Urban myths and legends

Certain urban myths and legends are passed down from generation to generation or are created and busted within short periods. These myths are interesting and stories can be woven around them.

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Music vibes, Urban myths and legends

Osondi Owendi: The story behind the song by Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe

Osondi Owendi is a popular highlife track by late highlife maestro, Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe. One day in the early…

Fiction, Short stories, Urban myths and legends

The legend of Joromi, the great warrior

Long before the white men settled on the shores of West Africa. There was a great warrior and wrestler in…

Music vibes, Nostalgic memories, Urban myths and legends

The story behind Sweet Fanta Diallo by Alpha Blondy

Once upon a time, African reggae star, Alpha Blondy slunk into depression and was admitted as a psychiatric patient in…

Short stories, Urban myths and legends

An encounter with the fire dance of the Itsekiri people

I saw the men dancing on fire, stepping on the burning coals without a care in the world. I was…

Short stories, Urban myths and legends

How I met a ghost in Kigali

I was in Kigali the capital of Rwanda for a business trip with Aniekeme my business partner. We lodged at…

Short stories, Urban myths and legends

The mystery of the Erin Ayonigba sacred fish river

I stood in the darkness facing the river. A mysterious river in Ekiti state in Nigeria. Located in Erinjiyan-Ekiti in…

Music vibes, Short stories, Urban myths and legends

The Story behind Guitar boy by Victor Uwaifo

They call him the Guitar boy. The boy with the incredible skills on the guitar. Strumming the strings of his…

Adventure, Short stories, Urban myths and legends

An encounter with the sea goddess

“There is a marine spirit controlling the waters we are sailing. We will soon have to make a sacrifice to…

Fiction, Urban myths and legends

The story behind Eddie Quansa by the Peacocks Guitar Band

You must have read this story on different blogs and social media groups with the story credited to different individuals…