In fulfillment of her promise to people with disabilities in the State, the Wife of the State Governor, Rev. Mrs. Eyoanwan Itam Bassey Otu has presented 6 wheelchairs and 3…
By Thomas Abioye A 62-year-old man with physical disability, Adetunji Ayaji, has been reportedly assassinated in his house in the Imasayi community, Yewa-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The…
The National Association of Persons with Physical Disability (NAPWPD) has strongly condemned the heinous and senseless act of violence that resulted in the tragic death of one of its members,…
By Hindi Livinus The member representing Hong constituency, Barthiya Wesley, has emerged Speaker of the 8th Adamawa State House of Assembly. Wesley was elected unopposed. Similarly, Buba Mohammed Jijiwa of…
The President of Wheelchair Basketball Federation of Nigeria (WBF), Mr Seyi Johnson has announced a sponsorship deal with Sports betting company, BetKing. The deal was brokered by world renowned sports…
The President of the Nigeria Wheelchair Softball Association Sunday Odior has made a passionate appeal to Nigerians, especially corporate organisations to lend support to Wheelchair Softball and other para events.…
Ogun State Government has distributed not less than 30 more new wheelchairs and received a donated vehicle by Initiative for Community Advancement, Relief and Empowerment (ICARE) to School with Special…
Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has inaugurated the newly elected board members of the Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball Federation with a view to creating more opportunities for…
A 28-year-old Maryam Umaru born without hands from birth has appealed to Nigerians to help her get artificial hands as the challenges she faces without hands are enormous. Speaking in…
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Ayuba Gufwan bags Rotary International Award, Calls for efforts to rehabilitate Polio Survivors
The Executive Director, Beautiful Gate Handicap Peoples Center, Chief Ayuba Burki Gufwan has been specially recognized by Rotary International for his philanthropic interventions, chief among which is his work in…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 42-year-old physically disabled, allegedly trading in illicit drug on his wheelchair in Edo. This is contained in a statement by…
A civil society group, Poverty and Disability Initiatives in Nigeria, in partnership with the New Chance Global Initiative, has donated about 260 elbow crutches to Persons With Disabilities in Karonmajigi…
Rotary Club of Lagos has donated wheelchairs, crutches other mobility aids to the Super Parents Foundation. The mobility aids were presented to the Foundation by the Club on 17th of…
Rotary Club, Lagos, District 9110, with support from the United States (Crutches for Africa) has donated mobility aids to assist passengers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), who have…
The Rotary Club of Abuja Maitama, District 9125, on Wednesday in Abuja, donated an electronic wheelchair to a 42-year-old polio survivor, Mr Festus Aziken. Aziken is a graduate of the…