Courts
Pastor, five others fined for abusing baby
They were found to manhandled and abused an infant in a viral video, and were subsequently arrested by the Police.
GNA
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Africa
South African police generals charged with corruption in recruitment scandal
The trio were part of a selection panel that was responsible for conducting interviews and recommending candidates for advertised positions in 2016.
AllAfrica
Courts
Court remands four persons over GPHA’s Marketing Manager’s murder
They were accused of murder in violation of section 46 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29)
GNA
General
Suame municipality gets court complex at Bremang
Outgoing Chief Justice Anin Yeboah stated that justice delivery must reflect the needs of everyone, and urged the staff of the Court to deliver equal justice to all without fear or favour.
GNA
Europe
UK Immigration minister banned from driving for six months for speeding
The minister has been hit with a six-month driving ban and fine after being caught speeding last year. He claims he did not see a temporary speed limit.
Sky News
Africa
Nigerian rooster loses court battle over noise complaint
The court in the northern city of Kano declared the cockerel a nuisance to the neighbourhood for its relentless crowing that two neighbours said deprived them of their sleep, Premium Times news website reports
BBC
General
“A gender balanced court a better place for us all” – Justice Serwaa Mireku on International Day of Women Judges
The reasoning behind the day is to celebrate women judges worldwide, by recognizing their contributions to reducing the gender gap in the judiciary
Gifty Danso
Courts
Police conclude investigations in Mankessim murder case
Accused persons have been charged for allegedly kidnapping and murdering Georgina Botchwey, an aspiring nurse trainee in September 2022
DL News
Africa
Zimbabwe opposition members in court following arrests for 'illegal meeting'
Among those arrested is Amos Chibaya, a member of parliament, who called the action harassment, and said it will come to an end.
VOA Africa
Crime
Lockerbie bombing suspect will not face death penalty
The US alleges that Abu Agila Masud was a Libyan intelligence operative and played a key role in the 1988 attack, which left 270 people dead.
BBC
General
Child-Friendly Gender-based violence court inaugurated in Nalerigu
The child-friendly Circuit court would be the first of it kind to handle cases of domestic and gender-based violence (GBV) in the region.
DL News
Africa
Two Nigerian TikTokers remanded in prison for calling Kano Governor corrupt
According to the First Information Report, the duo, in a video posted on Facebook, said the governor sells people’s land and oversleeps.
The Nigeria Lawyer
Others
Wellness therapist or Tinder date? India court refuses to quash proceedings against woman accused of online cheating
Commenting on the chats, the court said it was the accused who lured the complainant into the wellness therapy.
Livelaw
Courts
Betting company fined GH¢600.00 for dumping and burning refuse
The court presided over by Mr Festus Fovi Nukunu, a Circuit Court Judge sitting as an additional judge at the District Court, fined the manager of Alfabet after pleading guilty to two charges.
GNA
Courts
Upper West Region: Three farmers remanded for allegedly murdering Fulani herdsman
A police statement dated September 4, 2022, narrating the incident said preliminary investigation indicated that the deceased took his cattle to the Kuntaali bush for grazing in the morning of July 1, 2022, but only the cattle returned home...
DL News
Africa
Nigerian rapper Ice Prince arrested for allegedly abducting, threatening a cop
The spokesperson for the police in Lagos state, Benjamin Hundeyin, broke the news in a tweet on Friday morning detailing how the singer was arrested.
Premium Times Nig
Courts
20-year-old remanded for allegedly murdering mother, two others and harming baby
“The suspect allegedly attacked his 60-year-old mother, his landlord’s wife, his sister and her eight-month-old son."
DL News
Courts
KNUST student and alumnus remanded over Conti-Katanga clash
Announced in a police statement, the accused persons, Daniel Osei and Francis Tutu Atuahene will make their next court appearance on September 8, 2022.
DL News
Courts
KNUST student remanded over threats to stab colleagues
The accused, a second-year student, was arrested during an ongoing investigation by officials, following the rioting that occurred between two halls last week.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Secretly recording a telephone conversation with others is a breach of their right to privacy, unconstitutional, inadmissible - Supreme Court
"To allow such deliberate violation of rights would encourage litigants to sidestep the rules of evidence and thereby undermine the integrity of court proceedings and bring the administration of justice into disrepute. "
Richard Osei Boateng