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Quiz
Think you know African mythology? Match each being to their legend and prove your knowledge.
Anansi the trickster is a West African God. He often takes the shape of a spider and is considered to be the god of all knowledge of stories.
Listen to Sesi and Haleemah express their love and dislike for certain Nigerian foods while appreciating every effort used in bringing our delicacies to existence. What are your favourite meals? When was the first time you encountered them and how was the experience Why do some of your friends like certain dishes you dislike?
In this episode, we speak to Fatima about jinns in Northern Nigeria.
The Hausa myth of Bayajida accounts for the origin of the Hausa. As a wanderer, he came to a place currently called Borno. He was noted for his intelligence and bravery to the extent that the king gave him his daughter’s hand in marriage.
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 of the district. Whenever they returned home for the holidays, they always had stories and adventures to tell the smaller boys who hoped to be like them someday.
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 people from their oriented home. All through their migrations and sojourn among known and unknown host communities, the Iboku people remained attached to their “usan Abasi” before which they presented requestsof all nature.
