"We were fortunate because the late Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Usman Nagwaggo, was interested in the education of the girl-child. His children and sisters went to school. The children of titleholders in the emirate also went to school. So it was not very difficult. And the then Katsina Native Authority was very supportive."

"My preferred subject was Mathematics ... I was given admission, but somehow, my family ... decided that I should read Medicine. At that time there were no female medical doctors, so all I needed was to apply to read Medicine. They gave me the offer and that was how I ended up in the profession."

"At first, when we went in they said I didn’t look like a medical student, so they thought I was being pushed or favoured because I am from a Hausa-Fulani area. They started following me up until they started seeing our results and they gave up."

"This image of science is false. Scientific activities are not mysterious but understandable being that it involves the simple process of objectively seeking answers to problems posed by nature involving activities which can be carried out, in or outside a laboratory."

"The definitions you offer would greatly depend on your level of exposure."

"It is important to note that every society has some tradition of science and technology being that each society is successfully inhabiting one part of the earth."

"Students who are taught science by non- professional teachers, or poorly trained teachers, or poorly motivated teachers end up with negative attitude to science education."

"I have not only refreshed your mind on the importance of science in development but tried to impress it on you that science education be considered a priority for all citizens."

"In other words, science has helped to dispel superstition and unfounded beliefs which are inimical to progress and development."

"Teaching is simply, a process of carrying out series of planned activities and interactions with learners with sole aim of bringing about learning in the form of acquisition of knowledge, abilities, skills as well as changes in attitude."

"Do not forget that the girls come into science classes already disadvantaged as a result of upbringing that restricted them from out of home experiences that serve as building blocks to understanding and appreciating science education."

"Finally, providing science and technology education for every citizen is a fulfillment of fundamental human rights just as the case with EFA."

"The curriculum of the science subjects especially at the secondary school level have been found to be overloaded with content that are largely irrelevant."

"had to work at integrating all these facets of my life – being a wife, mother and also a police officer. You know, sometimes, as we grow older, a few of these responsibilities can be delegated. We just have to juggle them all; that is why I am a woman."

"If I have a second chance at life, I’d still join the police."

"I am a police officer. I am AIG Aishatu Abubakar Baju, but I am also a doctor. I joined the Force as a doctor. I am very proud to be a police officer. I am also the President of the Veterinary Council of Nigeria. So, call me all the titles; I like them."

"Nigeria is not far from its first female Inspector General of Police (IGP)."

"Well, it depends on what you want to do in life. Whatever you attach importance to, you always find a way around it."

"Life has taught me the importance of appreciating family, friends. A lot of people contributed to who I am today."

"If a woman is there and is competent, she opens the door for others."

"The message was brief and straight to the point. When I woke up I shared the dream with my mum. We forgot about it. But in less than a year, one of my ex managers called to tell me about one lady who was interested in working with me after he had sent my songs to her."

"On one fateful night, I had a dream where I saw a woman wearing a court robe and a wig standing before me and I heard a voice I believe was God’s saying to me, this woman would want to sign you to her record label but don’t oblige her."

"She later became the third party that drafted a contract and played a pivotal role in making me lose all I worked for. I would have lost my life in the process if I werent aware of her true mission."

"Peter is an artiste. I would never sign with an artiste, especially Nigerian artistes."

"They lie and get mad when you don't believe them....something he finally admitted to online 8 years later."

"Jude is always not the nice guy but I preferred to go with Jude. Because I felt like he understood the business more."

"I quickly reminded my mum about my dream and she rebuffed me, saying it couldnt be the same person . For her, it was just a dream. 13 years later, that woman in a court robe happened to be my mum. She ended up signing me with less than a thousand dollars in her bank account."

"For those of you sending me messages to reach out to Burna Boy, I won't."

"If it was me, I would reach out but he (sic) probably still mad I didn't believe he didn't impregnate Uju Stella in 2016. That's what most men do."

"I went through a lot as Cynthia Morgan that a lot of people didn’t know about."

"I was too creative to live there! In Maryland, honestly, your art will stay on your balcony for the rest of your life, whether you're good at it or not!."

"Americans feel attacked. Honestly , they are just memories of slavery ."

"I think that I always wanted more than I was given...I was the child that had everything and I still just went out there"

"When I got to America, it was not what I expected."

"I am accused of proposing a product that pushes women to conform to white standards of beauty ,"

"They would not let me go out to work. I was told, ‘Oh, you're gonna get shot’ and I believed those things because what I saw on TV [about America] in Africa was terribl"

"It’s because of Addison's that my music career took a back burner. The doctor told me you have to pick between being an artist on the road and your life. You will not be able to do tours all the time because your body is not going to be able to take it."

"I was the new girl in town. I was skinny, tall with long legs, big curly hair and my African accent. Everybody was always like ‘Who is she?’ Everybody just wanted to be cool with me."

"People with albinism face multiple forms of discrimination worldwide. Albinism is still profoundly misunderstood, socially and medically."

"We believe that art is a beautiful way of raising awareness and celebrating diversity and inclusion. An exhibition like ‘White Ebony’ by Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko is testament to the way art helps to strengthen society."

"As in her previous exhibitions, which have tackled issues such as the challenges survivors of breast cancer face, or photographing dancers performing within slums to highlight the needs of populations living in shantytowns, Ayeni-Babaeko’s amazing artistry is heightened by her commitment to social change and supporting marginalized communities."

"My work is not there to make you feel good, its purpose is to trigger you to think and expand your knowledge."

"The physical appearance of persons with albinism is often the object of erroneous beliefs and myths influenced by superstition, which foster their marginalization and social exclusion."

"You can get away with that one, but count yourself lucky if I let you get more than that."

"Defend the Trading Posts to secure our trade monopoly!"

"Did you not hunt for food? If you do not gather the resources to age up soon, you will quickly become the hunted."

"The palace of the other Hausa ruler is more beautiful and influential than mine. I shall offer my sword to survive in grace."

"My emirs said the French have very beautiful palaces and that they would rather preserve than destroy them."

"My Nigerian princes requested that I pay an absurd amount of money for their ransom. What frauds!"

"The Hausa would rather make peace than fight with you. Can we come to an agreement?"