by Victor Akhidenor The first sign of trouble should, perhaps, have been his unwillingness to disclose his identity, despite several glances at my face and identification card. “You are a journalist,” he declared. “Who sent you to me?” he demanded. Another request for my identification card. Another glance at my face. Such was my introduction to the... Read More

April 18, 2017

0 Comment

BEYOND BIAFRA: The Olu-Aka academy is on a mission to battle youth unemployment

by Victor Akhidenor Finding the Olu-Aka academy is, in itself, a test of patience and endurance, a function of the fact that the roads leading into it, as well as other buildings around it are still work in progress in this serene environment of Obinze, Owerri west in Imo state. Two identical one-storey buildings sit... Read More

Citizenship, Cover Stories, Thinking Through

Beyond Biafra, Magazine

April 13, 2017

0 Comment

BEYOND BIAFRA: The Onitsha market where dreams refuse to die

by Victor Akhidenor That there is no visible sign post announcing the Onitsha Main Market does not stop anyone from finding it when they want to. Interestingly, most streets around the market bear names of state or state capitals in Nigeria. Bida is a local government area in Niger state and the town is known... Read More

Beyond Biafra, kano, Magazine, onitsha, Sokoto

April 11, 2017

0 Comment

BEYOND BIAFRA: In Enugu State, young people look from education to enterprise

by Victor Akhidenor Nkechi Nwobodo looks glum right now and it’s for one simple reason: NYSC. More specifically, she’s unhappy with her call-up letter from the National Youth Service Corps. “I’m not happy NYSC posted me to Plateau state,” she says. “My parents own a shop in the state and that’s where we reside.” She’d... Read More

Citizenship, Cover Stories, Thinking Through

Beyond Biafra, Magazine

April 6, 2017

0 Comment

BEYOND BIAFRA: Young people strike gold in Ariaria

by Victor Akhidenor 16 years ago, Jude Okereke decided to become an entrepreneur. After learning the ropes from his elder brother, he took the plunge and became a manufacturer of bags in the famous Ariaria market in Aba, Abia state. But in all these years, the 38-year-old father of three has not made a single... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

Beyond Biafra, magazine

April 4, 2017

0 Comment

BEYOND BIAFRA: From the heart of Aba, a food revolution is coming

by Victor Akhidenor Agbai Amarachi is on a mission. She is a student of the department of Food Science and Technology at Abia State Polytechnic, Aba and she wants to take the world, Nigerians at least, on a new adventure. “I’m working on the proximate analysis of cassava flour blended with African yam beans flour... Read More

Citizenship, Thinking Through

Aba, Abia, Ariaria, Beyond Biafra, biafra, magazine, onitsha, Umuahia

April 4, 2017

0 Comment

BEYOND BIAFRA: Stories of innovation, grit and tenacity from the South-East

This month’s citizenship series on YNaija is focused on the South-East part of Nigeria. Keeping in line with our commitment to focus on the people that matter and their stories, our reporter, Victor Akhidenor has unearthed several narratives, with both breadth of scope and depth of focus. From breakthroughs in food to stories about finding success... Read More

Citizenship, Thinking Through

Aba, Abia, Ariaria, Beyond Biafra, biafra, magazine, onitsha, Umuahia

BEYOND BIAFRA: Diamonds in the dirt of the Niger

BEYOND BIAFRA: The Olu-Aka academy is on a mission to battle youth unemployment

BEYOND BIAFRA: The Onitsha market where dreams refuse to die

BEYOND BIAFRA: In Enugu State, young people look from education to enterprise

BEYOND BIAFRA: Young people strike gold in Ariaria

BEYOND BIAFRA: From the heart of Aba, a food revolution is coming

BEYOND BIAFRA: Stories of innovation, grit and tenacity from the South-East

Recent Posts

Categories

Recent Comments

YNaija

Tags