The Quiet Growth of Nasara Tanko

Nasara Tanko Looks to the World with Hope

By Ojonugwa Yahaya

A reflection on childhood, displacement, and the quiet resilience of becoming.

The Generation We Are Ushering In

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By Ojonugwa Yahaya — Daughter of Africa

I write so that silence can be heard. ✍🏼

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In this reflection, I will not be economical with words. I will speak plainly — brutally, if I must — because sometimes the truth must sting before it heals.

Footprints of Memory: Beauty and Triumph Amidst Displacement

Image by Ojonugwa Yahya

By Ojonugwa Yahya

In the heart of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) community, we are not merely extending aid — we are inscribing history. Every gesture of kindness, every shared smile, every scar and song becomes a footprint etched into the memory of humanity.

An Ode to Nigeria (For Country, For You and For Me)

Photo by Tope A. Asokere from Pexels

By Ojonugwa Yahaya.

 

When you continually tell even the most beautiful creature... hmm, maybe even more beautiful than Agbani Darego 🤔... that she is ugly, in no time she may start believing it and even start looking ugly... that is how dynamic nature and human psychology work.

Open Defecation: A Known Enemy Affecting the Everyday Nigerian

Old woman showing her makeshift toilet.
Credit: UN News

By Ojonugwa Yahaya from HipCity Innovation Centre

Among human communities, there are some behaviours which have negative impact the people and endangers the health of the entire population. Most times, the people ignore the consequences because they believe it is an age-old practice and their forebears were not affected by it, or because of a fear of change. Also, when these people weigh their options and feel the cost of behavioural change outweighs their usual behaviour, they are usually unwilling to change.