Africa
Jacob Zuma wins court battle to stand in South Africa's election
Last month the electoral commission barred him over a contempt of court conviction.
BBC
Results for "New CJ appointment"
2446 results.
General
It’s not advisable to use a different person to execute judgment- Esine
According to her, this trend is usually problematic because the lawyers who handle cases, know more about the other party and their properties and are thus better placed to do the execution.
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Africa
Liberia uncovers 40,000 illegal civil servants
The Director-General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA), Josiah Joekai told the BBC details of the civil servants were entered incorrectly or not at all into the Personnel Action Notice (Pan).
BBC
General
Chief Justice to unveil vision for Judiciary on Monday
The initiative is necessary to ensure efficient justice delivery
DL News
Courts
Former employee of defunct Beige-Bank tells court money was invested in bank’s rebranding, assets
The rebranding was necessitated when the Bank of Ghana (BoG) upgraded it from a Savings and Loans to a bank status, the first defence counsel’s witness said in his evidence-in-chief.
GNA
Africa
Bobrisky: Nigerian celebrity arrested for abuse of naira
Bobrisky, whose real name is Idris Okuneye, allegedly abused and mutilated banknotes during a film premiere in Lagos, the authorities told the BBC.
BBC
General
Attorney-General directs Ghana Police to halt impounding vehicles for minor traffic offences
In a February 9, 2024 letter to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame said a careful examination of L.I. 2180 will disclose that the violations, for which police officers regularly impound vehicles, are...
DL News
Tech
Sam Bankman-Fried: Disgraced 'Crypto King' to be sentenced
The 32-year-old will certainly be going to jail; what is not known is how long for.
BBC
Business
Contract Act amendment to prohibit compound interests payable by state-AG
According to him, The Contracts (Amendment) Act 2023 (Act 1114), which was sponsored by his outfit, was informed by observations made by him in the several instances
DL News
US
US: Rapper Sean Combs' homes raided by Homeland Security over sex trafficking investigation
Combs' homes in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by officers on Monday.
Sky News
Supreme Court News
Dafeamekpor goes to court; wants Akufo-Addo to be compelled to sign LGBTQI Bill
Further, he is seeking the court to compel the Speaker of Parliament to submit the bill to the presidency as required by law
DL News
Europe
Signa Creditors Back Restructuring Plans Dangling 30% Payout
Lenders, which include banks, insurers and sovereign wealth funds, backed the proposals for Signa Prime Selection, the flagship luxury unit, and its smaller sister Signa Development Selection at meetings in Vienna on Monday.
Bloomberg Business
US
US Supreme Court says Texas can arrest and jail migrants
The measure allows police to arrest and prosecute those suspected of illegally crossing the US-Mexican border.
BBC
General
Police prosecutors to desist from cases involving sums above GHC 500, 000
With reference to an earlier letter by the Attorney General, the Chief Justice has directed that all such cases above the stated monetary threshold, should be referred to the Attorney General for advice.
DL News
Africa
Kenya: TV anchor cleared of murder gets top government job
Jacque Maribe was cleared of murdering a businesswoman called Monica Kimani, who was found with her throat slit. But Ms Maribe's ex-partner Joseph Irungu, also known as "Jowie", was found guilty.
BBC
Africa
888 candidates fail Nigeria Bar exam
This was as 4,412 candidates were successful out of a total of 5,300 who sat for the examination.
thepunch
Tech
TikTok: US House panel approves bill that could ban or force sale of app
The measure, introduced by another House of Representatives committee and backed by the White House, cites national security concerns.
BBC
General
President Akufo-Addo to await supreme court verdict on anti-LGBTQ+ bill before deciding to sign into law
This commitment comes in the wake of a legal challenge against the bill initiated by an individual.
DL News
Tech
Elon Musk sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI over Microsoft links
The lawsuit - which has also been filed against OpenAI boss Sam Altman - says the firm has departed from its original non-profit, open source mission.
BBC
General
Finance Ministry wants President Akufo-Addo to defer assent to Anti-LGBTQI Bill
It has also suggested an effective engagement with conservative countries, including the Arab countries and China, to trigger resources to fill in the potential financial gaps likely to be created by the passage of the bill.
DL News