Toshi in Hausa means gifts given to a girl by the man courting her. It is a Hausa custom that has lasted some time among the Hausa people, which is now gradually fading. Kyauta...

Durbar Festival which is known in northern Nigeria as 'Hawan Sallah', is a historic horseriding fiesta celebrated by traditional rulers particularly the Emirs in northern...

Sharo is a Fulani word that literally means to flog. It is a prominent and long-term practising tradition in Fulani culture whereby two suitors vie for a girl's hand in marriage...

Dambe, the Hausa people's kind of martial art as seen practiced in Nigeria and around the southern part of Niger and southwest Chad, is a common tradition of West Africans. Dambe...

Tashe, translatable as wakeup-call or get up is a popular (but a dying) Hausa cultural practice that is mostly done during the holy month of Ramadan. The word tashe is said to...

Argungu fishing festival is more than what the name entails, it is a celebration of unity, blessing and tradition. Argungu fishing festival is considered to be the biggest...

Naming ceremony in Hausaland is a postnatal occasion that is conventionally performed after a child is born, just like in other cultures. For a long, Hausa names were...