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Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by neromasaratti(m): 6:35pm On Dec 14, 2013
Manbilla Plateau ,Obudu , yankari game reserve
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by eaxes: 6:43pm On Dec 14, 2013
vee92: I'll pick PH, kaduna and Enugu!
Enugu ∂☺є§ not qualify †☺ ♍є̲ . I will pick Warri b4 Enugu. Also Benin is by far better than Enugu i might add.
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by eaxes: 6:52pm On Dec 14, 2013
Chuksphil2go: The only city in SW is former capital of nigeria, Lagos and its bc of what federal govt,corporate bodies and international communities invested in the city.
The rest are shanties like Ibadan the only fine building there is Cocoa House anoda is UI community 90% of the buildings there are mud houses with rusted zincs,poor skyline,dirty residents,poor transportation system,poor housing...beggars outnumber givers,illiteracy is at its peak.
Akure try shaa but lack of urban renewal its the bane,for Abeokuta all the money stolen from the coffers of FG dat was invested there yet it still look like ancient ruins...Ado and Oshogbo are glorified villages,these 2 are regarded as old pple's home.

Kaduna is good,jos used to be good but Kano is the worst place in the world someone will ever tink of residing.

PHC lacks proper planning and traffic holdup is a perpetual nightmare with alot of cult activities and high cost of living.

Calabar,Enugu,Owerri,Uyo, are gud to raise kids and live a decent lifestyle but dough aint flowing there.

Onitsha,Aba,Nnewi are too busy but with best of accomodations.modern streets and beautiful housing system,biz opportunities,perfect competition,low cost of living but sparing crime rate in the first n second aint encouraging but still minimal.
Warri is too chaotic like PH wit the same cult activities and oda vices
You must ß smoking somethin †☺ mention onitsha Ãήϑ aba as top cities in Nigeria. Onitsha is J§† a market, the place is also chaotic Ãήϑ dirty. I ∂ōΩ̶̇'† know ̶̷̩̥̊͡a† infrastructure U̶̲̥̅̊ saw in Onitsha but i saw delapidated swallow Ãήϑ a war like zone. Same goes ƒ☺я Aba Ãήϑ pls stop mentionin Enugu. N☺ one knows Enugu outside Igboland. if U̶̲̥̅̊ mention PH am Ψi† U̶̲̥̅̊ on dat one but even PH ∂☺є§n'† make top 3 cities in Naij, mayb top 5.
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by Spiff20(m): 6:57pm On Dec 14, 2013
Are Nigerians this dumb, even the birds of the sky knows that excluding Lagos and Abuja the next cities that follows are port harcourt, Kano and enugu. why all this silly post with akure,agbor,Onitsha before Ph and Kano. let's be wise for once, must you display your sheer ignorance at every given opportunity? gosh!..

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Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by eaxes: 7:02pm On Dec 14, 2013
Spiff20: Are Nigerians this dumb, even the birds of the sky knows that excluding Lagos and Abuja the next cities that follows are port harcourt, Kano and enugu. why all this silly post with akure,agbor,Onitsha before Ph and Kano. let's be wise for once, must you display your sheer ignorance at every given opportunity? gosh!..
Abeg vamoose, which kain Enugu. I will mention Benin, Warri,Jos, Kaduna b4 Enugu. Who knows Enugu apart from bais Igbos. Those screamin Enugu here arε̲̣̣̣̥ oviously Igbos. The place shudnt even ß mentioned. PH is aiit but way overhyped. Ma top 3 will ß kano, benin then PH.
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by Theben(m): 7:04pm On Dec 14, 2013
sammy_jay: Are you that dumb that you can't figure out where he wrote west Africa.
You are a fool for not knowing that Lagos is a bigger/lager city than ibadan.
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by Spiff20(m): 7:12pm On Dec 14, 2013
Abagworo:

Is this out of jealousy or that you've not been round Port-Harcourt or you probably visited Obigbo, Eneka, Rukpokwu and Igwruta thinking you reached Port-Harcourt?

arsenate what do you have to say about this pictures. abagworo tanx for that pix. one love Ph bro
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by Spiff20(m): 7:17pm On Dec 14, 2013
eaxes:
Abeg vamoose, which kain Enugu. I will mention Benin, Warri,Jos, Kaduna b4 Enugu. Who knows Enugu apart from bais Igbos. Those screamin Enugu here arε̲̣̣̣̥ oviously Igbos. The place shudnt even ß mentioned. PH is aiit but way overhyped. Ma top 3 will ß kano, benin then PH.
Benin my foot that ancient decapitated city. How dare you rank it above Ph the most develop city in the entire south-south and south-east region grow up man, or didn't you see abagworo's pix?
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by adet991(f): 7:36pm On Dec 14, 2013
1. Kano
2. Port harcourt
3. Aba
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by rodeo0070(m): 7:44pm On Dec 14, 2013
ikwere militant: instead of akure i prefare owerri,aba or ogun.but wil vote ibadan anydy dy renbr to change their zincs


I've been to Owerri and Aba but did not stay there so I can't make a valid/objective assessment. Talking about Akure, its an old city as well. Its one of the few planned places in Nigeria. I can confidently say that Akure is among the top 10 places in Nigeria with the best taxis, this is apart from the state owned transport service (taxis and city buses) Also, if there's no light in the whole of the country, Akure street lights are on 24/7. I don't know how they do it. Good road network, also. Akure too has relatively good nite life...
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by kubi240: 7:44pm On Dec 14, 2013
UDbester: Doko
Apo
Munya
mumude
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by Rexyl(m): 7:51pm On Dec 14, 2013
ebamma: Calabar is the coolest city in nigeria, take it or leave it


In terms temperature or peoples' attitude?

I give it to Ibadan, Portharcourt and any other city/town that is worth it
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by bashemmy: 7:55pm On Dec 14, 2013
kaduna
calabar
jos....
.

or nasarawa
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by albiol: 7:56pm On Dec 14, 2013
Theben:
That was in the nineties. Cairo, Johannesburg and Lagos have taken over.
simple english u dont understand he said west africa and u are mentioning Johannesburg smh
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by albiol: 7:57pm On Dec 14, 2013
Erotex:

when it comes to commercial activities, u cant even put Lagos ahead of Onisha let-alone using Kano.
Plz read the OP question wella
so in terms of commercial activities onitsha is bigger than lagos and kano I guess uve never left the east
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by Abrakhan: 8:12pm On Dec 14, 2013
Enugu

Ibadan

kano
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by DrOBD(m): 8:16pm On Dec 14, 2013
By population, Abuja is not even close. Most people are confusing states for cities and also using their personal experience. This is what I found when I searched the internet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_cities_by_population

This is a list of the largest cities in Nigeria by population.[1]


Kano
Rank City State. Population 255,619 2006 population
1 Lagos Lagos State 8029200
2 Kano Kano State 3248700
3 Ibadan Oyo State 3078400
4 Kaduna Kaduna State 1458900
5 Port Harcourt Rivers State 1053900
6 Benin City Edo State 1051600
7 Maiduguri Borno State 971700
8 Zaria Kaduna State 898900
9 Aba Abia State 784500
10 Ilorin Kwara State 756400
11 Jos Plateau State 742100
12 Ogbomosho Oyo State 726300
13 Oyo Oyo State 620400
14 Enugu Enugu State 593300
15 Abeokuta Ogun State 529700
16 Onitsha Anambra State 509500
17 Warri Delta State 500900
18 Sokoto Sokoto State 500500
19 Okene Kogi State 444900
20 Calabar Cross River State 431200
21 Osogbo Osun State 421000
22 Katsina Katsina State 387000
23 Akure Ondo State 369700
24 Ife Osun State 313400
25 Bauchi Bauchi State 291600
26 Iseyin Oyo State 286700
27 Minna Niger State 270600
28 Makurdi Benue State 249000
29 Owo Ondo State 243000
30 Ado Ekiti Ekiti State 241200
31 Ilesa Osun State 233900
32 Gombe Gombe State 230900
33 Umuahia Abia State 230800
34 Ondo Ondo State 225800
35 Damaturu Yobe State 223000
36 Jimeta Adamawa State 218400
37 Ikot Ekpene Akwa Ibom State 209400
38 Gusau Zamfara State 201200
39 Mubi Adamawa State 198700
40 Sagamu Ogun State 191500
41 Owerri Imo State 187600
42 Ugep Cross River State 187000
43 Ijebu Ode Ogun State 186700
44 Ise Ekiti Ekiti State 167100
45 Gboko Benue State 166400
46 Ilawe Ekiti Ekiti State 160700
48 Ikare Ondo State 160600
49 Abuja FCT 159900
50 Bida Niger State 159100
51 Okpoko Anambra State 152900
52 Awka Anambra State 152300
53 Sapele Delta State 151000
54 Ila Osun State 150700
55 Shaki Oyo State 150300
56 Ijero Ekiti State 147300
57 Otukpo Benue State 136800
58 Kisi Oyo State 130800
59 Buguma Rivers State 124200
60 Funtua Katsina State 122500
61 Abakaliki Ebonyi State 121700
62 Gbongan Osun State 117300
63 Lafia Nasarawa State 115500
64 Igboho Oyo State 115000
65 Amaigbo Abia State 111000
66 Gashua Yobe State 109600
67 Offa Kwara State 105700
68 Jalingo Taraba State 103600
69 Bama Borno State 102800
70 Uyo Akwa Ibom State 102400
71 Uromi Edo State 101400
72 Nsukka Enugu State 100700
73 Okigwe Imo State 100700
74 Modakeke Osun State 100500
Jump up ^ Cities and urban areas in Nigeria with population over 100,000
Categories: Populated places in NigeriaLists of cities by populationNigeria geography-related lists
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by tekel(m): 8:35pm On Dec 14, 2013
have u guys been 2 Ph Kaduna kano and onitsha b4?.. infact u guys will bowdown and worship onitsha, dat place is something else, onitsha have d highest number of d richest business men and women dat travels 2 China Dubai India Malaysia and Europe as if dey are drinking hero beer.
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by Amhatu(m): 8:58pm On Dec 14, 2013
Asaba(Delta State), Tinapa(Cross River State), Kaduna City (Kaduna State) .
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by Nobody: 9:02pm On Dec 14, 2013
Eze Promoe: Lagos and Abuja are not the only major cities.
In Nigeria, there are three major cities; Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt.

Then if I'm to mention the next three that follows, I would say, Kano, Enugu and Ibadan because of their regional significance.

I agree with you. PH is a mega city like lagos and PH. Its obvious with the way major businesses are sited nationally. The only difference being that FG has expended more in developing Lagos and Abuja more than PH.

Most comments here show the shallowness of its commentators. People just comment to show the cities they admire or have visited. They tend to spite knowledge and embrace mediocrity. Smh

Topmost Nigerian cities are :

Lagos, Abuja, Portharcourt, Kano, Ibadan and Enugu...

A knock for the boys who mention agbor, calabar, uyo, benin city, gombe. You need to grow up or leave home...

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Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by Afam4eva(m): 9:06pm On Dec 14, 2013
okpara ugo:

I agree with you. PH is a mega city like lagos and PH. Its obvious with the way major businesses are sited nationally. The only difference being that FG has expended more in developing Lagos and Abuja more than PH.

Most comments here show the shallowness of its commentators. People just comment to show the cities they admire or have visited. They tend to spite knowledge and embrace mediocrity. Smh

Topmost Nigerian cities are :

Lagos, Abuja, Portharcourt, Kano, Ibadan and Enugu...

A knock for the boys who mention agbor, calabar, uyo, benin city, gombe. You need to grow up or leave home...
The bolded is very true and that is why Port-hacourt is the least planned of the 3 major cities. PH grew due to the oil and gas industry in that city and did not witness any deliberate attempt of development from the federal government like Lagos and especially Abuja.

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Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by Nobody: 9:07pm On Dec 14, 2013
ebamma: Calabar is the coolest city in nigeria, take it or leave it

Oh, so you have visited it? Okay, see you at the carnival by 24th to 28th...

Yes, the serenity and beauty of calabar rubishes lagos. Its the truest holiday destination in Nigeria.
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by Treasure103(f): 9:11pm On Dec 14, 2013
Abuja though quite expensive(Accommodation), Lagos though rowdy but u can fit in, PH everything expensive but for me,I love Enugu,actually cool,I haven't been to Ibadan but know its a cool place,Ogun state also.
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by Nobody: 9:17pm On Dec 14, 2013
ngozievergreen:

the largest mkt in west Africa is in Onitsha.
Nnewi international automobile mkt is the 3rd largest motorcycle mkt in the world fact.
How dare u talk down on onitsha?
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by Nobody: 9:19pm On Dec 14, 2013
IAMBREEZY: Imo
akwa ibom
calabar

some people will never make good grades in school.

A primary school pupil knows Imo and Akwa ibom are states and not cities..

Smh for this thread...
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by Nobody: 9:21pm On Dec 14, 2013
kano
ibadan
portharcourt
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by Nobody: 9:23pm On Dec 14, 2013
Emyben:

Emerging,right? till it emerges bro,but as for now,lets peg it on the Township scale.Agbor is a town just like Abiriba is a town.

You mean village towns that only come agog during christmas season ?
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by FiZYoH(m): 9:25pm On Dec 14, 2013
Ph,calabar n kd
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by Nobody: 9:31pm On Dec 14, 2013
ngozievergreen:

the largest mkt in west Africa is in Onitsha.
Nnewi international automobile mkt is the 3rd largest motorcycle mkt in the world fact.
How dare u talk down on onitsha?

nne dnt mind dos lazybones every Yoruba person is claiming to be a lagosian bc none of their cities is existing.
Ibadan dat use to be the capital of forma western region and biggest indigenous city in Africa is now the bedrock of poverty,illitracy,dirtiness and wrechetedness,can u compare Ibadan wit sister city in SE Enugu....lol
if not lagos the entire SW is a pooh,dey all dependent in lagos,none is sustaining itself like Abia=Aba(trading,commerce,industries +) Umuahia(civil service +education).
Anambra(Onitsha,Nnewi=commerce,industries,trading,manufacturing,etc)Awka(civil service + education).
Imo(Owerri-Tourism,Education,commerce,entertainment etc)
Ebonyi(Agriculture and solid minerals)
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by cjprince(m): 9:49pm On Dec 14, 2013
Enugu, Ilorin and Calabar
Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by fabregas04(m): 10:23pm On Dec 14, 2013
nxt 3 commercial cities( 2me) are: kano, P/H and kaduna.

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Re: Excluding Lagos And Abuja; List The 3 Top Next Cities In Nigeria. by ceejay4real(m): 10:26pm On Dec 14, 2013
My guy get lost! Why all dis Agbormania? Huh! Is Agbor now Johannesburg or Amst erdam? Na wa o! We ar talking abt grade A cities in Nigeria aside Lagos & Abuja and u ar busy mentioning Agbor, maybe we shd start calling towns like Nsukka, Orlu, Afikpo, Nnewi & Okigwe as well abi? Pls stop being unneccessarily emotional & parochial ova straightforward issues! It gives u away as a lousyTRIBAL BIGOT!!! 4 d records, Agbor is a Grade D or E town by Nigerian Standards not 2 talk of world standards!
Alikaxon: u re a fool, sentiments will kill u, how dare u compare with Abiriba or what. Get lost, I wasted mb replying this idi.ot.

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