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AKPAB99:
Don't mention annang at all .Keep annang off your lips .Akpara ibibio! Go marry

How do U know that am not married U must be on nairaland browsing for akpara Annangs & each time disappointed that your search with Annang keeps leading back to my educated intelligent post about annangs thereby dashing your idad akpara hopes of finding your fellow hoes
BooHoO hoo Cry me a river
Why don't U attack Beachside and Nsiba who brought Annang into this thread Even Blackking98 said Annangs practice Ekpe.

AtaniWarrior:
Life Is Good. I recommend that we all relax, engage in constructive conversations, share information, and refrain from insulting each other.

Do you disagree with Ibibiogrl’s response about the meaning of Kakakpo, Awa, and Inokon? If so, what is the meaning of these names from your understanding?

I don't think that Retard undesrtands or speak the language, including any other language in Cross River or Akwa Ibom state but lets see what he/she will reply

AKPAB99:
Always posting the same trash.no go look for husband o . what are you always feeling like? Stop mentioning annang in your stupid rants . Annang has nothing to do with ibibio. keep anang off your lips . Ekpo akpara ino ! Akpara ibibio!

Akpara Uta agwo Idad Annang! I Think U are quoting and Responding to the WRONG person I have been trying to explain exactly what you are saying that Annang has absolutely Nothing in common with Ibibio, Efik, Oron, etc.... I've written on countless threads expressing these differences for the past 10yrs. Are U that Retarded or too drunk on agwo ataha ama to Read Get an educated Annang to Read and interprete my posts in whatever Annang dialect that U speak to you The groom in the post U quoted is from Obot Akara which is annang, so I had to mention Annang in my reply.

Then take your anger & frustrations to Beachside, Nsiba, Mildflame, Nowenuse & Blackking98 and most of the others in this thread, they are the ones that U need to convince that Annang has nothing to do with Ibibio

nsiba:
MEET A TRUE IBIBIO MAIDEN
Enwongo C. Cleopas

Yet she wore this for her traditional marriage https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2409288009398550&set=a.1380218695638825&type=3&theater
It's good u finally mentioned her name for me to confirmed Because if she had she would've been accused of being FAKE & abuse like this actress below, thereby loosing most of her follwers
Also her hubby's side wouldn't mind because Annangs don't have a specific traditional wear, infact I've attended 2traditional marriages in Abak in the late 90s. 1 wore lace buba & another even added asoke; both Husbands & wives were Annangs in those TM. Its just recently in the ast decade that most Annangs have stated tying 2wrappers like Ibibios.

https://www.bellanaija.com/2013/04/nollywood-star-nse-ikpe-etim-clifford-sule-say-i-do-the-ibibio-way-photos-from-their-traditional-wedding-in-akwa-ibom/
lynn's ArmoireApril 7, 2013 at 11:15 pm
Nice,but that’s efik traditional attire she has on,not ibibio and her husband is dressed like an indian! Bet y?akwa ibom peeps shud learn to appreciate their own culture and stop famzing calabar peeps.congrats gurl

avidApril 8, 2013 at 6:51 am
I’m shocked at Nse, Ibibio women don’t use combs on their hair, they dress like Annie Idibia did, this is totally Efik, from head to toe and even the dress Oyoyo belongs to a bride from Efik. Is she from akwa iBom or Cross River State?

Peachy_moApril 8, 2013 at 11:10 am
no be only shock an electrified you will get…can’t Bella have gotten the tribe wrong? or is anything wrong in emulating another culture to characterize her wedding? pschew! biko kwa siddon for back seat make well wishers talk. Thank God there aren’t using Asian culture �

konnieApril 8, 2013 at 4:39 pm
She is not wearing onynyo. The bodice of the onynyo is high …just under the breast. Let her be. It is her wedding and she can whatever the heck she wants….

OKAY I GUESS THIS WAS Y SHE DIDN'T
enwongoApril 10, 2013 at 4:23 pm
I hate to see people write this or say this. If you’re actually from aks and you know your culture well, you won’t be saying this. The uruan people, oron people and itu people who have similar culture use that combs on their hair and the ‘oyoyo’ dress. Next time do your research well.

YET NONE SUPPORTED HER COMMENTS Still more Backlash on the actress
miss pApril 16, 2013 at 3:03 pm
please this is not ibibo cultre that is for you bellanaija her husband is wearing indian inspired outfits and she is wearing what ought to be an efik onyoghyo but with some grabby material i don’t understand her hair is done like an efik maiden so in all they just wearing outfits borrowed from different cultures not IBIBIO please ……..at least you saw tuface and annie thats ibibio culture…

shantelApril 29, 2013 at 8:15 am
I dressed lik this on my t.m and am okobo.yes,we speak efik.akwa ibom is not all obibio u kwn…congrats nse!"

Okobo is part of Oron which confirms what I've been saying Infact Most Uruan don't adhere to the efik adopted culture anymore, except the village of Adadia and maybe 1or2 other villages. That's is why majority of Uruan brides like these ones below dress like other Ibibio brides
Uruan brides; https://www.instagram.com/p/2qiquIDnlT/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BigozullG6O/
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/uruan/

IBIONOBRIDES ;https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ibionobride/

IITU Brides; https://www.instagram.com/p/B4HltZClNVu/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Gva93gF1f/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Br9gC--HM1g/

nsiba:
MEET A REAL IBIBIO GIRL 2D CORE (Part 1) Her husband is from obot Akara
Enwongo C. Cleopas
Happy December beloved friends. Please indulge me for roughly five minutes with a little story this Saturday morning.�
This dress is a result of an interesting research I embarked upon while trying to really know what the typical Ibibio maiden outfit was, especially the kind worn during marriage ceremonies.
I am of the Ibibio tribe and we are one of the five largest ethnic groups in Nigeria. Again, I am from a village known as Ikot Ebom Itam, Nung Ekanem in Itu Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom state of Nigeria. I had always known a bit about my culture and style influences but I was not confident of the extent of who or what influenced us.
_This dress was my first project point. It is commonly known in Efik as Oyoyon/Onyonyo. But in Ibibio, it is properly described as Onyo-yon. Onyo-yon is a verb word and it means ‘to crawl’ or ‘to drag’ or 'to flow'. This dress is a Victorian style dress adopted by certain tribes in the riverine area of Southern Nigeria as their ceremonial outfit. The history behind this style can be traced to the influence of the early female missionaries and colonial figures that frequented these regions during the active slave trade era, before the 19th Century.
If you are a student of Nigerian history, you will be familiar with the locations of settlement of the European colonialists before the specific entraption known as Nigeria was formed.
_The Efik(s), a sister tribe in Cross River first adopted, projected and modified the Victorian gown into their ceremonies and sometimes, every day wear. It is very common to see their women use this, but many people are not aware that this outfit is also worn by certain groups of the Ibibio and the Oro tribe in places like Itu, Ibiono, Uruan, and Oron Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom. How did these people come about using this style as well? The reason is simple. The water bodies surrounding these locations made it easy for missionaries and colonialists to settle amongst them as was done in some parts of Cross River.
_Interestingly, this style was later weakened and watered down when the Ibibios adopted styles worn by their neighbours in today’s Eastern Nigeria as their outfits were more comfortable, weather friendly, relatable and easier to navigate. It is pertinent to say here that a typical Ibibio woman was a trader, farmer and traveller and for ease of movement, the Onyo-yon was seen as a distraction only used during ceremonies especially marriages. They had no time for theatrics or dainty-ness. Some parts totally abandoned this style.
Now, a typical Ibibio maiden outfit, pre-colonial influence, was a bare upper body and a three tiers or two tier wrapper tied around the waist with wooden accessories or nothing at all. The introduction of a small top or blouse on wrapper was a colonial and post-colonial addition. (I will be using this for my traditional ceremony)
Back to the Onyo-yon in the picture. I decided to make findings as to the specific kind of Victorian style that was common in my region and I was led to the 1850 – 1900 day and evening Victorian dress. The gowns appear similar but certain features marked different eras. How to know this is to check the kind of material used, style of neck, pleats and the hand designs. Before the very recent usage of the lace, silk, velvet and cotton were used in making this style of dress. This is where I pause to say that if I was given this as an assignment in school, I probably would not have shown this level of excitement.
You might already be rolling your eye and saying, ‘wow, who send her’, the answer to your questions is, ‘na me send myself’.� And because I don’t want to drag this too long, I will cut it here. My findings could fill hundreds of pages but Facebook is not that place to keep it.
So yes, the Onyo-yon is also claimed by many other tribes including some places in Rivers state. Hopefully, I will be back to share pictures of me properly adorned in every accessory that goes with this style as an Ibibio maiden. (The word maiden makes me giggle).

Yet she wore this for her traditional marriage https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2409288009398550&set=a.1380218695638825&type=3&theater
It's good u finally mentioned her name for me to confirmed Because if she had she would've been accused of being FAKE & abuse like this actress below, thereby loosing most of her follwers
Also her hubby's side wouldn't mind because Annangs don't have a specific traditional wear, infact I've attended 2traditional marriages in Abak in the late 90s. 1 wore lace buba & another even added asoke; both Husbands & wives were Annangs in those TM. Its just recently in the ast decade that most Annangs have stated tying 2wrappers like Ibibios.

https://www.bellanaija.com/2013/04/nollywood-star-nse-ikpe-etim-clifford-sule-say-i-do-the-ibibio-way-photos-from-their-traditional-wedding-in-akwa-ibom/
lynn's ArmoireApril 7, 2013 at 11:15 pm
Nice,but that’s efik traditional attire she has on,not ibibio and her husband is dressed like an indian! Bet y?akwa ibom peeps shud learn to appreciate their own culture and stop famzing calabar peeps.congrats gurl

avidApril 8, 2013 at 6:51 am
I’m shocked at Nse, Ibibio women don’t use combs on their hair, they dress like Annie Idibia did, this is totally Efik, from head to toe and even the dress Oyoyo belongs to a bride from Efik. Is she from akwa iBom or Cross River State?

Peachy_moApril 8, 2013 at 11:10 am
no be only shock an electrified you will get…can’t Bella have gotten the tribe wrong? or is anything wrong in emulating another culture to characterize her wedding? pschew! biko kwa siddon for back seat make well wishers talk. Thank God there aren’t using Asian culture �

konnieApril 8, 2013 at 4:39 pm
She is not wearing onynyo. The bodice of the onynyo is high …just under the breast. Let her be. It is her wedding and she can whatever the heck she wants….

OKAY I GUESS THIS WAS Y SHE DIDN'T
enwongoApril 10, 2013 at 4:23 pm
I hate to see people write this or say this. If you’re actually from aks and you know your culture well, you won’t be saying this. The uruan people, oron people and itu people who have similar culture use that combs on their hair and the ‘oyoyo’ dress. Next time do your research well.

YET NONE SUPPORTED HER COMMENTS Still more Backlash on the actress
miss pApril 16, 2013 at 3:03 pm
please this is not ibibo cultre that is for you bellanaija her husband is wearing indian inspired outfits and she is wearing what ought to be an efik onyoghyo but with some grabby material i don’t understand her hair is done like an efik maiden so in all they just wearing outfits borrowed from different cultures not IBIBIO please ……..at least you saw tuface and annie thats ibibio culture…

shantelApril 29, 2013 at 8:15 am
I dressed lik this on my t.m and am okobo.yes,we speak efik.akwa ibom is not all obibio u kwn…congrats nse!"

Okobo is part of Oron which confirms what I've been saying Infact Most Uruan don't adhere to the efik adopted culture anymore, except the village of Adadia and maybe 1or2 other villages. That's is why majority of Uruan brides like these ones below dress like other Ibibio brides
Uruan brides; https://www.instagram.com/p/2qiquIDnlT/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BigozullG6O/
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/uruan/

IBIONOBRIDES ;https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ibionobride/

ITU Brides; https://www.instagram.com/p/B4HltZClNVu/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Gva93gF1f/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Br9gC--HM1g/

nsiba:
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Oh my! Oh my ! Jeez no wonder, no 4kin wonder, I have been wasting my time talking to a worthless nonentity... what da 4k
Shit you are FOOL a million times over n over again for insulting the ITU OMA ward of ITU local
You are no IBIBIO get married and get 4 ver 4kin forever lost.....I doubt if you ever lived in Ibibio land and no anything
You have never lived in IBIBIO land and u say u family are the only ruling ur village, do you know what makes up a village?
And you very well know you father and his father were never initiated?
Do you know who is d obong ekpe in my village?
You are IGNORANT personified, I don't think u mom is Ibibio maybe ur father too.
If the paramount ruler of Uyo HRH Edidem Slyvanus Effiong whose house is directly opposite my flat of udoekpo ukpong street in Uyo right from his time as a Clan head is a well known Ekpe member together with my chief (uncle) they I know
You a woman and a "nothing" you are here with no history of staying in IBIBIO soil parading yourself as someone you r not and not deem to speak for people like my sisters, aunties, moms RANTING like an infinite fool
You know nothing and you will forever no nothing
Get married and get lost for good, you deserve no further comments from me
You are not Ibibio

U have gone FULL Blown Mad ranting gibberish U who don't even know where Akwa Ibom state begins and Ends, you really think I would believe your mad Rants LIES Even in your dreams you can't live opposite a hut in Ibibio land I already mention my family name & township in Uyo because am from Uyo main Town. My mom is from outskirt of Uyo off Aka Road.

nsiba:
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Yes see them here, Urua Akpan Andem and Itam market women brought up aside from running their lousy mouth
Ufopfop and 404 his what they do best....

nsiba:
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Be honest with me, where were you born?
Where did you live your first 12 years and where are you right now?

U asked me these questions, let me answer. Despite being from Uyo I have never live there, only visit during christmas & visiting relatives etc..
I was born in Washington DC and I still live there now. I went to high school/secondary school in Nigeria to learn my culture, that was when I lived in Calabar and Abak . That's why am very passionate about teaching Ignorant retard as urself

nsiba:
Go run your mouth in the kitchen am done with your type

Run your mouth in the toilet� and eat feces� whie at it Retard

nsiba:
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Read and re-read your link and tell itself if she ever set foot on IBO soil or her works went b4 her....

Whosoever you her keep it private there is no need

Well U keep arguing Ridiculously, seems even if I post my pictures here with my full name at my cousins TM marriages in Itu, U will still argue that it was not
As for Mary Slessor, I already read somewhere that she stopped the killing of twins in the South south area of Nigeria. Arochukwu was part of the Cross River area in those days, same as Itu. Despite Itu creating a memorial burial site for her, she lived in Okoyong in CRS.

nsiba:
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Now I know you know nothing, absolute nothing just!
You don't know if Efik is spoken in ITU?
You don't know why women and the people demonizing them, their command in the society?
You have never been to ITU/ Ibiono
You confused Akampa with odukpani now you telling me Mary Slessor set foot on Arrochukwu?
You r Royalty what is that? In Ibibio chieftaincy aren't hereditary...
That as a woman in Ibibio land you want to tell me you know the cults your father belonged to or anything that has to do with initiation?
I think this has turn into gossip, take your gossip to the market or go look after your husband, you will only know what you know

Odukapni and Akampa are both Ejagham/Ekoi so what difference does it make
I don't want to waste my time arguing with a Retard My father didn't below to any cult, neither did my grand father infact a street in Uyo main town where my family lives is named after my grandfather. The chieftaincy in my family is hereditary. It's not just a political position.
As for Mary Slessor so U don't even know much about her but U keep using her a reference Did U read the link I posted? So her official biography is now lies

Blackking98:
sigh. Ibiono ibom local government area, what question do u have again?

Alright can U confirm to nsiba how the brides dress to get married in your village.

Blackking98:
She's mixing things up, outside oron different ibibio and Annang clans play ekpe but in very small numbers compared to the ekpo in Akwa Ibom.

Again don't sound as ridiculous as nsiba without prove. Name those Ibibio clans aside from Uruan that pay tributes to Ekpe Don't let any Annang hear U mention them with Ekpe Not even 1Annang person practice Ekpe
@Pazienza this Annang statement is prove that this Blackking98 knows absolutely nothing about AKS culture. I thought he was better than nsiba

Blackking98:
You cant even read and comprehend, I said I have an IBIBIO father, who has his plantations in ekoi land, read and comprehend.

From which LGA in AKS? Because there are no Ibibio LGA in Cross River state, except U want to argue ridiculously that there are like nsiba

pazienza:
Interesting discussions here.
So if I'm following the discussion. Ibibiogirl is saying that Ekpo belongs to Ibibios why Ekpe belongs to Efiks.
So how come many Igbo groups in Abia practice both Ekpe and Ekpo same time.
Looks like they borrowed from Efik and Ibibios at same time. But you have Igbo communities like Ndoki who share no land boundaries with Cross River, practicing Ekpe, even though they only share boundaries with Ibibios and Annangs.
I have always thought they copied the Ekpe from their Akwa Ibom neighbours, but if it turns true that akwa ibom don't practice Ekpe, except for Oron, then it opens up a whole lots of unanswered questions.

Offcos that's what I have been saying since 2011, I already said that HERE https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-igbo-people

ibibiogrl:
Like I said earlier U can keep on believing whatever gives U a self esteem. I never heard about aro-ibibio war or Aro, all Igbos are the same to us, there was & never will be any special Igbo group with a special name.
  I only read on this website about Aro-ibibio war , but never heard an ibibio account before, infact I thought the whole thing was made up until I recently heard from a traditional ibibio language movie producer, that he might produce a movie about a little border dispute war that took place in a small village.
U claimed victory yet you all are still licking your wounds 400yrs(according to U) later!
All these links U're posting is all made up and a 1-sided account, by your  aro-groups. There is no Ibibio account, but judging from us rarely talking about it means its not huge as it is to u guys. I could easily create a page in wikipedia & make up a story saying Ibibio this that etc.
 
The Ibin Ukpabi U're talking about is what Ezeagu claimed to have adopted from Us, U borrowed fattening rooms, Ekpe, dance style, dressing even cannibalism yet U claimed to have been in Charge?

Nigeria was colonized by British that's why we speak English, but British don't speak a Nigerian dialect or practice a Nigerian culture.
So now do the maths; it's U all who have been influenced and are proudly practicing borrowed cultures from Ibibios, Efiks and Annangs. Who were really Charge?

nsiba:
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It is quiet easy to see you don't know what is Ekpe, even some families get to know there father belonged to this cult during burial, there is no chief in Itu/Ibiono and the offot clan in Uyo that is not a member.
If it is ceremonial pictures you want to see you will never get it you think before they come out to the public do you know what is done b4 then
Plz don't be offended there is a limit I want to discuss this Ekpe thing any other I am open but you can do well to know more about ITU/Ibiono especially riverine areas
I can give relevant pics only to emails n not for public consumption

Seems U are just arguing for arguement sake so I have no time to waste with U again. U keep making Ridiculous embarassing statements
Offot that is my clan also I am from a Royal family, my grandfather was the chief & pass it down to my dads eldest brother who died in 2005 & pass it down to his eldest son who died last yr. Again U are confusing Ekpo with Ekpe. Ekpe has nothing to do with Ibibios U are right and should not be discussing what U know absolutely nothing about

nsiba:
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You need to get your facts right about who the Uruan people are they never borrowed anything from the efiks.
You think calabar belongs to the efik, who then are the Quas and Efuts
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Let me put it plain to you Efiks are Uruan they only thing that made them what they are the Europeans they came in contact first before any other group. Some aggrieved lots of Uruan people left present Uruan and settled at the coast lines across the river Atakpor
The Quas and Efuts dominates the mainland, there is no coastal towns in ITU, Calabar etc where the wives of the Europeans didn't put on the Victorian dress we now call the onyo-yon it is a dress you will see at d bottom of my aunties boxes and nothing new to us
Your knowledge of history is good but sincerely you still need very deep and detailed one as I can see you need more information

Did u check the location & villages of all those brides that I posted So they just went to get married in foreign villages while performing foreign traditions All those were Ibiono, Itu and Uruan brides. Why not follow the links to their profiles and asked them why they were pretending or getting married in Ibibio traditions All through nairaland have U Read anywhere about Uruan denying about being Ibibio and claiming to be Efik
What about Oron who never stayed in Uruan but have the exact same tradition and cultures as Efik, even till today their lands is still the closest neighboring land in Akwa Ibom state to Efiklands with only water separating them. If Efik are truly Uruan people how are the almost the same as Oron with only dialectical difference

nsiba:
Have you been to the main ITU? Yes or No
Do you know Mary slessor general hospital? Yes or no
If you don't know certain things is no harm but by trying to prove what you don't know you end up being insensitive to some people and their heritage
She is married to an annang man

U sound like a toddler what a waste of my time again what has Mary Slessor a white scottish missonary got to do with the ethnic groups in Nigeria Just because she has museum and burial site in Cross River state and Itu means that Itu has now become Efik What about the Igbo villages(Arochukwu) that she taught? Did they also become Efik https://www.wholesomewords.org/missions/bioslessor10.html

Blackking98:
Lol you like doing like u know it all. Are you still insisting Akwa Ibom has nothing to do with nsibidi? You have vast knowledge of our culture but you simply can't know it all my dear. I'm ibibio with an Efik mother, my father has plantations in akampa which is ekoi/ejagahm territory and so I believe I'm more in a better position to tell you this one.

I never said nsibidi has nothing to do with Akwa Ibom, offcause those that practice Ekpe like Oron & some Uruan will use nsibidi. If your mom is Efik and your father has plantations in Akampa Ejagham, How are U then Ibibio
Seems you're completely raised in Cross River state cultures and traditions which is what I guessed initially, meaning U dont know much about typical AKS traditions. How can u then tell me a 100% ibibio about my culture.

nsiba:
I don't need to prove that to you it is very easy, go down to where I asked you since you are into research....
You never heard of what the Ekpo cult did to the Elderly Ekpe cult society when they were presiding over a case involving the Ekpo cult and the police at the Itam clan head palace
2001 were in Akwa ibom and tell me do Ekpe cult group come out in the open like Ekpo?
Mary Slessor was their greatest threat that is why you would have known Ekpe cult group and why the women feared and hated them. We know the head of both cult in our locality
Odukapani is next door to ITU Akampa is not close

Alright I confused Odukpani with Akampa becos they're both related to Ejagham. Like I said you are confusing Ekpo masquerade secret society with Ekpe secret cult society. What you're saying above mixing those two together is Ridiculous It's just like U saying that an Ekpo masquerade from Ikono went to control & block a Masquerade in Abia state EKPE is Completely different Cult than Ekpo, there are different types of Ekpo in Akwa Ibom state depending on the villages. EKPE is much more sacred than Ekpo, and plays an authority with traditional rulers in Cross River state and Oron. Why didn't U post links and proves, including pictures to back of your Claims of Ekpe ceremonies that was conducted in Itu and Ibiono villages

nsiba:
The lady you see is a well known female lawyer in Akwa ibom( Ibibio/itu)the pics you see is the onyo-yon she wore on her traditional marriage thou this event was for something else
It is something that is not uncommon both in ITU/ibiono

Have you stop to think that she might have married an Efik or Oron husband Or maybe her mom is from Cross River state Tell me her name and I will confirm that to you,
Please I can show U 100s of Ibiono and Itu brides, am from Uyo and therefore have many cousins from Itam in Itu close to Uyo, so I know what am talking about personally.
Another ITU bride;https://www.instagram.com/p/Br9gC--HM1g/

nsiba:
You really need to do a well detailed research findings on this cause you are absolutely wrong and the Efik speaking people in Itu would consider this an insult
These are people that have held chairmanship, vice chairmanship and other political positions in ITU and as well are staff at the LG secretariat...
Have you been to Itu, the main Itu?
Take your time and visit Mary slessor General hospital ITU and the villages around?
How many clans do you think are in ITU?
Check the numbers of wards in IT

Maybe those people speak Efik as a 2nd language like most adult who grew up when AKS was still part of Cross River state, but am sure their 1st language & tradition is Ibibio.
Here are more Itu people, how are the dress like https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1013201251/itu-nigeria/

nsiba:
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You really don't attend real and live traditional marriages, those pictures depicts nothing
Attend any Uruan, Itu, ibiono traditional marriages and tell me if the maidens dress (Onyo-yon) is something strange to them, some tribes in Rivers state also use it for ceremonial functions
Attend any Uruan traditional marriage and tell me the differnces with that u call Efik
I can send u pics but only to ur email not 4public consumption

So whwere did U think I got these pictures from, if I don't atted traditional marriages https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/16
Some of those marriages was done in Itu, not to talk about Ibiono example;

IBIONOBRIDES ;https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ibionobride/

IITU Brides; https://www.instagram.com/p/B4HltZClNVu/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Gva93gF1f/

Uruan is the only Ibibio LGA who adopted many Cultures from Efik that wear Onyoyo, but most Uruan brides dress like other ibibios E.g.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z4KnJMgv9Y That's an Uruan bride.
More Uruan brides; https://www.instagram.com/p/2qiquIDnlT/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BigozullG6O/
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/uruan/

The Only brides dressed in Onyoyo and other similar Efik traditions are the brides from Oron;
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnrosvmhequ/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpHlAdSFxln/
Esin is an Oron name https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Dr3XYghxK/

nsiba:
My dear I would have love you visited where Mary slessor lived the remainder of live, you would have met people or given books( hand written)who learnt under her majority women who the community disowned
That ibibios don't practice the Ekpe cult society is a fallacy, not the ITU/IBIONO I know

I am 100% Ibibio so you now know more about me and my anscestors , parent and grandparents than me or them Please post a source and pictures of Ekpe ceremony that was done in Itu and Ibiono village U may have been confusing them with Akampa which is the neighboring LGA in Cross River State to Itu in the beginning of Akwa Ibom state. Unless you are confusing Ekpo masquerade secret society with Ekpe secret cult society.
What has Mary Slessor a Scottish missionary got to do with any of these groups

Blackking98:
Lol. So you that is far away where ever you are knows better than me that is here in Cross river because you have access to Wikipedia. I don't have energy to argue, the majority will have their way and the minority will have their say at the end of the day.

No wonder you don't know the difference & especially that Ibibios Do Not practice Ekpe or same tradition and culture as Efik, except U are Oron, because U grew up in Calabar. I am not learning from wikipedia, I only use wikipedia as a basic summary. I grew up in Calabar and Abak, how do U think I learn how to speak Efik and Annang fluently If you Read this thread U will understand that I have deep knowledge and also research what am talking about from the elders, infact the indigenes of Efik, Oron & Annang actually came to back me up and congratulated me on finally explaining their cultures in details READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

nsiba:
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Sincerely the encyclopedia Britannica is one standard and acceptable reference materials, Wikipedia and nairaland are not...

Alright https://www.britannica.com/topic/ http://esopefik.tripod.com/efiktradition.html

mildflame:
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I am most impress with you interest in this but by using sentences, dance patterns and the above has no bearing in concluding that this group aren't of same ancestry
The English we speak and which is the official language in England varies from region to region
What is spoken in London, Manchester, Newcastle has it own accent, dialect and pronunciation, there are three distinct English which are southern, Midland and northern but these are all English
Even the dance pattern, food and music has it regional enclaves. Down here the Hausa spoken in sokoto, kano and Adamawa can be easily distinguished by Hausa's speakers yet same Hausa
The youruba spoken in badagry won't be understood by an Ikeja brought up Yoruba and the Yoruba spoken in ondo, okitipupa, shaki I bet u can't be understood by this individual if you don't speak the central youruba
Coming down home there is nothing different from what is spoken in Uruan, ITU that won't be comprehended in the entire calabar. The differences in Ibibio, efik and anang is just like southern, midland and northern England which are domicile in those regions. The accent, dialect and pronunciation doesn't make any of them different
What brought about this was the arrival of the Europeans and fortunately for any chief back then especially those from the riverine area, they ceased the opportunity and promoted themselves and their territory
While the obong who I will tell you can be traced to Uruan ancestry cannot be any further higher than the chiefs then in Uruan gained favors from the Europeans and consolidated his dominance, that can't be said of the other chiefs.
You can't tell me the Efiks own calabar, the Quas and Efuts have the core inner land while the Efiks dominate the riverine areas
Now the ibibios are using the oil wealth as Europeans to gain dominance. Forget the Ghana fables of anang being from Ghana or any group claiming to be above the other
Ibibio,(ekid, ibeno)efik Anang oron and ekoi( ejahgham) are of the same stock and origin .

Dialect is different from langauge, what U mean by Manchester & London dialect can be comperable to different Ibibio dialects like Itu, Etinan, Ibesikpo, Ikot Abasi etc; but not typical ones like Itumbonuso and Eket dialect, as those group speak Ibibio proper as a 2nd langauge because most can't fully understand their deep dialect. Which is why most think Eket is a separate group, not knowing that they're a subgroup of Ibibio. Aside from Oron & some Uruan who speak Efik as a 2nd language, only older Ibibios in AKS understand Efik because it was the official language of Cross River state b4 the creation of AKS in 1987. The younger Ibibios growing up in AKS cannot fully understand Efik langauge, only parts that are similar to Ibibio langauge. Both of those groups cannot understand Annang maybe 2-3words in a sentence, but none in AKS who isn't Annang can understand typical Annang dialects like Ukanafun, Ikot Ekpene, etc.. Annang has 3-4dialects that cannot be understood, even I that grew up in Abak(an Annang city who speak basic Annang or the most simple similar to Ibibio Annang); I have to per extreme serious attention to some sentences & rehearse it in my mind to understand those deeper typical dialects.
Again per attention to these sentence structures How many words are similar in all 3langauges?
English:-1) My house is were we all are
Annang:-1) Ilung Ida ke afide ajid itie.(basic Annang), Ilunk Ila ke file achid lie(Ukanafun Annang dialect)
Ibibio: 1) Ufok mmi ke afit nyin iba.
Efik:-1) Ebiet Idung mmi ke kpukpru nyin idu.
But I am sure that if U wrote down Manchseter and London sentence there won't be any differences except a tiny difference at the end or begining of 2words due to the different pronounciation. Now read the Ukanafun dialect doesn't the almost 2words that seem similar to Ibibio now completely different How can any Efik or Ibibio who hasn't live in Annang area understand that

Comparism to Spanish, Portugeuse, French and Italian in greeting How are You?
(die pronounce as Dear) Annang: Atie die? (Pronouced as) Atie lie? Ibibio: Aba die? Efik: Etie didie? Oron: Sala Digie(not sure about spelling)
Spanish: Cómo estás? French: Comment ça va? Italian : Come sta ? Portuguese_ Como você está
So You can see that Efik and Ibibio and Annang are just like Spanish, Portuguese and Italian languages

As for Ejagham langauge https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ekoi and Their Culture including Efik; http://esopefik.tripod.com/efiktradition.html (did U see Ibibio or Annang mention there
So where did Annang get their name Y are their traditional beliefs completely different from that of Ibibios and Efik Even a Ghanian commented on This Annang video on youtube that it was similar to 1 minority Ghanian group (sefwi)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Z3Bj-WVy0
Beams of cedar Cedar
3 months ago
This is sefwi dance too
Annang https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/annang-a-brief-walk-into-the-history-belief-and-economy-of-one-of-africas-wisest/svp8s38

MelesZenawi:
Behold a new nation that is not interested in Niger delta Republic



Una no go kill. Me for nairaland

There is no new nation forget about what U have been reading on nairaland by most Akwa Ibomites who have never lived in or know much about AKS. I am talking about what actual Ibibios who live in Akwa Ibom state think about. Despite what U and Beachside believe Ibibio nation/IbibioStateUnion is not new, it's actually much older than Biafra https://www.jstor.org/stable/485085?seq=1
https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/1687277 http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr89005509/

Beachside:
It doesn't matter if Efik origin is Yoruba,Ashanti or Uruan ,or whatever that means . Akwa ibom is not Cross river. Your allegiance is to Akwa ibom . Efik /Calabar should be none of your business. Like you bragged ,there's no such thing as Akwacross . akwa ibom is now Dubai and have all the oil ,so go there and worry about there. Don't worry about the Calabar and cross river.
I have concrete reasons for supporting denial of the akwa ibom judge. I don't care about the crowd. My new feeling is that all Akwa Ibom should be expelled from Cross river.
Ogoja should be given a state if they want it .And I wanted Southern Cross river (Calabar,Odukpani,Biase,Akampka,Akpabuyo) to merge with Akwa ibom ,but now to aspire for a state which will be Calabar city-state. You don't need oil to build an organized society. You are not from the Calabar or Cross river,it should be none of your business. Like ibibiogrl said,she does not care about bakkassi plight because it's not ibibio land. i'm sure you do not care about that and also do not care about Calabar's progress or Calabar seaport or the 79 oil wells forfeited to Akwa ibom.

You and the other clowns said "There's no such things akwacross","akwa ibom is dubai now " etc. Yet there are thousands of people from akwa ibom living in cross river ,but there's not up to 200 people from cross river living in Aka ibom. And you're salty about akwa ibom judge being denied.
Do you know the meaning of national interest? That's why Naturalized US citizens can't be president or any key positions whether raised in the US from 1 year old. .
For now, Akwa ibom state and cross river state of Nigeria are rivals . However;Efik,ibibio,anang Oron ,Ejagham,eket are one ethnicity. Unless Akwa ibom and southern Cross river merge ,they are rivals for now .

State is not created due to landmass but population Why would Cross River state need to rejoin Akwa Ibom state again Do U know how U sound Thats similar to U saying Canada need to me merge back with USA

The person U replied to was talking about this garbage u spewed below here & U responded with More Garbage

Beachside:
A united and progressive Calabar (Akwacross) is preferred ,but for now I feel Akwa ibom can not be trusted. They think they have it all just due to baseless and unsustainable tangible development and 90 percent offshore oil which Uyo and Ikot ekepene have none of . They breed like rabbits and multiply poverty everywhere ,and they are not looking to unite,assimilate or accept Efik Calabarian methods as the standard and official.
I support denial of the Akwa ibom judge and the appointment of the judge as long as he is from Cross river. that's why there should be ID database to separate wheat from chaff.
On another thread, an akwa ibom individual was bragging that he was born and raised in calabar and ibibio will take over. His Allegiance is to Akwa ibom ,not cross river.
I am American born and raised and mixed race and I qualify to be Governor of Cross river than that guy . it's about roots ,not born and raised.
I don't care if an individual was born and lived ,school and worked all his life in Calabar, you are not from there and should be expelled if you do not pay allegiance to Calabar methods.
There will be no seaport at Akwa ibom within the next 30 years . The only seaport on plan within the next 4 years is the Calabar seaport at Akpabuyo which will serve the entire cross river and the Greater Calabar area including Akwa ibom.
Apart from English ,Efik is the standard and official language of the Cross river and Akwa ibom ,and is in the process of being registered by google.
If Akwa ibom does not agree with these methods, all akwa ibom people should be expelled from cross river and a border wall built., all other mthods will be implemented to punish Akwa ibom forever.

Nowenuse:
Pls I have a question for you and Ibibiogrl.

Are Ejagham people also considered as Atam too? Considering the fact that also have a large population in Cross River south?

Is it also true that Ejagham has the largest population in Cross River State?

Is it also true that Ejagham is related to Efik/Ibibio in language and culture?

Blackking98:
yes they are similar, they are the originators of the nsibidi that we Akwa ibomites/efiks used, they also play ekpe,bear the same names with the efiks to a certain point but we do not understand their language, atleast 65% of akampa people speak ibibio/Efik as their second language, infact during my 100lvl, our faculty president spoke ibibio most times until I discovered he was actually from akampa, all my coursemates from akampa spoke Efik/ibibio fluently, but the ejagahms in etung and ikom aren't as close to us like their brothers in akampa and always tend to side with the atam people. So it's complicated

Ejagham has got nothing to do with Ibibio They are partly Cameroonians, same as Efiks. Also Ibibios Do Not Practice Ekpe (Uruan is the only 1LGA in Akwa Ibom State made up of Ibibios that practice Ekpe, because they hosted Efiks for some Centuries and adopted a lot of Efik tradition & cultures) Oronation made up of 5LGA are the only legit ethnic group in AKS who practice Ekpe, and all other tradition and cultures practice by Efik and Ejaghams etc, also they all migrated through Cameroon. There is Nothing like Efik/Ibibio language There is Efik, Ibibio, Oron languages, just like there are Italian, Spanish, French etc.. Ejagham language is semi-bantoid and has no similiarity to those other languages.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagham_language
If any Ejagham speaks Ibibio might be due to the large population of Ibibios living in CRS, that those Ejagham learn from.

Nowenuse:
For a lady, I really admire your knowledge and courage about your people, please keep it up.
However, let me correct you on some mistakes.
1) The differences between Ibibios, Efiks, Anangs and Orons cannot be compared to that of Spanish, Italian & French, rather it is more like the difference between Castillia, Galicia, Andalusia & Catalonia..
What is officially known as Spanish is CASTILLIAN.... Galicians, Andalusians, Catalans e.t.c speak very different languages/dialects and have different cultures, dressing and food from Spanish (Castillian)...
However, all these group of people remain under one Spanish nationality and identity except the Catalans who are very desperate to break out.

The Italians you are calling as one identity... Do you know the strong factions, divisions and bitterness that exists within them? Infact, not until 100-200 years ago, There was no lingua franca (official dialect) in Italy... Every region of Italy spoke an entirely different language, practice different traditions, values, food, farming e.t.c. Some don't even see eye to eye ... Till now the divisions are still strong, but it has reduced unlike before.


2) Who told you that all the Igbo/Yoruba subgroups only speak different languages but have the same culture? The cultures are related, but they are not the same!

Do you think all Igbo/Yoruba subgroups have the same societal values, deities, dressing, food, masquerades, society cults, festivals e.t.c? If this is what you think, then you are very very wrong.

Just like someone told you above, before colonialism, the identity of Igbo & Yoruba only applied to a small fraction of what is today known as Igbo/Yoruba.
The British were the ones who classified all similar peoples under the Igbo/ Yoruba tag. 150 years ago, Ijebu, Awori, Egba, Ekiti, Okun people never addressed or saw themselves as Yoruba people.... The Yoruba identity was meant for Oyo people alone... Same with the Igbos.

The Hausas through Danfodio's fulani conquest were the only ones who were already united before the British came.

I don't Have the Time to Repeat lessons and Explanation that was already given 9years ago This is not same as Igbo/Ikwerre denial war.
Despite the different dialects of same languages, there's not much differences in beliefs, tradition & cultures of Igbo and Yoruba groups as compared to Efiks, Ibibios & Annangs. This was confirmed by the Yorubas and Igbos themselves when someone actually asked these questions, instead of Ignorantly stating bogus personal opinions as Fact You can Read and argue with those posters that its not so, but the actually backup their claims with articles of history. READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

Nowenuse:
No you are wrong... What beachside is saying is the way Okrikas, Kalabaris, Ibanis, Ogbias, Epies, Engennis, Arogbos, Nembes, Izons e.t.c all unite themselves under one umbrella term (IJAW) even though they speak entirely different languages and have different cultures, food, dressings and customs!
Arogbos & Apois in Ondo state still identify as Ijaws even though Arogbo people speak Yoruba as a 2nd language, while Apoi have completely switched to Yoruba as their mother tongue.
Same way most Ibani people in Bonny & Opobo have switched to Igbo as their mother tongue, but still identify as Ijaws.

U cannot compare Ijaw groups becos they always abandon their cultures & adopt their host cultures and traditions, even they Obolo in Akwa Ibom state have adopted lots of Ibibio traditions, that many people in this thread were arguing that they amongst the Ibibio,Efik, Annang groups. If not that their other half is in River state with other Ijaw people, am sure the Obolo in AKS would've completely become Ibibio. It's just recently that most of these Ijaw groups despite abandoning their original tradition have begun to choose Ijaw as their Origin.

Beachside:
The blackking98 kingkong baboon has nothing to say about this .


people like Beachside always included Igbos in the umbrella term of Efik/Ibibio etc.
What do you mean by that?

Meaning someone who reasoned like U but was smarter and decided to ask the question about the differences despite his conviction that they were all the same including Igbo. I mean Pleep.

Beachside:
^^She already has her mind made up . Like most Nigerians ,she think there's 400 or 1000 ethnic groups or tribes in Nigeria. She does not know there's only 16 ethnicity in Nigeria.
She thinks I don't know the original name of Calabar or understand Efik ,Anang,ibibio,or unaware there's variety within those dialects. She does not understand what I mean by an umbrella term "Calabar/Calabarians " for the ethnic group which consist of Efik,Ibibio,anang andOron,eket . She thinks ibibio ,annang ,Efik,Eket and Oron are distinct ethnic groups instead of communities /dialects of an ethnic group which has no umbrella term. She does not know that the names Igbo,Yoruba etc. are recently coined umbrella terms for related communities and dialects just like Calabar/Akwacross(Efik,Oron,ibibio,Oron,Eket) Efik dialect is the official and standard Calabarian/Akwacross language which is in the process of being registered by Google . just as Onitsha dialect and a bit of Ohuhu (umuahia dialects) is the standard and official Igbo language.

AmuDimpka:
They are not distinct it is just dialectical differences of same language group

They should unite. One thing about Niger Delta is that every village wants to be a tribe or ethic group...

We in Akwa Ibom state specifically Ibibionation don't care about Biafra or Niger Delta. We are and will always be our own nation representing our culture and values.
As u are defending Beachside now, don't complain again and call him ignorant when he labels ur group in the same manner.

I think there should be cultural exchanges and have one cultural body like Igbo have Ọhaneze , the Yoruba have Afenifere while the Hausa have Arewa
AkwaCross group is a huge group they can come together and even have a central language it's possible
In Igbo land we have over 20 dialects from Isobo to Anambra from Ikwerre to Nkwerre , from Asaba to Enugu but there is a central Igbo that all can key into and understand
Same with Yoruba, they have egba dialect, Ijebu , kabba, Okun , Ekiti dialect but the central dialect is Lagos type of Yoruba
While Kano Hausa is the central dialect of Hausa
The Akwa Ibom Cross River must find a middle ground

It's not the same because we have different cultures and beliefs, similar to Ibibio and Igbos, only our langauges are similar but not tradition and cultures.

AmuDimpka:
Seriously an average Igbo doesn't know the different between iron, bakassi, efik , Ibibio, Annang etc...we see them as one so...why do they want to divide themselves. They should be reaching out the way Igbo are reaching out to Igbo in places like Middle belt and South South. We see ourselves as one and that is what I expect the efik to be doing

Yes U know because people like Beachside always included Igbos in the umbrella term of Efik/Ibibio etc.. Infact another like him created a thread to ask that question in details, https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-igbo-people

AmuDimpka:
They are not distinct it is just dialectical differences of same language group

If U don't know the differences Y don't U investigate and learn here on nairaland Please don't compare your Ikwere/Igbo war to us, because it is not the same situation. READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

Beachside:
76 oil wells at Bakassi given to Akwa Ibom. And you posted on another thread that Ibeno/obolo are part of Ijaw .
Arochuwku captured and traded other Igbo communities just as Efik did same to other Efik/bibio,Calabar or Akwacross communities.
You said akwacross name was coined for movies . why wasn't it called akwaabia or riversakwa? why Akwacross?

Because they were not trying to market the movies to Igbos or Abia state, if not they would've included Igbo speaking characters in their native movies. I said Obolo were part of Ijaw not Ibeno.
Bakassi is part of Efik/Oron lands those 2groups are related and don't really see themselves as much different, except the water that separates them. Maybe U can convinced Oron to Join Cross River and they will gladly joined their Efik relatives there and bring those oil wells back to Cross River state.

Again Beachside

The people of Uruan were said to have given them the name "Efik" deriving from a verb meaning to press or oppress, since they were alleged to be aggressive.[citation needed]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efik_people
And that was from their friendliest Ibibio host group who till today claim to be related to them and they even share cultures and traditions, yet calling them Oppressive

Beachside:
Show me where I said ibibio and Annang are subgroups of Efik or ever split from Efik?

Beachside post=87145908:
Some people think because they got a new artificial state a few days ago,they are different from Calabar and can do what they like. Such behavior is why the akwacross people are not united and considered weak and docile. If Oron ,Eket or annag get a new Mangrove and Itai states ,they too would follow the same path of more division . what sense does that make ?
Efik Calabar is the standard and official language.I think it should be compulsory in all cross river and akwa ibom schools. Efficient assimilation and propagation methods would go a long way.
There's record of Calabar kingship (Obong of Calabar) up to 850 years ago. All progressive ethnic nations on earth like Japan,Tswana land(Botswana),Netherlands,South Korea,etc. unite and accept the standard methods , only fools who got new state a few days ago are rebellious and chose the path of foolishness because they have large population. That's why akwacross people are viewed as weak and docile.

It's a shame the Calabarians efik/ibibio akwacross are so divisive. Igbo is an umbrella term for groups of related dialects just as Cakabar or Akwacross or efik ibibio is an umbrela term for groups of related dialects.
Saying Ibibio girl or Annang girl is similar to saying Ngwa girl or Onicha girl or Ijebu girl or Egba girl.
On your profile pic, you have the words "CALABAR GIRL", what's that?

Notice I said in my quote don't forget Ibibiogirl? Meaning Calabar girl(Efik) is completely different from Ibibio girl.

They problem is that U refused to respect these groups tradition and cultures. Making them to come around insulting each other I gave u a thread to read to learn about their histories, but U Refuse. If U wrote Eket-ibibio, u will not cause any commotion or receive any insult. Because despite speaking different dialects, Eket practice the same cultures and tradional beliefs as Ibibio, thereby they are considered a subgroup of ibibio. Same with Oron/Efik despite being in different states. Again there's nothing like AkwaCross and absolutely nothing like Calabarians What u are writing is similar to forcing Ijaw to become Igbo and abandon all their tradition and histories and ancient beliefs and adopt the Igbo cultures just because their lands are close together, so that they can become one group under a single umbrella.

quentin06:
with respect to both of your the dialects are not entirely similar, there are differences in them.

also the cultures of the people involved are different, cross river may have a larger land mass, but akwaibom has the greater population, they re daring, industrious and travel out to other states, cross riverians are conservative on the other hand, thats why they lose their slots to akwaibomites even at the federal level.

Tell that to the Ignorant educated fool Beachside who has been arguing that Ibibios and Annangs are a subgroup who split from Efik What has 850 year rule of an Efik king in Efik kingdom got to do with Ibibios who have been inhabitant of their present land for 10000's of years

AmuDimpka:
Your stupidity is legendary.... For you to say Igbo is a recent term...do you think that we are like you ..the word Igbo means ancient that is why we call ourselves NdiGboo (shortened Ndị Igbo ) meaning the ones that are ancient

It's only in Igbo land that you see people bearing the names of their town like igbokwe, Nwosu Igbo, igboma , igbodike , Nwaigbo


It's only in Igbo land that you have towns Igbo Igbo land cardinal points bearing Igbo to show they are Igbo irrespective of the dialect
In the Igbo north (Enugu axis ) we have Igbo Etiti
In South the rivers we have Ọbigbo
In central we have Igbo Ukwu ( Anambra )
In West have Igbuzor (Delta State ) and Akwukwu Igbo


Igbo have been in existence (independently for centuries and these independent clans identify themselves as Igbo for centuries !)

Even the Igbo at the fringes of cross river (Isobo) and the ones at fringes of AKS identify themselves as Igbo for centuries


I think that what is worrying you is minority mentality..where every clan is a nation....why don't you guys with Efik, Annang etc pull your resources together and form a stronger block ....it's because of this stupidity that you allowed then to give out bakassi without even a fight (bunch of cowards ) both Efiks, Annangs, Ibibio etc should be ashamed of that bakkasi and also should be ashamed for the low development in their region...

Leave Igbo alone, they are far ahead and they want their country which they don't seem to invite you guys ! From the look of things !

Put your house in order

Am glad you have answered for your people, because some of your brothers were supporting Beachside, probably why he felt bold enough to spread his ignorance to your side & now maybe they will understand how Ridiculous he sounds
Also Bakassi has got nothing to do with Ibibios and Annangs, its's far out of our territory and so we don't claim foreign lands. Bakassi is Efik-Oron land.

densiks:
There are some points raised in the mixed write ups that are inconsistent with facts and accurate historical records.

My intention is not to argue but to deepen the conversation if necessary on nairaland or other platforms.

I have a relative who is married to someone from eastern obolo,so when I write about their culture,I speak from first hand knowledge and I understand that culture includes but is not limited to marital rites,food and socio-economic practices hence the emphasis on similarly of culture.

I have previously sought expert information from established linguists who studied ibibio/Efik language and it is established that a wider reference of the groupings havevthe same root language but dialectical differences.

I am ibibio by grouping and I appreciate some of the points captured in the posts you put up but I must point out that some of the information there are either inaccurate or written by people with a limited knowledge of the original history and evolving practices amongst the various groupings.

It is heartwarming to know you love your people and you like to identify with their rich history and culture.

Kudos eyeneka.

Do you know that Obolo is split into 2parts? Half is in Rivers state and the other half is in Akwa Ibom state;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obolo_people
I had previously stated that I grew up in Calabar and Abak, my maternal grandfather grew up from childhood in Efikland. So my mom was partly raised in Efik culture, do you know that there are typical Efik names from their market days? So I am not just speaking without investigation or arguing for arguement sake. How did you think I learned how to speak both Efik and Annang languages besides my native Ibibio fluently
If U Read the thread I gave you, u will see that many natives Annangs and Efiks had confirmed and also given their input.
If you truly want to learn about all these groups in details U better READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

AtaniWarrior:
Akpo Akpo. Okay I can definitely see that. I’m a direct descendant of the original Ibibio/Efik of Arochukwu and I have been learning more about the various ethnic groups of present day Akwa Ibom and Cross River States over the years. I appreciate your contributions to Nairaland. I am learning a lot.

Glad to teach and appreciate your willingness to learn, and not just state ignorance fact as the truth like some here.

Beachside:
I support the denial of the akwa ibom judge , and I think all Akwa ibom people should be expelled from Cross river because of divisive Akwa ibom people like you and the others on the first and second page saying there's no such thing as Akwacross and that Efik ibibio,Oron anang are not one . All your posts on nairaland are concentrated on how ibibio is different from Efik and are not one .
All my post on all three accounts I've ever had has always been about unity ,but I've had enough now..
I think all the anger should be directed at you guys who think there's no such thing as Akwacross and they are not one . If they are not one , why are you salty about judge being denied ?
Cross river is 3 times larger than Akwa ibom. Cross river lost 79 oil wells to Akwa ibom. Akwa ibom receives $55 million dollars per month while Cross river receives $9 million dollars per month. There are thousands of Akwa ibom people living in Cross river ,but there's not up to 200 people from cross river living in Akwa ibom, yet Akwa ibom brags , and also rejects Akwacrosss unity. Think about that one .
Who said Efik and ibibio were recently coined terms? You do not read to understand, you read to find faults and criticize. I've carefully read and reasoned with every single thing you wrote ,but you haven't done the same. The problem lies in the fact that you think ibibio or Efik is a distinct ethnic group like Igbo or Yoruba, when in fact ibibio is a community and dialect just like Ngwa is community and dialect. Efik is community and dialect. ( Ibibio ,Efik,Oron,Annang) make up an ethnic group with no official umbrella term . Igbo is an umbrella term which was coined about 50 years ago for related communities and dialects like Ngwa,Onicha,Nsukka,etc.
(Efik ,Ibibio,Oron,Eket,Annang) are Calabarians or Akwacross or Efik/Ibibio . (Ngwa,Onicha,Nsukka,Ikwerre,Owerre,Abakiliki,Idemili,Aro ) are Igbos . The same is true for all ethnicity on earth.
Stop propagating baseless claims saying Ibibio is distinct ethnic group,Efik is distinct ethnic group ,Annang is distinct ethnic group, and vice versa.
All of that division makes the Efik/ibibio people weak and docile. Everyone is laughing at Efik/ibibio foolishness. 90 percent of those who liked your comments are enemies who wish to see a divided and conquered Akwacross people . Oil does not last forever .
I admit my first comment on this thread was mean, but that was in reaction to previous antagonistic comments from some Akwa ibom monikers.

Really The oil wells in Ibeno-Eket should have been for Cross River state Yet those are in Ibibioland So Igbo was coined in 1970 to represent all Igbo speaking groups, yet those groups have names with Igbo from centuries ago names begining and ending with Igbo. E.g. Igbokwe,IgboUkwu etc. I will leave Igbos to answer that.
U don't even understand the basic differences between Efik, Ibibios and Annang, simply because they speak a similar langauge, you think they split form each other I gave example of Spanish, French and Italian because thou those groups speak similar langauges, they're are not the same due to their different cultures. Do U know how the Efik name came about and the true meaning of that name If they were truly 1 with Ibibios Y
What U refused to READ to understand despite my giving u the link to a thread where someone asked this question to undesrstand Y?
Efik, Annang and Ibibio might be speaking a pigin language of a sort mixed with their orignal languages, which is why some words are completely different like the Feces example I gave. Unlike the Igbo groups & Yoruba groups who despite speaking different dialects they all practice same traditions and have same beliefs. Whereas Efiks and Oron have more in common with some Cameroun groups like Ejagham, which they have admited that they migrated from Cameroun. Annang including their name and some of their matriachal cultures migrated from Ghana.
These groups just migrated to live next to Ibibio or were hosted by a small group of Ibibio(uruan) and adopted a few Ibibio traditions like Uruan adopted lots from Efik. Now U believe they split from each other If U Read the thread I gave U, you would've understood all as the people from those grous came to expalin their cultures & traditions. WHAT IS MY BUISNESS WITH THE DENIAL OF THE AKS JUDGE

AtaniWarrior:
Thank you for the information. I will definitely review the topic and continue to do more research. I noticed that some Ibibio names have Kak like Akak, Etokakpan, Nsikak, etc. Does Kak have to do with being powerful/higher/above then?

No There is no Ibibio name that begins with Kak, but Kak is actually in the middle and it's Ironically the opposite of powerful Kak=Akak which means tired, like ankak=am tired. Therefore Nsikak is the abreviation of the name Nsikakabasi=what is tiredsome to God? Meaning nothing is tiredsome to God. Etokakpan= Etok(small) Akpan(1st son). I told you Kakpokpo might have been Akpo Akpo(corpse corspe) mispronouced.