North Eastern State, Nigeria (1967 (original) (raw)

North-Eastern State is a former administrative division ofNigeria. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of theNorthern Region. Its capital was the city of Maiduguri. On 03 February 1976, the state was divided into Bauchi, Borno and Gongola states.

Prior to 1970, all of the Nigerian states had their own coats of arms and flags. The state flag was modeled on the Nigerian national flag but with the state coat of arms in the centre of the white stripe. These state flags were adopted in 1967 and abolished in 1970. Since 1970 only the Nigerian national coat of arms and national flag may be used as symbol of a state. Source: Enzyklop�die der staatlichen Wappen und Flaggen (Encyclopaedia of State Coat of Arms and State Flags), Volume 6.
Jens Pattke, 09 July 2006