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25 September 2026 · Kelvin
FIDITI: THE COMMERCIAL HUB BEHIND LAGELU'S KINGDOM
Not every kingdom is built on conquest. Some are built on commerce. Fiditi carries that legacy: a real town in Yoruba land, Nigeria, West Africa; long known as a centre of trade, its markets and roads shaping the flow of goods, people, and influence across the region. Centuries later, that same instinct for exchange and […]
18 September 2026 · Kelvin
ÈBA-ÒDAN: THE HISTORICAL ROOT BEHIND LAGELU: THE KINGDOM ON FOUR HILLS
Through the lens of creative imagination, long before Lagelu became the Kingdom on Four Hills, there was Èbà-Òdàn, a name whispered across the edge of the meadows. According to Yorùbá oral tradition, a warrior-prince named Lagelu founded that settlement, Eba-Odan, which would rise, fall, rise again, and eventually evolve to become one of the largest […]
26 May 2025 · Iyiolastrings
WHISPERS OF THE BUSHBABY
There’s something about the silence of a forest at night. Not the ordinary hush of dusk or the steady quietude of sleep. No. This one breathes, it watches, it waits, and sometimes, if you're not careful, it reaches for you. Breathless, I stumbled forward, my worn brown leather sandal cracking against something hard. I froze. […]
26 January 2023 · Makinde Ayodeji
DRY LEAVES, a satire on African leadership
“You will listen to your father!” Ndabar barked at his son. “No father, I will not,” Binku retorted. “You think I am interested in the meaningless wealth you have amassed for yourself here in Balilu over the years? I’ve got news for you, no I’m not!” His father got up in a rage. He lifted […]
22 February 2021 · Makinde Ayodeji
THE RISE OF THE AFRICAN CREATIVE INDUSTRY: A MIRAGE OR AN UNFOLDING REALITY? (Part 1)
While countless creative works had gone ahead in the past, the globally acclaimed Black Panther movie instantly became a hit, opening a door to a completely new world of possibilities for African creative works. Its phenomenal feats are too numerous to recount. For one, it became the first comic book and superhero film to […]
30 April 2020 · Makinde Ayodeji
THE LEGENDARY IVORY THRONE (Background story)
The Ivory Throne is reckoned to be one of the most legendary symbols of power and authority in Lagelu Kingdom. It has been in existence for many years and had been the seat of power of all the Kings of Lagelu. The gold of the lion and the lioness statute are said to be made […]
19 February 2020 · Makinde Ayodeji
MEET THE CREATIVE TEAM BEHIND THE TRADITIONAL AFRICAN COMIC WEB SERIES: LAGELU
The best of the best…….Some of the finest minds in the Nigerian comic Industry have been brought together to bring to live the trailblazing Traditional African Sci-fi Comic web series “LAGELU”. Enjoy!
9 February 2020 · Makinde Ayodeji
LAGELU (The Synopsis)
Some say it is likely going to be a Yoruba Game of Thrones while others say it must be a weak copy of Wakanda. Well, the wait is over. We present to you the synopsis of the Traditional African Sci-fi comic web series “Lagelu”: Following the fall of the old Oyo Kingdom in 1835 when […]
8 October 2019 · Iyiolastrings
THE NIGERIAN COMIC INDUSTRY: An explosion of creativity
Perhaps two years ago when i penned down articles about the Nigerian comic scene, i never knew things would get this explosive pretty soon. I'm excited! Things are not just picking up, i see an explosion of creativity! While critics will have so many things to point at as defects in the fast growing industry, […]