Okoli Bibiana Ifeoma is a lady with visual impairment. She hails from Ezihu Igboukwu, Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State and is the first child in a family of nine.…
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Deaf Nigerians Profile 040: Parents should allow Deaf children marry partner of their choice – Afolayan
INTRODUCTION Oyebimpe Stella Afolayan (Née Afolabi) hailed from Ibadan in Oyo State. She is a teacher in Kwara State School for Special Needs, Ilorin. A Teaching Excellence and Achievements (USA)…
PWDs Celebrity Of The Week 006: Constance Onyemaechi Nneka, a person with albinism, and a graduate of Imo State University, English Education Department. In an interview with Inclusive News Network,…
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Deaf Nigerians Profile 039: being Deaf is not a barrier to discovering your talent – Ijeoma
INTRODUCTION Maryanna Izuegbunam (Ijeoma) is a Graphic Designer. She runs an online training both in graphic design, animation and white keyboard. She is a native of Nnobi in idemili south…
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Deaf Nigerians Profile 038: I heard a woman’s incantation before I lost my hearing – Olododo
INTRODUCTION Engr. Olododo Ganeey Ayodeji is the third child in a polygamous family of twenty-one children and the first male child. He attended Akalanbi LSB and Karuma LSMB primary schools;…
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Deaf Nigerians Profile 037 : How Spinal Meningitis Experience Led To My Loss Of Hearing Ability – Awodiya
INTRODUCTION Mrs Ibidunni Awodiya (Nee Longe), who currently works in one of the Government-owned secondary schools in Oyo state was born and bred in Lagos state. She is the incumbent…
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Deaf Nigerians Profile 036: Let the world know that the ‘disability’ in us is not disability but ‘Ability’ – Abubakar
INTRODUCTION Abubakar Umar was born in 1995 to the blessed family of Late Alh. Umar Yakubu and raised in Garun Gabas, Malam-Madori LGA of Jigawa State. He started his primary…
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Deaf Nigerians Profile 035: Provide a Deaf child with Sign Language and he will achieve much in life backed with family support – Jenebu, Senior Education Officer, FME
INTRODUCTION Jenebu Abel-Anyebe holds a master degree in Special Education from the University of Jos, Plateau State. She is from the Benue South Senatorial district of Benue state. She is…
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Deaf Nigerians Profile 034: Learning Sign Language liberates the mind of the Deaf child and the adult – Dr. Gabriel, Deaf lecturer
INTRODUCTION I am Dr. Gabriel Olusesan Soje. I was born in the Yagba East Local government area of Kogi State, to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Omokore Soje. I grew up…
PWDs Celebrity of the Week
Doctor Declared Me Dead At Birth, But I Survived To Become First Deaf Graduate Of UNIPORT- Icheku
PWDs Celebrity Of The Week 004: Onyeka Victor Icheku’s life story is one that could move even a stone heart to tears. Declared dead after birth, it took doctors five…
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Deaf Nigerians Profile 033: The day I came across sign language was one of the scariest day of my life – Kaneng, Deaf Lecturer
INTRODUCTION Kaneng Rose Kwandi-Adebayo hails from Kuru, Jos/South LGA Plateau State. She is the fifth child out of a family of eight. She currently works as a lecturer in the…
INTRODUCTION Habila Usman Maisamari was born and bred in a remote village in Kachia Local Govt, Kaduna South. A member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) or Associate…
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Implement Policies, Programmes And Laws To Ensure Total Inclusion – Blind Expert Tasks FG
PWDs Celebrity of the Week 003: Olufemi S.A. Bayode’s story like other stories is inspiring. He lost his sight before he could write his external examinations. For him, the situation…
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Deaf Nigerians Profile 031: How Sign Language Became More Critical In My Medical Profession – Dr. Abdulkadir, Deaf Medical Doctor
INTRODUCTION Dr Abdulkadir Mohammed is a Deaf Medical Doctor. He hails from Ilorin, Kwara State. He is presently a consultant family physician at State General Hospital, Ilorin. Meet Dr. Abdulkadir…
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Deaf Nigerian Profile 030: I was Mocked, Bullied, Called “Gboin” (Stone Deaf), Absent Minded, Until I Quitted School – Ganiyat Onafeko
INTRODUCTION Ganiyat Onafeko – MohammedLawal is from Ogun State. Born into the family of Mr and Mrs Onafeko, she is the second to the last born in the family, a…