US
Former CIA employee jailed for 40 years for largest leak in agency's history
Joshua Schulte, a software engineer from New York, passed the data to whistleblowing agency WikiLeaks in the so-called Vault 7 leak in 2017.
Sky News
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Crime
Student convicted for stealing an iPhone
Nerous Asahene-Addo, the accused, pleaded guilty to both counts of unlawful entry and stealing and was sentenced accordingly by the court or in default serve a 20- month prison term in hard labour.
GNA
Courts
Circuit Court judge sacked over impropriety in divorce case
According to a letter from the Chief Justice, a Judicial Service Disciplinary Committee discovered that Mr. Asiedu had been involved in an improper relationship with the said petitioner.
DL News
US
US: Manhunt for gunman who allegedly killed judge who oversaw his divorce proceedings
Pedro Argote, 49, allegedly shot Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson, 52, in the judge's driveway in Hagerstown, Maryland, Thursday night while the victim's wife and son were home
ABC News
Courts
“I think she is an exquisite specimen of creation”: The ex-wife who shook the divorce proceedings
"I sat and watched Susan the ex-wife come in and go out of court. I think she is an exquisite specimen not only of womanhood but of creation itself. Twenty (20) years of her youthful and fruitful life is now wasted," the trial court observe...
DL News
Africa
Kenya: Safaricom sued for alleged intellectual property theft
The case revolves around allegations that Safaricom copied an innovative idea, leading to a lawsuit by the inventor, Peter Nthei Muoki, and his company, Beluga Ltd.
AllAfrica
US
US contractor charged with spying for Ethiopia
The department did not name the African country he was allegedly spying for, but it was identified by the New York Times and other US media outlets as Ethiopia.
BBC
Africa
Former Zambian First Lady arrested for alleged theft
The former first lady and four other people were arrested after being accused of stealing a motor vehicle, according to a statement from Zambia Police's deputy public relations officer
AllAfrica
Europe
Germany approves landmark bill to liberalise cannabis use and sale
People will also be allowed to grow up to three cannabis plants as Berlin tries to curb the black market, protect consumers against contaminated products and reduce drug-related crime.
Sky News
Courts
Ex-nat’l service personnel to pay GHC 6,000 in case against ex-banker boss, boyfriend
The new development follows an application filed by lawyers for First Atlantic Bank Ghana, asking the court to review the writ and exclude it from the case.
DL News
Courts
High Court dismisses Rev Kusi Boateng's application against Ablakwa
Rev Kusi Boateng was seeking the enforcement of his fundamental human rights under Article 33 (1) of the 1992 Constitution.
DL News
Courts
Jilted man in court for sharing ex-girlfriend’s nude video on Whatsapp
Ebenezer Sarfo allegedly shared the video after warning his ex-girlfriend of the same
GNA
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
Supreme Court News
Pastor George Adjeman, others can use ‘Winners Chapel’ for their breakaway group- Supreme Court
In November 2020, the Court of Appeal among others, ordered the Registrar Generals Department to delete the name ‘Winners Chapel’ from the register of companies
DL News
Courts
Court orders ex-national service lady to hand over car in a case against ex-banker boss, boyfriend
Per its ruling by Justice Olivia Obeng Owusu, the court noted that the order is to ensure the safekeeping and preservation of the car until the final determination of the substantive case
DL News
Others
Singapore executes man for supplying cannabis
Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was hanged at dawn on Wednesday over a plot to smuggle 1kg (35oz) of cannabis.
BBC
Crime
Return 95 frozen vehicles before May 3 - EOCO to car dealerships, individuals
EOCO, today, April 18, published a list of the vehicles suspected to have been stolen from the United States and Canada.
DL News
Business
ORC prepares to implement legal provisions on shareholders' unclaimed dividends
The phenomenon of unclaimed dividends is one of the new introductions in the Companies Act 2019 (Act 992).
DL News
Courts
Court revokes estate developer’s bail
This was after the Court was informed by Inspector Da Costa Bobie Ansah, holding brief for Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Maxwell Oppong, that the accused persons had not been reporting to the police as it (Court) had ordered.
GNA
Supreme Court News
Raised funds in its name, bought land for himself: Korean Missionary loses title to church
"Therefore, whatever has been acquired by any monies that are proven to be part of the funds from Korea is deemed to be for the benefit of the church" the court held
DL News