Very Educative

Lie kii you there OP

Dandsome:
Okay. What about iyana ipaja?

I heard it is was previously the junction leading to Ipaja. I stand to be corrected.

I love this.

IjebuWarrior:


Dem fada!

Agbara in Badagry means Erosion
I stand to be corrected

MacLovington:


Legend has it that Hausa traders have been there for ages. It supposedly came from that or something similar.

Aláùsá means walnut sellers. Not Aláúsá which means owners or sellers of Hausa people, that is nonsensical.

How about this area in Lagos MOSAFEJO-meaning I'm running away or avoiding trouble

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MacLovington:


Legend has it that Hausa traders have been there for ages. It supposedly came from that or something similar.

Alausa has nothing to do with Hausa but Obalende had. History had it that the King in Lagos never want the Hausa and Fulani to dwell closer to his people, so he gave them place far away from his people. Obalende mean Ibiti Oba le won de.

234ng44uk:


Aláùsá means walnut sellers. Not Aláúsá which means owners or sellers of Hausa people, that is nonsensical.

Ok Mr Muchsensical.

Wrong, Ebute Metta means, the third buttocks. Ikeja is named after the Alfin of Ikorodu, when the 5th Iberloron ( now known as oba) of Lagos kissed his buttocks in worship of his lordship over him.

Mcreloaded:


Agbara in Badagry means Erosion
I stand to be corrected

agbara means flood

Hence you hear Yoruba's say agbara ojo meaning flooded by rain

Agbara area was named flood because that place was always experiencing flooding repeatedly in the colonial days

Very educative... what of iso-olo?

Smazlexander:
Very Educative

exactly. These are the kinds of things you bring to front page not bobrisky or tonto dikes brez

Cacawa2:
What about the following

Mafoluku
Ajegunle
Ikorodu
Agege
Apapa
Ojuelegba

Ajegunle-a place where wealth/money is established or stays
Ojuelegba-the face of a cane owner or cane seller

goat22:
Wrong, Ebute Metta means, the third buttocks. Ikeja is named after the Alfin of Ikorodu, when the 5th Iberloron ( now known as oba) of Lagos kissed his buttocks in worship of his lordship over him.

so this thing they usually complain that Yorubas like kissing ass, just like they kiss their Hausa/Fulani masters' ass did not start today?

Oricha79:
Very educative... what of iso-olo?

Ìsò (market stand/stores) olo (grinder, grinding stone)
Isolo = where grinding stones are sold

Oroolorun:
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Ikorodu came from Ikoro-dudu which the Ijebu found on the land. History had it that they were told to settled anywhere they found Ikoro-dudu (A black type of a fruit).

God bless you... Omo Yoruba ni o nitooto! Wa gbayi!

My dad told me Idumota is a corruption of the Benin word "Idunmwota" meaning the evening quarters, because it was mostly busy in the evenings..

Cacawa2:
What about the following

Mafoluku
Ajegunle
Ikorodu
Agege
Apapa
Ojuelegba

last one is eye of the cane owner

lmao

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IjebuWarrior:

God bless you... Omo Yoruba ni o nitooto! Wa gbayi!

Amin Edumare.

Wow. Didn't know all these sha
That number 10 is a big surprise

MacLovington:


Legend has it that Hausa traders have been there for ages. It supposedly came from that or something similar.

No.
It means walnut seller.

okay

michaelwilli:


last one is eye of the cane owner

lmao

No, it means where Elegba is worshiped.
Oju (eye or spot) of Elegba.

Mcreloaded:


Agbara in Badagry means Erosion
I stand to be corrected

Agbara is now in badagry?

Good one, OP.

What of Alausa? That name in Igbo language means Hausa land. Please clarify. Thanks.

YourNemesis:


No, it means where Elegba is worshiped.
Oju (eye or spot) of Elegba.

is elegba a yoruba god?

Ojuelegba "oju elegbara" literarily means face of the devil or "devil's spot"

Cacawa2:
What about the following

Mafoluku
Ajegunle
Ikorodu
Agege
Apapa
Ojuelegba

Badagry:

This is a part of Lagos known for slave trade. However, when transactions fail, the natives hear the "Whites" say "Bad agreement" but since they could understand, they called it "Badagry" and called the area that.

Damibiz:
Ok we do hear,bt dis should distract u frm de fact that madrid go ripe Barca apart today

After the match

Biodun556:
1.Ojota
Ojota used to be a military settlement in the late 18th century and soldiers practised their shooting there. The area had several gun firing spots and became known as “Oju Ota” in Yoruba
which means “Bullet spots”. It later metamorphosed into Ojota which it is called now.


2.Abule Egba
This area is on the outskirts of Lagos and got its name from the early settlers who were Egba people from Abeokuta. The area was first called “Abule awon egba” in Yoruba, which means “Village of Egba people”. It later became “Abule Egba”.


3.Apongbon
Apongbon is one of Lagos’ most popular markets, and it’s also quite close to the popular Oke-Arin market. It got its name from the then acting governor of the Lagos colony, William McCoskry, who had a Red Beard. The Yorubas who couldn’t pronounce the colonial governor’s name decided to describe him by his red beard and started calling him “Oyinbo to pon ni igbon” meaning a red-bearded man. It later became Apongbon.


4.Magodo
Magodo is now a posh area, but in the past, it used to be sacred land. The residents had a lot of taboos and one of them was to avoid using mortars and pestles, “Ma gun odo” which means “Don’t pound it”. It later became ‘Magodo


5.Epetedo
Epe is named after the early settlers who were Epe traders. The area became dominated by the Epes and they still trade there until today.


6.Ebute-Metta
Ebute-Metta is one of the earliest harbour docks where British ships berthed at. It was a hub for trade and commerce in colonial times. Ebute-Metta is a fusion of the words “Ebute” which means the seaside in Yoruba, and “Metta” which means three.


7.Broad street
Broad street used to be one of the longest and widest streets in the city. It got its name from its broadness.


8.Agidingbi
The British Naval forces invaded Lagos in 1885 under the pretext of stopping slavery and human sacrifice. The noise their canon made was really loud, and the sound was heard round the streets of Lagos Island. The people described the sound as “A gb din gbinnn”. Which means a loud groundbreaking noise. The name Agidingbi was borne out of this.


9.Victoria Island
Victoria Island was also a major hub for commerce and British ships berthed there often. It’s named after Queen Victoria of England who was Queen from 1837-1901.


10.Ikeja
Ikeja, the capital of Lagos, is actually an abbreviation for “Ikorodu And Epe Joint Administration”. It was coined by the colonial masters for ease of administration.”

False!

Ikeja as we now know was & is still an Awori village. The area derived its nake from an Awori deity known as Ikeja. You flunked this one, do more research next time.

stevolution5:
Ilasamaja nkor, did it used to b a war front?

It wasn't actually war front. There was a man from Ila-Orangun, an ancient town in Yoruba land (Present Osun state) popularly called 'Ila', he was brave and gave everyone he fought bloodied nose.

Ila, at a point decided to quit fighting. However, there was a stubborn and equally tough guy who was trying to engage Ila. Knowing fully Ila never lost a battle and that the other guy could also wreck havoc , Ila was persuaded not to fight... People were shouting in Yoruba language 'Ila, sa'maja'... meaning, Ila just don't fight... That how the name, Ilasamaja, was birth.