SHANGO - The story:

Mythology

When Oranmiyan died, his elder son, Ajuan, became King. But he was a weak King and could not
keep all his chiefs in order.So he was removed from the throne and his younger brother, Shango,
became king. 

SHANGO- god of Thunder & Lightnning

Shango was a brave and warlike hero and it was said that when he spoke, fire came out of his mouth and smoke from his nostrils.
He soon gained control over the chiefs and ruled them, strictly and it is said – cruelly.
Shango ruled for seven years, but his life came to a sad end. One day, he was trying to use his charms to attract lightning from the sky, and his house was struck by lightning, and his wives and children were killed.

The Yorubaland

The Stories:

Most people who live in the western region of Nigeria and the former Federal Capital, Lagos are Yoruba.
The Yoruba have a long history, when and where the story begins, no one quite knows. In the old days, people could not write; so they left behind no written stories for us to read today. How then can we know about the distant past? The best we can do is listen to the stories which
people have handed down from generation to generation.
These stories, of legends as we call them, are still told today by parents to their children.
They are still all true in every detail. In fact, there are often several different versions of the same story. But, if we take them all together, we can learn what really happened in the earliest days of the Yoruba.
The Yoruba are divided into several tribes which include the Oyo, Ijebu, Ekiti, Egba, Ijesha, Ondo, Akoko and Ife.