Archives Tag: everyday heroes
Everyday Hero-Henry Anumudu
April 19, 2022
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 … Continue reading Everyday Hero-Henry Anumudu
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Everyday Heroes – Olaoluwa Abagun
April 19, 2022
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 … Continue reading Everyday Heroes – Olaoluwa Abagun
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Everyday Heroes: Benjamin Ben Kwashi
April 19, 2022
Benjamin Ben Argak Kwashi was born in Plateau State in the year 1955. He is a Nigerian Anglican Archbishop. He is married to Gloria and they have six children, one of them is also a priest. They have 54 orphans living with them in Jos, Northern Nigeria. Background of the Archbishop He was born in … Continue reading Everyday Heroes: Benjamin Ben Kwashi
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Everyday Hero: Josephine Ugwu
April 19, 2022
It might be no news that, Josephine Ugwu, a staff of a cleaning company at the Lagos Airport, in 2015 found $12,200, which a passenger forgot inside a toilet in the facility and returned it to security officials at the airport. But this is not a mere story; it is not one that the pages … Continue reading Everyday Hero: Josephine Ugwu
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Everyday Heroes: Jerry and Tricia Ifeanyi
April 19, 2022
Anyiego Foundation is barely one year old. But in those 365 days, the foundation has recorded many successful humanitarian outreaches in Lagos and the South-East and has proven to be impactful to society. Within this first 365 days of its existence, Anyiego Foundation has visited prisons, the homeless and orphanage homes. Through the intervention of … Continue reading Everyday Heroes: Jerry and Tricia Ifeanyi
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Everyday Heroes- Sunday Lengmang
April 19, 2022
Nigeria is regarded as home to the largest fistula burden in the world. According to medical experts, VVF is a female genital disorder where a woman loses control of her bladder due to pregnancy and delivery complications. As a result, urinates uncontrollably through-out the day. VVF is as old as mankind. According to history, the … Continue reading Everyday Heroes- Sunday Lengmang
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Everyday Heroes: Pink Oak Foundation
April 19, 2022
Cancer is predominantly a Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) and affects people all over the world. According to the International Agency for Research on Cance, in 2013, over 14 million new cancer cases (about 39,000 per day) was diagnosed annually and the number of new cases is expected to rise by about 70% over the next two … Continue reading Everyday Heroes: Pink Oak Foundation
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Everyday Heroes- Dr. Christian Isichei
April 19, 2022
There are heroes and there are heroes. Whatever the defining criteria or dividing line is, Dr. Christian Isichei undoubtedly falls in the superior category of heroes. The name might not be the most popular, but the impact of the man is of gigantic proportion and the intent of the man’s heart are of magnanimous dimensions. … Continue reading Everyday Heroes- Dr. Christian Isichei
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Everyday Heroes – Anthony Enahoro
April 19, 2022
The paragraph below outline why Anthony Enahoro ranks as an everyday Hero; especially in a month where we are paying consideration to Nigeria’s independence celebration: In 1953, Enahoro became the first to move the motion for Nigeria’s independence which was eventually granted in 1960 after several political setbacks and defeats in parliament. Because of that, … Continue reading Everyday Heroes – Anthony Enahoro
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Everyday Heroes- Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
April 19, 2022
Coming off the independence celebrations of Nigeria, it is important to reflect on some of the Heroes of our Independence from the colonialists. The line from the national anthem says, “…the labour of our heroes past, shall never be in vain…” It is in the light of this that, we remember one of the great … Continue reading Everyday Heroes- Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
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Everyday Heroes- Frances Ogamba
April 19, 2022
In the past few weeks, Nigeria and Nigerians have been on the global headlines for mostly negative reasons, the internet fraud scams in the United States, the drug smuggling cases in Saudi Arabia etc. A need of fresh air is needed at this moment: people that will also put Nigeria on the news for positive … Continue reading Everyday Heroes- Frances Ogamba
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Everyday Heroes: Basil Okpara Jnr
April 19, 2022
His game generating interest was piqued at age 7 when his father scolded him for spending so much time playing games rather than building his own games for others to play. Basil took this as a challenge and paid more attention to learning how to make his own games. Basil Okpara Snr’s Narrative Growing up, … Continue reading Everyday Heroes: Basil Okpara Jnr
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Everyday Heroes: Olajumoke Adenowo
April 19, 2022
Olajumoke Adenowo is a multiple award-winning Architect and Philanthropist who when profiled by CNN was referred to as “Africa’s Starchitect.” With over 30 years of experience in Architectural practice, she has designed and executed over 70 buildings. At age 14 she enrolled to study Architecture at the University of Ife, where she also completed her … Continue reading Everyday Heroes: Olajumoke Adenowo
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Everyday Heroes: Bashir Umar
April 19, 2022
The name is Umar; Bashir Umar. Sounds like just another name from the northern demography. The proper designation (as at June 2019) however was AirCraftsman (ACM) Bashir Umar. But this designation in the Nigerian Air force can no longer be applicable to the gentleman officer as at the time of writing this article, rather it … Continue reading Everyday Heroes: Bashir Umar
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Everyday Heroes: Oluyinka Olutoye
April 19, 2022
Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye, achieved a rare surgical feat when he successfully operated on an unborn baby, restored it to mother’s womb at a Texas hospital in the US. The preceding statement is enough to justify why he is an Everyday Hero: another Nigerian doing exploits beyond the shores of his motherland while retaining the pride … Continue reading Everyday Heroes: Oluyinka Olutoye
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