This afternoon, being Thursday 9th May 2019, two of Ghana’s popular radio stations, Radio Gold and Radio XYZ have been shut down by the National Communication Authority (NCA).
According to a statement issued by the NCA, any radio station that is operating without valid authorizations shall be shut down with an immediate effect.
Ghanaian controversial marriage counsellor, George Lutherodt has thrown one of his “garbage” assertions out there and this time, it went directly to the male gospel musicians.
According to counsellor Lutherodt, men who are gifted in leading praises and worship in the various churches are “s£xually dangerous”.
The NDC’s National Organiser, Kofi Adams, has sued four members of the party and Network Broadcasting Limited, operators of Radio Gold, for defamation.
Adams suit is due to comments passed by the four aforementioned party members on the station during a press conference tackling the reasons behind the NDC’s electoral loss.
Accra-based radio stations-Montie Fm and Radio Gold as well as TV Gold which are owned by the same company-Network Broadcasting Company, with Mr Ato Ahwoi as one of its directors have SHUT DOWN together—in solidarity with the Montie three who were sentenced to 4 months prison time today by the Supreme Court.
Graphic Online reports that, “it was monitoring the two radio stations when it noticed that they simultaneously went off air without any information to listeners. Checks from sources at the station however indicated that they went off air in solidarity with the trio, who have been jailed four months each by the Supreme Court.”
Earlier today, two panellists, Godwin Ako Gunn and Alistair Nelson, as well as the show host Salifu ‘Mugabe’ Maase, received the jail time following a criminal contempt charge brought raised against them by the Supreme Court.
The ‘Ghana Meets Naija’ concert is largely regarded as a musical showdown of sorts to establish supremacy between two countries whose musical trends have continuously influenced and rivaled each other in every way.
If indeed, the concert is a showdown, then last year’s edition was judged by many industry pundits as being a unanimous victory in favor of the Ghanaian artistes who excited the most with their performances on the night. This year therefore, the Naija acts are pledging to bring their best performances to bear on the night.
In typical Nigerian fashion, top Naija acts featuring on the bill have stated emphatically that come the night of 30th June, 2012, they will outclass their Ghanaian counterparts.
The Nigerian acts billed to perform include African hip-hop heavyweight, MI, his Chocolate city label mate and crooner Brymo whose hit single ‘Ara’ is one of the most heavily rotated songs on local radio and on the club scene. Another Nigerian artiste taking Africa by storm, Davido, who has yet to perform his hit club banger ‘Dami Duro’ on any stage in Ghana.
Also billed to take the stage in Ghana for the first time will be Don Jazzy’s leading lady and Nigeria’s finest female act of the moment, Tiwa Savage, who has three hit songs on heavy rotation in Ghana and Africa ’Kelekele’, ‘Love Me’ and ‘Oma Ga’.
