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General
The 1992 Constitution deserves our respect - Nana Dr S.K.B.Asante
“I do not believe in the overhauling of the entire Constitution. The Constitution has served us well.”
DL News27 April 2022
Courts
Celebrity cases worth a recap : The rise and fall of Geeman, Jagger Pee
Geeman and Jagger pee appealed against their conviction per AGYEMAN@ GEEMAN & NYAME @ JAGGERPEE V THE REPUBLIC NO 7/98 (UNREPORTED) delivered on 19th November 1998.
DL News26 April 2022
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing April 26-27, 2022
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing April 26-27, 2022
DL News25 April 2022
Africa
Niger: Communication Minister jailed for alleged embezzlement of public funds
President Bazoum, who has made the fight against corruption one of his main priorities, recently indicated that "some 30 senior state officials, guilty of embezzlement or misappropriation, are currently in prison and will remain there for a...
Africa News22 April 2022
Courts
Lebanese fined GHC 8400 over fake currency possession
The said amount was retrieved from the luggage of the accused during travel procedures at the airport. Officials at the Bank of Ghana who examined the notes are said to have confirmed they were fake.
DL News22 April 2022
Courts
US judge throws out Biden mask mandate for planes and trains
Judge Mizelle is based in Florida, but federal judges can issue rulings that block nationwide government policies. Her order on Monday effectively removes the masking requirement in all airports, trains, taxis and transit hubs.
BBC19 April 2022
General
Ghana Armed Forces declares support for death penalty abolishment
Member of Parliament for the Madina Constituency, Hon. Francis Xavier Sosu in June 2021 introduced a private member’s bill for the removal of the death penalty from the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
DL News12 April 2022
Africa
Nigeria court drops eight of 15 charges against separatist leader
Mr Kanu is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob), a group that wants a breakaway state in south-east Nigeria where mainly Igbo people live, and which has been outlawed by the government.
BBC8 April 2022
US
Suspension of Russia from UN Human Right Council: Ghana abstains from voting
Ghana joined a group of countries to back a resolution in February to condemn the Invasion of Ukraine by Russia thus calling on the Kremlin to withdraw its troops from Ukraine.
DL News8 April 2022
General
Regulation governing domestic work inconclusive – Employment Minister
The Labour (Domestic Workers) Regulations 2020 (L.I.2408) was passed to formalize domestic work.
DL News7 April 2022
Africa
Nigerian atheist Mubarak Bala jailed for blaspheming Islam
Mubarak Bala, a 37-year-old president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria was arrested in 2020 after a group of Muslims filed a petition to authorities accusing him of posting uncomplimentary messages about Islam on social media.
BBC5 April 2022
Courts
ICC to try war crimes suspect in Sudan Darfur crisis
A suspected former leader of the pro-government Janjaweed militia has been charged with 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
BBC5 April 2022
Crime
INTERPOL arrests Ghanaian gospel musician Ohemaa Jacky in Cotonou
In November 2021, an Accra Circuit Court presided over by Mrs Evelyn Asamoah issued an arrest warrant against the gospel musician after she failed to appear before the court.
DL News1 April 2022
Europe
MPEG LA sues Samsung in Germany over patent infringement
MPEG LA alleges that Samsung has continued to offer products – such as smartphones and TVs – in Germany that violated a patent portfolio licence that ended in March 2020.
Informa Tech30 March 2022
Courts
Barker Vormawor case: Judge cautions prosecution against delay, adjourns to April 26
The Court, presided over by Mrs. Eleanor Kakra Barnes-Botchwey expressed concern and noted she might be compelled to take steps if the prosecution continued to drag its feet.
DL News29 March 2022
Crime
Attempted sodomy: Pastor arrested at Gomoa Amoanda
The pastor, per information available, had initially planned to have unnatural canal knowledge of the victim in an uncompleted building.
DL News29 March 2022
Africa
Nigeria: Court sends 'super cop', Abba Kyari, co-defendants to prison after bail denial
Abba Kyari, popularly known as Nigeria's ‘super cop’, a reputation he earned for investigating big criminal cases, was arrested in January, alongside four others for their alleged involvement in a cocaine-trafficking cartel.
Premium Times Nig28 March 2022
Business
Government imposes moratorium on vehicle imports
"We will ensure that the overall effect is to reduce total vehicle purchases by the public sector, at least 50% for the period."
DL News24 March 2022
General
Review decision on reduction of ECOWAS Court Justices – President Akufo-Addo
The External Court session of the Court is being held in Ghana for the first time since its formation over twenty years ago.
DL News21 March 2022
Courts
Oliver Barker-Vormawor released from police custody
However, as per the conditions of the bail and practice, one of the sureties had to deposit his/her document covering the landed property within the court’s jurisdiction.
DL News17 March 2022