Past Heroes

Recognising Different Expressions of Bravery

Name: Hassan Adamu

Intellectual Bravery

Age: 15

Year: 2025

In a community where charcoal is expensive and often unaffordable, one teenager is turning what others throw away into something valuable.

Name: Abraham Umoren

Physical Bravery

Age: 9

Year: 2025

Abraham Umoren, a 9-year-old boy, became a hero in his community after bravely rescuing a 5-year-old girl from an attempted assault in the

Name: Ismail Muhammed

Social Bravery

Age: 13

Year: 2025

From the harsh streets of Nigeria emerged a boy whose courage defied his circumstances. Ismail Muhammed was born into a life

Name: Kundushima Kwana

Physical Bravery

Age: 17

Year: 2024

In the breezing old afternoon, a 15 year old now 17 Kundushima Kwana was jolted from his rest by the screams of women and children.

Name: Iliyasu Aminu Alkassim

Intellectual Bravery

Age: 16

Year: 2024

In Kano, Nigeria, a talented 16-year-old named Iliyasu Aminu Alkassim, also known as Khalifa Aminu, is making waves with his incredible inventions.

Name: Mary Tembe

Social Bravery

Age: 15

Year: 2024

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

Name: Helen Emmanuel

Intellectual Bravery

Year: 2023

Helen Emmanuel from Ikot Usong, who stood up and fought for a 13-year-old girl that was molested and impregnated by her father

Name: Happiness Bassey

Physical Bravery

Year: 2023

Happiness Bassey from Ikot Usong, Akwa Ibom State awarded the Physical Bravery winner for stopping her mother from selling her younger brother.

Name: Ferdinand Maumo

Intellectual Bravery

Year: 2023

Ferdinand Maumo, a differently-abled child with Spastic cerebral palsy who demonstrated an exceptional understanding of Chess
2025 Winners