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The family of Professor Robert Kelly, whose children interrupted him while he was giving an interview to the BBC about the impeachment of South Korea’s President, is now speaking out about the video that made them a global viral sensation — and say they were overwhelmed by the attention.
The entire reason the children were able to get into the room where Kelly was giving the interview in the first place, he says, is because he simply forgot to lock the door to his office.

“Most of the time they come back to me after they find the locked door,” Kelly’s wife, Kim Jung-A, told the Wall Street Journal. “But they didn’t. And then I saw the door was open. It was chaos for me.”
“I made this minor mistake that turned my family into YouTube stars,” Kelly told the Wall Street Journal. “It’s pretty ridiculous.”

Immediately after the interview though, Kelly told the Wall Street Journal, he and his wife were concerned he would never be asked to appear on the BBC again. He even emailed the c…

A logging truck on Tuesday crashed with a taxicab at the Sofoline interchange in Kumasi. The truck was climbing the loop from the Kwadaso section towards Patasi when the logs fell on the taxicab.
Below are pictures from the accident scene.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has a favorite of the many viral memes featuring photos of his "bromance" with former President Obama.
Biden's daughter Ashley revealed to the Dow Jones blog Moneyish that his favorite meme includes the first and second ladies as well.
The image, originally taken on election night in 2012, shows Biden and Obama embracing while Michelle Obama and Jill Biden hug in the right of the frame.
"Joe I'm not leaving my wife for you," the caption says. "See? Doesn't this feel right?"
"Joe I'm not leaving my wife for you."
"You said we'd be together forev-"
"8 years. I said 8 years." pic.twitter.com/C2PoAXCD00 — Ol' QWERTY Bastard (@TheDiLLon1) October 17, 2016Biden's daughter said her father "sat there for an hour and laughed" when she first told him about the memes and he started looking through the hundreds on the internet.

A Texas lawmaker has proposed a bill that would fine a man $100 each time he masturbates. 
The bill also imposes a 24-hour waiting period if a guy wants a colonoscopy or a vasectomy, or if he's in the market for some Viagra.  Rep. Jessica Farrar, a Democrat, knows her bill isn't going to get very far. But she proposed it last week to make a point and give male lawmakers a taste of their own medicine.  Farrar has long been an advocate of women's health in a state that has made it extremely difficult for women to get abortions. And the bill, by pointing out a sexist double standard, is meant to shine a light on the obstacles women deal with when it comes to their health care.  "Let's look at what Texas has done to women," Farrar told CNN. "What if men had to undergo the same intrusive procedures?" CNN

The opening concert for the 2017 edition of the Francophonie Festival takes is scheduled for tomorrow, March 11 at Alliance Francaise in Accra. Headline acts for the night include renowned Ghanaian artiste, Bibie Brew, as well as Fafa Ruffino from Benin. Commencing at 8 pm, the concert, organisers say,is a perfect occasion to celebrate the rich Francophone and Ghanaian culture.

The Charismatic Bishops’ Conference of Ghana is calling for the re-introduction of the ‘O’ and ‘A’ level system to replace the inferior junior high school (JHS) and senior high school (SHS) education.

In a four-point communiqué issued in line with Ghana’s 60th Independence anniversary in Accra the Charismatic Bishops’ Conference stated that Ghana had been subjected to an inferior form of education through the JHS and SHS for many years.
“We call the JHS and SHS educational system an inferior form of education because many politicians and well-to-do Ghanaians do not subject their children to the current JHS and SHS system. Instead, they take their children to schools that do ‘O’ Level and ‘A’ Level because they can afford to.

“If JHS and SHS was not an inferior form of education, why do they take their children out of it when they have the money to do so?

The Charismatic Bishops’ Conference added that “we call the JHS and SHS an inferior form of education because the quality of …

The health of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, one of the world's most notorious criminals, is deteriorating in US custody, his lawyers complained Monday, challenging the conditions of his detention.
The 59-year-old, accused of running one of the world's biggest drug empires and who escaped twice from prison in Mexico, has been held in solitary confinement in New York since being extradited on January 19.
His isolation at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan has seen his "physical and mental health" deteriorate, wrote his American public defenders in a 24-page letter to the judge overseeing his case. "He has difficulty breathing and suffers from a sore throat and headaches," they said. 
"He has recently been experiencing auditory hallucinations, complaining of hearing music in his cell even when his radio is turned off."
His lawyers asked Judge Brian Cogan that Guzman be allowed to speak to his wife, either …

Award winning South African sports broadcaster and MC, Carol Tshabalala, continues to her expand her foot print in the world of sport.  The First Lady of Sport is set to be one of four moderators of the panel discussions at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) forum on the Evolution of African football tomorrow, Wednesday, 15 March 2017, in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia.

Carol Tshabalala is no stranger in moderating panel discussions having previously hosted the FIFA Women’s Football Symposium in 2011 and in 2016 as Program Director. The CAF forum on the Evolution of African football will see Carol Tshabalala moderating panel discussions focusing on the social aspect of the beautiful game.

She will also moderate a discussion with a panel consisting of respected individuals in global football, from the international Olympic committee as well as humanitarians.

"I'm excited to be focusing on this aspect of football because part of the discussion includes gender equality an…

Prince William is under intense criticism in the U.K. on Tuesday after it emerged that he missed one of the most important church services in the royal calendar in favor of a hedonistic skiing trip to the Swiss resort of Verbier with a group of male friends.
While Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh were at Westminster Abbey for the annual Commonwealth Service, alongside the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry, the Duke of York, and the Earl of Wessex, William was pictured partying on and off the piste.
The lads’ trip to the slopes is playing badly in the British press, after pictures of William high-fiving a 24-year-old Australian lingerie model, Sophie Taylor, were splashed all over the front pages.
Wills was snapped with Taylor during a lunch “washed down with beer, wine, and Jagerbombs,” according to the Sun and a series of other reports across British media, where the prince has previously been regularly accused of being lazy. Revealed: Prince William s…

Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has opened up about his decision to sign for Indonesian Liga 1 giants, Persib Bandung.

 The 34-year-old free agent joined Persib on a one-year deal, ending a his stint on the sidelines since he departed Greek giants Panathinaikos in September 2016.

According to Essien his decision was motivated by the rich history of Persib as well as their quest to dominate Indonesian football.
"Well, the nice things they told me about the club and how great is the club and how powerful it is and the fans and everything," Essien told Persib TV after his official unveiling today.
"The project the club will...you know will take the club to the next level, that is why I make my decision."


"I wish I could be the start of world players grazing pitches in Indonesia. Hopefully this is a good beginning for Indonesia and Persib football," said Essien. "Thank you for bringing me here. I'm excited and want to give my best."

The former Ch…

Twenty-one rhino horns worth an estimated $5m have been seized in Thailand after being found in luggage sent from Ethiopia in the biggest such haul in years.
The seizure comes days after 300kg of elephant ivory was also impounded in the country. 
Thailand is seen as a transit point for the illegal trafficking of wildlife.
Several species of rhino are at critical risk of extinction, conservationists say.
The horns arrived at Bangkok's international airport where two Thai women who had travelled from Vietnam and Cambodia came to collect them. 
According to Thai police, they ran off when the luggage was subjected to a random check. 
Officials describe the incident as an elaborate smuggling effort which involved several other people inside Thailand and abroad. 
Wildlife campaigners believe the rhinos were probably killed to order in southern Africa, a BBC correspondent in Bangkok says. 
Activists say that despite improvements in Thailand's anti-smuggling efforts, its main airport …

A fearless prostitute from Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo has found an unusual way to protect herself from sexually transmitted disease when having sex with her customers. The hooker, identified as Daniella Kasekwa says she uses a plastic bag as her contraceptive.
In an interview with VPRO Metropolis, she said she goes for plastic bags because she believes it protects her more from STDs and doesn’t disappoint. She added that she’s very afraid to contract the deadly HIV/AIDS virus. Kasekwa who makes 40,000 francs a day from the business also said she hopes to own a house and have her own business before she can leave the prostitution business. More photos below..

A former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie has been appointed the CEO of the Ghana Forestry Commission.
Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as ‘Sir John’, will be replacing Mr. Samuel Afari Dartey. Prior to his appointment, Sir John, was tipped for the MD position of the Ghana Ports and Harbours. However, President Akufo-Addo chose Paul Asare Ansah instead.
The Forestry Commission’s function is to create, protect and manage the permanent forest estates and protected areas in the various ecological zones of the country to conserve Ghana’s biophysical heritage, prepare and implement integrated forest and wildlife management plans for the maintenance of the environment to the benefit of all segments of society and to regulate the harvesting of timber, wildlife and other non-timber forest products among others.
Prior to his latest appointment, some party supporters accused the President of sidelining Mr. Owusu Afriyie. However, the NPP loudmouth ru…

“Black-ish” star Yara Shahidi has one major advantage over other students when it comes to her college applications.
In an interview for W Magazine, the ABC star revealed that she included a letter of recommendation from former First Lady Michelle Obama in her application to such schools as Barnard, Brown, New York University and Harvard.
“She is very amazing and such a supporter, which is something very surreal to say,” Shahidi told the magazine. She plans to double-major in African American studies and sociology.
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The actress, who plays the eldest daughter to Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson on the ABC family comedy, also received “a ‘go get ‘em, tiger’ back-rub” from Obama before taking her AP exams.
Obama and Shahidi appeared on a Glamour Magazine panel together last October for International Day of the Girl. The duo sat down with Glamour Editor-in-Chief Cindi Leive to discuss “the…

Beyonce flaunted her growing baby bump in a tight velvet little black dress while celebrating her stepfather's 70th birthday. We'll just call it an L-Bey-D.
The "Formation" singer, pregnant with twins, posted several photos from the night to her website on March 13.
In addition to the sexy, above-the-knee LBD, Beyonce rocked thigh-high boots and paired the look with a $5,000 Gucci handbag. In other images, she posted close ups of her silver earrings, and a classic choker (complete with with her symbol, a bee, no less!)
The dinner, which actually occurred on March 7, was attended by friends and family, including Bey's mom, Tina, of course, and the superstar's Destiny's Child pal Kelly Rowland. The Queen Bey can be seen in her fashion forward outfit (as well motorcycle jacket) in a group photo following the dinner.
Since announcing her pregnancy on Feb. 1, Beyonce hasn't been shy about showing off her belly. At the Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, she s…

We are in the third month of the year 2017 and Bamba Records signed rap artiste, FaReed, is making waves.

He ushered in the year with the official music video for “Hip-hop Alhaji” and followed up a blistering video for his popular street anthem “Zaafi”.

The next big news for his fans is that the Hausa rapper has a song with VRMG C.E.O, Edem, and it’s titled “Goga”.

“Goga is a Hausa word which means to ‘grind’,” FaReed revealed during the song’s announcement today.

According to FaReed, he was inspired by how Ghanaian societies frown on dreams of the young ones.

“Society looks down on a lot of things. They see confidence as being rude and this is a disease.

So I'm telling all the beautiful ladies not to be afraid to express themselves. Whether you are tall, short, light skinned or dark, be proud of what you've got. And to all my beautiful ladies (Manta Da Koowa), 'Forget Everybody' and do your thing.  If it's a dream you are chasing, GO for it,” FaReed revealed.

On …

Marco Rubio isn't clowning around -- he thinks Snoop Dogg might have crossed a line with his new video "Lavender," in which the Doggfather pretends to assassinate a clown-faced Donald Trump stand-in with a toy gun.
The Republican senator and self-avowed hip-hop fan -- one dubbed "Little Marco" by Trump -- took the rapper to task on Monday.
"Snoop shouldn't have done that ... You know, we've had presidents assassinated before in this country, so anything like that is really something that you should be very careful about," Rubio told TMZ.
The senator continued, "I think people can disagree ... [but] you've got to be very careful about that kind of thing, because the wrong person sees that and gets the wrong idea, you can have a real problem. So I'm not sure what Snoop was thinking, he should think about that a little bit."
In the video, directors Jesse Wellens and James DeFina depict an America where everyone's a clow…

Whoopi Goldberg revealed on Monday’s “The View” that she’s suing over a fake news story she says endangered her and her family. Check out the video above.
During “Hot Topics” on the ABC talk show, Goldberg announced, “Something came out in a fake news website about me. It endangered my family’s life and it endangered my life.” She explained that the untrue story falsely claimed she slammed the Navy Seal widow who was featured in Donald Trump’s speech to Congress. As Gossip Cop reported, “The View” co-hosts did discuss that part of the president’s address, but Goldberg never said a bad word about the woman.
The fake news story, she said, was “created by a guy who just wanted to see how quickly stories he made up would spread.” And spread this did, apparently to the point where people who believed it began threatening Goldberg and her loved ones. She angrily said, “I know you’re in Costa Rica, sir, because you said where you were. If I hadn’t been made aware of this, I could…

The food market is one place that your reputation as a business precedes you in everything you do, so when Stacey Hotor founder of Griddle Kitchen decided to launch her Ghanaian and continental catering service, she knew that at the top of her list should be a good name.

As she shares with Aim Higher Africa’s entrepreneurial series, Ignite, there are several lessons she has learnt along the way to creating a catering experience like no other in Ghana.

Watch now to find out more about her journey.

Parliament has passed the Brexit bill, paving the way for the government to trigger Article 50 so the UK can leave the European Union.
Peers backed down over the issues of EU residency rights and a meaningful vote on the final Brexit deal after their objections were overturned by MPs.
The bill is expected to receive Royal Assent and become law on Tuesday.
The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg said this would leave Theresa May free to push the button on withdrawal talks.
The result came as Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that she intended to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence at a time when Brexit negotiations are expected to be reaching a conclusion.
Ms Sturgeon said she wanted a vote to be held between the autumn of 2018 and the spring of the following year.
The prime minister could theoretically invoke Article 50, which formally starts the Brexit process, as early as Tuesday. 
However, Downing Street sources have said this will not happen this week and …

The Member of Parliament for Lawra Anthony Karbo will be appointed as the deputy Minister of Roads, according to a yet-to-be released statement from the Presidency.
Karbo, a former deputy communications director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), will serve under Kwesi Amoako-Atta  if he sails through the vetting.
A former morning show host Kojo Oppong Nkrumah is billed for the Information Ministry as a deputy alongside a deputy communication director of the NPP Perry Okudzeto . The MP for Akropong Nana Ama Dokua will also add up as the third deputy minister.
A new entrant in Parliament, George Andah who represents the Awutu Senya Constituency, will be assisting Ursula Owusu-Ekufu at the communication ministry. However, deep throat sources have hinted Starrfmonline.com he could be swapped with Oppong Nkrumah.
Barbara Asher Ayisi, the NPP MP for Cape Coast North will be appointed as the deputy Education Minister.
President Akufo-Addo is expected to release his list of 50 deputy min…

Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman and press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, had an interview this weekend with the unsurprising revelation that the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, who was associated with former National Security Advisor, Mike Flynn, also met "with people working in think tanks advising Hillary or advising people working for Hillary”.

Peskov related the information to CNN host Fareed Zakaria. He said:
“Well, if you look at some people connected with Hillary Clinton during her campaign, you would probably see that he had lots of meetings of that kind,” Dmitry Peskov said. ”There are lots of specialists in politology, people working in think tanks advising Hillary or advising people working for Hillary."
He didn't mention any names of the Democrats who supposedly met with Sergey Kislyak.
Source: The Hill

Airtel Ghana, the Smartphone Network, through its Airtel Premier Sub brand which provides bespoke telecom and lifestyle solutions for high value customers, is rewarding hundreds of customers with exciting prizes, as part of the company’s ongoing Wo Mmer3 Nie recharge promo and in commemoration of Ghana’s 60th Independence anniversary celebrations.

Airtel launched Ghana’s biggest recharge promotion – Wo Mmer3 Nie – in February to reward millions of customers with daily, weekly and monthly prizes in addition to the grand cash prizes of GHC 150,000, GHC 100,000 and GHC 75,000 for the ultimate winner, first and second runners up respectively.

The promotion, is open to all Airtel prepaid customers, which includes Airtel Premier customers.

As part of the promotion, Airtel Premier customers stand the chance of winning amazing offers and prizes in addition to the mouth-watering cash prizes at stake. Over the last two weeks, hundreds of Premier customers have been rewarded with vario…

Chelsea remained firmly on course for a domestic Double as N’Golo Kante’s second-half winner settled a stormy FA Cup quarter-final meeting with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.
United manager Jose Mourinho was involved in touchline clashes with opposite number Antonio Conte and was verbally abused by Chelsea fans at the scene of many of his triumphs, including three titles.
The Portuguese was furious when midfielder Ander Herrera was sent off 10 minutes before half-time after a second foul on Eden Hazard, and the managers were kept apart moments later after Marcos Alonso tumbled to the floor after being brought down.
Kante’s low 51st-minute drive finally beat defiant United keeper David de Gea, who saved superbly from Hazard and Gary Cahill before the break to keep Mourinho’s side in contention before Chelsea made the breakthrough.
Marcus Rashford, who came off his sick bed to play – with Zlatan Ibrahimovic suspended, and Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial injured, created…

Namibian president Hage Geingob last week approved salary increases of 6% for himself and fellow politicians, effective from this month. In 2015, the Public Office-Bearers Remuneration and Benefits Commission (POBC) recommended the increases in salary for politicians but Geingob did not approve them because of the economic situation.
On Friday, the Presidency gazetted the salary increases, detailing how much the politicians will earn.

According to the gazette, the President will now earn N$1,7 million per year. ( N$600 000 monthly). His vice president, Nickey Iyambo will pocket N$1,5 million per year, an addition of about N$400 000 from the previous N$1,1 million package.

Namibia's 27 ministers will cost the state over N$30 million per year, with four of the presidential advisers among others.

Ironically, a worker who earns N$1 000 per month will have to work for 1700 months (140 years) to earn the President's N$1,7 million gross for one year.