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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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