Legal

By Emmanuel Nduka American Supreme Court Justice, Clarence Thomas has dismissed the criticisms over his judicial decisions and the acceptance of lavish gifts from a billionaire Republican, as “nastiness” and “lies". “There’s certainly been a lot...

By John Ikani European Union nations have approved the bloc's first-ever law specifically targeting violence against women. The landmark legislation aims to safeguard women across the EU from gender-based violence, forced marriages, female genital mutilation, and...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna President of Liberia, Joseph Boakai has assented to an executive order to establish the country's first war crimes court to help bring about justice and healing. This comes over 20 years after the...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna In apparent show of solidarity, Turkey will join in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has announced. “Upon completion of the legal...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A High Court sitting in Accra, Ghana's capital, on Monday dismissed a suit seeking to force the country's President, Nana Akufo-Addo to sign a tough anti-LGBT bill passed by Parliament in February, saying...

By Ebi Kesiena The Supreme Court has ruled that Parliament's approval of paying salaries to the spouses of the President and Vice-President from the consolidated fund is unconstitutional. In a judgment dated April 24, 2024, the...