Persons with physical disability

Popular Adamawa Senator, Ishaku Abbo has come to the rescue of a 60 year old man, who has been bedridden for six years. The man, Mallam Ali Salihu from Gurin…

By Comr Mohammed Abba Isa (APC Zonal Disable Leader Northeast Yobe State) When the news broke on June 2, 2020 that Yobe State House of Assembly has concluded work and…

Nigeria’s four-time para -powerlifting world medalist, Mrs Ndidi Nwosu had been laid to rest at her Umuagbada, Umuoba, Eziachi Orlu, home in Imo State. Speaking at the funeral, of the…

Arun Kumar, 22, was born with two extra legs growing from his lower back – one underdeveloped and the other permanently bent at the knee. After living for 15 years…

Ene Osang Cedar Seed Foundation; a rights group for People With Disabilities (PWD) has lauded the recent appointment of Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari as the new Chief of Staff to…

The Africa Union (AU) Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), an organ of the African Union has appointed a person living with disability (PWD) into one of it’s four sub…

Beautiful physically-challenged JeNi Will may not have made the top three of the online contest, but her courage and will to win as a person with disability has endeared her…

By David Ngobua The Founder and president of Para-Soccer Federation of Nigeria, Alhaji Misbahu Lawan Didi has commended the Federal Capital Territory Administration for providing COVID-19 palliatives to members of…

In an effort to boost the enrolment of children with disabilities in schools and ensuring they access education regardless of their disabilities, the Festus Fajemilo Foundation, FFF has carried out…

A Non Governmental Organisation, Jibore Impeccable Foundation committed to providing solutions to problems facing persons with disabilities has taken steps to help a 40 year-old physically challenged man return to…

The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is currently under fire after some of its officers allegedly brutalized and maltreated a group of persons with disability, who are representative of…

…Owns Houses, Transport Company, Pure Water Factory Hardly can one make a trip around Lagos and not come across a road side beggar. Despite the State’s Government frequent clampdown on…

In a Town Hall meeting organised by DAAR Communication on Monday, 3rd February, 2020 in Abuja, activists and sponsors of the Hate Speech Bill met to bare their minds as…

Dr. Irene Patrick-Ogbogu making her opening speech Disability Rights Advocacy Centre (DRAC) on Monday 10th February launched her new project tagged; Break the Cycle (BTC) – ‘Empowerment to Combat Violence against…

By Mike Rowbottom Nigeria made a triumph of the first World Para Powerlifting World Cup to be held in Africa as they finished the event in their capital of Abuja…