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See Where Your Nigerian State Got Its Name From by gradeA(m): 9:46am On Aug 10, 2016 |
A lot Nigerians have no clue how Nigerian states got their names . I was guilty of such, until I came across this piece. ABIA : Abia is an acronym derived from the name of the four main groups of people in the state as at the time it was formed in 1991: A ba B ende I suikwuato A fikpo 2. ADAMAWA: This state was named after a warrior that conquered the region in the begining of the 19th century. His name was Modibbo Adama Bin Ardo Hassan. 3. AKWA–IBOM : Akwa Ibom is named after a river, the Qua Iboe ( or Kwa Iboe ) River . 4. ANAMBARA : It was derived from the name of the Oma Mbal ( Omambala) River ( in Ibo , the native name of the river is Ànyịm Ọma Mbala ) . 5. BAUCHI: There are three versions of how Bauchi got its name . One version says ‘ Bauchi’ is Hausa word meaning the southern flanks of Hausa land . Tribes living in the southern parts of the Hausa land were referred to as “ kasashen bauchi ” and the area they lived in later came to be known simply as Bauchi. According to the second version the state was named for Baushe , a famous hunter who settled there before the 19th century while the third states that ‘bauchi ’ is Hausa word for slavery since it was a center for slave raiders. 6. BAYELSA: Bayelsa was formed as a result of the clamour from the three LGAs in old River ( Brass LGA known as BALGA, Yenegoa LGA known as YELGA and Sagbama LGA – SALGA ) . The name came about from the combination of their acronymns. BA +YEL+SA = BAYELSA. 7. BENUE : It is a word from the Batta language ‘Binuwe ’ which means ‘ Mother of Waters ’. 8. BORNO: The name was derived from ‘ Borno ’ , an alternative name of the Kanuris who form the predominant ethnic group in the state . 9. CROSS RIVER: The state took its name from a River called Oyono or Cross River . 10. DELTA : It was named for the delta of the River Niger formed as it enters theAtlantic Ocean . 11. EBONYI : The state was named after the Aboine River that cuts through Abakaliki , the state capital . 12. EDO: Named after the Bini people who had always referred to themselves as Edo or Iduu . 13. EKITI: ‘Ekiti ’ is a term that is said to denote a settlement of many hills “ Okiti” 14. ENUGU : Enugu derived its name from two local words enu ugwu which means ‘top of the hill ’ . 15. GOMBE : Named after the dialect of Fulani language ( Fulfulde) spoken in the area ‘ Gombe’ . 16. IMO : This state is named after the Imo River ( Imo Mmiri) . 17. JIGAWA: The state was named after its distinctively golden- coloured soil , Jigawa. 18. KADUNA: The state after the crocodiles in Kaduna River. Kadunas is Hausa plural word for crocodiles . 19. KANO: The state was named after a blacksmith of the Gaya tribe who settled in the area while sourcing for iron stone . His name was Kano . 20. KATSINA : Katsina was named after the wife of the local ruler known as Janzama . Her name was Katsina . 21. KEBBI: Legend has it that Kebbi was named after the Ka’ abba in Mecca , Saudi Arabia . 22. KOGI: The name Kogi was said to have be derived from ‘kogin’ , hausa for river. This is to represent the fact that the two biggest Rivers in Nigeria, River Niger and River Benue form a confluence in the state. 23. KWARA : This was named after the River Niger which forms the Northern border of the state. The Nupes used to call the river Kwara. 25. LAGOS : The name is a Portuguese word for lakes . The Portuguese were the first set of Europeans to reach Lagos in 1472 . The name was inspired by the lagoons and rivers in Lagos. 26. NASARAWA : It was so named by the founder of Nasarawa kingdom , Makama Dogo . Nasarawa means Victorious . 27. NIGER: Named after the popular River Niger. 28. OGUN : Named after the Ogun River. 28. ONDO : This was named after the settlers of the old Ondo Kingdom . Ondo is a word for settlers . 29. OSUN: Like a number of other Nigerian states, it was also named after a river; River Osun . 30. OYO: It was named after the Old Oyo empire . 31. PLATEAU: The state was named for the Jos Plateau . 32. RIVERS : A state with many water bodies, Rivers State was named for many of the rivers present in the area. 33. SOKOTO: Named after the defunct Sokoto Caliphate . Sokoto is the anglicized version of the Arabic word ‘ suk ’ which means ‘ market ’ or ‘ place of commerce’ . Or “ assukuut ” which means “ silence” in Arabic . 34. TARABA: The state was named after the Taraba River. 35. YOBE: The state was named after Komadugu Yobe ( Waube or Ouobe ) or River Yobe ( or River of Yo ) . 36. ZAMFARA : Zamfarawa is one of the sub dialects of Eastern Hausa linguistic group and that is where the name came from zan-fara noma Credit; https://www.informationng.com/2016/08/see-where-your-nigerian-state-got-its-name-from.html
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Re: See Where Your Nigerian State Got Its Name From by bless2tom(m): 9:51am On Aug 10, 2016 |
Now....I think I know |
Re: See Where Your Nigerian State Got Its Name From by Nobody: 11:47am On Aug 12, 2016 |
God bless Nigeria |
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