After losing his sight at the tender age of four, 29-year-old Trust Inonse faced a world filled with challenges. As a visually impaired communication specialist, rather than drown in self-pity, he tra...
November 2, 2024 12:19 amTwenty-four-year-old Uroko Ibrahim, a polio survivor from Kogi Central, Kogi State, shares his extraordinary journey with TEMITOPE ADETUNJI, having recently graduated from the Kogi State Polytechnic, ...
October 26, 2024 12:23 amA graduate of Ahmadu Bello University and entrepreneur, Basirah Balogun shares her journey of living with cerebral palsy and how she turned her challenges into a source of strength. In this insightful...
September 21, 2024 6:00 amAt 29, Akande Emmanuel is a beacon of resilience and hope. Despite losing his sight at a pivotal point in his life, this graduate has defied the odds, turning adversity into an opportunity for growth....
September 7, 2024 5:30 amAmong the many struggles that Akadiri Opeyemi, a hearing-impaired entrepreneur endured on her journey to self-actualisation was overcoming low self-esteem, depression and suicide ideation. In this int...
August 17, 2024 12:24 amTwenty-four-year-old visually-impaired chef, Halima Jibrin, who owns Blind Kitchen Creations, speaks to VICTORIA EDEME on her journey into catering despite her disability Were you born blind? My name ...
April 6, 2024 12:52 amA physically challenged tech freelancer and Master of Ceremonies, Jemilu Akpa, from the Igala-speaking part of Kogi State, tells TEMITOPE ADETUNJI how he was almost thrown into the bush because of his...
January 13, 2024 12:12 amA visually-impaired student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Precious Mbajiorgu, who was recently honoured by the West African Examination Council as the best candidate (physical dis...
December 16, 2023 12:04 amA graduate of Computer Science and polio survivor, Oluwatimilehin Oyedele, who received a backlash when he made a post on X (formerly Twitter) recently announcing that he was single and in search of l...
December 9, 2023 12:01 amA 31-year-old Law graduate from Ebonyi State, Chukwu Chikwado, tells ABDULLATEEF FOWEWE how education has empowered him after losing his sight at the age of 14 Your social media profile shows that you...
December 2, 2023 5:06 amA 37-year-old visually impaired teacher from Delta State, Marian Ossai, tells ABDULLATEEF FOWEWE how she is rising above her disability What is your current occupation? My name is Marian Ossai. I am 3...
December 2, 2023 12:01 amAbdulrashid Tangaza, who recently graduated from the Sokoto State University, tells ANIMASAHUN SALMAN about his struggles and how he was motivated to pursue his dream despite losing his ability to wal...
October 21, 2023 12:13 amA student at Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare, in Bauchi State, Dayyabu Azare, tells TEMITOPE ADETUNJI how he lost his ability to hear due to meningitis and why he does not see his condition as...
September 23, 2023 12:28 pmMary Osabouhien, a graduate of Mass Communication from the Lagos State Polytechnic, and content creator from Abia State, Mary Michael, tells MOTUNRAYO AKINRUN how social media changed her life after l...
September 16, 2023 12:56 amA physically challenged singer, Helen Ayes, from Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, tells TEMITOPE ADETUNJI what she is doing to sustain her dream of becoming a singer, despite livi...
September 2, 2023 12:34 amA 31-year-old teacher from Bayelsa State, Gift Watchful, tells TEMITOPE ADETUNJI why she chose to focus on her aspiration despite coming down with polio at the age of five and facing discrimination Wh...
August 26, 2023 12:33 amEmmanuel Nweke, a visually impaired 31-year-old that graduated with a first-class degree in Social Works at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, tells EMMANUEL OJO how he battled the challen...
May 13, 2023 7:12 amA visually impaired author and lawyer, Dr Michael Adekunle, who handles criminal and terrorism cases, talks to ESTHER BLANKSON about his motivation, achievements and challenges How did you become visu...
March 11, 2023 12:59 amDespite being visually-impaired, 21-year-old Favour Rufus won Port Harcourt City Beauty Pageant in 2022, beating 17 other girls to the crown. She speaks to GODFREY GEORGE about her motivation and stru...
January 28, 2023 2:25 amTwenty-eight-year-old Lagos-based on-air personality, Trust Shawn-Inonse, who lost his sight to glaucoma at age four, tells GODFREY GEORGE how he has been able to lead a great life rather than let the...
January 14, 2023 12:20 amAgainst all odds, 28-year-old Oluwaseyi Adeboye, who lost an eye at six, bagged first class honours at the Federal University of Agriculture in Abeokuta, Ogun and subquently won a scholarship to study...
December 17, 2022 12:30 amAbubakar-Umar Jalingo, a 65-year-old lawyer in a wheelchair from Taraba State shares with GODFREY GEORGE his triumph over polio and issues about disability rights Tell us about yourself I am a disabil...
December 10, 2022 7:16 amA visually impaired teacher and freelance broadcaster, Ayanwale Ayantola, teaches English at the Adeniran Memorial Grammar School, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, and shares his story with ALEXANDER OKERE Some p...
November 26, 2022 3:32 amThirty-year-old HND holder from Edo State, Stephen Ohaima, whose leg was amputated after being allegedly shot by soldiers during October 2020 #EndSARS protest, tells OPEYEMI ADEFEMI that life has been...
November 12, 2022 5:50 amElijah Akinyemi retired as a permanent secretary in the Ogun State Ministry of Education despite being visually impaired. The father of five from the Ifo Local Government Area of the state tells ALEXA...
November 5, 2022 1:30 pmTwenty-six-year-old Ikiotere Ayebantoye defied his disability to get university education and recently finished his mandatory one-year national youth service. He tells OPEYEMI ADEFEMI about his stor...
October 15, 2022 11:40 amThirty-one-year-old physically-challenged weightlifting gold medallist, Abraham Onoja, tells ALEXANDER OKERE his story You recently posted a picture of yourself in a wheelchair posing with a little bo...
September 24, 2022 3:13 amAbuja-based disability rights advocate, Chizaram Onyemaechi, takes GODFREY GEORGE into her world as a person living with albinism and how she is surmounting the challenges that come with it Tell us ab...
August 13, 2022 1:33 amThe Zonal Coordinator of the Joint Association of People Living with Disabilities in Gombe State, Yahaya Yusuf, shares his experience with CHIMA AZUBUIKE Tell us about your family background. I have a...
July 30, 2022 9:51 amA visually-impaired couple, ThankGod and Amarachi Ohaeri, who recently got married, speak to OLUWAFEMI MORGAN and IKENNA OBIANERI about growing up, love life and work Briefly tell us about yourself. M...
July 23, 2022 12:06 amA polio survivor, Greg Simon, who just graduated from Lead City University against all odds, shares his story with TEMITOPE ADETUNJI Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Greg Simon. I am a native ...
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