erico2k2:

How is that so?
If warri pidgin is been spoken right here you will be excluded,you wont even know what dem people are talking.

Ovokoo:

In terms of percentage there are more pidgi speakers in Benin than lafos but Lagos has more pidgin English speaking population than Benin. Even the Non-Yoruba people living in lagos are more than the population of the whole Edo state talk more of Benin. In terms of language spoken in Lagos, i'll rate it in this order, English, pidgin, Yoruba.

ritababe:


so for your mind na only Benin they yarn pidgin for Edo? my friend go and do your research, we speak pidgin everywhere in Edo.

janellemonae:


Clearly u don't live in Lagos. You spend just 1yr & u start understanding Yoruba. All d other ethnic groups dt live there understand Yoruba very well. How do u think dt happened??

Pidgin is not prevalent in Lagos. Pple speak Yoruba or proper English. Just go to any market or hotspot or take a cab & test d theory.

Pidgin2:
OP, remove Owerri and replace with Bayelsa, replace Ibadan with Ikom

erico2k2:

How is that so?
If warri pidgin is been spoken right here you will be excluded,you wont even know what dem people are talking.

Dapsonemmanuel:
... haha see you ..i know xay pidgin rise from warri but lag don like rebrand am .. that sort of way i mean

tollytexy:
ENUGU

Ovokoo:
In Nigeria's multi ethnic society, we have come to embrace pidgin English to be able to communicate effectively with one another. The use of pidgin in different Nigerian cities vary due to several variables. So, these are the cities in Nigeria wehre pidgin engish is most spoken.

1. Warri: Warri is reputed as the capital of pidgin English in Nigeria and there’s word going around that pidgin English actually started there. We’re not sure of that but what we’re sure of is the fact that pidgin made in warri is a delight to other pidgin speakers throughout the country. Pidgin Englsh has eclipsed other languages such as Urhobo, Isoko, Ijaw, Itsekiri which are indigenous to Warri and it's environs.

2. Port-hacourt: It is not surprising that port-hacourt is in the number 2 position considering the fact that the state that houses the city is made up of several ethnic groups like the Ikwerres, Ijaws, Igbos, Ogonis and pidgin English is an easier way for a lot of people to communicate with one another.

3. Lagos: Lagos is reputed as one of the most cosmopolitan cities not just in Nigeria but Africa. Despite the fact that English is the predominant languages being used in the state of excellence, especially in official capacities, pidgin English is one way for the different ethnic groups that call Lagos home can effectively communicate to one another and is has arguable surpassed the ethnic Yoruba language in terms of use.

4. Benin: The ancient city of Benin just like it’s neighbour, Warri is a home of pidgin English and people who live in Benin speak it so well due to the convergence of different tribes in the ancient kingdom.

5. Yenagoa: The capital of Bayelsa state despite being an almost all Ijaw speaking is reputed as one of the places in Nigeria with a strong Pidgin English base. This may e unconnected with the fact that it is sandwiched by states with different ethnicities.

6. Abuja: Abuja represents the crème de la crème of Nigerian cities and despite how posh a lot of people tend to appear, you cannot take away pidgin English from a city that refers to itself as the city of unity. The city is represented by people from different backgrounds ranging from Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Efik/Ibibio, Igala, Egbira, Idoma and so on.

7. Calabar: The major language spoken in Calabar is efik but due to the fact that cross river state is a multi ethnic state, there;s an adoption of pidgin English by a lot of these people who live in Nigeria’s first capital city.

8. Asaba: Asaba has grown from a small Igbo town on the western side of the Niger to what is seeming as a conglomeration of not just Igbos from different parts but for people from different parts of Delta state who have to adopt pidgin English to be able to communicate effectively.

9. Ibadan: The reputed largest city in west Africa is a hub of modern day Yorubanism. It’s a city that reflects what the Yorubas have been able to do for themselves and this has attracted people from all over the country to add their flavour to the city. So, whenever you find yourself in Ibadan, apart from the dominant Yoruba language, you’ll see people communicating in urbanized pidgin English.

10. Owerri: Owerri, which is often reputed as the las vegas of Nigeria is a tourist hotbed for people from different parts of southern Nigeria who want to escape the busy life in places like Port-hacourt and Lagos and have a nice time in Owerri. It’s also the city that boasts of one of the largest number of tertiary schools in Nigeria and has attracted people from cosmopolitan backgrounds from all over the country, so it’s no surprise really that pidgin English is almost as common as Igbo language.


Source: http://ovoko.com.ng/top10-nigerian-cities-pidgin-english-spoken/

sotall:
From your list, if Warri should get number one spot for pidgin English in Nigeria, I don't see any reason Benin is not in number two.

All criteria that placed warri in number one, automatically places Benin in number two

janellemonae:
Please this list is a joke. Pidgin is not prevalent in either Lagos or Ibadan. Fact.

Afam4eva:

Pidgin English is spoken in the south more than anywhere and it is more true in cities that are surrounded by people from different ethnicities. You noticed that Uyo did not make the list despite being in the south-south and i thik it's because it's not as cosmopolitan in nature like Warri, PH, Benin and co. Lagos is really an exception because it's the melting point for Nigerian from all over.

Biggcake:

Not true about Uyo....
The fact is that the three major tribes in Akwa Ibom have languages that are interwoven..Therefore, what an Ibibio man speaks an Annang man and Oron/Eket man will understand. The circle goes on and on.

With this fact, it is obvious that the people of Uyo do not find it difficult to communicate amongst themselves, hence the reason why pidgin english is not widely spoken.

Afam4eva:

This is not accurate. Granted that there are Non Yorubas who speak Yoruba in Lagos, there are also millions of others who no nothing other than Owa, Bawoni, Ekaro, odabo etc. Most people who speak Yoruba in Lagos are Yoruba people.

Heavance:
All cities in the south south occupy 1-9...
Warri, Ughelli, Sapele, Asaba, full PH, Benin (B-side), Yenagoa....

Ibadan should stay out of that list, please, abeg, e jo, biko.

janellemonae:


I'm not saying pidgin doesn't exist. I'm saying it's not prevalent. It's not like warri or ph or Benin where u use it for transportation, in markets, and where young & old speak it as their go to language when talking to someone else. It isn't.

Ovokoo:

This is exactly why it was included just to make up the numbers. Which major cities do you think can replace Owerri in the 10th position?

Dapsonemmanuel:
to me i feel lag should top that list .. there's even this thing with posh pidgin trending in lag nw and besides most pidgin slang were created in lag

Dapsonemmanuel:
... haha see you ..i know xay pidgin rise from warri but lag don like rebrand am .. that sort of way i mean

Afam4eva:

There are more pidgin English speakers in Lagos than Warri, Benin and Port-hacourt put together. The only difference is that pidgin is not the only language of choice. There are millions who speak only English and those that speak only Yoruba, Yoruba and pidgin or English ad Yoruba. There also those who speak Igbo, Igbo and pidgin or Igbo and pidgin. let's not forget those that speak hausa and other languages. The competition is just fiercer for languages than in places like Port-hacourt, Warri and co.

do4luv14:
,
ehn ehn if ah hear,
taaaas, created for wia ,no try am again ooo
Na one warri guy come lagos come give am lasgidi sef

Ovokoo:

5. Yenagoa: The capital of Bayelsa state despite being an almost all Ijaw speaking is reputed as one of the places in Nigeria with a strong Pidgin English base. This may e unconnected with the fact that it is sandwiched by states with different ethnicities.

[So Yenagoa is now a city.. Hmmmm



No wonder

unstableaswater:
Lagos should be number 1 on that list followed by Abuja, then Warri, Port Harcourt, Benin and Asaba

In that other.

nathpope:

Wetin dey wory u? U think say baba moshudi and iya kafaya no dey sabi speak pidgin ni?
Enta market mk u hear correct ibadan pidgin..
.

Afam4eva:

The only difference is that pidgin is not the only language of choice. There are millions who speak only English and those that speak only Yoruba, Yoruba and pidgin or English ad Yoruba. There also those who speak Igbo, Igbo and pidgin or Igbo and pidgin. let's not forget those that speak hausa and other languages. The competition is just fiercer for languages than in places like Port-hacourt, Warri and co.