I am Jimmy Adebayo Bitrus (not real name), a former student of a reputable secondary school in Lagos. My life has been plagued with ups and downs. I have faced numerous challenges in different areas of my life. These trials ...

Why was I even born in this world? Why couldn’t I be born somewhere else where life is well organized and health care and social services are readily available to the people?  Why couldn’t I just be allowed to choose ...

When I was younger, people used to compliment me saying I was intelligent. They also used to tell me that I was a beautiful girl. But, because of my background, I saw all they said as flattery. You see, my ...

  “My daughter, this school that I had no opportunity to attend ehn! You must attend it and I mean it”. These words of my dad sank into me; It brought smiles to my face each time it echoed in ...

by Akata Julianah Eko Girls’ Grammar School, Okota It all started one day when I went to see Ngozi, a friend of mine who lived on the street next to mine. When I got to her place, she was not ...