Africa
Thomas Sankara: Prosecutors seek 30 years for Compaore in murder trial
The court was asked on Tuesday to find him guilty in absentia of an “attack on state security”, “concealment of a corpse” and “complicity in a murder”.
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Europe
UK: Porn sites will be legally required to verify users’ age
The measures, to ensure users are 18 or over, could see people asked to prove they own a credit card or confirm their age via a third-party service.
BBC
Courts
Forgery of vaccination cards: NABCo trainee, 2 others granted bail
It also granted GH¢50,000.00 bail with three sureties, one to be justified each, to two others for allegedly stealing COVID-19 vaccination cards.
GNA
Supreme Court News
SC from Feb 8-10, 2022: Cases and Motions
The Court will therefore be sitting from Tuesday, February 8 to Thursday, February 10, 2022, to hear a number of these cases.
DL News
General
Non-contribution for house helps: You could face a 5-year jail or ¢2k fine– SSNIT
He said applies to all employers including those who have employed house helps. “It is not voluntary, it is compulsory,” he said.
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General
Legal, regulatory framework gaps to blame for illicit political funding in Ghana-CDD finding
CDD observed that the more tangible sources of campaign financing were from major campaign financiers, some of whom are engaged in Serious and Organized Crime (SOC) activities.
DL News
General
MPs file motion for probe into death of nursing mother in ambulance
Four Minority Members of Parliament have filed a private members motion, seeking for a bi-partisan parliamentary committee to investigate the events that led to the death of a nursing mother in an ambulance in the Western Region.
DL News
Crime
192 ‘fake' electricity meters intercepted at Aflao
The two suspects were apprehended and handed over to the Aflao District Police command for further interrogation and investigation.
MYJOYONLINE
General
Student group to petition President, Parliament over UTAG strike crisis
UTAG’s strike has entered its fourth week; a development to which many are predicting the closure of universities soon.
General
2022:CHRAJ to extend operations to 30 more Districts-Commissioner
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) will this year expand its operations to 30 more districts in a move to provide its services for a greater number of the people, especially the vulnerable.
General
All 15 branches of UTAG continue strike indefinitely
The Universities Teachers Association Ghana (UTAG), says all 15 branches of the association have unanimously decided to continue with its strike until further notice.
Europe
Mastercard fined £31.5m over illegal UK prepaid cards cartel
Five payment companies including Mastercard have been fined a total of more than £33m for operating illegal cartels when providing prepaid cards for local authorities to distribute to vulnerable people.
General
Bawku conflict: It is not a matter that can be litigated before any institution – MP
He rather says the issue can only be controlled through law enforcement.
DL News
Africa
Impostor allegedly took Egyptian footballer’s exam
Local media say security services were alerted to a suspected case of fraud at a private educational institute in Giza.
BBC
Crime
Alleged financial malpractice: Church chairman arrested
He has been accused of diverting church funds into the accounts of a private company that he created with his own people.
GNA
Europe
Ashling Murphy: Teacher’s killing a ‘depraved act of violence’
The family of Ashling Murphy has been robbed of their “most precious gift”, a priest has said at the funeral of the murdered Irish teacher. The 23-year-old was killed on the banks of the Grand Canal outside Tullamore in the Republic of Irel...
BBC
Courts
€2.3 million financial loss suit: Ato Forson, 2 others granted bail
A Former Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Ajumako Enyam Essiam, Cassiel Ato Forson, and two others have been granted bail by an Accra High Court.
DL News
Africa
How Nigeria succeeded in clipping Twitter’s wings
Twitter has agreed to a raft of conditions to end a seven-month ban in Nigeria, in what feels like a big win for President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in its efforts to regulate the internet, some analysts say.
BBC
General
CLOGSAG to embark on indefinite strike on Thursday
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG), says beginning Thursday, January 20, 2022, its members will embark on an indefinite nationwide strike.
DL News
General
Change name of Ghana Prisons Service to Correctional Service – Prince Mba
Mr Mba said speedy dispensation of justice through fair, unbiased and uncorrupted judicial system was a non- negotiable anchor of democracy and the abuse of freedom of human rights had contributed to the congestion of Prisons with inmates w...
DL News