How traditional weddings are done in Northern Nigeria. As evidenced by the recent wedding of , the culturally rich events of a traditional Hausa wedding tend to last about a week, starting with a ...

Behind a chartreuse veil, stitched with pearls of the same color, a woman gazes at the camera. Her gele, a signifier of her Nigerian heritage, is artfully wrapped around her head and stacks of beaded ...

The Hausa traditional marriage is mostly based on Islamic rites, and not as time consuming or expensive like the Igbo and Yoruba traditional marriage ceremonies. However, the process leading up to the ...