Top 5 Locations for Real Estate Investment in Northern Nigeria
Whenever there’s talk about the best places for real estate investment in Nigeria, the conversation typically settles on a handful of major cities: Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and perhaps a couple of others. But while the usual suspects are predominantly situated in the south of the country, there is also some activity in the […]
Northern Nigeria: Cultural Practices – The Koroso Dance
Rich cultural heritage. Mouth-watering local dishes. Colourful traditional attires. The list of the exciting and interesting aspects of Northern Nigeria are endless. This article explores just one aspect: traditional dance. More specifically, the Koroso traditional dance: colourful and athletic dance of the Hausa/Fulani tribe that has been performed for centuries. Read more about Discover […]
Recipe For Gwote Acha
Gwote Acha is a traditional delicacy that hails from Jos, Plateau state. It is widely enjoyed in Northern Nigeria. This grain which is variously called gote, gwote, fonio, acha, pate acha is underrated but it is packed full of nutrients. Read more about Food Recipe Gwote Acha is a simple meal born out of […]
Shuku Shuku, The Heavenly Coconut Candy
Shuku Shuku is one of the many abundant treats that originate from Northern Nigeria. This coconut candy is easy to prepare. A taste will convince you that it was specially prepared to cater for your sugar cravings. Read more about Food If you are not of Hausa extraction, I’ll recommend it as a special […]
Aminu Kano’s Talakawa Philosophy
Aminu Kano was born in Kano on August 9, 1920, to the family of an Islamic scholar, Mallam Yusufu, a lineage known for producing judicial scholars, and Rakiya, a Fulata Borno family of Mamman Zara. Despite his near upper-class background, Mallam Aminu Kano lived an exemplary stoic life which toed the line of his […]
Why The North Still Struggles With A Southern Coalition
Echoes of a southern coalition reverberate more than ever in recent times. There is the Southern Governors’ Forum, the South-South governors forum, the South West Governors Forum, the South-East governors’ forum – all comprising some of the formidable forces that counter-oppose the persistent rhetoric from some political bigots. Read more about Politics As bigoted […]
Key Pronouncements from the Last Southern Governors Forum
Two months after the symbolic communique released by the southern Nigeria governors, they gathered at the Lagos State Government House, Ikeja last week Monday to emphasise the position of the governors on socio-political matters. The meeting which held on Monday, 5th July 2021 produced a communique centring on the insecurity in the country, constitutional amendment, […]
The Durbar Festival Of Northern Nigeria
The Durbar festival is an annual religious and equestrian celebration in several cities of Nigeria including Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zazzau, Bauchi and Bida. The festival marks the end of Ramadan and also coincides with the Muslim festivities of Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitri. Read more about Travel and Tourism The event itself features a […]
Nigerians In History: Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi
Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, born 5th November 1922, was an outspoken Islamic scholar and Grand Khadi of the Northern Region of Nigeria (1962–1967), a position which made him a central authority in the interpretation of the Sharia legal system in the region. Read more about Nigerians in history He was a close associate of Ahmadu […]
Food Blockade: Lessons Learnt
The frenzy began when the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuffs and Cattle Dealers in Nigeria (AUFCDN) demanded a N475bn compensation from the Oyo state government for the losses incurred by the northern community during the Shasha market incident in Ibadan, Oyo state. The spokesperson of the organisation would later come out to clarify that they […]
Ethnic Groups in Nigeria: The Marghi People
The Marghi ethnic group occupies the geographical region of southern Borno and northern Adamawa states of the Republic of Nigeria. Introduction / History According to some records, the Margi (or Marghi) migrated to the Nile Valley from Yemen together with some tribes such as the Bura, Kilba, Kanakuru, Mandara, Bolewa, Karekare, Ngamo, Ngizzim and Tera […]
Do You Know? Jeremiah Aluwong And The LightWK Team
Literally, you can see the passion of Jeremiah Samuel Aluwong and his team. The manner in which they strive to reach out to people at the grassroots—in the oddest of places—is a testimony of their passion. Images shared on their social media (IG: @spokesman001 and @lightwkonline) capture them with young people that could be easily […]
How Kano Became Northern Nigeria’s Commercial Nerve Center
Kano is to Northern Nigeria what Lagos is to the south (and the rest of the country)- a large, cosmopolitan city with commerce that’s big enough to dominate (and drive) the economy of the whole region. Many of the North’s biggest companies are headquartered there. Its industrial sector boasts some of Nigeria’s largest manufacturing facilities. […]
Do You Know: An Overview Of Kebbi State
Kebbi is a state in northwestern Nigeria. It was created in 1991 from the southwestern half of Sokoto state. Kebbi borders the nations of Niger Republic to the west and Benin Republic to the southwest, and it borders the Nigerian states of Sokoto and Zamfara state to the north and east respectively and Niger state […]
Tomato Jos Gets €3.9 Million to Build Irrigation and Tomato Processing Plant
Tomato Jos, a company that’s helping farmers in northern Nigeria increase their crop yields, has secured funding worth €3.9 million from a group of investors. The company will be deploying the funds to build a large tomato processing plant. Since its founding in 2014, Tomato Jos has worked with local tomato farmers to improve their […]
Recipe for Wainar Rogo
Garri is a staple food in most homes in Nigeria. It is gluten free flour made from cassava. Garri is rich in carbohydrate. Even though I knew people of different ethnic groups prepared different meals from it, I never thought a snack could be made from this food. Until last weekend. It was raining heavily. […]