Barewa College is a college in Zaria, Kaduna State, northern Nigeria. Founded in 1922 by British Governor General Hugh Clifford, it was originally known as "Katsina College."^[1] It switched its name to "Kaduna College" in 1938 and then "Government College, Zaria" in 1949 before settling on "Barewa College."^[1] It is one of the largest boarding schools in Northern Nigeria and was the most celebrated post primary school in Northern Nigeria up to the early 1960s. The school is known for the large number of elites from the region that passed through the school's academic buildings and counts among its alumni, five of whom were at one time Nigerian Heads of State including the incumbent president Umaru Yar'Adua.

[edit] Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Barewa include:

• Ahmadu Bello^[1]
• Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
• Yakubu Gowon^[2]
• Murtala Mohammed^[3]
• Shehu Shagari^[2]
• Suleiman Takuma^[4]
• Muhammadu Buhari
• Umaru Yar'Adua^[5]
• Ibrahim Dasuki
• Justice Mamman Nasir
• Iya Abubakar
• Umaru Dikko
• Jibril Aminu
• Ibrahim Alfa
• Ibrahim Coomassie
• Abu Gidado
• Lema Jibrin
• Umar Sanda Ndayako
• Ahmadu Kurfi
• Justice Mohammed Bello
• Adamu Fika
• Bala Usman
• Ango Abdullahi
• Idris Legbo Kutigi
• Tijani Dagazau
• Adamu Ciroma
• Umaru Shinkafi
• Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai^[6]
• Nuhu Ribadu

[edit] References

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