I am the child who never stopped asking questions about the past—I’ve simply moved my interrogations from family dinner tables to the wider trends of cultural memory. My fascination with history began at the feet of my elders, who painted vivid pictures of a bygone era through stories of their youth. Today, that curiosity has evolved into a research practice grounded in the belief that in the specific there is always the universal—the ordinary and the extraordinary.
As a writer and researcher, I look beyond monumental historical narratives to uncover the local stories, family archives, and architectural legacies that the headlines miss. My recent MSc in Cultural Heritage allowed me to ground this work in the ethics of preservation, specifically investigating how Nigeria’s national museums function within contemporary urban life. I bring a storyteller’s eye and a strategist’s background to these complex histories, working to uncover the personal memories often suppressed by "grand" narratives.
By using the specific as an entry point, I aim to strengthen our collective "memory infrastructure." My goal is to foster a more vibrant relationship with our past, sowing the seeds for a future that is rooted in our shared values, histories and material realities.