The Northern Region was one of Nigeria's federal divisions. It was created before independence in 1960, with its capital at Kaduna. In 1962 it acquired the territory of the British Northern Cameroons, who had voted to become part of Nigeria. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna state. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cameroons was a British Mandate territory in West Africa, now divided between Nigeria and Cameroon. ...
In 1967 the region was split into states - Benue-Plateau State, Kano State, Kwara State, North-Central State, North-Eastern State and North-Western State. These would later be renamed and split up themselves. The North Central State's capital was Kaduna, and after further loss of territory is now known as Kaduna State. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kano State, a commercial and agricultural state, is located in north-central Nigeria. ... Kwara State is a state in western Nigeria. ... Kaduna State is a state in central northern Nigeria. ...
Nigeria was granted full independence in October 1960, as a federation of three regions (northern, western, and eastern) under a constitution that provided for a parliamentary form of government.
From the outset, Nigeria's ethnic, regional, and religious tensions were magnified by the significant disparities in economic and educational development between the south and the north.
Emeka Ojukwu, the military governor of the eastern region, who emerged as the leader of increasing Igbo secessionist sentiment, declared the independence of the eastern region as the "Republic of Biafra." The ensuing Nigerian Civil War was bitter and bloody, ending in the defeat of Biafra in 1970.
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