Kobe helicopter crash: all nine bodies recovered

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of all nine victims from a helicopter crash near Los Angeles that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant.

Three bodies were retrieved from the scattered wreckage by a special response team on Sunday - the day of the crash.

The remaining six were located as the search resumed in rugged terrain Monday.

In a statement, the Los Angeles County coroner's office said the remains were 'removed from the crash site and transported to the department's forensic science center' for examination and identification.


Bryant, 41, was traveling with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other passengers and crew when the Sikorsky S-76 slammed into a rugged hillside in thick fog in Calabasas, northwest of Los Angeles.

Also killed were John Altobelli, 56, longtime head coach of Southern California's Orange Coast College baseball team; his wife, Keri; and daughter, Alyssa, who played on the same basketball team as Bryant's daughter; and Christina Mauser, a girls' basketball coach at a Southern California elementary school.

Another young player, Payton Chester, was also killed in the crash along with her mother Sarah Chester.



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Raid of Samsung store: 3 FRSC officers arraigned

Three officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps identified as Abochi John, Maxwell Odey and Juliet Enakireru, were arraigned on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in the burgling of a shop.

They were arraigned alongside one Anietie Udoh before an Akwa Ibom State High Court, Itu Division. However, Enakireru was absent during the arraignment.

The FRSC officers became suspects after a Samsung Exclusive Store at No. 158 Oron Road, Uyo, was burgled sometime in 2016 and the matter was reported to the police.

Many phones and other items were carted away and four of the phones were traced to the FRSC officers through tracking devices.


The case had been with the police for about four years, forcing the Department of Public Prosecutions in the state to take over and charge the suspects.

During the hearing of the matter on Tuesday, the prosecution counsel, Okon Okpo, sought an amendment to the charge.

He argued that the state had the liberty to amend the charge as many times as possible whenever it noticed any deficiency, The Punch reported.

“The state has the liberty to amend the charge at any time if it discovers any deficiency and bring in whatever it wants to bring in. The law says you can do it as many times as possible. That is what we are doing today in court,” Okpo stated.

The presiding judge, Justice Ntong F. Ntong, adjourned the matter till February 24, 2020, for further mention and hearing.



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Jaden Smith calls Tyler, the Creator his 'boyfriend' after rapper wins first Grammy Award

Jaden Smith called Tyler, the Creator his 'boyfriend' as he gave the rapper a shout-out following his Grammy win on Sunday.

'My Boyfriend Just Won A Grammy,' Smith wrote in an eye-catching tweet, gaining 325,9000 likes and more than 40k retweets.

While Smith doesn't use an exact name, this would not be the first time he's used the affectionate term to describe the I Think performer before.

'I just want to say Tyler, the Creator is the best friend in the world and I love him so f**king much,' he shouted into the microphone at the time. 'And I want to tell you guys something. I want to tell you. Tyler doesn't want to say, but Tyler's my mother f**king boyfriend, and he's been my mother f**king boyfriend my whole f**king life. Tyler, the Creator is my f**king boyfriend. It's true.'






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Nollywood actress Eve Esin announces her engagement

Nollywood actress Eve Esin has announced her engagement. She made the announcement on her personal Instagram page sharing a photo of her engagement ring with a simply but powerful caption; 'taken'.

Her colleagues have started congratulating her on their personal pages too. May this end well for her. Amen!

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Actress Bimbo Afolayan cries out after a landlord allegedly BROKE A BOTTLE on her mom's head (photo)

Nollywood actress, Abimbola Ogunnowo-Afolayan is crying out for justice after a landlord allegedly BROKE A BOTTLE on her mum's head for not paying security fee.

Broke a bottle? What kind of area is that? A Landlord?

Well the actress claims, her mom is also a landlord in the area. One thing led to another, and the man allegedly broke a bottle on her mom. The actress has now taking to social media to cry out over the situation and demand justice. Her cry out...


''WHAT DO WE CALL THIS MY GOD?
NOW THEY WILL SAY KEEP YOUR COOL SHE DIDNT KEEP HER COOL AND SOMETHING HAPPEN
LANDLORD TO LANDLORD !
SHE SAID SHE CAME OUT TO EXPLAIN TO HIM AND BEFORE SHE SAID ANYTHING THE MAN SAID SHE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE !
THEY SHOULD LOCK THE GATE AND SHE SAID SHE WANTS TO DROP HER GRANDCHILD IN SCHOOL
AND THE MAN STARTED !
WE ARE AT THE POLICE STATION NOW BUT THIS WONT GO !
THE MAN CANT GO LIKE THAT

EARLING MORNING BEATING MY MOM LIKE THAT OH NO !

THEY SAID DONT TAKE LAWS INTO YOUR HANDS !

NOW I AM CRYING TO THE WHOLE WORLD !

PLS MY MUM MUST NOT FEEL THIS PAIN FOR NOTHING!''

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Ben Ayade breaks long silence over detention of Journalist Agba Jalingo

Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has expressed his desire to see the publisher of Cross River Watch, Agba Jalingo being released months after being arrested and arraigned on charges of treason.

Ayade who denied having a hand in the arrest and trial of the journalist, alleged that Agba Jalingo is being prosecuted by the Federal Government and not.

Speaking to newsmen after a meeting with President Buhari at the statehouse in Abuja on Monday, January 27, Ayade accused Jalingo of leaving journalism to meddle into politics as he disclosed that his arrest and trial is connected to Omoyele Sowore’s #RevolutionNow protest.


He added that after Jalingo joined the protest, he stopped being seen as a journalist but as someone who is plotting to overthrow President Buhari’s government.

Ayade said; “In court, it is Federal Government versus Agba Jalingo, not Cross River State.  He’s in court for treason, a state does not have the power to try anyone for treason, it’s not me.

“On his Facebook page, he sent pictures where he was being teargassed at the revolution march in Lagos. His own pictures, posted by himself and when Sowore was being arrested, he went back to his Facebook to post that the revolution has just started, ‘we will continue this battle until revolution works’. He admitted this in Court.

“You are seeing him as a journalist, but he’s not, he’s the chairman of Sowore’s party in Cross River State so he’s a politician. He has a primary calling, which is journalism. Once he started the campaign to overthrow the government of President Buhari, he ceased to be seen from the point of a journalist because he has become the state chairman of a party. ”

The Cross River State Governor also blamed the journalist’s activism on youthful exuberance as he expressed the desire to see him released. He also claimed that he is working with Jalingo’s lawyer to secure his release.

Ayade added; “I am of the opinion that Agba should be released because I think he was just youthfully excited. If you ask Agba Jalingo today, I am the one working with his lawyers for his freedom, I am the one sustaining him and sending upkeeps.”

Before Ayade’s recent comment, it was reported that Agba Jalingo is standing trial over his report which suggested that the Cross River State Governor diverted N500 million meant for the state. His trial was on November 2019 listed among 10 “most urgent” cases of threats to press freedom around the world.

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Man leaves 18-month-old girl with broken arms when she wouldn't stop crying

A thug left an 18-month-old girl with two broken arms when she wouldn't stop crying.

Connor Brown, 22, admitted assaulting the girl after the child's mother told how she heard a crack when the tot's arms were forced behind her back.

Brown had the child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, on his lap when he became upset.

After trying to get her to stop crying, he picked her up and forced her arms behind her back causing them to snap.

The girl's mother told how she witnessed the incident in the living room of her home in Blantyre, Lanarkshire.

At Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride, she initially told medics the girl had fallen behind a television set but staff became suspicious.

The mother was later challenged by medical staff and police and admitted Brown had been responsible.

An examination revealed that both of the child's humerus bones had been fractured.

Brown later told police he was not at the house before changing his story and claiming he had taken a fit or a seizure and when he came round the child was injured.

The child has made a full recovery but both arms were put in plaster for a number of weeks to heal.

Brown, of Larkhall, Lanarkshire, has appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court and admitted assaulting the girl to her severe injury in September 2018.

A further hearing will be heard after prosecutors rejected his claims that he had caused the injuries because of his medical condition.

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Reporter suspended after tweeting Kobe Bryant's rape case story hours after he died

A journalist has been suspended by her bosses after she tweeted a story about a r.a.p.e case involving Kobe Bryant just hours after the basketball legend died in a helicopter crash.

Felicia Sonmez, who works for the Washington Post, sent out the tweet after the 41-year-old was killed alongside his daughter Gianna,  13, and seven others in the crash outside of Los Angeles.

The national political reporter posted a link to a story from April 2016 which had the headline: ‘Kobe Bryant’s Disturbing Rape Case: The DNA Evidence, the Accuser’s Story, and the Half-Confession.’

The article about the former LA Lakers player was published by news site The Daily Beast.


Felicia, who has since deleted the tweet, claims she has received death threats after the link was retweeted hundreds and thousands of times and generated thousands of comments.


However in follow-up tweets she defended her actions saying: "To the 10,000 people (literally) who have commented and emailed me with abuse and death threats, please take a moment and read the story - which was written 3+ years ago, and not by me.

"Any public figure is worth remembering in their totality even if that public figure is beloved and that totality unsettling."

She continued: "That folks are responding with rage and threats toward me (someone who didn’t even write the piece but found it well-reported) speaks volumes about the pressure people come under to stay silent in these cases."

She also tweeted: "If your response to a news article is to resort to harassment and intimidation of journalists, you might want to consider that your behavior says more about you than the person you’re targeting."


She also included a screenshot of some of the emails sent to her which, according to The Desk, was the reason behind her suspension.

The website claims a worker at the Washington Post said: “Her managers don’t care about the Daily Beast tweet.

“But there’s a concern that the screen shot (of her email inbox) might create some legal issues and could violate Twitter’s terms (of service).”

Felicia's actions infuriated so many people on Twitter that the hashtag #FireFeliciaSonmez was trending.


One person tweeted: "What a disgusting post from Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez immediately after Kobe Bryant and his daughter’s death."

While another said: "No place for racism in 2020. This is unacceptable. The man just died (with his teenage daughter!!) and you search for bad news about him. @feliciasonmez the internet never forgets. The pain his wife and other two daughters are experiencing will be unimaginable."


"Show some goddamn respect to him. He died in a tragic accident, along with his daughter, and THIS is what you decide to publish?!?!" said a separate tweet.


Bryant was 27 when he was accused of raping a 19-year-old employee at a Colorado hotel in 2003.

He vehemently denied the charges which were subsequently dropped when the woman refused to testify.


Kobe reportedly settled a civil suit with the alleged victim after admitting his cheated on his wife with her.







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Twisted paedophile to be castrated after raping 12 year-old girl in school toilets

A paedophile who r.a.p.e.d a 12-year-old girl in a school toilet is set to be castrated for his twisted crime.

The s.e.x fiend, named only as Valiev in court hearings, spent one hour roaming around the school unnoticed before carrying out the attack.

The sick 38-year-old "wandering and cruised around the educational institution unnoticed by the security guards as he was hunting for a victim," police reports said.

And eventually he struck in a lavatory in Taraz, Kazakhstan
.

Valiev was jailed for 25 years on Friday and will also be chemically castrated under a new law.

Sentencing the monster, judge Kenzhegali Kenzhebekov said: ''According to psychiatric examinations Valiev is not only a paedophile but also a drug and alcohol addict.


''The court ruled that Valiev is going to be forcibly treated for alcoholism, drug addiction and is going to undergo a chemical castration in prison.''

Authorities in Kazakhstan have blasted the school's security.

The headteacher has since been sacked, it is reported.


''It is outrageous that no one paid any attention to the CCTV cameras when he [Valiev] was walking around children," Rakhia Turmaganbetova, the head of the regional educational authorities, said today.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev branded the assault as 'a disgrace' and demanded more surveillance cameras to be installed in schools and nurseries.

The president said: ''To prevent further cases of violence against children it is needed to install CCTV cameras in every school and nursery during this year.

"All educational facilities for children should be equipped with cameras and proper restrooms. What happened in Taraz is a disgrace.''

Valiev was caught by police in two hours after the crime. The victim confirmed he was the man who assaulted her.

Police spokeswoman Gulsara Mukhtarkulova said: ''The victim confirmed Valiev is the man who sexually assaulted her.

"He was previously convicted for r.a.p.e.''

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Kylie Jenner reveals she often flew on Kobe Bryant’s tragic helicopter

Kylie Jenner took to social media to send her prayers to the families of those lost in the deadly helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others on Sunday.

The 22-year-old revealed a personal connection to the tragedy in her Instagram post, sharing with her followers that she used to fly on the same helicopter and knew the pilot Ara Zobayan personally.

Jenner had actually rented the same chopper as a treat for her niece Dream's third birthday back in November.

Posting on her Instagram story, Kylie shared a touching message which included small photos of the nine victims of the crash.

'Rest in peace .. and prayers to these families,' she wrote below the images.

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Self-confessed plastic surgery addict reveals she has spent £40k on designer vagina and boobs

A mum of two has spent £45,000 on plastic surgery after getting her first boob job at 18.

Tracy Kiss, 32, accepts that she's "addicted" to cosmetic operations but insists it's not in an unhealthy way.

Here, the gym instructor opens up why she'll continue to have surgery and her past procedures.

“Waking up from the general anaesthetic, I pushed through the grogginess. My breasts were swathed in bandages, but I was thrilled to now be a size 30KK. It was my third boob job – and the latest in a long line of treatments ranging from a designer vagina to a bum lift.
“Growing up, I felt self-conscious about my 30A chest. My parents begged me to wait before having surgery, but when I turned 18 in 2005 I booked an appointment with a Harley Street surgeon. It cost £4,000 and I paid half with money I’d saved from my part-time job as an office assistant, and put the rest on a credit card. When I saw my new 30DD boobs I felt so proud of my body.

“My boyfriend at the time was supportive, but we split in 2007 while I was pregnant with our daughter Millie. Five years later, during a second long-term relationship, I had my son Gabriel. But while I adored being a mum, I hated what it had done to my body. So, in June 2013, I got a bank loan for £11,000 to have my DD implants replaced with 30FFs. Shortly after that, my relationship with Gabriel’s dad ended because he didn’t agree with the surgery, but I had no intention of stopping.

“I spread the repayments for the loan over five years, but just 12 months later, I got my teeth straightened using £500 of my savings and £2,500 from my credit card. I was earning good money working as a personal trainer, but paying off my debts meant I didn’t buy new clothes, coloured my hair at home and walked everywhere. The kids never went without, but if necessary, I’d miss meals.

“Then, in 2016, I used my credit card to pay £3,500 to have seven moles removed. I also started having regular stomach-tightening sessions to remove stretch marks. The more surgery I had, the more friends and family attempted to convince me to stop. I just shrugged it off, saying that I was working towards a more confident me.

“Then, at 29, I started to become self-conscious about my vagina – I hated how it looked after giving birth.

“In December 2016 I spent £4,000 on a designer vagina, spreading the cost across two credit cards. Beforehand, I had to have a therapy session to check I was mentally prepared for the hour-long op, and during the gruelling six weeks’ recovery my mum helped looked after the kids.

“For the first week it was very painful, I found it difficult to walk and it stung when I urinated. While I was bedridden, I did online work with my clients creating meal plans and workout schedules.

“A few months later I flew to Spain and spent £4,000 on a nose job, having saved £1,000 from my £35,000 a year salary and taking out a loan for the rest. When I returned, I started getting regular Botox, plus lip, cheek, jaw and under-eye fillers, spending around £1,000 a year out of my salary.

“Meanwhile, I also started a vegan diet and worked out a lot in the gym to sculpt my body. By 2018 I was a size 6-8 and while I loved my flat stomach, but my bum had disappeared. So, that December, I had a £7,000 butt lift.

“My most recent surgery was last September, when I booked a flight to Turkey to have my 30FF implants removed and replaced with KKs, costing £5,000. Beforehand, I had to undergo another therapy session, but they didn’t see any problems so I was given the all-clear.

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Kenya needs $70m to fight severe insect outbreak

Aerial spraying to beat back a plague of locusts swarming across Kenya will cost $70 million, the UN estimates.

Millions of the insects have invaded the East African nation from Somalia and Ethiopia, devouring farmland and just about anything else in their path.

The locust outbreak is the worst in 70 years for Kenya.

“Even cows are wondering what is happening,” Ndunda Makanga, a local farmer told the Associated Press. “Corn, sorghum, cowpeas, they have eaten everything.”


The scourge has been exacerbated by climate change, which has brought rising temperatures and more rain to the region.

The price tag for the spraying comes from the UN Food and Agricultural Organization, which leads international efforts to fight hunger.

A single swarm up to 150 million insects -- can consume enough food to feed 35,000 people.

Kenya has four planes now flying to spread pesticides but needs more spraying equipment as well as more chemicals, the nation’s agriculture officials said.

The insects are now heading toward South Sudan and Uganda, which is already on alert.

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Meet the 75-year old foster mum who raised 600 kids

A foster mom who raised more than 600 children in the past 50 years has said she loved all of them “like they were my own”.

Linda Herring, 75, has devoted her adult life to fostering kids from Johnson County, Iowa, never turning a child away.

Herring was known by everyone for never turning away a child, no matter their age, gender, or special needs and would regularly travel to collect them.

The story of her selfless devotion to helping vulnerable kids emerged when she was honored by the Johnson County Department of Human Services' Board of Supervisors with a resolution of appreciation for fostering more than 600 children in the community.


Johnson County's official Twitter account shared a copy of the resolution, which stated: “The Department of Human Services could call Linda in the middle of the night to take a child, and she would meet anywhere to get a child.”

According to the resolution, from the 1970s Herring mostly fostered children with “special medical needs”.

''I kept doing it because I had so much love to give to these children in need''

Bins in her garage were filled with clothes and "stacked to the ceiling, labeled by size and gender".

Her philosophy throughout was "If no one else can love them or take care of them, I will".

Grandaughter Amber Herring told Today: “My grandma has always put everyone else before herself.

"She had been my hero since I was just a little girl and am so thankful I get to have her as my grandmother.

 “It takes a special person to open their heart and home to children.

 “It has been a lifestyle for them that not everyone can do, but their dedication to children in need has always been evident."

She added: “They simply provided them love when the kids needed it most.”

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Kobe Bryant's former coach explains how close-knit family are struggling to deal with tragedy

Kobe Bryant's former coach and best friend of his father, Wayne Slappy, says the NBA star's family are struggling to deal with a 'black hole' left by his death.

In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, the Bryant family friend revealed the moment he heard the Lakers legend had died in a helicopter crash north of Los Angeles on Sunday morning.

'I was just finishing training kids up in the Pacific Palisades,' Slappy said. 'When I got in the car I got the text message. Then I started getting phone call after phone call. I tried to call Jellybean [Kobe's father Joe Bryant], he didn't answer, and that doesn't happen.

'I just sat in the parking lot at Costco crying for an hour.'

Speaking just hours after the crash which killed the 41-year-old father of four, his daughter Gigi and seven others, Slappy said he was struggling to keep his composure.

'I don't know how I'm going to get over this myself,' he said. 'I'm raw.'

The 67-year-old basketball coach, who has been close friends with Kobe's father for decades, added that the NBA legend's family have been left feeling empty.

'Can you imagine a black hole? It's empty, how do you fill it? They're a close-knit family. He was 41 years old, and then his daughter dies in an accident with him too,' he said.

'His family are going to miss him more than you can begin to imagine.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/01/kobe-bryants-former-coach-explains-how.html

Petition calls for Kobe Bryant to be added to NBA logo

Hundreds of thousands of basketball fans are calling on the NBA to update its logo to honor Kobe Bryant following the basketball great's tragic death.

"With the untimely and unexpected passing of the great Kobe Bryant please sign this petition in an attempt to immortalize him forever as the new NBA Logo," creator Nick M wrote on the Change.org petition.

He added that he hoped " ... our dream does come true and we are able to see Kobe Bryant engraved into the NBA Logo."

The petition had amassed over 280,000 signatures Monday.

The current NBA logo was designed by Alan Siegel. It features the silhouette of Los Angeles Lakers great Jerry West.

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Skales affirms he is getting married to his Rwandan girlfriend soon (video)

Nigerian singer, Skales has announced his wedding will be taking place soon.

The singer made this known in an interview, when asked if he has anything to say to his fans. He then affirmed it saying;

“I’m getting married soon, stay focused”.

Skales and his Rwandan singer and songwriter, Neza have been dating for years now and are never shy of celebrating their love on social media.

So there you have it, Skales is going to Rwanda to bring a wife home! Watch the video below...

View this post on Instagram

“I’m getting married soon”. Awww, congratulations Skales. 📹: @daalaoruwari

A post shared by Tunde Ednut (@tundeednut) on Jan 27, 2020 at 3:26am PST

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Kim Kardashian captures sweet video of daughter Chicago, 2, singing Jesus I Love You

Kim Kardashian and her children join husband Kanye West every week for his music-filled Sunday Services.

And it appears the couple's youngest daughter, Chicago, has been inspired by the gospel-inspired outings.

The two-year-old was caught by mom Kim belting out Jesus I Love You in video clips she shared to Instagram on Monday.

She stared up at Kim's iPhone camera and, without a moment of doubt, burst into song.


'Jesus I Love You! Jesus I Love You!,' the tot sang repeatedly.


As each line flew from her mouth, a bigger and bigger smile appeared on Chicago's face.   

Overwhelmed by her daughter's cuteness, the 39-year-old reality star had no choice but to share the clips with her 158million Instagram followers.

'Chi's favorite song' captioned Kardashian with a string of heart eye emoticons.

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Kobe Bryant and daughter attended Catholic mass early Sunday morning hours before they both died in tragic crash

Kobe Bryant and daughter Gigi prayed together at Catholic mass at their local church hours before they both died in the tragic helicopter crash, DailyMail.com can reveal.

The basketball legend and 13-year-old Gigi went to the 7am service at the Our Lady Queen of Angels in Newport Beach. They both received Communion.

The father and daughter left the church and soon afterwards boarded the S-76 Sikorsky helicopter piloted by Ara Zobyan which was taking them to the Mamba Academy in Thousand Oaks for Gigi's basketball practice.

The helicopter crashed into a hillside near Calabasas around 9.30am, firefighters responded to a 911 call at 9.47am. Nine people perished on board.


A spokesman for Our Lady Queen of Angels confirmed to DailyMail.com that Kobe was at the early morning service Sunday.

One parishioner, who attended a later mass at the church, wrote on social media: 'During mass, our priest informed us all that Kobe Bryant and his daughter attended mass this morning at the Our Lady Queen of Angels.'


And Father David Barnes, a Catholic priest in Boston, Massachusetts also confirmed Kobe's attendance.

He tweeted on Sunday: 'A friend texted me today to tell me that a friend of her’s (sic) saw #KobeBryant at #Catholic Mass this morning. 'Mass is the worship of God. Heaven is the worship of God. Go to Mass here so that you can worship God forever in heaven.'


In a moving Facebook post Bishop Timothy Freyer, of the Orange Diocese, who is currently in Rome meeting the Pope, said Kobe was a 'committed Catholic' who 'loved his faith'.

He said: 'Our hearts remain heavy after the tragic loss suffered in the wake of yesterday’s helicopter crash in Calabasas.

'We pray and mourn for the friends and family of the victims who have been publicly identified in news reports: Basketball icon Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna.

'Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli and his wife, Keri, and daughter, Alyssa.

'Basketball coach Christina Mauser and pilot Ara Zobayan.

'Kobe was a basketball icon who inspired us through his words and actions to set our goals, work hard and achieve our dreams.

'He was a committed Catholic who loved his family and loved his faith.

'A longtime Orange County resident and parishioner in our Diocese, Kobe would frequently attend Mass and sit in the back of the church so that his presence would not distract people from focusing on Christ’s Presence.

Please join me in praying for the victims. May God grant their loved ones peace and bring them comfort during these difficult times.'

And Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H Gomez said of Kobe on Twitter: 'So very sad to hear the news of #KobeBryant’s tragic death this morning.

'I am praying for him and his family. May he rest in peace and may our Blessed Mother Mary bring comfort to his loved ones. #KobeBryantRIP.'

'There can be nothing more consoling to those who mourn than to know that a loved one worshipped God just before his death because worshiping God is what heaven is.'

Julie Hermes, a spokeswoman for Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church said the late basketball legend slipped in at the back of the service and left early to avoid disturbing the other parishioners.

The service was held by Father Anthony Vu, a Vietnamese parochial vicar at the church.



'He attended the 7am mass prior to going to the Orange County John Wayne Airport,' Hermes told DailyMail.com.

'I imagine he went straight to the airport, because the mass was 7-8am. I’m told generally 7am was his mass.

'He was very discreet. He would come in and stay at the back, and his family too, and then he would usually leave a little earlier prior to the very end of the service.

 'He was very much loved at the church, and he was very devout, very dedicated to his faith.'

Hermes said she attended the first mass after the Lakers star's death was announced, and the churchgoers, many of whom knew Kobe, were deeply shocked by the news.


'I went to the 12pm mass, that was dedicated to him. Every mass since has been dedicated to Kobe and the families of all the victims,' the church staffer said.

'Everybody was stunned. It was like silence. Everybody was in shock. It was very still. When the 12pm mass ended, because that was the first mass after anybody knew, everybody walked out in silence and were glued to their cell phones looking up any information they could get online.

'Our parishioners knew him not just from church but from the community, because Kobe was a great part of this community. That’s how I know him too. I live very close to him in Newport Coast. He was a like regular guy, you wouldn’t know he was a celebrity. He would go out on his own without bodyguards.

'In the Starbucks line and Sees Candy line, if the kids wanted to take a picture of him he always took a picture. Even if you didn’t talk to him, it made people happy to know he was part of the community.'

Hermes said the Queen of Angels Church also held a rosary service at 7.45am on Monday, attended by Kobe fans studying at the nearby University of Irvine.

Kobe was a devout Catholic having been raised into the faith by his family and he  credited the religion for getting him through the tough times in his life.




source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2020/01/kobe-bryant-and-daughter-attended.html

Masturbation is a beautiful thing; I masturbate when horny – 52-year-old Ghanaian songstress

Ghanaian songstress Stephanie Benson has disclosed that she masturbates whenever she feels for sex and the husband is not around or 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 sort of get to know my body. Sometimes, I am sure when I am not there – I travel a lot – and he is in the shower, he probably does it, too. I’d rather he did it in there than to put it in another woman,” she stated.


“Masturbation is a beautiful thing”, Stephanie Benson said, wondering: “Why do we make it such a taboo?”

“… I need you to understand that masturbating is not a big deal. I think all of those things are really important for a woman to explore. It is our body. This is ours. Unless we know about it, how do we let someone understand what our bodies like, how it feels, how to touch it. Touching yourself is like everything, I think. It is really important to just explore”.

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Why do we shy away from exploring our bodies when we are the only ones who will ever know how we can be pleased and to have a fulfilling sexual relationship with our partner. As much as sex may not be the most important part of a relationship it plays a major part in establishing a good connection with your partner. Tell me your thoughts. ❤️ #69steph

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Ronaldo's partner refers to the footballer as her HUSBAND in gushing post on her 26th birthday

In November, he stepped forward to shoot down rumours he'd tied the knot with his longtime partner Georgina Rodriguez during a secret ceremony in North Africa.

But Cristiano Ronaldo, 34, landed at the centre of such speculation once again on Monday, when the brunette beauty referred to him as her 'husband' in a gushing post celebrating her 26th birthday.

Sharing a snapshot of herself and Ronaldo posing with their children, Georgina wrote: 'Happy 2️⃣6️⃣ for me, very happy. I can't ask life more. Just a lot of health for my family and me and to always enjoy them.

'Thank you all for your congratulations, flowers and therefore love ✨ And Thank you to my husband for giving me the best of life, our children. I love you.'



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