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Ten musicians popular on social media platform, TikTok, in ancient Nigerian city of Kano, are the subject of a probe. An Islamic Court has ordered police to investigate them for allegedly corrupting public morality. According to the BBC Africa LIVE page, spokesperson for the judiciary in Kano state, Baba Jibo …

Kenya Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the election of Deputy President William Ruto as president of the country. The September 5 ruling by the 7-member court concludes a 14-day election petition that was challenging the outcome of the August 9 General Election. With the ruling by the Chief Justice Martha …

A man left many in shock after failing to remember the name of his wife of nine months during a proceeding at Shanzu Law Court in Mombasa, Kenya. The middle-aged man, identified as Richard Kiragu, told the court that although he was a family man and was married to one …

An Australian company, Cassius Mining Limited, is set to sue Ghana for $395m at the the London Court of International Arbitration over what it says was the country’s role in helping another mining company steal $142m worth of gold from its concession. According to The Sydney Morning Herald report, both …

Elon Musk has launched legal action to summon Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey to appear in court as part of his legal battle with the tech company. Mr Musk is seeking to end his $44bn deal for Twitter after alleging the firm failed to provide enough information on fake account numbers. …

The Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold, say government’s move to drag the Chief Executive Officer for Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1), to court was a deliberate way to protect him. The group believes government was consciously using the court to shield Menzgold from the aggrieved customers instead of pursuing …

The Agona Swedru Circuit Court has remanded a 37-year-old man, Samuel Kobina Agyemang into police custody for attempting to sell his child for GHS20,000. He is expected to reappear before the court on Thursday, 1 September 2022. The man who lives at Agona Asafo in the Central Region but hails …

Presidential candidate Raila Odinga formally filed a petition challenging the election results in Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday, August 22 according to one of Odinga’s lawyers, Daniel Maanzo. The petition was filed online Monday morning with a physical copy expected to arrive at the court’s registry in Nairobi before the …

The Southern District Court of New York has refused a request by an insurance company to cause the University of Ghana to pay an amount of $165,000,000 in judgement debt, myjoyonline.com reports. The payment, according to ACE American Insurance Company, is for a breach of the University’s obligations under a …

The Kwahu Afram Plains North magistrate court presided by Her Worship Augustine Akusa-Am has remanded into Police custody the five suspects arrested over the largest cannabis farm in Obour Forest in Afram Plains North district of the Eastern Region. The suspects are Michael Anakpo, a teacher at Donkorkrom Agric Senior …