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Nigeria
 
News Words - Nigeria

Learn to correctly pronounce difficult world places and names in the news. Use phonetic spelling to pronounce news words from Nigeria.
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas
Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Botswana
Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Myanmar Burundi Central African Republic Cambodia Cameroon Canada
Cape Verde Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Congo Kinshasa Costa Rica Croatia
Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt
El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Gabon
Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana
Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland
Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia
Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova
Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand
Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Panama
Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia
Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone
Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia Somaliland South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain
Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania
Thailand Tibet Togo Tonga Trinidad Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine
United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Yugoslavia
Zaire Zambia Zanzibar Zimbabwe
News Words
English Spelling
Phonetic Spelling
ABDULMUTALLAB, UMAR FAROUK
OH-mahr fahr-OOK ahb-duhl-moo-TAH-lahb

ABIOLA, MOSHOOD
moh-SHOOD ah-bee-OH-lah

ABUBAKAR, ABDULSALAMI
ahb-doo-sah-LAM-ee ah-boo-BAH-kahr

ABUBAKAR, ATIKU
ah-TEE-koo ah-boo-bah-KAHR

ADEDEJI, ADEBAYO
ah-dehb-EYE-yoh ah-DEH-deh-jee

ADEDIBU, LAMIDI
lah-MEE-dee ah-DEH-dee-boo

ADENIJI, OLU
oh-LOO ah-DEHN-ih-jee

ADESHINA, LAM
LAHM ah-DAY-shihn

AFOLABI, SUNDAY
SUHN-day ah-foh-LAH-bee

AGAPI, KANU
KAN-oo ah-GAH-pee
News Words
English Spelling
Phonetic Spelling
AGBAKOBA, OLISA
oh-LEE-suh ahg-BAHK-oh-bah

AJUMOGOBIA, ODEIN
ohd-YEHN ah-joo-moh-GOH-bee-ah

AKWANGA, HUSSAINI
hoo-SAY-nee ah-KWAHN-gah

ALAMIEYESEIGHA, DIEPREYE
DAY-pree-a ah-lay-mee-a-SEE-gah

ARINZE, FRANCIS
FRAN-sihss ah-RIHN-zee

ASARI, MUJAHID DOKUBO
moo-JAH-heed doh-KOO-boh ah-SAH-ree

BABANGIDA, IBRAHIM
ee-BRAH-heem bah-BAHN-ghee-dah

BOKO HARAM
BOH-koh hah-RAHM

BONNY
BAH-nee

BUHARI, MUHAMMADU
moo-hah-MAH-doo boo-HAH-ree
News Words
English Spelling
Phonetic Spelling
CHIKELU, CHUKWUEMEKA
choo-koo-MAY-kah chih-KAY-loo

DAUKORU, EDMOND
ED-muhnd dow-KOH-roo

DIYA, OLADIPO
oh-LAH-dee-poh DEE-yah

DOKUBO-ASARI, MOUJAHID
moo-jah-HIHD doh-KOO-boh ah-SAH-ree

EKWUEME, ALEX
AL-ehks ehk-WAY-meh

ETIEBET, DON
DAHN eh-tee-BEHT

FALAE, OLU
OH-loo FAHL-eye

FAWEHEMI, GANI
GAH-nee FAH-weh-mee

FULANI
foo-LAH-nee

GAIUS-OBASEKI, JACKSON
JACK-suhn G-EYE-uhs oh-bah-SAY-kee

GAMBARI, IBRAHIM
ee-BRAH-heem GAHM-bah-ree

GEMADE, BARNABAS
BAHR-nah-bahs gheh-MAH-dee

GIWA, DELE
DEH-leh GHEE-wah

GOUBADIA, ABEL
AH-behl BAH-dee-ah

IBADAN
ee-BAHD-n

IGE, BOLA
BOH-luh EE-gay

IJAW
EE-jaw

ILIYA, SAMAILA
sahm-EYE-lah ee-LEE-ah

ITSEKIRI
IHT-chah-kih-ree

JONATHAN, GOODLUCK
GOOD-LUHK JAH-nah-thahn

KANO
KAH-noh

KUPOLOKUN, FUNSO
FOON-shoh koo-poh-LOH-kuhn

KWANKWASO, RABIU MUSA
rab-ee-OO MOO-sah KWAHN-kwah-soh

LAMIDO, ALHAGI SULE
al-HAH-jee SOO-leh lah-MEE-doo

LUKMAN, RILWANU
rihl-WAH-noo LOO-K-mahn

MACCIDO, MOHAMMADU
moh-hah-MAH-doo mah-CHEE-doh

MADUEKWE, OJO
OH-joh mah-doo-WAY-kway

MAITATSINE
m-eye-taht-SEE-nay

MAIYEGUN, OLUSEGUN
oh-LOO-shay-guhn m-eye-YAY-guhn

MANTU, IBRAHIM
ee-brah-HEEM MAHN-too

MASSOB
MAH-SAHB

NA'ABBA, GHALI UMAR
GAH-lee OO-mahr NAH-ah-bah

NWACHUKWU, IKE
EE-kay (n)WAH-choo-koo

NWODO, JOHN
JAHN (n)WOO-doo

OBASANJO, OLUSEGUN
oh-LOO-sheh-goon oh-BAH-san-joh

OGWU, JOY
JOY OH-gwoo

OJUKWU, EMEKA ODUMEGWU
eh-MAY-kah aw-doo-MAY-goo oh-JOOK-woo

OKADIGBO, CHUBA
CHOO-bah oh-KAH-DEE-boh

OKAH, HENRY
HEHN-ree OH-kah

OKONJO-IWEALA, NGOZI
(n)GOH-see oh-KOHN-joh ee-WAY-lah

OKONKWO, FESTUS
FEHS-tuhs oh-KAHN-koh

OKOROCHA, ROCHAS
ROH-chahs oh-koh-ROH-chah

OLUJIMI, AKIN
AH-keen oh-LOO-jee-mee

ONU, OGBONNAYO
ohg-BOHN-ah-yoh OH-noo

ONYIA, DUBEM
doo-BEHM AWN-yah

OSHIOMOHLE, ADAMS
AH-dahms oh-sheh-MOH-leh

RIMI, ABUBAKAR
ah-boo-bah-KAHR REE-mee

SAKARI, ABUBAKAR BUKOLA
ah-boo-bah-KAHR boo-KOH-lah sah-KAH-ree

SAPELE
sah-PAY-lay

SARO-WIWA, KEN
KEHN SAH-roh WEE-wah

SHATTA, MOHAMMED
moh-HAH-mehd SHAH-tah

SHEKARAU, IBRAHIM
ee-BRAH-heem sheh-kah-RAH-OH

SOYINKA, WOLE
WOH-leh SHOH-yihn-KAH

TAROK
TAHR-ohk

UWAZURIKE, RALPH
RALF oo-wah-zuh-REE-kee

WAZIRI, MAHMOUD
MAH-mood wah-ZIH-ree

YAR'ADUA, UMARU
oo-MAH-roo YAHR ah-DOO-ah

YORUBA
YOHR-bah

YUSUF(U), MOHAMMED
moh-HAH-mehd YOO-sehf
Source: Voice of America
 
 
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