The jaws of the panel of interviewers literally went slack as I walked in. The silence filled the university interview room and I was getting uncomfortable until one of them spoke. “You’re really smart,” said in a patronizing tone, “but…
There were about 150 Corp members packed into the room. At the time, I was the hostel governor for my hostel (Room M4) at the Magaji Dan-Yamusa Permanent Orientation Camp, Nasarawa state during my National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). It was…
This is what it feels like when home is no longer a place you can return to. In this conversation, we speak with Monica from Benue who shares what it means to carry the weight of memory, the fear of…
Winifred Ugwueze is the Founder of Tech Sisi, a digital agency that teaches in-demand tech skills as well as a marketing agency that offers marketing services. Three years ago, she could never have imagined getting to this point in her…
Tofunmi is a corper currently serving in the Nigeria Youth Service Corps popularly known as NYSC. She currently serves in Oshodi Local Government of Lagos State. The team at SFN reached out to interview her on her experience so far…
Ayetoro is a coastal community in Ilaje, Ondo State Nigeria. Like Ayetoro, Venice, located in Northeastern Italy, is also coastal. In Venice, there are no roads, just canals. Movement happens through canoes or maybe speedboats. Beyond its urbanization, Venice is…
A murder happened in my village, and it led to a mass arrest. In a village like mine, you were either related to some or most of the people: uncles, neighbours, cousins, your friend’s father, and all. Everyone who had…
I was born in Zamfara, a state in Northern Nigeria, in a small Christian community where survival meant resilience. Growing up here taught me that if I wanted something, I had to fight for it. But I never imagined that…
The first time I began to understand what was going on was when I fell on the Assembly ground in Secondary School. I had had a series of recurring seizures. On getting to the hospital, the school put a call…
I was going into the prison yard when my dad called me on the phone. Instinctively I picked up the call and responded “Daddy, I’m in prison. I’ll call you back”. I didn’t think it through before I said that.…