Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Most effective lawyers aren’t just legal experts; they’re strategists, trusted advisors —Israel Egbekunle, lawyer and scholar

Israel Egbekunle

Israel Egbekunle is a young Nigerian lawyer and legal scholar. He graduated with First Class honours in Law from Igbinedion University, Okada, and with another First Class honours from the Nigerian Law School. He has gained valuable experience through internships with leading firms, including Templars, Banwo & Ighodalo, Ikeyi Shittu & Co., and J.O. Fabunmi […]

Menstrual issues deserve institutional recognition; it’s a global human rights concern, not just women’s problem —Candice Chirwa, South African social entrepreneur and gender advocate

Candice Chirwa

Candice Chirwa is a South African educator, social entrepreneur, writer, and thought leader in social impact, and is currently pursuing a PhD in International Relations. She is the founder and director of Qrate. Known as the Minister of Menstruation, she has spent the past eight years breaking the silence around periods and pushing for systemic […]

How I founded mini bank in secondary school, founded start-ups in university, became CEO at 21 —Miracle Nwankwo, entrepreneur and CEO of Veefin Nigeria

Miracle Nwankwo

Miracle Nwankwo is a computer science graduate of Babcock University, a serial entrepreneur, and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Veefin Solutions Nigeria. With a background in product innovation, strategic partnerships, and digital growth, he is passionate about creating financial systems that are efficient, inclusive, and future-ready. In this interview by GRATEFUL OGUNJEBE, he speaks […]

My experience with displacement, work in IDP communities taught me leadership isn’t about grand speeches, but trust, consistency —Simisola Ajayi, changemaker, UNHCR young champion for refugees

Simisola Ajayi

Simisola Ajayi is an International Relations undergraduate student at Anchor University. She is the director for advocacy at Art in Heart Gallery, a campus ambassador of Cowrywise, and a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Young Champion for Refugees. She is passionate about leadership, social change, and wants to be remembered as a changemaker, […]

Islamic Fiction in Nigeria: Between Soyayya, Tarbiyya, and new literary shelf

Islamic Fiction in Nigeria

In the bustling Kurmi Market of Kano, beneath colourful umbrellas shielding books from the Harmattan sun, Hauwa fingers through a stack of paperbacks. The covers promise romance and drama: Budurwar Zuciya, Alhaki Kuykuyo Ne, Wa Zai Auri Jahila? These are soyayya novels — love stories that navigate the delicate balance between entertainment and Islamic values. […]