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US
Colorado officer arrested after threatening to shoot suspect during stop
A bill passed by Colorado’s legislature last year bars police from using deadly force against suspects unless they are facing imminent danger from a weapon.
DL News29 July 2021
Africa
Sierra Leone parliament passes bill to abolish death penalty
The bill now awaits presidential assent from President Julius Maada Bio.
DL News26 July 2021
General
Inciting people to violence must be added to crimes against humanity – Kpebu
“Yes, there is free speech [in the country], but free speech doesn’t mean any speech at all, not even in the US where they guard free speech so jealously.”
DL News19 July 2021
Courts
FLASHBACK: High Court Judgment, Gloria Odartey Lamptey v Nii Odartey Lamptey [PDF]
The vehicles were to be transferred to the petitioner within 30 days and the Dome residence within 40 days, failure of which the registrar was mandated to execute the conveyance.
DL News16 July 2021
Others
Settled status: EU citizens urged to apply to stay in UK now or lose rights
More than 5.6 million applications have been received, but around 400,000 cases are still waiting to be processed.
DL News30 June 2021
General
Police arrest Efia Odo, other #FixTheCountry protesters in court
Multiple reports indicate that the protesters were seen taking pictures with the actress, amid wielding placards in support of their campaign.
DL News25 June 2021
Courts
Court fines NDC GHS4000 for delaying proceedings in Techiman South election petition
The NDC candidate for the Techiman South constituency, Christopher Beyere Baasongti sued the Electoral Commission and the MP for the area, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah in the aftermath of the election.
DL News22 June 2021
Courts
“Fix-the-country” protesters object AG representation in court
The High Court will reconvene on Friday, 25th June 2021 for the ruling of Justice Ruby Aryeetey on this preliminary objection.
DL News21 June 2021
Courts
Rasta students against Achimota SHS: Second ruling out
Six of the seven reliefs sought by the applicant were granted
DL News7 June 2021
General
Your social media posts can be used as evidence against you
Most of us think of social media platforms as a trumpet for our thoughts. We share our woes, ups and downs, and oftentimes even throw in a few strong opinions on different matters. Whether we do so in the open – transmitting our rants to hu...
DL News27 April 2021
Europe
Austrian Catholics fly rainbow flag after same-sex blessing ban
The Catholic church of the parish of Hard is one of many in Austria which decided to fly the rainbow flag in solidarity with the LGBT community after the Vatican ruled last month that the Church couldn’t bless same-sex partnerships.
DL News4 April 2021
Courts
Court hands over Inusah Fuseini to Police to assist in investigation
The Kaneshie Magistrate Court has handed over former Tamale Central MP Inusah Fuseini to assist the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Police Service in its investigations over his comment on national television.
DL News23 February 2021
Election Petition
Ghanaians deserve to know whether EC Chair is credible – Sammy Gyamfi
The National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says Ghanaians deserve to know whether the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson is credible following the 2020 election petition.
DL News13 February 2021
General
OSP launches Ghana Corruption League Table, document to be published on Anti-corruption Day
Ghana Corruption League Table will seek to name, shame, and prosecute peddlers of corruption.
DL News22 March 2022
General
Change name of Ghana Prisons Service to Correctional Service – Prince Mba
Mr Mba said speedy dispensation of justice through fair, unbiased and uncorrupted judicial system was a non- negotiable anchor of democracy and the abuse of freedom of human rights had contributed to the congestion of Prisons with inmates w...
DL News9 January 2022
Crime
Police arrest 500 foreign nationals in Bolga
The security agencies, led by the Ghana Police Service, last Sunday rounded up about 500 foreigners in a dawn swoop at various locations in the Bolgatanga municipality in the Upper East Region.
DL News28 April 2021
General
CASE STUDY: INSOLVENCY AND CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING OF THE BANKS IN GHANA
Between the years 2017 and 2019, Ghana’s banking sector underwent an unprecedented period of reform which was prompted by widespread regulatory breaches, poor governance, undercapitalization, and unsustainable lending practices.
Ama Anima Konadu9 July 2025
Courts
Ghanaian courts to get speech-to-text technology for local language translation – Chief Justice
According to the Chief Justice, the new system is expected to process spoken local languages, including Ga, and produce English translations without relying solely on the interpreter's spoken version.
DL News16 October 2026
Courts
Inside Wontumi's motion for bail pending appeal in Akonta Mining conviction
In the bail application, the lawyers argue that the appeal raises serious legal and constitutional questions with strong prospects of success.
DL News10 August 2026
Courts
OSP awaiting US court outcome on Ofori Atta extradition for SML case
Two separate legal processes are said to be underway in the United States involving the former minister, covering immigration issues and extradition.
DL News27 February 2026