The newly built community on the water houses some of the nation’s wealthiest people, and expats, too. Banana Island, could be seen as Nigeria’s answer to Paris’s Seventh Arrondissement, San Diego’s La Jolla, New York City’s Tribeca and Tokyo’s Shibuya and Roppongi, is a small man-made island in the Ikoyi neighborhood of Lagos. This is […]
Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar SaNI-Bello on Saturday attended 10th Nupe Day Celebration at Etsu Nupe’s palace in Bida. Gov Sani-Bello was accompanied by the Chief of Staff, Hon Mikhail Almin Bmitosahi, Head of Service, Alhaji Yabagi Sule,other members of NIger State Executive Council , Special Advisers, Director Generals and other political appointees. Also on […]
Hakkin mallakar hotoGETTY IMAGESImage captionSarkin Kano Marigayi Ado Bayero Wannan makala ce da muka yi bayan da muka bukaci ku aiko tambayoyinku a kan tarihin masarautar Kano. BBC ta dauki lokaci don samo amsar tambayoyin daga wajen masana tarihi na masarautar Kano: Masarautar Kano tana cikin manyan masarautu a kasar Hausa a yammacin Afirka. Tarihi […]
Last week, Kafanchan, a town in Kaduna State, came alive with the enthronement of a new Igbo leader. The ceremony was an opportunity to showcase the people’s culture. The ever-busy Kafanchan town in Jama’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State witnessed a carnival of sorts during the formal enthronement of Chief Richard Ogbonna as the […]
He was the only ruler in Nigerian history who squared off to Lugard, put up a big fight, was arrested and exiled and reinstated back to his throne. Years later, he was awarded the honours of Commander of the British Empire at an elaborate ceremony in Zungeru in 1909 witnessed by all the other Emirs […]
The turbaning of title holders by the Askira Emirate in Borno State unveils an enthralling coronation and investiture tradition sustaining the distinct identity of a foremost Marghi community. For a long moment, the expansive crowd was thrown into a pin-drop silence. The Zanna Marghima emerged from the sizeable group of his fellow kingmakers, councilors, title […]
The Gade natives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have a rich culture and tradition just like other ethnic groups in Nigeria. Despite the fact that urbanization has changed their environment and landscape, they still hold on to their cultural norms and values, and find time to showcase and celebrate their unique festivals. These Gade […]
The Nok people of Nigeria were smelters of iron but also agriculturalists. C. Elliott describes how the culture they founded may have a deep effect upon the ancient history of Africa. Nigeria, the most populous of modern African states, and potentially the strongest, also possesses richer evidence of its artistic past than any other section of the […]
An international artiste, Peter Badejo, has appealed to the Federal Government to institutionalise and invest in the arts sector for the benefits of the country and stakeholders in the industry. Badejo, an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) told the news Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos an an event commemorating his […]
POTTERY: The Ushaffa pottery centre in Bwari Area council was established in 1990 by formal first lady of the federal Republic of Nigeria, Mrs. Miraim Badamasi Babangida. Ushaffa pottery centre was a pet project of the then first lady under Better life for rural women. Looking at the pottery tradition within the Federal capital territory […]
