Education opens doors and gives an individual option in life. - Zaynab Alkali

The character of Ezeulu, the chief priest in Arrow of God, by Chinua Achebe is one of my favourite characters.

I would say that life demands that we do not give up, no matter how hard it looks. I have lived by the simple code contained in almost all religions, believe in God and do good works. (Remember God does not leave anybody behind).

The general attitude of our society towards the female, commonly regarded as the “weaker” sex. I am saddened by the fact that most women, especially in my part of the country, are trained from childhood to regard themselves as intellectually weak and incapable of attaining the highest peak in intellectual development.