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30+ Hausa Romantic Names You Can Call Your Partner

30+ Hausa Romantic Names You Can Call Your Partner

These romantic Hausa names are the best way to show your spouse how important they are to you in an endearing way. These names make your spouse know they matter and are very special to you. As a Northerner, how do you develop romantic Hausa names for your significant...

30+ Southern Kaduna Names That Are Easy to Remember

30+ Southern Kaduna Names That Are Easy to Remember

Southern Kaduna names are easy and simple to recall. Even though some names are just too complicated and difficult to pronounce, here are a few southern Kaduna names that are easy to remember. Kato AchigabaJanet DuniyaYohanna GagarauBintu MutuwaBala BwachatBakam Allah...

30+ Christian Hausa Names You Should Know About

30+ Christian Hausa Names You Should Know About

Christian Hausa names are mostly names of prophets or their companions or Arabic-derived names pronounced and written in Hausa. There are also infrequent names that are from original Hebrew that are written in Hausa. Christians bear Muslim names that don’t have...

15+ Unisex Hausa Names You Can Name Your Child

15+ Unisex Hausa Names You Can Name Your Child

Have you ever wondered how to find a gender-neutral name for your baby? One of the many ways you can do that is to name your baby with unisex Hausa names. Some people might want to consider a unisex name for their baby. This does not necessarily mean that the name has...

How NASA Space Station in Kano Helped Put the First Man on The Moon

How NASA Space Station in Kano Helped Put the First Man on The Moon

Did you know that a NASA space station in Kano state in Nigeria was crucial to the success of the Apollo mission, the first mission which landed a human on the moon? Let me tell you how it happened. How NASA Space Station in Kano Helped the Apollo Mission In 1958 at...

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What Next After Graduation?

What Next After Graduation?

Life after the four walls of a university contains so many choices. Initially, you are happy that you just crossed a great hurdle only to be faced with the harsh labour market you've been hearing about since your undergraduate days.  I got back home and soon it...

What Next After Graduation?

The Unforgivable Deed

It didn't have to take a soothsayer or a magician to tell me that Abba was mad. Of course, I'd envisioned it, it was bound to happen, I knew this was how it would turn out, but knowing didn't make it easier. There was a fraction of me, just a little part of me that...

What Next After Graduation?

An Excuse to Cheat

I've met scumbags of different sizes with colours of problems that I cannot describe. Men! I despised some of them because they act like they were born with their brains in between their legs. Their lack of control was something else. I thought I had seen it all until...

What Next After Graduation?

I Fell Out of Love

He bore his eyes into her welled-up ones searching for the truth and nothing but the absolute truth. Kamal wants her to falsify the newfound information and he'd believe her without question regardless of the proof his sister has put forward. He knew his siblings...

How to Deal With a Controlling Husband

How to Deal With a Controlling Husband

Do you think your husband is controlling? Being in a marriage where your husband is controlling can be very trying, controlling husbands often try to limit and manage the activities of their spouses. This controlling behavior could really put a strain on a marriage,...

12 Signs Someone is Definitely Flirting with You

12 Signs Someone is Definitely Flirting with You

There are subtle signs on how to know when someone is flirting with you, even if they do not want to show it and try so hard to hide it. Most of these signs can be noticed through their body language. But some like these women's body language are mostly misread....

These 10 Steps Will Make Dating Someone With Depression Easy

These 10 Steps Will Make Dating Someone With Depression Easy

Said to be the most common mental health problem, depression is a complicated disorder characterized by feelings of extreme sadness that affect the emotions, thoughts, and behavior of a person. This leads to feelings of helplessness and worthlessness. Dating someone...

How to Get A Restraining Order in Nigeria

How to Get A Restraining Order in Nigeria

You may become afraid of someone due to that person pestering you, endangering your life, or simply being a nuisance, and you will need to defend yourself against that person. One of the things you'll need to protect yourself is a restraining order. The following...

Everything You Need to Know About Igala Weddings

Everything You Need to Know About Igala Weddings

Weddings are one of those events common to all cultures and tribes. It's a time when a man and a woman are legally joined as one and declared husband and wife amid witnesses. However, wedding procedures and requirements vary from one tribe to another, this is what...

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The Interesting History of Gidan Makama Museum in Kano

The Interesting History of Gidan Makama Museum in Kano

The history of Northern Nigeria is strewn with tales of wars, robust culture, strivings of an unrelenting people and every saga in between theorem fight for a place in the world. Such a vibrant past has fortunately been well preserved through stories, traditions and...

100 Kanuri Names and Their Meanings in English

100 Kanuri Names and Their Meanings in English

Kanuri people are one of the ethnic groups in North-East Nigeria, with a lot of cultural heritage and rich history. With an estimated 3 Million speakers in Nigeria alone, mostly in Borno and Yobe states, the Kanuri people are one of the largest ethnic groups in the...

50+ Fulani Names and Their Meanings in English

50+ Fulani Names and Their Meanings in English

Fulani names in Nigeria are very unique. From the female Fulani names to the Fulani male names, each has its own meaning. The Fulani are one of the cultures that have not abandoned their traditions just like the Hausas have their traditional Hausa names hence still...

The Unique and Interesting Idoma Funeral Rites

The Unique and Interesting Idoma Funeral Rites

Idoma is a significant tribe in Benue State, Nigeria. It is Benue's second most widely spoken language. It is also the second-largest ethnic community in Benue state. Benue State is divided into three (3) zones: A, B, and C. The Tiv control Zone A and B, while Zone C...

How to Make Your Kunun Tsamiya in 9 Easy Steps

How to Make Your Kunun Tsamiya in 9 Easy Steps

Kunun Tsamiya recipe is a northern Nigerian delicacy that is mainly made from powdered millet and tamarind (tsamiya) – that is where the name even came from. It is a very common drink among the Hausas especially for nursing mothers as it is believed that it helps...

How to Make Kunun Zaki (Millet Gruel)

How to Make Kunun Zaki (Millet Gruel)

Today, I have come with another northern Nigerian drink for you – Kunun Zaki; Kunu meaning 'pap' the letter 'n' is added at the end of the word to show possession; and Zaki meaning 'sweet', together we have Kunun Zaki literarily translated as 'pap for sweet'. Absurd...

How to Make Cincin the Hausa Way

How to Make Cincin the Hausa Way

Cincin recipe otherwise spelt as ‘chin chin’ is a popular snack among Nigerians. It is consumed by almost all tribes and ethnic groups. They are common recipes for weddings, birthdays, festivals, etc. Its common ingredient is flour. In addition, it is a delicious...

How to Make Awara (Soya Beans Cake)

How to Make Awara (Soya Beans Cake)

We have yet another delicious delicacy for you. It’s a local snack mainly consumed in the northern part of Nigeria – Awara also known as Wara in Hausa and Soya Beans Cake or Tofu in English. Its main ingredient as the English name implies is Soy Beans. There are...

How to Prepare Your Delicious Dan Sululu

How to Prepare Your Delicious Dan Sululu

Dan Sululu is a local northern Nigerian dish mostly consumed by the Hausas specifically. It is delicious, quite fast and easy to prepare, kind like Danwake. Also, it is usually common among the less privileged and average families. In this article, I will be teaching...

How to Prepare Miyan Kubewa (Okro Soup)

How to Prepare Miyan Kubewa (Okro Soup)

Miyan Kubewa (Okro Soup) is a soup widely consumed in almost all parts of Nigeria, and not only by the Hausas in Northern Nigeria but by other indigenes as well. It is made with fresh okro (originally known as Okra in English). It will interest you to know that there...

How to Make Gullisuwa (Milk Balls)

How to Make Gullisuwa (Milk Balls)

Gullisuwa recipe known in English language as Milk Balls is a popular snack in Northern Nigeria that is made from milk. As the name implies, they are in form of small balls. It is very sweet and easy to make. This article seeks to teach you how to make Gullisuwa -...

How to Prepare Miyan Shuwaka (Bitter Leaf Soup)

How to Prepare Miyan Shuwaka (Bitter Leaf Soup)

Miyan Shuwaka otherwise known as Bitter Leaf Soup is a delicacy in northern Nigeria. It is prepared with fresh bitter leaves (shuwaka) and some use the dried leaves, that’s after washing it till the bitterness reduces significantly, then spread under the sun to dry....

How to Prepare Miyan Alayyahu (Spinach Soup)

How to Prepare Miyan Alayyahu (Spinach Soup)

Miyan Alayyahu also known as Spinach Soup is a soup well consumed in northern Nigeria mostly by the Hausas. Yorubas that live in this part of the country also consume it. It is made with fresh spinach. It is quite easy to prepare and tastes delicious. This is one of...

How to Prepare Miyan Kuka (Baobab Soup)

How to Prepare Miyan Kuka (Baobab Soup)

Miyan Kuka also known as Baobab Soup, is a northern Nigerian soup, usually consumed by the Hausas. Other indigenes do consume it too but not as much as the Hausas do. It is made from the leaves of Baobab trees (Adansonia digitata). It is plucked fresh and then dried....

How to Prepare Miyan Karkashi (Sesame Leaves Soup)

How to Prepare Miyan Karkashi (Sesame Leaves Soup)

Miyan Karkashi also known in English as Sesame Leaves Soup is a local cuisine consumed in northern Nigeria by the indigenes of the area, mostly by the Hausas. It is made with dried or fresh karkashi leaves - the procedure for preparing the two varieties is the same....

How to Prepare Tuwon Dawa

How to Prepare Tuwon Dawa

Tuwon Dawa specifically, is the least consumed of all the types of Tuwos that we have (Tuwon Shinkafa, Tuwon Alkama, Tuwon Masara, Tuwon Semo, etc.). It is usually dark brown, kind like Yoruba's most decorated swallow – Amala. It is easy to prepare, just like Tuwon...

How to Prepare Miyan Wake (Beans Soup)

How to Prepare Miyan Wake (Beans Soup)

Miyan Wake popularly known as Beans Soup is a Northern Nigeria cuisine. It is mostly consumed by the Hausa, Nupe, and Yoruba ethnic groups. As the name implies, beans are a primary ingredient in making this delicious recipe. In this article, I will be walking you...

How to Prepare Tuwon Masara

How to Prepare Tuwon Masara

Tuwon Masara specifically, is the most consumed of all the types of Tuwos that we have. On the other hand, Tuwon Dawa is the least consumed after Tuwon Alkama of all the classes of Tuwo that we have. In this article, you will take the lead in showing you how to...

How to Make Your Delicious Danwake

How to Make Your Delicious Danwake

Danwake (literarily translated as 'son of beans'), is a delicacy well known in the northern part of Nigeria, mostly among the Hausa people. It dates back since time immemorial. It is quite fast and easy to make. Some may choose to take it as a basic meal (breakfast,...

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