What does IMA mean in Akwa Ibom?
Ima Ima means lovey lovey.
What is Akwa Ibom culture?
Akwa Ibom is often described as a uni-cultural state where ethics, mores, taboos, customs and traditions are the same all through the state. The cultural similarities tend to bind the people together especially in such areas as menus, dressing, dances, songs, rituals, folklores, beliefs and myths.
What is the motto of Akwa Ibom State?
List of Nigerian states’ nicknames
| State | Nickname |
|---|---|
| Abia State | God’s Own State |
| Adamawa State | Land of Beauty |
| Akwa Ibom State | Land of Promise |
| Anambra State | Light of the Nation (formerly home for all) |
What is the origin of Akwa Ibom State?
Akwa Ibom State was created on the 23rd of September 1987 by the then Military Administration of General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida. The creation of the State brought to fruition years of prolonged struggle by the people that occupied the mainland part of the former Cross River State.
What does Inemesit MMI mean?
My Happiness
Osaretin Victor Asemota on Twitter: “Efik/Ibibio terms of endearment: (Thanks to DIN 😍) Inemesit mmi – My Happiness Unwana mmi – My Light Ntantaofiong mmi – My Star Uyai lban –Beautiful women Ndoko mma – Beauty Queen Mbopo mmi – My Fresh Wife Material Inem – Sweet Uyai – Beauty Mkpouto – A Wonder” / Twitter.
What tribe is Akwa Ibom?
Governance. Politics in Akwa Ibom state are dominated by the three main ethnic groups: the Ibibio, Annang and Oron. Of these three, the Ibibio remain the majority and have held sway in the state since its creation.
What is Ibibio food?
Ibibio food The Ibibio people are known to be very rich when it comes to food. And popular among the Ibiobio dishes are afang soup, which is an important dish in Ibibio and must be made available in traditional marriages, edikang nkong (vegetable soup), and afere atama (atama soup).
What are Akwa Ibom known for?
oil- and gas-producing
Akwa Ibom is currently the highest oil- and gas-producing state in the country (with an estimated production of 800,000 barrels per day). The state’s capital is Uyo, which has an estimated population of 500,000 (wikipedia, 2020) .
What is the meaning of Mbakara?
divide and rule
The name Mbakara has been interpreted by various writers as a shortened form of the phrase Mbaka nkara in Annang and Ibibio meaning “divide and rule”. Among those groups, as elsewhere, Westerners came to be identified with colonialism.
Is Ibibio a language?
Ibibio, people of southeastern Nigeria, mainly in the Cross River state. They speak dialects of Efik-Ibibio, a language now grouped within the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
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