Arewa

is a Hausa word analogous in meaning to the English word "north". The term derives from the Hausa word meaning "north" in general, but is typically used to designate political leadership, since the fall of the Sokoto Caliphate. The terms Arewa (literally "north") and Arewacin Najeriya (literally "Northern Nigeria") are used in Hausa to refer to the historic region geopolitically located north of the River Niger.

Arewa

is a Hausa word analogous in meaning to the English word "north". The term derives from the Hausa word meaning "north" in general, but is typically used to designate political leadership, since the fall of the Sokoto Caliphate. The terms Arewa (literally "north") and Arewacin Najeriya (literally "Northern Nigeria") are used in Hausa to refer to the historic region geopolitically located north of the River Niger.