Rival youth groups have clashed at Ga Mashie, otherwise known as Jamestown in Accra following the installation of a new chief. JoyNews editor, Fred Smith reports that the youths are wielding offensive weapons ready to fight. A man dressed in plain-clothes was also spotted holding an AK47 assault rifle, the …

Four Turkish nationals have been rescued a week after being kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria’s western state of Kwara, police say. The four, who are construction workers, were taken from a bar last week. The abductors had demanded a $1m (£800,000) ransom but police say no money was paid and …

            LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT Dear Sir, I believe and hope you very well and enjoying the full grace of our Lord Jess Christmas. Your Exellency, I will love to remind of view things you and your government are forgetting, Please I hope you witnessed …

The Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah has said that the new tertiary education policy document seeks to eliminate all barriers that restrict applicants from gaining admissions into tertiary institutions. According to him, the demand for pass mark in some core subjects before qualifying for …

One person was killed and four others sustained machete wounds when suspected illegal miners on Thursday, attacked security men at a gold mining concession of Newmont Gold Corp Limited in Kenyase. Stephen Amankwah, 44, a securityman, according to the police, was killed and dumped in a pit by the illegal …

Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu, Ghana’s Special Prosecutor insists he is still a founding member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) despite internal machinations to strip him off that title. “I insisted that whether they liked it or not I was a foundation member of the original NDC which …

Founder and leader of Glorious Wave Church International. Prophet Badu Kobi, has taken a strong swipe at Ashanti women. YEN.com.gh has sighted a controversial video of Prophet Badu Kobi speaking to his congregants. According to the controversial prophet, women who hail from the Ashanti region are greed, materialistic, disrespectful and …

Dansoman demolition The Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly has carried out its demolition exercise at Dansoman Beach Road and its environs. Adom News’ Kodwo Mensah Aborampah on site The exercise, which started at 6:30 last Friday, saw many residents gather at the scene as excavator pulls buildings down. Demolition at Dansoman The residents …

A six-year-old child was one of the casualties in two separate shootings in Beacon Valley, Mitchells Plain on Saturday morning, Western Cape police said. The little boy was wounded in Lagonda Crescent when he was caught in the crossfire of rival gangs at about 09:30, police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Andrè …

Police in Moscow have detained more than 1,000 people at a rally, in one of the biggest crackdowns in years. Demonstrators were dragged away from the city hall as security forces used batons against the crowd. People were protesting against the exclusion of opposition candidates from local polls. The opposition …