Last week, I joined the #WAYDC2026 in Dakar as part of the @ng_youthfund delegation.
The conversations reinforced a strong belief of mine: women and young people shouldn't only be invited to participate in democracy. We need the knowledge, resources and space to influence it.
Taofeek Alata @alfilfil_boy, a recent graduate from the Department of Chemistry, University of Ilorin, is representing Nigeria as a delegate at the ongoing 2026 International Youth Festival in Russia.
Usually when we are taught Maslow's Hierarchy of needs it ends at self actualization, it has always have.
Forgetting the last stage he added later on which is the peak, self-transcendence.
Which I define as being awesomely weird enough to build beyond self, being weirdly screwed enough to get absorbed in wonders beyond self and not from the need to escape oneself.
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URGENT APPEAL: HELP SAVE A FUTURE DOCTOR
Mustapha Bashir Ayodeji, a brilliant 300L MBBS (Medical) student at the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), was halfway to his dream of saving lives when tragedy struck. He has been diagnosed with CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE.
A HEALER IN NEED OF HEALING
Mustapha Bashir Ayodeji, a 300L MBBS student at Unilorin, was studying to save lives. Now, he’s fighting for his own.
Bashir has been diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Failure. His dreams are on hold as he faces grueling weekly dialysis.
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(RMG)