History of Oloolu Masquerade
There was a brave warrior named Ayorinde Aje who fought battles alongside Oderinlo, Ogunmola, Ogbori-efon and other Ibadan warriors, went to war in Ogbagi, a town in Akoko, in present Ondo State. Duri...
31 Mar 20231min
The Origin of Oya
The devotees of the deity Oya consider it taboo to eat the buffalo. This deity is believed to be the mother of all buffalos. A hunter once went into the bush to hunt and as he was laying in an ambush ...
31 Mar 20232min
Aaye And Aigboran Part 2
She got home and started counting her money when her husband asked from inside the room. “Aaye mi, Ni bo ni Igba ewa re wa? Mo n wa oju mi o? (Aaye dear, where is your calabash of beans, am searching ...
17 Mar 20232min
Aaye And Aigboran
A long time ago, there was a man called “Aigboran”. He got married to a very beautiful woman whom he cherished and worshipped like a god. Everybody in the village of “Ojutaye” knew that Aigboran’s wif...
17 Mar 20233min
Moremi Ajasoro
Hello everyone, Welcome to the African Folktale according to the Yoruba Tribe in the South-West Region of Nigeria. This week, I will be telling you a story about a brave woman called Moremi Moremi Aja...
17 Mar 20233min
The Monkey And the Tortoise
Ijapa (Tortoise) is content with the respect he commands from the animal community. Everyone appreciates his cunning ways and wisdom. “Everyone, except that annoying arrogant Monkey”, he thought. Ijap...
9 Mar 20232min
Olomuroro and Little Children
Olómúroro was a greedy monster who preyed on little children. He was not a good-looking creature but children did not seem scared of him because he sang so sweetly. He would approach the children with...
3 Mar 20233min
Iyawo
Many people do not know that in the Yoruba language, the original Yoruba word for wife is ‘aya’ and not the commonly used ‘Iyawo’. During the early years of the Yoruba people, the word Iyawo was not u...
24 Feb 20233min
