Nigerians really have a funny way of giving names to people and things. The nicknames they give to people are usually as a result of something, maybe an event. example, they call Tricycles, Keke Napep.
Below are some Nigerian politicians whose nicknames are more popular than their real names:
1. ‘Ogbeni’ for Rauf Aregbesola
2. ‘OBJ’ for Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
3. ‘Sho Baba’ for Omoleye Sowere
4. ‘Okoro Hausa’ for Rochas Okorocha
5. ‘Lion of Ubima’ by Rotimi Amaechi
6. ‘Me Barci’ for Abdullahi Ganduje
7. “Stomach Infrastructure” Ayodele Fayose
8. ‘Singing Senator’ for Dino Melaye
9. ‘Jagaban’ for Bola Tinubu
