Change Nigeria's Name From What Was Given By Lugard's Girlfriend, HURIWA Tells National Assembly

According to the group, the name 'Nigeria' has no root in the country since it was given by a white lady, who coined the term.

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has called for the scrapping of the name, ‘Nigeria’.

HURIWA called on the National Assembly to consider a new name for the country in its proposed constitutional amendment.

According to the group, the name 'Nigeria' has no root in the country since it was given by a white lady, who coined the term.

History books taught that a British journalist and writer, Flora Louise Shaw, popularly known as Lady Lugard, coined the name “Nigeria” in 1897.

Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the National Coordinator of HURIWA, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, noted that the name is one of the major reasons some people are referring to Nigeria as a zoo.

One of such persons is Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, who addresses his homeland as a zoo.

Onwubiko said, “Another proposition I want to make is about the name ‘Nigeria’. In amending the constitution, the name Nigeria should be scrapped. It is a foreign contraption given to us by a girl from Briton.

“None of our ancestors gave us that name Nigeria. Are we saying that we don’t have …we in HURIWA can give the National Assembly one hundred names if they are looking for a name to give Nigeria.

“Nigeria is not our name. Nigeria is a name that was imposed on us by…don’t look at it like I’m talking down on the girl, a girl who sat down somewhere after taking a cup or two of ogogoro (local gin) and just said, ‘Nigeria’ and we just accepted it.

“My father was not there. Our ancestors were not there. So how can we accept a baptismal name that was imposed on us? You cannot name a child in its absence. Did any Nigerian give Britain the name ‘Great Britain’?

“We cannot continue with a name given to us by a girl who came from Britain to visit her boyfriend and sat somewhere and say Nigeria. We should first of all reject the name Nigeria and carve a name for ourselves.

“Other countries all over Africa decided to do that some of them they gave Gold Coast and they rejected it because we’re not doing slave trade here. They carved a new name for themselves.

“We’re all aware that most of the countries in Africa changed their names, so why not we change ours. Let’s change this name. This name has become problematic to us.

“That’s why a mad man is somewhere saying Nigeria is a zoo. Maybe once we change the name, they’ll stop calling us zoo. We’re no longer in the zoo.

“When someone keeps calling you a zoo if you don’t take the time you’ll start behaving like someone in the zoo. So let us change this name Nigeria.”

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lol Las Las diz Constitutional Review no go yield any beta results na rubbish nd junks all diz people just dey yarn.....

with everything we are facing in diz country na name of country we go dey talk abt...

Whether the cursed and useless name is changed or not Biafra is here already. Only the slaves and their masters can continue bearing the disgusting name

This is true. Nigga Area should be changed as it has no root any where in this country.

Although this is not a pressing issue to us. But if we want to change it we can change it to Usman Danfodio estate.

Changed to what ?

Wetin concern biafrans.

Lol, like the name is what is making the country regress since independence.

Africans must find something to blame. Even if they change the name to WAZOBIA, that won’t change the mind of the average politicians to loot everything dry.

This HURIWA or BUSIWA are now caught up in the kolomental craze too.

America, Canada, Australia et al were colonial names.
No big deal about the name.

It isn’t about change of name of a country but the mindset of the citizens

Yes oh, if it's not late.

HURIWA or what's it called should have gone ahead to give a perfect replacement to the name Nigeria or Niger Area to buttress the seriousness of the issue at stake.

Methinks Something like Cowgeria would suffice

The country itself has no meaning. These ones are talking about name. Ever heard something so shallow? Will the name change fix the deep-seated problems in the country? And they think Nnamdi Kanu is the mad one. Jokers

Changing the country's name never come to my mind

But whatever that need to be call it should minus the area of eastern evergreen Territories

Your name is given to you by others If you like change the name to 9mobile people will still call it Etisalat

That is asking too much of black people!
Change what a white man gave them?
Never!

A lot have issues with the name..but for me the name is not the issue...

The people in Nigeria are the issue not the name...

Wicked evil and heartless people everywhere nobody to trust in your region, same family, same religion, same Kingsman, same father, same house, same language, same faith, same mother ,

Northerners killing them self more then anyone else.

No family in Igbo land without issues ( family problem) family war Killing them self or wishing evil to them self's.

Yoruba Christine think differently from the Yoruba Muslim.. and other issues among them... I can't tell ...

Not possible

Too late... una dey sleep when others are changing their country name ?

If you change Nigeria name, don’t forget to change that Arabic inscription in Nigeria army coat of arm

Useless cursed country.

How will that change ur character and mindset? U are still running from the real problems and beating about the Bush.

1st thing change ur constitution which controls ur weak and corrupt systems and laws of coexistence.

Even though I'm a born again Christian, I think there is nothing wrong with the name Nigeria. We nigerians ought to be grateful and pray for the souls of Lord/Flora luggard to rest in peace for creating a unique country Nigeria. Nigeria shall overcome all these challenges and we shall smile again. We Christians will resist any attempt to change the name of our great country Nigeria. The name Nigeria is our identity before our tribes and changing our country name is a subtle form of secession. The unity of nigeria remains Non-negotiable and we shall live forever as nigerians. God bless Nigeria. God bless our Muslim brothers

Not yet. Not while it is still a single entity.
The three names that will be given to it will be -

Arewanistan
Biafra republic
Odùduwà Republic

Other minorities that also want self actualization may also have their own names.

That’s their problem

Make them allow people wey wan go to go

This request is petty.. the name is ok as long as we are not called Republuc of APC.

Another organization staffed with dumb noise makers.
Despite all the challenges the country is facing, their major concern is Lugard's girlfriend.
BTW, Flora did not name Nigeria, the British administration did.