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

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

## References

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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". Journal of Applied Ecology. 6 (3) (Volume 6 ed.): 507–511\. doi:10.2307/2401516. JSTOR 2401516. 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.

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