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Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by kingzizzy: 3:52pm On Jun 13, 2017
drnoel:


Keep deceiving urself with ur Biafran misnomer. Who gave u guys such a mandate? No one, anyway enjoy ir freedom of speech. Use it well but ask urself a question, if Biafra happens to manifest where will u be? What part will u play in the coming of things? People that will benefit are those that are close to centre. Many of those in my circle though we dont go shouting Biafra, biafra, biafra at any tom, dick and Harry. Learn something from that.

Biafran misnomer? You are a Nigerian who stole the country Lugard created and claimed it as your own. You stole the name Lugards wife created and claimed it as your own. And you call Biafra a misnomer?

How much in royalties do you think you owe the estate of Lugard and his wife for using their work without permission?

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Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by Ogbodoo: 3:52pm On Jun 13, 2017
Interesting piece. Nice to know the history behind the woman that coined the name "Nigeria."

Please, who coined the name "Naija"?


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Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by kingzizzy: 3:54pm On Jun 13, 2017
drnoel:


If the white woman didn't name Nigeria with that River someone else would have had to so why sweat it. That's not even close to the problems u Nigerians have to combat so far.

So it is the job of the white people to be naming you?

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Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by sonofluc1fer: 4:03pm On Jun 13, 2017
kingzizzy:


Biafran misnomer? You are a Nigerian who stole the country Lugard created and claimed it as your own. You stole the name Lugards wife created and claimed it as your own. And you call Biafra a misnomer?

How much in royalties do you think you owe the estate of Lugard and his wife for using their work without permission?

Apologies. Change your username to slavezizzy.
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by PDJT: 4:11pm On Jun 13, 2017
oyienootieno:


Is there any definition of mumu in the dictionary?

I suppose you mean English dictionary.
You can write oxford press to add it. Every English word you know today was added at some point, that's how language grow.
It borrows from here and there...0, 1, 2, ...9, you know today was borrowed from the Arabs.
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by finaly01: 4:19pm On Jun 13, 2017
The name is derigatory NIGRO, Níger area, Nigeria (River niger) river nigro. meaning: Nigro area ( Slave área)

The word nigro or nigga has been abolished
and if u call a black man in US nigga or nigro, it is racism for it means slave.

So why is nigeria still retaining the name when we all know the actual meaning that niger is just the curupt versión nigro.

niger (slave) area. River niger: river of slave nation. may God punish her
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by FBIL: 4:23pm On Jun 13, 2017
Thank God say dem no born pikin, if not their evil for become vicious circle.
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by Nobody: 4:25pm On Jun 13, 2017
conductor5:
She and her husband (Fruadrick Luggard) put us in this mess.

Flora, anywhere you are, Thunder continue pouring on you for lumping us in this zoo with animals in human skins.

Flora, may you never be happy until the day this Nigger area crumbles.

God punish you Flora.
May God bless Flora for uniting Nigeria
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by Skubidude(m): 4:43pm On Jun 13, 2017
brownhawk:
if that's how you want to put it then yes I'm proud of the Nigeria name Mrs lugard gave me if it wasn't for the British who civilized your naked eastern ass you stupid so called developers would still be running around butt naked in your villages

That wud hav been better than living in a country with no fairness, equal right and justice. Dont you think so?
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by akigbemaru: 4:45pm On Jun 13, 2017
robosky02:

In that article published on 8 January 1897, Shaw wrote:

“In the first place, as the title “Royal Niger Company’s Territories” is not only inconvenient to use but to some extent is also misleading, it may be permissible to coin a shorter title for the agglomeration of pagan and Mohammedan states which have been brought, by the exertions of the Royal Niger Company, within the confines of the British Protectorates, and thus need for the first time in their history to be described as an entity by some general name….The name “Nigeria”, applying to no other portion of Africa, may, without offence to any neighbours, be accepted as coextensive with the territories over which the Royal Niger Company has extended British influence….”
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by oluamid(m): 5:30pm On Jun 13, 2017
kingzizzy:
This woman who named you 'Nigerians' after a common River!

Tufiakwa! If I ever answer to this colonial name! Im a Biafran!

Errmm... Biafra is named after Bight of Biafra - a 'water body' along the West African coast.

Think of a bay when you think of bight.
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by decomaniaboss(f): 5:49pm On Jun 13, 2017
Igboesika:
See how she b like cartoon.

Akwuna oku.
she be like olding days house help, lugard himself be like something wey dey the use to make children laugh( clown ....) cheesy cheesy cheesy

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Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by brownhawk: 6:50pm On Jun 13, 2017
Skubidude:


That wud hav been better than living in a country with no fairness, equal right and justice. Dont you think so?
you make it sound as if it wasn't u so called country livers who elected authorities Into power.u clearly need enlightment on patriotism and nationality. pls o If I may ask what have u done to challenge the country with no fairness, justice and equal right other than to wail and complain and blackmail and hold the country to ransom
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by franklingud(m): 6:53pm On Jun 13, 2017
That witch... Ok..... Let me comment my reserve.
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by kingzizzy: 6:55pm On Jun 13, 2017
oluamid:


Errmm... Biafra is named after Bight of Biafra - a 'water body' along the West African coast.

Think of a bay when you think of bight.

Not true. The bight of Biafra got its name from the land of Biafra, an ancient Kingdom that covered much of the lower Niger and Southern Cameroon. I will attach an navigators map to show it

Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by whitebeard(m): 6:56pm On Jun 13, 2017
kingzizzy:
This woman who named you 'Nigerians' after a common River!

Tufiakwa! If I ever answer to this colonial name! Im a Biafran!
iz okay we know now pose for the binoculars


..there u go thank u..!!

Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by Nobody: 7:01pm On Jun 13, 2017
hardest:


WERE IS UR BRAIN

His brain is in his girlfriend's pussy, i guess!
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by xaggar(m): 7:04pm On Jun 13, 2017
DanseMacabre:
Ok, but is it on record that her 'Nigeria' was just a politically correct term for 'nigger area', and not 'Niger area' as our history books would have us believe?

Niger which is what the longest River in Nigeria is called, is derived from the Latin word for black which is Niger (Spanish/Portuguese= negro). The suffix "ia" is also Latin for Area. In other words, "Niger-ia" means; The Area along the Niger River.

But to translate it word for word; it literally means Black or Dark Area (Niggers Area). And that's more or less the reason why everything dark and sinister is found here!

No lights (electricity)
Bad Roads
Bad leaders
Bad followers
Illiteracy abounds
Ritualistic killings
Corruption
Nepotism
Jungle/mob justice
Apathy to Civility
Wickedness in high and low places
Black hearted

We ought to change the name to lumeria or luminaria. Area of light or illumination.
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by MichaelSokoto(m): 7:14pm On Jun 13, 2017
Dear Flatoskis, I bring to ya heavily tribalised attention, Mrs Flora Shaw, d epitome of ya unendin predicament grin
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by Kirchhoff01(m): 7:19pm On Jun 13, 2017
Igboesika:
See how she b like cartoon.

Akwuna oku.
l but itiiii
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by Kingbabu: 7:22pm On Jun 13, 2017
She gave us an artificial name which is not a good thing at all.GOD created nations with natural and native names but didn't create Nigeria.So GOD doesn't know a place called Nigeria.lol
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by geaman: 7:52pm On Jun 13, 2017
u better calm down
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by slurryeye2: 7:58pm On Jun 13, 2017
finaly01:
The name is derigatory NIGRO, Níger area, Nigeria (River niger) river nigro. meaning: Nigro area ( Slave área)

The word nigro or nigga has been abolished
and if u call a black man in US nigga or nigro, it is racism for it means slave.

So why is nigeria still retaining the name when we all know the actual meaning that niger is just the curupt versión nigro.

niger (slave) area. River niger: river of slave nation. may God punish her


Don't say what you don't know.

How can the word nigro be abolished when the meaning of black in Spanish is Negro, in Italian is Nero and in French is Noir. All these words are derived from Latin word for black which is Nigrium or Niger.

Now to the origin of the word River Niger. There are 2 common references
The first one is from Latin word Niger which means black. Hence river Niger means black river or river of black people
The second one is from Berber phrase gher nigher which means river of all rivers.

For the sake of argument, let's assume the river name is derived from Latin word Niger. What that implies is that the river's name in English is Black river.

So, is there something wrong in a river being called black river?

Fyi, there are over 50 rivers called black river in different languages all over the world from Rio Negro in Brazil, to Rio Tinto in Honduras, to Bafing river in Mali, to Chorna river in Ukraine, to Amur river in China, to 5 rivers called black rivers in Canada, to about 30 rivers called black rivers in USA, to Krishna river in India etc.

The problem with your post is that you termed the word Niger or negro as slave instead of it's true meaning of black.

You seriously need to enlighten your mind and free yourself from inferiority complex and mental slavery.
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by IamUdo(m): 9:08pm On Jun 13, 2017
"Niger Area"...
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by Man2utd(m): 10:37pm On Jun 13, 2017
She must have named it Niger area while a yoruba man would have mistakenly pronounced it nigera....
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by kingzizzy: 11:31pm On Jun 13, 2017
Nigerians stole the country Lugard created and claimed it as their own!

Nigerians stole the name Lugards wife created and claimed it as their own!

We Biafrans are saying that Nigerians should stop this copyright theft of the work of the Lugard family and call an immidiate referendum to de-amalgamate Nigeria!

After this, anyone still waiting for a name should not wait for Mrs Lugard! There are many Rivers in my state I can name you after.
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by drnoel: 6:44am On Jun 14, 2017
kingzizzy:


Biafran misnomer? You are a Nigerian who stole the country Lugard created and claimed it as your own. You stole the name Lugards wife created and claimed it as your own. And you call Biafra a misnomer?

How much in royalties do you think you owe the estate of Lugard and his wife for using their work without permission?

Royalties? For something she did with pleasure. U funny. Biafra remains a fallacy. Sad that many igbo sons died for such a cause.
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by bitcoinvin(m): 9:02am On Jun 14, 2017
kingzizzy:
This woman who named you 'Nigerians' after a common River!

Tufiakwa! If I ever answer to this colonial name! Im a Biafran!

i still but wonder why some people strongly believe God created Nigeria.
Religion is Nigeria biggest Problem!!!
Re: Profile: Flora Shaw, The Woman That Coined The Name "Nigeria" by Ngo28: 6:05pm On May 30, 2021
Flora shaw was a side chick, she never married lugard, this stories are all lies and framed up. Go to London and see for yourself.

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