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
Results for "2021 Public Safety and Crime report"
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General
GIMPA Law tops Africa at ICC Moot Court Competition
This feat was achieved by the team comprising Dzigbordi Agbenyo, Abigail Anyormi, Obed Owusu, and Laura Edwards.
DL News
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
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
General
“Everyday law for Everyday People”, new book by Daniel Korang Esq aims at basic explanation of the law
The sole intention is to explain basic laws that affect people in their daily lives – the kind of thing non-lawyers can easily understand.
Gifty Danso
Tech
Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft over Twitter data
"They trained illegally using Twitter data. Lawsuit time," the multi-billionaire said in a tweet.
BBC
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
General
US donates laptops to Legal Aid Commission
Douglas Craig Emhoff, US Second Gentleman, made the donation on Monday in Accra during the three-day state visit by his wife, Kamala Harris, US Vice President.
GNA
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.
AllAfrica
US
US: Texas women denied abortions sue state
The Texas law is one of the strictest in the country and like many other US states with a near-blanket ban, it only allows doctors to perform abortions for women with grave health risks.
DW
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
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
US
US: Former law firm partner sentenced two years to prison for cyberstalking ex-colleagues
In one of his threats, he is said to have told one victim to “sleep with one eye open.”
DL News
General
'Should we continue to trust our judges?' : Dr. Maame A. S. Mensa-Bonsu presents paper on February 23
The paper will discuss the subject matter under three main titles – big wins, problematic wins and failures that will hunt us.
DL News
Courts
Nigerian sentenced 450 days to prison for attempting to acquire Ghanaian passport twice
Ifaenyi, 26, who was charged with attempting to obtain Ghanaian passports by false declaration, pleaded guilty.
GNA