How all states in Nigeria Got their names

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Plateau

The state was named after the picturesque Jos plateau. Jos got its name from the mispronunciation of the town 'Gwosh'

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Rivers

Rivers State was named after the many water bodies present in the area.

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Sokoto

Sokoto is the anglicized version of the Arabic word 'suk' meaning 'market' or 'place of commerce'. The state itself was named after the defunct Sokoto Caliphate

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Taraba

Taraba state got its name from the Taraba River.
Yobe

Komadugu Yobe (Waube or Ouobe) or River Yobe (or River of Yo) inspired the name of the state.
Zamfara

This state was named after Zamfarawa, one of the subdialects of the Eastern Hausa group.

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FCT: Abuja

Abuja was gotten from the name Abubakar-JA a very prominent man that resided in the city called Abuja now. however because Abubakar is abbreviated as "Abu" in the Hausa language over time the name Abubakar-Ja was abbreviate to ABUJA.

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