Africa
Nigeria's kidnapping crisis: Should ransom payments be banned?
Since 2011, kidnappers have collected at least $18m, with more than half of it between 2016 and 2020, says SBM Intelligence, a think-tank based in Lagos.
BBC
Results for "Land and Chieftaincy dispute"
10243 results.
Crime
Tackling recidivism: Criminal Law Lecturer says post-conviction reintegration mechanisms needed
Researcher and Criminal Law lecturer at the GIMPA Faculty of Law, Dr. Isidore Tuffour says to deal with the problem, authorities need to look to post-conviction reintegration mechanisms.
DL News
Business
Crime in books than in Practice: Black Market Foreign Exchange Businesses in Focus
The operators, who are mostly African foreign Nationals, like Nigerians, Nigeriens, Malians, and the likes however give better rates than the official Forex bureaus in the exchange of currencies.
Dennislaw Research Desk
General
Russia-Ukraine war: A law lecturer’s perspective
A Law lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the Wisconsin International University and the Lancaster Law Faculty, George Acquah (Esq) had this to say when contacted by Dennislaw News;
DL News
General
2021 Corruption Perception Index: Ghana ranked 73
This CPI score indicates that Ghana failed to make progress in the fight against corruption in the year 2021 as the score of 43 is the same as the country’s 2020 score.
DL News
General
Homosexuality is a mental disorder, not biological – Prof Akwasi Osei
Prof Afua Hesse, a member of the Coalition, said the Bill provided for the medical care of children and multidisciplinary team for the disorders of sexual development.
Courts
Kennedy Agyapong files defamation suit against Kevin Taylor and his media company
Kevin Taylor is the founder of Loud Silence Media (LSM) and also hosts a program on LSM via its YouTube Channel, Loud Silence TV, and Facebook Platform, ‘With all due respect – Loud Silence Media.
DL News
General
For better or for worse? New Changes introduced into the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court Rules
The 2021 Dowuona- Hammond Memorial Lecture which was mainly sponsored by the Executive of WOSA 90 also had in attendance, a Retired Justice of the Court of Appeal Justice Isaac Duose.
DL News
Crime
Retired midwife, 3 others busted over child stealing, sale of babies
An Accra Circuit Court, on Tuesday, remanded the four into the custody of the NIB.
GRAPHICONLINE
General
Speaker Bagbin grants Sosu’s request for contempt against two policemen
He invoked the powers of Parliament under Article 117 of the 1992 Constitution and Order 28 of the Standing Orders of Parliament, and said ACP Isaac Kojo Asante, Regional Operations Commander, and ACP Eric Winful, Divisional Commander, Aden...
GNA
Crime
Retired midwife, three others busted over child stealing, sale of babies
An Accra Circuit Court, on Tuesday, remanded the four into the custody of the NIB.
GNA
General
UG-UTAG demands apology from National Security Minister over presence of operatives on campus
The national security operatives had been deployed to oversee the just ended election of the new leadership of the Students Representative Council on October 20, 2021.
DENNISLAW NEWS
General
Homeland Study Group Leader, Papavi reported dead
In September 2020, the leadership of the group organized a riot and blocked two major roads at Juapong and attacked drivers at State Transport Corporation.
DL News
Courts
Coalition appeals for abolishing taxes on sanitary pads
International Day of the Girl-Child is celebrated on October 11 every year and is dedicated to the growth of girls around the world.
DL News
Europe
France to ban plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables from January
Plastic packaging will be banned by end June 2023 for cherry tomatoes, green beans and peaches, and by end 2024 for endives, asparagus, mushrooms, some salads and herbs as well as cherries.
DL News
General
Cybersecurity service providers to be issued licenses
rs Owusu-Ekuful said in a 2020 publication on the cost of cybercrime, Cybersecurity Ventures reported the cost of cybercrime was estimated to reach six trillion dollars worldwide by the end of the year.
DL News
Africa
Dubai ruler had ex-wife’s phone hacked – UK court
A senior member of NSO’s management team called Mrs Blair from Israel on 5 August 2020 to inform her that “it had come to their attention that their software may have been misused to monitor the mobile phones of Baroness Shackleton and HRH...
DL News
General
Issue surcharges and disallowances in your reports-OccupyGhana to Auditor General
“Under acting Auditor-General Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, no surcharge and disallowance have been issued,
DL News
Courts
Winners Chapel Ghana Church Ownership Fight: Do not use “Winners Chapel” as part of name of your breakaway group church, account for your stewardship
The Court of Appeal has delivered a judgment restraining Pastor George Adjeman and 12 others from using the name “Winners Chapel” as part of the name of their breakaway group church.
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