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Africa
Nigeria's kidnapping crisis: Should ransom payments be banned?
Since 2011, kidnappers have collected at least $18m, with more than half of it between 2016 and 2020, says SBM Intelligence, a think-tank based in Lagos.
BBC26 May 2022
General
Government arrested and prosecuted 15 rosewood offenders from 2017 to 2021 – Minister
The Minister’s statement was in a response to Dr Clement A. Apaak, the Member of Parliament for Builsa South, who was enquiring on whether any arrests had been made of any person or company engaging in the harvesting, transportation and exp...
GNA4 March 2022
General
Ban on hunting in forests lifted
It is also in accordance with the Wildlife Conservation Regulation 197, LI 685.
DENNISLAW NEWS6 December 2021
Europe
Turkey: ‘Missing’ man joins search party looking for himself
Don’t punish me too harshly, officer. My father will kill me,”
DL News1 October 2021
Crime
Team arrest illegal miners in Juaboso District
“ We are ready to fight illegal miners who are destroying the environment and also water bodies in the mining communities.”
DL News26 August 2021
Business
Why Ghanaian Activists Oppose a $1 Billion Giveaway to Norwegian Billionaires: Bright Simons
$1.1 billion will go directly to the current Norwegian controllers of the two fields
DL News21 August 2021
Business
Bright Simons writes: Ghana wants to make Norway rich (by $1 billion)
On 30th July 2021, a memorandum from Ghana’s Minister of Energy to the country’s Parliament muddied the waters even further.
DL News8 August 2021
Business
No ban on small scale mining, go back to work – Mireku Duker tells legal miners
The Members of the Association pledged their commitment to support government win the fight against illegal mining.
DL News23 July 2021
Courts
Seizure of excavators: Government slapped with $15 million judgment debt
IMCIM was established by the government to clamp down on illegal small mining also known as galamsey which is causing havoc to the country’s water resources and lands
DL News1 July 2021
Europe
Woman who killed her abusive husband goes on trial for murder in France
This year alone, 43 women have lost their lives at the hands of their partners or husbands, according to advocacy group “Feminicides par compagnon ou ex,”
DL News21 June 2021
General
Defence Minister promises stiffer legal actions against Galamsey Operators
Ghana’s Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has warned that the government would continue to punish all persons involved in illegal mining operations in the country.
DL News2 June 2021
Others
Religious Freedom In Schools: A Concern That Must Be Heard
The writer argues that public schools must balance institutional religious traditions with the constitutional imperative to protect every student’s freedom of belief and dignity in a pluralist democracy like Ghana.
DL News9 March 2026
Business
Parliament passes Ghana Civil Aviation Bill 2024
The new legislation, known as the Ghana Civil Aviation Bill, of 2024, will replace the current Ghana Civil Aviation Act, 2004 (Act 678), along with its amendments (Act 906 of 2016 and Act 985 of 2019).
DL News23 July 2024
Business
First-ever Users’ Forum on the Companies Act held
Even with the promulgation of the new Companies Act, 2019(Act 992), there still abound confusion relative to understanding, interpretation, and application of the same.
DL News14 November 2022
Business
Expand your knowledge, understanding of new Insurance Act – CJ tells Judges
“As judges, we are mandated to resolve all disputes and legalities that may come before us under the Act and we should be able to resolve them in accordance and purpose for which the Act was enacted,”
DL News21 October 2022
General
Look at Acts with a lot of scrutiny – Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo
She chaired the launch of Justice Alexander Osei Tutu’s book; Essential Themes in Land Law and Customary Law at the Law Court Complex in Accra.
DL News25 May 2022
General
Ghana Armed Forces declares support for death penalty abolishment
Member of Parliament for the Madina Constituency, Hon. Francis Xavier Sosu in June 2021 introduced a private member’s bill for the removal of the death penalty from the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
DL News12 April 2022
General
Lawyers now require licenses to engage in real estate transactions
Although lawyers are exempt from writing the real estate licensing exams by virtue of section 24(1) of the Real Estate Act, lawyers are part of the group of person under obligation to apply for a license in order to engage in real estate pr...
DL News17 August 2021
Supreme Court News
Why the Tribunals Act is being challenged at the Supreme Court
The plaintiffs argue that the legislation interferes with the constitutional independence of the Judiciary and improperly regulates the administration and operation of the tribunal system.
DL NEWS4 November 2026
Others
Defamation in the digital era: Social media and the emergence of cyber libel in Ghana
The paper assesses how Ghana’s traditional defamation law and constitutional free speech guarantees are being stress-tested by cyber-libel on social media platforms. It analyses recent high-profile cases to show how courts are operationalis...
Louis Dwomoh Obeng18 November 2025