Daura is a very important town not only to Katsina State but to the entire Hausa race. The town carved another niche for itself recently: it is the hometown of the President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd).

Daura, which lies in the savannah zone, occupies a very important position in the history of the Hausa. It is generally accepted as the origin of the Hausa states (Hausa Bakwai) and it had in time past been under the rule of females (Queens) known as Magajiya and others.

Daura is a predominantly Hausa/Fulani Muslim town centrally located on the northern apex of Nigeria which borders Kano, Jigawa states and Zinder in Niger Republic.

The personal residence of the President-elect in Daura is...

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