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...
Imisioluwa Ogunsunlade
- Apr 6, 2021
- 3 min
The Myth of Bayajida
Myths go back to primordial times. As such, they may relate the experience of the creation of man, lineage, hills, rocks, river or any...
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Babs Iwalewa
- Mar 29, 2021
- 6 min
ÀYÀNMÒ [PREDESTINATION]
Loud shrieks of kids playing and swirling around Madam Adepegba in her expansive compound filled the whole atmosphere. "Káyìi! E jé rora...
Obiajulu Camilius Ikechukwu
- Mar 12, 2021
- 7 min
Kachi's Odyssey. (Of myths and mermaids) (Literary Competition Winner 2021)
The sacred river of Ngene flowed pleasantly from one end to the other. A few boats were docked ashore as the sunset approached. People...
Imisioluwa Ogunsunlade
- Mar 1, 2021
- 5 min
Monyohe: A South African Folktale
They say there was a chief’s son called Masilo; there was a dearth in his village. Masilo invited many men, saying that they must come to...
Imisioluwa Ogunsunlade
- Feb 26, 2021
- 4 min
Jinns in Northern Nigeria
Jinns are simply spirits that were known to have been created by God himself according to the Islamic religion.
Haleemah Atobiloye
- Feb 13, 2021
- 3 min
Yèmọja
The following inscriptions are my retelling of the story of Yèmọja, from the first version I heard and the history and characteristics I...
Imisioluwa Ogunsunlade
- Jan 30, 2021
- 2 min
Olúrónbí
At a little distance, three women sprawl out on the brown earth with wrappers untamed: sighing, stomping and singing...
Sesi Zamba
- Jul 28, 2020
- 2 min
Ori & Olajumoke - Nigerian Folktale
I remember being really fascinated when I heard this story as a child. I think I was around 9 - 11 so my recollection may not be great...
Destiny Mugasha
- Jul 28, 2020
- 4 min
Gipir and Labongo: A journey into the Acholi and Alur story - Ugandan Folklore
(Oleny) Gipir and Labongo, what a time old legend! Dating far back into the 15th Century, its climax sits atop a spot on the Albert Nile...
Destiny Mugasha
- Jul 28, 2020
- 5 min
The Story of Kintu - Ugandan Folktale
(Baskerville & Morris) ONCE upon a time, a very long while ago, there were no people in the country of Uganda except one man, and his...