North-Western State

North-Western State is a former administrative division of Nigeria.[1] It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the Northern Region and existed until 3 February 1976, when it was divided into two states - Niger and Sokoto. The city of Sokoto[2] was the capital of North-Western State.[3][4]

North-Western State Governors

Usman Faruk (28 May 1967 - July 1975)
Umaru Mohammed (July 1975 - 1976)

References

Pattke, Jens. "Enzyklopädie der staatlichen Wappen und Flaggen". crwflag. Bruce Berry. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
Radwanski, S.A. (1969). Improvement of Red Acid Sands by the Neem Tree (Azadirachta Indica) in Sokoto, Northwestern State of Nigeria (Volume 6 ed.). Journal of Applied Ecology. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
North-Western State (Nigeria) (1968). Introducing the North Western State of Nigeria. Sokoto: Dept. of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Military Governor. OCLC 662327.
Salamone, Frank. A. (1973). "Gungawa wrestling as an ethnic boundary marker (Yauri division, North-Western State Nigeria)". Afrika und Übersee: Sprachen, Kulturen. 57 (3): 193–201. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

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[1] Pattke, Jens. "Enzyklopädie der staatlichen Wappen und Flaggen". crwflag. Bruce Berry. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

[2] Radwanski, S.A. (1969). Improvement of Red Acid Sands by the Neem Tree (Azadirachta Indica) in Sokoto, Northwestern State of Nigeria (Volume 6 ed.). Journal of Applied Ecology. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

[3] North-Western State (Nigeria) (1968). Introducing the North Western State of Nigeria. Sokoto: Dept. of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Military Governor. OCLC 662327.

[4] Salamone, Frank. A. (1973). "Gungawa wrestling as an ethnic boundary marker (Yauri division, North-Western State Nigeria)". Afrika und Übersee: Sprachen, Kulturen. 57 (3): 193–201. Retrieved 6 September 2020.