Chibuike Napoleon

14th Edition Chibuike Napoleon 11-year-old Chibuike Napoleon from Owerri, Imo State, who is the youngest Zookeeper in the country. His love and care for animals began as a result of following his mother, a photographer, to the zoo regularly. Now the young hero has dreams of becoming a veterinary surgeon in the future. 2008 2009 […]

Mary Tembe

16th Edition Mary Timbee Social Bravery Male Benue From Child Bride to Ending Child Marriage and Child Prostitution One Voice at a Time In a remote village in Benue, 15 year old Mary Tembe, a child with a burning zeal to be educated was given off for marriage at the age of 14 years by […]

Ismail Muhammad

17th Edition Ismail Muhammad Social Bravery Male Kwara From the harsh streets of Nigeria emerged a boy whose courage defied his circumstances. Ismail Muhammed was born into a life marked by homelessness, hunger, and hardship. By the age of six, the street had become his reality, begging was his means of survival, and danger lurked […]