{
  "id": 9922303,
  "title": "‘I have been selling Dumame for 50 years’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/i-have-been-selling-dumame-for-50-years",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T05:08:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/i-have-been-selling-dumame-for-50-years/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hajiya Zara Mai Tuwo has been selling tuwo and other food items for over five decades in Kano, Nigeria. Despite her age, she continues to prepare and serve the millet-based meal with various accompaniments. The business, which initially started with fura, was driven by her need to support her family and provide for their education. Hajiya Zara's commitment to her trade is evident, as she works late into the evening when customers still come to buy her tuwo. She has been successful in attracting customers despite the presence of numerous restaurants and food outlets in Kano. Her customers appreciate the affordability and delicious taste of her tuwo, which they either buy at night to consume the next day or have reheated for them in the morning. Hajiya Zara's children and grandchildren now assist her in the business, helping her manage the various tasks that have become challenging due to her age.",
  "summary": "For more than five decades, Hajiya Zara Mai Tuwo wakes up to the familiar routine of grinding millet, lighting fire and preparing pots of tuwo for customers at Lungun Filasku, Fagge area of Kano metropolis. Although she is in her 80s and age is slowing her down, it hasn’t completely taken away her attachment to […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}