{"id":751967,"date":"2019-11-25T21:12:22","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T21:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/25\/nigeria-village-called-area-of-idiots-changes-name\/"},"modified":"2019-11-25T21:12:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T21:12:22","slug":"nigeria-village-called-area-of-idiots-changes-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/25\/nigeria-village-called-area-of-idiots-changes-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria village called &#8216;Area of Idiots&#8217; changes name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-reactid=\".zximv5iteq.3.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1:$post-5ddc01b6967804067c03cc65.0.3.0.0:$post_0\">People in northern Nigeria are celebrating the renaming of their village from Area of Idiots to Area of Plenty.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".zximv5iteq.3.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1:$post-5ddc01b6967804067c03cc65.0.3.0.0:$post_1\">The local emir announced the Hausa-language name change after residents complained that they had been mocked for years and were ashamed to tell people where they came from.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".zximv5iteq.3.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1:$post-5ddc01b6967804067c03cc65.0.3.0.0:$post_2\">\u201cIt was shameful telling people outside I come from Unguwar Wawaye [Area of Idiots] but now I can proudly say I come from Yalwar Kadana [Area of Plenty],\u201d resident Bala Sani told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".zximv5iteq.3.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1:$post-5ddc01b6967804067c03cc65.0.3.0.0:$post_3\">\u201cWe thank the Emir for this gesture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".zximv5iteq.3.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1:$post-5ddc01b6967804067c03cc65.0.3.0.0:$post_4\">The village, in Kano state, gained its initial name about 70 years ago when people settled close to a river known as Idiotic River.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".zximv5iteq.3.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1:$post-5ddc01b6967804067c03cc65.0.3.0.0:$post_5\">It is not clear why the river has that name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People in northern Nigeria are celebrating the renaming of their village from Area of Idiots to Area of Plenty. 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