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Do You Know How All The States Name's In Nigeria Were Derive? Check It Here by Nobody: 8:20pm On Aug 30, 2016
A lot of Nigerians have no clue how most Nigerian
states got their names and i was in this category
until i read through.
Did you know that most Nigerian states were
named after Rivers? Na wah!
1. ABIA:
Abia is an acronym derived from the name of
the four main groups of people in the state as at
the time it was formed in 1991: Aba Bende
Isuikwuato Afikpo
2. ADAMAWA:
This state was named after a warrior that
conquered the region in the beginning of the
19th century. His name was Modibbo Adama
Bin Ardo Hassan.
3. AKWA–IBOM:
Akwa Ibom is named after a river, the Qua Iboe
(or Kwa Iboe) River.
READ MORE TO SEE HOW YOURS WAS DERIVE VIA http://www.naijahud.com/2016/08/how-36-states-names-in-nigeria-was.html
Re: Do You Know How All The States Name's In Nigeria Were Derive? Check It Here by Greenback: 8:45pm On Aug 30, 2016
Cool..i wanna know why kwara wasnt named Afonja state..let me research. Nice one,op.

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