enigma_otr: They can't deceive everyone. Kano shouldn't be among the 1st-10th largest cities in Nigeria.

Usbeel:

While according to 2006 census, kano is the most populated state in Nigeria, and the second largest city in West Africa after Lagos!

Rank - State - Population
1_Kano State- 9,401,288
2_Lagos State- 9,113,605
3_Kaduna State- 6,113,503
4_Katsina State- 5,801,584
5_Oyo State- 5,580,894
6_Rivers State- 5,198,716
7_Bauchi State- 4,653,066
8_Jigawa State- 4,361,002
9_Benue State- 4,253,641
10_Anambra State- 4,177,828
11_Borno State- 4,171,104
12_Delta State- 4,112,445
13_Imo State- 3,927,563
14_Niger State- 3,954,772
15_Akwa Ibom State- 3,902,051
16_Ogun State- 3,751,140
17_Sokoto State- 3,702,676
18_Ondo State- 3,460,877
19_Osun State- 3,416,959
20_Kogi State- 3,314,043
21_Zamfara State- 3,278,873
22_Enugu State- 3,267,837
23_Kebbi State- 3,256,541
24_Edo State- 3,233,366
25_Plateau State- 3,206,531
26_Adamawa State- 3,178,950
27_Cross River State- 2,882,988
28_Abia State- 2,845,370
29_Ekiti State- 2,398,357
30_Kwara State- 2,365,353
31_Gombe State- 2,365,040
32_Yobe State- 2,321,339
33_Taraba State- 2,294,800
34_Ebonyi State- 2,176,947
35_Nasarawa State- 1,869,377
36_Bayelsa State- 1,704,515
–Abuja Federal Capital Territory_ 1,405,201

Eze Promoe:
If this was the actual result, then anyone should have the maximum temerity to say that 2006 census was a FRAUD!
I, for example, was in Elekahia as at 2006, but was never counted.
How could Benue which is just almost like a farm settlement, sparse in population, be more populated than Anambra with serious commercial activities going on in its three cities.
[b]2016 census will tell us the truth.[/b]

Ikengawo: https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&gl=us&daddr=Owerri,+Nigeria&saddr=Port+Harcourt,+Nigeria&panel=1&f=d&fb=1&dirflg=d&geocode=KeNILJ-jzmkQMdsyiH3dK1ZT%3BKaGkAgKYWUIQMbEOZiSJ_Zcr&ei=_i54Us_bL7TTsATA0oHoBQ&ved=0CCkQ-A8wAA

I decided to pull a Musiwa and look at nigeria through google maps. What I learned was laughably astonishing. Not only is Kano the size of many second tier cities in Southern Nigeria, it's alleged 'sparse' population (spread out) is a myth as well. the satellites are sharp enough to pick up most signs of human sedentary human presence and the verdict is in. Kano is slightly smaller than Akure. It is laughable that one can even consider it the size of Ibadan or Port Harcourt let alone LARGE than Lagos, which has more human presence than the combined total of most northern cities. I'm not at Musiwa's level of NSA intelligence spying but he's telling the truth lol. Kano is a joke.

Howmanage:

What makes you think 2016 will tell you the truth when 2006 didnt? Whats going to be different in 2016?

At least we would be assured of less "cows and huts" census

modextus: laughable.....I'm not from kano either am i a northerner...I'll urge ya'll to pay kano a visit

Ikengawo: lol its almost funny that they think they can continue to pull this off. Honestly looking at Northern nigeria's cities...Abuja is the only thing in the region! It's so sad!

musiwa112: you should worry about what do we do at this point. and not about me. the north will not agree. so you all should suggest solution to avoid a civil war.

modextus: laughable.....I'm not from kano either am i a northerner...I'll urge ya'll to pay kano a visit

auwal87: There are 44 local government areas in Kano, travelling between this local government areas will give you a clear and comprehensive information about the population of Kano 'state'.

So I can personally put Kano in the area of 8 million to 12 million. Truthfully, Kano metropolis cannot be more populated than Lagos metropolis, but Kano 'state' can be more populated than Lagos 'state',

Abagworo:

Having 44 Local Government Areas proves nothing about the population of Kano State. By my calculation based on Nigerian population fraud, Kano city should be between 3 to 4million people(Which is also the likely population of Ibadan) while Kano State should be around 7million. With that 7million, it is the 2nd most populous State in Nigeria after Lagos which should be around 9 to 10million. Why I challenged the poster is because I don't like false information and not because there was no fraud in the 2006 census. Nigeria's population is not up to 160million and everything was raised in order to achieve a pre-planned population.