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Courts
Amend section 24 of Cybercrime Act – ECOWAS Court directs Nigeria
The Court's directive comes on the back of a writ, challenging the legality and compatibility of Section 24 of Nigeria's Cybercrime Act 2005.
DL News28 March 2022
Africa
Tanzania leader agrees to drafting of new constitution after polls
A statement from the authorities said a new constitution will be among other long-term issues that will be addressed then after the 2025 general elections.
BBC22 March 2022
Africa
Brazilian hacking group demands $15M after cyber attack on SA's credit bureau, TransUnion
A Brazilian hacker group, N4aughtysecTU, has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on a server of one of South Africa's credit reporting agencies, TransUnion South Africa.
DL News21 March 2022
Business
BoG warns public against Kwame Bediako aka Cheddar’s cryptocurrency, Freedom Coin
Cryptocurrencies do not have an official recognition in Ghana and are not regulated by either the Bank of Ghana or the Securities and Exchange Commission
DL News10 March 2022
US
Tesla sued over alleged racial discrimination
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) said it had received “hundreds of complaints” from workers at the Fremont factory.
BBC10 February 2022
Supreme Court News
SC from Feb 8-10, 2022: Cases and Motions
The Court will therefore be sitting from Tuesday, February 8 to Thursday, February 10, 2022, to hear a number of these cases.
DL News7 February 2022
Africa
Burkina Faso suspended from Ecowas – sources
The 15-member bloc held an online meeting to discuss how to respond to the ousting of President Roch Kaboré.
BBC28 January 2022
Africa
Burkina Faso president reportedly detained by military
President Kaboré was detained at a military camp by mutinying soldiers, foreign media reports say
BBC24 January 2022
Africa
Same-sex couples in Namibia lose court bid over spouses
A panel of three judges has dismissed an application by same-sex couples in Namibia for their foreign spouses to live and work in the country.
BBC21 January 2022
Africa
How Nigeria succeeded in clipping Twitter’s wings
Twitter has agreed to a raft of conditions to end a seven-month ban in Nigeria, in what feels like a big win for President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in its efforts to regulate the internet, some analysts say.
BBC18 January 2022
General
Ban dog, cat meat-NGO petitions Government
The World Health Organisations has confirmed that these global live animal markets must be closed as they are at the root of COVID-19 and are also a breeding ground for the spread of other fatal diseases.
DL News6 December 2021
Africa
South Africa’s president calls for lifting of Omicron travel bans
Mr Ramaphosa described the emergence of the Omicron variant as a wake-up call for the world regarding vaccine inequality – warning that until everyone was vaccinated, more variants were inevitable.
DL News29 November 2021
US
Two men exonerated after decades in prison for Malcolm X’s 1965 murder
“Full justice will not be served until all parties involved in the orchestrated killing of our father are identified and brought to justice,
DL News19 November 2021
Crime
11 teachers, headteacher arrested for BECE malpractice
A teacher of the Offinso State ‘A’ Junior High School (JHS) is also said to have been caught collecting money from the candidates while distributing the answer booklets of the subject to be written.
DL News16 November 2021
Africa
Mozambique to appeal against ex-minister’s extradition
Mozambique wants him to face charges in his own country.
DL News11 November 2021
Africa
Family of ex-president Charles Taylor demand payment for his service
Taylor, 73, is serving a 50-year jail sentence in the UK for supporting rebels in the decade-long civil war in neighbouring Sierra Leone.
DL News1 November 2021
General
MP files private member bill for the amendment of dual citizenship restriction
The bill seeks to enable such persons to be able to hold positions such as High Commissioner or Ambassador, Secretary to Cabinet, Chief of Defence Staff, Inspector General of Police, Director of Immigration, and Member of Parliament etc.
DL News29 October 2021
Tech
Technology-driven JFAP receives international recognition
The Justice for All Programme (JFAP) is a State-led intervention, established in 2007 to alleviate prison overcrowding by setting up Mobile In-prison Special Courts to adjudicate remand/Pre-trial prisoner cases throughout the country
DENNISLAW NEWS26 October 2021
Others
Sports Law; Terminating the Employment of Ole Gunner after the “Red Wedding”
After the midweek’s comeback against Atalanta, it was feared, especially by former player, Paul Scholes, that Manchester United could still suffer a humiliating fate if the defensive nut-job displayed midweek were repeated
DENNISLAW NEWS24 October 2021
Africa
Benin lawmakers vote to legalise abortion
Women can now end their pregnancy within the first three months in cases where it could “aggravate or cause material, educational, professional or moral distress, incompatible with the woman or the unborn child’s interest
BBC22 October 2021