Africa
Nollywood actor charged with rape, supplying abortion drugs
Moses Armstrong is being prosecuted for allegedly raping a minor – a teenage girl he adopted and has been leaving with his (Mr Armstrong’s) family.
Premium Times Nig
Results for "Address to mark 30 years of Referendum 1992"
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General
President pledges sustenance of fund for Legal Aid, Law Reform Commissions
The creation of the funds is stipulated in section 10 of the Law Reform Commission Act of 2011, Act 822, and section 31 of the Legal Aid Commission Act of 2018, Act 977.
DL News
Tech
Former Twitter Employee Convicted of Spying for Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Abouammo, a US resident born in Egypt, was found guilty by a jury Tuesday of charges including acting as an agent for Saudi Arabia, money laundering, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and falsifying records, following a two-week trial i...
Bloomberg
General
Create innovative means to receive sufficient contributions into funds– AG charges Law Reforms, Legal Aid C’ssion Boards
Speaking at the launch of the Law Reform Commission Fund and the Legal Aid Fund at the High Court Complex Auditorium in Accra today, Mr. Dame described the Law Reforms Commission as the unsung hero of Law Reform in Ghana.
DL News
Africa
Ivorian President Ouattara pardons predecessor Gbagbo
In 2019, Gbagbo was handed a 20-year prison sentence for the robbery of funds from the Abidjan central bank during the post-election period.
DW
Europe
Ex-BBC DJ Alex Belfield found guilty of stalking other broadcasters
The ex-radio host, who presented on BBC Radio Leeds, was labelled "the Jimmy Savile of trolling" during a trial which heard he repeatedly posted or sent abusive messages, videos and emails.
Sky News
General
SLTF to prosecute loan defaulters in September 2022
The month of August has thus been dubbed as the final grace period for such defaulters as the SLTF gears up for prosecutions in the event such persons fail to do the needful.
DL News
US
DNA Links 76-Year-Old Rape Suspect to Two Unsolved Murder Cases
Gary was arrested last week in connection with the 1980 killing of Latrelle Lindsay of Union City and the 1996 killing of Winifred Douglas of Berkeley
DL News
Europe
Bishops' outcry prompts same-sex marriage U-turn
Justin Welby was responding to strong criticism from dozens of progressive bishops who described the motion as outdated
BBC
Crime
Ghanaian-American arrested over romance fraud scheme
His arrest followed the return of a five-count indictment from a federal grand jury, the statement said.
DL News
Africa
Nigeria: Terrorists plotting more prison attacks in three States - Military intel
The attacks are planned to be carried out successively, first, in Gusau, then Birnin Kebbi, and finally Katsina, the military told the correctional service.
AllAfrica
Business
President set to launch Office of Registrar of Companies
The ORC, carved out of the Registrar General’s Department, will handle the registration of businesses such as private public companies limited and unlimited by shares, private public companies limited by guarantee, including churches, schoo...
GNA
US
Republicans help pass House Gay Marriage Bill
A Gallup poll in June showed increasing support for same-sex marriage, with 70% of American adults backing such unions
BBC
Africa
Mozambique jails woman for ransom kidnap of children
The court heard that the woman kidnapped a 14-year-old child in October last year demanding a ransom of about $313.
BBC Africa
General
Stakeholders meet on draft Paralegal LI and Paralegal Guide
The workshop is to foster understanding of the paralegal regime for legal aid delivery in Ghana through a detailed exposition of the LI to kick off the paralegal system implementation.
GNA
Africa
Ex-Gambia spy chief sentenced to death
The activist, Ebrima Solo Sandeng – a leading figure in the opposition United Democratic Party – had been arrested during anti-government protests.
BBC
Africa
France jails ex-Rwandan official for genocide role
Laurent Bucyibaruta is the highest-ranking Rwandan to have faced trial in France over the 1994 massacres.
BBC
Tech
Twitter assembles legal team to sue Elon Musk over dropped takeover
The social media firm goals to file go well with early this week, in accordance to the individuals, who declined to be recognized as a result of the matter is non-public.
Bloomberg
Europe
Dutch Parliament approves to make work from home a legal right
The legislation was approved by the lower house of the Bicameral Parliament of the Netherlands on Tuesday.
Bloomberg
Business
Rural and Community Banks recorded highest rate of staff involvement in fraud cases in 2021 – BoG report
The fraud report presents an overview of fraud typologies recorded in the Banking and SDI sector and Electronic Money Issuers (EMI) sector.
DL News