For many, caffeine is considered a guilty pleasure. But there is growing evidence that our daily fix isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it might actually be doing us some good. Caffeine has been getting a bad rap recently. Whether it’s highly caffeinated energy drinks making it difficult for kids to concentrate in class, […]
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19% of Ghanaian women support husbands disciplining their wives for burning food while cooking
More Ghanaian women than men believe there is nothing wrong with domestic violence in relation to men beating their wives. This is according to the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). It indicates that 19 per cent of women (compared to 16 per cent of men) believe a […]
Schwarzenegger detained over tax for luxury watch
Arnold Schwarzenegger was detained at a German airport for allegedly failing to declare a luxury watch he was planning to auction for charity. The Hollywood actor was held for three hours at Munich airport on Wednesday. An investigation for alleged tax evasion was launched as the watch was intended to be sold within the European […]
Sultan of Brunei boasts $5B private car collection
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei’s automobile collection, valued at an estimated US$5 billion and consisting of over 7,000 cars, is often regarded as the largest private car collection in the world. The collection features custom-made Bentleys, Ferraris, BMWs, and a McLaren F1 LM, which Ralph Lauren is also reported to have purchased, according to the South […]
Attempted porn site access with church computers: Cologne Catholic diocese ‘disappointed’ in staff, clergy
Clergy and staff of the Archdiocese of Cologne tried to browse pornography on work PCs, its archbishop has confirmed. German media said around 1,000 attempts to view restricted sites were logged when the organisation ran a month of tests on its IT security systems. At least one senior clergy member was among 15 people identified, […]
MEXICO: Mayor marries crocodile in grand wedding
A wealthy Man in Mexico, a mayor of a small southern Mexico town has tied the knot with a 7-year-old crocodile in a grand wedding that saw scores of guests including friends, business partners and family members attending. Victor Hugo Sosa, mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, a town of Indigenous Chontal people in the Tehuantepec […]
Uganda Woman Says Man Who Impregnated Her Dropped Her at School Guised as Uncle
A woman has narrated her life experience with her husband after giving birth to their first bundle of joy. The mother shared that her husband did not want her to remain at home after she became a first-time mother. Dropped off at school Despite giving birth at a school-going age, Lillian Aber noted her hubby […]
Teen forced to take virginity test before marriage
It wasn’t just being forced to marry that Farah was against, she also didn’t want the test to show she was a virgin. She was forced to undergo a “degrading” virginity test before she was coerced into a marriage at the age of 18. “I didn’t know it was a form of abuse” said Farah. […]
‘We want your gay children to be safe’ – US Ambassador rebuffs claims of promoting LGBTQ in Ghana
United States Ambassador Virginia Palmer says calls for the protection of the rights of persons of same-sex orientation should not be misconstrued as an attempt to promote such interests. Speaking on JoyNews‘ Foreign Affairs with Blessed Sogah last Friday, the foreign diplomat noted that discrimination of all kinds is bad, hence the need for social protection measures to […]
Petition to permit polygamy: Man who wanted Supreme Court to allow him to marry more discontinues case
A farmer, Samuel Ampomah, who filed a suit seeking the Supreme Court to allow men to marry more than one wife under the marriage ordinance law, has discontinued the case. Mr Ampomah filed the notice of discontinuance on October 22 this year. The apex court is expected to sit soon and decide whether or not […]
British officials release date for King Charles III’s coronation
There are few things that happen once in every 70 years — so King Charles III‘s coronation is going to be a big deal. We’re talking star-studded events, royal protocols and early morning wake-up calls stateside just to catch a glimpse of the historical moment. So far, we’ve been given very few details about this momentous occasion – […]
Nuclear technology incorporated into energy mix
Nuclear technology has been incorporated into the country’s power generation mix, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced. He said the move was in consonance with the global collective commitment to the sustainable availability of power and the peaceful exploitation of nuclear energy for the benefit of citizens to enhance rapid industrialisation and propel economic […]