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True histories, old legends, folktales and the reasons places got their names. Every story shows its sources, and tells you what is fact and what is legend.

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37states to cover
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01 Lost history · Lagos

The man who would not bow

Bode Thomas & the Alaafin →
02 Legend · Osun

The queen who let herself be captured

Moremi Ajasoro →
03 People · Kaduna

Amina, who built walls

Queen Amina of Zazzau →
04 Lost history · Abia

The women who sat on the empire

Aba Women's War, 1929 →
05 Place name · Lagos

Two names for one city

Why Lagos is called Lagos (and Eko) →
06 Folktale · Anambra

Why the tortoise's shell is cracked

Tortoise and the feast in the sky →
07 People · Cross River

The woman who stood for twins

Mary Slessor in Calabar →
08 Place name · Ogun

The city under a rock

How Abeokuta got its name →

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