#Nigerian stories

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Faithia Williams Addresses Misconceptions About "Efunroye: The Unicorn" and Jide Kosoko's Spiritual Journey

In the vibrant world of Nollywood, two prominent figures are currently making headlines: actress Faithia Williams and veteran actor Jide Kosoko.

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

After this, I will be good. I will be good I promise.

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Obongjayar live in the flesh, live and direct shot by Nafisah Muhtar

[adannamdi]

INCORPORATING IGBO CULTURE INTO MY NOVEL

Bringing Igbo Traditions to Life Through Storytelling

Incorporating elements of one’s ethnicity into a story isn’t always easy. While working on incorporating Igbo culture into my novel, I’ve encountered both exciting discoveries and challenges. However, the process has taught me a lot, and I want to share my experience so you can do the same with your own culture.

Where to Start?

Before you begin, it's important to have a basic understanding of your culture’s history, language, myths, and traditions. But the real starting point for me came with one simple question:

What’s the setting?

A novel’s setting influences many aspects of storytelling, including cultural elements. In Igbo history, there are three major historical settings:

Pre-colonial

Colonial

Post-colonial

In my novel, Divine Priestess, I wanted to not only write about my culture but also learn from it. So, I chose to set my story in the pre-colonial era. This decision brought a major challenge: how do I accurately describe the setting?

Clothing & Cultural Representation

In my YouTube video, I mentioned an important feature of Igbo culture—clothing. Some notable traditional fabrics include:

Isi Agu (lion head fabric)

Akwete

Plain George

Since my story takes place in a pre-colonial setting, I also included older materials like raffia, hemp, and sisal clothing.

For warriors, I asked myself: What did they wear in battle?

Instead of iron armor, Igbo warriors relied on hides and skins, as well as clothing that allowed for speed and agility. Strength alone wasn’t the focus—strategy and movement were equally important.

What’s Next?

In my next video, I’ll be exploring:

Modes of communication and transportation

Traditional housing and cutlery

Igbo phrases and language—and how I incorporate them into my book

I’d love to hear about your own cultural background! Let me know where you're from and how you incorporate your heritage into your writing.

Follow for more updates, and be sure to check out my YouTube video for a visual breakdown!

[wofai]

Children of blood and bone casting just ruined the rest of my month

[the-flying-serpent]

Historical Update: Priestess Taiba

Fun fact: Taiba's actually from Nigeria (or well, actually she's from the Hausa Kingdoms, but it turns into Nigeria later in history), and after finding out she was a Mage, her father brought her to one of the only places that would teach Mages in Africa; a Christian monastery hidden in the Almoravid Empire (aka modern day Morocco)

[politicalprocrastinator]

I know Russell has since made work that has a more in depth discussion of what it means to be Black British (see Roscoe in It's a Sin) and clearly Ncuti has been amplifying Black voices on set through costuming etc. But I do hope the history of 10's misogynoir is addressed particularly because Donna's Black British daughter is going to be a big part of the 60th specials.

[have-you-read-this-short-fiction]

"The Woman with a Thousand Stars in her Hair" is available to read here

[theliterarywolf]

*sees that Disney finally started promoting that 'scifi Nigerian series' they teased way back when*

*sees that they didn't learn their damn lesson from Wish and went ahead and shoved a marketable-toy-character into the narrative like a square peg in a round hole*

[aberfaeth]

now you might be thinking hey casey don’t you find it odd that ted lasso wrapped up half its arcs in one rapid-fire epiphany montage? and that despite the increased runtime, so many important moments informing character arc happen offscreen in a way that feels more lazy than artful? and yes. yes i do find it odd. ok moving along

[melien]

Harper was right there, alongside their Dad and Papa, and she looked amazing, Eden thought. She was always interested in designing clothes and looks, and her own fashion style was impeccable. This was also why she stayed behind in Twinbrook to pursue an internship for her passion.

Harper looked just like Papa Lennon, especially after cutting her hair and starting to wear glasses. She retained their elegance and charm, that's for sure. Eden herself always thought she's a little reflection of their Dad Tobias - passionate, active, sociable. She only wished she had as much confidence as him at times.

[inkfulinsight]

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How could I explain that mentally, I was always there? In the mornings before class, I’d play on the lawn behind the white fence. Between classes, I’d run through the yellow corridor. At lunch, I’d sit alone at the center of the trauma, at that table. After school, I’d visit my mother’s library, and at night, I’d find myself in that too-bright room at the far end of the house with its barren furniture.

With very few belongings, none of which were ever really mine, leaving should have been easy. Yet I stayed—and even after my body escaped, I lingered a little longer.

[kimyoonmiauthor]

Worldwide Story Structure (also genres): Phantasia Novels

Phantasia novels

As usual, looking for something else and found this instead... I'm still tracking down that fake Aristotle diagram's origin. But I really thought this was interesting. It shows someone can both take from the past and invent if one has enough authority and rather than saying a formula==commercial success (no such thing), question imperial powers and say, but this thing from my culture represents me better and so let's work on this...

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#me en-route lancey foux

[adannamdi]

Thank you to everyone who got me to 50 likes!

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