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Egba is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Egba in a sentence

Egba | Egbaland | Egbadon

Egba meaning

A subgroup of the Yoruba people.

Using Egba

  • The main meaning on this page is: A subgroup of the Yoruba people.
  • In the example corpus, egba often appears in combinations such as: abule egba, of egba, egba area.

Context around Egba

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 14 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Egba

  • In this selection, "egba" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, abule, ndoma, together, area, whenever and heritage stand out and add context to how "egba" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alake of egba land oba and amaka ndoma egba whenever he. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "egba" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with egba

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

She is an Egba woman to the core. (8 words)

We stand with the residents of Ibasa Ijegun-Egba in their call for government intervention. (15 words)

Alani Bankole was installed as the fifth Apena of Egba, a position he described as a dream come true. (19 words)

Following the December 26, 2006 pipeline explosion at a spot next to a car workshop and a sawmill in the heavily populated neighborhood of Abule Egba in Lagos, hundreds of people were either killed or left with life-changing bodily burns. (41 words)

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man and suspected drug addict simply identified as David for allegedly stabbing a cleric, Akeem Ojiwusi, to death around Odekeye close, in the Abule Egba area of the state. (40 words)

It was earlier reported on Saturday that the Lagos State Government was set to relocate the Computer Village from Ikeja to Katangua in the Abule-Egba area, in a bid to re-organise the markets in the state. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Former Senate leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba has said that he would love to be buried close to the grave of his late wife Amaka Ndoma-Egba whenever he dies.

Alani Bankole was installed as the fifth Apena of Egba, a position he described as a dream come true.

But what was spectacular about the late eminent jurist was how his values of forthrightness and candour, which, by the way, is emblematic of his Egba heritage, reflected in all other spheres of his earthly engagements.

In my area in Abule Egba (Lagos), we hardly have light and I often have to depend on fueling my generator so I can use it to cool food items in the refrigerator.

The festival brings together Egba sons and daughters at home and from across the universe who converged on the ancient kingdom to honour their progenitors.

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man and suspected drug addict simply identified as David for allegedly stabbing a cleric, Akeem Ojiwusi, to death around Odekeye close, in the Abule Egba area of the state.

We stand with the residents of Ibasa Ijegun-Egba in their call for government intervention.

Following the December 26, 2006 pipeline explosion at a spot next to a car workshop and a sawmill in the heavily populated neighborhood of Abule Egba in Lagos, hundreds of people were either killed or left with life-changing bodily burns.

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In a related development, Legit.ng reported that the Alake of Egba Land Oba Adedotun Gbadebo had told President Bola Tinubu to honour Professor Wole Soyinka.

In a tribute to Clement Ebri when he turned 70 a former Nigerian Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba (SAN), described the Governor thus: “Clem has always been comfortable but more importantly contented.

It was earlier reported on Saturday that the Lagos State Government was set to relocate the Computer Village from Ikeja to Katangua in the Abule-Egba area, in a bid to re-organise the markets in the state.

She is an Egba woman to the core.

I used to take a walk from my house to Abule-Egba, a journey of about 4km, but now because of the restriction, I can’t go that far.

Sketchy details have emerged how seven persons, including Amaka, wife of former Senate Leader, Senator Ndoma Egba, died in a road accident along the Ore-Okitipupa Road in the Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the prosecution, Ms Bisi Bello had told the court that the defendant committed the offence on May 2, 2015, in Abule Egba area of Lagos.

This is the guy who filmed the politician shooting at Abule Egba, he has been killed by the Police while the man who opened fire at peaceful protesters and shot 3 is still a free man till today.

When Daily Sun visited the scene of the Abule Egba inferno, scores of residents were seen gathered around bemoaning their fate.

Commenting on the judgement, Ndoma-Egba said “I have explicit confidence in the judiciary but I have doubts on our electoral process.

Some of those in attendance included Chief Don Etiebet, Senator Ndoma Egba, Senator Ita Enang, Chief Umanah Umanah, Senator Omo-Agege, among others.

Although the home has four branches; at Palm Groove, Ojodu and Abule Egba for the boys hostel, girls hostel and physically challenged kids respectively, each year, all the kids in the different homes are brought for the party.

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Common combinations with egba

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "egba" in a sentence?
An example: "Former Senate leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba has said that he would love to be buried close to the grave of his late wife Amaka Ndoma-Egba whenever he dies." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "egba" from authentic English texts.
What does "egba" mean?
Egba means: A subgroup of the Yoruba people.
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