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Presto 02970 Professional SaladShooter Electric Slicer/Shredder, White Presto 02970 Professional SaladShooter Electric Slicer/Shredder, White
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A great big idea for salads and much more. Slices and shreds right where you want for perfect salads and much much more. Professional speed power and convenience. Includes thick and thin slice cones ripple cut cone shredding cone and funnel guide.

Ove' Glove Hot Surface Handler, 1 Glove (Pack of 2) Ove' Glove Hot Surface Handler, 1 Glove (Pack of 2)
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Five-fingered flexi-grip. For left or right hand. Withstands extreme heat up to 480 degrees F. The Ove Glove is perfect for the kitchen, barbeque and handling hot surfaces around the house. The Ove Glove exterior layer is made of DuPont Nomex and Kevlar. Interior layer of soft doubleknit cotton. Machine washable. The thermal properties of The Ove Glove outer layer, which is made of Nomex and Kevlar dramatically extend the time you can handle a hot object in your hands. The tough exterior of this glove forms a thermal isolation barrier, slowing the temperature increase in the interior layer of soft doubleknit cotton. When exposed to an open flame, the outer layer of glove does not catch fire and does not melt. The Ove Glove's outer layer is made of 86% Nomex and 14% Kevlar. Classified UL: Protective kitchen apparel as to heat and flame resistant only. Maximum surface temperature 480 degrees F.

Waechtersbach Plate, You Are Special Today, Cherry Red Waechtersbach Plate, You Are Special Today, Cherry Red
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This is the original "red plate" imported from Germany where it is carefully made by Waechtersbach, producer of world famous ceramics noted for their brilliant, deep color. This plate is a perfect complement to Waechtersbach's solid cherry red dinnerware, formerly known as the "Fun Factory" line. Set the table in red and replace one setting with the "you are special" plate to honor a guest or celebrate an ocassion.

Very Best Of Neil Diamond Very Best Of Neil Diamond
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Track Notes from Neil Diamond: 1. Forever In Blue Jeans — “Forever in Blue Jeans” was inspired by guitarist Richard Bennett’s wonderful opening guitar lick which he first played for me while we were out on the road. That guitar lick was so seductive that the melody I started singing over his guitar practically wrote itself. When we returned to L.A. we were anxious to get into the studio and put the finished (we thought) song on tape. After running through it with my band a few times, we all realized that we needed to add another musical section to make the record really work. We called a 15 minute break, right in the middle of the recording session, while Richard and I sat down at the piano and hashed out a brand new section with a lyric of its own (“Maybe tonight...” ). This new, unplanned section (instantly orchestrated by arranger Tom Hensley) would become one of my favorite parts of the record. Necessity really did prove to be the mother of invention on this wonderful Bob Gaudio production. 2. Beautiful Noise — I remember Garth Hudson of The Band sitting at his huge self built pipe organ and playing the solo of this record at the Beautiful Noise session. What he played completely floored us as he filled the musical track with an amazing sound that helped keep the record alive and interesting. Thank you Garth. 3. Love On The Rocks — “Love on the Rocks” was performed live for the cameras on the set of The Jazz Singer movie. This is something that’s hardly ever done in movies as they prefer to have the singer lip-sync the vocals of a pre-recorded track. All the songs in The Jazz Singer were done live because I’m terrible at lip-syncing. 4. Cherry, Cherry — Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Artie Butler and I made a fun little demo of “Cherry, Cherry” to use as a guide for an upcoming recording session of the song. We never could top that unpretentious, good feeling demo at the full session, so they ended up releasing the demo. It went top five in America and marked the true beginning of my career in music. 5. I Am…I Said — “I Am...I Said” took four months of writing day and night to complete. When the song was finally finished, a great Lee Holdridge string and horn chart was written and recorded. An immaculate Tom Catalano production completed this musical journey. It was nominated for a Grammy and still gives me chills when I perform it. 6. Sweet Caroline — “Sweet Caroline” was written in a Memphis hotel room the night before it was recorded. The next day I walked the song over to American Sound Studio and played it through for producer Tommy Cogbill and the studio house band (Reggie Young on guitar, Mike Leech on bass, Bobby Emmons on the Hammond B-3 organ, Bobby Woods on acoustic piano and Gene Chrisman on drums). This little group created the basic track of one of my biggest and most durable hits ever. Co-producer Tom Catalano then brought in arranger Charlie Calello who wrote the unforgettable string and horn charts (bah-bah-bah) which were recorded later in New York City. This record was an unexpected gift from the Gods of music. One that made us all look so good, so good, so good! 7. Cracklin’ Rosie — While chatting with a Canadian fan one day I was told the story of an Indian tribe on a reservation in Canada which had a deficit in the number of women. This meant that those unfortunate single men would buy an inexpensive bottle of wine called Crackling Rosé to keep them company on Saturday nights. This wine would become their date for the evening and they called her Cracklin’ Rosie. That was all the story I needed to hear to write this song. It ended up being my first #1 record as an artist. For a recording artist there is no bigger thrill. 8. Play Me — We discovered during its recording session that “Play Me” didn’t feel quite right in the 4⁄4 time signature that I had written it in. Guitarist Richard Bennett came up with the solution by playing his guitar picking lick in 3⁄4 time. This new time signature made all the difference in the world as the song settled into its own natural feel. I thanked Richard for pointing me in the right direction by giving him my beloved Everly Brothers acoustic guitar on the spot. He returned it to me years later knowing how much I missed it. That guitar now resides at the Grammy museum in Los Angeles. 9. I’m A Believer — I don’t remember too much about writing or recording “I’m a Believer.” At the time it was just another one of the songs I had written for my second album on Bang Records. I do remember though, the Monkees recording it and taking it to #1 on the charts and it becoming the biggest selling single of the year. It’s hard to forget stuff like that. 10. Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon — This was my love song to all the screaming teeny-boppers at my early shows. 11. Holly Holy — Tommy Cogbill produced the basic tracks of “Holly Holy” in Memphis with the super-hot American Sound Studio house band. When co-producer Tom Catalano and I hand carried the boxes of recording tape through the Memphis airport to L.A. the next day, we held them like they were newborn babies because we both felt there was a miracle on those tracks. When we got back to L.A., Tom brought in arranger Lee Holdridge who was inspired enough by the tracks to write the most magnificent string and choral parts. When engineer Armin Steiner played it back all together, we knew we had somehow captured lightning in a bottle. This was a once in a lifetime recording experience for me. 12. Solitary Man — “Solitary Man” was a first for me in many ways. My first chart record as an artist, my first recorded performance with great professional musicians, the very best engineers, and two producers at the top of their game, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. These elements together made my first important musical introduction to the public one that I was thrilled to put my name on. 13. Song Sung Blue — I wish I could remember who played that electric piano riff on the opening of this record. I still love it. Also, it was my second #1 record as an artist. 14. You Don’t Bring Me Flowers — This song was written at the request of television producer Norman Lear. He wanted it used as a theme song for a new “male-female role reversal” TV sitcom called All That Glitters (why else would a guy be singing about not getting flowers?). Marilyn and Alan Bergman and I wrote the lyric first and then I went off to set it to music. It didn’t take long, the lyric was written to be sung. The song itself begged to be a duet and eventually my friend Barbra Streisand heard it and agreed. My third #1 single was shared with my favorite girl singer. What fun! 15. Hello Again — Alan Lindgren and I wrote this song at drummer Dennis St. John’s beach pad in a smoky haze of good fellowship. 16. Red, Red Wine — “Red, Red Wine” was recorded for Bang Records in 1967. Soon afterwards, I left the Bang Records label. After I left, the people at Bang began to release everything I had ever recorded while I was with them, whether it was complete or not. They decided to throw in some violins to the very understated track I did for “Red, Red Wine” and then released it. I didn’t like their version very much but I swallowed it and moved on. Years later the group UB40 released the song in a terrific reggae version. The fact that UB40’s record went to #1 on the charts helped soothe my hurt pride. #1 records have a way of making all the hurt go away. 17. If You Know What I Mean — This is one of my favorite songs from the BeautifulNoise album. Robbie Robertson did a masterful job of producing this entire album. 18. Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show — This very unique record (produced by Tommy Cogbill and Chips Moman) was another Memphis creation (circa 1969). Bobby Woods on piano and Mike Leech on bass led me and the band to the promised land with this track. “Brother Love” was a very odd single (you couldn’t dance to it because of all the tempo changes) but it caught on nonetheless. Almost immediately, it became one of my favorite songs to perform live and remains my show closer after more than forty years. Now that’s what I call longevity! 19. Pretty Amazing Grace — “Pretty Amazing Grace” is one of the offspring of my two Rick Rubin produced albums, 12 Songs and Home Before Dark. I familiarized the band in the studio with it by having us practice the instrumental guitar section that can be heard about three quarters of the way through. Once we got that part down, the rest of the tune just fell into place. Of course it takes great musicians to make things just “fall into place.” I was lucky to have them and a great producer on those sessions. 20. Kentucky Woman — I wrote “Kentucky Woman” in an old limo that I had just purchased from a funeral home to carry me through a touring version of Dick Clark’s Where the Action Is T.V. show. It was my very first tour and I didn’t know exactly what to expect so I prepared myself to do a lot of writing in transit. My keyboard player Max Sandler drove that ’57 Cadillac limo as I sat in the roomy back seat cradling my guitar and writing songs throughout that entire thirty-two city, twenty-eight day tour. This song was started as we approached our play date in Paducah, Kentucky. 21. Shilo — “Shilo” set a higher lyrical standard for me than anything I had written before on Bang Records because it had a little story to tell. I wanted this record out as a single and Bang Records did not. They offered to release it if I were willing to re-sign with them for another two years. I refused, believing that I had earned the right to choose my own single after all the success we’d had. I finally left Bang and my producers Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich over this song. I don’t regret it and I guess it turned out okay in the end but I’ll always miss the excitement of those Bang Years. 22. America — For me, the song “America” provided the heart and soul of The Jazz Singer film. The satisfaction I felt from popularizing that song made the reviews I got as an actor sting a little less. 23. Hell Yeah — This self-revelation poured out of me as the last of the thirty songs I had written for contention in my 12 Songs album. “Hell Yeah” is an affirmation of a lifetime spent devoted to music and my attempt to find a personally satisfying life for myself beyond the music. I have that life now but it was a much harder job than I thought possible. Still, well worth all the years and all the tears. I wish I could personally thank the hundreds of musicians, arrangers, and engineers who, along with the producers, spent long days and nights in studios around the country to make these recordings vibrate and thrill. As a songwriter I can only humbly bow down and thank them all from the depths of my heart for giving wings to my dreams. —Neil Diamond

2011 career-spanning collection from the veteran singer/songwriter. From his early steps as a songwriter in the '60s to his world-dominating success in the '70s and beyond, Neil Diamond has created some of this generation's best-loved songs. Included here are all of his major hits including 'I Am I Said', 'Solitary Man', 'Forever In Blue Jeans', 'Play Me', 'Cracklin' Rosie', 'America', 'Pretty Amazing Grace' and many more. 23 tracks.

20th Century Masters: The Best Of Etta James (Millennium Collection) 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Etta James (Millennium Collection)
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Few vocalists can muster the power and sass of Etta James when she's rocking the mike on classic R&B tunes like "Tell Mama" or "Something's Got a Hold on Me." But James also had a way with a ballad, and her sensitive readings of songs such as "At Last" and "All I Could Do Was Cry" made her a fan favorite in the early '60s. Had she not been sidelined for a while by an addiction to heroin, today we might think of James, not Aretha, as the Queen of Soul. Because this set offers only 11 cuts, it's generally inferior to Her Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection, which boasts 20 tunes. Still, it's a satisfying intro to the delightful "Miss Peaches" nonetheless. --Daniel Durchholz

The 20th Century Masters series is the best-selling single-artist line in music history and is being re-released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green.UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.

Her Best - The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection Her Best - The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
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Whether she sings string-laden pop ballads, lively soul, or gritty electric blues, James's high-powered, enormously expressive voice displays a knack for passionate blues inflections. Emotionally charged ballads including "At Last" and "All I Could Do is Cry" find James blasting through the orchestra with unearthly wails and moans. "If I Can't Have You," a duet with Harvey Fuqua, drops the orchestra in favor of horn-driven R&B and "Something's Got a Hold On Me" is a gospel-flavored romp reminiscent of Ray Charles. A live version of Jimmy Reed's "Baby, What You Want Me to Do" shows her raunchiest Chicago-blues style, and "In the Basement," with Sugar Pie DeSanto, is a funky workout. Also here are three classics from her soul-drenched 1967 Muscle Shoals sessions. --Marc Greilsamer

Her Best - The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection by Etta JamesThis product is manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

Tae-Bo Workout: Instructional and Basic (Tae-Bo: The Ultimate Total Body Workout for Men & Women) [VHS] Tae-Bo Workout: Instructional and Basic (Tae-Bo: The Ultimate Total Body Workout for Men & Women) [VHS]
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4 video set Basic, instructional, 8 min workout , advanced 4 vhs in all

Billed as the "future of fitness" and hawked by numerous celebrities, Billy Blanks's Tae-Bo actually deserves much of the hype it's receiving. A mixture of boxing punches and martial arts kicks, Tae-Bo is fun and easy. One of the best elements of this two-tape set is that the first tape (which is 40 minutes long), Tae-Bo: Instructional, lays out the movements you need to successfully complete a workout. Once you've mastered the steps, you won't have to fast-forward through half the tape to get to the workout, nor will your workout be slowed down by the repeated lessons. After you feel comfortable with the movements (and they're really quite easy to follow; nothing too complicated to trip you up), you're ready to move on to Tae-Bo: Basics, a 27-minute workout (5 minutes of warm-up, 18 minutes of Tae-Bo, and 4 minutes of cool-down) that will have your heart pounding and your body sweating. The only downside to this tape is the less-than-exciting music. Blanks, a seven-time World Martial Arts champion, is a superb instructor, providing encouragement and careful instruction (if you don't know by the end of the tape to hold in your stomach, that's no one's fault but your own). Not only is Tae-Bo great exercise for all levels, but the punches and kicks are wonderful for working out stress and aggression. This is the aerobics exercise video for people who are bored by aerobics. --Jenny Brown

Tae-Bo Workout (SET OF 4: Basic, Instructional, Advanced, 8-minute Workout) [VHS] Tae-Bo Workout (SET OF 4: Basic, Instructional, Advanced, 8-minute Workout) [VHS]
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Billed as the "future of fitness" and hawked by numerous celebrities, Billy Blanks's Tae-Bo actually deserves much of the hype it's receiving. A mixture of boxing punches and martial arts kicks, Tae-Bo is fun and easy. One of the best elements of this four-tape set is that the first tape (which is 40 minutes long), Tae-Bo: Instructional, lays out the movements you need to successfully complete a workout. Once you've mastered the steps, you won't have to fast-forward through half the tape to get to the workout, nor will your workout be slowed down by the repeated lessons. After you feel comfortable with the movements (and they're really quite easy to follow; nothing too complicated to trip you up), you're ready to move on to Tae-Bo: Basics, a 27-minute workout (5 minutes of warm-up, 18 minutes of Tae-Bo, and 4 minutes of cool-down) that will have your heart pounding and your body sweating. Next comes Advanced, a 57-minute workout that will have your heart racing, pulse pounding, and sweat glands working overtime. There's razzmatazz on the moves, with slightly more complicated combinations that should be fairly easy to master if you've completed the first two tapes. This video seriously raises the bar on the difficulty factor. In addition to the short warm-up, the cool-down, and the 30 minutes of Tae-Bo, Advanced Tae-Bo also includes 18 minutes of muscle-crunching floor work. You know you're in trouble when even the guys in the tape have trouble keeping up. Make sure you have truly mastered the first two tapes before attempting this one. The 8-Minute Workout is a highly compacted workout (actually 14 minutes long when you include warm-up and cool-down) for those days when you're too short on time for Basic or Advanced. While the 8-minute idea is compelling, it's not an adequate substitute for the longer workouts. Blanks, a seven-time World Martial Arts champion, is a superb instructor, providing encouragement and careful instruction (if you don't know by the end of the tape to hold in your stomach, that's no one's fault but your own). The only downside to these tapes is the less-than-exciting music. Not only is Tae-Bo great exercise for all levels, but the punches and kicks are wonderful for working out stress and aggression. This is the aerobics exercise video for people who are bored by aerobics. --Jenny Brown

For the First Time [VHS] For the First Time [VHS]
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THE ORIGIN OF OGWASHI- UKU, ANIOMA AND THE REST OF DELTA IBO:

THE ORIGIN OF OGWASHI- UKU, ANIOMA AND THE REST OF DELTA IBO: By Chris Okafor

What really is the point of trying to teach anything to anybody?’ This question seemed to provoke a murmur of sympathetic approval from up and down the table.  ‘What I mean is that if you really want to understand something, the best way is to try and explain it to someone else. That forces you to sort it out in your mind. And the more slow and dim-witted your pupil, the more you have to break things down into more and more simple ideas. And that’s really the essence of programming. By the time you’ve sorted out a complicated idea into little steps that even a stupid machine can deal with, you’ve learned something about it yourself.’
- Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Agency Detector

Thus, I have chosen to write this article prior to recent election of Chief Ralph Uwaechue, an astute Ogwashi –Uku son of the soil and by contrast, an Anioma man as the President General elect of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo as well as the Newspapers report by the former that “The Origin of Delta Igbo is Indisputable”. Some of the reactionists include Sunny Ofili, the publisher of thetimesofnigeria.com, a United States-based internet news websites. What follows was an Armageddon, an avalanche of people through newspapers and magazines both in Nigeria and Diasporas engaging in endless arguments as regards the aforementioned issues. Interestingly, some has resorted to adding rhetoric in order to buttress their fact less points.

Of all these argument about the origin of Delta Igbo or Ibo, the only one I found completely unacceptable is the statement credited to Chief Ralph Uwaechue and it run thus “It is ridiculous for people who speak Igbo and who properly know their ancestral home to say they do not know their origin again or for another person to begin to give inaccurate facts," he told Saturday Independent in an interview.

"We have people in Anioma and they form one-third of the population and that has also reflected on the number of local government areas it commands. The entire Delta may not trace their origin to the East (Igbo) it is not contestable but the people of Anioma traced their origin from the East and there is nothing bad in joining Ohanaeze Ndigbo”.  The constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria is clear on freedom of associations and so anybody has the right to join whatever organisation he/she so wishes the last statement that the people of Anioma (generalization) traced their origin from the East is something like, Sunny Ofili, I bluntly refuse to accept.

The points here is that if you are making a reference such as Ndi Igbo or Ndi Yoruba or Hausas, you are definitely referring to entire Igbo, Yoruba or Hausa nations. The reference or assertion such as Anioma people can trace their origin to the East is therefore wrong. Unless if he is quoted out of context. Statements like, some Delta Ibos can trace their roots or origin to either Eastern Igbos or the great Benin Empire is, to the best of my knowledge, a formidable fact because the entire Ogwashi-uku where Chief Ralph Uwaechue hails from cannot be said to come from the East.

A chronological history of early settlements in Ogwashi-Uku can authoritatively portray the following facts that the Ikelike people from the Bini kingdom were the first to settle in Ogwashi-Uku (see Ben Nwabua, Ogwash-uku Kingdom, 1000 Years of Traditional Democracy and Cultural Life, 950-1914).

Both traditional and empirical sources gives credence that Ikelike people were the first set of immigrants to settle in the present Ogwashi-Uku as against the notion that Adaigbo who purportedly came from Nri in present Anambra State today is the founder of Ogwashi-Uku. So far, no counter claim has been made on this. According to Ogwashi-Uku intelligence report by Mr. J.E Hull, the then Assistant District Officer dated on the 9th of April 1936, the Ikelike people from all indications migrated from Benin to settle where they are found themselves today, because of a reign of wanton persecution of subjects by the then Benin Monarch, Oba Eweka 11. The story further goes that at the head was Odigie Ikelike with his younger brother Ado who later founded Adonta, a relatively small village close to Azungwu in Ogwashi-uku today. The Ikelike migrants were said to be politically averse and could not, therefore evolve an orderly method of governance even though there were small in number. Jull`s report further went on to point out that because of such indisposition towards an effective means of governing themselves, it cost them the political leadership they were first to settle in. Rather, Adaigbo, the prince from Nri later came, controlled the situation and imposed leadership based on Igbo customs and tradition on them and what later became Ogwshi-Uku kingdom. Adaigbo’s imposed of republican system, however, later gave way to the hereditary system of the Binis.

There are nine federating units that make up what is today know as Ogwashi-uku kingdom sometimes refers as Ogwashi Ebo Iteneni. These nine federating units are: (1) Ikelike (2) Azungwu (3) Umudei (4) Ogbe Ubu (5) Ogbe Aho/Ogbe Ani (6) Agidiase (7) Agidiahe (8) Ogbe Umu Okwuni and (9) Ogbe Ihago. This arrangement was and still is for the traditional governance in the kingdom and each of these units could, without doubt trace their origin to Benin or Eastern Ibo. For instance, Umu Ochele people in Ogwashi-Uku came from Benin during the reign of Oba Ovonramwen and so is the people of Umu Olu Ishiekpe Ogbe Ihago and others too numerous to mention.

In life, if you know the right questions, you can find the right answers. Did Ogwashi-uku derive its present name from Eastern Ibo or from Bini Empire or is the language entirely that of Ibo. Let’s consider the following theories. By the turn of 9th century, the Ogiso dynasty had come into being with empowerment of their kings as the paramount rulers of the land. (Read P26 Ben Nwabuwa Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom). However, the Bini people became disenchanted with all the Kings that ruled the empire under the Ogiso dynasty and by 1121 A.D, Oba Ogiame had sent emissary to OGWANHE (Nshi Adaigbo) to ascertain the strength of the emerging entity. The emissary was said to have met Adaigbo, the Prince of Nri and they interpreted Ogwanhe as that of Bini.

Filled with joy that he met a good friend indeed, Adigbo commended the disposition of Oba`s emissary who went further adding Uku which in Bini language means “great” The subsequent interpretation of this therefore means a place of greatness. And since the great meet, the place came to be known as Ogwanhe Uku while the Igbo pronunciation has it as Ogwashi-Ukwu which is also called Ogwanri Adaigbo or Ogwashi Adaigbo.

Traditional source gives credence to the Ikelike Aborigines as having christened the entity Ogwanhe after the Bini tradition of building a small house known as OGWA at the front yard of a natural ruler. In Bini tradition, an Ogwa means royal palace or a royal people of destiny and to some extent; this historical claim could be justified since the culture of building an Ogwa in Bini kingdom is still popular even to the present day.

Ogwashi-uku share some acceptable relationship with present day Igbo bi nuzo, igbuzo or Ibusa which is entirely based on the same sickening stories of Adaigbo, the Prince of Nri who defiled one of the fathers wives and was sent out with his brother Ogboli and some slaves. Around 1091 A.D on this journey to nowhere, Ogboli pot was said to have fallen and his brother Adaigbo had instructed him to settle there. However, there is a different twist to this assertion which is practically based on oral history between Ogwashi-uku and Igbuzo. Some oral history suggest a different scenario which further attest why the subject paid some certain homage to Ogwashi-uku during the reign of the erstwhile monarch Obi Izedunor. I will reserve my comment on this topic for now.

Over the years, I have read a lot of trash from some unscrupulous elements that cannot deduce facts from fictions neither can they make a proper research or investigation towards a given phenomenon before writing and publishing rubbish in the internet. This is not only annoying but an extraordinary frame of reference for agile minds. Most stories from these elements attributed to the founding of Ogwashi-uku are often frivolous, baseless and has no single foundation. It is quite difficult for me to believe any story that is not supported by 5 W`s and one H, i.e., What really happened? Where did it happen? When was it? Why and Who were involved and finally How did it happened?  Of course, I know how desperate most of these miscreants are to have their names in the media. That`s Ok but when it comes to writing what you have not truly investigated, I think extra care need to be taken so that whenever that writing is FLORG ( Facts, Logic, Rhetoric’s and Grammar) the message one is trying to convey would be justified.

As a writer, you can only write what you know about and as a historian, you can tell what you are familiar with rather than relying on unverified information you gathered from the internet for people’s consumptions. As such, I dare anyone that has contrary opinion to the above claims to go back to Ogwashi-uku for proper verification. Ikelike people are still in Ogwashi-Uku today and so are Ishekpe and other people that have their origin right from Bini kingdom. They need to be interviewed and after this, I will need a proper conviction that the entire Ogwashi-Uku came from the Igbo East of the Niger or that Adaigbo is the founder of Ogwashi-uku.

On the issues of language, how are you sure that the Ogwashi-Uku language is that of Igbo and not that of ANIOMA and even if it is Igbo, the fact that English language is being used freely in United States and some other countries today does not make America an English country. Of all the names of the nine federating units that make up Ogwashi-Uku almost all as you can see above were Ogbe which means quarter in Bini language.

Still on origin of Ogwashi-Uku, an Anioma town. My quest for personal identity began when I was growing up as a child and that was sometimes in early 80s, I was in secondary school and had gone to Onitsha main market from Ogwashi-Uku in company of friends to buy clothes in preparation for children day disco party. There in the market somebody had listened to our conversation, held our hands and dragged us to his shop and had said something like “don’t buy from Ndigbo, buy from me for we are brothers”, I didn’t get it because I did not understand why someone from Igbo Onitsha, an igbo city would be making such reference. Two days after the trip to Onitsha, I had told my grandma whose formidable memory at 83yrs then was unbelievable. The only explanation I got from her was that Onitsha people are not truly Igbos.

In the university, I had the opportunity to read Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, My Odyssey and there and then, the great Zik of Africa was able to trace his origin to the Ezechima via Bini Kingdom. In fact, Phillip Emeagwali, a Nigerian-American computer whiz kid was more apt on his roots. The following is Emeagwali in his own words, “I am a Yoruba by birth (born in Akure, western region) and Igbo by heritage. As a native Onitsha Igbo, I trace my ancestry to Eze Chima, a prince who rebelled against the Benin royal dynasty and emigrated from the kingdom. Other Igbos that trace their lineage to Eze Chima include Onicha-Ukwu, Onicha-Olona, Onicha-Ugbo, Obior, Issele-Ukwu, Issele-Mkpima, Issele-Azagba, Ezi, Abeh and Obamkpa.Native Onitsha’s speak a dialect of the Igbo language with several
Benin/Yoruba words such as "Obi" (of Onitsha) and "Oba" (of Benin). In fact, the word Onitsha (Onicha) is a corruption of the god "Orisha." The bini name for River Niger is Ohinmwin. The Onicha Igbo call it "Orinmili." In a few years, we will have DNA tests that proves (or disapproves) the Onitsha-Benin-Yoruba connection.”

Thus, the above example from these two great men from Onitsha an Igbo extraction is an example of people who have successfully traced their roots and origin. The big question now from the above analysis is, is the origin of Onitsha an Igbo city indisputable just because they speak Igbo?  You be the judge! Is the origin of Ogbaru, Oba, Akwukwu Obosi, Ozubulu and Oraifite in present Anambra state indisputable? Or is the origin of Oguta in Imo state or the Ndoni and Ogba people of Rivers State indisputable? They are all Anioma people who were balkanized after they lost the Ekumeku war of resistance against the British imperialism in 1914. Surprisingly, no attempts were made thereafter by the people of this region to reclaim these lost territories into the Anioma home of Delta state.

Anioma people just like every other tribe, villages, towns or ethnic groups in Nigeria today cannot be said to come from one particular area. This is not what is at stake. What is at stake is that we, the ANIOMAS are over due for the immediate creation of our own State. My main purpose of this writing is to set the record straight that all the Aniomas or Delta Ibos are NOT Igbos just because we speak Igbo. The Aniocha, the Ndokwa, the Ika and the Oshimili which form the acronym for ANIOMA can authoritatively trace their roots or origin to Benin or Igbo across the Nigeria; again, this is not indisputable.

Those who has been able to trace their roots to either Benin or Igbo is just for record purpose because I know deep down my heart that no Anioma sons or daughters would prefer to join the Benin or the Igbo across the Niger just because our origin could be traced there. We have been unforgivably been betrayed by these people and this is about the only time that we should stand up on our own and fight so that Anioma state could be created.

There is this popular saying in Ogwashi-Uku which says that “onye nwa ju adi aju onwe” meaning (whenever you have been forsaken, you probably be the last person to forsake yourself) I couldn`t agree more than Kunirum Osai. Ph.d and erstwhile National President of Anioma Association in United States submission that “Ethnic identity exists because individuals include among their repertoire of social roles one or more culturally defined uniqueness. The conscious sense on the part of an individual that he/she belongs to a given collectivity is the basic building block of identity. Our Anioma ethnic identity derives from our common set of symbols and cognitions shared by our people. Aniocha, Ndokwa, lka and Oshimili, share the same cultural space and delimited physical geography. They dress alike. They dance alike. They use the same musical instruments. They speak the same or similar languages. They show the same deference to their elders and women. They respect character and integrity. They are not exploitative. Money is not everything, character is everything. In short, they have the same worldview. Our Anioma ethnic identity is cultural self-definition and philosophical affirmation of our self-determination as a people who see themselves at the crossroads of the contemporary Nigerian state. Anioma provides for us the physical and cultural space that defines the necessary locus of our highest fulfilment as a people.”

What more do I need to add to Dr. Osai`s dispositions over a journey that hitherto began since 1951 when Chief Dennis Osadebe (Oshimili) F.H Utomi (Aniocha) Hon Obi of Akumazi (Ika); Hon. Frank Oputa Ututu (Ndokwa) and Hon Oki (Ndokwa) jointly moved a motion in the then Western House of Assembly to seek "a separate province" for our people, who had been balkanized and merged with Benin and Warri provinces by the colonialists. There is no doubt that Anioma remains the oldest state yet to be created in Nigeria today. Its agitation has been on since 1951 but unfortunately most people with whom we have relied on are neither there nor here.

Here in Ireland, I have consistently and repeatedly told various Anioma organizations that it doesn’t matter whether it is Anioma Progressive Union, Izu Anioma or Otu Anioma provided we have one common objective. We need to know ourselves, understand ourselves and possibly project a common front for urgent actualization of Anioma State so that the ideas and views of those pioneers that started it would not be in vain. We can do this through constant meetings and interactions devoid of any acrimony. This is the only way we can emancipate ourselves from mental slavery.

Agitation of state creation in Nigeria federation is a very tricky one. Those that ask for a creation of a particular state in most cases have absolutely nothing to sustain the state. Their target is the 15% Federal allocation courtesy of oil in Niger Delta. Unlike the Anioma people, we have what it takes to be self reliant. The records are there.

I understand that most people are not conversant with certain history that brought them to fame and as such, what you do or say as a role model in cause of fighting for a particular reform matters because if you are not judged by humans, you will be certainly judged by posterity in no distant future.

The Anioma people in Ohaneze Ndi igbo could join whatever association they deem necessary if it is the only way they could convince the Iwuanyanwus that we need our own state. Anything contrary to this is unacceptable.

Chris Okafor

About the Author

Chris Obiajulu Okafor was born in Ogwashi-Uku in Delta state of Nigeria few months before the outbreak of the protracted Nigeria civil war. He had both his primary and post primary education in Ogwashi- Uku and later studied Mass Communication in the University Of Lagos.He came to Ireland in 2002 where he is presently living with his wife and 3 children. Chris is a journalist and a creative writer that has participated in many comtemporary issues both here and in Nigeria.

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