Africa
Five Nigerians jailed for exhuming skull 'to get rich'
They had planned to take it to a traditional doctor who said it was needed for rituals that would make them rich.
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Africa
Burundi's sacked central bank chief arrested over money laundering accusations
The charges against Dieudonné Murengerantwari are "provisional" pending the outcome of investigations, the justice ministry said.
BBC
Africa
Angolan TikToker jailed for 'insulting' President
Ana da Silva Miguel, popularly known as Neth Nahara, was initially sentenced by a court to six months in August. However, an appeals court ruled that the sentence was too lenient and raised it to two years.
BBC
Europe
Climate change: Six young people take 32 countries to court
They accuse the countries of insufficient action over climate change and failing to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions enough to hit the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5C. The case is the first of its kind to be f...
BBC
Crime
Tweapease :Police foils armed robbery, arrests suspects
The suspects, who were in the company of two others, were arrested on September 14 at the Tweapease Police checkpoint
DL News
Europe
Pass AI law soon or risk falling behind, MPs warn
The EU could overtake the UK in efforts to make AI safe unless action is taken, members of the Commons Technology Committee said
BBC
Tech
Anonymous Sudan hacks X to put pressure on Elon Musk over Starlink
"Make our message reach to Elon Musk: 'Open Starlink in Sudan'," the hackers posted on Telegram.
BBC
Europe
New Zealand brothers jailed over sexual assault of 18 women in unprecedented case
Two New Zealand brothers have been sentenced to 16 and a half and 17 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting 18 young women at the Christchurch restaurant and bar they managed
The Guardian
Europe
The baby at the centre of an India-Germany diplomatic row
The toddler has been at the centre of a diplomatic row between India and Germany after she was taken away from her Indian family on accusations of child abuse in September 2021
BBC
Africa
South African province introduces midnight alcohol curfew to tackle gender-based violence
Liquor purchases after midnight will soon be prohibited in Limpopo as a curfew will be implemented as a result of new liquor rules that the province is adopting,
All Africa
Europe
British man who killed seriously ill wife cleared of murder
A British man who killed his seriously ill wife at their home in Cyprus has been cleared of her murder.
BBC
Tech
US law firms lead rush to join Twitter rival Threads
It comes as an IP battle between Twitter owner Elon Musk and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg shapes up.
LAW.COM
General
Ghanaian children wrongly taken in raids backed by US charity IJM
The multimillion-dollar charity, International Justice Mission, aims to rescue trafficked children and reunite them with their families. But serious concerns have been raised about their West African operations.
BBC
General
GBA to champion National Policy Initiative for ‘ A skill for a prisoner’
According to the Association, this is one of the surest ways to deal with and reduce the rate of recidivism in the country’s prisons
DL News
Africa
Lagos court grants wives equal rights over husbands’ properties
The court ruled that “indirect contributions of a wife to the marital property should not be quantified in monetary terms in order to entitle her to a share of the property”.
The Nigeria Lawyer
Tech
Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft over Twitter data
"They trained illegally using Twitter data. Lawsuit time," the multi-billionaire said in a tweet.
BBC
Others
Chinese engineer arrested in Pakistan for alleged blasphemy
Police said the alleged blasphemy act had enraged the local staff, leading to angry protests Sunday evening across the Kohistan district where the project is being built, with thousands of protesters blocking the main highway linking Pakist...
VOA
Courts
Attack on Golden Star Wassa Limited: 51 persons remanded
The Prosecutor appealed to the court to remand the accused persons for two weeks to enable them complete their investigations.
GNA
General
3 MPs submit proposed Climate Change Bill to Parliament
The Bill, which was presented by the MPs as private members on March 31, 2023, seeks to address the increasing threat of climate change and its related matters in Ghana.
DL News
Europe
Prince Harry and Elton John appear at High Court in Associated Newspapers hearing
Prince Harry, who is one of those suing Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail, was joined in the court room by singer Sir Elton John.
BBC