Bladder cancer is a common urologic cancer and is ranked as the 9th most frequent malignancy and the 13th most fatal globally. In Nigeria, the incidence, histologic types, age and sex distribution vary among various published reports. This ten year retrospective histopathological review was carried out to evaluate the frequency of and determine the age and sex distribution of various histologic types of bladder cancer received in the Histopathology department of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2011, as well as compare the findings with previous studies in Nigeria, Africa and the rest of the world. MATERIALS AND METHOD Laboratory request forms and duplicate copies of histology reports were retrieved and relevant clinical information such as age, sex and histological types were extracted. Haematoxylin and eosin stained slides were reviewed and evaluated.