The name "" was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was coined on January 8, 1897, by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Lord Lugard, a British colonial administrator. The neighbouring Niger takes its name from the same river. The origin of the name "Niger", which originally applied to only the middle reaches of the Niger River, is uncertain. The word is likely an alteration of the Tuareg name "egerew n-igerewen" used by inhabitants along the middle reaches of the river around Timbuktu prior to 19th-century European colonialism.
Etymology
Nigeria
Nigeria | Etymology
The name from the Niger River running through the country. The name "" was taken from the Niger River running through the country. The name was taken from the Niger River running through the country. It was taken from the Niger River running through the country.
what is an oribi?
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It is a small antelope.
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where is it found?
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Eastern, southern and western Africa from savannahs, floodplains and tropical grasslands
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how does it look like?
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This antelope features a slightly raised back, and long neck and limbs. The glossy, yellowish to rufous brown coat contrasts with the white chin, throat, underparts and rump. The bushy tail, brown to black on the outside, has white insides.
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what family does it belong to?
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It was the sole member of its genus
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can you tell me about its diet?
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Oribi prefers fresh grasses and browses occasionally. Grasses can constitute up to 90% of the diet; preferred varieties include "Andropogon", "Eulalia", "Hyparrhenia
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is it under threat of extinction?
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They are estimated as Vulnerable. Hunting is a relatively minor threat,  numbers have also declined due to agricultural expansion and competition from livestock.
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have any steps been taken for their protection?
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Yes, The oribi occurs in a number of protected areas throughout its range, such as: Gashaka Gumti National Park in Nigeria, the Pendjari and W National Parks (Benin); Aouk Hunting Zone (Chad); Benoue, Bouba Njida and Faro National Parks (Cameroon); Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park (Central African Republic);
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what type of other animals are found in the first park?
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Some species include yellow-backed duiker, African golden cat ("Profelis aurata"), The African buffalo, the largest population in Nigeria of chimpanzee ("Pan troglodytes")
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and plant species?
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Red sunbird bush, an ornate species of the acanthus family
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where is this park located?
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Nigeria
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how does this country get its name?
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The country's name comes from the Niger River which flows through the west of the country; the origin of the river's name is uncertain, though a popular theory is that it comes from the Tuareg "n'eghirren", meaning 'flowing water'. The most common pronunciation is the French one of , though in Anglophone media is also occasionally used.
Niger | Etymology
The name "" was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was coined on January 8, 1897, by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Lord Lugard, a British colonial administrator. The neighbouring Niger takes its name from the same river. The origin of the name "Niger", which originally applied to only the middle reaches of the Niger River, is uncertain. The word is likely an alteration of the Tuareg name "egerew n-igerewen" used by inhabitants along the middle reaches of the river around Timbuktu prior to 19th-century European colonialism.
Nigeria | Etymology
The park takes its name from Oyo-lle (Old Oyo), the ancient political capital of Oyo Empire of the Yoruba people, and contains the ruins of this city. The national park originated in two earlier native administrative forest reserves, Upper Ogun established in 1936 and Oyo-lle established in 1941. These were converted to game reserves in 1952, then combined and upgraded to the present status of a national park.
Old Oyo National Park | History
The modern nations of Nigeria and Niger take their names from the river, marking contesting national claims by colonial powers of the "Upper", "Lower" and "Middle" Niger river basin during the Scramble for Africa at the end of the 19th century.
Niger River | Etymology
A number of toponyms share similar etymologies, ultimately alluding to the dark skin of the local inhabitants: The African nations of Niger and Nigeria derive their names from the Niger River, whose ultimate etymology is disputed but is not believed to come from the Latin "niger" "black".
Land of the blacks | Placename etymology
Although Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960, the nation retained the British monarch, Elizabeth II, as titular head of state until the adoption of a new constitution in 1963 declaring the nation a republic. The name "Nigeria" is derived from the word "Niger" – the name of the river that constitutes the most remarkable geographical feature of the country. Nigeria is a country of , bound to the west by Benin Republic, to the north by the Niger and Chad Republic, east by the Republic of Cameroon, and south by the Gulf of Guinea. The country gained independence from the British government on 1 October 1960, and became a republic in 1963.
First Nigerian Republic | Founded (1963)
The origin of its name comes from the native tribe (Boki people) with the same that resides in the area. The term originates from the word Bokyi, which is the name of the tribe in the Boki language although it is also referred to as Nki.
Boki, Nigeria | Etymology
The following table presents a listing of Nigerian states' nicknames.
List of Nigerian states' nicknames | Introduction
Nigeria is a country in West Africa. Nigeria or Nigerian may also refer to:
Nigeria (disambiguation) | Introduction
There are a number of other places with similar names.
Idon, Nigeria | Namesakes
"Ater" has vanished from the vocabulary, but "niger" was the source of the country name "Nigeria," the English word "Negro", and the word for "black" in most modern Romance languages (French: "noir"; Spanish and Portuguese: "negro"; Italian: "nero"; Romanian: "negru").
Black | Etymology
James (2000) asserted that the indigenous inhabitants of the Kafanchan town and environs, the Fantswam people (who speak a dialect of Tyap), added the prefix ""kwa"" to all names of peoples and places, hence, the phrase, "kwa Fantswam". However, the Hausa immigrant elements who interacted with them found it more convenient to pronounce the phrase, kwa-Fantswam, as "Kafanchan". The town developed as a result of British colonial commercial activities, i.e. a railway junction town in the early 20th century. This fact brings another claim as to how the name "Kafanchan" came into existence. It was said that the name originated during the Nigeria railway construction period in the 1920s, when the railtrack crossbars were being laid, the white man would say in Hausa ""kafachan"", meaning "leg there", i.e.
Kafanchan | Etymology
In an essay that first appeared in "The Times" on 8 January 1897, by "Miss Shaw", she suggested the name "Nigeria" for the British Protectorate on the Niger River. In her essay, Shaw made the case for a shorter term that would be used for the "agglomeration of pagan and Mahomedan States" to replace the official title, "Royal Niger Company Territories". She thought that the term "Royal Niger Company Territories" was too long to be used as a name of a Real Estate Property, under the Trading Company in that part of Africa. She was in search of a new name, and she coined "Nigeria", in preference to terms, such as "Central Sudan", which were associated with the area by some geographers and travellers.
Flora Shaw, Lady Lugard | Naming Nigeria
She thought that the term "Sudan" was associated with a territory in the Nile basin, the current Sudan. In "The Times" of 8 January 1897, she wrote: "The name Nigeria applying to no other part of Africa may without offence to any neighbours be accepted as co-extensive with the territories over which the Royal Niger Company has extended British influence, and may serve to differentiate them equally from the colonies of Lagos and the Niger Protectorate on the coast and from the French territories of the Upper Niger."
Flora Shaw, Lady Lugard | Naming Nigeria
On June 12 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari renamed the national stadium in Abuja after the winner of the 1993 presidential election, Moshood Abiola. It is widely believed that Mr Abiola won the June 1993 presidential election based on available results, but the election was cancelled by the military government of Ibrahim Babangida. President Buhari in 2018 recognised Mr Abiola’s mandate by conferring on him the country’s highest national honour of the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic, reserved only for presidents. While President Muhammadu Buhari was delivering his speech at the change of name event, which also marked Nigeria’s 20th year of uninterrupted democracy, President Buhari said “Henceforth it will be called the Moshood Abiola National Stadium".
Moshood Abiola National Stadium | Change of Name
The islands were declared a national park in 1988.
Karimunjawa | History
Another one claims that the name originates from the tomatoes which began to grow wild on the island.
Paradajz | Geography
It was appropriately nicknamed "idi Ibon" or “gun base”, because of its unique military character.
Ibadan | History
Nigeria (), officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a sovereign country in West Africa bordering Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Its southern coast is on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. Nigeria has been home to a number of ancient and indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms over the millennia. The modern state originated from British colonial rule beginning in the 19th century, and took its present territorial shape with the merging of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914 by Lord Frederick Lugard.
Nigeria | Introduction
The port was built in 1912, but not given a name until August 1913, when the then Governor of Nigeria, Sir Frederick Lugard, named it "Port Harcourt" in honor of Lewis Vernon Harcourt, then the Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Okrika word for the city is Hakoti Kiri or Parakot. The native Ikwerre name for the city is "Igwuocha", which is the Ikwerre dialectal variant of the Igbo word "Ụ́gwụ́ Ọ́chá".
Port Harcourt | Etymology
Their ethnonym is derived from two words: "ŋadlu", meaning 'we' and "juri" signifying "man", hence "we men".
Ngadjuri | Name
The name "", was coined in Lokoja by Flora Shaw in the hill of Mount Patti, the future wife of Baron Lugard, a British colonial administrator, while gazing out at the river Niger .
Kogi State | History and people
The species name refers to the Kitulo Plateau, the type locality.
Afropoecilia | Etymology
A slightly different and less elaborate version of the legend: When the first colonists asked a native man the name of the place, the man misunderstood and replied ""M'bi min djan"": "I've just been cutting leaves".
Abidjan | Etymology
There is no proper evidence how the name "Mundaje" came. But the words like "Aje" or "Anje" means the place having water. The river Mrityunjaya is a living example as it won't dry up even in the summer season.Though it is a rural area, the basic facilities like educational institutions, road-transport facility, electricity, telephone, stationery-grocery shops, irrigation, hospital, bank, post office are available to the people. Now a rural BPO too exists.
Mundaje | Origin of the name
The British adopted the name Akyab for the place.
Sittwe | Etymology
According to the Bayajidda legend, the Banza Bakwai states were founded by the seven sons of Karbagari ("Town-seizer"), the unique son of Bayajidda and the slave-maid, Bagwariya. They are called the Banza Bakwai meaning Bastard or Bogus Seven on account of their ancestress' slave status.
History of Nigeria | Banza Bakwai
Prior to that, until around 1990, the work resided within Rivers State, Nigeria, its place of origin, presumably since its construction.
Duein Fubara | History
Different ethnic groups lay claim to having named the city.
Lokoja | Etymology
The park derives its name from the indigenous Darug people, who are the traditional custodians of the area.
Dharug National Park | Etymology
Nigerians come from multiple ethnic and religious backgrounds as the founding of Nigeria was the result of a colonial creation by the British Empire that correlated not with ethnic and religious boundaries.
Nigerians | Ethnicity
The name derives from the Latin language, which translates as 'black', which refers to its appearance of only being black.
Iridomyrmex niger | Etymology
In 2010, a park in Ojota was named after him by the Lagos state government.
Gani Fawehinmi | Gani Fawehinmi park
In the present day, the place where he rested now stands the village of Nyamplungan.
Karimunjawa National Park | Culture and legends
Construction started in the late 1970s but, due to economic and political instability, the initial stages of the city were not complete until the late 1980s.
Abuja | History
On returning, he encouraged the moves to establish something similar in Nigeria. In 1956, the Northern Nigeria Government approved the plans for the creation of a Game Preservation area. Yankari was identified as a region in the south of what was then Bauchi Province where large numbers of wild animals existed naturally and could be protected. In 1957 a Game Preservation area was carved out and the area was constituted as a Bauchi Native Authority Forest Reserve.
Yankari National Park | History
The Federation of Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom on October 1, 1960, while retaining the British monarch, as nominal head of state and Queen of Nigeria. In 1963 the nation established the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The capital is Abuja
2020 in West Africa | Nigeria
The park is located in the west of Kaduna State, and is adjacent to the Kwiambana Game Reserve to the north west and 14 km away from main town. It was established in 1936 as the Native Authority Forest Reserve of Birnin Gwari under the Northern Nigeria Government. It was upgraded from a state Game Reserve to a National Park in May 1999, in part due to the success of a community-based project promoting sustainable resource usage, managed by Savanna Conservation Nigeria, a national NGO. The Federal government has been seeking to partner with foreign investors to develop eco-tourism in this and other national parks.
Kamuku National Park | Location and history
The species is named after the country of its discovery.
Adaina costarica | Etymology
Those forests were filled of antelopes as a major animal. And as hunters and fishermen, they began to identify the forests with antelopes. At the mouth or shore of Njaba River, they encounter young or siblings of antelopes and they name the river mouth and its close forest as "Umu-ele" which means "siblings of antelopes".
Ibele | Origin of the name
Nigeria has the largest share of download with over 70%, Ghana, South-Africa and other African countries follow, USA, UK, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and India make up a majority of the rest.
Afrinolly | History
He was of the opinion that when the time was right, the right name would come, that 'instead of looking for a new name by all means, let all cities focus on real work without assumptions'. It must be noted that one person alone does not have the power to name a country, let alone a district. It comes from careful or careless deliberations, negotiation, discuss, or in the case of YV; incessant community debates and arguments over its origin, originality and suitability. Yabacon is a portmanteau of ‘Yaba’ the Lagos suburb and ‘Silicon’, a chemical element used to create most semiconductors commercially for electronic computers.
Yabacon Valley | Origin of term
Now not as prominent as before, many people of southern Nigeria took their father's given name as their surname. It could also be the father's prominent nickname, which takes the place of a first name. An example would be a man named Kolade Fabiyi, who had a son named Dele. The son's name would now be Dele Kolade, not Dele Fabiyi. This is used to distinguish between extended family who would have the same last name, like between cousins. This custom has dropped to the modern English one, due to an increase in British-style education.
Patronymic | Nigeria
It has been proposed on little evidence that the tribe got its name because one of its members when asked who they were replied "yo Juan".
Yojuane | Etymology
The species name "borealis" is derived from the Latin boreālis (northern); this is a reference to its discovery from fossil deposits in Sweden, a boreal locality. The specific epithet of "C. maroccana" is a feminine form of the Latin word "maroccānus" (Moroccan), a reference to its type locality in Morocco. "C. biauriculata"'s specific epithet is a portmanteau derived from the Latin prefix "bi-" (two) prefixed onto the Latin "auriculātā" (eared), together meaning "having two ears". This is a reference to the species' large lateral cusplets, which somewhat resemble a pair of ears. The species name "nigeriana" is derived from the country name Niger prefixed to the suffix -"iana", a feminine variation of the Latin suffix -"ānus" (pertaining to), together meaning "pertaining to Niger".
Cretalamna | Etymology
The famous Gurara Falls is in Niger State, and Gurara Local Government Area is named after the Gurara River, on whose course the fall is situated. Also situated there is Kainji National Park, the largest National Park of Nigeria, which contains Kainji Lake, the Borgu Game Reserve and the Zugurma Game Reserve.
Niger State | Introduction
The phrase stuck, and that, according to legend, is how the area got its name, Olongapo.
Olongapo | Etymology
Some historians believe that the name of the city was given by the Negros who lived in the region and belonged to a runaway slave colony called Campo Grande. This hypothesis is reinforced by the existence of a city with the same name in Cameroon, in Africa. Another interpretation for the name of the city is that it is of indigenous origin and means "river of dirty waters".
Bambuí | Origin of the name
This is a list of English language words that come from the Niger-Congo languages. It excludes placenames except where they have become common words.
List of English words of Niger-Congo origin | Introduction
The species epithet, "kenya", refers to the country of Kenya.
Blastobasis kenya | Etymology
The name Anambra is the anglicized version of the river Ọmambala, the Igbo name of the Anambra River which flows through the state as the colonialists could not perfectly pronounce the name of the river.
Anambra State | Etymology
The country receives an average annual rainfall of around .
Kouffo Department | Geography
The name "Gambia" is derived from the Mandinka term "Kambra"/"Kambaa", meaning Gambia River (or possibly from the sacred Serer "Gamba", a special type of calabash beaten when a Serer elder dies). Upon independence in 1965, the country used the name "The Gambia". Following the proclamation of a republic in 1970, the long-form name of the country became "Republic of The Gambia". The administration of Yahya Jammeh changed the long-form name to "Islamic Republic of The Gambia" in December 2015. On 29 January 2017 President Adama Barrow changed the name back to "Republic of The Gambia".
The Gambia | Etymology
The name of the country is derived from the Namib Desert, the oldest desert in the world. The name "Namib" itself is of Nama origin and means "vast place". Before its independence in 1990, the area was known first as German South-West Africa ("Deutsch-Südwestafrika"), then as South-West Africa, reflecting the colonial occupation by the Germans and the South Africans.
Namibia | Etymology
The town is named after a nearby mountain on its eponymous plateau; the mountain's name is the Mbum word for "navel mountain".
Ngaoundéré | Introduction
The species name refers to the name of the country where the species was found.
Xeneboda congo | Etymology
Nigeria we hail thee Our own dear native land Though tribes and tongue may differ
Nigeria, We Hail Thee | Lyrics
The word "Kaduna" is said to be a corruption of the Hausa word '"Kada' for “crocodile and the plural is "Kadduna" for crocodiles, as there were previously many crocodiles in the river Kaduna.” Another version of the etymology of the name is a narrative linked to the Gbagyi word/name 'Odna' for River Kaduna. in the coat of arm of the state there is a symbol of crocodile, and majority of emblem related to the state use crocodile as a symbol. The state football club Kaduna United F.C. use "The Crocodiles" as a nickname.
Kaduna State | Etymology
The King and the capital of this nation was named Nicarao (Conference read before the American geographical society, July 10, 1876, by Dr. C. H. Berendt). The former inhabitants of this region left abundant relics of their civilization in mounds, cemeteries, etc. (Bransford, J.F. 1881. Introduction, p. 4)
Ometepe (archaeological site) | History
Most of the time that area is named Dambazau meaning: "The abode of the Dambazawa". The Dambazawa believed that wherever they lived, in Nigeria or beyond, the area is called Dambazau. Today in Nigeria alone there are Dambazau villages in Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Bauchi, Gombe and Muri (Taraba) states.
Dambazawa | History and origin
The place where there were a lot of palm trees or the place where palm trees flourished meaning in Yoruba "Ibi ti ope ru". The sentence "Ibi ti ope ru" was shortened to the word "Iperu".
Iperu, Ogun | Etymology
In ancient times (before the colonisation by the British Empire) each town had its own monarchy. Yoruba surnames tell a history of the ancestors. The surname Akingbade comes from the royal family in Epe. It is not entirely clear what the history of the name is but one could assume that centuries ago a battle was fought and one of the Akingbade ancestors managed to seize the monarchy.
Akingbade | History
President Buhari made this pronouncement during his speech at the Democracy Day celebration on Wednesday at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
Moshood Abiola National Stadium | Introduction
Because of the readiness of Okedare Lanloke to confront all odds and his steadiness in enduring and facing dangerous missions, the then Alafin latter nicknamed Lanloke "Aje Baba". It is from this nickname that Oogodo (Jebba) got its present name of Ijeba (ibiti Lanloke Ajebaba ba si meaning where Lanloke Ajebaba settled. Up till today, Jebba is being referred to as Ijeba by the villagers. It was during the colonial era that the whites in an attempt to put Ijeba on record that it was written as Jebba which now become more popular among the elites than its original Ijeba.
Jebba | Name origin
It is named after "Jaba" a local Hausa word used to describe the Ham people who occupy most of the local government. The Ham people claim the word "Jaba" is deregatory.
Jaba, Kaduna | Etymology
Nigeria is a large country in West Africa just north of the equator. It is bounded by Benin to the west, Niger to the north, Cameroon to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The country consists of several large plateaus separated by the valleys of the two major rivers, the Niger and the Benue, and their tributaries. These converge inland and flow into the Gulf of Guinea through a network of creeks and branches which form the extensive Niger Delta. Other rivers flow directly to the sea further west, with many smaller rivers being seasonal. The highest mountain is Chappal Waddi () on the Mambilla Plateau in the southeast of the country near the border with Cameroon.
Wildlife of Nigeria | Geography
Modern Burundi is named after the Kingdom of Burundi, which ruled the region starting in the 16th century. It may ultimately derive its name from the Ha people of the region, whose place of origin was known as Buha.
Burundi | Etymology
Before the Portuguese name of Lagos had been adopted, Lagos' initial name was Ipinne Eko which referred mainly to the Island. The first to settle in Eko were the Aworis. The Awori hunters and fishermen had originally come from Ile-Ife to the coast.
Lagos State | Early history
The article is dated 13 March 2014. The term is still not widely known however it is been used in conversations among the geeks, players and enthusiasts in the tech ecosystem especially on technology focused blogs and social media. There's still controversy surrounding the name, arguments and comments made on article a popular Nigerian technology blog Techcabal confirms this as few are disgruntled and think a better nickname can be created. They feel the name ought to be something else without the ‘con’ and the ‘valley’ arguing why Nigeria must mimic the west in almost everything. But there are many who actually like the name.
Yabacon Valley | Origin of term
It is located in the coastal region of the state, with a distance of about 111 km, in line straight from the state capital Fortaleza.
Uruburetama | Geographical
From the Kikuyu word Kirinyaga a contraction of Kirima nyaga "Ostrich mountain", so called because the dark shadows and snow-capped peak resemble the plumage of a male Ostrich. The neighbouring Kamba tribe do not have the "R" and "G" sound in their language and called it "Keinya" when acting as guides to a German explorer. It is often erroneously believed it comes from Kirima Ngai "Mountain of God"
List of country-name etymologies | <a href="Kenya">Kenya</a>
The Mount Patti Hill is a 1503 foot-tall (458 m) mountain and tourist attraction in Lokoja, Nigeria. It is famous for being the place where British journalist and writer Flora Louise Shaw (later Flora Lugard) gave Nigeria its name. The name (Nigeria) was coined by Flora Shaw in 1914 when looking at Lokoja from top of The Mount Patti. It came into her mind because of the view of the Niger River and Benue, 6 kilometers away from the Mount. In an essay that first appeared in "The Times" on 8 January 1897, Shaw suggested the name Nigeria for the British Protectorate on the Niger River.
Mount Patti | Introduction
In 2016, a lion population was discovered in the protected area that is thought to be of Central African origin.
Alatash National Park | Fauna
While the remaining 14 children journeyed onwards and later settled in the present day Ekiti land. They discovered that there were many hills in the place and they said in their mother's language that this is "Ile olokiti" the land of hills. Therefore, the Okiti later blended to Ekiti. So Ekiti derived her name through hills.
Ekiti State | History
The etymology of the word "Kaduna" is said to be a corruption of the Hausa word for “crocodiles”, "Kadduna" in the Hausa language. Another version of the name proposes a link to the Gbagyi word/name 'Odna', meaning 'river'.
Kaduna | Etymology
This group also built the old Central Mosque, called Jamiu Central Mosque.
Brazilians in Nigeria | Religion
"Djibouti" is officially known as the "Republic of Djibouti". In local languages it is known as "Yibuuti" (in Afar), "جيبوتي, Jībūtī" (in Arabic), and "Jabuuti" (in Somali). The country is named for its capital, the City of Djibouti. The etymology of the name is disputed. Several theories and legends exist regarding its origin, varying based on ethnicity. One theory derives it from the Afar word , meaning "plate", possibly referring to the geographical features of the area. Another connects it to "gabood", meaning "upland/plateau". Djibouti could also mean "Land of Tehuti" or "Land of Thoth", after the Egyptian Moon God.
Djibouti | Name and etymology
On 23 April 1959 the Nigerian Antiquities Department (the later NCMM) declared the site a national heritage monument. In 1959 it was taken to include three large and two small tumuli, in addition to the old baobab tree known as "Kuka Katsi", and the site of the former tree known as "Kuka Kumayo". There are however eight or nine tumuli, each with apparently one central, individual interment, spanning some 200 years. They are situated in a flat to undulating landscape, characterized by granite hills and sandy terraces.
Durbi Takusheyi | History
"Take care not to touch the whites lest you perish like the people..."
Bussa, Nigeria | History
Yankari National Park is a large wildlife park located in the south-central part of Bauchi State, in northeastern Nigeria. It covers an area of about and is home to several natural warm water springs, as well as a wide variety of flora and fauna. Its location in the heartland of the West African savanna makes it a unique way for tourists and holidaymakers to watch wildlife in its natural habitat. Yankari was originally created as a game reserve in 1956, but later designated Nigeria's biggest national park in 1991. It is the most popular destination for tourists in Nigeria and, as such, plays a crucial role in the development and promotion of tourism and ecotourism in Nigeria.
Yankari National Park | Introduction
Kainji National Park is a national park in Niger State and Kwara State, Nigeria. Established in 1978, it covers an area of about . The park includes three distinct sectors: a part of the Kainji Lake in which fishing is restricted, the Borgu Game Reserve to the west of the lake, and the Zugurma Game Reserve to the southeast.
Kainji National Park | Introduction
The area in and around the park is the home of the Gwari and Kamuku people, traditional farmers, hunters, pastoralists and craftsmen, noted for weaving, mat making and pottery. The Gwari are said to have originated from Zungeru in Niger State, and the Kamuku are said to have come from the Sokoto and Katsina areas during the Fulani jihad at the start of the 19th century. The park includes places considered sacred by these people, such as hills, rock outcrops, marshes and streams, and the ancient Parnono Shrine. The present town of Birnin Gwari was founded in 1957 by Gwari people who had migrated from an earlier settlement about 50 km to the north.
Kamuku National Park | People
It is situated about 25 kilometres west of Mogadishu, the nation's capital. The Shabelle River passes through the middle of the town.
Afgooye | Location
Freedom Park is becoming a major tourist attraction and it is located on Lagos Island. The park was formerly a prison yard, back when the country was still under colonial rule and it was known then as Her Majesty's Broad Street Prisons. Freedom park was created to serve as a national memorial in remembrance of the nation's founding fathers who struggled against colonial rule and fought for the country's independence. The park was opened in 2010 to celebrate Nigeria's 50th independence celebration. The park is now a tourist attraction to both locals and foreigners and you can actually find historical statues all over the park.
Lagos Island | Freedom Park
The nickname of the town is however "Isu Na Mba Ogu" (Warriors from Isu), or colloquially Igbuzo-Isu (The Igbo-uzo(r) from Isu). Igbuzo is uniquely addressed with different names and even made noticeable with different spellings such as Ibusa, Igbuzo, Igbouzo, Igbuzor, Ibuzor, Ibuza and Ibuzo. This is believed to have been necessitated by the strategic location of the town along the busy roads and the history of the settlement of the people.
Igbuzo | Anglicization of name
The Kamuku National Park is a Nigerian national park in Kaduna State, Nigeria, with a total area of about . The park has a typical Sudanian Savanna ecology.
Kamuku National Park | Introduction
There are different theories as to the origin of the name Aruba:
Aruba | Etymology
After a small amount of initial aid, the funding dried up and the villagers became hostile to the park administration. An amending decree in 1999 converted the Nigerian National Park Service, which runs the park, into a paramilitary outfit with increased powers.
Cross River National Park | History
Ajaltoun's name comes from the Arabic root word "′aajel", which could mean "calf", "to roll" or "wheel". An alternative theory for the town's etymology are that it originates from the Phoenician word for "statue" or "round area".
Ajaltoun | Etymology
The generic name is due to the country it was found first. Specific name "wagneri" is in honor of collector Thomas Wagner, a specialist Afrotropical entomologist.
Ugandaltica | Etymology
On 11 September 2014, the university was changed to its current name after a bill was passed by the Anambra State House of Assembly with the aim of immortalizing Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, a politician and leader of the breakaway Republic of Biafra.
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University | History
Some believe the name of Natagaima comes from the words Nataga ("Cacique", Tribal Chief) and Ima (land), while others state that the name was created because there was an Indian named Nataga, who was the chief of this region, and married Queen Ima, ruler of the Tribal Chiefs of the center of Tolima.
Natagaima | Etymology
The South East came about with Alex Ekwueme's recommendations, although is formerly known as Eastern Nigeria, or simply East, following the division of the country into three parts in 1950s. In 1967, it was later split into three under the Gowon Administration (1967-1975). It was in 1976 that more states, including Imo and Anambra began to emerge.
South East (Nigeria) | Origin and People
The name "NJABA" is an acronym formed from the initial letters of Njaba River. A river that originally springs from north-western part of Isu at Isunjaba town, and runs all the way to Oguta and then finally terminates into the famous Oguta Lake. NJALGA was part of the then Isu Local Government area created by the Civilian Government headed by Alhaji Shehu Shagari on May 27, 1980. Developing towns and settlements in the Local Government Area include Umuaka, Amazano, Isiozi, Ugbelle, Achara, Ibelle, Okwudor, Nkume, Attah, Amucha, and Egwedu.
Njaba | History
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Nigeria | Literature
In the 2011 decree that created the region, Gbêkê was referred to alternatively as the region of "Wawlè".
Gbêkê | Name
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The story is told that when the Germans, once the colonial power, were crossing through the Mbam region, they stopped on the high plateau of the region which is today called Bafia to ask a native who was returning from hunting what the name of the area was. Assuming that the guests were asking his name, the hunter answered, "Ufino yame yo lomo Bofia Nkano" ("My name is Bofia Nkano"). This misunderstanding led to the name "Bafia" being given to the area.
Bafia | Origin of the name
To encourage sporting activities and competition as attendance increased, four houses were created: Exham, Inglis, FairBanks and Swynnerton. These names were later changed to Giffard, Tranchard, Whistler and Lugard. As the School changed to School certificate status shortly after independence, the house names were also changed to Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu and Kaduna. The new names were chosen to reflect the regional capitals of the country. In 1976, two additional houses were added and the names were again changed. The new house names reflected military company designations: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot.
Nigerian Military School | Houses
The precise meaning of the name is not known. Each of the two words have various interpretations.
Lan Sang National Park | Etymology