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By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on September 29, 2026. Introduction When we talk about the Swahili people, it is easy to think only about the Kiswahili language. After all, Kiswahili has travelled far beyond the East African coast and is now spoken by more than 200 million people across Africa and beyond. But

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on September 28, 2026. Introduction When people hear the name Abuja, the first things that may come to mind are government offices, wide roads, modern buildings, and the busy life of Nigeria’s capital city. But before Abuja became the Federal Capital Territory, the land already had people, villages,

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on September 24, 2026. Introduction When people talk about the ethnic groups of Bauchi State, the Sayawa people are one of the communities that deserve to be known beyond their name. The people commonly referred to as Sayawa call themselves Zaar and their language is called Vik Zaar.

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on September 24, 2026. Introduction When the history of Nigeria is discussed, attention often goes to the large ethnic groups whose names are already familiar. But if you travel into the southern part of Bauchi State and begin asking questions about the people who have lived around the

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on September 21, 2026. Introduction When the history of Southern Kaduna is discussed, the story is rarely complete without mentioning the Bajju people. The Bajju, who call themselves Ba̠jju, are one of the indigenous peoples of Southern Kaduna, Nigeria. Their homeland, Ka̠jju, is closely connected with the Jju

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on September 18, 2026. Introduction When we talk about the cultural history of Nigeria, there are some communities whose stories cannot be properly understood by looking at a single thing. The Jukun Wapan are one of them. Their story is connected to the Benue Valley, the ancient political

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on September 17, 2026. Introduction When people talk about the major ethnic groups of Benue State, the Idoma people naturally come into the conversation. Most of their homeland is in the south of the state, and Otukpo has been an important centre of Idoma feeling and traditional life.

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on September 11, 2026. Introduction When people talk about the ethnic diversity of Nigeria, attention often goes to the country’s largest and most widely known ethnic groups. And these are the community and social work stories of many others that are no less compelling, just perhaps no less

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on September 9, 2026. Introduction When people talk about the cultural diversity of Plateau State, the Tarok people deserve a special place in the conversation. Their story is not simply the story of an ethnic group living in one part of Nigeria. It is a story of migration,

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on September 7, 2026. Introduction Every community has people whose personal stories become connected to the larger story of their people. At times, it may be because of their livelihood; at other times, it may be due to their accomplishments and at others still, because of where they