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Daniel Axim

2026-05-232026-08-01

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  1. May 2026
  2. Joy Online

    In April 2024, former MASLOC boss Sedina Tamakloe Attionu was sentenced to 10 years in prison, while Daniel Axim was sentenced to five years, in a case involving financial loss of GH¢90 million to the state.

    Justice for Sale: How Ghana’s laws protect the powerful and punish the poor

Yesterday

  1. Court of Appeal acquits former MASLOC CEO Sedinam Tamakloe

    A three-member Court of Appeal panel unanimously allowed Sedinam Tamakloe's appeal, quashed her convictions and sentences, and acquitted and discharged her. Tamakloe, the former CEO of MASLOC, had been prosecuted over allegations including misappropriation of funds and unauthorized vehicle procurement.

    20 hours ago · Joy Online

Thursday 30 July

  1. Court of Appeal acquits former MASLOC boss Sedina Tamakloe

    The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged former MASLOC boss Sedina Tamakloe, who was convicted by the High Court in 2019 on 78 criminal counts related to mismanagement of agency finances, including a GH¢500,000 investment refund, diverted disaster relief funds, and inflated vehicle purchases. The appellate court found the state had not proved its case against her beyond reasonable doubt.

    30 July 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Court of Appeal overturns Sedina Tamakloe conviction over defective charges

    The Court of Appeal has unanimously set aside the April 2024 conviction and 10-year sentence of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe, ruling that the charge sheet violated her constitutional right to be informed in detail of the offences. Her lawyer Enoch Deegbe said the defective charges and insufficient particulars of offence secured the acquittal, though the source notes Tamakloe remains in prison custody pending notification of the decision.

    30 July 2026 · Joy Online

  3. Court of Appeal overturns conviction of former MASLOC CEO Attionu

    The Court of Appeal has unanimously overturned the conviction and 10-year custodial sentence imposed on Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre, acquitting and discharging her of all charges related to accusations of misappropriating public funds.

    30 July 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 25 June

  1. Minority disputes timing of Sedina Tamakloe's prison commitment

    The Minority in Parliament has challenged the government's account of when former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe Attionu was committed to prison custody after her extradition, stating she only began serving her 10-year sentence on June 24, not immediately upon her arrival on June 9, and alleging a 15-day delay in enforcing the court's judgment.

    25 June 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 16 June

  1. Former MASLOC chief extradited from US after sixteen-year gap

    Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu, former chief executive of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre, returned to Ghana on June 9 to serve a ten-year sentence, marking the first extradition from the United States to Ghana since 2009.

    16 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Thursday 11 June

  1. Ex-MASLOC CEO appeals conviction, returned in wheelchair

    Former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu, convicted of theft, conspiracy to steal, and causing financial loss to the state and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment, has filed an appeal arguing her conviction is unreasonable. She reportedly returned to Ghana on June 9, 2026 following extradition from the United States, arriving in a wheelchair.

    11 June 2026 · Daily Guide

Wednesday 10 June

  1. Former MASLOC CEO extradited to Ghana after US conviction

    Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu, former CEO of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre, has been extradited to Ghana following her conviction on over 70 corruption-related charges, including embezzling more than $6 million in public funds. She has been taken into custody by Ghana Police and Prisons services to begin her sentence.

    10 June 2026 · The Chronicle

  2. Former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu extradited to Ghana

    Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu, the former Chief Executive Officer of MASLOC, has been extradited from the United States to Ghana after conviction on 70+ corruption-related charges, including embezzling more than $6 million in public funds. She has been taken into custody by Ghana Police Service and Ghana Prisons Service to begin her sentence.

    10 June 2026 · The Chronicle

Tuesday 9 June

  1. Sedinam extradition shows Ghana will pursue accused abroad

    Former Deputy Attorney-General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah says the extradition of ex-MASLOC chief Sedinam Tamakloe-Attionu from the United States demonstrates that absconding will not shield accused persons from prosecution, and signals Ghana's commitment to pursuing corruption cases across borders where extradition arrangements exist.

    9 June 2026 · Joy Online

Saturday 23 May

  1. Ghana's justice system protects powerful, punishes poor

    Joy Online argues that Ghana's laws and courts systematically allow political officials accused of corruption to delay justice through lawyers, medical excuses and adjournments, while ordinary citizens face swift arrest; the analysis contrasts the treatment of a young person stealing a phone with public officials losing millions of cedis, saying the system is designed to enable rather than deter corruption among the powerful.

    23 May 2026 · Joy Online

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