Encounters

Encounters

Katsina grandma, 79, fulfils lifelong dream of being a graduate

For 79-year-old Hajiya Fatima Kurfi,  it was fulfilment of a lifelong ambition to wear an academic gown signalling graduation from a university.

Meet blind young woman who dreams of being professor

Daily Trust: Were you born blind?  Justina Agyesopa Sule: Yes, I was born with this condition, so also were my parents. From the case history stu

Meet Aisha, Adamawa’s fearless huntress

Aisha Bakari Gombi was recently crowned as Sarauniyar Baka Adamawa, or Queen of Adamawa Hunters, by the leader of the Hunters Association in Adamawa S

Sokoto’s ‘area boys’ give residents sleepless nights

Residents of Gidan Hakki, Meniyo, Nufawa and Makeran Assada in the Sokoto North local government area of Sokoto state are living in perpetual fear of

Zakzaky could’ve led uprising worse than Boko Haram’s, says brother

Daily Trust: What is your take on the activities of the Shiites in Zaria, and other parts of the country? Malam Sani Yakubu: By my estimation, the Shi