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Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by FBS: 3:54am On Mar 02, 2018
@ op. What's funny about those names? undecided
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by sunnymighty(m): 4:11am On Mar 02, 2018
Oshoroko, in Ibeju lekki
Salolo along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by SOFTENGR: 4:11am On Mar 02, 2018
caslord:
Okomalu (Ilorin) - Peniis of cow
Ijoka (Akure)- Church of the wicked
Adie owe ( Ogun) - Fowl did not bath

It's called Opo Malu, meaning Cow's Pole. I've been to the place.

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Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by AreaFada2: 4:17am On Mar 02, 2018
Xinzu:
I saw this one on FP few weeks ago: ONITOTO grin

They should rename it "Every Woman".

Shey every woman get am na. cheesy grin

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Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by AreaFada2: 4:20am On Mar 02, 2018
Idi Araba

Big Bombom cheesy grin
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by Blizzy9ja: 4:35am On Mar 02, 2018
Mcfiltermouth:
IGBOgene....that's the first town in bayelsa state
AZIKORO
SWALI
KPANSIA
OPOLO

grin grin

All these r in BAYELSA
How can Okutukutu, biogbolo, gwegwe be missing in your list

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Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by ajl: 4:39am On Mar 02, 2018
pussyeater:
I wonder how nobody mentioned IDI ARABA (LUTH) - Big Yansch! grin

Araba actually mean a big tree in Yoruba. So "Idi Araba" means the "base of a big tree". Nonetheless people commonly use the term to describe women with big "bum".

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Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by ify4king(m): 4:49am On Mar 02, 2018
Auta balefi------------last child doesn't have problem
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by otipoju(m): 4:56am On Mar 02, 2018
Flyaway Road. Where I live.
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by MChaze25(m): 4:59am On Mar 02, 2018
Oterere- ughelli south

Means Rotten ynash in my native dialect..lol
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by fapcrook(m): 5:22am On Mar 02, 2018
britiko:
IYana mortuary- mortuary bustop. Most drivers will say "a ko yi gba be"-meaning not my route grin

Panseke- meaning cane grin
All in Abeokuta.
what of okeyeke,,,dont kniow the meaning, onikolobi,,,,,owner of a bowl, alabata,,,,owner of mess, totoro,,,,like Toronto, kotopo,,,,,all in Abeokuta

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Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by femi4: 5:26am On Mar 02, 2018
tosinjay:

That's partly my area, got famz dere, it's called Gberigbe nt igberigbe.
Its Igberigbe shorten to Gberigbe
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by folabounce: 5:34am On Mar 02, 2018
sexybbstar:
(1) Alagbado... Owner of corns
(2) Onipaanu.. Owner of the roof
(3) Olomilagbala... One with water at his backyard
(4) Omieran atijo ... Old meat's water
(5) Oke omiru... The top of Locust beans water

you have lived in ilesa before or you are probably an Ilesa born lady, no doubts. I sight you sis
i can relate with olomilagbala, schooled around that side
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by femi4: 5:36am On Mar 02, 2018
sexybbstar:
(1) Alagbado... Owner of corns
(2) Onipaanu.. Owner of the roof
(3) Olomilagbala... One with water at his backyard
(4) Omieran atijo ... Old meat's water
(5) Oke omiru... The top of Locust beans water
Alaguntan

Alakuko

Aladiye

Alakara

Odo Eje

Ita Opo

Ita Marun

Oluwo

Lapowe

Abijo
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by carsy(f): 5:45am On Mar 02, 2018
OneTeslim:
Iberekodo
Akomoje

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Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by Nobody: 5:45am On Mar 02, 2018
Ophilabraham:
For Ogun state them plenty, names wey u no fit say in english like Sapon, Panseke, Omida, Adatan, Elega, Asero, Oke-yeke, Oke-mosan. Kuto. Even Obantoko, se Obantokobo ni abi ewo?
And some bad bad ones like killa, Aro, Ita-Eko men ABK try sha.
you people Sabi spoil something the fact that you don't know the meaning doesn't mean you should spoil it. It could have been better if you ask of the meaning. Not spoiling all in the name of making unreasonable points, BTW am from Abk an can translate you are just turning everything upside-down
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by crazysam001: 5:51am On Mar 02, 2018
Toto local government area in Nassarawa
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by Nobody: 5:52am On Mar 02, 2018
sexybbstar:
(1) Alagbado... Owner of corns
(2) Onipaanu.. Owner of the roof
(3) Olomilagbala... One with water at his backyard
(4) Omieran atijo ... Old meat's water
(5) Oke omiru... The top of Locust beans water
like to relate with this sexy queen
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by bigboa: 5:58am On Mar 02, 2018
Somefun (Some Fun) street Iju Ishaga
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by Ten06(m): 6:04am On Mar 02, 2018
Mcfiltermouth:
IGBOgene....that's the first town in bayelsa state
AZIKORO
SWALI
KPANSIA
OPOLO

grin grin

All these r in BAYELSA
You forgot to mention OKUTUKUTU, OTUOKE, AKEPLAI, OTUOGIDI, FISH TOWN, EWOI

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Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by Nobody: 6:19am On Mar 02, 2018
Ijegun(lagos)
Ijagemo(lagos)
Ijedodo(lagos)

Located after ikotun....mehn those names scares me

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Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by zeyheed(m): 6:20am On Mar 02, 2018
Eye nkorin- Kwara state
Odongunyan
Iyan fowo rogi - Osun state
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by mrbiola(m): 6:24am On Mar 02, 2018
Try this. ..

Bogije
elese kan
Ologunfe
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by kellyJames5(m): 6:31am On Mar 02, 2018
ify4king:
Auta balefi------------last child doesn't have problem

___Nasarawa state.
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by Lerio(m): 6:33am On Mar 02, 2018
daprim:
Ogbunabali (Port Harcourt)... death at night. Ibos can interpret better



Night killer

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Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by mekonglobal(m): 6:34am On Mar 02, 2018
Mcfiltermouth:
IGBOgene....that's the first town in bayelsa state
AZIKORO
SWALI
KPANSIA
OPOLO

grin grin

All these r in BAYELSA
Pls add Kolotown.

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Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by muhsain299(m): 6:37am On Mar 02, 2018
tayebest:
My concern is that, Every state (or at times local government) has a place called "Sabo" which are predominant by the Northerners! grin
just like most places in The North have Sabon gari which are mostly Southerners
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by Jilo83(m): 6:42am On Mar 02, 2018
Bodija(ibadan)-if it turn to fight. Idi-igba-under locust tree Idi-araba-under araba.
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by sholapot: 6:48am On Mar 02, 2018
Ogbogologo (Asaba)
Re: 13 Places With Funny Names In Nigeria. Add Yours by gnaftalee(m): 6:48am On Mar 02, 2018
Sokotoeba (lagos) - short knicker eba
Ebipaejo (lagos) - hungry snake
Alagbado (lagos) - corner seller
Alakara (lagos) - bean cake seller

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