Tuesday, 15 September 2015

10 strange but false stories I heard as a kid in Nigeria

10 strange but false stories I believed as a kid in Nigeria


  1. Nnamdi Azikiwe held the key to River Niger, if he opened it, Nigeria will be flooded
  2. Obafemi Awolowo escaped from prison by turning into an Ant
  3. Thunder Balogun stopped playing football when he killed his brother during a penalty shootout, his brother was the goalkeeper. He took a shot and it tore through the goalkeeper's stomach and entered the net
  4. Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu killed 1,000 soldiers in the warfront only armed with a pistol in one hand and cigarette in the other
  5. India was banned from playing football they once won a match 99-0. The opposing keeper complained that anytime the Indians took a shot, all he could see was Tigers and spears chasing him
  6. If you overtook an Army vehicle you will be sent to jail
  7. Super D used to have 30 eggs, 12 loaves of bread and a 25-litre jerrycan of tea for breakfast
  8. If you nail the ground while 2 dogs are mating, they will stick together
  9. Oyenusi while facing the firing squad could not be killed until he voluntarily vomited a tortoise
  10. Victor Uwaifo once played 3 guitars simultaneously, one with his left hand, one with his right hand and the other with his teeth!

Nnamdi Azikiwe
Obafemi Awolowo
Teslim 'Thunder' Balogun

Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
Indian Footballers

Nigeria Army Vehicle

Oyenusi
Sir Victor Uwaifo