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At least 12 people including a prominent Canadian-Somali journalist have been killed in an attack on a hotel in southern Somalia. A suicide bomber rammed a car containing explosives into the Asasey hotel in the port of Kismayo, and gunmen then stormed the building Journalist Hodan Naleyah and her husband are thought to be among the dead. Islamist group al-Shabab has claimed the attack. Regional politicians and clan elders were inside the hotel discussing a forthcoming regional election at the time of the attack. Witnesses said they heard gunfire inside the hotel soon after the car bomb went off. Authorities…

US regulators have approved a record $5bn (£4bn) fine on Facebook to settle an investigation into data privacy violations, reports in US media say. The(FTC) has been investigating allegations that political consultancy Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained the data of up to 87 million Facebook users. The settlement was approved by the FTC in a 3-2 vote, sources told US media. Facebook and the FTC told the BBC they had no comment on the reports. How was the settlement reached? The consumer protection agency the FTC began investigating Facebook in March 2018 following reports that Cambridge Analytica had accessed the data…

The Ghana United Nations Students and Youth Association (GUNSA) has presented an amount of one thousand Ghana cedis (GHC 1,000) to the Forum of Heads of Girls’ Senior High Schools (FOHGSHS) towards the organization of the Forum’s Summer Camp this year. The donation is in response to an appeal by FOHGSHS for financial and material supports to ensure a successful camping. Speaking at a brief presentation ceremony in Accra, the National President of GUNSA, Mr. Kwashie Klu-Duvor said the gesture was the association’s widow’s mite to aid a successful holding of the week-long camping intended to build the capacity of…

According to one Christian publisher, dildo enthusiasts are on a direct path to the demonic realm – but should we take his views more seriously? Since time immemorial we’ve been told that wanking is bad. However, the last 50 years have seen the gradual emancipation of the pussy for many women lucky enough to live in more liberal societies. Unfortunately, as we’ve started to talk more about female masturbation and orgasm in more open, positive ways, the backlash from puritans, misogynists and religious fanatics (or combinations of all three) has also become more apparent – particularly in the United States.…

Karpowership Ghana Company Limited has refurbished the Tema Municipal library, the only library serving academia in Tema. Prior to the renovation, the library had not seen any development regarding its state since it was built in the year 2000. Speaking at the inaugural event of the library, the Corporate Communications Manager of Karpowership Ghana, Sandra Amarquaye, said the refurbishment of the library by her outfit was crucial and in tandem with its objective of impacting lives in the society it operates in. “As a company, we do not only want to be known for providing reliable electricity to homes and…

Some members of the general public have called on authorities at the Ministry of Roads and Highways to get malfunctioning traffic lights on some streets of Accra fixed to prevent accidents. In an interview with 3news.com, pedestrians and motorists who ply the Ring Road Central in Accra expressed how insecure they feel whenever they use the road. Though there are four traffic lights spread across the portion of the road between the GBC bus stop and the Stanchart Bank, none is functioning. For persons who drop off at any of the three bus stops between GBC and Stanchart, crossing the…

Kenya’s interior ministry has said it has not renewed the licenses of 27 betting companies including the country’s biggest, SportPesa. In a letter to telecoms company Safaricom, the government says that the companies have not met the “outstanding renewal requirements”. But, correspondents say, it is not clear what exactly these requirements are. SportPesa is known worldwide as a sponsor of English Premier League clubs. The company’s name currently appears on Everton shirts. Most people in Kenya who want to gamble use their mobile phones to place bets. The government has asked Safaricom to suspend the betting companies’ telephone short codes.…

Details have emerged that chief executive of MenzGold Ghana Liminted, Nana Appiah Mensah, used the defunct gold dealership firm to defraud 16,001 people to the tune of over 1.68 billion cedis within 20 months. Court documents filed by State prosecutors Friday morning and sighted by 3news.com showed the 35-year-old businessman breached some laws of Ghana to defraud his victims a total of 1,680,920,000. He was arraigned early Friday morning on charges of defrauding by false pretence and two counts of abetment to wit taking. He has been remanded into custody to assist the police CID in investigations. Prosecutors said between…

Details have emerged that chief executive of MenzGold Ghana Liminted, Nana Appiah Mensah, used the defunct gold dealership firm to defraud 16,001 people to the tune of over 1.68 billion cedis within 20 months. Court documents filed by State prosecutors Friday morning and sighted by 3news.com showed the 35-year-old businessman breached some laws of Ghana to defraud his victims a total of 1,680,920,000. He was arraigned early Friday morning on charges of defrauding by false pretence and two counts of abetment to wit taking. He has been remanded into custody to assist the police CID in investigations. Prosecutors said between…

File: The suspects on their way to court[/caption] An application seeking bail for six students accused of murdering their teacher at Asiakwa in the Eastern region has been denied. According to the high court in Kyebi, it was impossible to grant them bail due to the nature of the crime they have been accused of, the nature of evidence and severity of punishment after the case is determined. In his application for bail, counsel for the accused Peter Nimo argued that the postmortem was in and the police had almost completed their investigation. He added that the six accused persons…