Tag Archives: Hausa

Veteran Hausa drama actor, Usman Baba Pategi, popularly known as Samanja, is dead.    A statement released by one of his sons, Mohammad Usman, says the actor died in the early hours of Sunday, November 12, at a private hospital in Kaduna State after a prolonged illness.   The late …

Visiting a new and unfamiliar place and seeing how things are done there can sometimes be shocking. It helps to have a foreknowledge of such places to better adapt to their way of the land. As a foreigner in a new place, never trivialize people’s culture or customs; choosing to …

#FeatureByMultiChoice: Popular Hausa web series, Alaqa, is set to premiere on September 3, on Africa Magic Hausa, (Channel 156 on DStv and Channel 4 on GOtv) The thrilling Kannywood series which is subtitled in English will air every Saturdays and Sunday at 7:30pm, with a repeat on Mondays and Tuesdays, …

Former federal lawmaker, Dino Melaye, has said that the PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is the best for the job as President of Nigeria.   According to Dino, the fact that Atiku has married women from the three major tribes, Ibo, Hausa and Yoruba, makes him a pan-Nigerian and the best …

IPOB said it’s an abomination to kill a pregnant woman in Igbo land, hence ESN has no hands in Fatima’s murder. Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB, alleged that Fulanis murdered Fatima in a bid to cause disaffection between Igbos and Hausas. In a statement, Powerful warned that those behind …

Yoruba actress Sotayo Sobola, popularly called Sotayogaga, who was recently conferred with the title of “Saraunia”, has debunked viral reports of being married to the traditional ruler that crowned her the ‘queen mother’. The Nollywood actress made this known in chat with SUN where she said “I don’t think emirs …