Judges at Kenya’s high court have rejected a bid to repeal colonial-era laws criminalising gay sex, in a major setback to LGBT campaigners across Africa. A bench of three judges told a packed courtroom that they had not seen sufficient evidence of discrimination caused by the laws, which they said were constitutional because they represented the values and views of
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates released his annual summer reading list Monday, but warned that the written works are not a “light read.” Gates, 63, suggested Graeme Simsion’s “The Rosie Result” for those looking for a “typical summer book.” He also suggested his wife Melinda’s book, “The Moment of Lift.” “I know I’m biased, but it’s one of the best books I’ve
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Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan has reversed his decision to quit international football just 24 hours after angrily retiring from the Black Stars, according to sources close to the player. The Turkey-based striker has now accepted to role of being the General Captain of the Black Stars after quitting the team over Kwesi Appiah’s decision to strip him of the captaincy.
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Ghana’s all-time scorer Asamoah Gyan has announced his retirement from international football. The Kayserispor forward decided to call time on his national team career after it was reported that Coach Kwesi Appiah was set to name Andre Ayew as the new captain of Black Stars ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. A gsource revealed that a
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Former Ghana international Nii Odartey Lamptey, says the ultimate decision regarding Ghana’s possible selection of Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng, for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, should be left with coach James Kwesi Appiah. Barcelona forward Boateng, 32, and 34-year-old Muntari, who currently plays for Spanish second tier side Albacete Balompie, have both expressed an interest in
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Outgoing Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, who incurred the wrath of the APC and Adams Oshiomhole is still at war with his party. And the war seems to have taken another dimension as Okorocha has claimed that Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, once sent his DSS detail to insult him. According to Okorocha, he had gone to interact with his party
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Professor Tijjani Mohammad Bande, former Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, has achieved another feat with his appointment as the new President of the United Nations General Assembly. His appointment was announced by María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, outgoing president of UNGA at a press conference in Abuja, after her meeting with Buhari when she paid a working visit to
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