The afternoon was hot and annoying; Aisha had to keep wiping the sweat off her forehead as she thwarted the flies off her face while standing under the mango tree. She was impatiently waiting in front of the medical tent at the south end of the Bakassi IDP camp (internally displaced people’s camp) in Borno:…
My journey began with the famous NYSC (for non-Nigerians here today, it’s an a.k.a for National Youth Service Corps). You could call it the extra year that comes with that extra grace just in case you passed through elementary school, high school, tertiary institution and you still had no clue what you wanted to do…
While growing up, I never knew I would be a teacher someday. I didn’t appreciate a profession that promised rewards only in heaven. I was of the opinion that if one worked tirelessly for eight hours, 5 days a week; impacting lives and molding future leaders, the relevant rewards should be non-negotiable. The saying, “life…
As a young seven-year-old girl, the age of much of my imaginations, I knew that I wanted to be a teacher. There was something about the profession which sparked a lifelong interest in me. But of course, you cannot aspire to be a teacher from such a young age in a Nigerian setting. You see,…
The International Day of Non-Violence is celebrated on 2nd October, the birthday of the great peace movement leader, Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi led the successful and peaceful movement for India’s independence from British rule and his ideals continue to inspire civil movements and freedom actions across the world. Today, it seems like peaceful protests, peaceful demands…