SOSinNigeria:


They're talking about cities this one is listing villages in his slum region. Primitive man

You are the dumbest here....that do not no the meaning of cities.
Your onitsha can't even stand ota let alone agbara or ikare. Yes!

nabiz:
Abiriba

Illiterate. You quoted the whole article just to type this. Bald headed cunt.

Obagreatdatoye:

You are the dumbest here....that do not no the meaning of cities.
Your onitsha can't even stand ota let alone agbara or ikare. Yes!

You're empty

Lagos is not part of it. It was a capital city

Obagreatdatoye:

You are the dumbest here....that do not no the meaning of cities.
Your onitsha can't even stand ota let alone agbara or ikare. Yes!

Where do you compare Ota to Onitsha, serious I don't know what is wrong with you guys brain in West, Imagine comparing Onitsha to Ota waiting person no go read for internet

Obagreatdatoye:

You are the dumbest here....that do not no the meaning of cities.
Your onitsha can't even stand ota let alone agbara or ikare. Yes!

See the Ota you are comparing to Onitsha, serious if you were closer to me I for give you hot slap even Nnewi make more sense than this backward town

Obagreatdatoye:

You are the dumbest here....that do not no the meaning of cities.
Your onitsha can't even stand ota let alone agbara or ikare. Yes!

This is city you are comparing to Ota

Obagreatdatoye:

You are the dumbest here....that do not no the meaning of cities.
Your onitsha can't even stand ota let alone agbara or ikare. Yes!

I don't know what you guys smoke and come online and be posting rubbish

Okwyjesus:


Which Nsukka? Make UNN close for holiday and go back to confirm.

Op is right ....

You are right my bro. Places that depend on one institution for survival Such places are known as semi urban area. e.g auchi, nsuka, abraka etc.

Obagreatdatoye:

You are the dumbest here....that do not no the meaning of cities.
Your onitsha can't even stand ota let alone agbara or ikare. Yes!

Outside the industry area occupied by Chinese, Indians and Lebanese nothing in Agbara

Obagreatdatoye:

You are the dumbest here....that do not no the meaning of cities.
Your onitsha can't even stand ota let alone agbara or ikare. Yes!

Most of you are very ignorant

Okwyjesus:


Which Nsukka? Make UNN close for holiday and go back to confirm.

Op is right ....

You are still living in the past. The most built up part of Nsukka is towards ogurugu road not even anywhere around UNN

IamAtikulate:

I know Zaria in and out.

I also know Aba in and out. But in terms of road quality. There is no debate. Zaria is a clear winner.

Zaria to Kaduna

Zaria to Funtua

Zaria to Kano

... are kind of roads Aba will only dream of.

Also, Zaria inner road is the same.

Name one place in Zaria with roads worst than Port Harcourt road, Uratta road, and Omuma road in Aba. The city is just enjoying breath of fresh air due to Otti.

Zaria doesn't have well arrange interconnecting tarred streets like Aba

IamAtikulate:

OTA can't replace any in the the top 5.

Maybe it deserves a place in the worthy mention, but it can't still displace anyone.

The worthy mentions are cities, towns, or villages with something Unique

Nnewi (worthy mention with the highest commercial activity)

Ikot Ekpene (Quality of roads)

Bonny (it's an Island with high scale industrial activities)

Agbara (the most industrialised)

Abiriba (most beautiful village)

So, where does Ota come in?

Your so called worthy of mention should be holistic. Beautiful village or industrial area are not full fledge cities. They should have things like, big markets, a reasonable number of bank branches, stadium, GRA, estates, higher institutions and tertiary hospital, cosmopolitan population, government and church establishments, inner Streets, radio stations, many good hotels, road transport company terminals. Uncountable number of secondary schools. Only Nsukka and Nnewi are qualified for these things

OVB123:
You are right my bro. Places that depend on one institution for survival Such places are known as semi urban area. e.g auchi, nsuka, abraka etc.

Nsukka is a full fledged city independent of UNN. Don't put it in same category with those small towns

IamAtikulate:

OTA can't replace any in the the top 5.

Maybe it deserves a place in the worthy mention, but it can't still displace anyone.

The worthy mentions are cities, towns, or villages with something Unique

Nnewi (worthy mention with the highest commercial activity)

Ikot Ekpene (Quality of roads)

Bonny (it's an Island with high scale industrial activities)

Agbara (the most industrialised)

Abiriba (most beautiful village)

So, where does Ota come in?

Lekki comes second after Eko.

Okwyjesus:


Which Nsukka? Make UNN close for holiday and go back to confirm.

Op is right ....

Sorry, you are so ignorant of Nsukka town



Nsukka town that has about 4 boisterous markets, an industrial layout with industries, a vibrant mechanic village, one of the largest building material markets in the east after the new one in Enugu, and a whole lots of other economic activities is what you are looking down at?


I for one can tell you that, they are so many people working at various places in Nsukka that cares less about UNN, so many that have never stepped foot in the school...



UNN or no UNN, Nsukka is one of the largest towns in Nigeria.

forgiveness:


Lekki comes second after Eko.

All those places are Lagos. Lekki, ota. Agbara etc are all Lagos. Mention ijebu, Ife, ogbomoso, Iwo, etc

IamAtikulate:

I know Zaria in and out.

I also know Aba in and out. But in terms of road quality. There is no debate. Zaria is a clear winner.

Zaria to Kaduna

Zaria to Funtua

Zaria to Kano


... are kind of roads Aba will only dream of.

Also, Zaria inner road is the same.

Name one place in Zaria with roads worst than Port Harcourt road, Uratta road, and Omuma road in Aba. The city is just enjoying breath of fresh air due to Otti.

Well you are right in a sense, aba lack both federal and state government presence, ottih is doing a good job though, Zaria to kaduna and kano is close eye and drive

jude79:



Well you are right in a sense, aba lack both federal and state government presence, ottih is doing a good job though, Zaria to kaduna and kano is close eye and drive

Zaria is neither industrialized nor commercial. Good federal expressway is not a yardstick to rate a City. Zaria lack tarred inner streets

Obagreatdatoye:
U are not serious...non of those cities aside lag can stand ogbomosho, ikare, sagamu, Akugba, Agbara, ota, sango, mowe e.t.c

This one has never travelled beyond sw

XerXers:

All those places are Lagos. Lekki, ota. Agbara etc are all Lagos. Mention ijebu, Ife, ogbomoso, Iwo, etc

So, you know Lagos pass indigenes, abi.

forgiveness:


So, you know Lagos pass indigenes, abi.

But when they give big data for Lagos population you celebrate ABI you no know say those ogun villages are counted as Lagos urban metro

TundeBricklayer:

Most of you are very ignorant

Stop this dumbest...is it not the onitsha to awka that I spent spent a lot of time routing you are talking about...something is actually wrong with all of you ipob

Malroux:
Illiterate. You quoted the whole article just to type this. Bald headed cunt.

silence is the best answer to a big fool like you. I know you inherited this foolishness from your separated divorce parants

Obagreatdatoye:

Stop this dumbest...is it not the onitsha to awka that I spent spent a lot of time routing you are talking about...something is actually wrong with all of you ipob

your very silly and not telling yourself the truth no place in Ogun state can be compare to Onitsha

IamAtikulate:


I actually considered Agbara for the list, but it couldn't displace anyone there.

Those 5 cities are FAR ahead of what you mentioned. Even Malumfashi and Funtua will give them bloody nose.

FACT

u no sabi anything

Agbara is less developed compared to some places in d south west

No b d same agbara of crawford university?

XerXers:

Nsukka is a full fledged city independent of UNN. Don't put it in same category with those small towns

Mr man, whether you like or not, nsuka is still a semi urban area. It will take time to become a city

nabiz:
silence is the best answer to a big fool like you. I know you inherited this foolishness from your separated divorce parants

Just shut up you dirty mouth. Nairaland is not a home to imps like you. See his dirty mouth

XerXers:

But when they give big data for Lagos population you celebrate ABI you no know say those ogun villages are counted as Lagos urban metro

It doesn't negate the fact there are other cities and towns in Lagos state.

In terms of none State capitals, Onitsha is in a league of its own, it is even more developed than many state capitals

IamAtikulate:
State capitals receive most of the attention in Nigeria.

But some non-capital cities are also holding their ground strongly, giving most of these capitals a run for their money. Come along as I unveil the top 5 most developed non-capital cities in Nigeria. Vetting criteria is based on:

- Quality of residential housing

- Access to world-class pre-tertiary schools

- Large scale commercial activities

- Good roads.

Going by your criteria, my number 1 to 10 are;

1. Eko (Lagos Island, Ikoyi, V/I, Banana Island, Apapa, Surulere, Yaba, Eko Atlantic etc) is arguably the most developed non capital city of all.

2. Lekki. Many confuse Lekki to be part of Eko but it is a different city entirely. It's arguably the second most developed non capital city in Nigeria.

3 Warri comes 3rd. It's the defacto capital of Delta state. It is a city on its own. World class housing estates, large scale commercial activities (I think this has reduced due to kidnapping), airport, port, world class hotels, etc

4. Ikorodu. My friend, this is a city on its own. It ticks all the criteria on your list. Quality residential housing, large scale commercial activities, pre-tertiary and tertiary schools, port, sport facilities etc.

To be continued....