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densiks:
I’m compelled to make this brief intervention in this discourse.

First and foremost most of the comments on this issue are ill informed and infantile and is a consequence of poor education or total lack of education especially as it has to do with history.

The Efik, Ibibio,Anang,Oron,Eket and obolo people are from the same ancestral roots and share almost the same culture except for some insignificant variations and we have a long history of migration that led to the current spread.

The issue of state creation in 1987 was to decentralize government and accelerate development rather than promote division.

Till date,as far as I know the Obong of Calabar cannot be enthroned without the presence of a ranking chief from Uruan in present day Akwa Ibom to undertake a sacred traditional rite.
We even speak the same language except for dialectical differences.

There is absolutely no need for unnecessary bickering and name calling.
The present crop of politicians and young people are mostly uneducated or are mischievous hence the unhealthy suspicion,rivalry and fear of the unknown.

I think it’s better to break or tear down those artificial and divisive walls and pursue shared prosperity and progress to take advantage of the things that unite us rather than focus on the fickle things that could divide and make us weaker.

To the efik man,the ibibio man is not your enemy or oppressor,and vice versa.
Let us rise above the ethnic barriers and promote our similarities and unity in diversity and let also spend more time studying the right records of history.

Yak ibono ke Ima!

What has Obolo in Ijaw got to do with Annangs and Ibibios So Uruan that hosted Efiks for some centuries now= the whole of Ibibioland
Eket is a subgroup of Ibibio in culture and everything, they even speak Ibibio-proper as a 2nd langauge. Similar to Oron and Efik.
Let Me give you a summary explanation in a brief detail;
Here are the Major differences in Cultures between Efik, Annang & Ibibio

Re: Mixed Tribes by ibibiogrl: 1 year & 8 months

Aloy.Emeka:
No difference. Efiks and ibibios are the same. Both understand each others dialect, same language, similar culture and very tiny differences. Even the neighboring igbo don't know the difference. Efiks and ibibios are the least violent specie of Nigerians.

There are many differences between Efik and Ibibio, difference in dressing Efik wear a gown and Elaborate hair dress etc. Ibibio tie 2 wrappers with a blouse, like most south easterners but without coral beads. Also difference in marriage traditions, Efiks coach the bride to be in fattening rooms and there are ceremonies before the actual marriage, ibibios don't. Efik traditions is Rule by Ekpe secret society, Ibibio don't have Ekpe, different traditional gods and different greetings. There are many other differences, the only similarity between Efik and Ibibio is the food and language; although most young Ibibios growing up in Akwa Ibom will only understand a little Efik in the future, since Efik language isn't used in Akwa Ibom.
The most similar ethnic group in Akwa Ibom to Efik is Oron . Please refer to this websites for pictures;
Efik http://esopefik.tripod.com/efiktradition.html and Efik https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/10
Ibibio https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/16
Just as Efik and Ibibio differs Annang also has same differences, but Ananng dress mors.

EXAMPLE OF DIFFERENCES IN DANCE CULTURE

ezeagu
Is this Ibibio or Annang?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWVRqEcpvXk

Will you be surprised if I find Annang people accusing Ibibio people of cannibalism?

That is Annang, if it was filmed abroad, then there might be Ibibio youths joining in the Dance but the dance is traditionaly Annang dance called Utah.

This is Efik dance Ekombi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rynsh2CaqAk&feature=related

Better view of Ibibio dance here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQdZUsrdGw0&t=120s

Also having lived in Abak & Calabar for a while I can tell you the differences in language.
Words could be similar like English: I cannot, Annang: Nkarake, Ibibio: Nkanna, Efik :Nkemeke.
Words can also be totaly different like English:feces, Annang:Afid, Ibibio:Uduang, Efik:IfVO.

Example of sentences- English:-1) My house is were we all are/We're all in my house. 2) This is my house
Annang:-1) Ilung Ida ke afide ajid itie. 2)Ilung ida ade ami
Ibibio: 1) Ufok mmi ke afit nyin iba. 2) Ufok mmi ado mi
Efik:-1) Ebiet Idung mmi ke kpukpru nyin idu. 2) Ebiet idung mmi edi emi.

Most Ibibios & Efiks Do Not Understand Annang except the have lived in the Annang region, so how can the be dialects of each other Also Annang has 3-4Major dialect that an Ibibio or Efik won't understand 2words. Ibibio also has several dialects like Itumbonuzo, Eket etc.. Efik doesn't have any dialect as far as i know. So again how can Annang & Ibibio including their typical dialects be dialects of Efik?

FOR A FULL HISTORY OF ANNANGS, EFIKS & IBIBIOS including Oron, READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

Beachside:
I got banned from culture section for a few hours by spambot while trying to upload an icon. I will be back,or maybe not . I already made my point .
You are ignorant and uneducated like most Nigerians,that's why Nigeria is failed state. Efik ,ibibio,anang,Oron and Eket are one ethnicity with no official umbrella name but are popularly known as Calabar , akwacross or efik/ibibio. It's the same for all ethnic nations around the world:Dutch(Netherlands),Japan(Yamato) , Tswana land (Botswana),Lithuania,Scotland,Irish,etc. .
Efik,ibibio,anang,Oron eket are not distinct ethnic groups like you claimed. There are only 16 ethnicity in Nigeria ,not 400 or 1000 like Nigerians claim.
Ibibio,Efik,Annang,Eket and Oron are all communities and dialects of the same ethnicity just as Ngwa,Onicha,Aro,Nsukka etc are all communities and dialects of Igbo(umbrella name). Illaje ,Ijebu,Egba,etc are all communities and dialects of Yoruba(umbrella name)

You were probably band because of your Extreme Ignorance claiming Yoruba, Igbo, Efik and Ibibio were names that were recently coined and all should be under an Umbrella name as there are only 16 distinct groups in Nigeria Yet U Refused to name those 16 groups.
U are the educated fool Having a foreign education means nothing and I doubt it in your case I was born in DC and still live there so am American aswell, but Thank God my parent made me go back to live and learn my culture in Nigeria might be the reason I am passionate about teaching ignorant simi illiterate as U
I doubt u are even half Nigerian as U claim, y not bot out of Nigerian affairs.

Edygrin:
There is nothing like Akwacross. Akwa ibom left y'all behind a long time ago. You cross riverians better move on

Ignore that Beachside fellow He knows absolutely nothing about Akwa Ibom and am not even sure about Cross River state either I have also told him that "There is nothing like Akwa-Cross, its only a name coin by the Ibibio Movie industry in Uyo to market to Cross River state because they sometimes have 1character that will speak Efik or come from Calabar, Akpabuyo or any Efik village in their movies"

Edusteve:
So all that noise of Akwacross is just for media attention. Believe me Nigeria as a country is totally divided forget media noise

MelesZenawi:
Na media, nothingelse.

Akwa-Cross is only a name coin by the Ibibio Movie industry in Uyo to market to Cross River state because they sometimes have 1character that will speak Efik or come from Calabar, Akpabuyo or any Efik village in their movies. It's just a name for marketing purpose, althou few people prefer it than Efik-ibibio because its includes more groups from the 2state.
Akwa Ibom and Cross River indegenes have always been separate even before the creation of Akwa Ibom state.
READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

BrownRoofRep:
Go and sit down Ibibio people hate Efik even more, don't be a hypocrite or be spreading lies.
The so-called AkwaCross unity is one of the biggest hypocritical nonsense in existence. They won't even fish in the same river, full of hates and infights.

Ignore that Beachside fellow he knows absolutely nothing about Akwa Ibom or even Nigeria Claiming to be biracial American and well traveled therefore he knows more about Africans and Nigerians themselves, because he's foreignly educated, therefore he's smarter than most Nigerians because it's a failed state. I am even trying to teach him some basics but he has Refused to Read

Beachside:
I'm mixed race American , my dad is Efik and mom is Scottish ancestry , but I know more about Nigeria and Africa than most Nigerians and Africans. Most Nigerians are ignorant and uneducated(jungle education doesn't count), Nigeria's educational system is a failure,that's why Nigeria is a failed state.
I already made my point with facts. it's pointless arguing.
Efik dialect is the standard and official 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 , and Oyo dialect is the standard and official Yoruba dialect.

v v I never said Igbo and Yoruba are the same ethnicity. I already said i'm American ,never said I grew up in Scotland. the problems is some people read to criticize instead of read to understand. They already have their minds made up. oh well

Then U need to go back to Nigeria and to your fathers village to learn Your Ignorance and Refusal to learn is very Embarrassing Your Efik people will soon be here to embarass U further
I was born in DC and still live there so am American also, but Thank God my parent made me go back to live and learn my culture in Nigeria might be the reason I am passionate about teaching the ignorant as yourself
Maybe it's Laziness since I gave U a link to the thread to learn the differences in details, All I can do now is to give you a summary detail.

Here are the Major differences in Cultures between Efik, Annang & Ibibio

Re: Mixed Tribes by ibibiogrl: 1 year & 8 months

Aloy.Emeka:
No difference. Efiks and ibibios are the same. Both understand each others dialect, same language, similar culture and very tiny differences. Even the neighboring igbo don't know the difference. Efiks and ibibios are the least violent specie of Nigerians.

There are many differences between Efik and Ibibio, difference in dressing Efik wear a gown and Elaborate hair dress etc. Ibibio tie 2 wrappers with a blouse, like most south easterners but without coral beads. Also difference in marriage traditions, Efiks coach the bride to be in fattening rooms and there are ceremonies before the actual marriage, ibibios don't. Efik traditions is Rule by Ekpe secret society, Ibibio don't have Ekpe, different traditional gods and different greetings. There are many other differences, the only similarity between Efik and Ibibio is the food and language; although most young Ibibios growing up in Akwa Ibom will only understand a little Efik in the future, since Efik language isn't used in Akwa Ibom.
The most similar ethnic group in Akwa Ibom to Efik is Oron . Please refer to this websites for pictures;
Efik http://esopefik.tripod.com/efiktradition.html and Efik https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/10
Ibibio https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/16
Just as Efik and Ibibio differs Annang also has same differences, but Ananng dress mors.

EXAMPLE OF DIFFERENCES IN DANCE CULTURE

ezeagu
Is this Ibibio or Annang?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWVRqEcpvXk

Will you be surprised if I find Annang people accusing Ibibio people of cannibalism?

That is Annang, if it was filmed abroad, then there might be Ibibio youths joining in the Dance but the dance is traditionaly Annang dance called Utah.

This is Efik dance Ekombi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rynsh2CaqAk&feature=related

Better view of Ibibio dance here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQdZUsrdGw0&t=120s

READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

[b] Also having lived in Abak & Calabar for a while I can tell you the differences in language.
Words could be similar like English: I cannot, Annang: Nkarake, Ibibio: Nkanna, Efik :Nkemeke.
Words can also be totaly different like English:feces, Annang:Afid, Ibibio:Uduang, Efik:IfVO.

Most Ibibios & Efiks Do Not Understand Annang except the have lived in the Annang region, so how can the be dialects of each other Also Annang has 3-4Major dialect that an Ibibio or Efik won't understand 2words. Ibibio also has several dialects like Itumbonuzo, Eket etc.. Efik doesn't have any dialect as far as i know. So again how can Annang & Ibibio including their typical dialects be dialects of Efik?

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).

I'm mixed race, my dad is Efik and mom is Scottish, but I know more about Nigeria and Africa than most Nigerians and Africans. Most Nigerians are ignorant and uneducated(jungle education doesn't count), Nigeria's educational system is a failure,that's why Nigeria is a failed state.
I already made my point with facts. it's pointless arguing.
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.

Again you are pronouncing your ignorance in Details here Maybe you grew up in Scotland and know absolutely nothing about Nigeria I gave you the link to a thread to learn. So Yoruba and Igbo are now the same and dialects of each other Riducolus Even Scotland and Ireland have more in common that these groups. U might be confusing the recently coin or created country of Nigeria with the 250 different groups in the country Please ask your father or go visit his family elders and ask them your history. You don't know about migration? Even many groups and languages in Nigeria are dead and more are dying. There is nothing like Akwa-Cross, its only a name coin by the Ibibio Movie industry in Uyo to market to Cross River state because they sometimes have 1character that will speak Efik or come from Calabar, Akpabuyo or any Efik village in their movies.
Ok what are the 16groups that u recognize as the only legitimate different groups in Nigeria?

Beachside:
Efik,Ibibio,Oron,Eket,Annang are all communities and dialects of the same ethnicity or ethnic nation which has no official name but is popularly referred to as Calabar,Akwacross or Efik/ibibio. I prefer the term Calabar/Calabarian as the official name of the ethnicity's land and people . Efik is the most popular dialect and Ibibio is also popular dialect now,perhaps due to larger population. With that ,the official and standard Calabarian language is either Efik or an official standard has to be created by professional linguist based on Efik and Ibibio combined which won't be different from what is already spoken there now . in any case, Efik is the standard and official Calabarian language and is in the process of being registered by google.
None of the communities and dialects above are sub groups of anyone, nor are they different languages like French ,Portuguese ,Spanish as someone erroneously insinuated earlier. They are the same people and language with dialectical differences caused by primordial hunter gather isolation factors and they just have different population ,that's all . No one knows for sure how the group and language evolved and which dialect was the first in which the others evolved from due to the fact Africans never recorded their history beyond 800 years ago . All hypothesis are only speculative, and frankly does not matter .
French is a language with it's own dialects ; the Parisian dialect being one of 2 most popular & standard french. same applies to Italian, and Spanish.
Italian,Portuguese and Spanish are of the same family tree just like Calabarian,Igbo,Fang ,and perhaps Ejagham are of the same family tree with a few similar sounding words yet different language.
I'm self taught and can speak 6 other languages other than English: Spanish,Japanese,Brazilian Portuguese,German,Lithuanian(my girlfriend's background .she can't even speak it),Setswana(Botswana) and I can understand a few others such as French, owerri igbo dialect,Efik Calabar dialect and I get the idea on ibibio,Oron and annang dialect , Swahili,Arabic. I've visited over 11 countries so far. The same method applies to all ethnicity and languages on earth.

Why didn't you quote me directly instead of beating around the bush

There is nothing like Calabarian, ignorantly as u sound you might be confusing Kalabari which is Ijaw with Calabar is a city and not even the original name of that city. So I don't understand how it can be use as a name for the indigenes when that name has no meaning in their language. The Calabar people are Efik and some Ejagham and they are in Cross River state. A separate state from Akwa Ibom state where Ibibios and Annang Indigenes are of.
Who told you that Ibibio and Annang don't have dialects Am sure you don't even know, as U won't even recognize 1word from any of those languages But U are Ignorantly stating your opinion here as the standard. Portuguese and Spanish should be dialect of each other as those languages are more similar than Annang and Ibibio. Incuding Italian.
Ibibio has several, infact Eket can be considered a dialect of Ibibio since its a sub-group of ibibio, Annang has 3-4 dialects that an Ibibio, Efik & Oron won't understand 2words. Efik doesn't have any dialect, except Ukwa was a dialect of Efik, but that language is dying. Oron is a separate langauge that has more in common with Efik langauge, infact Oron can be considered a sub-group of Efik althou they're in separate state, infact due to the lack of understanding of Oron language, they speak Efik as a 2nd langauge.

Also having lived in Abak & Calabar for a while I can tell you the differences in language. THE ARE NOT DIALECTS OF EACH OTHER;
Words could be similar like English: I cannot, Annang: Nkarake, Ibibio: Nkanna, Efik :Nkemeke.
Words can also be totaly different like English:feces, Annang:Afid, Ibibio:Uduang, Efik:IfVO.

Example of sentences- English:-1) My house is were we all are/We're all in my house. 2) This is my house
Annang:-1) Ilung Ida ke afide ajid itie. 2)Ilung ida ade ami
Ibibio: 1) Ufok mmi ke afit nyin iba. 2) Ufok mmi ado mi
Efik:-1) Ebiet Idung mmi ke kpukpru nyin idu. 2) Ebiet idung mmi edi emi.

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

U visiting 11 countries and learning a few words of Efik doesn't mean anything, if U cannot tell the differences between languages and dialects to state your Ignorant opinion as a Fact I don't want to repeat this lesson of almost a decade again So READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

AtaniWarrior:
Very interesting. Makes a lot of sense. Thank you for sharing.

Ignore that Person the person is absolutely ignorant and doesn't even know what he/she is talking about There's nothing like Calabarian, seems the person is confusing Kalabari-Ijaw with Calabar. That person doesn't even know that Calabar is a city in another state, also Efik is not even spoken in the same state where Ibibio is spoken. That person would not recognize 1 word out of all those languages, not to talk about knowing the differences. I don't know why Ignorant people choose to give their ignorant opinion as advice To learn more about the differences in not only languages but the cultures and traditional diffrerences of Major groups in Akwa Ibom and Cross River state. READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

AtaniWarrior:
What is the meaning of the following names?

-Kakakpo
-Awa
-Inokon

Kakakpo is not Ibibio might have been a nickname that the Aro-Igbo fighters gave to the half Ibibio prince, maybe mispronoucing Akpo=corpse(similar to Ekpo=ghost/masquerade.) Could've been hailig him as too powerful to be a human being
Awa=to sacrifice, it is also the name of a big village/clan I believe Ini Edo and the current govenor of Akwa Ibom are from there.
Inokon is a last name might have been an abreviation of Ino okoneyo= thief of the night.

luveu:
where did he mention calabar or dialect in his text? moreso there's no dialectical diffs bw efik (calabar) and ibibio (uyo), and most piple refer to as calabar piple r d akwa ibomites

Having lived in Abak & Calabar for a while I can tell you the differences in language. The are not dialect of each other.
Words could be similar like English: I cannot, Annang: Nkarake, Ibibio: Nkanna, Efik :Nkemeke.
Words can also be totaly different like English:feces, Annang:Afid, Ibibio:Uduang, Efik:IfVO.

Example of sentences- English:-1) My house is were we all are/We're all in my house. 2) This is my house
Annang:-1) Ilung Ida ke afide ajid itie. 2)Ilung ida ade ami
Ibibio: 1) Ufok mmi ke afit nyin iba. 2) Ufok mmi ado mi
Efik:-1) Ebiet Idung mmi ke kpukpru nyin idu. 2) Ebiet idung mmi edi emi.

Comparism to Spanish, 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?

Spanish: Cómo estás? French: Comment ça va? Italian : Come sta ? So You can see that Efik and Ibibio are just like Spanish and Italian languages

Ikechunna:
How one person creates multiple accounts to ask the same stupid question is beyond me. Even after his first attempt of doing it have been answered and exposed of his illiteracy. Some people are just extremely PATHETIC!!!


For those that were not on this OP other topic. I'm posting this just for y'all knowledge. I'm 110% sure the so called "Annang" will open multiple topics on the same subject. Instead of arguing with slowpoke, just screenshot and post.

This is PURE LIES, I grew up in Abak the City closest to Ukanafun, I have also asked the daughter of the paramount ruler of Ukanafun, there are no such villages in ukanafun

immhotep:
Igbo amaka

So Ini LGA has now change to Igbo not even Cross River state can make such claims or is this Map for comedy

Ikechunna:
by this comment, we can see that the "Annang" man is about to claim Ohaobu as his village

Here's more opinion NL Annang.

I think this article might be confusing the name of Ika-Annang with Ika in Delta-Igbo. It's just a similar name and has nothing else in common

1st of all OP @NtoAkwaIbom U claim to come from Akwa Ibom according to your name, but you don't know how to state the different ethnic groups , why did you put Ibibio in your title when this has Absolutely nothing to do with Ibibios

Banmeallday:
Nothing like E- War...among Igbo and their cousins Ibibio


Ibibio people we no dey make too much noise and are not loud....


Maybe it is Afonja people against BIAFRANS

And no not all Oduduwa people are AFONJA

This has NOTHING to Do with Ibibio, This is Annang Ibibios are not as Quiet as U think; https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-igbo-people

LabDNA:
Was there a 'war' before? I didn't know that pls educate me.

Even though this has nothing to do with ibibios but Annang, There was a border war over 300 years ago Aro-Ibibio War

MelesZenawi:
There are no Igbos in Akwa-Ibom, cross river, Rivers and Bayelsa states.

Thank you.


There was never an E-WAR going on please.


These are just children playing on nairaland to ease off tension , stress and depression associated with them been called Nigerians.

SLAP44:
Where did the e-war happen?

How many people were killed?

Yes there was a war and Ibibios lost a large amount of their land to Igbos Aro-Ibibio War

OGHENAOGIE:
man shut up...and sleep...u and dos guys opinion is useless

U should Be Silence forever! and NEVER speak again when it comes to this tournament Your own opinion is Baseless & Most Embarrassing Padlock your mouth and eyes

OGHENAOGIE:
go and sleep abeg...against Ukraine for under 20 Var and that rule favor us...there is nothing like rigg here

Which Rule is that the penalty retake rule was just made this year Even the french themselves are saying the Match was Rigged & embrasssing for them Here are few top comments on the FIFA video, Notice they're not Nigerians�� but other Europeans & french��Even on "The Man of Match video, All are saying it was the Ref that scored

Beverlyjean:
Y are u guys so sentimental... How did they connive?? It was a clear penalty tho it was not intentional... The penalty in the CL final was not intentional as well but that doesn't mean it wasn't a penalty... The second penalty stood cos the French players were not the ones that encroached... A Nigerian player also entered the box ...

OGHENAOGIE:
when will you black folks stop this victim mentality...do u guys know that football rules are updated regularly...na pple like una de fight for Nigerian league matches when result no go una team way... ojoro this ojoro that... nonsense...did we not win South Korea...

HabuD:
Its understandable how Nigerians got sentimental over the match and blamed ref, VAR etc, but u have to ask urself, with the kinda defensive set up were u expecting nigeria to get a result from a highly attacking side like france. Though i was somewhat impressed by their defence, i knew deep inside that it was only a matter of time before they slipped up and allowed france to take the advantage. Even when the nigerians had the chance to take the game to france they still preferred to go back and defend! Against a highly attacking team like france that also had home advantage?
Now on the goal, fact remains that the referee was faultless. There are rules to every game, and even the goal keeper was allegedly told the rule before the penalty was taken. If both feet are off the line u receive a yellow card and the penalty is retaken- thats the FIFA rule which was explained to the goalkeeper prior to the penalty. Truth is, no matter how sentimental the ref wud have wanted to be, she just had to be neutral and take that courageous decision. And that was a cleAR penalty btw.
And moreso, i even thought the ref was actually more favourable towards nigeria on the whole. The team got it all wrong in their first match against norway which they could have easily won if they put up a good defensive display like they did against France.
Please lets put sentiments aside, that team never looked like they were in for a fight against france, and going defensive against an attacking team who also has the home advantage was suicidal. There was no way they could have lasted the whole 90mins!

yoged:
I don't know what you guys are saying. That's a clear penalty. If na Nigeria den foul, u'll be barking like a mad dog up and down. It's a clear pk. And about the retake, it's a new law, it has also occur in this tournament. Get your fact right before spewing rubbish.

even the french themselves are saying it was cheating from the penalty calls Infact the Whole World are calling it the MOST Rigged MATCH EVER! Watch the FIFA highlight on Youtube by clicking on the link on the bottom of this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhSbih-N_AI&fbclid=IwAR2WN4TWM5uWKeQlxMpEGdrrSM9AoXvd8D3jvehbw5aB018mo6Az8RLZkLk

In Ibibio

God has done me well= Abasi ame anam aboho
God favoured me= Abasi afon ye ami(for a name Mfon means grace/favor)
God answers = Abasi aboro (name Iboro means answer)
Miracle God = UtibeAbasi

darfay:
I always thought eket is an ethic group on its own

Maybe in the ancient times, but now they're a subgroup of Ibibio and practice same cultures as Ibibios. Although they've a few unique culture that's originally theirs. Here's a thread that explains in details about the different groups in Akwa-Cross. https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo#8218480

kufreabasi:
what is the meaning of these names
Bassey
Oduobuk
Atim
Arit
Effiong
Ebong

Effiong is a name after 1 of Efik old market days.(I think Fiongaran or something like that) The female version is Affiong. Same as
Etim and Atim, Edet and Arit, Asuquo and Iquo, etc., the are all names from Efik market days and so the are Efik names, Bassey is also an Efik name which can mean something more detail in Efik, but it's also like Abasi=God. Ebong can means Shout. Never heard of Oduobuk, although Mbuk means News.

HERE'S A SIMILAR THREAD THAT WAS OPEN B4 WITH MORE DETAILS :- https://www.nairaland.com/1906680/beautiful-names-efik-ibibio

darfay:
What about eket?

Eket is a subgroup of Ibibio therefore it can be considered a dialect of Ibibio. Although Eket language can not be fully understood by an Ibibio, which is why Eket indigenes speak Ibibio proper as a second language.

Kenttoday:
Please what is God's priority also God's promise and God's desire in ibibio

Similar names but not exactly are Uduakobong/Uduakabasi which means God's will, which is similar to God's desire. Then Ewongobong/Ewongoabasi meaning God's promise

DateMynd44:
I'm Annang and there are no differences between we ibibio and efik, same culture, same names and same languages, the only difference is that we're separated by large bodies of water.
Efik is a language, while Ibibio and Annang are dialects under the efik language

You should Not Be explaining to people online what you yourself don't know. Seems you didn't grow up in the Akwa-Cross states, so

Here are the Major differences in Cultures between Efik, Annang & Ibibio

Re: Mixed Tribes by ibibiogrl: 1 year & 8 months

Aloy.Emeka:
No difference. Efiks and ibibios are the same. Both understand each others dialect, same language, similar culture and very tiny differences. Even the neighboring igbo don't know the difference. Efiks and ibibios are the least violent specie of Nigerians.

There are many differences between Efik and Ibibio, difference in dressing Efik wear a gown and Elaborate hair dress etc. Ibibio tie 2 wrappers with a blouse, like most south easterners but without coral beads. Also difference in marriage traditions, Efiks coach the bride to be in fattening rooms and there are ceremonies before the actual marriage, ibibios don't. Efik traditions is Rule by Ekpe secret society, Ibibio don't have Ekpe, different traditional gods and different greetings. There are many other differences, the only similarity between Efik and Ibibio is the food and language; although most young Ibibios growing up in Akwa Ibom will only understand a little Efik in the future, since Efik language isn't used in Akwa Ibom.
The most similar ethnic group in Akwa Ibom to Efik is Oron . Please refer to this websites for pictures;
Efik http://esopefik.tripod.com/efiktradition.html and Efik https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/10
Ibibio https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/16
Just as Efik and Ibibio differs Annang also has same differences, but Ananng dress more like ibibios

EXAMPLE OF DIFFERENCES IN DANCE CULTURE

ezeagu
Is this Ibibio or Annang?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWVRqEcpvXk

Will you be surprised if I find Annang people accusing Ibibio people of cannibalism?

That is Annang, if it was filmed abroad, then there might be Ibibio youths joining in the Dance but the dance is traditionaly Annang dance called Utah.

This is Efik dance Ekombi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rynsh2CaqAk&feature=related

Better view of Ibibio dance here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQdZUsrdGw0&t=120s

READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

Also having lived in Abak & Calabar for a while I can tell you the differences in language.
Words could be similar like English: I cannot, Annang: Nkarake, Ibibio: Nkanna, Efik :Nkemeke.
Words can also be totaly different like English:feces, Annang:Afid, Ibibio:Uduang, Efik:IfVO.

Example of sentences- English:-1) My house is were we all are/We're all in my house. 2) This is my house
Annang:-1) Ilung Ida ke afide ajid itie. 2)Ilung ida ade ami
Ibibio: 1) Ufok mmi ke afit nyin iba. 2) Ufok mmi ado mi
Efik:-1) Ebiet Idung mmi ke kpukpru nyin idu. 2) Ebiet idung mmi edi emi.

Most Ibibios & Efiks Do Not Understand Annang except the have lived in the Annang region, so how can the be dialects of each other Also Annang has 3-4Major dialect that an Ibibio or Efik won't understand 2words. Ibibio also has several dialects like Itumbonuzo, Eket etc.. Efik doesn't have any dialect as far as i know. So again how can Annang & Ibibio including their typical dialects be dialects of Efik?

ibibiogrl:
Comparism to Spanish, French and Italian in greeting How are You?

Annang: Atie die? (Pronuced as) Atie lie? Ibibio: Aba die? Efik: Etie didie? (die pronounce as Dear)

Spanish: Cómo estás? French: Comment ça va? Italian : Come sta ? (why are they not 1?)

So now you can see that Ibibio, Annang and Efik in language are just like French, Spanish and Italian.

DateMynd44:
ediye odu me mmong?

If You're TRULY Annang, write what U just wrote here to me & reply to my post in Pure Annang. Judging by you writing that Ibibio & Annang are dialects under Efik. I Bet you don't even know which is which

@DateMynd44
You never answered my question Not surprised here u claim to be Annang, but you just said you were Ibibio from Etoi So whose is faking it now and U probably aren't even from Akwa Ibom. Also seems the only sentence you can write is "ediye odu me mmong?? which is actually Odu ke mmong and it is Efik not Ibibio or Annang

Gerrard59:
They are more or less the same. Little difference between both groups.

Here are the Major differences in Cultures between Efik, Annang & Ibibio

Re: Mixed Tribes by ibibiogrl: 1 year & 8 months

Aloy.Emeka:
No difference. Efiks and ibibios are the same. Both understand each others dialect, same language, similar culture and very tiny differences. Even the neighboring igbo don't know the difference. Efiks and ibibios are the least violent specie of Nigerians.

There are many differences between Efik and Ibibio, difference in dressing Efik wear a gown and Elaborate hair dress etc. Ibibio tie 2 wrappers with a blouse, like most south easterners but without coral beads. Also difference in marriage traditions, Efiks coach the bride to be in fattening rooms and there are ceremonies before the actual marriage, ibibios don't. Efik traditions is Rule by Ekpe secret society, Ibibio don't have Ekpe, different traditional gods and different greetings. There are many other differences, the only similarity between Efik and Ibibio is the food and language; although most young Ibibios growing up in Akwa Ibom will only understand a little Efik in the future, since Efik language isn't used in Akwa Ibom.
The most similar ethnic group in Akwa Ibom to Efik is Oron . Please refer to this websites for pictures;
Efik http://esopefik.tripod.com/efiktradition.html and Efik https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/10
Ibibio https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/16
Just as Efik and Ibibio differs Annang also has same differences, but Ananng dress mors.

EXAMPLE OF DIFFERENCES IN DANCE CULTURE

ezeagu
Is this Ibibio or Annang?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWVRqEcpvXk

Will you be surprised if I find Annang people accusing Ibibio people of cannibalism?

That is Annang, if it was filmed abroad, then there might be Ibibio youths joining in the Dance but the dance is traditionaly Annang dance called Utah.

This is Efik dance Ekombi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rynsh2CaqAk&feature=related

Better view of Ibibio dance here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQdZUsrdGw0&t=120s

READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

senatordave1:
There are not the same at all although they have similar names,dish and language but within these,there are differences.in character,efiks are gentle,proud and almost lazy while ibibios are strong,rugged and violent.efiks are fewer and base in cross river while ibibios are more numerous and purely in akwa ibom.efiks are better cooks.nowadays ibibios are copying almost all aspects of efik lifestyle thereby making it hard to differentiate.Let me also add that ibibio girls love sex madly and are promiscuous.

Enough with the Insults! These differences has already been discussed & explained in a previous threads years ago. Also Ini Edo was acting a movie that's why she's dress like that U can google her traditional wedding & U will see she was dressed completely in Ibibio attire. No Ibibio is copying Efik, we're Very Proud of our traditions and customs. Even the Uruan Ibibios related to Efiks majority aren't wearing Efik gowns anymore, but dressing in Ibibio attire for their traditional marriage. If you see any Akwa Ibomite dress in Efik traditional outfit, it's probably Oron, who share the same traditions with Efik, they're also the only ones speaking Efik in AKS because they cannot speak Ibibio & Efik is their 2nd Language.

Re: Mixed Tribes by ibibiogrl: 1 year & 8 months

Aloy.Emeka:
No difference. Efiks and ibibios are the same. Both understand each others dialect, same language, similar culture and very tiny differences. Even the neighboring igbo don't know the difference. Efiks and ibibios are the least violent specie of Nigerians.

There are many differences between Efik and Ibibio, difference in dressing Efik wear a gown and Elaborate hair dress etc. Ibibio tie 2 wrappers with a blouse, like most south easterners but without coral beads. Also difference in marriage traditions, Efiks coach the bride to be in fattening rooms and there are ceremonies before the actual marriage, ibibios don't. Efik traditions is Rule by Ekpe secret society, Ibibio don't have Ekpe, different traditional gods and different greetings. There are many other differences, the only similarity between Efik and Ibibio is the food and language; although most young Ibibios growing up in Akwa Ibom will only understand a little Efik in the future, since Efik language isn't used in Akwa Ibom.
The most similar ethnic group in Akwa Ibom to Efik is Oron . Please refer to this websites for pictures;
Efik http://esopefik.tripod.com/efiktradition.html and Efik https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/10
Ibibio https://www.nairaland.com/478074/post-pictures-traditional-weddings/16
Just as Efik and Ibibio differs Annang also has same differences, but Ananng dress mors.

READ DETAILS HERE: https://www.nairaland.com/609355/whats-major-differance-between-igbo

ARIINI:
Lol.. No wahala
It's SISONGO, dear..

No you are Wrong in spelling. A Majority of Annang spell & pronunce it SesongO online

ARIINI:
JAK ABONG ULIONK FIEN, EJAKA!!
AMEGWED JAK AFON! [color=#006600][/color]

SosongO/Sesongo! I was afraid of making mistakes in spellings of Annang especially

Ralphlauren:
Yimu.

Kokoberrie, is this you?

Who ever said he was in prison before the judge’s ruling?

Did I talk about who paid what towards his wedding? Where did I ever state that he sponsored the wedding alone ?

Who talked about his wife’s financial status ?

All you’ve done is to spill more tea online

The fact remains that he was on police bail throughout the period the case was in court. Both offences were committed in Scotland in the space of 4 years. this case was ongoing before and after his wedding.

It seems he fed you lot a pack of lies. You are in denial about the gravity of the offence.

he should thank his stars he didn’t rape anyone during his visits to America. He would have been looking at a sentence of 30years+.

However, since he’s currently at Her Majesty’s pleasure, he should be out in 3 and a half years with good behaviour.

P.s. What’s there to be jealous about a rapist and someone whose name is on the sex offender’s register

Boo! HoO! Cry me a River You Are sO jealous U can't even Hide it & U've now spell it out clearly for all to see
So"He was on Bail for 4yrs & left jail briefly to visit America" & U know these details because U were the arresting officer �in Scotland? Since you have been following his wife on instagram & other social media monitoring their wedding details. You should have seen their Rendezvous all over the world on numerous trips including Paris, Jamaica, Bora Bora, Uyo etc.. Before their wedding , so when was he in prison? He took permission to be going on these pre honeymoon, which was in an open UK court U can keep on following his wife to view more pics of their upcoming trips

Ralphlauren:
case was'nt a setup.

the dude works with TOTAL.

the first case was reported in 2012 but he was'nt charged to court by the police due to insufficient evidence.

he didnt learn his lesson and he tried the nonsense again with another girl in 2016. the girl reported to the police and the police reopened the 2012 case. both girles testified against him and boom, he was charged to court and he has been convicted.

what i do not understand was how he was able to convince the judge to allow him travel to nigeria for his wedding as he must have been on bail as at December 2017 since he had this case pending in court.

the funds that he should have used to engage a top lawyer to defend him was foolishly spent on a very lavish wedding whilst he claimed 'legal aid' for the case.

i wont be surprised if the wife was unaware of the court case or maybe he downplayed the seriousness of the case to her. she was busy 'liking and 'commenting' on several instagram profiles who featured their wedding. Heck! Even NTA covered their wedding.

they should have just done a very quiet wedding

he wont be deported as he holds a British Passport !

U are here giving your opinion of %100 LIES! AS the truth & even responding to comments.
1st Kufre was never in prison & relocated to join is wife in America since early 2017 & works for an oil company in Texas where his wife & her family lives. He has been a free man traveling with his wife all over Europe and the carribean Islands since 2016 before and after their engagement.
So you were that jealous of their wedding & feel that he alone sponsored their lavish talk of society wedding without any contribution from his Doctor of Pharmacist wife or her prominent American based extended family
Next time give your opinion on matters U have inside information about so as not to come across as a jealous gossiper online

mystikal:
You seem to know Kufre personally

No He Absolutely doesn't know Kufre just extremely jealous & blabbing nonsense & LIES!

CALM DOWN People! He left urgently because he was about to be fired & replaced by Trump

GrandFinale2017:
afo base ke mmo? Yak e hook up ke December ammi eh

Unfortunately mbaha ke Nigeria

GrandFinale2017:
I'm from ukanafun and none of what he mentioned there are villages in ukanafun o.
The villages in ukanafun are Ikot Akpa Nkuk as headquarters, nkek urua Uko, nkek idim, ikot akpa idem, Mbiaso, Nyak Ibah and among others.

Thank you for this confirmation

bigfrancis21:
Sorry. Ukanafun. The villages are Ohaobu, Mkpukpuagu and Ogbuagu.

I grew up in Abak, the immediate neighboring City to Ukanafun, but I have also confirm from a majority of my friends from Ukanafun including the daughter of the Paramount Ruler in Ukanafun. There are no such villages as any of these villages that you have mention in Ukanafun.

giles14:
http://www.nationalhelm.net/2016/12/gov-ben-ayade-hails-first-indigenous.html

engr MBA MBA eru.is from where pls

That's in Cross River state not Akwa Ibom state different states