Good evening all! Recently, I went to a function and while they were calling out the names of the guests, I noticed a common trend which was attaching a title before the person's name. It reminded me of when I was in my school's lab and a guest came looking for someone. He told the lab. attendant that he was looking for Mr..... and the lab attendant replied harshly, "Is it Mr.....or Engr.....?" The guest was like "oh, sorry! I mean Engr...." before he replied that he was the one. In my mind, I was like WTF??!!!! When I say title, I don't mean Mr./Miss/Mrs; I mean titles like Pastor Mr., Sir Engr., Bishop Evangelist (is it that both don't preach the word of God?), Dr. Engr., Prof Chief abi na Chief Prof.? Even our supposed lecturers are not left out of this? Try addressing a Dr. or Prof. as Mr. (even if it is a mistake) and watch his reaction....Some have as many as four titles.....does title mean achievement for some?.....Is it only in Nigeria or am I the only one who has noticed this?
What are your views on this?

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See wahala ooooo, someone worked hard, studied, wrote thesis and became a doctor you are now vexing.
Another pastor has perfected the art of using tithe to steal money and is now a Bishop you are complaining.
A civil servant embezzle government money and gets a chieftancy title you are saying he should not use his title.

Op it's a Nigerian thing, me am working hard to getting my PDP, ACN and APP title.

Fresh air things

its just 4 d respect.. they just want 2 b recognized 4 d position they earned!

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Damn# am 3rd or 4th or 5th . . . . . . Or 6th Front page tinz. . . # sippin my ori malu dancing Azonto#

lolzzz not a new thing @op..in my town you dare not call an OZO titled man a mr.

Especially from my muslim end... if you dont put Alhaji or Alhaja before their name.. na wahaala you dey find.


More also, Try and watch political parties convention and see the way they will pronounce just one person names for 5 minutes with different kind of adjectives.

ALL THESE SPACE BOOKERS, WAITING NA? NA WITCH?

Means nothing to me. But i know of many who don't take it lightly if u didnt call their titles. Naija things sha.

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I dont see the essence of having multiple titles. Its really senseless. Those being called that way just want people to know their status / class. I'm happy there is nuffin like Chief sotware engr bla bla or Mr Programmer/ web designer bla bla in the IT world

For your Information, I am Chief Dr. Prof. General Padrino..........

Educational title deserve it ,6yrs in school+ strike+ NYSC no be moinmoin DRIDOWU.

HAVE U EVER TRAVELED TO YOUR VILLAGE? IF YES, TRY VISIT AGAIN SOON AND TRY ADDRESSING A TITLED MAN WITH MR/MRS INSTEAD OF CHIEF, NZE, BALE, OLORIOKO , MAZI, ICHIE, ALHAJI OR ALHAJA, THEN COME BACK AND TELL US THE EXPERIENCE

IMO a lot of Nigerians like recognition they want people to know what they have achieved which doesn't really make sense to me, where I work a lot of scientists that are foreigners will introduce themselves as their name but Nigerians will either put Dr. or Prof. its just the trend here

Feraz: Even our supposed lecturers are not left out of this? Try addressing a Dr. or Prof. as Mr. (even if it is a mistake) and watch his reaction....

U can't compare d stress encountered while studying in abroad and here in naija. Some Doctors were ridiculed n humiliated 2 d xtent of becoming a slave 2 dia profs during d course of study and u dont want them 2 take it personal? U must be kidding. A lecturer dishonoured an invitation letter in my skul just bcoz his title wasn't included.

It's called let us not be desirous of vain glory anyways I'm C. P. O, No vanity attached

I have worked alongside some of the smartest engineers in the UK and I have never called or heard anyone refer to them as doctor, engineer or professor. EVen the cleaner calls the oga at the top by his first name...'how are ya Jack, alright?' lol and if you see some of these guys qualifications ehn....just forget.

Con try am for Naija man na LoL

Chief Otunba Bleep yyy GCE SSCE JAMB Bsc Msc PhD GCOM MON SSS JP etc

4 respect

So normal Mister deserves little or no respect. Ah i seee.....it is well lol

These titles help in gaining direct admission to hell fire....

DO YOU THINK ITS EASY TO GET THOSE TITLES

My favourite is "Princess Mrs Sarah Sosan" - former deputy governor of Lagos State

I noticed it too. I represented my mum at a PTA meeting at my younger brother's school. Parents were asked to write down their names and I was seeing titles Dr Sososo. I was annoyed, I just wrote down my name and left. I also attended a concert where the MC called out a minister's name wrong. He said "I have the pleasure of inviting Rev Duro" and he was called off stage, he later returned and said "I have the pleasure of inviting Proffesor Durojaiye BlaBlaBla". I was like wtf? In God's presence? Would Paul have done that Bullcrap mentality.

Lol...The trend is worse among lecurers...there is this lecturer in my school that recently became a professor, if you mistakenly refer to him as Dr. the eye he will give you eh, you will understand and correct yourself sharp sharp. . Is it necessary to include where you schooled to your name? Prof. D.O. Bsc(London) MBA (Manchester) M.Sc (Connecticut) PHd(Liverpool)

Title craze people are suffering from inferiority.
Last Bullet: Titles comes in life. But when people start forming cos titles are not attached to their names, then they are obsessed with it.

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