Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

A Retired Nurse, Mrs Rita Ugwu, on Thursday cautioned parents against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as it could lead to infertility and death through bleeding. Ugwu, who is a former staff of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital…

Mrs. Abieyuwa Abeh, a social anthropologist, has said that Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), was a traumatic experience that “robs girls of happiness, peace, health and mental stability”. “Women, who go through that experience, suffer…

2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate Akinwumi Adesina has pledged to do more to advance Africa’s fight against hunger, poverty and youth underemployment. The President of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), and co-Laureate Waris Dirie,…

The Wife of Ebonyi Governor, Mrs Rachael Umahi, has said that the prevalence rate of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the state dropped from 74.4 per cent in 2016 to 42.3 per cent in 2018. Umahi made this known in a statement to mark…