Europe
Mother accused of attempted murder after locking child in dog cage
The 32-year-old woman is accused of keeping her son in sub-zero temperatures and starving him.
BBC
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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
General
Sierra Leone, Algeria elected to UN Security Council
Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio termed the election “a generational accomplishment”.
BBC
Courts
Woman jailed 2 months for stealing GH¢4,600
In addition, the court presided over by Charles Owusu Ansah, fined the convict, Queenstabel Mintah, alias Ohemaa, GH¢1,080 or in default serve four additional months in prison.
GNA
General
JUSAG suspends strike for two weeks
JUSGA last Wednesday declared an indefinite strike over government's failure to approve recommendations on salary reviews and other allowances.
DL News
Crime
EOCO, Police arrest Nigerian human trafficking syndicate in Accra
In a statement, EOCO said 47 of the suspects were males, while 2 were females between the ages of 18-34.
DL News
Africa
Nigeria's government charges Chinese citizens over alleged illegal mining
In the charges with scanty details, the prosecution accused the defendants of illegal mining activities without naming the mineral resources involved.
Premium Times Nig
Courts
Unibank Trial: More than ¢56.2 million withdrawn from inter-branch ledger account - Witness
The accused persons in this matter have been charged with fraudulent breach of trust, money laundering, dishonest appropriation, wilfully causing financial loss to the Republic, and conspiracy to commit crime.
GNA
Courts
Madina MP’s case struck out by Kaneshie District Court
Mr. Sosu was charged by the police after he led a demonstration in his constituency, to protest the bad state of roads
DL News
Africa
Ugandan MP arrested over charcoal looting
Police accuse the MP of mobilizing and inciting locals to illegally intercept trucks carrying charcoal bags and loot the charcoal.
AllAfrica
Courts
Ashaiman soldier murder: One accused person granted bail
22-year-old Imoro Sheriff, a soldier with the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) band in Sunyani, the Bono Region was stabbed to death by attackers on March 4, 2023.
DL News
Courts
Coup trial: Court seeks death certificate confirming Mac-Palm’s death
The prosecution has maintained that the accused persons, all members of ‘Take Action Ghana’ - a Non-Governmental Organisation, incorporated by Mac-Palm in 2018, had planned to demonstrate and take over the government.
GNA
Courts
First wife’s request to own half of husband’s property rejected by court
"To award her 50% of the Respondent’s property when he currently has two other wives and other children is, in our view, inequitable and a slavish application of the old principle in Mensah v Mensah," the court held.
DL News
Africa
Liberia: More courts, fewer cases as Magistrates tussle over cases
Some of the less populated counties have as many as 33 Magisterial Courts compared to more populated counties with only 10 such courts.
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Africa
SA wants Twitter to delete alleged hateful video
The opposition party Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is organising nationwide marches to protest against the country's power crisis and has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign.
BBC
Africa
Tanzania bans under 10s from boarding schools
Education Commissioner Lyabwene Mtahabwa says boarding services for children up to the age of 10 will end next month, and they will remain as day scholars until they reach the next grade - known in Tanzania as standard five
BBC
Courts
Opuni case: AG makes a case for a new trial judge
Making the case in court on Thursday, February 23, Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah noted that the extension given to the trial Judge, Honyenuga JSC is almost due
DL News
Courts
Police conclude investigations in Mankessim murder case
Accused persons have been charged for allegedly kidnapping and murdering Georgina Botchwey, an aspiring nurse trainee in September 2022
DL News
General
Can Attorney General advise Auditor General on its report publication? : See Mr. Dame’s response
Last week, the Attorney General, Mr. Godfred Dame wrote to the Auditor General where he inter alia advised him to desist from the practice of publishing findings of his annual reports
DL News
Courts
Court orders Police to publish absconding pensioner’s photograph
The Court last week issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Emmanuel John Kwesi Mensah Dadson for failing to appear in court.
GNA