a helping hand
“Last Saturday, I went to charge my phone at a bakery near my house because we’ve not had light for about 2 days. While observing my phone as it charged, an elderly woman who sells …
Stories
giving up?
“I worked as a cleaner in a cheese balls factory. My son graduated from school this year and instead of staying at home, he deciding to join me at work. He was amazed at how …
little wins
“I have worked in a pure water factory for 3 years now. I started out as a machine operator but I was recently promoted to a supplier. I was so happy. I tried getting into …
shop owner and customer
“I had just returned from the market and settled to measure the bags of groundnut, when she walked into my shop and asked the price of a half bag of rice. I pointed at the …
what do you want?
“When I finished NYSC in 1994, I got a job with a federal government agency in Abuja. I shared a room with a friend and sometimes we house other guys who come to town looking …
The hard way
“My son had one wife and life was going well for him. He had properties in Abuja and Lagos, so because of his prosperity, he wanted to take a second wife. Our religion approves of …
skin deep
“I went for an interview at Lekki. While we were all waiting for the interview to start, the security man told me to hand over my CV and leave the premises. I was shocked and …
gritting it through
“After my diploma in 2015, I had the passion to continue my education. I got married and with my husband’s support in 2016, I was admitted into Federal University of Lafia. I was given direct …
trying her best to hold on
“My husband died in 2017, leaving me with our two daughters. We had no male child. The shock from his death was too much for me. I had stroke. It was a really terrible period …
using the advice that works
“After I finished secondary school, my family encountered some financial problems and I couldn’t further to the university. Staying at home without doing anything led me to join the area boys in our hood. I …
