The Chief Registrar of the Customary Court of Appeal, Enugu, Barrister Iheobuna Orji, has urged Nigerians to give life and meaning to their names through deliberate action, discipline and reinvention.

She delivered this charge on Saturday, November 1, 2025, while addressing members of the College of the Immaculate Conception (CIC) Class of 1994 during their 30th anniversary Semper Fidelis Summit held at Andover Hotel, Enugu.

Speaking with clarity and emotion, Orji explored the idea of identity, legacy and self-definition. “What’s in a name? Has it got any power?” she asked. “A name is powerful that regardless of who bears the name, it protects them. But without the action of the bearer, names are simply worthless.”

She shared her personal experience with her own name, noting how people often urged her to change it, questioned its meaning and later approved when she explained it. “My name is a constant reminder that I can achieve anything I set my mind to,” she said. “It taught me I can reinvent myself anytime I choose and I have done that many times.”

Orji emphasized that names do not succeed on their own—people do. “In reality, we fight for our names, we guide them, we protect them. For a good name is better than silver and gold.”

Barr. Orji praised the legacy of CIC, describing it as one of the most formidable academic identities in the country. “The College of the Immaculate Conception is a powerful name, a weighty name,” she declared. “We know how notoriously powerful and industrious the alumni are. When a CIC alumnus speaks, policies shift, industries listen, communities follow.”

She painted a picture of CIC influence stretching from “the courtrooms of Enugu to the boardrooms of Lagos,” driven by alumni she described as fearless, determined and influential.

But she was quick to dismantle the idea that the power lies in the name itself. “Is it the name? Is there some magic in the name ‘College of the Immaculate Conception’?” she asked the audience. “The answer is no. The bearer of the name defines the name. The teachers, the students, the shared values—these are what made CIC CIC.”

Her message to the Class of ’94 centered strongly on self-discovery and continuous transformation. “It is never too late to redefine your name, your path or your story,” she said. “Age isn’t a barrier; it is a mirror reflecting not how far you’ve gone, but how much further you can still go.”

She told the alumni that every stage of life offers “a fresh canvas for reinvention,” stressing that the only real limitation “is the one you accept.” “Desire means focus, and focus means discipline,” she added. “Magic happens—reinvention becomes destiny.”

Barr. Orji urged the reunion participants to remember that they carry more than an institution’s name—they carry its values. “The CIC anthem reminds you of who you are when fear tries to make you forget,” she said. “When you act in the spirit of your name, you give it life. You turn sound into story. You make promises become proof.”

She encouraged them to let their names reflect their courage, integrity and influence. “Let your name speak louder than your fears,” she told them. “Let your actions give it power.”

Closing her address, Barr. Orji challenged the attendees to strengthen the legacy they inherited. “When next you sing that anthem, remember you aren’t just calling a name—you are becoming it,” she said. “When history remembers this generation of CIC sons, let it be said that they didn’t just bear a name. They gave it life, they gave it meaning, and they gave it purpose.”