jcmaiah:
I rep anambra.

no wonder

kelvyn7:
why e be say na delta explanation short pass

So na delta you from no wonder


As for the short explanation.

Chai!!!

OP You can lie..ooooo


The write-up on BORNO is 95% wrong.

I am a kanuri and from Borno.

May God bless the poster for this writeup... one of the best and most informative post i have read on nairaland, it even aded a fwe brain cells to my dying ones..
Thank you
infact i am even saving this post

Aitee1:


So na delta you from no wonder


As for the short explanation.

no wonder i sharp abi ?

i be confam DELta Guy

Original WARRI boi to the core

are u tripping ?



hw far na??

long time, no quarel

i still dey lagos sha

i know for a fact that soouk means market in arabic, i think there is a Dubai based website called Souq

educative but oh mehn i tire to read at a point especially dat boring adama watever story....make i save dis space sha

4. ANAMBRA STATE
Okay, this is pretty straightforward. It was derived from the name of the Oma Mbala (Omambala) River (in Ibo, the native name of the river is Ànyịm Ọma Mbala). Anglicize the pronunciation and you have Madam NAFDAC’s homestate. The river is quite long o, about 210 kilometers, it is a major tributary of the River Niger, the most important below Lokoja. Yep! Let’s keep rolling.

Insightful!!!!

kelvyn7:


no wonder i sharp abi ?

i be confam DELta Guy

Original WARRI boi to the core

are u tripping ?



hw far na??

long time, no quarel

i still dey lagos sha

Wey my ipad air

Warri wayo

Aitee1:


Wey my ipad air

Warri wayo

hahahahahahaha

u no dey forget sometin sef ? u get sharp brain ooo

oya come lagos come collect am nau, i tell u say i don buy am

work dey hold me, i for bring am come give u ur place

Bravo

And the Op forgot that Abia was taken from the Bible,

In the book of Matthew

And Asa begat Abia ........and so on


and hence "God's own state". Good job though

Informative!!!

Nice one Op.

Tho I maintain my doubts about some meanings.

kelvyn7:


hahahahahahaha

u no dey forget sometin sef ? u get sharp brain ooo

oya come lagos come collect am nau, i tell u say i don buy am

work dey hold me, i for bring am come give u ur place

Waybill it

Aitee1:


Waybill it

oooo, i dnt do waybill ooo

i hav lost goods to it in the past

oya give me ur address and phone

08033******, dats my 3rd line

watsapp me

OP , you are wrong with Anambra
Anambra is derived from Omambala river. Just like Nigeria derived her name as area surrounding River Niger, In Igbo dialect, Ana = land and the land/ area surrounding Omambala River is Anambala. the core Anambrarians pronounce it as Anambala but to westernize the name, Nigeria pronouced it as Anambra. Just ask average Anambrarian to pronouce the name of their state and you will be marveled at what you hear.

Aitee1:


So na delta you from no wonder


As for the short explanation.

...lest i forget...

and thanks for the compliment dat i am a sharp Delta guy

Akwa ibom is not named after any qua iboe river. It is named after God the original name is Akwa Abasi Ibom state. Akwa means great,Abasi means God,Ibom means universe. So it means great God of the universe state or great universe state. That is why the state is known as the land of promise

adanduka:
ABIA if true is interesting.
The Anambra Omambala doesn't add up though.
Learning ...

they are very true. Am from Abia, my mum from Anambra. I've heard the stories before

OP I disagree with you about Akwa Ibom state. The full name of the state is simply Akwa Abasi Ibom state. Meaning the nation of the God Almighty.

BlissB:
Insightful!!!!

yeah

OP: YOU FOR PUT THE MAP OF NIGERIA FOR THE POST NA! ANYWAY I LIKE THE POST VERY EDUCATIVE,NOT SOME USELESS POST THAT SOME PEOPLE WILL COME HERE AND WASTE PEOPLE"s EYE AND TIME FOR READING.

i rep kogi

abia state now=aba, bende, isuikwuato, arochukwu. I have the feeling that you did not include all the states... still thinking though.

wow, read everything. History can be so amazing.

Ànyịm Ọma Mbala

Op, we (Mbaises) don't worship Imo River, kindly note

OP.. pls carry on.. Im feeling u

sholly007:


http://naijarchives.com/36-states-of-nigeria-and-their-meanings/

point of correction on Edo..edo from history was a name of an old woman who helped one of the eldest son of Oba to reclaim his throne from his younger brother and died in the cause of helping out.

Thats an infomative and educative post. Kudos OP.
To those saying some of OP submission are false, pls we are in the 21st century, back up ur claims with logical references.

Aitee1:
Op kudos to you! Quite educating!!







Proudly Akwaibomite, Adoke clan!

female akwaibomites are usually blessed in the rare, i juss confirmed . . .nice to meet you ma, i'm an akwaibomite too

I love my Ebonyi state.