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US investigators are working to determine the causes of the helicopter crash that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant in California on Sunday. All nine people on board the helicopter died, including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. Investigators are expected to focus on the weather conditions, which were foggy, and on any mechanical failures that may have occurred. Bryant was considered to be one of the greatest players in the game’s history. He was a five-time NBA champion for his only team, the Los Angeles Lakers, and a double Olympic gold medallist. He retired in April 2016. Tributes from fans, fellow basketball…

The death toll from the new coronavirus now stands at 106, with the number of infections almost doubling in a day. The number of total cases confirmed by China rose to 4,515 as of 27 January, up from 2,835 a day earlier. Japan is sending a plane to Wuhan to evacuate its citizens, as efforts to repatriate foreign nationals from the city at the epicentre of the outbreak gather pace. The virus has spread across China and to at least 16 countries globally. Wuhan, as well as wider Hubei province, are already effectively in a lockdown with strict transport restrictions…

The constant demands of parenting can put a real strain on mums and dads – but a study has found husbands cause a higher level of stress in their wives than their offspring. A survey of 7,000 mums by Today found on average they rate their levels of stress at a worryingly high 8.5 out of 10. And 46 per cent say their husbands add more stress to their day-to-day lives than the children they care for. Many mums complained that they view their other half as ‘big kids’ rather than equal partners, giving them yet another not-so-little terror to keep…

President Nana Akufo-Addo has officially declared to seek re-election in the December 2020 presidential election on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for another four year term. A team from the Presidency led by Director of Research at the Jubilee House, Victor Newman, on Monday, January 27 picked nomination forms from the party’s national headquarters in Accra on behalf of Nana Akufo-Addo. Nana Akufo-Addo becomes the first and only person who has picked nomination forms so far to contest the presidential primary of the NPP. “I’m hoping to be the candidate of the New Patriotic Party,” Nana Akufo-Addo…

Ghanaian songstress Stephanie Benson has disclosed that she masturbates whenever she feels for sex and the husband is not around or is asleep. The 52-year-old mother described masturbation as a beautiful thing, asking why Ghanaians see it as a taboo. She said masturbation is important for women to explore their bodies, adding that there is nothing wrong for her as a married woman to masturbate. In an Instagram post, Stephanie Benson said: “I mean, I still do it at my age. It is like when my ‘stupid’ husband is sleeping and I am horny, you know… (gestures) and then I…

The National Communications officer of the National Democratic Congress Sammy Gyamfi has been released on bail few hours after he was arrested from the television station premises in Accra Monday. Reason behind his arrest at UTV premises at Abeka was initially unclear, but it emerged later that it was based on a case of forgery and publication of false information brought against him in December last year. One of his lawyers, Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, told 3news.com that his client was formally charged and granted police bail with two sureties. Addressing a crowd of party supporters who thronged the CID headquarters,…

The New Patriotic Party says sitting members of parliament in the Ashanti Region will not be allowed to go unopposed in the party’s upcoming primaries in the region. Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, a.k.a. Chairman Wontumi, is reported to have suggested that the NPP will protect sitting MPs in the region, triggering agitation among some party members and supports. But General Secretary of NPP, John Boadu has said nothing of the sort will happen. Without mincing words, he said nobody should be prevented from running and that any aspiring candidate who suffers obstruction in getting access…

Achimota Preparatory and Junior High School on Monday postponed a scheduled mock examination for pupils on the back of a planned takeover of the management of the school by the Ghana Education Service (GES). Some teachers told 3news.com Monday that the postponement has been triggered by the back and forth between the school authorities and the GES over the forceful takeover. The GES is claiming the land on which the Achimota Preparatory and JHS sits, was leased to the school, but it has for years failed to pay the necessary royalties agreed upon. Accordingly, GES on December 27 last year…

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has allegedly been arrested by some plain-clothed security officers around Tesano. Eyewitnesses say he was making his way to his car after participating in a radio discussion on Accra-based Peace FM on Monday when the five officers believed to be from the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) ambushed him with an arrest warrant. He was taken away in a white pick-up vehicle with registration number VR 4870 – 12 and is believed to be at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Police Headquarters. Although the reason for the recent arrest is…

After her exit from the TV3 Mentor Reloaded reality show last Sunday, Frema Baby prayed and hoped for a miracle. Exactly a week after that, her prayer was answered! She made a triumphant return to the reality show. Her return also means that she stands the chance of winning the two-bedroom house up for grab. On a heated night that saw the contestants put in their best, the ten that started the show Sunday night all survival the dreaded evictions. Knowing that one or more of them could possibly be evicted, the ten contestants performed as if their lives depended…