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The Gude People: Exploring the...
The Gude People: Exploring the communal values...
The Yungur People: Preserving a...
The Yungur People: Preserving a quiet legacy...
The Gude People: Exploring the communal values and resilience of Adamawa’s vibrant tribe, by Tawheed Yakub
The Gude People: Exploring the communal values and resilience of Adamawa’s vibrant tribe, by Tawheed Yakub Nestled within the hills and valleys of northeastern Nigeria is a community whose history reflects cultural continuity, resilience, and a strong attachment to ancestral traditions - the Gude people.The Gude are an indigenous Chadic-speaking ethnic group found primarily in Mubi South Local Government Area of Adamawa State, with related communities extending into parts of Borno State and neighbouring northern Cameroon.Their language, known as Gude or Cheke, belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family and remains...
Culture
The Alago People:...
The Alago People: Preserving heritage and fostering unity through strong leadership, by Tawheed YakubThe Alago are one of central Nigeria’s oldest and culturally...
Down Memory Lane
The execution of...
The execution of the 1976 coup plotters in NigeriaOn Friday, February 13, 1976, Nigeria was shaken by a tragic and violent coup d’état led...
Culture
Berom Heritage: A...
Berom Heritage: A culture of hard work, harvests, and heartfelt hospitality, by Tawheed YakubThe Berom (Birom) people are one of the oldest and...
Culture
The Tiv People:...
The Tiv People: Guarding traditions that stand strong through generations, by Tawheed YakubThe Tiv are one of Nigeria’s most prominent and culturally dynamic...
Culture
Emir of Potiskum...
Emir of Potiskum hosts celebration of World Ngizim Day (11-11)Story by Ibraheem EL-TAFSEER His Royal Highness, the Emir of Potiskum, Alhaji Umaru Bubaram Ibn Wuriwa...
Culture
The Kamuka Tribe: Rooted...
The Kamuka Tribe: Rooted in tradition, nurturing farming and discipline in modern times, by Tawheed YakubThe Kamuku are one of Nigeria’s quietly resilient and culturally profound...
History
Adamu Ciroma: A...
Adamu Ciroma: A man of many talents, from History to Finance
Was it fate? Was it competence? Whatever it was, Adamu Ciroma, a Historian, was...
History
Prof Abdullahi Smith:...
Prof Abdullahi Smith: Pioneer historian, founder of ABU's History DepartmentStory by Mercy ADAJEProf Abdullahi Smith was a renowned scholar and Professor of History who...
History
“$1 for the...
"$1 for the chalk mark. $9,999 for knowing where to put it.” — The genius of Charles Steinmetz in actionYou’ve probably heard the old...
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