Also, she added that the Hausa Kingdoms are equally well-represented in this exhibition, emphasising the wide-reaching cultural and political influence of this region.

Before the Fulani Jihad, the Hausa Kingdoms flourished as a vibrant collection of city-states, nestled between the Niger River and Lake Chad, in what is now northern Nigeria.

According to Farouk, Sarkin Kudun Hausa means Minister of the South and a representative of the Emir of Daura in the South and all other Emirs in the Hausa Kingdom.

Opinion - Kano the nucleus of the north is seen as the centre of Hausa traditions in terms of its cultural relations and the volume of trade that goes on there, which has made Kano a central ...

A traditional musical instrument, shantu, which is an important part of Hausa culture in Nigeria, has fallen into obscurity with the emergence of different musical instruments and genres. In its ...