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This is a list of African spirits as well as deities found within the traditional African religions. It also covers spirits as well as deities found within the African religions—which is mostly derived from traditional African religions. Additionally, prominent mythic figures including heroes and legendary creatures may also be included in ...
Anja Ringgren Lovén (born 4 September 1978) is a Danish humanitarian and founder of the charity organization DINNødhjælp. Since 2012, the organization has been dedicated to protecting and rescuing children in Nigeria accused of witchcraft—a practice stemming from deep-rooted superstition that often leads to ostracism, abuse, or death. [2]
A chief priestess of Yemoja during the Yemoja festival of Oyo Town, Oyo State in Nigeria (2014) In traditional Yoruba culture and spirituality, Yemọja is a mother spirit ; patron spirit of women, especially pregnant women; She is the patron deity of the Ogun river (Odò Ògùn) but she has other rivers that are dedicated to her throughout ...
A Mother's Love: A story about two wives married to one man. One wife could have children, and the other could not. The one who could have children had one daughter. The wife who could not have children became mean. The mother had to go to a market, which was a few days walk away and she left her daughter with the other wife.
End Of The Wicked is a 1999 Nigerian horror film directed by Teco Benson and written by Helen Ukpabio. [1] The film was blamed for a rise in witchcraft accusations against children in the 1990s and early 2000s.
One source estimates 15,000 children in the Niger Delta alone have been forced on the streets by witchcraft accusations. [4] [Children] are taken to churches where they are subjected to inhumane and degrading torture in the name of 'exorcism'. They are chained, starved, hacked with machetes, lynched or murdered in cold blood.
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An obayifo is a vampire/witch-like mythological creature from West Africa coming from the folklore of the Ashanti. [1] In Ashanti folklore, obayifo are very common and may inhabit the bodies of any man or woman. They are described as having shifty eyes and being obsessed with food.