In addition to the “Babanriga,” the Hausa people also have distinctive clothing styles for specific occasions. For instance, the "Kaftan" is a loose-fitting, ankle-length gown often made from ...

Hausa people in Africa wear a special turban called rawani as a symbol of royalty and prestige. Rawani, which means turban in the Hausa language, is respected by the community living in West ...

The Hausa traditional marriage is mostly based on Islamic rites, and not as time consuming or expensive like the Igbo and Yoruba traditional marriage ceremonies. Traditional marriage rites ...

Muslim Hausa and Fulani are the predominant ethnic groups in Nigeria’s northern region. Though the groups originated in different parts of West Africa, religion, intermarriage and adoption of ...

IN this hook Major Tremearne has provided students of folklore with a feast of tales from Northern Nigeria, and it may be said at once that the material is arranged in such a way as to enable the ...