Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of a visually-impaired lawyer, Ms. Kindness Ikponwonsa Idahosa, as a Law Officer in the State Ministry of Justice, reinforcing his…
For two days in Benin City, the voices of disability advocates grew louder as 35 young leaders completed training to become “Disability Inclusion Champions” under a project of the Joint…
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Physically-Challenged Woman Among Seven Convicted for Drug Offences in Edo, Gets 15-Year Jail Term
A physically-challenged woman from Edo State, Rita Idehen, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Federal High Court in Benin City for drug trafficking. Idehen was among…
In a significant move toward enhancing media accessibility for the deaf community, the Association of Sign Language Interpreters of Nigeria (ASLIN), Edo State Chapter, paid a landmark courtesy visit to…
Newly re-elected chairperson of the Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD) in Edo, Ann Ojugu, has pledged to push for the establishment of a disability commission in the…
Women with disabilities in Edo State have raised concern that men are not willing to marry them because of their conditions. The women, under the women’s wing of the Joint…
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki is blazing the trail in the education sector with the formulation of an education policy to sustain the impactful and transformative changes recorded…