Educative,informative and interesting... Thanks iyani something

So wonderful

@0P weldone and great work.

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Amaiyi.

Great Edolites in the house?

The origin of names (etimology) can be such refreshing work to read about. You will quickly discover that many names and emblems which people cherish so much today was handed down to them by former enemies (or outsiders).
E.g. Oyo (or Oyeo) is generally regarded as an old Nupe term for this southern kingdom which originally referred to itself as Katunga;
Bini (or Ubini, Ibinu etc) is probably a Katunga term for Edo kingdom which actually referred to itself as Igodomigodo and its people as Iduu;
Lagos is an anglicised form for the portuguese Lago. Even the term Eko is an Igodomigodo term meaning camp (for thier slaving warriors domiciled there at some point). Nobody seem to remember what the original Ekos call themselves; Badagry is an anglicised corruption of Agbada-Igi. Interesting, really! Ijesha is arguably an Oyo/Ibadan term meaning ije-orisha (food for the deities); Ibadan itself being an Oyo term for Iba-Adan (War Camp).
Please note however that in etimology of place names, every existing opinion often have a counter-opinion.

OYO STATE It was named after the Old Oyo Empire, one of the strongest in Africa.
Now a much smaller kingdom, Oyo is headed by the Alaafin (the
Owner of the Palace). Old Oyo was known as Katunga and is now a
tiny location along the Kwara-Oyo border (a nice place for historical
excursion if you ask me). The exact meaning of Oyo itself is shrouded
in so much controversy, some accounts even suggest that the name was a foreign word imposed by the Nupe warrior king, Tsoede, when
he conquered the Old Oyo Empire. And that's where it gets murky.



OYO STATE It was named after the Old Oyo Empire, one of the strongest in Africa.
Now a much smaller kingdom, Oyo is headed by the Alaafin (the
Owner of the Palace). Old Oyo was known as Katunga and is now a
tiny location along the Kwara-Oyo border (a nice place for historical
excursion if you ask me). The exact meaning of Oyo itself is shrouded
in so much controversy, some accounts even suggest that the name was a foreign word imposed by the Nupe warrior king, Tsoede, when
he conquered the Old Oyo Empire. And that's where it gets murky.



OYO STATE It was named after the Old Oyo Empire, one of the strongest in Africa.
Now a much smaller kingdom, Oyo is headed by the Alaafin (the
Owner of the Palace). Old Oyo was known as Katunga and is now a
tiny location along the Kwara-Oyo border (a nice place for historical
excursion if you ask me). The exact meaning of Oyo itself is shrouded
in so much controversy, some accounts even suggest that the name was a foreign word imposed by the Nupe warrior king, Tsoede, when
he conquered the Old Oyo Empire. And that's where it gets murky.



Well, i ponder on creation of Oyo Ile as a result of northward conquest because of it's significant history as prominent warrior town resident for early Are Ona Kakanfos. Much more it's relation with Ife which happen to be ancestral home of Yorubas. Oyo Ajaka is related with Oranyan who went northward from, pahaps, Ile Ife but a source(Obaro Ikime: Groundwork..page127) pointed out that it was King of Borgu(Bariba) that gave him the land.

Wowwww this is really deep, educative n insightfull.
kudos@iyaniwura

edo state have one ancestral home [Benin]EDO STATE is the only state in the nation that was not name after River or shrine,but after a person.the only state that can be best describe as family state were every one are from one ancestor.

Coal City State: Dedication + Competence Redefined , aka ***** Isi Mmiri Ndigbo

reppin Anambra state!!!

THE MOST AMAZING ND ENCHANTIN TRIBE *****kwara state *****
nice 1iyaniwura

i clap for you

Nice thread.

ERROR AND MISINFORMATION! Afikpo is not in Abia state. AKWA IBOM state means Almighty God State. Etc etc errors n misinformation all thro. Mr. Moderator delete dis nonsense 4m d frontpage

12. EDO STATE
Hmmmmn, Edo. Initially applied to mean the Bini people (they've always called themselves Edo or Iduu, after the progenitor of the Edo race) of the Benin Kingdom (which existed for about 1,000 years before the British conquered it in 1897), Edo today also means the land itself, the culture and the language. It also refers to the adjoining peoples, cultures and languages. The name appears in the royal title of the Oba of Benin, Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo. I must chip it in here that many of the websites of Nigerian state governments were absolutely useless for any form of information gathering. Some were either propaganda pages for the governor or were just too bad -graphics and all. Some states did not even have any website! No online representation or presence at all! In the 21st century, this is a shame. But I must say that a few states have very outstanding websites.

@Bolded.

Then wat is the meaning of Nigeria eventhough i have had that it came from the word "Niger" & "Area". Wat does the two name achieved in it actual final meaning? Some ppl said that the word "Nigeria" means darkness, how true is dat?

Afikpo is in Ebonyi not Abia...and methink ABIA is coined from ABA, BENDE, ISIALA NGWA and AROCHUKWU

NO STATE BETTER PASS EDO STATE FOR NAIJA HATERS CALL FOR WAR

I be Omo Eko gan gan,Eko ile,shine your eyes,lagos city watch your side,dem say we too dey show awa T'eko....Badagry to be precised,go check the Lagos/Nigeria history

YORUBA...................THIEVES
HAUSA.................... TERRORIST
IGBO .................... FIGHT ENDLESS WAR OJUKU BECAME HERO FOR NOTHING
EDO ..................... HOME FOR CULTURE AND TRADITION WHERE NIAJA DERIVE THERE PINGIN ENGLISH FROM



I SEE EDO THE BEST

canfrac: Afikpo is in Ebonyi not Abia...and methink ABIA is coined from ABA, BENDE, ISIALA NGWA and AROCHUKWU

So Umuahia went to exile ? Abia was adopted because there was no popular river in the state, and nobody wanted it named after 'waterside' in Enyimba City. Originally , Aba state was also considered ....

@Ìyániwúrà123. Wonderful job you did here.
I am billed to make a presentation about Nigeria to a group of academia here in Canada sometime in March and I have been thinking of something to present that would not readily be obvious to foreigners. Your write-up comes very handy. Thanks.Bookmarked.

Revolva:
Wrong kogi has noting to do with hausa ok...just say kogi is a merge of different tribes ok and its main treasure its the confluence in lokoja..

Hey dude! Just remain in ur HOLSTER and learn. Kogi means river.... Gbam

State: Lagos
LG: Badagry Local Govt
Hometown: Badagry

ure wrong about Akwa Ibom.....its named after God

one of my best ever read on nairalan

Nice work and very educative. Keep d flag flying.

MostIncredible.DFirst:
ERROR AND MISINFORMATION! Afikpo is not in Abia state. AKWA IBOM state means Almighty God State. Etc etc errors n misinformation all thro. Mr. Moderator delete dis nonsense 4m d frontpage

u probably didn't read d thread b4 commenting. Afikpo ws part of abia state wen it ws creatd. It became a plc in ebonyi state wen it ws creatd in 1995. I'm 4rm Bende in Abia state n my village is very close 2 Afikpo. Get ur facts ryt b4 spilling rubbish. Nyc thread @op. I learnt alot.

emmke: Wow, the phrase "extremely beautiful" was used to describe my state.
Proudly Plateau.

The plains of plateau are the most beautiful places in nigeria. But sadly some humans hav turned this gift of nature into killing fields.

Anambra all the way