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July 6, 2023 at 9:30 am #154502
Abia
Abia is an acronym from the four main groups of people in the state as at the time it was formed in 1991. Ava, Bender, Isuikwuato and Afikpo -
July 6, 2023 at 9:32 am #154503
Adamawa
Adamawa was named after a warrior Modibbo Adama Bin Ardo Hassan that conquered the region in the beginning of the 19th century -
July 6, 2023 at 9:33 am #154504
Akwa ibom
Akwa ibom is named after the Qua Iboe (kwa Iboe) river in the area -
July 6, 2023 at 9:37 am #154505
Anambra
The state got its name from the corrupted version of Oma Mbala, a popular river in the area -
July 6, 2023 at 9:47 am #154506
Bauchi
Bauchi is a hausa word meaning the southern flanks of Hausaland. Tribes living in the southern parts of the Hausa land were referred to as Kadashen Bauchi and the area they lived in later came to be known simply as Bauchi -
July 6, 2023 at 9:51 am #154507
Bayelsa
Bayelsa is a combination of the acronyms of three local government areas which were pulled out of old Rivers State.
Brass known as BALGA, Yenegoa known as YELGA and Sagbama known as SALGA -
July 6, 2023 at 9:53 am #154508
Benue
The state was named after the Europianised corruption of Binuwe, the Batta word for mother of waters -
July 6, 2023 at 9:57 am #154509
Borno
It is the alternative names of the Kanuris, the predominant ethnic group in the state -
July 6, 2023 at 9:59 am #154510
Cross River
The state tookmits name from a River called Oyono or Cross River -
July 6, 2023 at 10:00 am #154511
Delta
The state is where River Niger forms a Delta as it enters the Atlantic ocean. -
July 6, 2023 at 10:03 am #154512
Ebonyi
It is the anglicised version of Aboine, a river that cuts through Abakaliki, the state capital
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July 6, 2023 at 10:07 am #154513
Edo
The Bini people who dwell in the area had always referred to themselves as Edo or Iduu. This inspired the name of the state. -
July 6, 2023 at 12:02 pm #154515
Ekiti
Okiti is a term that is said to denote a settlement of many hills, it later became Ekiti -
July 6, 2023 at 12:04 pm #154516
Enugu
Due to the many hills and rocky terrain in the area, people name it in Igbo Enu Ugwu, meaning top of the hill. The state is named after the anglicised version -
July 6, 2023 at 12:05 pm #154517
Gombe
Gombe is the dialect of the Fulani language spoken in the area -
July 6, 2023 at 12:07 pm #154518
Imo
Just like many of the Nigerian states, Imo took its name from the popular river Imo -
July 10, 2023 at 12:06 pm #154645
Akwa Ibom is named after the Qua Iboe (or Kwa Iboe) River.
4. Anambra
The state got its name from the corrupted version of Oma Mbala (Ànyịm Ọma Mbala), a popular river in the area. -
July 11, 2023 at 3:11 pm #154656
Anambra was created on 27 August 1991.
However, old Anambra State was created in 1976 from part of East Central State, and its capital was Enugu. In 1991 a re-organisation divided Anambra into two states, Anambra and Enugu.
Anambra got its name from the Omambala River, a river that runs through the state. Anambra is the Anglicized name of the Omambala.
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July 11, 2023 at 3:13 pm #154657
Benue
The state was named after the “europeanised” corruption of ‘Binuwe’, the Batta word for ‘Mother of Waters’. -
July 13, 2023 at 10:38 am #154664
Ebonyi
It is the anglicised version of Aboine, a river that cuts through Abakaliki, the state capital
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July 18, 2023 at 12:11 pm #154687
BAUCHI STATE
Bauchi state is inhabited by a large number of ethnic groups, including the Tangale, Waja (Wajawa), Fulani, and Hausa. The state also contains a number of traditional Muslim emirates. According to tradition, it was named for a hunter known as Baushe, who settled in the region before the arrival of Yakubu, the first traditional ruler of Bauchi emirate (founded 1800–10).
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