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Female Circumcision: Ekiti reads riot act to fathers, mothers-in-law

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Ekiti, Bamidele

Ekiti state government has read riot Act to fathers and mothers-in-law that still engage in female genital mutilation (circumcision) The Gender/Family Planning coordinator in the Ministry of Health, Mrs Olukemi Akinleye, read the Act on behalf of the state government, while inaugurating the Local Technical Committee on Female Genital Mutilation, (FGM) in Ikere-Ekiti. She tasked […]

12 communities agree to stop female circumcision in Osun

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Moves to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) in Osun state, received a boost on Tuesday as 16 communities across four local governments declared their intentions to stop altogether female circumcision in their domains. This was as the governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed that the state must do everything possible to come out of its unfavourable […]