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Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Nobody: 4:55pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Osun is a foremost river goddess in Yorubaland and one of the powerful wives of a prominent Alaafin of Oyo and that's where the river got it's name and then the state. Also, I'm not convinced about Ondo and Oyo |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by goaldynboy: 4:57pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
majamajic: Both the present Anambra State and the present Enugu State were existing as Anambra State before 1991! Hence, it would have been correct for you to say Enugu State was created in 1991 not Anambra State!! Forget the fact that the newly created Enugu State went with the old capital!! |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Nigeriahomebiz(m): 4:59pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
You are wrong OP about Lagos. It was originally called "Lago de Curamo" by the Portugese explorers naming after a city in Portugal by the same name. 1 Like |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by EBBari(m): 4:59pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Just got enlightened |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by murphyung(m): 5:00pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
informative |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by OkpaNsukkaisBae(m): 5:01pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
iconic & awesome name @DELTA. |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Holycity(f): 5:04pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Badestman:Keep quite... what are you saying self, i dont understanding. |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by tunary(m): 5:07pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Oghenerobo2002:lol |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Ayomarcel(m): 5:07pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
olamikunle213: Good idea, I love ir |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Bluev: 5:08pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
That of Akwa Ibom is not correct, the state was coined from Akwa Abasi Ibom, meaning mighty God.. a State named after God... Argue with ur fone.. Am out. |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by maestroferddi: 5:08pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
majamajic:You are not making sense. When did Enugu want to be called Anambra State? Don't be ridiculous... 1 Like |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Kriptune: 5:10pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Everything north na just fight, west is just about the rivers |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by winningwinner(m): 5:16pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Okay, Abuja was named after the first settler called Abubakar who was fair in complexion (jaa in Hausa language). They refer to him as Abu jaa (the fair Abu). Hence the name Abuja! Same thing applied to Suleja, named after the fair Suleiman ... Op, take note. |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by beehollah: 5:16pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by AsawanaDgreat: 5:19pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Good lesson there Weldon poster. |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by majamajic(m): 5:19pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
goaldynboy: Anambra was new state not enugu , do enquires , am from Anambra , I know when my state was created sir |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by stonemasonn: 5:20pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
dazzlingd:El was a Canaanite God not Egyptian. |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Iceberg3: 5:21pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
So in the case of Kwara,the Fulani boys did not only chase away that chicken warrior from his domain and installed emir in his place that they still dobale flat on the ground today to but also changed the name of what was known as river KWARA to River Niger,CHAI!!!!!!! So much for oga and Omo eru sha lolsssssss |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by mimimile93: 5:25pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
IbrahimSkiba was named after a Sultan in 1804 |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by majamajic(m): 5:26pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
maestroferddi: At first when they first started, it was a big fight between the 2 states , Anambra indigenes working in enugu was sent back to Anambra , Anambra on the other hand did same , so when it came to name , enugu state wanted it to be Anambra , capital enugu city , Anambra told them the omabara river didn't get to enugu , that's how it ended , they gave Wawa state a thought before they settled finally as enugu , all other 9 new states created with Anambra got new names , only Anambra got already existing name. Making people think enugu is the new of the 2 |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by tillaman(m): 5:35pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Interesting read!! |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by badman007(m): 5:42pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
olamikunle213: Best post ever on Nairaland... I love this. |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Op29: 5:48pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Why?, majority of the name were derived from river |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by brownbib(m): 5:51pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Best Article of the month! |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by maestroferddi: 5:53pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
majamajic:So Abacha abii na Babangida consulted you before creating the states? You are just recounting a lazy tale told to you by an older aunt or uncle... There is no how Enugu people could have opted to be called Anambra because it is clear that Anambra as a geographical and cultural identity pertained to the western half of the old Anambra State. In any case, the deliberations of the state creation committees were not made public so what you are suggesting is just a figment of an unengaged imagination... 1 Like |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by aswani(m): 6:01pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Kebbi It is said that Kebbi was named after the Ka’abba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia I doubt this is true, if it is then it is madness. |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by ud4u: 6:09pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Very interesting |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by olamikunle213(m): 6:13pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Savagedawg:look for educative materials and copy it here too for people to learn from it |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by olamikunle213(m): 6:15pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
michaelismenten:Maybe you will need to go over it again sir |
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