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kITATITA: You'll never get to your destination if you stop to throw stones at every dog that barks. Besides, he's got Okupe, Maku, Abati, NTA, etc speaking for him.

EXACTLY

alistrong: V got a female friend who already spent almost two symesters in the school, now two of her male lecturers, taking core course in her department were after her (trying to have affairs with her)......need your advise please.

A student goes to school along other students, say about 50 other students in the department.
Goes for lecture on time and not coming in late to the class to be personally noticed by the students or lecturer in the class.
Summit her assignment along another students without going alone to his office to summit hers.
Doesn't have personal case to make her go into her lecturer's office alone.
She does everything right on time and in d right way.
Read her book and pass her exams without going to ask the lecturer for extra mark.

Please tell me how a lecturer will notice the student and have personal and dirty interest and feelings for her if not unnecessary show off.
Girls should stop all unnecessary show off in the class. The can only attract the interest of those lecturers with no self respect.
Do the right thing at the right time with other students and graduate with no insult and disrespect from the lecturers.

Our Nigerian policemen would rather need the google glasses that will screen through drivers and passengers wallet to know how much to "obtain" from them.
Sad.

Is this really True?
Who do i ask?

Jinyjagz: guiding and counseling

A friend that read guidance and counselling from Unizik is working in a oil company in Ph with her personal car and driver. Do not under rate a course dear.

lirusehn: PHD? 29?

#Inspired

29 people to be honoured.
While the youngest Phd guy is 24years old.
I think that's what i saw.

Comedians for life!

siino: A machine dat can think n act faster dan human

They're all over the places already. Artificial intelligence machines. Unless you can be specific sha.

These children should better not start what they can't finish!

ivy21: Wot abt abasi akara? Nice thread tho. I really like d name idara.

Abasi Akara means God reign

Epathra: Plz what does Ifreke Abasi and wanfom means? Dunno if I spelt correctly tho

It's not Wanfom but Uwakmfon. It means Plenty of Goodness. The full meaning of the name is Uwakmfon Abasi which will mean Plenty of God's goodness.
It's a nice name too.

More names ...

Mbere Abasi ... I lean on God
Mbet Obong ... I wait on God
Uyai Abasi ... God's beauty
Asian ... Proud
Ekom Obong ... Appreciate God
Isua Eno ... Year of God
Usen Eno ... Day of gift
Okon ... Night
Offiong ... Moon
Nsidibe Abasi ... What is hidden before God
Ndiana Abasi ... I'm close to God
Edu uwem ... Habit
Ekpe ... Lion
Ekong ... War
Mmokutima ... I've seen love
Uko ... Dignity
Iboro ... Answer
Mfoniso ... Goodluck

I can't help but "LOL"

Many are confirming even without reading. Lol.

ITbomb: Yea, we started the school, way back '94

Oh!
That means, you be big Oga by now. That's my cousin's set too if i've not mistaken...
Weldone sir.

ITbomb: You Win

it's been a long time.
I know you to be an ex student of St. Paul's Academic, Ikot Ekpene.
Are you from Ik too?

ITbomb: Believe me, I'm trying my very best not to turn this into an Internet argument but
Glory be to God is directly translated as Ubong enyene Abasi Which invariably means that Glory refer to Ubong not Itoro which are not literal but direct meanings. When next you hear, 'Ubong ye Itoro ye Ukpono enyene Abasi', understand that it cannot refer to the same thing, it means, 'Glory and Praise and Honor be to God'

Also
*to be continue*

You're right there. But if you're a catholic, you may have to accept it that way.
Glory be to God is translated as Itoro enyene Abasi in the church.
My little niece whose name is Itoro can never agree with them that her name is translated as Glory.
I guess your name is Itoro. Lol.

ITbomb: @OP, point of correction
Obong doesn't mean God, rather it refers to Lord, Abasi is for God and Edidem is King.
Also Itoro doesn't mean Glory, it means Praise
And finally, I'm yet to see anybody answer the name 'Itoro Obong ' it is usually just Itoro

Btw, what does Isobara means?

These are mere literal meanings anyway.
Owing to Glory be to God being translated to Itoro enyene Abasi. Though there's been that argument on ground already. It can as well be praise God, that's Itoro Obong.

Then, Isobara though the bearers of the name are from my place, I don't really know what it means. Many have traced the name to the history of the first man that answered the name not to be from our tribe. So I think that's just it.
Its the accountant general's family that is bearing that isobara of a name.

Uyai Abasi ... God's beauty
Ekpeno ... Who would have given me?
Erinyaga ... Salvation
Ifiok ... Wisdom
Ini Obong ... God's time
Idopise ... Watch with Silence
Ekemini ... Due time or Right time
Eseme ... Lamentation
Akaninyene ... Beyond Wealth

Epathra: Plz what does Ifreke Abasi and wanfom means? Dunno if I spelt correctly tho

Oh that's a very nice name there.
You got the spelling right and it means "won't forget God"

Another version of it is Mfreke Abasi meaning "I won't forget God".
And Kufre Abasi which means "Forget not God"

Darteyyyy: Lmao..... As in...

I can't forget that name, been itching to ask someone what it meant.

Lol...
I'm very sure you can't even pronounce it right.
I won't stop laughing if i hear the pronunciation from you.

Darteyyyy: Post more names then... I really love that culture

Idorenyin ... Hope
Ime ... Patience
Edoma ... Who is love?
Ofonime ... Good to be patient
Edidiong ... Blessing
Ekikere Abasi ... God's thought
Mfon Obong ... God's goodness
odudu Abasi ... God's power
Emem ... Peace
ukpono ... Honour or respect
Etima ... Good Love
Ekaette ... Father's mum(when the first daughter resembles her dad's mum)


More coming ...

Darteyyyy: @slylg.... If you're efik and you know it..... Marry me na..... Or your younger or older sister, I no mind.

I go name my first child IDONGETSIT...

Though I dont know what it means.

I wouldn't want my first child to be named Idongesit. It means comforter or Consolation.
Because i don't want a situation where my child will come as a comfort or consolation. I want my children to come at the right time.
Some people just name their children without looking into the deep meaning of the name.

Funjosh: I would love it to be Obong Funjosh

Well, that will have a different meaning entirely.
It will now mean Chief Funjosh!
Obong is also a title in Efik.
Like the Obong or Edidem(king) of Calabar.

Funjosh: So Obong means God

Yea ...
Obong and Abasi means God in Efik.
"Funjosh Obong" can be a nice combination. How about that? Lol.

And i ask you in return, who is engaging the guy?
Who is giving him the engagement ring?
He engaged his wife to be, so let him wait for the wedding ring.
It will look too odd for him to wear an engagement ring though.

Here are some names from the Efik/Ibibio tribes.
We've learnt some names in Igbo tribe the other day.
So i want to bring to our knowledge also some Efik/Ibibio names in our tribe.
So here we go with all the "bong bong bong" names ... Lol.


Ima Obong ... God's Love
Eno Obong ... God's gift
Itoro Obong ... God's Glory
kufre Abasi ... Forget not God
Udeme Obong ... God's share
Aniebiet Abasi ... Who is like God?
Uduak Abasi ... God's will
Iko Obong ... God's word
Oto Obong ... From God
Idara Obong ... God's Happiness
Inemesit ... Sweetheart
Nsikak Abasi ... What can God not do?
Utibe Abasi ... Miraculous God
Ukeme ... Ability
idiongo ... Signs
Unyime Obong ... God's agreement
Ubong Abasi ... God's kingship
Nyaknno Abasi ... I surrender unto God
Etido ... Good character
Akpan ... First son
Udo ... Second son
Adiaha ... First daughter
Nwa ... Second daughter
Idemette ... Father's look alike
Ekpo ... Masquerade
or ghost
Edem ... Back

Mbere Abasi ... I lean on God
Mbet Obong ... I wait on God
Iberedem ... supporter
Uyai Abasi ... God's beauty
Iniso ... Future
Obot ... Creator
Usen ... Day
Asian ... Pride
Ekom Obong ... Appreciate God
Isua Eno ... Year of Gift
Usen Eno ... Day of gift
Okon ... Night
Offiong ... Moon
Nsidibe Abasi ... What is hidden before God
Ndiana Abasi ... I'm close to God
Edu uwem ... Habit
Ekpe ... Lion
Ekong ... War
Mmokutima ... I've seen love
Uko ... Dignity
Iboro ... Answer
Mfoniso ... Goodluck
Essien ... Outside
Andikan ... Winner
Aniefiok ... Who knows
Aniema ... Who cares or who loves
Aniefon ... Who is good
Aniekan ... Who forbids


And i won't forget too add my own native name which is rare though...
Onofiok ... The giver knows.

Efik/Ibibio nairalanders, come in and add yours to the list ...

eleojo23: Who provides the pipe borne water?

my dear, ask me o.

I'm still contemplating if to like it or not...

Only in Makoko...
But never in banana Island.

It would have been more fun if it's kids that are displaying the different styles themselves.

It looks more like exercise than punishment to me. It's doesn't look funny too.

Just my own opinion.