Africa
DR Congo colonel sentenced to death
The death sentence is often handed down in DR Congo but it's been more than 20 years since an execution took place.
BBC
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Africa
Nigeria's Supreme Court fire reached judge's office
Part of the court, located in Abuja, went up in flames during the morning
BBC
Crime
Police Service interdicts COP Alex Mensah, two others amid Parliamentary probe of leaked tape
The leaked tape which is now the subject of a Parliamentary investigation, allegedly contained discussions for the removal of the IGP
DL News
General
Mountcrest University to teach Law courses in Ghanaian languages
According to the School, this has become necessary since persons fluent in our local languages have mostly had difficulties studying the law
DL News
General
NCA Scandal: Former Deputy Nat’l Security Coordinator granted presidential pardon
Following the National Communications Authority(NCA) scandal, Alhaji Osman was sentenced to a five-year jail term in 2020 for willfully causing financial loss to the state
DL News
Courts
Legal vacation: 12 High Courts in Accra designated to sit during period
The directive comes as the judiciary would be embarking on the annual long vacation for the legal year, beginning August to September.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Deposing to affidavits of clients will ‘hit’ you one day – SC advises lawyers
They noted that if not checked, that practice tends towards leading such lawyers into trouble
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court: James Quayson's motion for full disclosures by AG dismissed
Quayson had sought to quash a ruling by the High Court which denied his application for the Attorney General to make full disclosures.
DL News
US
Court rules against Uber in win for California workers
The highest court in California has ruled that Uber must face a class-action lawsuit claiming that it should have covered work-related expenses for UberEats driver
Lawyer Monthly
Courts
Opuni case: New judge takes over, accused goes to SC demands trial De novo
Justice Aboagye, who becomes the third judge to sit on the case after Justice Clemence Honyenuga, made his first sitting on July 12, 2023, where the parties informed him about the outcome of the appeal
DL News
Africa
Uganda plans to raise drinking age to 21
The World Health Statistics 2023 Report ranks Uganda among the leading countries for high rates of alcohol consumption
BBC
Europe
Swiss police on trial over Nigerian's death
Mike Ben Peter died after being arrested in the city of Lausanne.
BBC
Africa
Nigeria MPs want $25bn spent to fix refineries probed
This news comes as the price of fuel has more than doubled in Nigeria after the new president, Bola Tinubu, announced the scrapping of a fuel subsidy
BBC
Africa
Senegal's opposition leader jailed for 'corrupting youth'
The politician's supporters say the trial was aimed at stopping Mr Sonko from standing in the presidential elections next year.
BBC
General
In-House Bar swears in national executives
Following the amendment of the Ghana Bar Association’s Constitution last year, three sub-national groups were created in addition to the Regional bars
DL News
Courts
Duffuor withdraws suit against NDC primaries
The former Finance Minister withdrew his suit, indicating that his team would look to resolve the issues internally.
DL News
Africa
Ecowas diplomat gets death threats on Facebook
In a letter to the Liberian justice ministry, Ms Nkrumah said the user, identified as Carson, posted on Facebook urging the Monrovia mayor to send her "down six feet".
BBC
Africa
Uganda to impose fines on drivers without bins in car
Offenders will face a maximum fine of up to 6,000,000 Ugandan shillings ($1,630; £1,350), according to a penalty scheme announced on Wednesday.
BBC
Africa
Rwanda fines man $900 over death of top journalist
John Williams Ntwali was killed last month when a speeding vehicle hit the motorcycle on which he was a passenger.
BBC
Africa
Kenyan court convicts Venezuelan diplomat of murder
Dwight Sagaray, who was the Venezuelan embassy's first secretary, was found guilty of the killing of Olga Fonseca on 27 July 2012.
BBC