Crime
Electrician convicted for defiling JHS pupil
Desmond Kwofie aged 24, was said to have committed the offence when his wife was pregnant and pleaded not guilty to the charge of defilement.
GNA
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Tech
Cryptoqueen: Accomplice jailed for 20 years for OneCoin financial scam
Sebastian Karl Greenwood colluded with others, including the so-called "Cryptoqueen" who is now on the FBI's top 10 Most Wanted list, officials say.
BBC
US
US to pay $6bn to Iran to free five hostages including British citizen
The Biden administration has issued a waiver for international banks to transfer frozen Iranian money without the repercussions of US sanctions.
Sky News
Tech
AI and Copyright: GIMPA Law Dean calls for modernization of Ghana’s framework
He called for the amendment of the provisions of the Copyright Act to acknowledge the transformative nature of AI-generated content on copyrightable works
DL News
General
Prof Justice Date-Bah honored by UPSA Law: How the CJ, AG, and GBA described the legal luminary
"His journey has been marked not only by intellectual brilliance but deep-seated empathy for the individuals whose lives are affected by the decisions by the decisions rendered from the hallowed spaces that he worked for," the Chief Justice...
DL News
Africa
Two Ugandan males face death penalty for violating anti-gay law
Uganda last hanged a convict in 1999 and in 2005 formally scrapped the death penalty. But the anti-homosexuality law reintroduced the death penalty for the offense of aggravated homosexuality
VOA Africa
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
British solicitor fined for allowing attorneys to sell client's property
Andrew John Chatterton had acted for a client living in a care home as well as her two beneficiaries who used her money to buy properties while she was still alive
Law Society Gazette
Africa
Nigeria replaces 35-year old arbitration legislation
The new act refreshes the Nigerian arbitration framework and brings it into line with modern arbitral standards
Africa Law& Business
General
What sort of Bar do you want? : Lawyers to decide at Bar Conference 2023
"One of the most important things we are going to do is that this year, we will decide the future of the legal profession"
DL News
US
Hannah Montana star Mitchel Musso charged after stealing a bag of crisps
Musso, 32, played Oliver Oken on the Disney show alongside Miley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray Cyrus for five years from 2006 to 2011.
Sky News
Business
MTN Mobile Money Limited collaborates with EOCO to fight organised crime
As part of efforts to stay ahead of financial and organised crime, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MTN Ghana, Mobile Money Limited (MML).
GNA
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
General
NLC summons GAUA, GTEC for hearing, dispute resolution
The meeting, which is scheduled to take place on August 30, 2023, is in response to a correspondence by GAUA to the Commission
DL News
Business
Bank fined £5.4m after energy traders used WhatsApp
Regulator Ofgem said the bank breached rules requiring firms to record messages linked to energy trading
BBC
General
Two years on: OSP recovers GHS 1M, stops GHS 5M, others
This is contained in the outline of the achievement of the Special Prosecutor to mark two years of his assumption of the office
DL News
Others
Pakistan: More than 100 arrested after churches burned
More than 100 people have been arrested in an east Pakistan city after thousands of Muslims burned churches and vandalised homes
BBC
Europe
YouTube chef arrested on suspicion of murdering and dismembering man on Thai island
Daniel Sancho Bronchalo has been charged with premeditated murder, which carries a possible death penalty
Sky News
Courts
Beige Trial: The Bank did not entrust depositors’ funds to the accused person directly
The witness, in a cross-examination, agreed that the accused person did not benefit directly from the GH21,123,270 transactions
GNA
Africa
Nigeria: PDP presidential candidate files fresh suit in US Court over Tinubu’s academic records
Atiku has dragged the Chicago State University (respondent) before the court, seeking an order compelling the respondent to release the academic records of Tinubu in its possession.
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