Africa
Nigerian court sentences Peter Obi's campaign chief Doyin Okupe for money laundering
The court convicted Doyin Okupe on 26 counts of money laundering.
Premium Times Nig
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Crime
Barber, another sentenced 32 years for robbery
Yaw Ofori Asiamah, barber, and Emmanuel Ocran Kounakey, unemployed, denied conspiring to rob a trader of her purse, containing a mobile phone and GHS44.00 but were found culpable after trial and sentenced to 16 years each.
GNA
Africa
Nigeria: Body of Benchers warns National Assembly against Law School proliferation
BOB Chairman, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), gave the caution while admitting 4,711 new lawyers at the Call to Bar ceremony yesterday in Abuja.
The Nigeria Lawyer
Courts
Labourer in court for allegedly defiling 11-year-old 21 times
Philip Jumpa, who is being held for defiling an 11-year-old pupil, has denied the charge of defilement.
GNA
Courts
Court grants visa agent ₵200k bail
The Court presided over by Mrs. Susana Eduful admitted the accused person to bail in the sum of GH₵200,000.00 with four sureties.
GNA
General
Thaddeus Sory, Nania Owusu-Ankomah Sackey, others, make interim committee of CIArb Ghana chapter
Members in Ghana by an application dated June 4, 2021, again expressed their interest in the formation of the Ghana branch, which was subsequently approved on September 24, 2021, by the Board of Trustees of the Chartered Institute of Arbitr...
DL News
Europe
Schools in Great Britain warned not to ban minority pupils’ hair styles
Equality watchdog says appearance policies should include exceptions on racial and religious grounds
Evening Standard
Courts
Asenso Boakye files GHC 10 million defamation suit against Captain Smart, Media General
According to the suit filed at the High Court in Accra, the plaintiff notes that the first Defendant, Captain Smart made a false statement about him on August 23, 2022
DL News
Courts
Court discharges Sekondi-Takoradi MCE of assault and traffic offence
This comes after the police prosecutor, Superintendent Stephen Billy Addum filed a case of no interest in the matter, thereby withdrawing the charges.
DL News
General
President reinstates suspended Sekondi-Takoradi MCE
The MCE’S suspension followed an incident of dangerous driving and verbal assault of a police officer, Superintendent Andrew Sarfo near a checkpoint on February 3, 2022.
DL News
Courts
Eastern Region: JHS 2 pupil jailed 7 years for defiling 4-year-old daughter of a teacher
Appearing before the court presided over by Mr. Frank Degbe, the Police prosecutor, Detective Chief Inspector Dan Apedo noted that on July 4, 2022, at about 4 pm, the accused was helping the complainant, who happens to be his teacher and fa...
DL News
US
Former Top Aide to Pence, Marc Short Has Testified Before January 6 Grand Jury
In January of this year, Short made an appearance before the House select committee investigating the January 6 incident in response to a subpoena
DL News
Africa
Ex-Gambia spy chief sentenced to death
The activist, Ebrima Solo Sandeng – a leading figure in the opposition United Democratic Party – had been arrested during anti-government protests.
BBC
Europe
Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals
The unprecedented leak to the Guardian of more than 124,000 documents – known as the Uber files – lays bare the ethically questionable practices that fuelled the company’s transformation into one of Silicon Valley’s most famous exports.
The Guardian
Courts
Film director convicted for stealing flat-screen television
Nyamekye pleaded guilty to unlawful entry and stealing and convicted on his own plea.
GNA
US
YouTube accused of failing to tackle fake Elon Musk livestream scams
On Tuesday, Elon Musk said YouTube was not tackling "scam ads". YouTube says it removes channels that are reported.
BBC
Courts
Opuni signed but didn’t write letter to PPA for fertilizer purchase – 4th Defence Witness tells court
Dr. Opuni and Agongo, the CEO of Agricult Ghana Limited, are on trial for allegedly engaging in illegalities in a series of fertilizer transactions which the Attorney-General (A-G) says caused a financial loss of GH¢271.3 million to the sta...
DL News
Courts
Assemblyman jailed 14 months for attempted rape, unlawful entry
“He was charged with the offences of attempt to commit crime, to wit rape, and unlawful entry after further investigations.”
DL News
Courts
Threat of terrorism : Security measures outlined for Eastern Regional courts
The Chief Registrar, Seidu Yusif has directed Security officers at the various courts to do a thorough search of all persons with luggage and a further mandatory inspection of all incoming vehicles.
DL News
General
Ashantigold SC faces these sanctions over match manipulation
According to the document signed by its Chairman Osei Kwadwo Adow, Esq. and dated Monday, May 16, 2022, the case relates to a matter of misconduct against Ashantigold SC & others in respect of their Ghana Premier League match against Inter...
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