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Africa
Ivory Coast’s ex-President Gbagbo returns home after ICC acquittal
Mr Gbagbo has been living in the Belgian capital Brussels since his release from detention three years ago.
DL News18 June 2021
General
Chief Justice launches book on Alternative Dispute Resolution
The first book was sold at GH¢17,000
DL News17 June 2021
General
Bullion Van Attack: Legal practitioner cautions Police against compelling CCTV footage owner to give up video
Mr. Abdulai believes that in the absence of a definite legal framework to govern the use of CCTV cameras in Ghana, the man retains ownership of the video footage.
DL News16 June 2021
General
“Provide fortified armored vehicles lest we withdraw from duties”-IGP to Banks
This comes after armed robbers shot a police officer and an eyewitness to death during a robbery incident involving a bullion van at Adedenkpo
DL News15 June 2021
Crime
Cases of robbery on motorbikes spike in Accra
In one of the attacks, the robbers made away with GH¢32,000 while in the other two, they collected GH¢600 and an unspecified amount.
DL News12 June 2021
US
R. Kelly wants to replace half of his legal team two months ahead of trial
Kelly faces multiple federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges, including violations of the Mann Act, which prohibits trafficking people across state lines for prostitution or sexual activity
DL News11 June 2021
General
You do not have absolute immunity - Speaker to MPs
The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, RT.Hon.Alban S.K.Bagbin has advised Members of Parliament that the immunity they enjoy as contained in Articles 117 and 118 of the 1992 Constitution is not absolute
DL News9 June 2021
Courts
A case for my recusal was not made - Judge tells Opuni
Justice Honyenuga has stated that a case of bias meriting his recusal has not been made and has subsequently dismissed the application
DL News9 June 2021
General
Police Service warns against “Fix-the-country” demonstration
The Ghana Police Service has cautioned the public against heeding calls to demonstrate in support of the “Fix-the-country” protests.
DL News8 June 2021
US
Justice Department expands use of body-worn cameras by feds
The move is another step bringing the federal government closer to the widespread deployment of such video cameras in recent years by police departments across the US.
DL News8 June 2021
Courts
Motorbike repairer jailed 15 years over causing harm and robbery
A motorbike repairer who stabbed a mason in the abdomen before robbing him of his mobile phone at Pure water, near Ashongman, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court.
DL News31 May 2021
Africa
AfCFTA sets up dispute settlement body to inspire confidence in trade deal
Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, Wamkele Mene, has said that businesses should feel confident and safe about leveraging opportunities created by the continental trade deal, as a Dispute Settlement Bo...
DL News27 May 2021
Courts
Alleged murder of charcoal burner: Court remands 3 cops, 2 others
The Sunyani High Court 2 last Thursday granted a GH¢100,000 bail with two sureties to one of the six persons accused of the murder and secret burial of a 48-year-old charcoal burner, Abu Bukari Bahala, at Seikwa in the Tain District in the...
DL News24 May 2021
Africa
French court fines, sentences Oppong Weah’s son for reckless partying
A court in France has announced a six-month suspended jail sentence for George Weah Jr., the elder son of Liberian President George Weah, for reckless partying, noise pollution, and disturbing the peace of his neighbors outside his Paris ho...
DL News11 May 2021
Crime
3 Christ Embassy members slapped with charges for breaching Covid-19 restrictions
Three members of the Christ Embassy Church have been slapped with charges for breaching Covid-19 protocols during a recent church event.
DL News7 May 2021
General
Take advantage of technology to deal with ‘cold cases’ – Kufuor urges government
Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor believes one of the critical means to tackle unresolved crime in the country is the use of modern technology.
DL News28 April 2021
General
Your social media posts can be used as evidence against you
Most of us think of social media platforms as a trumpet for our thoughts. We share our woes, ups and downs, and oftentimes even throw in a few strong opinions on different matters. Whether we do so in the open – transmitting our rants to hu...
DL News27 April 2021
US
Columbus Police Fatally Shoot Black Teen Who Called Them for Help, Aunt Says
A Columbus police officer shot and killed a Black teenage girl on Tuesday afternoon just as a guilty verdict was being handed down in the Derek Chauvin murder case, a family member said.
DL News21 April 2021
General
Judiciary to establish tax court to prosecute tax cases
The Judiciary has plans to establish a tax court to deal with the prosecution of tax cases.
DL News18 April 2021
Courts
Lawyers, accused persons shocked at video of Major Mahama’s brutal murder
“Jesus!” That was the reaction of a female lawyer at the Bar when the videos that detail the alleged murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama was played in open court yesterday.
DL News13 April 2021