Everyday Heroes: Ibidunni Ituah-Ighodalo
Ighodalo, 39, was due to celebrate her 40th birthday on the 19th of July 2020, and had been travelling across the country to build isolation centres for coronavirus patients, her family said. In addition to being the co-pastor of Trinity House church in Lagos, Nigeria, along with husband Ituah Ighodalo, she also ran upscale, […]
Everyday Heroes: The TrackAm Team
Though not much is known about this name-Prince Enwerem, it is one, however, that attention must be paid to; both now and in the near future. Prince Enwerem hails from Imo state, of the Igbo stock in Nigeria. He was born on the 8th of January in Calabar but has had a fair share […]
Everyday Heroes: The House of Refuge
House Of Refuge (HOR) is a drug rehabilitation and resource centre which caters specifically for the rehabilitation needs of drug and alcohol dependent persons. HOR was established in 2006. HOR provides medically assisted detoxification to individuals age 17- 59, struggling with addiction to alcohol and controlled substances such as: prescription medicine, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, crack, […]
Everyday Hero – Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi
Oluwaseun Ayodeji was born and raised in Nigeria. She received a master’s degree in International Relations at Swansea University, United Kingdom and a bachelor’s degree in Local Government and Development Studies at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. As the Executive Director of Stand to End Rape Initiative (STER), she is responsible for conducting advocacy and project […]
Everyday Heroes: Williams Gyang and Nura Jibril
As the fight against Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria gets bolder, two technicians, Williams Gyang and Nura Jibril, have repaired two faulty ventilators belonging to the Jos University Teaching Hospital, JUTH, Plateau State. This they did voluntarily. The gentlemen; Mr Gyang is a diploma holder working with the state Radio and Television station as electrical engineer, […]
Everyday Heroes: AbdulSamad Rabiu
Abdul Samad Isyaku Rabiu CON (born 4 August 1960 in Kano, Nigeria) is a Nigerian businessman. His late father, Khalifah Isyaku Rabiu, was one of Nigeria’s foremost industrialists in the 1970s and 1980s. Abdul Samad is the founder and chairman of BUA Group, a Nigerian conglomerate concentrating on manufacturing, infrastructure and agriculture and producing a […]
Eveyday Heroes: Henrietta Alokha
Tragedy struck on Sunday morning, March 15, 2020, after a pipeline exploded in the Abule Ado community of Lagos, killing several people and injuring many others. The explosion affected Bethlehem Girls College, Abúlé Ado near Festac Town, Lagos. It claimed some lives, amongst which was the life of the school principal, Reverend Sister Henrietta Alokha. […]
Everyday Hero: Godwin Maduka
Godwin Maduka was born in 1959. He is a Nigerian-American doctor, businessman and philanthropist. He is also the founder of Las Vegas Pain Institute and Medical Center. Early life and education Maduka was born in Nkerehi (now Umuchukwu), Anambra State, Nigeria. He started his education in Nawfia Comprehensive Secondary School and All Saints Grammar school, […]
Everyday Hero: Eseoghene Odiete
Richard Branson said he was sure she had a “very bright future”. Turns out he was right. Eseoghene Ise Odiete took part in the British Council’s Enterprise Challenge, an online competition developed in partnership with Virgin Atlantic Airways. The competition provided a platform for young, brilliant entrepreneurial minds to further develop their skills, businesses and […]
Everyday Heroes: Modupe Ozolua
Born on the 10th of October, 1973 in Benin City, Nigeria, Modupe Ozolua is an Nigerian-American philanthropist and entrepreneur. She is the former CEO of Body Enhancement Ltd, and is currently operating as the Founding President of Empower 54 Project Initiatives (Empower 54) formerly known as Body Enhancement Annual Reconstructive Surgery (BEARS) Foundation. Read more […]
Everyday Heores: Mohammed Indimi
The name might not be so popular in so many cycles, but Mohammed Indimi is a Nigerian oil mogul who founded Oriental Energy Resources Limited, a private oil exploration and production company, in 1990. As one of Africa’s most prominent men with a magnanimous heart, His charity foundation, Mohammed Indimi Foundation (MIF), is focused on […]
Everyday Heroes: Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu
Though she is also known as a first lady of Ondo state, the office of the first lady in no way defines who she is or what she has done. As a cancer survivor, she founded the Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN), in order to cater to women with breast cancer and also raise […]
Everyday Heroes: Muhammed Abu Ali
There are men…and there are MEN! Whatever interpretation you give to that, the bottom line is, there is a difference. Muhammed Abu Ali fits into the “superior group” of men-by birth, by grit, by profession, by heart, by whatever criteria one brings as the canon. Read more about Everyday Heroes By birth, he is a […]
Everyday Heroes: Ezinne Akudo Anyaoha
Ezinne Akudo Anyaoha is a Nigerian lawyer and beauty queen. Akudo was born on the 17th May 1990 in Imo State. She’s also an alumni from Federal Government Girls’ College, Owerri, Imo State and Abia State University. Ezinne Akudo Anyaoha was crowned Miss Nigeria in July, 2013. Read more about Everyday Heroes Anyaoha: The Rape […]
Everyday Hero-Henry Anumudu
South African anti-apartheid leader and philanthropist Nelson Mandela once said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” This sentiment is particularly true in the case of a young Nigerian teacher named Henry Anumudu. He, motivated to fix the education system, abandoned a promising career in Communication and Media […]
Everyday Heroes – Olaoluwa Abagun
Abagun was born in Lagos, she had her secondary education at Queens’ College, Lagos. In 2008, she graduated from Queens’ College Lagos, bagging the “Outstanding Service to College Life Award” for her strong leadership as the Deputy Head-Girl of the College. Shortly after, she proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo University where she obtained a Bachelor of […]