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…as NOA, UNICEF partner to combat practice By Adeola Badru ABOUT 140 communities in Osun State, over the weekend, renounced the age-long practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), describing the practice as harmful and sinful to womenfolk. The communities were drawn from three local governments which are Ola-Oluwa Local Government, Ife-Central Local Government and Ifelodun
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By Jane Ikemefula – Abakaliki Ebonyi State ranked third on Female Genital Mutilation practice, across the country between 2017 and 2019, the National Orientation Agency in the State, has said. This is even as the NOA noted that within the period, no fewer than 75% of residents of the state, engaged in the obnoxious practice,
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Sudan’s highest governing body Friday ratified a law criminalising female genital mutilation, a widespread ritual in the African country, the justice ministry announced. The sovereign council, comprising military and civilian figures, approved a series of laws including criminalisation of the age-old practice known as FGM or genital cutting that “undermines the dignity of women”, the
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By Olukemi Ayoola In spite of efforts by the government and various Non-Governmental Organisation in Nigeria to stop the practice of Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, it is alarming to know that such practices are still not only on, but it is on high increase most especially in South-West Nigeria. Female genital mutilation is simply known
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An NGO, Women Against Violence and Exploitation (WAVE) Foundation has called on the government to declare Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) a criminal act, so as to strengthen punishment of perpetrators. President of the organisation, Mrs Lola Ibrahim, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Ibrahim
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Female genital mutilation (FGM) is exacting a “crippling” economic toll on many countries, the United Nations said on Thursday as it launched a tool to help them calculate the cost of treating girls and women harmed by the practice. An estimated 200 million girls and women worldwide have undergone FGM, which causes a host of
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Dr Sesan Oluwasola, a Gynecologist at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, on Thursday, urged government to formulate laws that would curb the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria. Oluwasola made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as the world commemorates the International Day of Zero Tolerance for
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The police have arrested parents of a 12-year-old Egyptian girl who died after undergoing genital mutilation. The doctor who performed the procedure was also arrested. According to Ghanaweb, the 12-year-old girl died in the Assiut governance of Upper Egypt last week due to complications she suffered after a retired doctor removed part of her genitals,
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Umunnawuike community in Atta Ancient Kingdom, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, has introduced a fine of N10,000 for anybody caught practising female genital mutilation (girl child circumcision) in the community.
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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for zero tolerance and decisive action by stakeholders to reduce the practice of female genital mutilation across the country, saying that such violation of the girl child’s rights exposes her to health challenges.
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