Encounters

Encounters

Zuriel, Nigerian teen who’s met 23 world leaders

Daily Trust: You are known as a female education advocate and filmmaker. When and how did all these begin for you?  Zuriel Oduwole: I don’t

Niger’s ‘super-polygamist’ resurfaces after death rumour

A first time visitor to Masaba ward, Bida residence of the super-polygamist, Malam Mohammed Bello Abubakar Masaba, would hardly need any serious descr

‘On the job, I sometimes forget I’m a woman’

Daily Trust: Have you had any stint in the core media profession? Petra Akinti Onyegbule: I haven’t had any stint in the media profession apart

A cut above men: Meet Benin’s lady butchers

In the past, butchery and meat selling business were exclusively reserved for the men-folk but now it is one of the all-embracing businesses for the w

Meet Niger’s amazing ‘armless’ tattoo artist who lives on her feet

Sheidatu Abubakar, born without arms, in Lapai, Niger State, does not in any way look her age. At 20, she looks like a teenager, but that is before on