Past Heroes

Recognising Different Expressions of Bravery

2022 - 2025

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

2008 - 2021

Name: John Blessing

Social Bravery

Year: 2017

John Blessing is a teenager, the remaining child living with her mother since her elder sister was gang raped to death. She hails from Ifo, Ogun State.

Name: Wealth John

Social Bravery

Age: 8

Year: 2017

Wealth John is an 8 years old boy from Akwa Ibom State. He grew up in Abuja Nasarawa state and he’s a primary 4A student of United

Name: Olanrewaju Oluwafemi

Social Bravery

Year: 2017

Olanrewaju Oluwafemi lives at no. 15, Oluwa Ayoola Street, Challenge, in Ibadan. The account is about how Femi uses football competitions

Name: Paul David

Intellectual Bravery

Year: 2017

Paul David is a JSS 3A Student of the Christ Apostolic Church Secondary School, Makurdi. He lives with his parents at 59 Lessal street Wadata

Name: Emmanuel Adebisi

Intellectual Bravery

Age: 11

Year: 2017

Emmanuel Adebisi is an 11 years old boy and a primary five Pupil, who has had a natural drive for engineering from a young age.

Name: Babatimileyin Daomi

Intellectual Bravery

Year: 2016

Babatimileyin Daomi is an SS2 student of Dobar Schools, Maya in Ikorodu, Lagos State. He lives with his parents in Ikorodu.
2025 Winners