Cultures

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on October 9, 2026. Introduction When considering culture, we start with what we are familiar with such as clothes, foods, songs, festivities, weddings, and other religious observances. But the deeper I look into cultures around the world, the more I realise that there are traditions that cannot be

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on October 2, 2026. Introduction When I think about the Zulu people, the first things that often come to mind are the powerful history of the Zulu Kingdom, the name of King Shaka, traditional dancing, colourful beadwork, and the strong sound of isiZulu being spoken. But the story

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on October 1, 2026. Introduction There are some names in history that can easily make us stop and ask a simple question: Are these people related? The name Jarawa is one of them. There are Jarawa people in Nigeria and there are also Jarawa people in the Andaman

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.