Courts
JHS student fined GH¢1,800 for assaulting teacher
The student, in default, would serve three months jail term.
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R. Kelly abused Aaliyah when she was 13 or 14, court hears
“I recall him talking to me, and then forcefully kissing me and licking my face
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Asia
China bans exams for 6-year-olds in its quest to retool the educational system
Examination pressure on pupils from a young age “harms their mental and physical health.”
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Crime
Volta Region: Man beheads 12-year-old boy for alleged money ritual
The 25-year-old suspect was arrested at the residence of a prophetess with the severed head of young Kofi Kuzagbe.
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Africa
Child bride who was convicted of killing her husband pardoned
Justice Sadik ordered that she be “detained at the pleasure of the governor of the state,” because she was forcefully married and committed the offence at the age of 16.
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Crime
Ensure justice is served – Family of police officer allegedly murdered by boyfriend
we are really sad about this development because we believe that, the young man killed my daughter, but he has still not been found.
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Crime
Four Arrested for Unlawful Possession and Discharge of Firearm
With the help of some youth of Akatekpor, a neighboring community, Police arrested the four suspects. Suspects will be charged with all the crimes committed
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Crime
Police arrest gun-wielding young men from viral video
The three men who were seen wielding guns in a viral video uploaded shortly after the June 14 bullion van attack have been picked up by police in the Ashanti Region.
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General
“Ho 21 LGBT activists haven’t committed any crime,” – CDD-Ghana tells courts
"The occasional use of archaic colonial legal relics like Section 202 of Act 29 by the police to undermine constitutional rights, particularly the right to assemble, exposes the stagnation we continue to experience in efforts to promote and...
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Africa
Nigeria’s Attorney General to prosecute persons who flout Twitter ban
Nigeria’s Attorney General, Abubakar Malami has said the country will prosecute those who flout the government order to deactivate operations of twitter in the West African nation.
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E/R: Tension at Ofoase as Police kills one person, three others injured
Tension is brewing at Ofoase in the Akyemansa District in the Eastern Region after the Police allegedly shot one person to death leaving three other people with severe gunshot wounds.
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Crime
Alleged killer of woman at Somanya guest house arrested
The Ghana Police Service has arrested the man allegedly behind the gruesome murder of a young woman found dead in a guest house in Somanya.
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Courts
Trial of JHS student who assaulted teacher to begin on April 29
An Accra Juvenile Court ‘C’ will on April 29, commence trial of the final year student of the Nungua Kroma Two Junior High School, accused of assaulting a teacher who punished him for failure to do his homework.
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General
Media giving too much exposure to fraudulent people – Kufuor on murder of 10-year-old by teenagers
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has attributed the murder of a 10-year-old boy by two teenagers to the increase in attention given to “fraudulent” individuals on various television stations.
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Crime
JHS student leads mob assault on teacher
Teachers in the southern cluster of schools within the Krowor Municipal Assembly (KroMA) have withdrawn their services after a student of the Municipal 2 Junior High School (JHS) had led a gang of young men to beat up his teacher in retalia...
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Business
How the 10 institutions accredited to offer legal education in Ghana have been assessed
The General Legal Council (GLC) in collaboration with the National Accreditation Board (NAB) has published a report on tertiary institutions that are accredited to offer legal education at the faculty level for LLB degrees.
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Europe
Lawyer fined £31,000 for offensive nicknames and language
Benedict Foster, the former head of legal for BNP Paribas London’s debt and equity team, was investigated by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) over his use of "inappropriate, unprofessional, and/or offensive" nicknames.
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Africa
The Hidden Costs of Being a Lawyer – How to Cut Unnecessary Expenses and Maximize Profit
From unnecessary office expenses to excessive networking costs, these financial leaks can cripple your profit margins and prevent long-term wealth building.
Chinelo Audrey Ofoegbunam, Esq, ACIARb (UK), ACArb, AICMC, ACIS
Africa
Police officer who killed Lagos lawyer must die by hanging - Court
The judge Ibironke Harrison on Monday found the police officer guilty of murder.
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