nigeria

Presents a collection of ten Nigerian folktales, including the stories of a girl who marries a ghost, a lion that hosts an eating competition, and a lazy lizard.

An abridgement of the novel, set in an Ibo village in Nigeria, that recreates pre-Christian tribal life and shows how the coming the white man led to the breaking up of the old ways.

Focuses on the prolific artistic expressions of the Yoruba and the historical and cultural issues that have shaped their civilization.

Andy, an African-American boy living in Nigeria with his father, is invited to a village masquerade where he and his friend Ihanyi learn a lesson from the spirit Akataka.

Monkey, who scratches when he itches, and Rabbit, who twitches when he feels like it, try to accept each other and themselves.

A boastful strong man learns a lesson harder than his muscles when he encounters one of Nigeria's superheroes in this Hausa tale which explains the origin of thunder.

Aku-nna, a young Ibo girl schooled in her people's rituals and beliefs, undergoes kidnapping, forced betrothal, and near-shame out of love for Chike, son of a former slave.

After her parents separate, Blessing's mother moves with her and her brother Ezikiel to live in a village in the Niger Delta, where Blessing gradually adjusts, but Ezikiel soon leads a dangerous life as a boy soldier.