Torkwase Uke-Akuta

Torkwase Uke-Akuta

Writer from Abuja, exploring the quiet fault lines where institutions meet the people they're meant to serve and the small, human moments that get lost in between.

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Published Essays

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The Machinery of Friendship

I met her during my service year in Abuja, in 2024, at a point when most of us were still learning each other's names in the little clusters that form naturally among corps members far from home. She…

UUke Queen TorkwaseOctober 26, 20263 min readHIV/AIDSStigma2024