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Heather North, the US actress who was the voice of Daphne in Scooby-Doo for many years, has died at the age of 71. According to reports, she died at her Los Angeles home on 30 November after a long illness. North was the second actress to voice the “danger-prone” Daphne Blake in the Scooby Doo, Where Are You! TV series, making her debut in 1970. The California native continued voicing the role in various iterations of the property until 2003. They included The New Scooby-Doo Movies of the early 1970s, the short-lived Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo series and The New Scooby-Doo…

Some unknown gunmen have shot the 2013 Northern Region best farmer, Alhaji Soale Dramani, 3news.com has gathered. According to reports, Alhaji  Dramani, popularly known as Business, received a call from someone who only gave his name as Jawula. Jawula said Mr Business was wanted by Mabungwura, a sub-chief of Kpembe. But he was shot at the back by unknown gunmen on his way to see the chief. He screamed for help, eye witnesses said. He has been transported to Tamale for further treatment after receiving First Aid at Kpembe. More to follow…

The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has written to the editor of The Herald newspaper to “do the needful” or force a court action over a news article in the Monday, December 18 edition. The article headlined ‘Another Multi-Million Cedi Scandal Hits BOST – Details Coming Soon’ was posted in the right corner of the front page of the newspaper. But BOST says it is unaware of any such “scandal”. In a letter to the editor on Monday, BOST said the tabloid acted unprofessionally as its doors are open “to seek any information you need to enable…

One of the biggest celebrity interactive events to rock the capital during this festive season, ‘Celebrity Karaoke Night’ featuring over 20 stars is scheduled to take place at the top floor of the Grand Oyeeman building, Airport, on Friday, December 22. The event, which is being organized by AE Media, promises to be fun-filled with lots of activities including live performances by celebrities, karaoke battles with celebs, networking with participants from media agencies, corporate firms and the general public. The 2nd edition, the Celebrity Karaoke Night promises to be bigger and much more fun as some major celebrities including Abeiku…

The police are holding in custody three young men suspected to have been involved in the gang-raping of a teenager in a video that has since gone viral. The video caused outrage on social media with many calling on the police to fish out and arrest the actors. Three of the five boys believed to have engaged in the act are currently behind bars. The police are yet to confirm whether they were indeed the ones in the video. Meanwhile, the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service says it has constituted a special team to “analyse the video”.…

Media General Group Limited has had three of its staff named by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) for individual awards at the 22nd GJA Awards to be held on Wednesday. Experienced journalist Portia Gabor, who is a 2011 CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Award finalist, is one of the three. Peter Quao Adattor has also been named for the individual awards with his thrilling report on the human-controlled anaesthetic machine at the Nkwanta South District Hospital in the Volta Region, highlighting the healthcare problems in Ghana. Watch below: The Association released the names of the individual award winners on Monday. MG’s Kwabena…

Black Starlets skipper Eric Ayiah was left out in the final shortlist of the 2017 Aiteo Caf Awards. Ayiah had been nominated for the Youth Player of the Year. However, Mali’s Salam Giddou, Senegal’s Krepin Diatta and Zambia’s Patson Daka rather made the shortlist unveiled in Accra on Monday. Top 3 Finalists for Youth player of the Year award #AiteoCAFawards2017 pic.twitter.com/PwsAmPoNJt — CAF (@CAF_Online) December 18, 2017 South Africa’s Luther Singh also missed the shortlist. The two youngsters will not be the only ones who may be in pain for missing out as some key players also failed to make…

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has selected Cyril Ramaphosa to succeed President Jacob Zuma as the party’s leader. The nation’s deputy president defeated former cabinet minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Mr Zuma’s ex-wife, after a marathon voting process. Mr Ramaphosa is in a strong position to become president after polls in 2019. The leadership battle caused fierce political infighting, raising fears the party may split before the polls. Mr Ramaphosa beat Ms Dlamini-Zuma by 2440 votes to 2261, an ANC spokesperson announced. This triggered celebrations among party members. Media reports earlier said the announcement was delayed after Ms Dlamini-Zuma’s camp…

Passengers at the world’s busiest airport faced a second day of disruption on Monday after a power cut led to hundreds of cancellations. Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport lost power on Sunday, affecting tens of thousands of people. Passengers were left in darkened terminals or on board planes. Power was restored overnight and a handful of passenger flights resumed just after 06:00 local time (11:00 GMT) on Monday. Hundreds of other flights, however, were cancelled. The airport is the world’s busiest, handling more than 250,000 passengers and almost 2,500 flights every day. But during its first hour of operation on Monday morning,…