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: Favour Uwene

Physical Bravery

Year: 2016

Favour Uwene hails from Akwa Ibom State and is the third daughter in a family of six. She is known to be humble, caring and hardworking

Name: Salisu Ibrahim

Intellectual Bravery

Year: 2016

Salisu Ibrahim hails from Warji Local Government Area in Bauchi State. He was born blind. However, his lack of sight does not deter him

Name: Zainab

Social Bravery

Year: 2015

Zainab is a teenage girl, who last year September was sent early in the morning to buy some food items for breakfast before going to school.

Name: Naja Nuhu

Physical Bravery

Year: 2015

Naja Nuhu is teenage girl who lives with her parents at no. 13, Musa Bawa Lane OffIshakuChetubo Street, New Karo in Abuja.

Name: Innocent Yamawo

Physical Bravery

Year: 2015

Innocent Yamawo is a little boy who lives with his ecclesiastic parents. Innocent would certainly live to remember this sad event for a very long time.

Name: Bassey Itam Bassey

Physical Bravery

Year: 2014

Despite the superstition in their locality that snake poison is contagious, Bassey took initiative to help a snake-bitten friend
2025 Winners