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Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by olamikunle213(m): 6:15pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
ignis:@Nigeria stories |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by olamikunle213(m): 6:20pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
BigBankBlack:don't mind him he doesn't want to learn always looking for fault |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Nobody: 6:36pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Drabeey:walahi though most of their stories are fake sha. Especially those told by Indians. I still think reddit is better. 1 Like |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Revolva(m): 6:44pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
.22. Kogi Not hausa word ok kogi got its name from something more complex |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Asampetem: 6:47pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
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Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Xclusiveme: 6:49pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Now i see the reason why Anambra pple pronounces it as anambala |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by rollingrocks: 6:50pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
whyteteeth: ON POINT. VERY VERY VERY VERY CORRECT. Ignorant people should stop misinforming people. 1 Like |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by OmarEl(m): 6:50pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
olamikunle213: It would have been much fun if only you made mention of the years they were created. Nice update though.....At least I have known what I don't know about some State myths and Legends! 1 Like |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Dobbes(m): 6:51pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
I disagree with the OP about origin of the name Akwa Ibom. The state is named after the almighty God (Ibom)...It is believed that Ibom owns the river (qua iboe) or lives there. So the complete name is Akwa Abasi Ibom State... meaning state of the almighty God... |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Badestman: 6:54pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Holycity: Akwa iboe... Fake Igbo people |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Tirips(f): 6:57pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
najib632:Reasons? |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Asampetem: 6:57pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Wolgrace: Niger-Area 2 Likes 7 Shares
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Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Asampetem: 7:04pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
rummmy: NAIRA has no meaning! |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by perdollar(m): 7:24pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
efembaba:he only named one state,; Adamawa |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Nobody: 7:30pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Asampetem: Niger means black/rudy race.. Paul and Barnabas were called Niger in book of Acts. Hence the word "nigga" or "black nigga." Even Jesus, Moses, Joseph, and Paul were once mistaken as Egyptians because of black race identity. 12 tribes of ancient Israel are black and rudy race. Mistaken identity because ancient Egyptians were also blacks too. Yorubas and Igbos have strong root with the lost black tribes of Israel. Our brothers are scattered among the heathenous (white) nations and also ends of the earth. Jamaicans, haitans, other latinos, rudy hindus, ashantis, west coast of africa, igbos, yorubas, ss, etc... AFRICA is a name given by the Romans, so are the countries in the continent. Romans who ruled and still ruling the world shared the lands to their puppet countries who became colonial masters. ROME OWNS ALL BOUNDARIES (Rev 17) The colonial criminals through the executive Roman Catholic and Vatican Order knows this very well... |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by najib632(m): 7:30pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Tirips:The origin of the names of the nothern states are just not satisfying enough and what made me more suspicious of the write up is what it states about the origin of the name of Bauchi state, which is Baushe (a Fulani name). Baushe was the one who conqured that region under the banner of bin Fodio(corrupted version of Fodiye), nothing like southern plains of Hausa land. |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Tiheanacho(m): 7:33pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
olamikunle213:Afikipo is in Ebonyi state not Abia. |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Olabode971(f): 7:36pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Audio states in a Audio Country. |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Gbagbuo247: 7:36pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
You certainly wrong in Ebonyi. There is nothing like “ABONIE” River in Ebonyi. What we have is EBENYI RIVER thus EBONYI STATE |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by OkpanachiMax: 7:59pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Kogi with Hausa name, and Hausa are just little faction above Lokoja Not Igala, not ebira, not okun No wonder the state is confused |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Legendguru: 8:17pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Hmmm |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by mabea: 8:17pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
Dreyton36:Ebonyi has always been ebonyi and not anglicised |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by mabea: 8:36pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
serverconnect:Get your facts right.It's Afikpo not arochukwu |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Maghan37: 8:53pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
May your days be long and peaceful for impacting us with this useful article. |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Nobody: 9:00pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
olamikunle213:Ebonyi is Ebonyi. There's no word called Aboine in dialects of Abakaliki people. Besides, Abia wasn't got from the three groups you mentioned. Some people bear Abia as a surname. |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Nobody: 9:07pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
majamajic:I disagree. Enugu people didn't do that. They never tried it. Oma mbala river isn't in Enugu as you rightly said. So, they didn't struggle for the name at all. |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Nobody: 9:14pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
ukukaegbu:New Anambra and Enugu States were created in 1991, while the old Anambra State comprising the new Anambra (ijekebe or agba enu people), Enugu and Abakaliki people was created in 1976. |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by ceevee2003: 9:22pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
It is Enugu that was created from anambra, not the other way round. majamajic: |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by i124k(m): 9:29pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
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'. how yoruba people come take run da name EKO |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by majamajic(m): 9:37pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
maestroferddi: See don't use insultive words , my aunty told me about something that happened in 1991 ? I've got my second gonorrhea far before 1991 Let me tell u again, babangida then cos the wife is from odugwu family in asaba , made asaba capital of Delta State, if not for riot in Anambra , them nearly join onitsha to Delta State. Awka now got the nod ahead of onitsha cos of all that drama and was made capital , umunze and ekwulobia all put up a good fight too |
Re: How The 36 States Got Their Names In Nigeria by Gemc3(f): 9:38pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
So educative. Thanks! |
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