Courts
Awutu Bereku: Father of two jailed, fined for child neglect
He pleaded guilty with explanation and was convicted on his plea
GNA
Results for "New legal year"
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Africa
Nigerian University suspends Law Dean over sexual harassment allegations
Cyril Ndifon has been in the middle of widespread allegations of sexual harassment dating back to at least 2015
Premium Times Nig
Courts
Nigerian trader, son fined and jailed for obtaining Ghanaian passport and Ghana Cards
The accused persons were exposed during the passport acquisition process, prosecutors said
GNA
General
NCA Scandal: Former Deputy Nat’l Security Coordinator granted presidential pardon
Following the National Communications Authority(NCA) scandal, Alhaji Osman was sentenced to a five-year jail term in 2020 for willfully causing financial loss to the state
DL News
Others
Indian court grants visitation rights to father previously accused of sexually assaulting minor daughter
It was the father’s case that the mother, by her “systematic manipulations”, and to deprive the minor from his love and care, registered the First Information Report (FIR) against him last year.
Livelaw
Africa
Senegal Dissolves Party of Opposition Leader Sonko Ahead of 2024 Polls
The interior ministry of Senegal has disbanded Ousmane Sonko's political party for inciting disorder among his supporters during last month's violent protests, which resulted in clashes between protesters and police in the country's capital...
All Africa
US
US woman to be sentenced for murders of her children she thought were zombies
A so-called "doomsday mom" will be sentenced today for the murders of her two youngest children.
Sky news
Crime
Ghana’s prisons holding 15, 237 inmates instead of 10,265
Instead of an actual capacity of 10,265, the prisons are holding a total of 15, 237 which means a total of 4972 extra are being squeezed in addition to the original number
DL News
Crime
Food vending without valid health certificates: TMA to begin prosecution
Mr. Wisdom Aditse, Metro Environmental Health Officer, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Tema on Thursday
GNA
Courts
Court remands small scale miner over alleged kidnapping
The Court presided over by Mr Isaac Addo, declined the application for bail, and remanded the accused person into Police custody.
GNA
Tech
Amazon accused of tricking Prime customers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the country's consumer rights watchdog, made the claims in a lawsuit.
BBC
Africa
Tanzanian woman jailed 29 years for rape of eight-year-old boy
Desderia Mbwelwa, 57, has been sentenced to 29 years in prison at a court on Friday but details of the verdict have not been widely reported until now.
BBC
Africa
Senegal's opposition leader jailed for 'corrupting youth'
The politician's supporters say the trial was aimed at stopping Mr Sonko from standing in the presidential elections next year.
BBC
Supreme Court News
Striking out of law on cannabis cultivation: AG's review application dismissed
In July last year, the ordinary bench of the Court struck out that portion of the Act as being made by Parliament in excess of its jurisdiction.
DL News
General
In-House Bar swears in national executives
Following the amendment of the Ghana Bar Association’s Constitution last year, three sub-national groups were created in addition to the Regional bars
DL News
Africa
Two rescued after shootout at US convoy in Nigeria
The attack happened on Tuesday in the south-eastern district of Ogbaru, which has been under curfew for the past year because of safety concerns.
BBC
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
Courts
Man remanded for torturing son
Scheduled to reappear in court on Friday, May 19, Kobi pleaded guilty with explanation to the charge of causing harm and assault.
GNA
Crime
Nigerian men charged over alleged sexual extortion that caused US teen's death
Using hacked social media accounts, and posing as young women the defendants are alleged to have lured American teenage and young adult males into sending nude images of themselves, which they later used to solicit money from the victims.
DL News
Europe
Dutch Police arrest fake 'Boris Johnson' for suspected drink driving
Police say the driver had a fake Ukrainian licence featuring a picture of the former prime minister and his correct birthdate
Sky News