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Business
Majority Leader urges bipartisan review of Petroleum Act
“This is the opportune moment for the country to undertake this exercise and we look forward to that,”
DL News28 July 2021
Africa
Sierra Leone parliament passes bill to abolish death penalty
The bill now awaits presidential assent from President Julius Maada Bio.
DL News26 July 2021
General
Respect COVID-19 protocols, third wave is here – President
Henceforth, all post event receptions are banned, and handshakes are to be avoided. Also the enhanced hygience protocol and wearing of mask is mandatory.
DL News26 July 2021
General
Engineers without licence to face prosecution – GhIE
The Ghana Institute of Engineering was founded in 1968 to promote quality engineering practice in Ghana comparable to global standards.
DL News23 July 2021
Crime
Eid stray bullet: Police arrest two persons in connection with death of 16-year-old
He was rushed to the Manhyia Government Hospital where he was later confirmed dead and buried immediately, consistent with Islamic practice.
DL News21 July 2021
General
Ghana needs former Presidents’ Bill- Legal practitioner
We need to have legislations that speak to financial arrangements and auditing of donations by public sector bodies
DL News19 July 2021
General
Inciting people to violence must be added to crimes against humanity – Kpebu
“Yes, there is free speech [in the country], but free speech doesn’t mean any speech at all, not even in the US where they guard free speech so jealously.”
DL News19 July 2021
General
Watch comments you pass about children, they could be criminal – Legal practitioner advises
“It is up to us to make people aware that these things are criminal, the same way that somebody who goes to defile a child can be arrested, can be prosecuted, and possibly jailed for such acts, you can also go through the same process,” she...
DL News16 July 2021
Asia
‘Remarried widow can’t get ex-husband’s property’-High Court in Chhattisgarh declares
They said Kiya had never remarried and the civil suit should be dismissed.
DL News16 July 2021
Crime
Pirates on rampage in Gulf of Guinea: Abducts Ghanaian fishing vessel crew
In May last year, the UK and French navies warned of the rising threat of piracy in the area near Ghana and Benin in the Gulf of Guinea.
DL News16 July 2021
Asia
Married daughters cannot be considered to be dependent family members of the deceased
Thus the court passed an order amending the compensation awarded.
DL News16 July 2021
Courts
Capital Bank collapse: MD of Reroy Cables acquitted and discharged
In a ruling today, Justice Kyei Baffour held that the prosecution failed to establish any prima facie case against Ms Quartey, to warrant her to open her defence.
DL News8 July 2021
General
ASEPA heads to court over salaries for First and Second Ladies
ASEPA, a pro-National Democratic Congress (NDC) CSO, has described the development as “illegal.”
DL News7 July 2021
Crime
Five arrested in connection with Ntonso-Aboaso clashes; three charged with rioting
There had been an uneasy calm amongst some youth groups in the area recently, a development which reportedly ignited the clash.
DL News7 July 2021
General
Phar Rangers Football Club appeals its 5-year ban by the GFA
The Disciplinary Committee has found the club guilty of the charges and will now cease to exist for the next five years.
DL News2 July 2021
Courts
Taricone loses Trassacco Valley – Supreme Court rules
It appears that negotiations for settlement may have stalled or failed and hence the caution or notification for forceful execution of the judgment on all residents
DL News2 July 2021
Africa
24-year-old sentenced to death for stealing phones, cash in Ekiti
The convict was charged with armed robbery and rape allegedly committed on October 30, 2015, on Oda Ponna Street, Omuo Ekiti.
DL News30 June 2021
General
Gov’t targets online child predators with new Cyber Security Act
The Act aims at protecting children and young people from the wrongful and non-consensual exposure of their intimate images in cyberspaces
DL News29 June 2021
General
Police arrest Efia Odo, other #FixTheCountry protesters in court
Multiple reports indicate that the protesters were seen taking pictures with the actress, amid wielding placards in support of their campaign.
DL News25 June 2021
General
80% of licensed lawyers in Ghana operate from Greater Accra
The Ashanti Region has the second-highest concentration, with 306 licensed lawyers representing 9.52%.
DL News23 June 2021