Though, most of them are largely in ruins. Dala Hill is an archaeological site of an ancient settlement dating back to the 10th century AD. It is the source of the evolution of Kano City and a vital ...

Yan Kaba Diga, is a serene area situated a little far away from the railway track in Kano. The place is characterised ... is thriving at the heart of the ancient city as practitioners have moved ...

Sadly, part of the walls can be said to be largely in ruins… but this does not alter the fact that the Ancient Kano City Walls and other associated sites still retain their spiritual ...

Young boys scramble up the remains of a crumbling section of the ancient city wall in the Kofar Na’isa area of Kano, in northern Nigeria. “This wall may not survive the rainy season,” warned ...

Kano Sansetsu’s painting of an ancient plum tree is a lesson in how to endure The great Kano School, which dominated official Japanese painting for 350 years, was in its golden period in 1646 ...

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has announced the conversion of the historic Kofar Mata Eid Prayer Ground into an International Islamic Conference Centre, reinforcing his administration ...

Two men claim to be the emir of Kano, an ancient kingdom in northern Nigeria. Their struggle for power and influence is feeding into a wider competition ahead of the country’s next election.

Young boys scramble up the remains of a crumbling section of the ancient city wall in the Kofar Na’isa area of Kano, in northern Nigeria. “This wall may not survive the rainy season,” warned ...