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Kaduna, the place to fish on a calabash

calabash fishing, never without my umbrella in the rainy season Kaduna is the largest city, roughly 2 million inhabitants, after Kano. It is essentially a trading hub for agricultural products. In the past there was a bit of industry. Peugeot had a factory up until a few years back. As a result there was a french international school, which still exists but has ceased to teach french at all. It is two and half hour drive north of Abuja. A very smooth road at the moment which stretches past the Aso Rock where the presidential palace is located. But road is not the only way to come to Kaduna. There is a small airport served by a few airlines, punctuality aside. And there is also a railway and rumours of a high-speed train between Abuja and Kaduna. Kaduna State House of Assembly It has a renown university as a result of Kaduna's position as the capital of the north of Nigeria for a large part of the 20th century. The city is also crossed by the Kaduna river where fishermen...