Africa
Criminals have declared war on South Africans - minister
This is after the country's transport minister was robbed at gun-point in a daring attack on Monday.
BBC
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Africa
Scores of Zambian opposition MPs suspended amid row
The lawmakers defied orders to leave the plenary after they accused the Speaker of denying them an opportunity to speak.
BBC
Tech
Fortnite maker Epic Games takes Google to court
The firm accused Google of acting as a monopoly - charging 30% commission on in-app purchases on Google Play store.
BBC
Africa
Police arrest suspects over Cyril Ramaphosa farm robbery
Dubbed "farmgate", the controversy first came to light when Arthur Fraser, the former head of the country’s state security agency, filed a criminal complaint against President Ramaphosa last year. Mr Fraser accused the president of bribery,...
BBC
Courts
Sales manager jailed 5 years for stealing GH¢62,970
Kofi Japhter, on September 15, 2023, who appeared before the Hohoe Circuit Court presided over by Mr Michael Johnson Abbey, pleaded not guilty to the charge of stealing.
GNA
Courts
Court sets aside injunction against Ga Manye funeral
In a fresh ruling today, the court noted that the order for interim injunction was granted in error.
DL News
Courts
Chief Justice rejects OSPs petition for Justice Edward Twum's recusal
The OSP in an update on X (formerly Twitter) said it received a letter today, October 25, informing it of the Chief Justice's decision.
DL News
Europe
British TikTok star jailed after trying to smuggle cocaine out of Peru
Peru's Supreme Court posted an edited image of the online influencer behind bars on social media after his sentencing.
Sky News
General
2023 Call to the Bar: Ebenezer Addai Osei(Esq) is Mensah-Sarbah Prize winner
Last year, a UCC Faculty of Law alumnus, Miss Sabina Sabia Larribah Bolsong (Esq), won the Prestigious Mensah Sarbah Memorial Prize.
DL News
General
Respected Lawyer and Human rights activist Akoto Ampaw dead
The lawyer is reported to have died in the early hours of today, October 20, after a short illness.
DL News
Africa
Nigeria: 65% candidates successful at law school final exams, 1,085 called to the bar
A total of 1,666 students participated in the rigorous July examinations, with 1,085 meeting the pass mark
The Nigeria Lawyer
Tech
Australia fines X for failing to crack down on child abuse content
It comes after Mr Musk in a post last November said that "removing child exploitation is priority #1".
BBC
US
Death penalty for child rape goes into effect in Florida
The controversial measure likely will draw legal challenges, as U.S. Supreme Court and Florida Supreme Court precedents have barred death sentences for rapists.
CBS News
Courts
Five illegal miners jailed 20 years each
The accused persons were arrested while mining in a river in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality
GNA
Courts
Scrap-dealer jailed for theft, causing damage at Ghana Armed Forces premises
Wisdom Adjovu, 34, who admitted the offence in addition to damaging the GAF's concrete slab, was sentenced to two months imprisonment in hard labour.
GNA
Courts
Student jailed 12 months for swindling businessman
The convict, a 23-year-old level 200 student of the University of Development Studies (UDS), pleaded guilty to the crime.
GNA
General
UAE lifts visa ban on Nigeria, resumes flights
The restriction placed last October was lifted following negotiations between Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and UAE leader Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, on Monday
BBC
Africa
Tension sweeps Nigeria as presidential election petition tribunal prepares for verdict
The court will decide on the petitions brought before it by opposition candidates seeking to overturn the declaration of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the election.
BBC
Europe
France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools
The rule will be applied as soon as the new school year starts on 4 September.
BBC
Crime
No maritime attacks from 2021 to 2022- Chief of the Naval Staff
He noted that even though six attacks were recorded in 2020 for its vulnerable tuna vessels which led to some kidnappings, strategies implemented by the Naval Command averted this situation
DL News