Nigeria desperately needs a rebirth--beginning with an appellative rebirth. That's why I think Professor Akin Oyebode, University of Lagos professor of international law and Ekiti State delegate at ...

The Greater Accra Zabarma Chief, Alhaji Pro-Umar Abubakar Tanko has met with the Paramount Chief of Songhai Empire, Sarki Amadu Fatahi Alhassan to familiarize with each other to straighten the ...

A survey of the history and culture of the West African Songhai Empire that flourished from the 1460s until the 1590s, when it was conquered by Morocco. siris_sil_632676 ...

The dramatic 17-m pyramidal structure of the Tomb of Askia was built by Askia Mohamed, the Emperor of Songhai, in 1495 in his capital Gao. It bears testimony to the power and riches of the empire that ...

Starting in the medieval period, a series of powerful kingdoms developed in West Africa. These West African kingdoms and empires developed their own diverse and rich cultures, art, histories and ...

Commenting on the origins of the Kabawa, Alhaji Abubakar Bala Mohammed, the Director, Kebbi State History Bureau, in his usual powerful grasp of historical currents and issues, states "the Kabawa got ...

He sat on a bench under a sprawling mango tree in his farm, leaning his aching back on the trunk. He hit himself with his right palm in a desperate attempt to snuff lives out of mosquitoes that would ...

It's easy to romanticize the Sahara — a vast expanse of sand organized around the northern reaches of the Niger River. Part of that romance is captured in the music of singer and guitarist Sidi Touré, ...