chapters of the Gospel of Matthew.


First Church In Nigeria
The cathedral church of San Pietro

Peters, Ake Abeokuta, is the first church in Nigeria. History teaches us that when Christianity first arrived in what is now known as Nigeria through the Portuguese missionary, no particular church was founded before they left.

Which Year Did Catholic Church Came to Nigeria?
Nigeria became a part of the vast Vicariate Apostolic of the Two Guineas, created in 1842, but transferred to Gabon when that vicariate was created in 1863. Priests from the Society of african missions (SMA) also arrived along with British rule in 1861.

Nigeria Today
Today, Nigerian leaders, both in public life and in politics, education, church, commerce and industry, owe their education, in whole or in part, to the manual labor of missionaries. What Ajayi Crowther started one hundred and sixty-five years ago now gave birth to the church and for its livelihood Christians should strive to revive the spirit of this great African missionary.

To Read more, Click: https://wokenationtv.com/today-in-1857-arrival-of-christianity-in-igboland.html

Here's George Masden's "Among The Ibos of Niger" historical of the colonial era Igboland with the people walking naked. The pictures are there in the book. Btw, George Masden is a British colonial official o before you think he is Yoruba too
https://archive.org/details/amongibosofniger00basd/mode/1up?ref=ol&view=theater.

Solsix:

Owned by which diocese??

Diocese of the Niger (Onitsha)

FreeStuffsNG:

Imagine the source, you guys can rewrite the history of minority not us

Anambra1stSonTV:

Imagine the source, you guys can rewrite the history of minority not us

Smh. Those you condescendingly regarded as "minorities" even had exposure with western
civilisation earlier than our Igbo brothers and sisters who as at independence in 1960 were still living in unclothedness and covering their body parts with leaves.

Here's George Masden's "Among The Ibos of Niger" historical of the colonial era Igboland with the people walking naked. The pictures of naked people of the Igboland of that time are there in the book. Btw, George Masden is a British colonial official o before you think he is Yoruba too
https://archive.org/details/amongibosofniger00basd/mode/1up?ref=ol&view=theater. As at this time when people use leaves to cover their body in Igboland, Yoruba people in Lagos, Ibadan, Ilesha etc were already driving cars going overseas for further education etc while a 'minority' community like Calabar already had the Hope Waddell Training Institute.

The Yoruba actually brought christianity and civilisation to Igboland. You should be grateful.

aribisala0:


Igbos are not victims they just reap what they sow

And Igbos are doing great

FreeStuffsNG:

Smh. Those you condescendingly regarded as "minorities" even had exposure with western
civilisation earlier than our Igbo brothers and sisters who as at independence in 1960 were still living in unclothedness and covering their body parts with leaves.

Here's George Masden's "Among The Ibos of Niger" historical of the colonial era Igboland with the people walking naked. The pictures are there in the book. Btw, George Masden is a British colonial official o before you think he is Yoruba too
https://archive.org/details/amongibosofniger00basd/mode/1up?ref=ol&view=theater.

The Yoruba actually brought christianity and civilisation to Igboland. You should be grateful.

Indeed and your region is uncivilised probably because Fulani brought Muslim to Yoruba land

Anambra1stSonTV:

And Igbos are doing great

. Every body is doing great

WizardOfNG:


Bro, let us always praise and encourage our 'developer' brothers over revelations like this .

I personally don't mind if all SE States become more developed than Abuja and Lagos. Hopefully Igbos will then stay there and stop trooping to the SW in the thousands daily.

It really is deplorable that up to 15 million Igbos reside permanently outside the SE. That is not and can never be a good template for the even development of all Nigeria.

All Nigerians should stay in their region and develop it optimally.

@OP.

Una do well. Please keep it up and even redouble your efforts.

The way you guys talk about SW. I jus laugh anytime I hear una lamentation.

SW that houses don't have good bathrooms and toilets with algae everywhere or which SW?

South West that still fetches water from Wells in this 21st century 😂.

SW that Bathroom and toilet water floods her streets?

Omoh ehh. Una funny oo.