Encounters

Encounters

‘I want to be the first blind professor in Nigeria’

Muhammad Mustapha, a schoolteacher, holds a degree in History from the Gombe State University. Even though he is blind, he can browse the internet, ch

‘Creating music for new Tom & Jerry is dream come true’

Daily Trust: How does it feel being tapped to create music for a ‘reboot’ of a classic such as ‘Tom & Jerry’? Vivek Maddal

‘I wrote SSCE with foot, bagged 7 credits, but still beg for alms’

Daily Trust: How did you become physically-challenged?  Ahmadu Yakubu: I was born with it. My parents tried their best to look for medication, bu

Sokoto’s lady barber cuts out unique path

As a child, Grace Ishaya Rewa developed a strong passion for barbing after watching severally as her cousins and siblings’ hairs were being scra

‘I began work prepared for bullying by male colleagues’

Many youths, especially ladies, would never think of doing the greasy work of servicing cars, changing engine oil, tyres, wheel alignment or balancing