Tag: Nigeria

I never use my real name

I felt like I had to fit in. I needed to keep…

Chinemelum Anyamene Chinemelum Anyamene

Obituary: Ada Ameh, a comic actor who wrestled grief to make people laugh

Life is all about struggle. To live, to act and to expire.…

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My mum, wife and nephew died after bathing with mysterious soap 

My name is Anifowose Olalekan. I am 34 years old. I am…

Anifowose Olalekan Anifowose Olalekan

Ayopo Ogunleye: The father raising five sets of twins alone

Ayopo Ogunleye, who has fathered five sets of twins, has become something…

Men refused to patronize my services when I started

My name is Precious Joseph. I am 27 years old. I am…

Precious Joseph Precious Joseph

He bought me like a chicken in the market

Al-Husseina Amadou never forgets the day she was sold. Like her parents,…

Fred Harter in Niamey Fred Harter in Niamey

The last generation of facial scar bearers in Nigeria

Facial scarification was once popular across Nigeria. Deep cuts, usually on both…

BBC BBC

Zamfara wedding kidnapping escapee recounts attack

A Nigerian couple have put their wedding celebrations on hold after gunmen…

Ishaq Khalid Ishaq Khalid

Heroic driver risks life to save scores from burning tanker

A Nigerian man who has been hailed a "hero" for risking his…

Ahmed Ambali Ahmed Ambali

17-year-old accepted into all Ivy League schools plus seven other universities

After graduating from Miami Beach Senior High School, a 17-year-old Florida teen…

Seraphine Dogbey Seraphine Dogbey