Pakistan’s Third Sex Seeks A Reformation
Farzana draws all eyes when she dances, with the twist of her hips and hair -- but today she is above all the voice of a Pakistani community with an ambiguous status: the khawajasiras. The...
Day: February 20, 2017
Kraft Walks Away From ‘friendly’ Bid For Unilever
U. S. food company Kraft Heinz Co (KHC.O) withdrew its proposal for a $143-billion merger with larger rival Unilever Plc (ULVR.L), the companies said on Sunday, raising questions about whether Kraft...
Bare Cheek As Japan Men Strip Off For Naked Festival
With only a skimpy loincloth to protect their modesty, thousands of men brave freezing temperatures to fight for lucky charms thrown by a priest at Japan's annual Naked Man Festival. A writhing mass...
Happy To Be Part of The Gambia Success
Former President John Mahama has said the official swearing in ceremony of The Gambia President, Adama Barrow held on Saturday marks a "new dawn in West Africa." The former Ghanaian leader, who was...
Zambian Gay Rights Dispute Erupts Over Football
A proposal by Zambian football authorities to ban discrimination against gays and lesbians has kicked off a dispute over homosexuality, which is illegal in the country and widely seen as immoral. The...
Tracing The Gambia’s Disappeared
Pensioner Sarjo Manneh celebrated more joyfully than most when former leader Yahya Jammeh agreed to leave The Gambia in January. After a decade, he believed he might see his son again. But nearly a...
National Security Is A Lot More Than You Think It Is
In the minds of the uninitiated party vigilante youth who work as pseudo security guards for political parties. Anytime their party wins political power, then automatically they must graduate into...
Ruling Party Candidate Lenin Moreno In Lead
Partial official results in Ecuador's presidential election have put ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno in the lead - but he may face a run-off. Left-wing incumbent Rafael Correa is standing down...
All Sporting Disciplines Will Receive Government’s Support
The Minister of Youth and Sports Mr. Isaac Kwame Asiamah, has reiterated government’s commitment to ensuring that all recognised sporting disciplines in the country receive the necessary support to...
Kotoko’s Emmanuel Gyamfi Adjudged
Kumasi Asante Kotoko player Emmanuel Gyamfi has been adjudged the "Man of the Match" in their Premier League match against Berekum Chelsea today. Gyamfi was instrumental in his side picking up a...
Hearts’ Musah Inusah Named Man-of-the-Match Against Medeama SC
Accra Hearts of Oak defender Musah Inusah was named the Man-of-the-match in the club's 0-0 draw game with Medeama SC played at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday. The indefatigable defender and...
Nyaho-Tamakloe Wants Pappoe As FA Boss
There are growing calls for Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi to step down, and Fred Pappoe will be the right man to take his place. That's according to former FA boss Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, who...
Dustin Johnson Vaults To World Golf Number One
Dustin Johnson made the complicated world golf ranking calculations simple on Sunday, vaulting to number one with a convincing victory in the Genesis Open. "I don't really understand it," he said of...
Tamale Teaching Hospital Never Stocked Expired Drugs
Authorities at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have rebuffed claims by doctors at the facility that they are being provided with expired anesthesia drugs. Some doctors at the hospital have...
Kim Dotcom Eligible For US Extradition
New Zealand's High Court ruled Monday that Kim Dotcom was eligible for extradition to the United States over online piracy allegations linked to his now-defunct Megaupload web empire. But defence...