Other types of tribal marks found are facial marks ... Nomadic Fulani women are still heavily tattooed by Hausa specialists. An elderly Yoruba lady born in the early years of the twentieth ...

Across the major and minor tribes in Nigeria, tribal marks have been a way of identification. Ethnic groups such as the Yoruba, Hausa, Kanuri, Nupe, Jarawa in Plateau and Igala are known to have ...

"Nobody wants to put tribal marks on his child anymore ... From the Yoruba in the southwest, to Igbo in the east and Hausa in the north, the marks serve different purposes: identification ...

Factors that fueled conflict: The inter-communal clashes erupted due to the Funj rejection to establish a tribal chiefdom for the Hausa. This structure, which would be sanctioned by the regional ...

At least 150 others have been wounded and dozens of shops were torched in the town of al-Roseires since the violence broke out in the past week over a land dispute between the Birta and Hausa tribes.