gbanikiti: So, I went to ibadan to see its holds, all they got is 2 tertiary institution, a mini-zoo, a mini-museum, hotels, banks and one old cocoa house. I doubt if its a city or town. Right now, some cities like owerri, port harcourt et al are all ahead of ibadan. I strongly think Lagos is the largest city. I stand to be corrected though. But if its deduced by landmass, kano and kaduna should take the slot. Table your arguments.

Ronke001: Lagos state not lagos city.

Ikengawo: Ibadan is the largest by landmass, you can see it on google earth...though I think Lagos has surpassed it, a lot of the portions of Lagos aren't considered Lagos City technically.

Ibadan is a lot of people's village if that makes sense from an Igbo standpoint. It's simply their indigenous home and so all you'll see are houses. institutions are moved to Lagos where it's more profitable but the entire Ibadan is just an antiquated giant rural settlement

gbanikiti:

Now u get my point. The cocoa house made it the largest city then,right now so many things are washed away if u ask me.

abes: You can never cover the whole of Ibadan on a visit. Except you are a taxi driver, you can never cover the whole of Ibadan even if you stay for a year. That is how massive Ibadan is.

berem: Welcome to politics section my dear brother.

gbanikiti:

The same way the capital of kano is. Which is kano. The whole ibadan isn't developed, just a few area and that can't be matched as a city. There's nothing city in ibadan walai

gbanikiti:

The same way the capital of kano is. Which is kano. The whole ibadan isn't developed, just a few area and that can't be matched as a city. There's nothing city in ibadan walai

berem: I will be in Ibadan for a wedding on sunday so I have to see things for myself. I hope I will have the time to go round the city.

gbanikiti:

There's Lagos city in Lagos state. Lagos island is a city.

abes:

Just a question...What makes an area a city?

yomexp:

lagos island is a local government area comprising of many cities.

gbanikiti:

In a nut shell. "Development". But your google defines it as 1. A large town. 2. Short of city of london. I laugh in swahili

gbanikiti:

Correct it bro, Lagos island isn't a local government, and local government comprises of towns not cities. Thank me later.

abes:

Well, in a nut shell, a city is a relatively large and permanent human settlement. So what makes Ibadan not a city? because you said so?

gbanikiti:

Because its not the largest city. But an ancient city with badagry, benin et al

gbanikiti:

Because its not the largest city. But an ancient city with badagry, benin et al

abes:

At least you admit Ibadan is a city...

Now, where was Ibadan claimed to be the largest city in Africa? did you make that up?

yomexp:
and because it's ancient doesn't make it any less a city ok. and in terms of land mass it's still the biggest in sub-sahara africa.

ibedun:

Understandably the concept of city is very new to our Eastern brothers.

Ibadan was named the second largest city in Africa for sometime behind Cairo.

Cairo is an old city like Ibadan. Just like Timbuktu and Kano in the century before last.

abes: You can never cover the whole of Ibadan on a visit. Except you are a taxi driver, you can never cover the whole of Ibadan even if you stay for a year. That is how massive Ibadan is.

gbanikiti: So, I went to ibadan to see its holds, all they got is 2 tertiary institution, a mini-zoo, a mini-museum, hotels, banks and one old cocoa house. I doubt if its a city or town. Right now, some cities like owerri, port harcourt et al are all ahead of ibadan. I strongly think Lagos is the largest city. I stand to be corrected though. But if its deduced by landmass, kano and kaduna should take the slot. Table your arguments.

ibedun:

Understandably the concept of city is very new to our Eastern brothers.

Ibadan was named the second largest city in Africa for sometime behind Cairo.

Cairo is an old city like Ibadan. Just like Timbuktu and Kano in the century before last.

chinasaekperem: Well, Ibadan is the largest dead city.