₦airaland Forum

Make we rest abeg.... Its always like that

pandoragirigory:
South East can go on but as for south west and the north, we will never be part of attempt to arm twist the government because your candidate lost woefully

Please, are u okay? Who is talking about South East, South West and North?
This is how you go about causing issues here and there.... God forbid!

Areola14:
IT'S A BIG LIE. PETER OBI IS IN LAGOS WITH HIS FAMILY. HIS PILLING UNIT IS IN IKOYI AND THERE HE VOTE... STOP ALL THE FAKE RUMOURS ON THE INTERNET...BIAFRA...
WELL I UNDERSTAND YOU SHAL... YOU ARE TRYING TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND VOTE...

Why are we like this in this country? How much were u paid?
Peter Obi is in his home town and u r there spewing rubbish. Baba go rest

He's not God.... Let's exercise our franchise and see what happens

rowconnect@gmail.com.... I need info too sir

Icekyng:
hassan.abubakar97@yahoo.com
Bless you bro

I need info too bro...my email is rowconnect@gmail.com

Miles300:
send your email I will contact you.. I have lost the email attached to naira land, so I can't get any of your messages.. I will gladly answer any of your questions that I can answer..

How far?

Itisallright:
I see gunners winning by 3-1

Two days ago, I had my Nose mask on.... ATM rejected my card twice. I had to go use paga. Thanks for informing us.

ikorodureporta:
Source: https://punchng.com/face-mask-can-cause-failed-atm-transactions-banks/

muchroom:
This is why i don't argue with people anyhow again in public. "You are Mad", "You are so Stupid". I will just ignore, speak positive to myself and walk away jeje. Imagine this guy slapping you.

hahhahahahahaha.... The guy slap go dangerous o.

rowconnect@gmail.com

oladhimegy:
if u are interested u can kindly drop your phone number and email address below

I love this

olamikunle213:
I understand the fact that some of us knows all these but let's try and educate some people that have no idea how these state names were formed.

1. Abia
Abia is an acronym from the four main groups of people in the state as at the time it was formed in 1991: Aba Bende Isuikwuato Afikpo.

2. Adamawa
Adamawa was named after a warrior, Modibbo Adama Bin Ardo Hassan, that conquered the region in the beginning of the 19th century.

3. Akwa-Ibom
Akwa Ibom is named after the Qua Iboe (or Kwa Iboe) River.

4. Anambra
The state got its name from the corrupted version of Oma Mbala (Ànyịm Ọma Mbala), a popular river in the area.

5. Bauchi
'Bauchi’ is Hausa word meaning the southern flanks of Hausaland. Tribes living in the southern parts of the Hausaland were referred to as "kasashen bauchi" and the area they lived in later came to be known simply as Bauchi.

6. Bayelsa
Bayelsa is a combination of the acronyms of three local government areas which were pulled out of old Rivers state — Brass LGA known as BALGA, Yenegoa LGA known as YELGA and Sagbama LGA known as SALGA. in the formation of their names is BA + YEL + SA

7. Benue
The state was named after the "europeanised" corruption of 'Binuwe', the Batta word for ‘Mother of Waters’.

8. Borno
The alternative name of the Kanuris, the predominant ethnic group in the state, is 'Borno' which gave inspiration for the naming of the state.

9. Cross River
The state took its name from a River called Oyono or Cross River.

10. Delta
The state is where the River Niger forms a delta as it enters the Atlantic Ocean.

11. Ebonyi
Ebonyi is the anglicised version of 'Aboine', a river that cuts through Abakaliki, the state capital.

12. Edo
The Bini people who dwell in the area had always referred to themselves as Edo or Iduu. This inspired the name of the state.

13. Ekiti
‘Okiti’ is a term that is said to denote a settlement of many hills. It later became 'Ekiti'.

14. Enugu
Due to the many hills and rocky terrain in the area, the people named it in igbo, "Enu Ugwu" meaning "top of the hill". The state is named after the anglicised version, Enugu.

15. Gombe
Gombe is the dialect of Fulani language (Fulfulde) spoken in the area.

16. Imo
Just like many of the Nigerian states, Imo took its name from the popular river, Imo Mmiri.

17. Jigawa
Jigawa takes inspiration from its distinctively golden-coloured soil.

18. Kaduna
'Kadunas' is the plural form of crocodile in Hausa. The state therefore got its name from the many crocodiles in Kaduna River

19. Kano
Kano was the name of a blacksmith from the Gaya tribe who settled in the area while sourcing for ironstone. The state was named after him.

20. Katsina
The state was named after the wife of a popular local ruler known as Janzama. Her name was Katsina

21. Kebbi
It is said that Kebbi was named after the Ka’abba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

22. Kogi
Since the popular confluence in Nigeria is located in the state, Kogi is said to have been derived from ‘kogin’, the hausa word for river.

23. Kwara
River Niger used to be called River Kwara by the Nupes at the Northern border of the state. The state was named after this.

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'.

25. Nasarawa
Nasarawa is a native word for 'victorious'. The state was named by the founder of Nasarawa kingdom, Makama Dogo

26. Niger
This was named after the River Niger

27. Ogun
This state was also named after a river — Ogun River.

28. Ondo
Ondo is a word used for settlers. The state was named after the settlers of the old Ondo Kingdom

29. Osun
This state was also named after a river — the River Osun.

30. Oyo
The state was named after the Old Oyo empire.

31. Plateau
The state was named after the picturesque Jos plateau. Jos got its name from the mispronunciation of the town 'Gwosh'

32. Rivers
Rivers State was named after the many water bodies present in the area.

33. Sokoto
Sokoto is the anglicized version of the Arabic word ‘suk’ meaning ‘market’ or ‘place of commerce’. The state itself was named after the defunct Sokoto Caliphate

34. Taraba
Taraba state got its name from the Taraba River.

35. Yobe
Komadugu Yobe (Waube or Ouobe) or River Yobe (or River of Yo) inspired the name of the state.

36. Zamfara
This state was named after Zamfarawa, one of the subdialects of the Eastern Hausa group.

FCT: Abuja
"Abuja" was in the earlier 20th century the name of the nearby town now called Suleja.
The indigenous inhabitants of Abuja are the Gbagyi (Gwari), with the Gbagyi language formerly the major of the region language.

Culled from Nigeria stories @Nigeriastories

ify2016:
All these bad news circulating everywhere concerning 1 million boys have attracted attention of Mushin boys. This is the letter sent to 1million boys by Mushin Area Boys.

"We the area boys of Mushin local government area hereby invite the 1 million boys of Nigeria to Mushin. Just come, we promise no harm will befall you all.To play dey hungry us.

Failure to come, ehhhhn!!!!"

hahahhahahahaha.... I am now a gallant security officer... If u see me and my cutlass for night em.... Lolzzzz... I like mushin boys style jor.

cRobo:
something must push a man out of the house

I am so "HORNGRY"

Cant wait for this lock down to be over

I won't say a word

This ur own na special "hornger".... LMAO....

Story for the gods.... How do we feed our families? Mtcheew!!!

jammyunn:
He wrote on Facebook this morning:



https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1251264318404610&id=279327892264929

May her soul rest in perfect peace. Amen!