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When it comes to sex in a relationship, just how important is oral sex to men? Well according to new research by Superdrug Online Doctor, it’s pretty important. A team of researchers recently took an intimate look at how much men enjoy receiving oral sex, how much women enjoy giving it and what factors contribute to their pleasure. In order to collect their results, they surveyed 1,100 men and women from across Europe and America and some of their findings might just surprise you. Not so surprising was the fact that 35 percent of men described oral sex as being “somewhat important” in a…

Just 10 months after telling Real Madrid “I would stay but as you don’t want to follow my lead, I better go”, Zinedine Zidane has returned to the Santiago Bernabeu hot seat. He left after winning three Champions Leagues in a row and a league title, and now returns to a club in disarray – a club with nothing left to play for this season other than qualification into next season’s premier European competition… and pride. In fact, next season starts on Tuesday when he takes his first training session. Zidane said his goodbyes just 283 days ago, announcing that after…

National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah and senior police officer Kofi Boakye will on Wednesday join security experts for a public forum seeking to find solution to the growing acts of violence and other lawlessness in the country under the guise of political vigilantism. The issue of political vigilante groups, which many experts have described as national security threat, has in recent times given people reason to rally support for their disbandment. On the back of the public discontentment at the proliferation of violent political vigilantism and its threat to Ghana’s democratic stability, the Media General Group in partnership with Star-Ghana…

A Psychiatrist at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, Dr. John-Paul Omuojine, has raised alarm about an emerging trend in drug abuse whereby the youth lace marijuana with opium, known locally as ‘tie’, for use. Opium is a reddish-brown, heavily scented addictive drug prepared from the juice of the opium plant and used illicitly as a narcotic. According to Dr. Omuojine, the substance, which the youth consume to make them high, was more dangerous than tramadol, as it could cause mental illness. He disclosed that the Psychiatric Unit at KATH had been flooded lately with such patients who…

The US Federal Aviation Administration has told airlines it believes Boeing’s 737 Max 8 model to be airworthy, after two fatal crashes inside six months. An Ethiopian Airlines plane en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi crashed six minutes after take-off on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board. The incident followed Lion Air 737 Max 8 crash in October that killed 189. Some in the aviation community have called for the aircraft to be grounded pending a full investigation. But late on Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a “continued airworthiness notification” saying the plane was safe to…

An array of guests, mostly from the diplomatic and business communities thronged the Multipurpose Hall at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital to witness the celebration of the 62nd Anniversary of Ghana’s Independence. The celebration was on the theme “Celebrating Peace and Unity”. Ghana’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Mrs. Amma A. Twum-Amoah, assisted by her Deputy Mr. Henry Tachie-Menson and Defence Attache, Brig.Gen. Asamoah Kweku Yeboa received diplomatic greetings and well-wishes from envoys of other nations, after which the national anthems of Ethiopia and Ghana as well as that of the African Union were played. Ghana’s Minister…

Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education Professor Kwesi Yankah has lashed out at journalists for escalating the crisis at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). He said for the past two or so years, UEW has witnessed tranquility. However, the media muddied the waters on the back of the removal of Professor Mawutor Avoke as Vice Chancellor, he said. Prof Avoke’s controversial removal was met with legal action by some staff. Rev Prof Anthony Afful-Broni was appointed to replace him. Induction of new UEW VC in limbo due to fresh injunction But there was a demonstration by students…

One of Africa’s largest financial services providers, Absa Group Limited, reported an increase in revenue and earnings for 2018. This gain, according to the group, came in a year of almost unprecedented corporate activity as the group re-positioned itself for delivery against a new growth strategy as an independent African bank. Normalised headline earnings of the group increased 3% to R16.1 billion compared with 2017 and revenue increased 4% to R75.7 billion. Shareholders will receive a final dividend of R11.10 per share, a 4% increase from the final 2017 dividend. The earnings are considered the best measure of underlying group…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) say President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s response to their call for stakeholder participation in finding a solution to political vigilantism is unfortunate. President Akufo-Addo earlier tasked the two major political parties in the country to meet and deliberate on finding a solution to the political vigilante menace in the country. Following this request, the NDC wrote to the president stating that they are willing to co-operate with the NPP in dealing with the issue. They, however, made a request for stakeholders and other parties to also be involved in the conversation. Political vigilantism: Ofosu-Ampofo writes…