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Sep 21, 2021

The Tale of Anansi and Nothing

NEAR Anansi's miserable little hut there was a fine palace where lived a very rich man called Nothing. Nothing and Anansi proposed, one...

Jun 28, 2021

Sàngó and His Wives

Sàngó, also known as Changó or Xangô in Latin America; and as Jakuta or Badé is an Orisha, a deity in Yoruba religion. He is a royal...

Jul 18

Mau Mau Uprising: Bloodshed for Kenyan Freedom

Is there an African nation without bloodshed for freedom? The Mau Mau Uprising is another African history relating to the national...

Apr 7

Maasai: Power in the Blood

The Maasai are an ethnic group who inhabit Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania. A semi-nomadic group, they are one of the most popular...

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Imisioluwa Ogunsunlade

Sep 21, 2021
3 min

The Tale of Anansi and Nothing

NEAR Anansi's miserable little hut there was a fine palace where lived a very rich man called Nothing. Nothing and Anansi proposed, one...

Imisioluwa Ogunsunlade

Jun 28, 2021
4 min

Sàngó and His Wives

Sàngó, also known as Changó or Xangô in Latin America; and as Jakuta or Badé is an Orisha, a deity in Yoruba religion. He is a royal...

Chionye Lois

Jun 16, 2021
6 min

Conversations with A Mermaid

The moonlit night carried the scent of wet earth. Soggy leaves were trampled underneath my mud-stained sneakers as I walked through an...

Ogbonna Humble

May 19, 2021
5 min

Born Different

The cry of a new child filled the air, everyone was happy at the arrival of this precious little life, however when they came out after...

Oluwaseun Beatrice Wende

Apr 30, 2021
8 min

Raffia On Fire

She was not the vain nor jealous type; Moremi liked to tell herself. In fact, she could be less concerned about the state of her beauty,...

Imisioluwa Ogunsunlade

Apr 19, 2021
4 min

The Ugandan Law Concerning Fortune-Tellers

Once upon a time there was a woman who had a beautiful daughter whom she loved very much, and she was very anxious that she should find a...

Fikayo Adeniyi

Apr 14, 2021
6 min

Death and The King

‘Do you want to hear a story?’ Damisi looked at his cousin with dull eyes. He wasn't sure if his cousin was oblivious to their current...

Bisi Akintomide

Apr 11, 2021
7 min

The Tale of a Mystery Mat

Growing up, I heard tales of the famous Bush Baby from the older boys in my village that attended the only boarding school in the whole...

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Oriire

Jul 18
3 min

Mau Mau Uprising: Bloodshed for Kenyan Freedom

Is there an African nation without bloodshed for freedom? The Mau Mau Uprising is another African history relating to the national...

Imisioluwa Ogunsunlade

Mar 24
2 min

Kumbwada: Where Women Rule

Have you ever heard of an exceptional kingdom where women rule? A kingdom where it is impossible for men to ascend the throne? A kingdom...

Imisioluwa Ogunsunlade

Jan 19
3 min

Traditional Marriage in Hausa Land

in case you intend to marry a Northern-Nigerian beauty of Hausa origins, these are the information you must be familiar with, winks!

Imisioluwa Ogunsunlade

Nov 12, 2021
6 min

Calling Time: Harmful Traditional Practices in Africa and The Need for Change

Breast Ironing is the forceful flattening, massaging or pounding of pubescent girl’s breasts in order to mar their growth or try to make the

Olanrewaju Adesunloro

Aug 12, 2021
3 min

Òrìsà: The Forgotten Heroes

The first time I heard about Oduduwa is still vividly emblazoned in my mind. I was a little boy of 7. Yet, what unfolded right in front...

Oluwaseun Beatrice Wende

Apr 30, 2021
8 min

Raffia On Fire

She was not the vain nor jealous type; Moremi liked to tell herself. In fact, she could be less concerned about the state of her beauty,...

Rachael Bassey

Mar 23, 2021
3 min

Essay on The Deities of Efik Tradition: Ndem Efik Ebrutu

Efik history traces the origin of Ndem worship to their god’s basin (usan Abasi) which tradition says was a sacred companion of the Iboku...

Ifeoluwa Egbetade

Mar 12, 2021
8 min

A Journey into African Myths: Our Thought Systems and Relevance to Science. (Literary Comp Winner)

“A man cannot live without myths” – Paulin Houndtonji. “That night, the Mother of the Spirits walked the length and breadth of the clan,...

Food

Imisioluwa Ogunsunlade

Apr 7
2 min

Maasai: Power in the Blood

The Maasai are an ethnic group who inhabit Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania. A semi-nomadic group, they are one of the most popular...

Fashoyin Adebiyi Abimbola

Feb 2
3 min

Banga Soup

Nigeria is famous for mouth-watering delicacies. There is hardly anyone who has not heard about Naija’s party Jollof or the wonderful Efo...

Fashoyin Adebiyi Abimbola

Dec 25, 2021
4 min

Four Native Dishes To Try Out This Christmas

Yes, the title is a pun on the fantastic four, but I didn’t need to point it out; you already knew that. You also know that man shall not...

Imisioluwa Ogunsunlade

May 8, 2021
5 min

Àkàrà-Acaraje: Unravelling Nigerian-Brazilian Culinary Ties

The transatlantic slave trade created wild cultural coexistence in many places of the world and indeed in the Americas. In fact, entering...

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