A Fulani-Nigerian in England

I was watching TV recently and a programme called Prince William's Africa  came on. Now programmes about westerners going to Africa inev...

I visit a lot of Nigerian-produced news and entertainment sites, blogs and forums, and unfortunately a lot of the writing there leaves a lot...

I am not as young or as innocent as I look, yet every time I cross the street with any man, whether I've known him 10 minutes or 10 yea...

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

I'm in love with the Hausa language, my mother tongue. I love the beauty of its words and its history and etymology. When I was younge...

I love gari, milk and sugar. I have it for breakfast sometimes, like an exotic cereal, or as a snack. Its also great as a big lunch because ...

I used to like rap back when it was poptastic and artists like Mase, JaRule and Nelly were making hits. But now (maybe because I'm old...

Expert Nigerian:  Where are you from? Me:  I am British-Nigerian Expert Nigerian: Really? Me: Yes, my parents are from Nigeria Expert ...

I have met few Hausa people in all the time I've lived the UK, but I have many Yoruba and Igbo friends and have met hundreds of others. ...

Every time I see or hear a Nigerian name in the mainstream media, my ears perk up. There are numerous 'Naija' professionals out ther...