Africa
Nigeria: Unemployed man ordered to sweep court premises for stealing perfume
The complainant claimed the convict entered the store and stole three perfumes worth N4,000 ($9.00).
Peoples Gazette
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Africa
Liberia gets third female chief justice
She replaces Francis Saye Korkpor who retires this month after reaching the constitutional limit of 70 years.
BBC
Africa
Nigeria: 26-year-old lawyer gets five years for drug trafficking
She was said to have been attempting to export the banned substance.
The Nation
Courts
Lecturer remanded for inflicting cutlass wounds on teenage son
The accused claimed he committed the act to serve as punishment for wrongdoing the teenager committed in school.
DL News
Courts
Defilement of 10-year old: Community Police Officer jailed 15 years
The accused, a Community Police Officer pleaded not guilty to the offence of defilement however in the court’s opinion, the prosecution was able to satisfy the standard of proof thus imprisoned him for 15 years.
DL News
Courts
Ongoing strike: NLC drags UTAG to court
The National Labour Commission(NLC) has dragged the University Teachers Association(UTAG) to the High Court(Labour Division) seeking an interlocutory injunction to compel the latter to comply with its January 13, 2022 decision.
DLN
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court adjourns Assin-North MP’s appeal to Feb. 10
When the court sat yesterday, February 8, the MP’s lawyer, Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata told the court that even though he received the affidavit on February 3, he is expected to respond in seven days according to rule 64 (2) of the Supreme Court rul...
DL News
Courts
Two on remand over alleged plot to kill susu collector at Madina Botwe
The suspects, Abubakar Altine and Eric Tetty Adejetey, were picked up on September 4, 2026, during a police operation at Botwe Old Town.
DL News
General
OSP independence requires constitutional amendment-Srem-Sai
According to him, lawyers who have examined the issue, including some who have served in or are still connected to the Office of the Special Prosecutor, generally accept one central point: if the country wants an independent prosecutorial a...
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US
Trump loses defamation case against Wall Street Journal
Trump had brought the case in a Florida court last summer, seeking at least $10 billion in damages from the newspaper and its owners, including Rupert Murdoch.
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Europe
Thomas Partey charged with two more counts of rape
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it has authorised the new charges, linked to an allegation dating back to 2020.
DL News
General
KMA says it has cleared ₵42m of inherited judgment debt
Mr Boadi told journalists that when he took office the liability had become a major operational risk, with creditors obtaining a court order that froze the Assembly’s bank accounts.
DL News
Courts
Trader remanded over alleged phone theft at Indian Community event
The suspect, Joshua Agbey, is alleged to have taken a black backpack containing three phones — an iPhone 16 Pro Max, a Samsung A55, a Samsung A54 — as well as a tracker.
DL News
Courts
Car dealer bailed GH¢600,000 over alleged fraud
Seidu, who resides at Gbawe-Gonse, is accused of collecting the money from a businessman under the pretext of selling him a 2015 Toyota Land Cruiser. He has pleaded not guilty.
DL News
General
Judicial Service postpones swearing-in of new High Court judges indefinitely
In a circular issued by the Judicial Secretary, Musah Ahmed, the Service attributed the decision to “unforeseen circumstances”, noting that a new date will be communicated in due course.
DL News
Courts
Businessman in court over GH¢850k maize fraud; three accomplices on the run
According to prosecutors, the complainant, Gifty Ndoma, a grain dealer in Ejura, was approached in August 2025 by the group under the guise of urgently needing 3,000 bags of maize to feed poultry for their company, Earth Organisation Ghana.
DL News
Courts
Agradaa, co-accused seek plea bargain in nude image distribution case
The two filed the notice as part of ongoing proceedings related to the distribution of intimate images, which allegedly occurred during a 2021 broadcast on Thunder TV. Agradaa, founder of Heaven Way Champion International Ministry, is curre...
DL News
Courts
19-year-old Adams Hamidu sentenced 20 years for robbery in Upper West
The sentence was handed down by the Wa Circuit Court on June 5, 2025.
DL News
Africa
UN judges found guilty, convicted of forcing woman to work as slave
Prosecutors revealed that Lydia Mugambe, 49, abused her position of authority to control the victim’s life, preventing her from finding independent employment while compelling her to work as a maid and care for her children without pay.
DL News
Courts
Businessman in court for allegedly using dinking spot to facilitate cannabis trade
Presiding over the case, Judge Isaac Addo granted Donkor bail set at GH¢50,000, requiring two sureties. The case has been adjourned to March 31, 2025.
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