Tag: Nigeria

Queen Ereba: ‘Psoriasis has made me a stronger person’

Queen Ereba knew she had a calling to share her experience about…

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Tolulope Ogunbodede: ‘I am not my hair. With or without my hair, I am still me.’

After being called a “witch” because of her hair loss, textile designer,…

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Jigawa State farmer: ‘Three of my children died on a farm in Jigawa’

The Jigawa State farmer, Yakubu's sons died after the house collapsed due…

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Jummai Karofi: Life as a member of the banned Shia group

Jummai Karofi has not seen her three children since a government crackdown…

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‘My wife would still be alive had she got treatment’

My journey to widowerhood began three years ago in an oncologist's office…

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#EndSARS protests: ‘I felt I was going to die there’

One week after the Nigerian armed forces shot peaceful anti-police brutality #EndSARS…

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Kim Emenike: ‘I made it to university, but then I fell through the cracks’

University life is tough and if there's no support you can barely…

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‘I made a new hand for my younger brother’

This is a story of how after a life-changing accident, a man…

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The making of hip hop and rap artist Ice Prince Zamani

Growing up in the city of Jos in central Nigeria, Ice Prince…

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August Browne: The Nigeria-born man who joined the Polish resistance

Among the hundreds of thousands of patriots that Poland celebrates for serving…

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