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 →