Tag: Nigeria

Nigeria election 2023: Who is Peter Obi of the Labour Party?

A wealthy businessman with a reputation for being frugal, Peter Obi has…

Flogged for speaking my mother tongue

Nigeria says it wants primary school teachers to conduct lessons in local…

Cecilia Macaulay Cecilia Macaulay

Nigeria election 2023: Who is Rabiu Kwankwaso?

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the 66-year-old politician vying to be Nigeria's next president,…

Victor Ezeama Victor Ezeama

Adaeze Efobi: Nigeria’s qualified nurse turned taekwondo instructor

It is not exactly normal for a nurse to spend her time…

Joshua Adetunji Joshua Adetunji

How I survived Kaduna train hijacking and captivity

Nigeria's reopening of a vital high-speed train link nine months after an…

Halima Umar Saleh Halima Umar Saleh

Realising my dream to become a novelist at the age of 19

I wrote the first draft in a ghetto in Lagos, working on…

Ben Okri Ben Okri

The Nigerian woman cleaning up a land soaked in oil

In a land soaked in oil and scorched by fires, one scientist,…

Georgina Rannard Georgina Rannard

I was trafficked, turned to sex slave at age 14

I am from Effoi, in the Eket Local Government Area of Akwa…

Enobong Udotai Enobong Udotai

I was shot by rebels for being a journalist

During the bloody rebel war that raged in Sierra Leone for more…

Umaru Fofana Umaru Fofana

Is this Nigerian teen the next women’s golf prodigy?

A single moment can change the trajectory of our lives. For Nigerian…

Jackie Prager Jackie Prager