US
Man jailed 21 years for shooting Lady Gaga’s dog walker
James Howard Jackson pleaded no contest – similar to a guilty plea – to attempted murder.
BBC
Results for "African Court of Human and People's Rights"
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Courts
Empire Cement injuncted from cement manufacturing in McCarthy enclave
The injunction follows concerns by the McCarthy Hill residents on the citing of the factory and manufacturing of cement in the area, which they said posed health hazards.
GNA
US
US House Speaker's husband, Paul Pelosi gets 5 days in jail, 3 years of probation in DUI
Paul Pelosi was arrested following a May 28 crash in Napa County, north of San Francisco, after a DUI test showed he had a blood alcohol content of .082%, just over the legal limit.
AP News
Courts
Ato Forson trial: Ambulances were procured, but not delivered – Health Minister Agyemang-Manu
Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, and two others; Dr. Sylvester Anemana and businessman, Richard Jakpa have been charged by the state for causing financial loss, over the importation of 200 ambulances in a contract between the Ministry of Health and...
DL News
Africa
Nigerian lawyer wins 2022 prestigious Goldman environmental prize
The seven recipients of the 2022 award come from across the world and are being honored for taking "extraordinary measures to protect our planet".
BBC
US
US black man mistaken for older white suspect – lawsuit
Shane Lee Brown, 25, was arrested in January 2020 in a traffic stop after he failed to show his licence. Las Vegas police found a warrant in his name. But that warrant was actually for Shane Neal Brown, a middle-aged white man with a beard,...
BBC
General
They are jokers-Sam Okudzeto describes Dafeamekpor, Sosu for seeking CJ’s removal from the GLC
So I don’t see how the qualified lawyer is going to appear before the court and you say that those for who we are going to appear before do not have any power of control over their training, or education. It’s a joke.
DL News
Crime
Hairdresser in court for pouring hot water on “stubborn” son
On September 11, this year, prosecution said at about 1000 hours, the complainant reported the matter to the Domestic Violence and Victim’s Support Unit at Tesano.
DL News
Courts
Dock labourer sentenced for attempting to stowaway
Chief Inspector Aperwah said the vessel which left the shores of Ghana the next day sailed to Abidjan Port where it stayed for three days, and left for Europe on July 28.
DL News
Courts
Mason jailed for robbery
The prosecution said at a section on the road, Yeboah suddenly emerged from the bush and attacked the victim with a knife and demanded her hand bag.
DL News
Business
FGR Bogoso Prestea to settle severance package of disgruntled workers
Mining operations can now continue in the interest of all parties and the local communities,” the communique noted.
DL News
Crime
Businessman remanded over impersonation
Sowah Anang has denied the offences and he will make his next appearance on July 5, 2021.
DL News
Others
Judicial paralysis as Indian High Court buckles under a million-case backlog
From criminal trials to family disputes and decades-old property battles, the court in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, has become a symbol of judicial paralysis.
DL News
Courts
Assin North MP charged on 5 counts of forgery, perjury
The charge sheet filed at the High Court states that the MP obtained a public office as an MP by using a declaration knowingly that he did not owe allegiance to any other country but Ghana.
DL News
Courts
J.A. Plant Pool rejects AG’s US$2m debt claim
The company, together with its Executive Chairman, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has described the claim as unfounded and says it will contest the action in court.
DL News
Business
Labour Commission summons tertiary unions over strike
The Commission said the unions and their employers, or authorised representatives, must attend a hearing on Wednesday, 18 February 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
DL News
Courts
Judiciary to set up three special High Courts for illegal mining cases
Speaking at the Annual Chief Justice’s Mentoring Programme in Accra on Wednesday, 17 December, Justice Puamang said the courts will focus heavily on cases arising from the work of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAI...
DL News
General
Mahama receives 10 petitions seeking removal of EC Commissioners and Special Prosecutor
According to high-level sources familiar with the process, seven petitions target the Electoral Commission (EC)—specifically Chairperson Jean Mensa and her two deputies, Dr Bossman Eric Asare and Samuel Tettey—while **three separate petitio...
DL News
Courts
Twelve to face prosecution over destruction of Tarkwa-Takoradi railway line
The Western Regional Minister, Joseph Nelson, has called on traditional leaders to assume stronger oversight of their communities and urged the Ghana Railways Authority (GRA) to intensify patrols to safeguard the nation’s critical rail infr...
DL News
Crime
Nigerian suspect arrested in armed robbbery attack on momo vendor
The incident, which occurred around 8:30 p.m., saw Chukwuma and an accomplice, both reportedly armed and riding an unregistered motorbike, storm the woman’s roadside kiosk under the cover of darkness.
DL News