Encounters

Encounters

Borno man who quit bank job to fight Boko Haram

For eight years, Mu’azu Alhaji Misiya worked in the comfort of a bank. But in 2014, to save his native Bama and his state, he dropped his pen and pick

Fabricating minaret decorations gives me joy – Welder

Abdurrafiu Ademola is a welder based in Madalla town of Niger State. He fabricates gates, burglary proof, chairs and tables, among many other industri

‘I want to train more women as train drivers’

Sarah Abiara is the first female train driver in Nigeria. In this interview, she explained how it all began, how she feels working in a male-dominated

Encounter with Igbo herdswoman

Armed with a stick and spotting a short brown jean, black T-shirt, sneakers and a big native hat, the first known Igbo herdswoman, Mrs. Ekene Obaye, a

Encounter with man who’s been volunteer traffic warden for 20 years

There’s hardly anyone who uses the popular Zoo Road that has never seen him performing the selfless service of controlling vehicular movement, thereby