Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/BENDEL

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The result was nomination withdrawn

BENDEL[edit]

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PROD removed by article creator. The article is supposed to be about a region in Nigeria and it talks about many things, including Bendel Nationalism, United Bendel liberation Front, and the Bendel Union. I could not find sources for any of these. Salih (talk) 16:27, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The article needs cleanup (and a move to 'Bendel'), not deletion. I checked and there is a former state called Bendel in Nigeria, whose capital was Benin City. The maps on States of Nigeria illustrate it. It was divided in 1991 between the states of Edo and Delta. The topic is clearly notable, and it's dangerous to assume that the lack of ready sources means a lack of overall notability when dealing with internal politics in African countries. Sam Blacketer (talk) 16:42, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Nigeria-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 16:46, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Merge. Article does not meet naming conventions, but is certainly notable. It certainly needs a lot of cleanup; citations and copy editing are just two of many areas that need to be addressed; but I don't feel that this is an appropriate reason to delete. Merge the appropriate content to the already-existing Bendel stub, which is of appropriate naming convention, and perform cleanup on the way. --Mpdelbuono (talk) 16:49, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Nomination withdrawn per comments by User:Sam Blacketer. I think merge to Bendel is appropriate. Salih (talk) 16:54, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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