Salute to a Woman of Substance: Hajiya (Dr) Hafsatu AbdulWaheed, D.Litt., Honoris causa
By Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu She has done it again. She first did it in 1974/80. In 2024, she repeated it. The feat that no female northern Nigerian has ever…
#2: Kannywood Chronicles – Aminu Hassan Yakasai and Turmin Danya
By Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu An industry is a system made up of interconnecting parts that synchronise together to create a perfect dynamic and functional entity. However, there is a…
Hausa: Hantsi leƙa gidan kowa
By Muhammad Muhammad Salisu Meet Professor Rudolf Gaudio (he has adopted a Hausa name, Sani), a professor of anthropology at the State University of New York, who started learning Hausa…
Return to Forever: African Studies in Europe
By Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu Frankfurt, Germany. 3rd July 2013 The German immigration officer looked at me and gave the usual clenched-mouth smile. I did the same. I am used…
Why you should read the “Kano Ƙwaryar Ƙira Matattarar Alheri” book series
By Dr Shamsuddeen Sani In my opinion, as a student of knowledge, there might be three reasons why I think everyone interested in Kano should read the 5-volume book Kano…
The Origins of the Onomatopoeic Intertextuality of Hausa Popular Culture
By Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu His name was Tijjani, and nicknamed Ma’aslam. He mainly lived in the Sabon Sara ward, Kano city, but was a common sight along the Mandawari…
Philip J. Jaggar: The exit of another giant Hausaist scholar
By Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu I first met Philip Jaggar in March 2008 at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) when I was engaged as the cinematographer for…
Ƙoƙi and ethnographic slice of Hausa history
By Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu I was rummaging through my travel pictures when I came across a picture that I am sure has not been published anywhere. I saw it…
Abdalla Uba Adamu has double professorships! Seriously? (II)
By Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu SE01EP02: Deep Space: The Apotheosis Like a bolt of lightning, a key to open the freedom door dropped literally on my lap through the radio.…
Academic Travails: 17 hours for 20 minutes!
By Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu The academic world will never cease to amaze me. Let us look at just one example. Take an invitation to present a paper at an…