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These pictures make are great where were you when someone else posted rustic pictures of Uniport?

With our mouths we've killed our own country.

This op get mind oh. See epistle. Where did you even get all these information from sef?

cyrilamx:
I got this tread from a lady's tweet on how the 36 Nigerian states got their names. It very instructive. Happy reading.




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.


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I think the last A in ABIA stands for Arochukwu

smeag0l:
Obviously, you didnt read my post and just hurried here to send an empty rebuttal. There was the news of someone in the papers that his wife and only son were kidnapped in his house in borokiri and and were later found dead on the waterways a week later. The man also had this attitudeof yours that "I was born and bred in Rivers so nothing can happen". He is regretting it now. Rivers is never safe and you yourself know it except you want to be living in self denial. Have you asked yourself why expatratiates live only in camps and cannot move around freely wiyhout security even in the seemingly peaceful areas in Rivers state?Same expatriates go to lagos and they can drive or walk around anywhere on the island unguarded. That something doesn't happen to you immediately doesnt make a place safe. Even the dumbest people on earth know northern nigeria and the niger delta are not safe.

I read your post very well Oga, it's not encrypted. Crime is everywhere and all we pray for is God's protection. They kidnap people everyday in different parts of Nigeria.

smeag0l:
I live in Rivers state and have been living here for over 6 years now and I must say that this is the worst place to live in this country asides the north east of Nigeria and I will highlight my reasons for saying so below:

1. The indegenes are the most lazy I have seen in my entire life and they puff with envy wheever they see you progressing.

2. You can never have a blissful political career without being a cultist. For instance, the state house of assembly is full of cultists.

3. Although, Emohua, Khana and Gokhana LGA's are the most violent , there are several other LGA's that you still find a lot of violence. There are places you even dare not go to in Port harcourt not to talk of outside of Port harcourt. I'll just name a few here starting with those within ph. Borokiri is a no-go area for a responsible person in ph.You can easily ge kidnapped there and the next place you'll find yourself is in Bonny, Onne, Bayelsa or Delta no thanks to the linking waterways. Places like D-line,Eagle island and Ogbunabali are known havens for cultists. They seem very peaceful whenever you go there but they can be very volatile. I have a friend who was shot in the afternoon in Ogbunabali. Now to places outside ph which are even more dangerous: You cannot drive to Oyigbo and Eleme in the evenings after 7pm for fear of being robbed or kidnapped. You may never return alive if you enter places like Tombia kingdom, degema, buguma or kula particularly if you don't understand their language or you are not from Rivers state. Places like Rumuekpe, Ndele,Choba, Omerellu and Omoku in both Emohua and Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni LGA's are places where kidnapping is rife even with complicity from the villagers. These places are also very notorious for cult killings. The only places I can vouch for as being safe in Rivers(outside ph) are Bonny, Onne(because these are islands with a lot of industrial activity) and within Ph are Woji, Old GRA, New GRA,Rumuibekwe and Peter Odili(because the people that live in these places are welll-to-do and can provide their own security.

4. Rivers state has no other business venture sustaining it apart from the oil and gas. Remove Shell, Exxonmobil and TOTAL from Rivers and watch the economy of the state crumble. All other profitable ventures in this state are built around servicing the IOC's. The government of the state also rely on taxes from the IOC's and government allocation to survive.

5. This is the state with the average highest cost of living in Nigeria. Food is expensive cos the indegenes are lazy and don't farm. All they do is to sell and resell their fathers' landed properties. What they call a plot of land in Rivers is three-quaters of what it is in Lagos and even more expensive.

6. There's something else that threatens life expectancy in Rivers stae-The soot. This is mainly due to the illegal bunkering activities in the state.

7. In conclusion, there are places I've never being to in Port harcourt not because I don't want to but because I can't . Also, I've never been anywhere outside Ph but within Rivers(except Oyigbo) without the use of police or soldiers . I really wish I wasn't here.

That's how you guys made the north so scary I thought on arrival I will be ambushed by Boko Haram or some other sect and be kidnapped instantly, but so far I've lived peacefully with some of the friendliest Nigerians ever. I was born and breed in Rivers, and there's no where you can't go to. Stop peddling false information based on what you heard.

zionmde:
The laziness of Rivers' knows no bound. an average Rivers' indigene thinks he is entitled to free money because of oil, making them throw hardwork away and form several groups to extort money from companies, these groups are used for political reasons and dumped, then they evolve into cultism

Until the government makes sure these free money stops circulating and dat these youths must work before they get paid, then cultism is a long thing d state must continue to live with

I don't understand how cultism that started long ago is now linked with oil. Cultism is rampant in Nigeria oil or no oil.

Coldie:
2 of u are saying opposite things, one us saying in advent of war, the other saying if there's outright secession.

But without even understanding you guys came to same conclusion just to massage ur ignorant ego

Oga both cases will have you guys losing your investments that's the bottomline. The struggle for secession inevitably ends in war in most cases war is the only passport for it.

Area4Area:
The law supporting the seizure has been in operation since in the country, most IPOBians and Igbos don't know about it.

No foreigner is expected to own land or property anywhere in Nigeria, you become a Biafran, you become a foreigner and lose everything

Help me tell them. They think Lagos will be an exception. Lagos where tension is brewing against them after declaring someone's village a no man's land.

quentin06:
check your history, ikwerres are Igbo's, they decided to dump their roots because of oil.

they re Igbo's that migrated mostly from former IMO and some parts of abia.

they are also Igbo's from other Igbo states whose families ran to rivers during the civil war.

they understand the Igbo dialect, cultures somewhat similar, what are you saying?

@Pazienza see one of your brothers here arguing with so much dexterity. Everybody in the minority is Igbo I guess. Chief go to bed.

pazienza:
Which Igbos supported him?
Post link to that thread. The same thread I and myself stated clearly that Ikwerre, Ekpeye, Etche and Ogba are not Igbos, and washed off our hands of Wike and his Ikwerre people madness of cornering Rivers state wealth for themselves?

No sensible Igbo man would accept the very idea of Ikwerres being Igbo. Only Igbos suffering from inferiority complex harbour such thoughts, and they are a dying breed in Igbo land today. Wike and his ilks in Ikwerreland will help me with that task.

You igbos have been claiming ikwerre alongside everyother tribe that shares boundary with you from time immemorial. Even to the extent of getting to Akwa Ibom. You beam the lens more on ikwerre because of the abundance of wealth and oil. Don't be hypocritical here all of a sudden. Unless you want to say that everyone that has argued on the subject is stupid which doesn't make you wiser.

Coldie:
Abandoned property did not happen in Lagos, it mainly happened in Rivers state, port Harcourt.

Reason why Igbo people go to Lagos and forget there roots, the state totally absorbs u.

But rivers state war never start and they are already repeating it over and over on how somebody should go so they can occupy. That's SICK

I pray the war doesn't happen again. You won't say the same for Lagos. You forgot so soon how they threatened to drown you guys in the Lagoon. There's bad blood between the igbos and Lagosians now. They'll be the first to enjoy the spoils. You guys sullied the relationship when you said Lagos is no man's land. Meaning Ikorodu, Bariga, Badagry and Epe indigenes have no roots. They fell from the sky. Think Baba.

Coldie:
Wike make this kind rubbish derogatory statement that's a lie, that even someone from Zamfara knows its a lie.

But look at the speed all the rivers people start supporting him, supporting a lie.

That's the reason there are criminals all over the states, people dae do tribalism for better thing. Una own na tribalism for criminality

The people arrested revealed their hideout after interrogation and it happened to be Anambra. Why is that so hard to swallow. Did the Governor accuse the people of Anambra? Did he say they are Anambra indigenes? See as una de get high BP. Lol.

Coldie:
I dae tell u fact. I found out this truth during a radio program by wazobia FM at the peak of Nnamdi KANU ipob brohaha.

Almost all the rivers callers were repeating same sentence "make igbos go them don buy everywhere"

So make them go so una go occupy reap where una no sow

In the event of any war that involves Biafra again splitting from Nigeria, Igbos will be forced to abadon all their investments in the south, north and west and return home. their investments will be considered as spoils from the war. That's standard war precedence. No be me set am. It's the Nigerian govt that will even claim them not indigenes. I think you should be more concerned with Lagos. You guys have investments there in millions of excessess not Port Harcourt where you married some of our sisters and have blood ties.

Coldie:
On a very good day we no send them.

Na them dae were dem dae dae hope say one day war go happen so that igbos would run away so they can claim our properties.

That's the life goal and aim of a rivers man.

You no send them but you de invest for their soil come de fear war make them no claim your property. Na Dem no even send you sef.

MelesZenawi:
All of them in that rivers state are useless....

Criminals looking for where to dump their destroying self.

Lol Oh mine!! Bro chill oh your brothers and sisters are in the said Rivers State. Perhaps they're useless too just like your pained behind.

swtme:
It seems like you just learnt how to insult someone recently so you decided to practice it on me,i will not give you that pleasure of insulting you.
I won’t step down my chariot and throw tomatoes with you.

Well,just incase your medulla oblongata can comprehend what i am about to type “I only mentioned the flood part to buttress my point of the few high brow areas in ph not being fantastic”

Don't try to swerve from question. Which city is your ideal choice for replacement before you involve medulla which has nothing to do with reasoning into the matter.

swtme:
Guy forget all these grammar

I reside in ph(Trans amadi to be precise)and there’s nothing fantastic about there or the aforementioned places.Are you aware of the serious flood in oando filling station junction when it rains?I have been to the 3 top cities and ph is not supposed to be included. It’s a very rubbish and disorganized place.

Ph city is a disgrace!!!

So which city do you think should replace ph in the third position since you've used flooding which is common to every state lying along the Atlantic as a yard stick. You sound foolishly intelligent. Sorry.

Crixxx:
Be guided.. I've visited even lived in pH.. It's over rated and what the op posted is more like Phc... Stop the hype and chill. Although its better than ibadan... But lots of residents there are careless.. Even when going towards their universities you see filthy places.

Lol you're telling someone saying the truth to be guided. Go and guide her. Guidance and counselor.

Adaogwashi1:
everything






I still remain Ada ogwashi

My friend keep qwayet.

Abagworo:
Where is Chino? I suspect he is doing surveillance job for his Anambra partners by climbing rooftops and taking pictures of people's compounds at Borokiri. Chino where are you?

He is still on the roof tops at the waterside. Pray he doesn't fall inside the water.

theTransporter:
Lacasera babe, how about you taking a look at it like this, maybe your boyfriend got small sense and realized his mistakes, see ehh, the fun of the relationship goes when you know him in and out, he becomes predictable, a conquered territory, u will be the one who is now looking outside, why because you "have secured him". Those little quarrels, suspicion, suspense, misunderstanding, thinking, uncertainties are the spice of relationships, you can chose to believe me or not, in a relationship , "see finish " is not a good thing, it backfires with time. He has disobeyed a redpill rule "the way u start with a woman is the way u end with her", that's why u are agitated. My advice, just clear your mind from all those suspicion and pretend nothing happens, but if it becomes obvious that he is a cheat, dump his ass. Simple

Okay well said. Thanks.

punisha:
U must be a lacasera addict...come and collect one carton of lacasera for the shutdown period later.

Noted

comshots:
Don't tell me you don't cheat on him while you were far away.

is that why the thread was created? Shoot your com shots elsewhere.

Tajbol4splend:
I don't want to say you are stupid and childish. Give him breathing space, he's going to respect you more, you will continue to seem a nuisance to him with this your attitude, he's not your property even if you are his wife let alone ordinary girlfriend, he deserves his freedom, meanwhile make sure you don't smell and do well with your dress sense

Read in between lines and understand that everything was vice versa in case you don't know what that means, it means he also checks on my whatsapp, messenger and Facebook messages, now he's is locked while mine is still open, I've done the needful btw. So the space thing you're talking is pointless because he's also in my breath, up in my space. About the smelling and dress sense, that's totally uncalled for.

jayinfo2:
dumping the guy isn't d best route for now; no prove he is cheating : I'm always chatting a lady does not mean I'm cheating on my babe.

okay if he is clean why the stealth moves?. Why the whatsapp lock? Why did he remove my fingerprints? Chatting with a lady is normal but the circumstances around this one isn't.

TwoBottles:
The law of diminishing returns has caught up with your relationship.

How do you mean?

Jayslicky:
Drink more lacasera to ease your mind!!!!

I said you should not mind the moniker pls.

Pls don't mind the moniker, it's only a passage.
I and my boyfriend have been dating for a while. What we feel for each other is very strong and that led us to some extreme commitments like: His fingerprint can unlock my phone and mine can unlock his, our Google photos are synchronized so I see all his pictures and he sees mine in case of any intruder sort of, he has access to my facebook, whatsapp and messenger and goes through my chats. I do same. All these happened while we were still in same city. I left for a while (school purposes) and returned recently. After a while he locked his whatsapp with a password, prior to this, I noticed he chats with a girl and after the chat he'll archive it so I won't see it. He digs it up from archived chats to continue. Now he's WhatsApp is locked I can't access it, he has also removed my fingerprints from his phone barring all access to it. I've confronted him, he said it's because I go through his phone alot and he's no longer comfortable with it.

I think he's cheating, nairalanders what should I do?

Kinematics:
Brother that is not Odili road, but LNG road and further Amadi Ama. Some call it eastern bypass as well.

It's odili road bro. Lng road starts from that roundabout behind ogbunabali Creek and terminates somewhere before you get to amadi roundabout. From old gra or ogbunabali, by your right is eastern bye pass. Odili roads begins from Amadi roundabout and ends at okujagu.

tolijascro:
Abegi Shey na the PH wey then dey hype Be this? Aswear Lagos and Abuja beat am hands down....na advanced Awka or owerri e be

Where you from? Calm down. Abuja is the capital of Nigeria, you expect ph to match up or beat am? Lagos na capital for close to 70 years, you still want ph to beat am? All the money wey Dem use develop Abuja and Lagos where you think say Dem get the money from? Federal presence get influence. Leave matter.

Oyindidi:
I dey there, PH to the world, our girl go soon turn billionaire

Which girl be this abeg?