The regime was inherently flawed but Khamenei was a real one. May Allah forgive his faults and grant him comfort in his grave

Guess the name of the OG striking a pose with some Nigerian policemen during the said tournament ? Circa'99

From Taqyid al-akhbar by Muhammad b. Salih, chief Qadi of Kano (1848-1868) (archive.org/details/ibrahi…)

Fulani woman in Nigeria, 1956

Discussions on Hausa and Fulani identities that are recently ongoing here, reminded me that Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed.'s 1986 PhD Dissertation was actually on the subject of "Aristocrat, Merchant and Peasant Classes in Colonial Northern Nigeria 1900-1930". I'm not sure I got the title exactly

wai Mbororo ne ke samu special treatment? Speak to them directly and hear the crisis thevre facing. Because wani tsohon dan iska get national office for Abuja? dfkm

inevitable symptom of the cancer that is ethnic politics. Kuma as long as it remains, what ever later arrangement would eventually eat itself from within

Fulbe yola specifically continue on oblivious to the situation ha saare. Har jotta be heftai; bo be heftata because they’re arrogant. They’ve never faced a serious political challenge. Volde be Fulbe Borno has been illuminating… kole’en aandi how to move

36 years ago, 3 months after Nelson Mandela was released from Prison, Nelson Mandela visited Nigeria, and thanked Nigeria 🇳🇬 for its financial and material support. Watch 👇🏾

In 1979, Obafemi Awolowo spoke to AFRICA magazine about tribalism being a reaction to economic inequality.

A tarihi ma nan gaba za'a daɗe ba'ayi kidahumai kamar ƴan Nigeria ba. Wai ya za'ayi mutane suna lalata muku rayuwa amma kuma suke burgeku? Har wani parasocial relationship kuke building dasu

was looking to buy his book on the Satiru revolt for months now wallahi… Allah ya jikan sa da rahama

Yeah its easy to overestimate the Caliphate's contributions to the region but the introduction and maintenance of Shari'a courts was undeniably a positive. Obv not perfect but the system worked well enough (and commanded enough respect) that the British were happy to retain it

you are being harassed in your own backyard and you want your oppressors to add Togo join loool my guy say “we”💀

In the Hausa state of Daura, the highest title was Magajiya which was reserved for any woman of royal blood. She could overrule any judgement made by the Sarki (king) and even depose him. He was essentially her prime minister

Modibbo dan Ali dan Muhammad Fodio (c.1780-1c.1859). ‘... a cheerful old man of noble demeanour and with pure Fulbe features with which his middle height and rather spare growth exactly corresponded. He was simply but neatly dressed in a white shirt and shawl of the same colour.

Growing up in Jimeta, our houses 10 steps apart, this is the most shocking thing. Once he was a delinquent, a bully, a petty criminal bordering on full criminal. But he had a heart. Seeing him as Jamil hunting bandits is a fairytale. Allah yurmo yaafo Jolly, Ameen. Lala