01 Place name · Lagos
Two names for one city
Why Lagos is called Lagos (and Eko) →02 Place name · Ogun
The city under a rock
How Abeokuta got its name →03 Place name · Ogun
The house in Barbados named after a Nigerian town
Ilaro Court, Barbados →04 Place name · Oyo
The town where twins are everywhere
Igbo-Ora, twin capital →05 Place name · Niger
The Town That Gave Abuja Its Name
Old Abuja, Suleja →06 Place name · Ogun
Iperu, the corn seller who founded a town, and four stories about its name
Akesan and the name of Iperu →07 Place name · Nasarawa
The Prince Who Lost a Throne and Found Lafia
How Lafia was founded →08 Place name · Adamawa
The Hunter Who Kept Sneaking Off
How Michika got its name →09 Place name · Kogi
Did Nigeria Get Its Name on This Hill?
Mount Patti, Lokoja →10 Place name · Kwara
The Arrow Behind Offa
Offa and its archer →11 Place name · Oyo
Ogbomoso, the town named after a severed head
How Ogbomoso got its name →12 Place name · Kwara
The Hunter Who Gave Ilorin Its Name
Okuta Ilorin, Idi Ape →13 Place name · Niger
The Birds Behind Zuma Rock's Name
Zuma Rock, Suleja →14 Place name · Lagos
The palace on the pepper farm
Iga Idunganran, Lagos Island →15 Place name · Enugu
The hill where they looked for silver, found coal, and left a waterfall inside a cave
Ngwo Pine Forest and cave waterfall, Udi →16 Place name · Anambra
Ogbunike Cave, where a Senate President hid the mace
Ogbunike Cave, Anambra →