Talk:Abuja
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[edit] Cheap Abuja Tourist guide on Wikipedia
The past edits have not discussed the issues that are really going on in Abuja like the slums and Oppressive legislations and severe poverty of over 40% of the Urban population.
This article reads more like a cheap internet Tour guide than true encylopedic information.
I have edited the main heading of the article to give the article a more balanced realistic portrayal of Abuja. This city has a lot of problems and this article is somewhat dubious and false. Winibago 04:13, 1 August 2007 (UTC)winibago
[edit] SPAM PICTURE REMOVE, replace
I removed the spam picture of abuja and return the page that redirect you back to wikipedia automically.. do not change it.. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Africamaster (talk • contribs) 19:23, 3 January 2007 (UTC).
[edit] "Aso Rock" or "Zuma Rock"?
I noticed that the cliff in the Abuja article is referred to as "Aso Rock". However, Aso Rock is the name of the presidential palace in the capital city of Nigeria. The name of the cliff is "Zuma Rock". -- Qasamaan 13:03; November 1, 2006 (UTC)
Zuma Rock is the one on the Abuja-Kaduna expressway, close to Suleja. The rock behind the Three Arms Zone in Abuja is Aso Rock, the president lives at Aso Villa. The media in Nigeria use "Aso Rock" as a short-hand term for the presidency. Orourkek 11:11, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 2014 Commonwealth Games
This section mostly sounds like PR rather than encylclopaedic content.
I don't think "The Abuja Masterplan, a unique city plan including spectacular high rise buildings, artificial lakes, and tourist resorts such as Heritage city, a huge roller coaster resort, will be featured in Abuja by 2014." sounds like it should be in an encyclopaedia but can't think how to rewrite it.
Any suggestions for improving this section? Orourkek 16:16, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Abuja City Centre
Which of capital territory's 6 Local Government Areas is the central Local Government Area that contains the city centre/historic city? I know the city is young, but which of the LGA's is the central one? --Criticalthinker 07:57, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Re: Sharia
Nigeria is a federal republic. 12 States have introduced sharia since 1999.[1]. President Obasanjo did not intervene to avoid another civil war.[2] The remaining 24 states, and the federal capital, Abuja, have a mix of religions and are governed by secular laws.[3] Ankimai 19:50, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Origin of Abuja
While Abuja is certainly a planned city, what of what was there before the capital was officially planned? The 1960 Handbook of Commerce and Industry in Nigeria has several maps of Nigeria in the back that show Abuja, and then there's A Chronicle of Abuja (1952) that also talks about the area. I'll look at researching more about this, but if someone has some general information about the pre-capital Abuja I'm all ears. Rjhatl (talk) 21:40, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
