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Lafia | Lafiagi | Lafiaji

Lafia meaning

The largest city and state capital of Nasarawa State, Nigeria.

Using Lafia

  • The main meaning on this page is: The largest city and state capital of Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
  • In the example corpus, lafia often appears in combinations such as: in lafia, lafia the, of lafia.

Context around Lafia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

expressway 1× university 1×

Often after:

nasarawa 2× city 2× east 1× end 1× lga 1× declared 1× alongside 1× keffi 1× hon 1×

Sentence patterns with Lafia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

tuesday in lafia 2× along the lafia keffi road 1× at the lafia city stadium 1× bako in lafia nasarawa state 1× club of lafia 1× community to lafia the nasarawa 1× ec8b for lafia lga 1× emir of lafia hon justice 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

chief fire officer 1× chief prosecuting officer 1× chinedu ohanachom bagged 1× csj works with 1× his appearance was 1× ijebor while speaking 1×

Common sentence endings:

the state capital 3× tuesday in lafia 2× affairs macham makut 1× club of lafia 1× currently undergoing renovation 1× for lafia lga 1×

Words around Lafia

Just before it in the word index:

lafi 3 laffont 3 laffitte 8 laffite 2 laffin 2 laffey 9

Just after it in the word index:

lafiagi 2 lafiaji 2 lafiora 2 lafite 3 lafitte 66 lafittes 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aas 64 abaco 64 abramovich 64 accede 64 adhanom 64 adhesion 64

Corpus analysis for Lafia

  • In this selection, "lafia" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, expressway, university, nasarawa, city and east stand out and add context to how "lafia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include tuesday in lafia and along the lafia keffi road. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lafia" sits close to words such as aas, abaco and abramovich, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lafia

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

Short example sentences

The Lafia City Stadium is currently undergoing renovation. (8 words)

The governor said we should have a meeting in Lafia. (10 words)

Chief prosecuting officer, Abubakar Muhammed disclosed this on Saturday in Lafia, the state capital. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

The governor disclosed this on Saturday at the 9th Annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Lecture on Leadership and Good Governance held in Lafia, Nasarawa State, via a statement issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Macham Makut. (39 words)

The Federal University of Lafia is located in Gandu, a neighbouring community to Lafia the Nasarawa State capital where hundreds of students of the institution and staff reside had recently suffered from an increase in incidents of abductions. (38 words)

Ijebor, while speaking with journalists in Lafia on Friday, said the choice of Umahi by President Bola Tinubu was not only carefully made but also divinely initiated to redeem the nation’s infrastructural deficits aptly. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

The Federal University of Lafia is located in Gandu, a neighbouring community to Lafia the Nasarawa State capital where hundreds of students of the institution and staff reside had recently suffered from an increase in incidents of abductions.

The provision of traffic warning lights and associated infrastructure along Lafia East – Markudi expressway, Lafia end, Nassarawa State got allocation of N1 million budget.

CSJ works with the Centre for Citizens Rights, headed by Dr. Abdulazeez Adamu Bako in Lafia, Nasarawa State in implementing this project.

His appearance was pursuant to the Petitioners’ application, aiming to shed light on the collation of results from Polling Units in Ciroma Ward into the Ward Collation Summary sheet (Form EC8B) for Lafia LGA.

Ijebor, while speaking with journalists in Lafia on Friday, said the choice of Umahi by President Bola Tinubu was not only carefully made but also divinely initiated to redeem the nation’s infrastructural deficits aptly.

The Governor affirmed this while addressing over 650 participants during the closing ceremony of Training Youth facilitators for “At Risk Children Programme” held at the Special School in Lafia the state capital.

The governor disclosed this on Saturday at the 9th Annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Lecture on Leadership and Good Governance held in Lafia, Nasarawa State, via a statement issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Macham Makut.

The Lafia City Stadium is currently undergoing renovation.

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The state collation and returning officer, Prof. Idris Amali, the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Lafia, declared Mutfwang the winner of the March 18 polls, having scored the highest votes.

Yusuf was paraded on Friday at the state command headquarters in Lafia alongside 29 other suspected criminals comprising fraudsters, kidnappers and armed robbers who were also arrested at various locations of the state.

According to the army, troops, acting acting on genuine intelligence on September 28, conducted a strategic stop-and-search operation along the Lafia-Keffi Road in Nasarawa State.

Nadada said this when members of the Union of Journalists, NUJ, visited him on Tuesday in Lafia.

Nation reports that there was tension among parents of the missing youths who were en route to Lafia for their Bike taxi business before losing contact with family and friends last Saturday.

Other esteemed guests included the Emir of Lafia, Hon. Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad; the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, and former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi.

Real Betis Balompié Féminas has announced the signing of Chinyere Kalu from Nasarawa Amazons Football Club of Lafia.

The governor said we should have a meeting in Lafia.

Tinubu inaugurated the symbolic distribution of the Food Outreach Scheme for Persons with Disabilities and the vulnerable groups on Tuesday in Lafia.

Chief Fire Officer of the state Fire Service, Dalhatu Dogara revealed this in an interview with newsmen in Lafia, the state capital.

Chief prosecuting officer, Abubakar Muhammed disclosed this on Saturday in Lafia, the state capital.

Chinedu Ohanachom bagged a hat-trick as Nasarawa United beat Katsina United 3-0 at the Lafia City Stadium.

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Common combinations with lafia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lafia" in a sentence?
An example: "The Federal University of Lafia is located in Gandu, a neighbouring community to Lafia the Nasarawa State capital where hundreds of students of the institution and staff reside had recently suffered from an increase in incidents of abductions." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "lafia" from authentic English texts.
What does "lafia" mean?
Lafia means: The largest city and state capital of Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
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