Nigeria Folklore Novels & Stories

this name's lies within its purpose and its purpose is an age old tradition of keeping track of time. long before the widely accepted standard of time became the norm, the igbo people had four days in their week (Afor, Nkwo, Eke, and Orie) . as it embedded in their tradition, markets that opens one of the days will not open on other days. Orie himself is affected by this rule so unless he is on a priestly duty, he can only be at his strongest every four days. he calls it his day because this. GREAT ZIK: this refers to icon 'Nnamdi Azikiwe' who became the first president of Nigeria. he is looked up to by many and has become a great ancestral figure.

It wasn't too much of a big surprise to me cause I have heard plus watch such things happen in Nollywood movies. "what kind of news is this?" one of the elder asked no one in particular. "we've not heard such thing happening before." "first. The constant malaria affecting the people because of mosquito bites now the stream. Are you sure the gods ain't angry at us?" another added. I rolled my eyes. Who believes in gods these days? "what do we do? The stream is our only source of water." another complained. I could clearly see confusion on the kings face. He was feeling uncomfortable. Maybe it was because he had nothing in mind to tell his people at the sudden news.

I will not only tell you; I will hold your hand and walk you into the place, I was half your age when my father took me there, My father took me there when we were faced with something similar to what we are faced with now in the kingdom of Odudu. it is across the seven mountains of Igalo- to a people whose faces have tribal marks. a strange tribe of magic and power. They have the most powerful sorcerers and magicians in the whole of the black race; they can walk on water and vanish at will into the thin air. Many warriors go there yearly to be fortified. They have fought so many battles- the battles of magic with a strong hand of darkness, My father told me how they have the power to summon

he complimented, he loved how it glowed under the moonlight and it looked good. "Leg chain?" he teased her, raising a brow. "Ah" She tsked, fake glaring at her before shaking her head, "let me tell you some secret about Nigerians" she whispered playfully, grinned widely, "We Nigerians are very funny" she fiddled with her fingers excitedly to talk about her country, smiling while Nathaniel took her hands in his, rubbing it together to generate heat. "If all countries are going to the right, Nigerians would always go to the left. We are specially created breeds from our thinking to ideology and everything. We are always different and that difference defines Nigeria as a country" she smiled bri