Vol. 11,284 stories · 37 states · 96 peoplesSunday 25 Oct 2026
Stories Nigeria nearly forgot.
Naija Tales is a free, sourced archive of Nigerian folktales, lost histories and remarkable lives, told the way a good teacher tells them.
The minister, the king, and the bark.
A brilliant young lawyer, an old king, and a rumour that outlived them both. How a public quarrel and a sudden fever became Nigeria's most famous legend.
Biography · Legend · Yoruba · 7 min read Read →In this issue
Recently addedMoremi of Ile-Ife
The queen who let herself be captured to learn her enemy's secret.
Yoruba · 6 min03Biography — KadunaQueen Amina of Zazzau
Warrior queen of Zaria, and the earthen walls still called by her name.
Hausa · 8 min04Folktale — AnambraWhy the Tortoise's Shell Is Cracked
Borrowed feathers, a feast in the sky, and a very long fall.
Igbo · 4 min05History — AbiaThe Women's War of 1929
How market women in Aba sat on colonial officers until the taxes stopped.
Igbo / Ibibio · 9 min06Place-name origin — Cross RiverHow Calabar Got Its Name
Portuguese sailors, the Efik of Akwa Akpa, and a name that stuck.
Efik · 5 min07History — OgunThe Sungbo Eredo
A 160 km earthwork in the forest, older than many cathedrals.
Ijebu Yoruba · 7 minBy kind
Six departmentsBy people
96 and countingYoruba / Igbo / Hausa / Edo (Bini) / Efik / Ibibio / Ijaw / Tiv / Kanuri / Nupe / Fulani / Urhobo / Awori / Ogu (Egun) / All peoples →
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Lagos · 128 stories