The Nevada Southern Detention Centre in the United States has confirmed to Citi News that former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, is currently in its custody. An officer at the facility confirmed her detention in a telephone interview with Citi News on Friday, January 16. The confirmation follows earlier media reports which …

Transport Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe has summoned leaders of the Ghana Private Roads and Transport Union (GPRTU) and other commercial transport operators for an emergency meeting amid accusations that some drivers are deliberately creating artificial vehicle shortages to illegally inflate fares. The development was disclosed by Minister in Charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, during the Government Accountability Series …

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that the United States government has assured Ghana it will not impede ongoing efforts to extradite former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe Attionu. According to Mr Ablakwa, the assurance was given as part of strengthened bilateral cooperation between Ghana and the United States, …