Encounters

Encounters

My teachers advised me to quit school – Ex-corps member who sat for O’Level 17 times

  Emmanuel Oluwasayomi Ahmadu, popularly known as Mr ‘Voiceover’, is a graduate of Mass Communication from the University of Benin. The Kogi-born

‘I always top my class despite being blind’

Lucky Pastor lost his sight at age 12, but that didn’t stop him from achieving his set goals. He completed his secondary school education in a public

Meet man who sweeps 100m Abuja alley daily

Twenty-eight-year-old Jamilu Abubakar, an indigene of Funtua in the north-west state of Katsina is a daily fixture at a busy alleyway in Utako Distric

How cap knitting changed our lives – IDPs

In every ugly situation there’s always an ample opportunity for those who would dare to think outside the box. Alhaji Abba Sheriff is one of the peopl

Don’t despise any business, says journalist who fries akara

The fascinating story of a journalist who fries and sells akara in Maiduguri has gradually spread to the nooks and crannies of the city. Sunday Willia