Kano — There are so many arguments for and against the traditional removal of the uvula. In Kano, there is a growing circle of local barbers (Wanzamai) who are well known for their skills in this ...

That dangly, speed-bag-looking thing at the rear of your mouth is called your palatine uvula, or just uvula for short. What’s it for? That’s a good question. People have been asking this for hundreds ...

In the second part of the two-part series, TOLUWANI ENIOLA and UMAR MUHAMMED report that apart from shunning condoms, the common practice of patronising native doctors, who perform uvulectomy with ...

As I drive to Nduuri Village in Runyenjes constituency, I take a winding murram road, that seems impassable during the rainy season. At the foot of the imposing Kirimiri Hill forest is the residence ...

The uvula is meant to be heard and not seen. That dangling,stalactitelike bit of pink flesh in the back of the mouth, theuvula is hidden from view, unless your mouth is wide open. However, the uvula ...