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 ...

A collection of artistic fashion items inspired by Queen Amina of Zazzau (Zaria) was showcased at the Ozidu house gallery to celebrate the legacy of African Queens. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ...

The staging of Wale Ogunyemis play Queen Amina of Zazzau at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Abuja in November is reminiscent of Hollywood stars vying to perform on Broadway in New York. Tthis time it ...