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Jacintha Bent is a young creative writer who finished her secondary education from Regent Secondary School in Abuja, Nigeria and completed her Foundation Program in Middlesex University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She formerly underwent an internship program in Nigeria’s renowned radio station, Hot 98.3 Fm to acquire better research, communication and work skills that would help her provide better in-depth perspectives on global issues that affect the majority today.

A deep thinker, inquisitive reader by day and writer by night are all three characteristics she embodies including hobbies such as traveling and listening to music. Her unending passion to help achieve gender equality, social justice, freedom to religion and overall liberty in all aspects of life are things she hopes to achieve. In addition to writing, Jacintha also pursues a career in Law and Criminology where she can further fight for fairness amongst the populace.


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