The United States urged China on Tuesday to give cancer-stricken Nobel peace prize laureate Liu Xiaobo and his wife freedom to move and choose his own doctors after he was granted medical parole. The US embassy in Beijing said it was “working to gather more information” about Liu’s legal and medical status after authorities confirmed … Read more
Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland’s former deputy first minister, has died aged 66. It is understood he had been suffering from a rare heart condition. The former IRA leader turned peacemaker worked at the heart of the power-sharing government following the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. He became deputy first minister in 2007, standing alongside … Read more
Whether mourning the death of a musical giant, teasing presidents or launching protest movements, Africans took to social media in greater numbers than ever before in 2016. Here’s a look back at some of the most popular stories and hashtags. #TheOtherRoom The moment the words came out of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s mouth, you just … Read more
Special aide to Nana Akufo-Addo, Justice Abeeku Newton-Offei, has hit back at publications by Africawatch Magazine that suggested the NPP flag bearer was suffering from prostate cancer. In an article, Abeeku Newton-Offei said the allegations sought needlessly to denigrate Nana Akufo-Addo and derail the NPP’s chances of winning the December polls. He says the series … Read more
The main pillars of acceptable journalistic practice are to educate, inform and entertain. Lies, vilification and conjectures have no place in real ethical journalism. But strangely, some practitioners of this noble profession, for obvious selfish reasons, do abandon ethics of the profession, sell their consciences and engage in wicked acts of character assassination. Such character … Read more
As a practitioner in Holistic Urology, one of the most frequent problems I see is recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) but because it is so common there are many remedies and treatments from this private urologist. Holistic Medical Practitioners in the field of Holistic Urology treat both men and women, and specialize in treating disorders … Read more