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Shockingly, Avram Grant dropped Majeed Warris. He dropped the Black Stars most in-form player. Yes he had a drought but the last month saw a remarkable change in fortune. Also, the team doesn’t have the blessings of the Ghana Premier league but it still represents a strong squad; Strong enough to put the icing on the cake for the Ghana at 60 celebrations; Strong enough to break the AFCON curse.  It is littered with a lot of experience, a lot of budding talent and a lot of hard workers. They will need to be tactically sound to overcome their flaws.…

The Director of Passport, Alexander Ntrakwa, has been re-assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The New Director, Emmanuel Enos, takes over from Mr. Ntrakwa effective Monday January 16, 2017. Mr. Alexander Ntrakwa, who assumed office as the Director in August 2014, told Onua News that “my terms ends today Friday and from next week, I will come there but not as the director but just to guide the new director on the handing over”. He said the place is not a political office by people are portraying the place as political one “but it is part of the Ministry of Foreign…

The shortcomings of the Ghana Association of Medical Herbalists (GAMH) , the only professional association of herbal medicine practice in Ghana is  described in this article in accordance with the structure of an ideal professional association/body. These include; Policy and Public affairs, Legal and governance, Education, Training and Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Membership and employer engagement, Research and Knowledge, International membership and affiliation, and Other factors. EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) A professional association is expected to set, maintain and monitor educational and professional qualifications for professionals within the association. The training of health professionals in Ghana usually…

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Friday, January 13, 2017 to attend the 27th France-Africa Summit, taking place in Bamako, Mali —his 1st foreign trip as President. The Summit, which is aimed at enhancing the integration process, collective action and cooperation for the common good of participating countries and their peoples, will bring together Heads of State and Governments from some 30 countries. He was accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, Ag. Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin said in a statement. The first family are expected to return home…

A secretary to the South African National Defence Union has incurred the wrath of Ghanaians with his description of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s colourful inaugural kente cloth as “a shower curtain” on Twitter. The white South African, Pikkie Greeff, who exhibited an apparent lack of knowledge about the widely valued kente cloth, tweeted a picture of Nana Akufo-Addo in the presidential chair with a caption ridiculing the President and his office. “Someone wanna tell us why Ghana President wears a shower curtain and sits on a primary school stage play at prop?” he tweeted on Monday, causing attacks against himself.The tweet,…

Toothpaste is a popular hygiene product that we all use daily to brush our teeth. It aids in maintaining oral health by removing bacteria and food debris from our teeth. It also assists in suppressing halitosis (bad breath) and helps prevent tooth decay and gum disease. Well, the importance of toothpaste in oral health is a known fact. But besides maintaining your oral health, toothpaste offers a wide range of healing, cosmetic, skin and cleaning benefits. However, these benefits are from basic white toothpaste only, not the gel or teeth-whitening varieties. Here are 10 surprising uses of white toothpaste that don’t involve your…

Toothpaste is a popular hygiene product that we all use daily to brush our teeth. It aids in maintaining oral health by removing bacteria and food debris from our teeth. It also assists in suppressing halitosis (bad breath) and helps prevent tooth decay and gum disease. Well, the importance of toothpaste in oral health is a known fact. But besides maintaining your oral health, toothpaste offers a wide range of healing, cosmetic, skin and cleaning benefits. However, these benefits are from basic white toothpaste only, not the gel or teeth-whitening varieties. Here are 10 surprising uses of white toothpaste that don’t involve your…

Toothpaste is a popular hygiene product that we all use daily to brush our teeth. It aids in maintaining oral health by removing bacteria and food debris from our teeth. It also assists in suppressing halitosis (bad breath) and helps prevent tooth decay and gum disease. Well, the importance of toothpaste in oral health is a known fact. But besides maintaining your oral health, toothpaste offers a wide range of healing, cosmetic, skin and cleaning benefits. However, these benefits are from basic white toothpaste only, not the gel or teeth-whitening varieties. Here are 10 surprising uses of white toothpaste that don’t involve your…

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Stephen K. Opuni, has been sacked by President Nana Addo Dankwa-Akufo Addo. A dismissal letter dated January 12, 2013 from the presidency and signed by Nana Bediatuo Asante, Secretary to the President, directed Dr Opuni to leave office and hand over by close of day January 13, 2017 “In view of the urgency attached to this matter, please ensure that you hand over and cease to act as Chief Executive of Ghana COCOBOD not later than today 5pm on January 13, 2017,” the letter stated in part. Dr Opuni is consequently…

Attendants at the Moree tollbooth in central region are appealing to the police to beef up security there to protect them and revenue collected at the booth. The appeal has become necessary, in the wake of the incessant attacks on some tollbooths and state establishments following a change of government. TV3’s Spencer Boateng and Thomas Vincent Cann who have been following the development at the Moree tollbooth noted that several facilities in the central region have come under attack by persons alleged to be sympathizers of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). On Tuesday January 10, some group of persons…