Booming gunfire, vibrant gowns and blaring trumpets have animated the Nigerian city of Dutse during the durbar. This is a days-long horse parade held to mark Eid al-Fitr, a celebration for the end of ...

Durbar, a festivities-filled procession held ... singing and dancing by royal troupes and thousands of horsemen. Drenched in sweat, the troupes Monday danced to the drums in a frenzy, while ...

According to him, “No other country can showcase this level of royal equestrian culture. If properly managed, it can put Nigeria on the world tourism map.” The UNESCO-recognized Durbar has ...

while royal guards dressed in their hallmark robes of red and green flanked the emir, seated on a white stallion under a blue parasol to shield him from the scorching west African sun. The Durbar ...

Durbar, a festivities-filled procession held each Eid, saw Emir Hameem Nuhu Sunusi, of the Jigawa state capital Dutse, ride through his city as traditional leaders across the rest of Nigeria's ...