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Kannywood Horror Film Becomes First Hausa Movie to Stream on NetflixA Kannywood horror film has reached a major streaming milestone by becoming the first Hausa-language movie reported to appear on Netflix. The release connects…
Senate Probe Puts N30bn Rural Roads Spending Under ScrutinyA Senate committee’s accusation that a northern minister diverted N30 billion allocated for rural roads has placed public spending, infrastructure delivery and…
How a Kano tailor built a N2 million Hausa wedding gown brandIn the dense tailoring quarters of Kano, where sewing machines have hummed since the days of the old emirate, a new kind of couturier is rewriting what a Hausa…
Borno Displaced Persons Protest Reduced Food Rations at Maiduguri CampHundreds of internally displaced persons at a major camp on the outskirts of Maiduguri took to the streets this week, blocking access roads and chanting…
Kano Hisbah crushed five thousand bottles of beer in broad daylightIn the bright afternoon sun of Kano, a crowd gathered as officers of the state-backed Hisbah command unloaded crates upon crates of confiscated beer and…
Kaduna Church Burnings Put Federal Protection Under PressureReports of churches being burned in Kaduna have renewed demands for stronger federal action to protect religious communities and investigate attacks. Christian…
Jigawa Chairman Suspended Over Missing N20 Million Palliative FundsA local government chairman in Jigawa State has reportedly been suspended over the alleged disappearance of ₦20 million allocated for palliative support. The…
#BaNiDaRai Hashtag Gives Voice to Hausa Women on Forced MarriageA fresh surge of digital activism is moving through Northern Nigeria as Hausa women flood ArewaGram feeds with raw testimonies of forced marriage under the…
Kannywood star alleges producer withheld N15 million in royaltiesA dispute over an alleged N15 million in unpaid royalties has drawn fresh attention to the financial pressures facing Kannywood, Northern Nigeria’s influential…
Nigerian Army Eliminates Senior Bandit Commander in Katsina Forest RaidThe dense Kafur forest in Katsina State is back in focus after Nigerian troops killed a top bandit commander in a pre-dawn ambush this week. The operation,…