Ala is the mother of morality, death, fertility, and all things.  She is vital in the Igbo's timing of planting and harvest. She is appeased and prayed to bring a good harvest and worshipped ...

These supernatural beings include both gods and goddesses and they always came with interesting tales. Here are five African goddesses with quite an interesting history. Queen Modjadji or the Rain ...

I grew up fearing Mami Wata, a mermaid-like deity — half-woman, half-aquatic creature — that is of prominence in many parts of Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and other points of the diaspora.

Foreword -- African religions -- Vodun -- For the Bamileke, death does not exist -- The Hogon foregoes physical contact -- Blue, the color of ritual death -- Sexual intercourse as mystical expression ...

The movie Elesin Oba has attracted quite some buzz. Many are comparing it with Anikulapo, thereby launching a flurry of critical sparring into the Nigeria celluloid space. It has enriched it with an ...