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We were not illiterate, they came and found us writing.

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Who is Aminu Dantata? AMINU Dantata, aged 90-years-old. He was born on May 19, 1931. He is a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist. He hails from Kano. He is the head of a group of companies that manages his real estate and other business ventures.

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Nigerian Technician, Muhammad Abdul Modibo converted a Volkswagen Beetle into a Rolls Royce replica. He's one of us Proudly Arewa, Proudly Nigerian.

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Three Nigerian lecturers, Dr. Aliyu Isa Aliyu, Tukur Abdulkadir Sulaiman, and Abdullahi Yusuf, have been listed among the top 2% most-cited scientists in the world.

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American born youngster Neuer Abraham joined Kano Pillars u15 from American academy after his parents relocate to Nigeria.

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Aliko Dangote with his grandfather and two other businessmen, Kano, 1977.

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BREAKING NEWS. Nigeria ranks the highest country in the world in memorizing the glorious Qur'an...

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Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi when he was serving in the Nigerian Army. A lot of people didn't know the Islamic Scholar was once in the army

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Billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu is now the fourth richest man in Africa. Dangote (The richest man in Africa) and Abdul Samad are both from Kano State, Nigeria.

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Made-in-Nigeria Electric bike invented by Idris Muhammed, a graduate of Alqalam University. The electric bike has a top speed of 50km/hr which can run for a long time after a 3-hour full charge. Support him with a Retweet

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Ahmed Musa spent N1 billion ($2.759 million) on scholarships for 100 students at Skyline University . Average total session fees per student is N2.5 million He also built a N500 million ($1.379m) sports complex for his people in Kano. He gives food to prisoners and kids.

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Fatima Iliasu graduated with First Class in Civil Engineering from the University of Surrey in the UK. More women in sciences is a plus to any nation.

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Muslim worshippers observe Jumat prayers in Zaria, Kaduna State, 1981

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Meet Zainab Abdulahi the 22 years old who broke the jinx as the first ever female to earn a first-class honours in Physics department at Uthman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto Nigeria where she graduated with an outstanding CGPA of 4.81/5.00.

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At 28, Iya Abubakar became the first Northern-Nigerian to earn a PhD in any field. At 33, he was the only Nigerian appointed as a Professor in the department of Mathematics at ABU, Zaria. At 37, he was a Head of Department. At 40, he became a VC and retired at 44.

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This little boy make these cars from used boxes in Sokoto. People with this type of talents aren't supposed to be left without any support from the government

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Professor Zulum of Borno state is given the governor of the year award by Tell Magazine, as the best performing governor in Nigeria. Well deserved, congratulations sir.

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Nigerian Lawyer, Hafsah Dauda graduated with a Law degree from Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State despite being visually impaired. She became blind at the age of 2. She was called to the Nigerian Bar Association on November 29th, 2018.

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A.B.U Level 200 undergraduate who built a ventilator, and industrial vacuum cleaner last year, Usman Dalhatu, has designed and invented a futuristic solar-powered kiosk where traditional Mai Shai sellers can conduct their businesses without the need for generator. RT to support

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Premier of the Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello keenly encouraging female education in the late 1950s

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Meet Malik Ado-Ibrahim, the Nigerian that is set to Introduce electric cars Into the Nigerian Market.

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Meet the first woman to apear on the naira note! Her name is Ladi Kwali,Born in Gwari district in northern Nigeria,she learnt the traditional art of pottery using a technique called coiling and pinching, which she has since been known for

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Ancient Hausa traditional architecture..

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Aliko Dangote is topping the list of richest black people in the world, while Abdulsamad Isiaka Rabiu is 10th on the list and 6th in Africa. They both hailed from Kano state, Nigeria

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Meet Dr. Bello Galadanchi, a dual citizen of the USA and Nigeria, who's making waves as a writer/director with several awards under his belt. From his humble upbringing in Nigeria to reporting on domestic and international events at Voice of America Hausa Service, to his

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This is UMAR FARUK. He was a graduate of B.Eng. Civil engineering (First Class), ABU Zaria. He recently graduated with B.Eng. Transport Engineering (Distinction=First Class) CSU China. He conquered home and abroad😀. He's a northerners. Show him love

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Hausa tribe is Africa's largest ethnic group with 78 million people. Hausa is Africa's 2nd most spoken local language with 120 million speakers in Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Benin, Cameroon, Togo, CAR, Ghana, Sudan, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Senegal, The Gambia and worldwide.

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Abdullahi Muhammad Lere was the first to graduate with First Class in Political Science in over 40 years. He's popularly known for his witty and amazing tweets. His handle is @abdool_moh

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This is Abubakar Aliyu Waziri, the genius in Sokoto who's fabricating a Lamborghini from scratch. Mr Waziri already has the attention and support of 21st Century Entrepreneurship Hub to complete his car project into a Lamborghini.

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Late.General Sani Abacha was the only Nigerian soldier that attained the full rank of General without skipping a single rank. - 1963 Second Lieutenant - 1966 Lieutenant - 1967 Captain - 1969 Major - 1972 Lieutenant Colonel - 1975 Colonel - 1980 Brigadier General

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Aliyu Mai-Bornu gained admission to study Economics at 35 and graduated at 38. He became an Ass. Secretary at the Central Bank of Nigeria at 40 and was appointed Dep. Governor at 43. Mai-Bornu was Governor of the CBN at 44 and retired at 48. He died in 1970 at 51.

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Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the new Prime Minister of Nigeria, outside the White House, Washington DC. After meeting with President Dwight David Eisenhower, October 11,1960.

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A student from ABU, known as Mufid Sulaiman, breaks a 60 years record by setting a new record for the institution as he graduates with a final CGPA of 4.96 out of 5.00, the highest ever recorded in the history of ABU since its establishment in 1962.

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Senator Kashim Shettima Speaks: "I first appointed Zulum as rector and after his tenure, he had no house of his own and no car of his own. Then, I challenged him by appointing him the pioneer commissioner for Reconstruction,

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Katsina Provincial Secondary Schol Girls February 1966

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Nigerian lecturer who is also a PhD student of engineering at Aberdeen in Scotland, won the European "Drilling Engineering Innovation Award". Her presentation scored the highest votes among the nominees. We are proud of her. Remember to Educate the Girl Child.

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Nigeria-born computer genius,Bashir Dodo, just won the Brunel University London's Dean Prize for Impact and Innovation and Vice Chancellor's Prize for Doctoral Research. In 2018,as a PhD student,Bashir won Best Student Paper in Portugal for his algorithm to diagnose eye diseases.

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A tomatoes paste factory in Kebbi state, Nigeria.

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This is Muhammad Ibrahim Baba, who last year beat 600 international participants in Beijing to win the Excellent Paper on environment. Baba who graduated with First Class from the University of Dutse has now graduated as overall best student in China Hohai University for Masters.

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Nigeria's Dr. Sale Muhammed Dandashire was the 2019 Best Graduating Student at Ahmadu Bello University Medical School in Zaria, Kaduna State. He also won Best student awards in Physiology, Surgery, Haematology, Anatomy, Hustopathology, Biochemistry, Chemical Pathology & Project.

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An ancient picture of a traffic warden in Kano in 1920s.

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BREAKING President Buhari will on Tomorrow Tuesday inaugurate oil exploration project in Nasarawa state, which will mark the second Oil drilling in Northern Nigeria.

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A Nigerian Airforce Officer, Bashir Umar found & returned a lost Purse that contained $41k (N14.9m). The returned cash was equivalent to his 10yrs salary. He was given double promotion to a rank of Corporal. A rank that would have normally taken him over 10yrs to get to.

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Fulani culture 😍 Where are the Fulani people on my timeline?

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Ahmed Musa is the first Nigerian player to score in two World Cup tournaments (2014, 2018). He is also the nation's highest goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup with 4 goals.

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This is 14-year-old Fatima Adamu, from Gombe State, who is a Mathematics genius and a rising mathematics professional. Amazingly, as a student of Nigerian Turkish International School (NTIC) Kano, she has 7 international medals in mathematics… #Thread

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Ancient Kano City Walls, Nigeria (1941)

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This Maira Bashir, she started flying aircraft at 17 and became a qualified pilot at 18. She's a Boeing 737 Pilot and a certified Drone Pilot. It was her dream since childhood to be a pilot/captain and she's not allowing any encumbrance get in her way towards that goal.

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Nigerian couple, Habiba Muhammed and Yunusa Bello bagged their PhD at the same time from the same engineering university in Malaysia as the best students. Yunusa was given the overall Chancellor's Award for outstanding performance.

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A Hausa student in Northern Nigeria between 1940-1970s

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This Is Tulotulo Village In Yusufari LG Of Yobe State. It doesn't look like Nigeria? It is.

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On the 16th day of January 1966, two of our Northern heroes were butchered in a coup led by Major K. Nzeogwu: 1. Sir, Ahmadu Bello Sardauna, Premier of Northern Nigeria. 2. Sir, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria's first Prime Minister.

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The Durbar festival (hawan daushe) is an annual religious and equestrian celebration in several cities of Nigeria including Kano, Katsina,Sokoto,Zazzau and Bida. The festival marks the end of Ramadan and also coincides with the Muslim festivities of Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitri.

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This is Farida Mustafa, the 200 hundred level Medical Student in ABU who got scholarship to study Petroleum Engineering in Russian Kuban State University and bagged a perfect 5.0 CGPA First Class Degree, as the overall best graduating student. Women in STEM.

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What do you think about DR. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of NNPP?

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Muslim faithful return from Juma'at service, Kano, 1940.

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Made Nigeria proud as the best graduating student in a Cyprus university in 2017 with 3.98/4.00 CGPA. Helped as member of the team which attracted a combined $2bn investment to the state. Now the 28 year old Nur Khalil has been appointed as an investment director in Kaduna.

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The Story of the powerful warrior Queen 👸 Amina of Zaria who became ruler in a male dominated society Retweet to educate someone.

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Should i make a thread of Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso achievements as Governor of Kano state?

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Kano State, Nigeria.

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When First Bank opened a branch at Kano in 1929, Alhaji Alhassan Dantata the grandfather of @AlikoDangote deposited 20 camel load of Silver coins, making him the first businessman to deposit money into a bank in Nigeria.

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Ahmed Musa completes a multi million naira sport centre in Kaduna, just as he did in Kano, to train more youths. The winger who had a stint in Saudi Arabia League, had also sponsored 100 students in Kano to get university degrees from a private university. May God Bless Him.

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Faisal Hamman from Nigeria is the Best Graduating Student at a University in Istanbul, Turkey. Show him some love.

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Facts About the Kanuri: 1. Established one of the 3 most powerful & longest empires in West Africa. 2.First to receive Islam, in the reign of Calip Umar 3. First to study & memorize the Holy Koran among Northerners. 4. Beautiful, Brave, Diverse & Rich in Culture & History

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MEET Abubukar Aliyu Badawi He graduated from Bayero University Kano, in the department of Mechatronics Engineering. RT to show him love

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Youths at Zamfara are on the street protesting for the government to curb insecurity looming the nation. RT to appreciate their effort. #EndInsecurity #SecureNorth

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Nafi’u Abdulsalam graduates overall best student in Uthman Dan Fodio Medicine and took home all the accolades . Best in Anatomy, Pathology, Medical Microbiology, Pharmacology and the rest. A graduate from here had also shattered 100 year Master's record in an Indian university.

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Katsina State indigene becomes the youngest Law Professor ever in Nigeria. Aisha Sani Maikudi is from Katsina State, Nigeria. She was born in Zaria, on the 31st January 1983. She received her WASSCE from Queens College, Lagos, her LLB degree from the University of Reading, UK,

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Zulum completes 50 housing units for staff of the University of Maiduguri. The teaching hospital of the school also got a new 1,800 capacity auditorium from the Prof @ProfZulum

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Ancient Katsina State 1930s

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Gombe and Bauchi in Northern Nigeria will today officially become oil producing states following the discovery of 1 billion barrels of crude oil there . President Muhammadu Buhari who had encouraged the project upon resumption to office , will be there to launch the oil drilling.

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Prof. Auwal M. Abubakar , The Medical Director Of FMC YOLA that separated several CONJOINED TWINS .... He earns several awards for leading successful surgeries of separating conjoined twins . Prof. Auwal Mohammed Abubakar, A Middle-aged Professor of Pediatric surgery and

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Pele Decorated with a Nigerian traditional attire at Kaduna Stadium after a match between Fluminense FC vs Kano Raccah Rovers on the 6th of April 1978. Source: memorialtricolor

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A 20-year old talented Nigerian in Adamawa, Yahaya Usman, built an aircraft training replica, as he dreams to be an engineer. GREAT JOB, GO FOR IT. LET'S CELEBRATE THIS WIN.

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1944 Groundnut Conference In Kano: Lord Swinton and other delegates discussing with the Emir of Kano Abdullahi Bayero and his Councillors at the Emir's Palace. Groundnut production was the Nation's major source of revenue.

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Kano State is the most industrialized state in the north of Nigeria. It currently has over one hundred different industries. These include animal feed, dairy products, m food, soft drinks, furniture, ceramics, enamelware, plastics, footwear, textile, cosmetics etc

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Borno state has really attained great strides in little time of reconstruction. Built the largest solar panel factory in Africa , build permanent houses for IDPs, constructed several mega primary and secondary schools to encourage mass education. The Zulum Succession of Shettima!

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5 Naira note has the image of Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ( Dec1912- Jan 1966). He was the first prime minister of Nigeria.The Tafawa Balewa Square was named after him, which is where the first independence celebration took place on October 1, 1960,Tafawa Balewa is from Bauchi.

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Nigerians are calling on the return of Nigerian warrior Ayshatu Jibo from Kano State working in the US Army as a sniper to return and come and defend the great fatherland and giant of Africa.

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Umar Dagona who defeated 1,749 graduates from UNILAG, OAU, UNIBEN and other universities, to represent Nigeria at the Netherlands' Imagine Chemistry Competition,has advanced to the final stage where he would get the opportunity to win startup funding of up to N152 million Naira.

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Emir of Kano Muhammadu Rumfa constructed Gidan Rumfa (Current Emir of Kano Palace) from 1463-1499. It is the largest and oldest continuous seat of authority in Sub-saharan Africa. There were many before it but not as large or have ceased to serve any useful function.

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Alhaji Ado Bayero as a member of the Northern Regional House of Assembly, after he had defeated Aminu Kano, 1956.

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Kano. Infrastructural Investment. Beautiful 😍

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Nana Asma'u Bint Shehu dan Fodio (1793-1864) was a Fulani princess and a scholar of the Sokoto Caliphate of Northern Nigeria. Taught by her father, Uthman Dan Fodio, her stepmother, Aisha, her brothers Abu Bakr and Mohammed Bello (grandfather of Sir Ahmadu Bello), she gained...

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On June 28, 2007, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951-2010) publicly revealed his assets; the first (and to date, only) Nigerian President to do so. He had ₦856,452,892 in assets (₦19 million belonged to his wife). He also had ₦88,793,269.77 in liabilities.

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Former Governor of Kano State, former Minister of Defense of Nigeria, former Senator of Kano Central, former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and a leading figure in Nigerian politics. Dr Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso during his youthful years.

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Jelani Aliyu became a worldwide sensation for designing popular American car "Chevrolet Volt" in Detroit, USA. He was appointed by Buhari to head Nigeria's automotive industry. Northerners are innovative, we just need investment to break out.

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Orphans whose parents were killed by Boko Haram in Borno, are enrolled by Zulum into this recently built boarding school in the state. The governor @ProfZulum is bankrolling their needs by providing food, shelter and free education for every girl child in distress.

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The Palace of the Ohinoyi of EbiraLand - Kogi State, Nigeria.

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Northern Nigerians in Zaria protest against military rule, 1966.

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Meet Arc. Ibrahim Bunu from Borno and Arc. Umar Othman Tofa from kano, the two Brilliant Kanuri architects Who designed the NNPC Towers and Nigeria Defence Headquarter which look like Cruise Ship.

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Hauwa Umar Usman had dyslexia as a child but went on to bag a First Class degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Brighton. Usman is the first Northern lady to have studied the course, making her among the very few females in Nigeria to do such.

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The oldest primary school in northern Nigeria is in Kogi State. Holy Trinity school Lokoja was established in 1860 by Bishop Ajayi Crowther. It is the first primary school to be established in Northern Nigeria.

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An 83-year-old Muslim cleric, Abubakar Abdullahi hid 262 Christians in his home and mosque during an attack from herdsmen on farmers in Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, June 23, 2018. The cleric refused to give them up when their attackers asked about their whereabouts.

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An illustrated picture of Fulani women applying for divorce at the Bauchi courthouse, Bauchi, May 9, 1908

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Creativity at its peak. Northerners are innovative just like people from other regions. We don't appreciate and promote our own. This need to go viral

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Hausa builders put the finishing touches to a mud wall during the construction of a new school, Kano, Nigeria, 1914. Hausa people have, for long, been good architects, designers and masons. This school being built will soon become a center for Islamic learning.

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A young Ishaya Audu as a medical doctor, 1957. A Hausa Christian, Ishaya Audu was the first Professor of Medicine from Northern Nigeria and was also the first indigenous and longest-serving VC of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, for 9 years (1966-1975).

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This is an ancient picture of Emir's palace Kano in 1930's.

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BAREWA COLLEGE, ZARIA. The list below is a name of some successful barewa college old students. OK let's go with president s first. Barewa college has produced five presidents ( Head of states) 1. Ahmadu bello, premier of Northern Nigeria from 1954 - 1966

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