Author: TNRgh

A ‘family planning’ adviser to the Polish government has claimed contraception can lead to ‘sex addiction’ and make people more likely to cheat. Professor Urszula Dudziak from the Catholic University of Lublin, who was appointed to advise on sex education classes in schools, branded contraception ‘wicked’. Her comments, which came to light after Polish media published parts of a 2014 speech called ‘Know the Truth About Contraception’, have attracted criticism. The academic’s appointment has also raised concerns over the sex education taking place in Polish schools. A ‘family planning’ adviser to the Polish government has claimed contraception can lead to ‘sex addiction’…

Cuddling, snuggling, and hugging: you wouldn’t think these actions could be linked to depression and anxiety, but recent studies have found that the simple act of cuddling can help people who suffer from these ailments. The reason for this is oxytocin, a hormone that your brain naturally releases into your system whenever you engage in cuddling, hugging, or physical intimacy. Scientists already know how oxytocin can make us feel, but recently they have been studying the effects this hormone can have on our behavior over time. For example, if you cuddle your baby enough, it may help to keep them…

The board chairman for the Media Foundation for West Africa Edataen Ojo has called for a conducive atmosphere for freedom of expression for journalists in all West African States. He was speaking at the West Africa Conference on media and participatory governance in Accra where he expressed concern about the limited opportunity available to journalists in the sub region to exercise their freedom of expression. “We continue to grapple with promoting and defending freedom of expression in this rapidly evolving environment,” he observed. “I think it’s also fair to say that the media freedom and freedom of expression landscape has…

Despite the institutionalization of National Sanitation Day in an effort to reduce unsanitary conditions that breed diseases and flooding, some parts Kumasi have been engulfed by filth. Areas like Akwatia line, Asafo market, Kwadaso, Atonsu are the hardest hit. Garbage are scattered along the streets and major drains in these areas, despite monthly clean up exercise in the last year.The WAEC area and Aboabo in Kumasi are no different. Plastic bags and rubbers have filled almost every available corner and gutter.Waste bins are absent on the streets of these areas; a situation that has significantly contributed to indiscriminate dumping. The…

Burkina Faso’s interim President Michel Kafando has been freed and is in good health, the new junta leaders say. However, Prime Minister Isaac Zida, who was also detained when the presidential guard stormed a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, remains under house arrest. The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso and threatened sanctions unless the junta releases all interim political figures from detention. The US and France have also condemned the coup in the former French colony. The coup leaders have agreed to the “principle of dialogue”, as two West African leaders arrived in the country to mediate in the crisis.…

A Rwandan soldier serving as a peacekeeper in the Central African Republic (CAR) has shot dead four colleagues before killing himself, the Rwandan Defence Ministry has said. Eight others were wounded in the attack, a statement said.A Rwandan military spokesman called the incident “deplorable”.Those dead served under the UN’s mission in CAR, deployed to support the country’s fragile transitional government.The country descended into sectarian violence in 2013 when the predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power, prompting reprisals from Christian militia.An investigation was under way into the incident, which took place in the CAR’s capital Bangui, said Brig-Gen Joseph Nzabamwita.”We suspect…

The 36-year-old man who was arrested for wielding a loaded and cocked pistol in a church building will be put before court today. Charles Antwi was picked up at the Ringway Gospel Centre branch of the Assemblies of God Church in Accra and is currently being detained by the National Security Secretariat. National Security sources told the Daily Graphic that investigations were ongoing to establish Antwi’s motive, as well as how he got access to the weapon. “Although we are still investigating, we intend to arraign him in order not to violate the rules which require us not to hold…

What may be the world’s oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham. Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest in existence. The pages of the Muslim holy text had remained unrecognised in the university library for almost a century. The British Library’s expert on such manuscripts, Dr Muhammad Isa Waley, said this “exciting discovery” would make Muslims “rejoice”. The manuscript had been kept with a collection of other Middle Eastern books and documents, without being identified as one of the oldest fragments of the…

Hafiz Saeed, the leader of the Islamic State group in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region, has been killed in a drone strike, the Afghan intelligence agency says. Saeed was killed in the strike in Achin in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province on Friday night, it said. Some 30 other IS militants were killed, the agency said. There has been no independent verification. A drone strike on Tuesday reportedly killed another top IS figure. The Afghan intelligence agency, the NDS, said Friday’s strike was carried out by US-led coalition forces in coordination with intelligence provided by the spy agency. Nato forces have…