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Radio Silver 92.3 FM based in Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis in the Western Region operated by Simgwado Broadcasting Company Limited has been shutdown by the National Communications Authority. According to the station’s General Manager Bless Korku Borkloe he received a call from the Western Region office of the National Communications Authority for them to shut down. “I received a call from the NCA at about 10 45am Friday that we should shut down and so we complied”. When asked whether they are in default of anything he said, “It is a legal issue and I don’t want to comment on that for…

Sound, check! New venue, check! Performing Artistes, check! Everything needed for the 20th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) is set, and all artistes, music lovers and industry players also ready to gather at the Accra International Conference Center tonight for music’s biggest event. As part of measures to ensure as many music lovers as possible join this big celebration, organizers have ‘built’ a new dome at the Conference Centre to accommodate a lot more people. The journey towards the 20th VGMAs will be  crowned tonight after more than month-long celebrations including a nominees jam, a music concert and a music…

Source: 3news.com | Ghana

Photo: REUTERS[/caption] Eden Hazard scored the winning penalty as Chelsea edged past Eintracht Frankfurt 4-3 on penalties to set up an all-English Europa League final against Arsenal. Hazard, who could have played his final game for the Blues at Stamford Bridge, converted after Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga had saved from both Martin Hinteregger and Goncalo Paciencia. Chelsea will now meet Arsenal in the final in Baku on 29 May and the result means both the Champions League and Europa League final will be played between English clubs this season – the first time all four finalists in Europe’s top two…

Former President Jerry John Rawlings, has in a meeting with the outgoing Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana, Monsignor Jean-Marie Speich, urged leaders all over the world to take a cue from the recent retreat Pope Francis had with South Sudanese leaders in the quest for lasting peace in their war-ravaged country. The former President said, “the significance of what the Pope did by going down on his knees to kiss the feet of President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar should not be lost on the world, humanity, mankind and especially those of us on this continent.” Mr. Rawlings said…

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, says he would be disappointed in the Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo if he avails himself to the police. The NDC national chairman has been invited by the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service to answer questions regarding incidences of kidnapping and market fires experienced in the country. In the past few months, the police have been on the case of Mr. Ampofo for comments he made in a leaked tape of a private meeting with an NDC communication team in which…

Embattled Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, will mostly likely honour the invitation of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service Friday dawn, few hours after declining the invitation. Mr. Ampofo was expected Thursday afternoon at the CID headquarters in Accra to answer questions regarding incidences of kidnapping and market fires experienced in the country, but he failed to turn up. Members of the party, including their flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, have variously condemned the invitation by the CID, describing it as “frivolous and baseless”. The council of elders of the party have also asked…

Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah says the shutting down of two radio stations in Accra; Radio Gold and Radio XYZ has nothing to do with press freedom. His comments come hours after it was reported that the two stations were shutdown by officials of the National Communication Authority (NCA) for failing to possess the right authorisation for their frequency spectrum. Following the shutdown, some persons have accused government of trying to gag the media with such actions. It is on the back of this assertion by a section of the public that Mr. Oppong-Nkrumah said closure of the two stations is…

Members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Thursday, May 9, thronged the party headquarters clad in red in solidarity with their chair, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, who has been invited by the police on allegations of kidnapping and arson. A press conference convened by the party’s Council of Elders around the same time Mr. Ampofo was scheduled to meet the police  was well patronized by some executive members, including himself. The council of elders dared the police to arrest Mr. Ampofo if he fails to honour their invitation. Read:NDC Council of Elders dares CID to arrest Ofosu-Ampofo Here are some compelling…

Researchers have said that silence is one of the most common ways couples use to deal with any conflict that there is within their relationship. This is due to the perceived demands of their partner and the expectation that they are trying to start a fight. The less you talk- the more aggressive and anxious you become and your interactions are with your loved one. We take a look at the reasons why silence is so harmful within a loving relationship. It’s disrespectful If you are able to talk to others about your problems but not to your partner it…