Disability – Prime Pointers

NGO to partner Nollywood, music artistes to combat inequalities against PWDs

January 1, 2024January 1, 2024 admin

A non-governmental organisation under the auspices of CBM Global says it will partner the Nigerian film industry, known as Nollywood, and music artistes to combat all forms of inequality against persons with disabilities (PWDs). The Country Director of the NGO, Ekaete Umoh, stated this on Saturday at a global leadership programme by Ford Foundation for Global Leaders to disrupt inequalities in Abuja. “This exercise is all about painting to disrupt inequalities. By disrupting inequalities, we are also challenging stereotypes. “So today, we are gathered here to see how we can,…

How my uncle disabled my Mother for refusing to sleep with him – Activist

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022 admin

A right activist, Comrade Kenneth Emeh, has narrated how his uncle, Mr. Alloysius Emeh, inflicted physical injury which disabled her mother, Mrs. Cecilia Emeh, for allegedly refusing to sleep with him after the death of her husband. Emeh in a petition to the Anambra State Police Commissioner, Mr. Echeng Echeng, also made available to newsmen, alleged that his uncle in the course of his dastardly action transferred his aggression to her mother’s children especially her sons. In the petition, Emeh, said his mother sustained waist injury which disabled her 10…