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Man Whose Kids Died Weeks Ago Is Killed By Gunmen In Awing

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Remains Of Sara's Hilux Vehicle Burnt After He And One Other Were Killed In Awing By Gun Men By Raymond Dingana Sara as he was popularly called was still mourning the passing away of his two kids who died of food poisoning weeks ago when his own time came, Thursday November 24,2022 in Awing. Sara who was president of the Awing Drivers' Union went out before sunrise to hustle for his family not knowing he was embarking on a journey of no return. Little did he know armed men with ill-intensions had plans to waste his life and were waiting for him knowing fully well he would drive pass that area to Bamenda as usual. He was with a passenger, another family head in his Hilux vehicle when they came under attack from gun men whose identities have not yet been revealed. Both were shot and they died on the spot while the Hilux vehicle was set afire by the gunmen. We also gathered that the wife has not been able to console herself after the news of her husband's demise filtered in to...

UBa:Researcher Proposes Solution To Disappearing African Languages At PhD Defense

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Yollande Menguie After Her Outstanding Defense Session At UBa By Raymond Dingana Efforts to prevent African Venaculars from being eroded by foreign languages was point of focus during a PhD thesis in the Department of Linguistics and African Languages, University of Bamenda,(UBa), Thursday November 10,2022. Being the first of it's kind, the academic public defense titled :Multilingualism And Social Networks: The Case Of Lower Fungom Indigene s  In The Diaspora  was by Yolland Menguie at the Faculty of Linguistics and African Languages in UBa. The defense that held at the faculty of Arts Board Room was chaired by Professor Mbangwana Paul from The University of Yaounde I. Yollande Menguie Facing The Press She argued in her research work that if people who have migrated to urban areas and even out of their natural habitat do not belong to social networks of common identity, they might forget their native mother tongue with time as they will be forced to learn languages close to their ...

At visit to Bamenda: Water and Energy Minister Feels Pinch Of Poor Electricity, Water Supply In City

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Minister Of Water And Energy Resources, Gaston Eloundou Essomba Laying The Foundation Stone For Gas Plant By Raymond Dingana The Minister of Water and Energy Resources (MINEE), Gaston Eloundou Essomba on Friday November 5 felt a pinch of the challenges inhabitants of Bamenda and the North West Region as a whole go through daily regarding electricity supply. During his visit to Bamenda to precide over the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the Bamenda Filling Center on November 5,2022, Minister Gaston Eloundou was welcomed by total electricity blackout. Mayor Achobang Paul Tambeng of Bamenda City Council used the event to present what many say is the real picture of the difficulties the  population of Bamenda and the entire North West Region of Cameroon is facing on a daily basis in the area of water and energy. "we want to apologise that you came in when there was total blackout but that is the lifestyle we experience in Bamenda on a daily basis.It was not just blackout on your ...

At Biya's Ruby Jubilee, Hon. Awuta Requests For Momo Ring Road, Others

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Hon. Awuta Philip Of Momo West Constituency By Raymond Dingana The 40th anniversary celebrations of President Paul Biya's assession to power has been described by many as an event that gave the impression that all is well in Cameroon. This is not the case as reports from the seven Divisions of the North West Region say road infrastructure, health facilities, peace amongst others are crying for mercy. During celebrations to mark 40 years of Paul Biya's rise to power, the member of Parliament for Momo West, a constituency made up of Njikwa, Ngie and Widikum, Hon. Awuta Philip used Paul Biya's 40th anniversary celebrations to appeal for better infrastructure for his people: "we need a Momo ring road which passes through Mbingwi, Acha, Njikwa, Ngie, Widikum to Menka. There is a multi billion oil mill project in Tezie-Ngie which will be wasted if a good road fails to see the light of day. The coming of the Momo ring road will facilitate the evacuation of oil from the mill,...

In His Good Will Message, Mayor Chenwi Applauds Biya's Gains

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Mayor Chenwi Peter Of Bamenda II Council At Biya's Ruby Jubilee Your Excellency, The President of the Republic and Head of State, Happy Ruby Jubilee: It is with immense Joy that I, on behalf of the people of Bamenda II subdivision wish you a happy 40th anniversary at the helm of the state. Amongst your numerous achievements of peace, development, youth and women empowerment, health care and access to free Education, you have proven your exemplary leadership especially in diplomacy. Your visionary leadership has seen many young persons propelled into leadership positions like myself. You're indeed a great leader, an icon and a fountain that the emergent Cameroon leans on. You have successfully dealt with every crisis that popped up during your stay in office. And we are happy with the way you have handled the Anglophone crisis. Our wish is that at the end, the principles of living together, National unity and National Integration will be fortified. Because we have only one Camer...

Environment: Bamenda Gas Plant If Realized Will Reduce Rate Of Environmental Degradation

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Minister Of Water And Energy, Gaston Eloundu Laying Foundation Stone Of Gas Plant By Raymond Dingana The old habit of collecting wood for cooking has been identified as one of the major cause of deforestation in Bamenda and the North West Region (NWR) of Cameroon as a whole. This is because cooking gas though believed to be clean energy is costly for an average Cameroonian especially those in the rural communities like Mbangshe where the gas plant is to see the light of day. This explains why many go for firewood for cooking. With the laying of the foundation stone for the construction of a domestic gas storage and filling station in Mbangshe, a neighborhood in Bamendankwe in the NWR, Saturday November 05, by the Minister of Water and Energy, Gaston Eloundu Essomba, hopes are high that deforestation which also comes with its own troubles and climate change amongst others will be minimised. As pointed out by the Mayor of the Bamenda City Council, Paul Achobong, "the gas project wil...

Qater 2022: As D-Day Approaches, Manipal Hospital India Escalates Medical Awareness For Footballers

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ManipalHospitals Structure By Raymond Dingana Manipal Hospital, India has conducted an Extensive Medical Awareness Program for Sports Players of Cameroon and Extends support to Cameroon National Football Team ahead of World Cup to be held in Qatar from November 2022. The hospital held a webinar to promote awareness on sports injuries related to football and shares methods to treat them, October 27th, 2022. Watch the presentations on https://we.tl/t-DX4fLFB4lb Given the size and speed of these athletes, it is of no surprise that football has the highest rate of injury than any other sports. Most football injuries occur in the knee. The MCL sprain, meniscus tear, and ACL tear are the three most common types of injuries. Knee injuries in football are the most common, especially those to the anterior or posterior cruciate ligament (ACL/PCL) and to the menisci (cartilage of the knee). These knee injuries can adversely affect a player's long-term involvement in the sport. Emphasizing on ...

Baba Danpullo Suffers Xenophobic Attacks In South Africa, Loses Properties Worth Billions

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Baba Danpullo, Wealthiest Man In Francophone Africa By Raymond Dingana Cameroonian-born businessman, El Hadj Baba Ahmadou Danpullo who is said to be the wealthiest man in Francophone Africa is reported to be under severe xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The FNB greedily and violently decided in early 2020 to seize and liquidate all of Danpullo’s properties in South Africa, valued at approximately R5 billion ($277 million). Mr Danpullo has been in South Africa for over 35 years, creating employment from many of his investments.  The properties are managed by Bestinver Company South Africa Ltd, Joburg Skyscraper Pty Ltd, and Bestinver Prop 01 Proprietary Ltd, which are all subsidiaries of Bestinver, the group he founded. Combined, the loans that the FNB bank has granted to these various companies amounted to R615 million in October 2017. Repayment, at around R10m per month, was to be spread over ten years. According to Baba Danpullo and his lawyers, the FNB demanded the signing of...