Deaf News

A 24-year-old Nigerian gay man, identified as Bow Berlin, has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 4-year-old Deaf Boy in Ikorodu, Lagos. According to sources, the incident happened this morning…

Ekiti State government has commiserated with the families of some workers of Ekiti State Government that were involved in a ghastly motor accident at Ara Ekiti, in Ijero Local Government…

Three deaf persons working with the Special School for the Blind and Deaf in Ikoro Ekiti, Ijero Local Government have died while many others sustained terrible injuries during a ghastly…

Washington, D.C. (ABC7) — JPMorgan Chase has officially opened the first retail branch designed to serve the deaf and hard of hearing community. The branch, located in Washington, DC’s H…

Mrs Okocha Idayat Olaoti (Nee Salami) is the Secretary General of Deaf Women Association of Nigeria (DWAN), Lagos State Chapter. Planning Committee Secretary of Lagos Deaf Students Annual Quiz Competition…

Nigeria’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Ms. Sadiya Faruk says she might appoint a head for the Ministry’s Disability Commission from Plateau State. The Chairman, Plateau…

Luminous Deaf Scholastic Initiative (LUDESI) is an upcoming non-governmental organization (NGO) founded by Mrs Bernice Oyeleke together with her husband Mr. Olufemi Samson Oyeleke. In pursuance of her objective to…

Tope Olaniyi is the incumbent National President of Deaf Teachers Associaton of Nigeria (DTAN) and the immediate past South-West Zonal Coordinator of Nigerian National Association of the Deaf (NNAD). He…

A deaf girl whose name is yet to be known and who is not well known to the community of deaf people was involved in an accident which occurred in…

Deaconess Adedoyin Beyioku-Alase, fondly called Mama Deaf is a native of Ogun State. However she was born in Lagos state and had her primary and secondary education in Lagos state.…

By Abdulfatai Kadir a.k.a bookworm. From my observation on recent arguments raised by some people over the term “hearing impaired”, I carefully noticed that they mixed hearing impaired with Deaf…

The Alfurqan Deaf Islamic Daawah Association has organized it’s 11th Annual National Conference of Deaf Muslims in Nigeria at Government Science Secondary School, Gombe state from 21-29 December, 2019. In…

Mr. Godwin Abantele Agianpuye hail from Cross River State and brought up in Calabar city. He is a young Deaf achiever and a model to the upcoming Deaf children. He…

By Cheeta Olujie That’s one of the hot questions today, and it will be good that we keep discussing the question because it helps us to spread the facts across…

By Com. Yusuf Kumo The Gombe State Association of the Deaf has organized it’s 3-days maiden AGM/Public Sensitization Rally from 17-19 December, 2019 in an attempt to create awareness about…