Places & Peoples

I remember performing a Fulani dance in school when I was about 6 years old. Of course, they called it Hausa dance 🤦🏾‍♀️ but it was...

I always say the only Nigerian history I remember being taught in school were the stories of Oduduwa and Usman Dan Fodio. So I guess it’s...

On the day of Eid el Fitr, I wanted to go to the mosque to experience the service on such a special occasion. However because of COVID, I...

An interesting part of any culture are the sports people engage in. I didn’t experience any sports during my time in Kano but it seemed...

If you’re like me, you may have grown up hearing tuwo all the time but not knowing what it was. I’m sure some people here are thinking,...

Today, it’s easy to mistake Fulani or Kanuri clothing for Hausa or vice versa. So when I spoke to the historian in Kano, clothing was one...

So let’s start in the beginning. I don’t really like talking about the history of the ethnic groups because so much is contested. I don’t...