Below is How the 36 state of Nigeria Got Their Names.

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1. Abia

Abia is an acronym from the four main groups of people in the state as at the time it was formed in 1991: Aba Bende Isuikwuato Afikpo.
2. Adamawa

Adamawa was named after a warrior, Modibbo Adama Bin Ardo Hassan, that conquered the region in the beginning of the 19th century.
3. Akwa-Ibom

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 (Ànyįm Oma Mbala) a popular river in the area.
5. Bauchi

“Bauchi” is an Hausa word meaning the southern flanks of Hausaland. Tribes living in the southern parts of the Hausaland were referred to as “Kasashen Bauchi” and the area they lived in later came to be known simply as Bauchi.
6. Bayelsa

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