Versatile Kumawood actress Nana Ama McBrown has revealed that she does not regret wearing one of the most talked about dresses at the weekend’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. According to her, the dress was given to her by the event organizer, Charterhouse, because she was to present an award that night. She made this known … Read more
She rarely ever goes wrong but it seems Ghana’s most adored actress, Nana Ama Mcbrown had a lot going on with her outfit yesterday. The screen goddess who wore an African print jumpsuit had a flamboyant trail attached to her outfit that fans thought could have been done without. A close up of the outfit … Read more
Nana Ama Agyemang Asante, CitiFM staff and a regular contributor to one of the radio stations award winning Breakfast Show, tweeted on CitiFM’s Twitter profile that the City of Kumasi is a “lawless place”. A tweet that doesn’t seem to have gone down so nicely with Kumasians. Based off of the responses to the journalist’s … Read more
Now, this argument is not new, but coming from a Gender Minister — the most senior individual responsible for the welfare of women and children — makes it egregious: the old baseless, shiftless and lazy short skirt argument that doesn’t even hold water. It is so useless an argument that how it was uttered from … Read more
Gilbert Baker, a San-Francisco-based artist who created the rainbow flag as a symbol for the gay community, has died aged 65, US media report. The San Francisco Chronicle said Mr Baker died in his sleep at his home in New York on Thursday night. He initially designed an eight-colour flag in 1978 for the city’s … Read more
Kwame looks completely normal, bouncing around the compound of the orphanage at Kwao Bondzie, a sprawling neighbourhood in the outskirt of Kasoa in the Central Region. With thick-black hair, white clear eyes and shy smile, Kwame has the features of any two and half-year-old, until the diaper is pulled off. Life has pelted Kwame with … Read more
Every week, Huynh Nha An faces the same dilemma: spend her paltry salary on food, or buy the black market hormones she needs to keep her facial hair from growing back. Born male but desperate to change sex, the timid 21-year-old self-prescribes and injects drugs bootlegged from Thailand — when she can afford them. “When … Read more
Legislative leaders in North Carolina have reached a deal to repeal a law that bans transgender people from using public bathrooms of their gender identity, but rights activists warn it fails to assure state-wide protections. The so-called “bathroom bill,” which has drawn intense controversy since it was debated in 2015 and narrowly passed by the … Read more
A late-night deal has been reached in North Carolina to repeal a controversial law that limits protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. A key element banned transgender people from using restrooms in accordance with their chosen gender, earning the measure the “bathroom law” tag. The deal came hours before the state was … Read more
Lawmakers in the US state of North Carolina have reached an agreement to repeal a controversial law setting rules on which bathrooms transgender people can use in public buildings. But the deal reported by US media still has to pass a series of hurdles in the state legislature on Thursday. And gay and lesbian groups … Read more
Discussants at a public forum to indentify the cause of the increasing cases of parental neglect, unanimously agreed that uncontrolled births resulting from the bringing forth too many children in the Sissala East District of the Upper West region largely accounts for it. It was established that parents give birth to children and are unable … Read more
It feels strange, but a few times each year Vietnamese bodybuilder Kendy Nguyen must strap a bikini top over his rock-hard pecs and pretend for a day he is once again a woman. He’s not happy about the official rules that force him to compete with other women, but it’s a small price to pay … Read more
Minister of Gender, Women and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba has mounted a strong defence of her recent statement insisting that she never promoted rape against young girls. The Minister, over the weekend urged school girls to be responsible in their appearances as an inappropriate choice of dress can invite troubles for them. Speaking at … Read more
Screen goddess Nana Ama McBrown says she is too strong to be affected by negative reportage, which are mostly put out in the media about her. The beautiful actress and her long-time boyfriend, Maxwell tied the knot last year in a rather low-key event which came as a surprise to many. The aftermath of the … Read more
The 8th of March was International Women’s Day and a lot was done worldwide to celebrate women. The day has been observed since the early 1900s. It is now an official holiday in some countries. During the celebrations, people focus on different things depending on the situations in their countries. While some women in the … Read more
Members of Modern Women of Wisdom Organisation (MWWO), an all-female humanitarian non-governmental organisation (NGO), are gladdened at the pledge by the Upper East Regional Minister, Mr. Rockson Ayine Bukari, to abolish negative and outmoded cultural practices that halt the progress of women in the region. A statement signed and issued by the leaders of MWWO including … Read more
The Minister for Gender and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba has admonished students of Krobo Girls Presbyterian Senior High School not to allow men to make them pregnant while they are still in school. Delivering her opening remarks as the Co-Chairperson at the 90th anniversary and Speech and price giving day of Krobo Girls Presbyterian … Read more
Gender Minister Otiko Djaba has urged school girls to be responsible in their appearances since an inappropriate choice of dress can invite troubles for them. According to him, even though short dresses may appear fashionable, they could also attract rapists. Speaking at the 90th anniversary and Speech and Price giving Day of the Krobo Girls … Read more
If gender bending fashion is suddenly all the rage in the West, think Pharrell Williams promoting Chanel’s new unisex handbag, then nowhere has the look excelled more than in Tokyo. Japan, for decades a pioneer of the androgynous look in the style of Comme des Garcons, Yohji Yamamoto and Kenzo, is spawning young designers blurring … Read more
The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection Otiko Afisa Djaba has given out her official bungalow to house rescued trafficked victims. Speaking on the Morning Starr with Francis Abban, Friday, the minister said the needs of the deprived are more pressing hence her decision. “I was living somewhere before I became a minister,” Djaba … Read more