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Re: Awolowo Coined The Name 'Naira' For Our Currency by basadenet: 11:36am On Mar 01, 2013
What lesson has this taught us? Nothing

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Re: Awolowo Coined The Name 'Naira' For Our Currency by Nobody: 11:39am On Mar 01, 2013
If Awolowo discovered Naira, then my grandfather discovered Kobo grin
Re: Awolowo Coined The Name 'Naira' For Our Currency by MicroBox: 11:56am On Mar 01, 2013
toluleke: Naira or raian anytin u na like told.who cares??
wetin be 'anytin u na like told'
guy dat ur 'told' dey vex me
nonsence post.nobody sabi pas pass but dis particular 1 is annoying me.
Re: Awolowo Coined The Name 'Naira' For Our Currency by jadakiss213(m): 11:56am On Mar 01, 2013
CHESSBOARD: Yes that is true and that is why he died WRETCHED undecided tongue
Awolowo died Wretched ke that must be a joke.what he left behind will feed u and ur generations yet unborn.hehehe

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Re: Awolowo Coined The Name 'Naira' For Our Currency by Nobody: 11:57am On Mar 01, 2013
That's good 2 knw dat. Did you also know that just as d name Nigeria was coined from Niger area so was the Naira coined from.
Re: Awolowo Coined The Name 'Naira' For Our Currency by MicroBox: 11:58am On Mar 01, 2013
Policewoman: So how does this affect the price of fuel in the market?
na market u dey buy fuel abi
Re: Awolowo Coined The Name 'Naira' For Our Currency by chrys3: 11:59am On Mar 01, 2013
naira means : non alliance in regional africa!
Re: Awolowo Coined The Name 'Naira' For Our Currency by rhemal: 12:09pm On Mar 01, 2013
CHESSBOARD: Yes that is true and that is why he died WRETCHED undecided tongue

u think so?it is rather the opposite.

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Re: Awolowo Coined The Name 'Naira' For Our Currency by Nobody: 12:16pm On Mar 01, 2013
this is sooo stale!!! Jeeeehzzz everyone knows that

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Re: Awolowo Coined The Name 'Naira' For Our Currency by djeezy(m): 12:19pm On Mar 01, 2013
Nice feat. Am just knowing that for the first time.
Re: Awolowo Coined The Name 'Naira' For Our Currency by OkikiOluwa1(m): 12:31pm On Mar 01, 2013
When I 1st heared the word Naira, I thought it was coined from a Yoruba word. 'Nai' from the pronounciation of Nigeria & 'ra' which is a Yoruba word for buy. Meaning Naira=Nigeriabuy.
However, this thread has been derailed by ethnic bigots.

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