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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 →
09 Lost history · Lagos

The house that lied about its age

Ilojo Bar, Lagos Island →
10 Lost history · Lagos

The Sultan's gift to a Lagos mosque

Shitta-Bey Mosque →
11 People · Lagos

The captive who came back as a slave dealer

Seriki Williams Abass →
12 Lost history · Ogun

The farmers who tore up the railway

The Adubi War, 1918 →
13 Legend · Ogun

The great ditch of a childless queen

Sungbo's Eredo →
14 Place name · Ogun

The house in Barbados named after a Nigerian town

Ilaro Court, Barbados →
15 Lost history · Oyo

The Welshman who built Ibadan's landmarks

Taffy Jones & Mapo Hall →
16 Place name · Oyo

The town where twins are everywhere

Igbo-Ora, twin capital →
17 People · Oyo

The richest woman in Ibadan

Efunsetan Aniwura →
18 People · Oyo

The general who said no to the king

Kurunmi of Ijaiye →
19 People · Osun

The Austrian woman who saved a sacred forest

Susanne Wenger, Osogbo →
20 People · Osun

The warrior they could not keep

Ogedengbe of Ilesa →
21 Legend · Ekiti

Where hot water meets cold

Ikogosi warm springs →
22 Legend · Ondo

The festival when the king plaits his hair

Igogo festival, Owo →