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From Myth to Identity: The Habe Maguzawa Myth and the Formation of Kano City's Cultural Landscape

Kano city, located in northern Nigeria, is one of the oldest and most significant cities in the country's history. Its socio-cultural identity has been shaped by a variety of factors, including its history, traditions, and myths.

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Rain Makers in Africa: The Art and Practice of Controlling the Elements

Africa has a rich history of spiritual and cultural beliefs, with a central focus on the elements of nature. One of the most intriguing practices is that of the Rain Maker, a person with the ability to control the weather and bring forth rain in times of drought.

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The Man-Eating Tree of Madagascar: Myth or Fact?

In 1874,a German traveler, Karl Leche, sent a letter to newspapers across the United States and Europe. His letter gave vivid details of a tree he came across in Madagascar, an island on the east coast of Africa, and how that tree consumes humans, so much that the Mkodo tribe people made human sacrifices to said tree.

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Òrìsà: The Forgotten Heroes

In any case, attention should be awarded to how we tell our stories so that they can garner the attention of incoming generations. If drastic actions are not taken, our cultural heritages and our pristine identities may not recover from this slippery slide and unguarded free fall into the bin of forgotten history.

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The Tale of Anansi and Nothing

A folktale about 'Anansi', the legendary Ghanian god.

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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 ancestor of the Yoruba as he was the third Alaafin of the Oyo Kingdom prior to his posthumous deification.

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Conversations with A Mermaid

An account of an encounter with a Mami-Wata aka Mermaid

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Raffia On Fire

A retelling of the 'Queen Moremi' folktale about a legendary Yoruba queen.

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The Ugandan Law Concerning Fortune-Tellers

The events in this folktale led to a new custom in Uganda in the old days; but now there is a new law, and no one may go to a witchdoctor at all, and if the police find a man telling fortunes they take him to prison. But still some people are naive enough to go in secret, and have their fortunes told, even though they know this story.

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Death and The King

An entertaining fiction piece about masquerades.

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The Myth of Bayajida

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.

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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 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.

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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 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.

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Àyànmò [Predestination]

This tale explores the concept of àyànmò (predestination).

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Kachi's Odyssey - Of Myths and Mermaids (Literary Competition Winner 2021)

This fiction story is coined from a non-written tale of water beings, the unsure trait of treachery and wickedness they possess. And the possibility that a man could be sacred to Ngene.

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Monyohe: A South African Folktale

The essence of this folktale does not only lie in its entertaining abilities, but in its educating dimensions as virtues are rewarded, truth is vindicated and vices are punished.

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Jinns in Northern Nigeria

Jinns are simply spirits that were known to have been created by God himself according to the Islamic religion. Although they possess supernatural powers which are apparently not inclusive rights of human beings such as strength, invisibility, teleportation, trickery and transformation, Jinns are parallel to humans in an extra-terrestrial plane and, like humans, they possess the ability to eat, drink, and marry and the freewill to choose between good and evil.

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Yèmọja

With the forced migration brought about by majorly the Atlantic slave trade, Yemoja possesses many names and is worshiped in different religions and forms across various regions by afro-descendants all over the world.

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Olúrónbí

The folktale and nursery rhyme, Olúrónbí

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Ori & Olajumoke - Nigerian Folktale

A recollection of the Ori & Olajumoke myth

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Gipir and Labongo

A journey into the Acholi and Alur story - Ugandan Folklore

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The Story of Kintu - Ugandan Folktale

The Ugandan folktale about Kintu, Uganda's first man and his meeting with Nambi.

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2.17.2023
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The Story of the Goddess Nana Buluku

The goddess Nana Buluku is an important figure in West African mythology, particularly in the spiritual beliefs of the Fon people of Benin and the Yoruba people of Nigeria. This ancient myth has been passed down from generation to generation, serving as a reminder of the rich cultural heritage of the Fon people shaping their beliefs and traditions. Interesting right? Listen to this episode as Florent takes us on this ride.

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Florent
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1.6.2023
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Anansa: The Calabar Goddess of the Sea

Goddesses are known to be beautiful and powerful, is the Goddesses Anansa going to be any different? Listen now as Maryann shares more insight on the Calabar Goddess, Anansa.

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Maryann
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17
12.9.2022
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The Myth of Bayajidda

Bayajidda is the mythological hero in the tale of the Hausa Kingdoms’ origin. The story has multiple versions, but that said, is Bayajida a myth or a legend? On this episode our guest; Shamsudeen gives us an interesting breakdown sharing the story of Bayajida.

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Shamsudeen
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10.28.2022
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Nigerian Boarding School Tales

For as long as I can remember, horror myths have always been a common thing in Nigerian boarding schools. No one can tell the originator of these myths but they may have started as rumors and over the years or maybe they are real myths. These myths have been told in different versions and it seems like every boarding school has a spectacular narration of each one of them. Listen to this interesting episode as our guests; Renny and Muminah share their experiences in boarding schools.

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Renny & Muminah
EP
13
8.13.2021
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Voodoo vs Hoodoo

There is a major difference that lies between what Hoodoo defines, and what Voodoo defines. Voodoo is the religion, or belief system, Hoodoo, on the other hand, is the magic that has derived from the teachings of Voodoo, which was originally a part of Voodoo.

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7.2.2021
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The Story of Kintu and Other Common Threads in African Mythology

Kintu is a mythological figure who appears in a creation myth of the Baganda people of Buganda, Uganda. According to this legend, Kintu was the first person on earth and the first man to wander the plains of Uganda alone.

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Destiny
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5.21.2021
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Anansi: The Trickster god

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.

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Cynthia
EP
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9.20.2022
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Jinns in Northern Nigeria

In this episode, we speak to Fatima about jinns in Northern Nigeria.

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Fatima
EP
4
4.9.2021
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African Folktales, Folklore and More

In this episode, Sesi, Haleemah and Imisi discuss African folktales and folklore, their similarities and differences and adaptations in popular culture.

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Imisi

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