Weekend Mag

Weekend Mag

I wanted to act, but became producer – Iyantama

Hamisu Lamido Iyantama, a producer, actor and script writer, is one of the founders of Kannywood. Also a politician, he contested for governor of Kano

How GenCos gas cuts caused blackouts

The start of 2018 wasn’t pleasant for the country as the 5,222 megawatts (MW) peak electricity generated in December 2017 was reduced to 0mw ove

‘What it’s like being Kannywood’s twins’

Hassana and Hussaina Musa Abdullahi are Kannywood’s most celebrated identical twins. Both born and raised in Kano, Hussaina is a graduate of Kan

Back to school amidst unpaid salaries, fuel crisis

School resumptions always come with anxieties for most parents because of the attendant expenses. Especially at the beginning of the year, when some p

Ijakadi: Offa’s big wrestling festival

From Romoke W. Ahmad, Ilorin Ijakadi festival of Offa in Kwara state is an annual celebration which all Offa indigenes whether at home or  abroad