A Kidnap Story: Into the Forest
I had checked the time on my phone, 10 minutes after 4pm. Before 5pm we should get to the convention ground, I said to myself. That was when I heard the first gunshot in the air. I was on my…
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Ben Olayinka: Running To Myself
For the last year, I’ve run at least half a marathon every single day. That is 21 kilometres every day, and lately I have been thinking a lot about what that means. I spend on average two hours a day…
Oladipupo Osineye: The Thing About Luck
I remember the exact moment when I knew what I wanted to do with my life. I was watching Nigeria play Switzerland in the under-17 world championship. My dad took me as he’s a huge football fan, and the stadium…
Enoch Nwali: I played The Word Nebbish
The entire team was waiting on my game. We were on the verge of winning the silver medal at the National Sports Festival. I had won a lot of medals with a lot of words, but this one was different.…
This Life of Agency: Let Cerebral Palsy Kids Learn
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…
Olumuyiwa Sobowale: Sowing Seeds Of Impact
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…
Exile – Monica’s Story
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…
A Woman With Many Lives
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…
Corper Wee!
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…
My Coastal Dream: Like Venice, Like Ayetoro
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…
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