Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flag of Katsina State


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The result was delete. ✗ plicit  04:22, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Flag of Katsina State

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First off, the weaker claim: I don't think this article is notable, as none of the sources are reliable and I'm unable to find any reliable sources about the flag.

The stronger claim: I don't think the depicted flag is accurate. I can't find reliable sources definitively pointing either way, but I've gathered a fair amount of circumstantial evidence against that proposition.


 * First off, there is a clear way to explain how this incorrect flag could have circulated. https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ng-sub.html cites a vexillology journal that I can't find (though if anyone has access to these libraries, I'd be curious to see what it says) to claim that a flag matching this description was the flag of the Katsina Emirate, a distinct entity. This article was published in 1984 while the state was created in 1987, so it couldn't possibly be talking about the modern state. However, the confusion may have led someone to create the image shown in the article, which then circulated across the internet.
 * Next, there's some additional questioning of this flag's accuracy in unreliable sources; see  for questioning of this;  has a different flag entirely (but also doesn't have any sources or even a real explanation)
 * Lastly, I can't seem to find any photos of this flag flying anywhere, even in places where you might expect it. This photo of the governor's house doesn't have it, this photo of the state legislature doesn't have it, this photo of an official ceremony doesn't have it, this interview with the governor has the Nigerian and All Progressives Congress flags in the background, but not Katsina's, and neither the official website nor the official portraits seem to include the flag.

I asked WikiProject Nigeria here, pinging the article creator, but no one responded. Vahurzpu (talk) 03:25, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Vahurzpu (talk) 03:25, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Nigeria-related deletion discussions. Vahurzpu (talk) 03:25, 22 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete Nom makes a strong argument that this is neither verified not notable. Reywas92Talk 17:04, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete though this would be a notable topic if we could just verify the flag (well, and write a couple reliable sentences on it.) SportingFlyer  T · C  15:32, 25 June 2021 (UTC)


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