Adamu and the Witch of Dala
It was the year 1723, in the ancient Kano,love and peace was the order of the day. The great walls had just been completed and the people of the town had never been safe like this before. The connection between the great city of Kano…
Akooda,A Village Guarded by the Gods. Part 2
It had been eleven moons since Olukunle was born. Everyone who knew of the prophecy declaring him a god had conveniently forgotten what had been said about the judgment that was coming on our beloved Akooda. The guns of the White men was still being…
Akooda,A Village Guarded by the gods
A very long time ago, long before civilization, before the first white man appeared on our shores. Before we ever heard the first shot of the big iron guns in our lands. It was a peaceful time, most of the gods loved us and we…
Ìjàpá àti Babaláwo Ìlú Àjété
This is one of the oldest folklore in Yoruba land, so old that this story has become a yard stick in teaching moral lessons, quick thinking, intelligence and wit over the years. However, there is this other side of the story while as kids, we…
Folklore: Agu N’Aturu
This article is on the story of how the Igbo saying Evula ko, came about. It literally means wise male sheep, however it is used to address one who is deemed as wise or smart in their ways In an era, long before the time…
Olúrónbí Ati Igi Ìrókó
There is no year the Egbeda community doesn’t celebrate Ikole festival. The period is a time dedicated to cleaning the Orowe stream the only source of drinking water, and its’ environs particularly the fat trunk of an Ìrókó tree that stands in the middle of…
Hausa Folktale: Death, Adamu and the Rich man’s son.
He was the richest in the town. He had a son; the chief of the town also had a son. The chief’s son said he wanted to have the rich man’s son as his friend. In this relationship; the chief’s son didn’t like the rich…