Brazen with Vanessa

S2.Ep.6, #Reporting4Good: Ex-Gang Members Turn Community Leaders with Vision Bearerz

After a month-long break, Vanessa returns to take you on a new journey. Welcome to a new series called Stories From Africa, where Vanessa will be “reporting for good”, as she calls it.

JAMB IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD

JAMB IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD

They say with derision.
But 19-year old Timilehin took her life because of it.
Her dream was to study Microbiology.

Yearning

I am filled with dreams, coiled tight within me, waiting to burst free and alive

The Same Streets, A Different Me

You open your door to see your old desk from NYSC

The Details of Us

I feel your love in the poems you write to me

For a moment I thought I saw him entering a store, just in front of the waiting area where I sat waiting for my flight to be called. But I must be wrong because Bode would never be caught dead at an airport.

“Hey Sister”

Let’s do a quick check-in: How are you?

Age 20

I remember age 20

A Tired Patriot

Someone asked me to describe my country. It took me a while to respond because I didn’t know where to start.

S2.Ep.5, Vanessa VS Nigeria’s Gender Gap

Currently in Nigeria, women remain underrepresented in politics and other key sectors, limiting their voices and contributions to national development.