Courts
15-year old in Kasoa ritual murder trial sentenced 12 months
Before receiving his sentence, the remorseful juvenile pleaded for leniency, expressing deep regret for his actions.
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Results for "West African Center for Counter Terrorism"
1308 results.
US
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban Without Divestiture, Citing National Security Concerns
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a federal law requiring TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to divest its ownership to remain operational in the United States, citing national security concerns.
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Courts
K.T. Hammond sues Captain Smart for defamation over alleged tribal comments
The lawsuit follows statements attributed to Captain Smart and his co-host, suggesting that K.T. Hammond had made tribal comments questioning how an individual of Ewe descent could win the Adansi Asokwa parliamentary seat in the Ashanti Reg...
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Courts
NDC Nsawam -Adoagyiri PC files suit, wants court to order fresh election
The writ, which also names Frank Annoh Dompreh, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate, as a defendant, accuses the EC of using invalid result sheets, known as pink sheets, in the collation process.
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Crime
Police on manhunt for suspects who attacked ‘collation centre’ at Akweteyman
The incident resulted in significant damage to collation materials and left one person injured.
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General
Cost of Legal Education in Ghana; Costly or fair price to be learned?
Critically examining the fees charged by law faculties, especially private ones and a portion of public ones, reveals a burden on the pockets of students, parents, and guardians.
Dennislaw Research Desk
Business
Review Procurement law for transparency, accountability-IMANI
The policy group believes that a comprehensive overhaul could curb revenue losses and bolster public accountability in procurement processes.
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Business
In-house counsel key to efficient, confidential dispute resolution-CIMA
CIMA's next event the Oxford-Africa Arbitration Forum comes off on November 18, 2024 (virtual).
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Africa
Gunmen attack, kill Mozambique opposition lawyer
Elvino Dias, the lawyer for Venâncio Mondlane, who recently ran for president with the Podemos party, was killed in the attack, along with fellow party member Paulo Guambe.
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Europe
Czech capital to ban organised night-time pub crawls
The ban will apply between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. (local time), targeting pub crawls often arranged for foreign bachelor and bachelorette parties.
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Courts
Three robbers suffer double agony before court
Isaac Amejor and Michael Baffour, aka Mike, ex-police and military officers, respectively together with Mutakilu Saddick, had 35 years imprisonment each for robbery after being slapped with a jail term of 30 years each by the same court for...
GNA
Crime
University student jailed for defrauding woman on fake admission promise
Frank Anderson Junior pleaded guilty and appealed to the court to give him time to refund the money, however, the Court presided over by Madam Josephine Fosua Appiah, convicted him on his own plea and sentenced him accordingly.
GNA
Africa
WhatsApp number of Nigerian governor hacked by fraudsters
Akwa Ibom, located in southern Nigeria, ranks as the country's third-wealthiest state, with an annual gross domestic product of $19 billion (£15 billion).
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General
2nd UPSA honorific lecture to celebrate Nana Dr. S.K.B Asante
The event, which recognizes the works and lifetime achievements of the celebrants, will be held at the Kofi Ohene Konadu Auditorium at exactly 5 pm.
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Asia
SK Group Heir Ordered to Pay $11 Million in Divorce Settlement
A South Korean court has ordered Chey Tae-won, heir to the SK Group conglomerate, to pay approximately $11 million in alimony and transfer shares worth about $640,000 to his ex-wife, Roh Soh-yeong, following their divorce
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General
A guide to practising Commercial Arbitration in Ghana: New book by Lawyer Bobby Banson
The book essentially discusses how arbitral proceedings should be conducted before the tribunal by the arbitrator and the parties from the start of the proceedings to the end of the proceedings.
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Tech
Meta is child abuse 'breeding ground', lawsuit claims
Raul Torrez said his office had set up fake accounts that were sent phallic pictures and "solicitations".
BBC
Tech
Elon Musk's X sues Media Matters over antisemitism analysis
X's lawsuit alleges that Media Matters for America "manipulated" data in an attempt to "destroy" the platform formerly known as Twitter.
BBC
US
US: Bankruptcy judge's sudden resignation causes 3,500 cases to be reassigned
Jones resigned Sunday, days after a federal appeals court opened an ethics probe into his failure to disclose a long-term romantic relationship with an attorney whose firm had many cases before his court.
Courts
Cecilia Dapaah case: Househelp denied bail over misconduct at Juvenile court
In court on Tuesday, it emerged that the accused person flouted bail conditions at the Juvenile court, where she was previously arraigned.
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