A Fulani-Nigerian in England

It’s odd, that when people ask me where I’m from I have to tell them the state my parents come from. I learnt that the hard way, because dur...

My dear readers, I have relocated to England. I will return to Abuja one day, but boy, Nigeria is in a BIG mess. I can't even begin to t...

Ever since I arrived in Nigeria nearly three years ago, a civil war of sorts between Fulani herdsmen and the various tribes they settled amo...

Being a member of a people, and having your identity linked to a tribe is fantastic when all is well and you are a source of curiosity and a...

I'd heard a lot about Nigerian politics and politicians before I arrived in Abuja, and unfortunately, not much of it was praiseworthy. B...

About 20 years ago, Hausa producers developed a film industry called Kannywood (named after Kano state where many of the movies are filmed)...

People were surprised that major department store Debenhams in London decided to appeal to Nigerian customers by using the Hausa language i...

Northern Nigeria has a long history of religious and ethnic violence, with Hausa/Muslim men the main perpetrators. In 2002 the Miss World ...