One may be quick to draw conclusively that social justice is a forgotten phenomenon in Nigeria, however, this can’t be further from the truth as there are women and men who have made it their lives mission to ground this seeming lost art of social accountability. One of such people is our Woman Crush Wednesday, Hannah Ajakaiye.
Hannah who is an award-winning journalist developed a healthy interest in journalism while in school. Her interest was springboard from her disposition to public service and desire to travel while reporting events that directly (or otherwise) affect the society; being a voice to the voices that have been muted by the government or unpalatable government policies.
In 2015 after joining The Nation Newspaper, she got her first opportunity of international reporting as a Thomson Reuters UN/SDG Fellow, travelling to New York to cover the 70th assembly of the United Nations.
In 2016, Hannah won the Most Innovative Reporter award at the Nigeria Media Merit Awards – an award well deserved. Hannah’s work has exposed organisations that engage in activities that have negative environmental and health impact on Nigerians as well as human interest stories; being a voice to the often-ignored communities and IDP camps in Nigeria.
Her bravery and passion is definitely worthy of emulation.