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Snippets

First-person narratives that offer a glimpse into a specific experience, usually short and straight to the point. They are either products of interviews by curators or written down and shared by the narrators.

SOMETIMES, I FEEL LIKE I’VE WASTED MY LIFE HERE

Day after day, I come here doing the same thing over and over again. I sweep and mop. But this place knows me only as a cleaner.

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026

Bankole Taiwo JamesLeave a comment
Posted in Snippets, Work

DEM DEY FIND ME FOR VILLAGE

I was a science student, so I would like to continue from where I stopped.

April 25, 2026April 25, 2026

The ChronyclerLeave a comment
Posted in Snippets, WorkTagged Abuja, Bauchi, Delivery, Education, Family, Farm, Lagos, Okada, Poverty

ESCAPING A PREDATOR ON FACEBOOK

I was too uninformed to imagine anything wrong. But he had a mission.

April 18, 2026April 18, 2026

Abdulaziz BagwaiLeave a comment
Posted in School, SnippetsTagged Children, Homosexuality, Nigeria, School, Social media

ALABUKUN POWDER AND A CHILDHOOD MEMORY

They said to me: if I insulted anyone again, I would die instantly.

April 18, 2026April 18, 2026

The ChronyclerLeave a comment
Posted in Family, SnippetsTagged Alabukun, Childhood, Memory

EVER SEEN A GROWN MAN CRY?

I lost my confidence, and it took quite a while to get it back. 

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026

The ChronyclerLeave a comment
Posted in School, SnippetsTagged Induction, Medical school

ONE DAY AT A TIME

I called family and friends and told them, “I don’t think I can do this.”

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026

Hussein AdotoLeave a comment
Posted in School, SnippetsTagged survmedsch

MEDICINE GOES BEYOND WHAT YOU READ

At a point, it felt like a lot.

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026

Hussein AdotoLeave a comment
Posted in School, SnippetsTagged survmedsch

I NEARLY DIED OFF-CAMPUS

I simply lay there, waiting for whatever would happen next.

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026

Hussein AdotoLeave a comment
Posted in School, SnippetsTagged survmedsch

WEEKS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY

Here, nothing works the way it should: not the training, not the practice, not the care.

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026

Hussein AdotoLeave a comment
Posted in School, SnippetsTagged Hospital, Medical school, Medicine, School

YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO LOSE FOCUS

I started asking myself questions: “Am I even intelligent enough to be here?”

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026

Hussein AdotoLeave a comment
Posted in School, Snippets

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