Yearly Archives: 2021

Ghana bags $2.89bn in non-traditional Exports

Ghana bagged $2.89 billion from Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) in 2019 according to figures from the Ghana Exports Promotions Authority (GEPA). The 2019 non-traditional exports earnings was 3.10 per cent higher than that of 2018 which was estimated at $2.83 billion. According to GEPA, non-traditional exports accounted for 8.53 per cent …

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Kofi Adams Sued

Thirteen individuals in the Oti region have filed a lawsuit challenging the election of Kofi Adams as Member of Parliament for the Buem Constituency after been the former National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In their suit, the petitioners contend that they were disenfranchised because there were no …

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Election petition: Akoto Ampaw to lead Akufo-Addo’s lawyers

The Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co law firm led by Akoto Ampaw has entered notice of appearance to represent President Akufo-Addo in the election petition filed by former President John Mahama at the Supreme Court. Also, Amenuvor & Associates with its lead counsel Justin Amenuvor will represent the Electoral Commission in …

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Akufo-Addo to take oath in parliamentary tent

President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will next Thursday, January 7, 2020 be sworn-in as President for a second term in a parliamentary tent created at the Parliament House, in Accra. He will, however, deliver the State of the Nation Address, in the chamber of parliament, in Osu-Accra, tomorrow, Tuesday, January 5, 2021. …

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Alibaba founder Jack Ma missing

The 56-year-old billionaire founder of the Alibaba and Ant Group, Jack Ma, has vanished. In more than two months, he hasn’t been seen publicly, Jessica Yun posted on Sunday for Yahoo Finance. As China has cracked down on his business empire, Ma has been in the spotlight lately. Chinese regulators …

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