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{{Short description|State of Nigeria}}

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{{Use Nigerian English|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Katsina State

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| type = State

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| image_seal = Seal of Katsina State.png

| seal_alt = Seal of Katsina State

| nickname = Home of Hospitality

| image_map = Nigeria - Katsina.svg

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| map_caption = Location of Katsina State in Nigeria

| coordinates = {{coord|12|15|N|7|30|E|region:NG|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

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| established_title = Date created

| established_date = 23 September 1987

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Katsina

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| governing_body = Government of Katsina State

| leader_party = APC

| leader_title = Governor
(List)

| leader_name = Dikko Umar Radda

| leader_title1 = {{nowrap|Deputy Governor}}

| leader_name1 = Farouk Lawal Jobe (APC)

| leader_title2 = Legislature

| leader_name2 = Katsina State House of Assembly

| leader_title3 = Senators

| leader_name3 = C: Abdulaziz Yaradua (APC)
{{Nowrap|N: Nasir Zangon-Daura (APC)}}
{{Nowrap|S: Muntari Dandutse (APC)}}

| leader_title4 = Representatives

| leader_name4 = List

| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 24,192

| area_rank = 17th of 36

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| population_total = 5,801,584

| population_as_of = 2006 census

| population_est = 10,368,500

| pop_est_as_of = 2022{{Cite web |title=Katsina State: Subdivision |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/nigeria/admin/NGA021__katsina/|access-date=7 February 2024 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}

| population_rank = 3rd of 36

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type1 = GDP (PPP)

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| demographics1_title1 = Year

| demographics1_info1 = 2021

| demographics1_title2 = Total

| demographics1_info2 = $21.47 billion{{cite web |date=13 October 2022 |editor-last=Okeowo |editor-first=Gabriel |editor2-last=Fatoba |editor2-first=Iyanuoluwa |title=State of States 2022 Edition |url=https://yourbudgit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-State-of-states_Official.pdf |access-date=7 March 2023 |website=Budgit.org |publisher=BudgIT |publication-date=13 October 2022 |archive-date=28 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328173232/https://yourbudgit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-State-of-states_Official.pdf |url-status=dead }}

| demographics1_title3 = Per capita

| demographics1_info3 = $2,359

| timezone1 = WAT

| utc_offset1 = +01

| postal_code_type = postal code

| postal_code = 820001

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| iso_code = NG-KT

| website = {{URL|www.katsinastate.gov.ng|Official website}}

| blank_name_sec1 = HDI (2022)

| blank_info_sec1 = 0.431{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=13 September 2018}}
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Katsina State ({{langx|ha|Jihar Katsina}} {{lang|ha-Arab|جِىهَرْ کَڟِࢽَ}}; {{langx|ff|Leydi Katsina}} 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞥁𞤭𞤲𞤢) is a state in the northwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered to the west by Zamfara State, to the east by Kano and Jigawa states, and to the south by Kaduna State, while its northern border forms part of the national border with Niger. The state capital is the city of Katsina, and the state is divided into 34 local government areas. The state is nicknamed the "Home of Hospitality".{{Cite web |last=Simwa |first=Adrianna |date=1 March 2018 |title=36 states in Nigeria, their slogans and capitals |url=https://www.legit.ng/1154922-36-states-nigeria-capitals-slogans.html |access-date=3 July 2024 |website=Legit.ng - Nigeria news. |language=en}}

With an estimated popultion of 9.3 million residents as of 2023, Katsina State is the third most populous state in the country, despite the fact that it only ranks 17th out of 36 states in terms of area. Geographically, Katsina is primarily located within the West Sudanian savanna, although parts of the north of the state transition into the semi-desert Sahelian savanna. Major rivers in the state include the Bunsuru, Gada, and Sokoto rivers, which provide water for agriculture and settlements.

Demographically, the Hausa people are the largest ethnic group in the state with minorities of Fulani and non-indigene groups.{{cite journal |last1=Wycliff |first1=Samuel |title=A HISTORY OF IGBO-MIGRANT COMMUNITY IN KATSINA METROPOLIS, 1903–2011 |date=2016 |doi=10.13140/RG.2.2.34100.87689 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/379219500_A_HISTORY_OF_IGBO-MIGRANT_COMMUNITY_IN_KATSINA_METROPOLIS_1903-2011 |access-date=26 January 2025}} In terms of religion, Islam (79%) is the most practised faith with minorities of adherents of Christianity (20%) and traditionalist religions (~1%), particularly Maguzawa groups.{{cite web |last1=Wycliff |first1=Samuel |title=The Challenges of Christian Participation in Politics of Katsina State, 1987 -2017 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377590083_The_Challenges_of_Christian_Participation_in_Politics_of_Katsina_State_1987_-2017 |website=ResearchGate |access-date=26 January 2025}}

In the pre-colonial period, much of Katsina State was part of the Hausa Bakwai states, with the cities of Daura and Katsina emerging as a major centers of trade and Islamic learning during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. In the early nineteenth century, the Fulani jihad led to the establishment of Daura and Katsina as emirates within the Sokoto Caliphate. During the British colonial era, Katsina was incorporated into the Northern Nigeria Protectorate which later merged into British Nigeria. Upon Nigeria's independence in 1960, Katsina was part of the Northern Region until the region was divided in 1967, and it became part of the North-Central State (later renamed Kaduna State). In 1987, Katsina State was created from the northern portion of Kaduna State. Since the mid-2010s, Katsina has been one of the Nigerian states hit hardest by local banditry and terrorism.{{Cite web|last=Ojewale|first=Oluwole|date=18 February 2021|title=Rising insecurity in northwest Nigeria: Terrorism thinly disguised as banditry|url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2021/02/18/rising-insecurity-in-northwest-nigeria-terrorism-thinly-disguised-as-banditry/|access-date=7 March 2021|website=Brookings|language=en-US}} In 2020, over 300 children were kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram in the town of Kankara.{{Cite news|date=19 December 2020|title=More than 300 schoolchildren are abducted in Nigeria|newspaper=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/12/19/more-than-300-schoolchildren-are-abducted-in-nigeria|access-date=7 March 2021|issn=0013-0613}}{{Cite web|date=17 February 2021|title=Gunmen kidnap 'hundreds' of schoolboys in central Nigeria|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210217-gunmen-kidnap-hundreds-of-schoolboys-in-central-nigeria|access-date=7 March 2021|website=France 24|language=en}}

Economically, Katsina State is largely reliant on agriculture, with key crops including millet, sorghum, maize, rice, groundnuts, and cotton. Livestock farming and herding is also significant, with cattle, goats, and sheep widely reared. Katsina has the fourth lowest Human Development Index and ranks in the mid-range of GDPs in the country.{{Cite web|url=https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/?interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0|title=Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab|website=globaldatalab.org|access-date=2020-02-27}}

Demography

Hausa are the largest ethnic group in the state.{{cite web |url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/841/in4.htm |title=Nigeria fastened with nails |access-date=24 April 2007 |last=Nkromah |first=Gamal |work=Al-Ahram Weekly Online |publisher=Al-Ahram Weekly |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504070227/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/841/in4.htm |archive-date=4 May 2007 }}

=Religion=

The state is predominantly Muslim and the Gobarau Minaret is an important building therein. Sharia is valid in the entire state but mainly for the Muslims.{{Cite book|last=Sani|first=Abubakar|title=The Great Province|publisher=Lugga Press|year=2004|isbn=9782105481|pages=174–176}}{{Cite web|title=AFRICA {{!}} Nigeria's Katsina state adopts Sharia|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/860660.stm|access-date=21 November 2021|website=BBC News}}{{clarify|date=June 2021}} The Church of Nigeria has a Diocese of Katsina.{{Cite web|url=http://www.anglican-nig.org/KadunaP_katsina.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111120228/http://www.anglican-nig.org/KadunaP_katsina.htm |archive-date=11 January 2011|title=Church of Nigeria: Diocese of Lagos}} The Redeemed Christian Church of God, the Roman Catholic Church and many other churches are present in the state.{{Cite web |url=http://sunday.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7377&catid=19&Itemid=28 |title=RCCG Katsina/Jigawa province celebrates |access-date=22 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008225348/http://sunday.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7377&catid=19&Itemid=28 |archive-date=8 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Gov Raddda hails Christian leadership for installing Hausa man Catholic Bishop in Katsina |url=https://dailypost.ng/2023/12/13/gov-raddda-hails-christian-leadership-for-installing-hausa-man-catholic-bishop-in-katsina/ |website=Daily Post Nigeria}}

History

{{Main|History of Katsina}}

Geography

Katsina State is about {{convert|23,938|km2|sqmi}}. It is situated between latitude 11°07'49" and 13°22' 57" N and longitude 6°52'03" E and 9°9'02" E.{{Cite web |title=Brief History of Katsina State – Katsina Investment Promotion Agency |url=https://kipa.kt.gov.ng/brief-history-of-katsina-state/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |language=en-US}}{{clarify|date=February 2022|reason=}} The state is located in the tropical grassland known as savannah and has two major seasons which are the rainy season and the dry season.{{Cite web|title=About Katsina|website=Katsina State Government|url=https://www.katsinastate.gov.ng/about-katsina/|access-date=2 February 2022|language=en-US}}

= Climate =

Katsina has a tropical steppe climate, bordering on a tropical savanna climate. The city's yearly temperature is 30.89 °C (87.6 °F) and it is 1.43% higher than Nigeria's averages. Katsina typically receives about 791.61 millimeters of precipitation and has 54.63 rainy days (14.97% of the time) annually.{{Cite web |title=Katsina, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Weather Averages and Historical Data |url=https://tcktcktck.org/nigeria/katsina |access-date=30 June 2023 |website=tcktcktck.org}}

Local government areas

{{See also|List of villages in Katsina State}}

Katsina State comprises 34 local government areas:

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Education

File:Umaru Musa Yar'adua Logo Symbol.jpg

Katsina State is a centre of both formal and informal education. Umaru Musa Yar'adua University{{Cite web|date=9 October 2020|title=List Of UMYU Courses and Programmes Offered|url=https://www.myschoolgist.com/ng/umyu-courses/|access-date=22 November 2021|website=www.myschoolgist.com|language=en}} is a public university owned by the state government. Al-Qalam University, the first Islamic university in Nigeria is privately owned. Federal University, Dutsin-Ma{{Cite web|title=Official List of Courses Offered in Federal University, Dutsin-ma (FUDMA) - Myschool|url=https://myschool.ng/classroom/institution-courses/federal-university-dutsin-ma|access-date=22 November 2021|website=myschool.ng|language=en}} and Federal University of Transportation, Daura are owned by the federal government as well as Federal College of Education, Katsina{{Cite web|last=Admin|first=I. J. N.|date=24 October 2020|title=Full List of Courses Offered In Federal College Of Education Katsina (FCEKATSINA)|url=https://itsjambnews.com.ng/jamb/fcekatsina-courses/|access-date=22 November 2021|website=ITSJAMBNEWS|language=en-US|archive-date=22 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122171529/https://itsjambnews.com.ng/jamb/fcekatsina-courses/|url-status=dead}} (affiliated to Bayero University Kano{{Cite web|date=14 April 2018|title=List of Courses Offered at Bayero University Kano (BUK)|url=https://nigerianscholars.com/school-news/list-of-courses-offered-at-bayero-university-kano-buk/|access-date=22 November 2021|website=Nigerian Scholars|language=en-US}}). National Open University of Nigeria, Isa Kaita College of Education Dutsinma (affiliated to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria), a state-owned college of education. Cherish Institute Batsari is a privately owned university awarding degrees in health courses.Malam Mustapha 7 institutions currently running degree programs in Katsina http://katsinapost.com.ng/2018/05/17/7-institutions-currently-running-degree-programs-in-katsina/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417155136/http://katsinapost.com.ng/2018/05/17/7-institutions-currently-running-degree-programs-in-katsina/ |date=17 April 2021 }}

Transport

=Federal highways=

=Eight roads to the Republic of Niger=

  • from Jiba to RN18
  • A9 (TAH5) at Jibiya to RN9
  • the Kaita Rd north from Katsina Ring Rd at Shinkafi via Dan Kabba at Dankama to Magami
  • northwest from A2 at Kongodumm via Mefaru to N20
  • A2 (TAH 2) to RN10 at Kongodumm, Zango to Farwa via Beridji
  • the Rahamawa-Yardaji Rd east from Baure to RN12
  • north from the Birnin Mutum-Kanya Baba Miltara Rd in Mutum to RN11

===Other major roads===

  • the Katsina-Gusau Rd west from A9 to Zamfara State at Gidan Baure
  • the Daura-Katsina Rd east from Katsina
  • the Safana-Karida-Dishi Rd east from A2 at Sandamu to Rogogo Cidari
  • the Zango-Baure Rd northwest via Rogogo Massabka
  • the Baure-Tumfushi-Birnin Mutum Rd east
  • the Yashi-Daya Rd south from A9 at Gidan Mutum Daya via Jikamshi, Dan Janku, and Malumfashi to Mararraba Kankaro as the Furtua-Gobirawa Rd
  • the Gwarzo-Gangara-Dayi Rd east from Dan Tatashi to Kano State at Gangara
  • the Katsina-Kurfi Rd south from Katsina via Tsanni, Kurfi, Bichi, Dutsin Wai, Safana, Yan Tumaki, Kankara and Yargoje to Mararraba Kankaro as the Kankara-Sulubawa Rd
  • the Bakori-Funtua Rd northeast from A126 at Funtua via Bakori and Dutsin Makurdi Fore to Mararraba Kankaro as the Malumfashi Rd
  • the Funtua-Dan Dume Rd east from A126 at Sa Adu via Mahuta, Gyazama, Dan Dume and Mahazu to Zamfara State as the Bakin Dutsi-Farin Ruwa-Birnin Gwari Rd near Ungwan Kimba

=Airport=

Katsina State is serviced by the Katsina Airport which has regular services to Abuja and Lagos.

Notable people

File:The Emir of Katsena, Magagin on his right and district headmen, police in the background.png, and other officials, 1911]]

  • Abba Musa Rimi,{{Cite web |last=Shuaib |first=Yushau |date=24 November 2023 |title=President Tinubu Appoints Amb Rimi, Seven Other New Permanent Secretaries |url=https://prnigeria.com/2023/11/24/tinubu-appoints-perm/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=PRNigeria News |language=en-US}} Governor of Kaduna State 1980–1983
  • Abdulmuminu Kabir Usman, Emir of Katsina{{Cite web |date=31 March 2023 |title=Katsina emir launches foundation |url=https://dailytrust.com/katsina-emir-launches-foundation/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Daily Trust |language=en-GB}}
  • Aminu Bello Masari, former speaker house of representatives 2003 to 2007 and former Governor of the State{{Cite web |last=Oyelude |first=Olaide |date=24 May 2023 |title=May 29: Masari holds final meeting with cabinet members |url=https://punchng.com/may-29-masari-holds-final-meeting-with-cabinet-members/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}
  • Faruk Umar Faruk CON, current and 60th Emir of Daura{{Cite web |title=Why I turbaned Rotimi Amaechi, Nasiru Danu – Emir of Daura |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/509812-why-i-turbaned-rotimi-amaechi-nasiru-danu-emir-of-daura.html?tztc=1 |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=www.premiumtimesng.com}}{{Cite web |last=Ibrahim |first=Aminu |date=13 May 2020 |title=Katsina: Sarkin Daura, Umar Faruk, ya warke sarai |url=https://hausa.legit.ng/1329463-katsina-sarkin-daura-umar-faruk-ya-warke-sarai.html |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Legit.ng - Nigeria news. |language=ha}}
  • Habu Daura, Commissioner of Police; acting Administrator of Bayelsa State from February to June 1997
  • Hadiza Bala Usman, former managing director of Nigerian Ports Authority{{Cite web |last=Okere |first=Alexander |date=30 April 2023 |title=I faced hostility as young woman heading NPA – Bala-Usman |url=https://punchng.com/i-faced-hostility-as-young-woman-heading-npa-bala-usman/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Premium |date=23 July 2023 |title=BOOK REVIEW: Stepping on Toes: Hadiza Bala Usman on navigating stormy waters of public office |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/artsbooks/611279-book-review-stepping-on-toes-hadiza-bala-usman-on-navigating-stormy-waters-of-public-office.html |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Premium Times Nigeria |language=en-GB}}
  • Hamza Rafindadi Zayyad, former head of the Technical Committee on Privatization and Commercialization
  • Hassan Katsina,{{Cite web |date=25 October 2023 |title=Land tussle: Businessman drags Hassan Katsina's family to court, demands N150m |url=https://dailytrust.com/land-tussle-businessman-drags-hassan-katsinas-family-to-court-demands-n150m/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Daily Trust |language=en-GB}} military governor of the northern region 1966–1967
  • Ibrahim Coomassie, Inspector General of Police{{Cite web |title=Ex-IGP Ibrahim Coomassie dies at 76 |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/277096-breaking-ex-igp-ibrahim-coomassie-dies-at-76.html |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=www.premiumtimesng.com}} 1993–1999
  • Ibrahim M. Ida, Senator for Katsina Central constituency of Katsina State, Nigeria,{{Cite web |date=10 June 2022 |title=Meet Senator Ida, Wazirin Katsina, a quintessential achiever |url=https://dailytrust.com/meet-senator-ida-wazirin-katsina-a-quintessential-achiever/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Daily Trust |language=en-GB}} taking office on 29 May 2007; member of All Progressive Congress APC
  • Ibrahim Shema, Governor of Katsina State{{Cite web |last=Babangida |first=Mohammed |date=24 November 2023 |title=Katsina University honours ex-governor Shema |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/646197-katsina-university-honours-ex-governor-shema.html |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Premium Times Nigeria |language=en-GB}} 2007–2015
  • Isa Kaita, first northern Nigeria minister of education and speaker of the house of parliament
  • Sheikh Ja'afar Mahmud Adam, Salafist Islamic scholar aligned with the Izala Society{{Cite web |last=Malumfashi |first=Muhammad |date=3 August 2023 |title='Dan Najeriya ya zama Dakta, ya yi PhD a kan nazarin rayuwar Ja'afar Mahmud Adam |url=https://hausa.legit.ng/mutane/1547161-yadda-aka-samu-digirin-dakta-da-marigayi-sheikh-jaafar-adam-a-jamiar-kasar-waje/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Legit.ng - Nigeria news. |language=ha}}{{Cite web |last=Malumfashi |first=Muhammad |date=15 April 2021 |title=Salim Jafar Adam: Ina kewar Mahaifinmu, yadda na ke ji duk idan na tuna da shi |url=https://hausa.legit.ng/1411921-ni-na-yi-magana-da-malam-jafar-karshe-kafin-a-kashe-shi-salim-jafar-adam-ya-tuna-2007.html |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Legit.ng - Nigeria news. |language=ha}}{{Cite web |last=Malumfashi |first=Muhammad |date=15 April 2019 |title=Labarin rayuwar babban Malamin Musulunci Sheikh Jafar Adam |url=https://hausa.legit.ng/1233544-cikakken-tarihin-marigayi-sheikh-jaafar-mahmoud-adam.html |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Legit.ng - Nigeria news. |language=ha}}
  • Lawal Kaita, Governor of Kaduna State 1983{{Cite web |last=Ayo-Aderele |first=Adesola |date=2 January 2018 |title=Ex-Gov of old Kaduna State, Lawal Kaita, is dead |url=https://punchng.com/breaking-ex-gov-of-old-kaduna-state-lawal-kaita-is-dead/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}
  • Lawal Musa Daura, Director General of the Nigerian State Security Service{{Cite web |date=16 January 2023 |title=The real Lawal Musa Daura: A response to Salihu Usman by Hamisu Aliyu - SolaceBase |url=https://solacebase.com/the-real-lawal-musa-daura-a-response-to-salihu/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |language=en-US}}
  • Magaji Muhammed, former Minister of Internal Affairs, former Minister of Industries, former Nigerian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Mahmud Kanti Bello, former Chief Whip of the Senate{{Cite web |last=Inyang |first=Ifreke |date=29 August 2017 |title=Buhari, Atiku mourn late Senator Kanti Bello |url=https://dailypost.ng/2017/08/29/buhari-atiku-mourn-late-senator-kanti-bello/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Daily Post Nigeria |language=en-US}}
  • Mamman Shata, Hausa griot/musician
  • Mohammed Bello, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
  • Mohammed Tukur Liman, former majority leader of the Nigerian Senate.
  • Muhammadu Buhari, Military Head of State 1983–1985, Chairman PTF and President of Nigeria 2015-2023{{Cite web |date=16 December 2023 |title=Governor Bello Felicitates Former President Muhammadu Buhari At 81 - Nigerian Television Authority --Africa's Largest TV Network |url=https://nta.ng/2023/12/16/governor-bello-felicitates-former-president-muhammadu-buhari-at-81/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |language=en-US}}
  • Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu Inspector General of Police{{Cite web |last=Godwin |first=Ameh Comrade |date=2 April 2015 |title=Former Police IGP, Dikko Yusuf is dead |url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/04/02/former-police-igp-dikko-yusuf-is-dead/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Daily Post Nigeria |language=en-US}} 1975–1979
  • Muhammadu Dikko, Emir of Katsina 1906–1944.
  • Saddik Abdullahi Mahuta, former Chief Judge of Katsina State 1991–2013 and the 11th Galadiman Katsina, District Head of Malumfashi
  • Sani Ahmed Daura, Lagos State commissioner of police 1990, and first governor of Yobe State 1991–1992
  • Sani Zangon Daura, Federal Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development 1999–2000, Federal Minister of Environment 2000 – 2001{{Cite web |last=Benjamin |first=Isaiah |date=22 November 2022 |title=2023: Youths Disagree With Zangon Daura Over Support For Presidential Candidate |url=https://leadership.ng/2023-youths-disagree-with-zangon-daura-over-support-for-presidential-candidate/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |language=en-US}}
  • Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, politician, major general and Military Vice President 1976–1979{{Cite web |last=Idowu |first=Oluwamayowa |date=5 May 2020 |title=Remembering President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua 10 Years On |url=https://culturecustodian.com/umaru-musa-yaradua-10-years-on/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014.) |language=en-GB}}
  • Sunusi Mamman, a two time Vice Chancellor of Umaru Musa Yaradua University, Katsina.{{Cite web |last=Oyelude |first=Olaide |date=16 December 2022 |title=ASUU lauds sacking of Katsina varsity VC, pro-chancellor |url=https://punchng.com/asuu-lauds-sacking-of-katsina-varsity-vc-pro-chancellor/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}
  • Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem,{{Cite news |date=26 May 2009 |title=Your memories: Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8068205.stm |access-date=26 December 2023}} Pan-Africanist, Oxford Rhodes Scholar and former deputy director of United Nations Millennium Campaign for Africa 1961–2009
  • Umar Dikko Radda (born 1969), Nigerian politician and Governor of Katsina State since 2023{{Cite web |last=Ogalah |first=Dunamis |date=29 May 2023 |title=Dikko takes oath of office as Katsina Governor |url=https://dailypost.ng/2023/05/29/dikko-takes-oath-of-office-as-katsina-governor/ |access-date=23 March 2024 |website=Daily Post Nigeria |language=en-US}}
  • Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, sentenced to life imprisonment in the United States for attempting to bomb Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day, 2009.{{Cite web |last=Oluwagbemi |first=Ayodele |date=20 October 2017 |title='Underwear bomber' sues US Justice Department over maltreatment, force-feeding in prison |url=https://punchng.com/underwear-bomber-sues-us-justice-department-over-maltreatment-force-feeding-in-prison/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}
  • Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Governor of the State 1999–2007, and President of Nigeria 2007–2010
  • Umaru Mutallab, business and banking veteran; former Minister of economic development{{Cite web |date=9 January 2022 |title=What my money means to me – Mutallab |url=https://dailytrust.com/what-my-money-means-to-me-mutallab/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Daily Trust |language=en-GB}}
  • Ummarun Dallaje, 39th Islamic Leader of Katsina; first Fulani emir; patriarch of the Dallazawa dynasty
  • Yakubu Musa Katsina, Islamic scholar{{Cite web |last=Usman |first=Mustapha |date=20 January 2023 |title=Islamic scholar calls for establishment of Hisbah in Katsina |url=https://dailynigerian.com/islamic-scholar-calls/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Daily Nigerian |language=en-GB}}
  • Yusufu Bala Usman, historian and Marxist{{Cite web |last=Abdullahi |first=Abdu |date=20 September 2023 |title=Yusuf Bala Usman, 18 years on |url=https://blueprint.ng/yusuf-bala-usman-18-years-on/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Blueprint Newspapers Limited |language=en-US}}

Politics

The state government is led by a democratically elected governor who works closely with members of the state's House of Assembly. The capital city of the state is Katsina.{{Cite web |last=Oguntola |first=Tunde |date=27 September 2022 |title=2023: Next President, Govs Must Get Two-thirds Spread, Says INEC |url=https://leadership.ng/2023-next-president-govs-must-get-two-thirds-spread-says-inec/ |access-date=23 February 2023 |language=en-US}}

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