Tanzania is a country with many tourist attractions. More than 44 percent of Tanzania’s land area is covered with game reserves and national parks. There are 16 national parks, 29 game reserves, 40 controlled conservation areas and marine parks. Tanzania is also home to the famous Roof of Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. In addition, Tanzania is [...]
Zungeru is a town in Niger State, Nigeria. It was the capital of the British protectorate of Northern Nigeria from 1902 until 1916. It is the site of the Niger State Polytechnic and is located on the Kaduna River. According to local oral history, Zungeru is a corrupted form of the word Dunguru. Tradition holds [...]
The Shere Hills are a range of undulating hills and rock formations situated about 10 kilometres to the East of Jos, the capital of Plateau State. The hills are riddled with many high peaks. The highest peak reaches a height of about 1,829 metres / 6,001 feet above sea level. They are the highest point [...]
Performing the pilgrimage to the Holy Land is always an interesting exercise and an eye opener to historical sites as portrayed in the Holy Bible. Blueprint’s columnist, JOSEPH INDA-JOHN, who was in Isreal from December 27, 2012 to January 6, 2013, recounts his experience in the Holy Land The journey across the land of Israel [...]
T he 10th Anniversary of the Emir of Hadejia, Alhaji Abubakar Maje Haruna, who was turbaned on December 22, 2002 by the then Governor of Jigawa state, Alhaji Saminu Turaki, has come and gone, leaving behind it the confidence, pride as well as the atmosphere of peace and unity of all Nigerians who gathered at [...]
Apart from having one of the longest territorial waters in Nigeria, Ondo is the only oil-producing state in the South-west geo-political zone, courtesy of the Arogbo area of Ese-Odo local government. Aside this and its beach front, excellent for boating, swimming, sport fishing, picnic, boat regatta, diving and many more, the state also boasts of [...]
KABIRU DOGON DAJI, just back from Saudi Arabia, writes on the sacred water of Zamzam, with additonal information from agencies The Well of Zamzam (or the Zamzam Well, or just Zamzam) is a well located within the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 20 m (66 ft) east of the Kaaba, the holiest place in [...]
KABIRU DOGON DAJI, who is currently in Saudi Arabia performing this year’s Hajj, with additional information from agencies, writes on the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site which every Muslim pilgrim visits The Kaaba (The Cube), also known as al-Kaba(tu) l-Mušarrafah (The Noble Cube), al-Baytu l-Atīq (The Primordial House), or al-Baytu l-arām (The Sacred/Forbidden House) is [...]
A neighbourhood of Aba, one of the commercial centres of Nigeria, popularly referred to as ‘York,’ is giving the city a bad image. Obike UKOH and EMMANUEL NDUKUBA write on the notorious place and its unruly youths Every Aba resident knows York, a neighbourhood in the heart of the city that is the commercial hub [...]
ABDULRAHMAN A. ABDULRAUF writes on the excitement and fun that characterised this year’s Eid-el-Fitr Durba in Dutse, Jigawa state. Culture Culture by general definition is a peoples’ total way of life, their customs and costumes as well as their identity. Succinctly put, a society without any culture is deemed to have not only lost its [...]
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