By Henry Uche The Irede Foundation, is pushing for inclusion in education and equal treatment for people with disabilities (PWD), particularly children with limb loss. Addressing newsmen on its coming…
An Ondo High Court sitting in Akure has ordered the Ondo State Government to pay Oluwasegun Oluwarotimi N30m as damages for the gunshot injuries he suffered in an encounter with…
By Peter Duru The real impact of the frequent attacks on Benue State communities over the years has begun to emerge, with the awful and disheartening sights that now greet…
No fewer than 424 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) across the country have received free artificial limbs from the Centre for Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CAPWD). Though the distribution held…
The Centre For Advocacy For Persons With Disabilities (CAPWD) has donated 424 artificial limbs to Amputees in Makurdi, Benue State. Speaking at the presentation of the prosthetics to beneficiaries, the…
By Henry Uche Over the weekend, Irede Foundation took to strategic locations in Lagos to raise awareness on behalf of persons without limbs and other persons living with different physical…
Amputee News
Australian socialite undergoes 36 surgeries and has both feet amputated after mosquito bite in Nigeria
BY LAWRENCE A. An Australian socialite, Stephenie Rodriguez, has narrated how she underwent 36 surgeries and had both feet amputated after contracting cerebral malaria during a business trip to Lagos,…
Amputee News
ACON seeks support system for people with disabilities, unveils “Anguish of Amputation”
The Amputee Coalition of Nigeria (ACON) has urged Nigerians to support every just cause that promotes and sustain the dignity of People With Disabilities (PWD). Its co-founder Florence Akubelu Marcus,…