Queen Amina was popularly called 'a woman like a man' by her people. She was the first Queen (Sarauniya) of the Hausas of Northern Nigeria and one of its best. Born in the 16th Century to the ruling ...

Amina of Zaria, as she is commonly called, was born in 1533 to King Nikatau and Queen Bakwa Turunku in Zazzau, a Hausa city-state. Zaria was her younger sister, whose name would later be given as a ...

In the 16th Century, ruthless warrior Queen Amina commanded an army of 20,000 men in what is now Nigeria. She is the third story in a new eight-part series, African Women who Changed the World, which ...

At a time when men dominated most aspects of life, Amina the queen of Zazzau emerged. A skillful Hausa warrior, she commanded a vast army which conquered many territories and greatly expanded her ...

The Jos Repertory Theatre is returning to Abuja with the production of Wale Ogunyemi’s Queen Amina of Zazzau, which is a story of the life and times of the legendary Queen Amina of Zazzau in what is ...

Di death of Shehu Idris wey until im death serve as Emir of Zazzau, Zaria for 45 years dey continue to serve as discussion point for Nigeria. Govnor Nasir Elrufai of Kaduna state don declare three ...

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