In Nigeria and Niger are communities bearing identical names. In addition to Ungwar Jummai, there is Illela in Nigeria, as well as Illela Ummani in Niger Republic. Also, there are more Gobirawa in Niger Republic than in Nigeria, and the Daura and Sakkwatanci dialects are spoken across a large part…
Daily Trust Saturday visits border markets and communities across Katsina, Jigawa and Sokoto states and explores the social and economic costs of the recent border closure in areas famous for horse, cattle and grains economy. It is a land of baobab trees and historical figures. Locals fetch water from the…
"I would like to remind you that the good things the minister brought to this emirate are countless but we have seen the University of Transport Technology that he has sited here, we have seen the railway that has been sited here to Niger Republic."