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Reigning European champions Real Madrid will play neighbours Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semifinals. Eleven-time European champions Real, who eliminated Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals, could become the first club in the Champions League era to win the competition in successive seasons. The Madrid clubs have met in the Champions League final in two of the last three years, with Real coming out on top on both occasions. Atletico had also reached the final in 1974, when they lost to Bayern, but have yet to win the competition. The other tie sees Ligue 1 leaders Monaco take on Italian…

The Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) has reiterated its commitment to provide customers with speed banking to meet their changing need with the introduction of instant visa card. It is believed the move will also provide customers with convenience in banking. Speaking at the launch, the CEO of UMB, John Awuah remarked, “In November last year, we introduced three additional VISA cards to cater for the unique needs of all segments of our customer base. I am very proud that we are enhancing our visa card offering so that our customers can now receive their VISA cards within minutes at all…

Sellers of machines used mostly by illegal small scale miners to extract gold from the ore, appear unfazed by the ongoing campaign to clamp down on the activities of the miners, popularly known as galamsey. Already, some galamseyers have surrendered some of the heavy-duty equipment including excavators, to the government following the expiration of a three-week ultimatum given them by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu. However, the same cannot be said of the manufacturers and sellers of the machine, which is used to wash the ore to extract the gold. A visit to some towns in…

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Internet use have increased very much both nationally and internationally. This has enabled many to use the ICT and the Internet for so many good things. It has allowed people to learn new knowledge, interact with others and entertain themselves. While engaging on the plethora of good adventure, others are also using the Internet to do bad things. People use ICT to abuse both adults and children but most victims are children because they cannot determine the intentions of the unknown person they interact with online. With about 40% of children and young people…

As an annual ritual, Mr. Isaac Tetteh, Managing Director of TT Brothers Limited, distributors of alcoholic and non-alcoholic  beverages in Ghana, on Easter Monday demonstrated  his love and passion by putting smiles on faces of kids at the Tema SOS Village. For 13 years running, Mr. Isaac Tetteh, has been giving cash and kind support to this orphanage. Uncle T, as he’s affectionately called organised party for the kids, serving them variety of mouth-watering dishes and drinks. Melodious music was also provided for the dancing feet of each and every child. The children were also treated to lots of games…

An Italian court has ruled that excessive, work-related use of a mobile phone caused an executive to develop a benign brain tumour. In what could become a landmark ruling, the court in the northern town of Ivrea awarded the plaintiff a state-funded pension. The judgment, which was handed own on 11 April but only made public on Thursday, is subject to a possible appeal. Roberto Romeo, 57, had testified that his work duties obliged him to use his mobile for three to four hours of each working day for 15 years. “For the first time in the world, a court…

An Italian court has ruled that excessive, work-related use of a mobile phone caused an executive to develop a benign brain tumour. In what could become a landmark ruling, the court in the northern town of Ivrea awarded the plaintiff a state-funded pension. The judgment, which was handed own on 11 April but only made public on Thursday, is subject to a possible appeal. Roberto Romeo, 57, had testified that his work duties obliged him to use his mobile for three to four hours of each working day for 15 years. “For the first time in the world, a court…

The Department of Communications Studies of Central University has unveiled a state of the art  Central Broadcasting Studios (CBS) at its Miotso Campus to enhance the study of communications at the institution. The  network houses a state of the art radio station, a television studio which is yet to be completed and a recording studio. The radio station dubbed, Radio Central is being  broadcast online and can be accessed via www.central.edu.gh. Speaking at the launch of the multipurpose studio today, the Chancellor of Central University, Dr Mensa Otabil challenged the Communications Studies students to localize the station by aiming at…

The One District One Factory Secretariat, implementer of the government’s mass industrialisation programme in the 216 districts of the country, has recorded a total of US$3bn in pledges, signaling strong foreign and local investor confidence in the much-anticipated project, Gifty Ohene-Konadu, National Coordinator, has said. “The program has so far generated investment pledges and commitments to a tune of three billion dollars (US$3billion). These are pledges made from local and foreign investors,” Ms. Ohene-Konadu said at a briefing with journalists on the status of the programme at the Flagstaff House in Accra. Interest in the programme has been impressive, according…

It has emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari sacked the head of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Chief this week because the 43 million dollar found in a Lagos apartment allegedly belonged to his wife, Mrs Fola Shade Oke. Mrs Oke was also traced as the owner of the apartment where the money was found. Alaba Yusuf, a Member of President Buhari’s Media and Communications Bureau told Alfred Ocansey host of Late Edition on 3FM 92.7 Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency’s wife was the woman who was known to be visiting the plush 7th-floor Lagos apartment dressed as a mad…