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  The Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has alleged that the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta will leave office in the next few days. According to Dr Forson, information about the minister’s imminent resignation is within the grapevines of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). “The Minister …

The founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Accra High Court for stealing over GH¢90 million of the bank’s money. Essien, thus, becomes the first banking executive to serve a jail term following the massive banking …

The former CEO of Capital bank, Ato Essien, has been jailed for 15 years. According to a graphic.com.gh report, Essien was convicted by the Accra High Court. The Founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, was convicted on the charges of stealing over GH¢90m belonging to the bank, the …

Convicted William Ato Essien, the founder of the defunct Capital Bank has been given at least up to July 27 to redeem his first installment of GH¢20 million to the State. It has emerged in Court on Tuesday, July 4, that Mr Ato Essien has so far paid GH¢8 million of …

During the ongoing trial of Minority Leader Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa for alleged financial loss to the state, Richard Jakpa, the second accused person, received a strong warning from the court on Tuesday, June 20, regarding his behaviour that could be deemed contemptuous. The warning came after an …

Famous Axim galamsey leader, Kwame Ato Asare Ani who was arrested after a video of him with some illegal miners, molesting a police officer at a galamsey site to the point where the police officer knelt down to apologise went viral, has once again made headlines following reports of an …

William Ato Essien, Chief Executive Officer of defunct Capital Bank, has taken steps to avoid a custodial sentence over failure to pay a GH¢20 million to the state per agreed timelines following a plea bargain agreement. The Daily Guide newspaper reports on its frontpage of May 11, 2023 that Essien …

The prime suspect in the viral video abusing police officers at a galamsey site at Axim in the Western Region, Kwame Ato Asare Ani, aged 21, has been arrested together with two other suspects; Williams Kwofie aged 17 and Emmanuel Kojo Bronie aged 17. The three suspects were arrested at …

The Republic, through the Attorney-General, has stated that the State has succeeded in establishing a case against all the accused persons including former Deputy Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, in the criminal trial involving the supply to the State of vehicles unworthy to be used as ambulances in 2015. …

A former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Shama constituency in the Western Region, Dr. Ato Panford is reported dead. He was a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic. Details about his death remain sketchy but a source close to Ghanaguardian.com says Dr. Panford died after a short illness. …