Tell me how they get their names into the corona virus list?

I'm not interested in this shit

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Zero 8 zero 3 two seventy 82 45. Thanks

Who cares?

ABIA stands for Aba Bende Isiukwuato Arochukwu not Afikpo

Drabeey:



You've done well.

This was why i fell in love with Nairaland since 2011, but @Seun when would Nairaland be like Quora (intelligent people full that quorum sha)

Nairaland used to be filled with intelligent people until about a year ago when ethnic champions, frustrated teenagers and admission seekers found a home on Nairaland.
Intelligent people had to give way for the stupid ones who now happen to be in the majority.

Copy and paste from Twitter

nice work @ op.

Oyo- on your own

IMO- In my opinion

Kudos to you

I agreed with what you wrote about Ekiti.

Olachase:
thanks op now make we enter food who name Garri- garri Eba-eba fufu-fufu cus I sure say adam no chop those food when him day alive.

who tell you say I no chop them?

efembaba:
Oh and I thought Adam named them all

Crazy guy

I see

You just copied and pasted, you couldn't even quote the Twitter handle you took it from

1) Kwara is a corruption of the name
"Kora" which was the original name
of the river Niger.


2) Nigré (meaning 'dark', as in 'Niggger' )
is the name given the river 'kora' by the Europeans when they first saw it, due to
the dark nature of the water.



In summary, 2 Nigerian States are
named after the same river in different
languages.

Op

BluntTheApostle:


You are right. It sounds sort of lazy. The article should have dug deeper to get information on the origin of the "Oyo" name itself.

For instance, we know that modern Israel got her name from the Kingdom of Israel. That is too obvious.

But then, we also know the original source of the name "Israel" -- Jacob was renamed Israel for wrestling with an angel.

The article should have done this concerning the name "Oyo".

See this one

Israel from the Egyptian trinity gods...ISIS Ra and El....IsRaEl..

Source please

majamajic:
Yes

When Anambra was created in 91 , enugu state tried so much to collect the name Anambra, but cos the omambra river didn't get to their area , we retained the name Anambra !

Anambra was created in 1991?

Ehen! This is what I want to be seeing on FP

Point of correction

The name "Borno" is derived from an arabic words "bahr nur" which means SEA OF LIGHT

olamikunle213:
I understand the fact that some of us knows all these but let's try and educate some people that have no idea how these state names were formed.

1. Abia
Abia is an acronym from the four main groups of people in the state as at the time it was formed in 1991: Aba Bende Isuikwuato Afikpo.

2. Adamawa
Adamawa was named after a warrior, Modibbo Adama Bin Ardo Hassan, that conquered the region in the beginning of the 19th century.

3. Akwa-Ibom
Akwa Ibom is named after the Qua Iboe (or Kwa Iboe) River.

4. Anambra
The state got its name from the corrupted version of Oma Mbala (Ànyịm Ọma Mbala), a popular river in the area.

5. Bauchi
'Bauchi’ is Hausa word meaning the southern flanks of Hausaland. Tribes living in the southern parts of the Hausaland were referred to as "kasashen bauchi" and the area they lived in later came to be known simply as Bauchi.

6. Bayelsa
Bayelsa is a combination of the acronyms of three local government areas which were pulled out of old Rivers state — Brass LGA known as BALGA, Yenegoa LGA known as YELGA and Sagbama LGA known as SALGA. in the formation of their names is BA + YEL + SA

7. Benue
The state was named after the "europeanised" corruption of 'Binuwe', the Batta word for ‘Mother of Waters’.

8. Borno
The alternative name of the Kanuris, the predominant ethnic group in the state, is 'Borno' which gave inspiration for the naming of the state.

9. Cross River
The state took its name from a River called Oyono or Cross River.

10. Delta
The state is where the River Niger forms a delta as it enters the Atlantic Ocean.

11. Ebonyi
Ebonyi is the anglicised version of 'Aboine', a river that cuts through Abakaliki, the state capital.

12. Edo
The Bini people who dwell in the area had always referred to themselves as Edo or Iduu. This inspired the name of the state.

13. Ekiti
‘Okiti’ is a term that is said to denote a settlement of many hills. It later became 'Ekiti'.

14. Enugu
Due to the many hills and rocky terrain in the area, the people named it in igbo, "Enu Ugwu" meaning "top of the hill". The state is named after the anglicised version, Enugu.

15. Gombe
Gombe is the dialect of Fulani language (Fulfulde) spoken in the area.

16. Imo
Just like many of the Nigerian states, Imo took its name from the popular river, Imo Mmiri.

17. Jigawa
Jigawa takes inspiration from its distinctively golden-coloured soil.

18. Kaduna
'Kadunas' is the plural form of crocodile in Hausa. The state therefore got its name from the many crocodiles in Kaduna River

19. Kano
Kano was the name of a blacksmith from the Gaya tribe who settled in the area while sourcing for ironstone. The state was named after him.

20. Katsina
The state was named after the wife of a popular local ruler known as Janzama. Her name was Katsina

21. Kebbi
It is said that Kebbi was named after the Ka’abba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

22. Kogi
Since the popular confluence in Nigeria is located in the state, Kogi is said to have been derived from ‘kogin’, the hausa word for river.

23. Kwara
River Niger used to be called River Kwara by the Nupes at the Northern border of the state. The state was named after this.

24. Lagos
In 1472, the first set of Europeans to set foot in Lagos were the Portuguese. Due to the many lagoons and rivers in the town, they named it Lagos, which is the Portuguese word for 'lakes'.

25. Nasarawa
Nasarawa is a native word for 'victorious'. The state was named by the founder of Nasarawa kingdom, Makama Dogo

26. Niger
This was named after the River Niger

27. Ogun
This state was also named after a river — Ogun River.

28. Ondo
Ondo is a word used for settlers. The state was named after the settlers of the old Ondo Kingdom

29. Osun
This state was also named after a river — the River Osun.

30. Oyo
The state was named after the Old Oyo empire.

31. Plateau
The state was named after the picturesque Jos plateau. Jos got its name from the mispronunciation of the town 'Gwosh'

32. Rivers
Rivers State was named after the many water bodies present in the area.

33. Sokoto
Sokoto is the anglicized version of the Arabic word ‘suk’ meaning ‘market’ or ‘place of commerce’. The state itself was named after the defunct Sokoto Caliphate

34. Taraba
Taraba state got its name from the Taraba River.

35. Yobe
Komadugu Yobe (Waube or Ouobe) or River Yobe (or River of Yo) inspired the name of the state.

36. Zamfara
This state was named after Zamfarawa, one of the subdialects of the Eastern Hausa group.

FCT: Abuja
"Abuja" was in the earlier 20th century the name of the nearby town now called Suleja.
The indigenous inhabitants of Abuja are the Gbagyi (Gwari), with the Gbagyi language formerly the major of the region language.

Culled from Nigeria stories @Nigeriastories

op I doubt that of Zamfara ,

Raymeskey:
Nice work

Most of the names comes from river no wonder the states are not stable they floating like river



Adam didn't named things the name you know them today, what Adam did was that he gave them recognition and identity in terms of their behavior, feature etc, it from these the early scientist or people coined these names from and published it. Adam didn't called Lion, Lion neither did he named in your language but he gave its recognition and Identity as fearless, boldness, strong etc. With these features any where you go and you see such characteristics in an animal you call it Lion.

I stand a chance to be schooled if I'm wrong

adam named things in his domain. Adam was not in nigeria or Africa so how would he know

You Are Welcome To Give Your Own

najib632:
I don't agree with all of the information you gave.

olamikunle213:
I understand the fact that some of us knows all these but let's try and educate some people that have no idea how these state names were formed.


8. Borno
The alternative name of the Kanuris, the predominant ethnic group in the state, is 'Borno' which gave inspiration for the naming of the state.


Culled from Nigeria stories @Nigeriastories

you got this wrong. Borno is derived from the Arabic word ' Bahr Noor' meaning, shining river

najib632:
I don't agree with all of the information you gave.

Not enough. You should produce your own so that we can compare

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So Umuahia and Ohuhu where once under Isuikwuano. Isu actually.

AnanseK:


Not enough. You should produce your own so that we can compare

I meant to say some of

Very good we learn everyday