Government entity providing microfinance and small loan facilities to Ghanaians, including through partnerships with organizations like MUSIGA.
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… Commenting on the recent Court of Appeal decision to acquit and discharge former Chief Executive of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu after her conviction on about 78 criminal charges, Manasseh said he had carefully studied both the appella …
It hurts when wrongdoing goes unpunished – Manasseh Azure Awuni laments accountability gapJoy Online
Investigative Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has suggested that evidence surrounding the alleged repayment of funds in the case against former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu ultimately strengthened her defence, contri …
Manasseh Azure says key evidence in MASLOC case strengthened Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s defenceJoy Online
Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has described the Court of Appeal’s judgment acquitting and discharging former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu as one that contains valuable lessons for investigators and pr …
Manasseh Azure: Court of Appeal’s MASLOC ruling offers lessons but raises concerns over parts of judgmentJoy Online
Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has expressed deep disappointment over the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, saying the ruling raises troubl …
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s acquittal: Manasseh Azure expresses disappointmentJoy Online
The Court of Appeal’s acquittal and discharge of former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu has triggered mixed reactions among residents and political actors in the Volta Region. …
Mixed reactions in Volta Region over acquittal of ex-MASLOC bossJoy Online
Former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame has strongly rejected attempts to hold him or the previous Akufo-Addo administration responsible for the acquittal of former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Ta …
Godfred Dame rejects blame over Sedina Attionu acquittal, accuses gov’t of political diversionJoy Online
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has described the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu, as a politically motivated outcome that was carefully orch …
Sedina Tamakloe acquittal politically motivated and orchestrated – NPPJoy Online
… The allegation follows Thursday’s Court of Appeal decision to acquit and discharge former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, overturning her earlier conviction and 10-year prison sentence. …
Sedina Tamakloe case: AG plans to free all NDC members – NPPJoy Online
The Court of Appeal has adjourned indefinitely without delivering a ruling on the State’s application for a stay of execution in the appeal involving former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu. …
Court of Appeal adjourns Sedina Tamakloe stay application indefinitelyThe Chronicle
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dominic Ayine, has announced plans to challenge the Court of Appeal’s decision overturning the conviction and 10-year prison sentence imposed on former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedi …
Uproar Over Sedina’s Acquittal –AG to appealThe Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has agreed with the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) to provide members access to loan facilities for tricycles, personal and group loans. MUSIGA will vet applicants to ensure they meet MASLOC criteria and have capacity to repay.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has agreed with the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) to provide members access to loan facilities for tricycles, personal and group loans. MUSIGA will vet applicants to ensure they meet MASLOC criteria and have capacity to repay.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama has donated a hearse to the Greater Accra Gonjaland Youth Association to support members of the Gonja community with dignified funeral arrangements, commissioned at a ceremony in Accra attended by traditional leaders and government officials.
14 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former NDC Legal Affairs Director Abraham Amaliba rejected claims by NPP member Andrews Agyapa Mercer that the release of ex-MASLOC CEO Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu vindicates opposition concerns about selective justice, arguing the release was the logical consequence of her Court of Appeal acquittal and discharge that the government could not prevent.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Lawyer Andrews Agyapa Mercer of the NPP has questioned the fairness of Ghana's justice system following the release of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, arguing the case reinforces concerns that the government is selectively pursuing cases against political opponents. Mercer criticized delays in handling an appeal filed in May 2024 and the Attorney General's failure to file written submissions before the Court of Appeal acquitted and discharged Tamakloe-Attionu.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu, former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre Chief Executive Officer, has been released from custody following the Court of Appeal's acquittal and discharge. The Attorney-General withdrew a stay application, allowing the appellate court's judgment to take effect, though the State has indicated its intention to challenge the decision at the Supreme Court.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has accused the ruling NDC of prioritising prosecution of political opponents while failing to act on investigation reports into the AKSA bribery scandal involving a Turkish energy company and Ghana's power sector. Amidu questioned why investigations that began under the Office of the Special Prosecutor in 2020 have not resulted in prosecutions despite available investigative resources.
12 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Court of Appeal has struck out as withdrawn an application by the Attorney-General seeking to stay the execution of its decision acquitting former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Christine Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu. The State has since filed an appeal at the Supreme Court.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
More than 1,100 women, including traders and NDC organisers in Greater Accra, have petitioned the Attorney-General to release former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu from Nsawam Prison following the Court of Appeal's July 30, 2026 acquittal that overturned her 10-year sentence, expressing concern about her continued detention despite the appellate court's decision.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aspiring NPP National Communications Officer, has raised concerns about selective justice in Ghana's courts, questioning why some criminal cases remain pending for years while others move faster. He cited cases involving former MASLOC CEO Sedinam Tamakloe and Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako as examples of unequal treatment, and said he had written to the Chief Justice expressing concerns about the judiciary's closeness to the executive.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The NDC's Deputy Director of IT and Elections has criticized the NPP for scheduling a demonstration on August 6, which coincides with the first anniversary of a helicopter crash that killed eight people, saying the timing shows insensitivity to national tragedy even if the party has the constitutional right to protest.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Court of Appeal's acquittal of former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe on 30 July 2026 has sparked wider debate about prosecutorial discretion, the Attorney-General's relationship with appellate courts, and consistency in politically sensitive cases.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The CEO of Ghana Shippers' Authority, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, has criticised the NPP's planned "Democracy Under Attack" demonstration as a face-saving tactic by party leadership, arguing that Ghana's democracy remains strong and does not require such a protest.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu has stated that former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu remains in prison custody despite the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit and discharge her. The Attorney-General has applied for a stay of execution of the judgment, with the application scheduled to be heard on August 16.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The opposition New Patriotic Party has announced a nationwide demonstration on August 6, accusing the ruling government of undermining democratic principles and demanding the Attorney General withdraw criminal prosecutions of former NPP officials. The protest, titled "Democracy Under Attack," will involve collaboration with other political parties, civil society organisations, and youth movements, with petitions to be presented at the Supreme Court, Parliament, and the Presidency.
4 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre, overturning her conviction and 10-year prison sentence after finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Lawyer Inusah Fuseini criticised the prosecution for appearing more interested in obtaining a conviction than ensuring justice, noting that prosecutors overlooked evidence favourable to the former MASLOC CEO, including investigator findings and an independent audit confirming proper disbursement of funds for Kantamanto Market fire victims.
4 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The NPP has obtained police approval for a demonstration on August 6 to protest the Court of Appeal's acquittal of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, whose conviction and 10-year sentence were overturned after the court ruled the prosecution failed to establish its case. The party says the protest will highlight concerns about selective justice and threats to democratic governance.
4 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has criticized the Court of Appeal's acquittal of former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, arguing that the appellate court wrongly applied the law by relying on untested police statements rather than sworn trial testimony, particularly regarding alleged fund disbursement to Obaatanpa Microfinance.
4 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The New Patriotic Party will stage a nationwide demonstration on August 6, 2026, starting at 5:00 a.m. with gatherings at the Supreme Court, Jubilee House, and Parliament to present petitions defending Ghana's democratic values, according to National Organiser Nana B.
3 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Deputy Attorney-General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has criticized the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, arguing the appellate court failed to properly evaluate evidence and reached the wrong conclusion by focusing on selected aspects instead of the totality of the evidence. The Court of Appeal on July 30 overturned Tamakloe-Attionu's conviction and 10-year prison sentence, ruling the prosecution had failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt.
3 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has criticised the NDC Government over "executive incompetence, majority tyranny, and a timid judiciary," saying the Republic is "not in safe hands." He called for parliamentary inquiries into June floods that killed 34 people, a military helicopter crash, and a Ghana Armed Forces recruitment exercise in which at least six young women reportedly died, and criticised the government's economic policy.
3 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Court of Appeal has reversed the High Court's 2024 convictions of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu and operations manager Daniel Axim, finding that 34 of 78 charges were incurably defective and prosecution evidence lacked sufficient proof beyond reasonable doubt.
3 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The opposition New Patriotic Party has accused Ghana's NDC government of systematically undermining constitutional governance through judicial interference and selective justice, citing the Court of Appeal's acquittal of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu as evidence of a pattern threatening democratic credentials.
3 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
Legal analyst Samson Lardy Anyenini explained that the Court of Appeal overturned former MASLOC CEO Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu's conviction, finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt and that defects in the charges were fundamental rather than merely technical. The court also rejected the state's argument that Sedina, who was convicted in absentia after leaving Ghana, should not have been allowed to benefit from the appeal process.
2 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre chief executive faces 78 charges stemming from investigations into alleged financial irregularities during her 2013–2017 tenure, including transactions in microfinance investments, financial literacy programmes, support for Kantamanto fire victims, and vehicle procurement, according to prosecutors.
2 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Solomon Owusu, Director of Communications for the United Party, has criticised former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame's handling of the criminal case against former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, describing the prosecution as ineffective and saying the Court of Appeal's judgment exposed significant shortcomings in both prosecution and trial process. Tamakloe-Attionu faced 78 counts across nine core charges but was convicted by the High Court; the Court of Appeal has since overturned her 10-year custodial sentence.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Solomon Owusu, Director of Communications for the United Party, initially reacted with anger to the Court of Appeal's acquittal of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, but changed his perspective after reading the court's 94-page judgment, which he said had valid reasons for overturning the conviction.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Private legal practitioner Gary Nimako has raised concerns about aspects of the Court of Appeal's decision to overturn the criminal conviction of former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, arguing that while some parts of the judgment are legally sound, others appear to impose an unusually high burden on prosecutors. Nimako stressed that under Ghana's criminal justice system, the burden of proof rests on the prosecution throughout trial, and prosecutors must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former MP Inusah Fuseini says the Court of Appeal's decision overturning Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu's criminal conviction is a landmark ruling that could reshape criminal prosecutions in Ghana by compelling prosecutors to exercise greater diligence and comply strictly with legal and constitutional requirements, particularly in charge drafting and evidence presentation. The Attorney-General has indicated an intended appeal to the Supreme Court on the question of charge sheet detail requirements.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The NPP's Legal Affairs Director says the Court of Appeal's recent acquittal of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu strengthens prospects for Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi) to overturn his conviction on appeal, citing similarities in the legal issues between the two cases.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Minister Inusah Fuseini has stressed that prosecutors' primary duty is to pursue justice rather than secure convictions, following the Court of Appeal's acquittal of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu. Fuseini argued that an accused person's absence or flight should not relieve prosecutors of their obligation to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →