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"Mental health is a very important issue, and it’s not talked about enough in Nigeria. So, when people who are real experts in that regard come here and talk about it—sometimes messages coming from strangers sink in better with children than those they hear about every day," Joyce Agbese, director of Lightway Academy, tells PEOPLE.
After asking how many of them have suffered, most raised their hands. “And you want to change the world because of that," Meghan said. The David Oyelowo Leadership Scholarship for Girls is named in honor of the British-Nigerian actor, who connected with the Duchess of Sussex in the fall. In November 2023, Meghanwhich the Oyelowo starred in and Harriman directed, at a private residence in Montecito, California.
Nigerian Minister of Defense Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar Badaru attended last year's Games in Germany, and expressed willingness to host the event should Nigeria be granted the opportunity in the future.
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