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  Colbert Gwain's Award For Best Content Creator From The Herald Tribune By Raymond Dingana The brain behind The Colbert Factor, a platform that generates and shares content geared towards finding solutions to both national and international challenges amongst others has bestowed his award from The Herald Tribune 2022 Excellence Award  to sufferers of the arm conflict ravaging lives in the two Anglophone regions of Cameroon. Gwain Colbert received the trophy Saturday April 29, 2023 for his  consistent and incisive write-ups (The Colbert Factor) that have contributed towards social cohesion and nation building. Gwain Colbert Holding His Award  Haven generated content on Human Rights abuses in the Anglophone arm conflict and why the Rights of civilians should be protected, Gwain Colbert decided to dedicate the award to victims of the crisis.  Our streets have continued to be painted with blood of victims of the Anglophone Crisis so I am dedicating this awa...

  Crowd Mourning The Victims In Mbie Village, Santa By Raymond Dingana Denizens of Mbei village in Santa, Mezam Division,North West region of Cameroon are yet to come out from the shock that befell them when armed men killed four of theirs including some Princes and a quarter head. We gathered that Achiri, Ngu,Terrence and Sylvanus were shot dead at a drinking spot not far from the Mbei Palace, Saturday night breaking Sunday April 23,2023. Sources have also indicated that gun shots were heard in the evening hours of Saturday and the end result was four men lying dead in the pool of their own blood.  Caskets Bearing The Victims Being Taken For Burail One of the victims is suspected to be the bar owner with many saying he was one of the quarterheads in Mbei. Unofficial sources have it that the gunmen took away some of those who were at the bar where the incident happened. The identities of the killers remain a mystery as no one has claimed responsibility for the act.  Happe...

  Suspect Reconstituting Act At All Saints Bayele Church Cemetry By Raymond Dingana 11:40 am, Commissioner of Judicial Police Bamenda  Tahr Ako Agbor Ambang   leads security officials    alongside 35-year-old Toh Peter, suspect behind the defilement of a grave at All Saints Bayelle Cemetery Nkwen, North West Region of Cameroon. The mission is for Toh to reconstitute what he did on the night of April 15, 2023 at the cemetery where he dug a grave and harvested human bones with the aim of making fast cash.  At the cemetery Saturday April 21,2023, Toh is uncuffed, handed the same tools he used to dig out the dead body. He starts by removing the crosses, and then uses his foot to apply pressure on the spade and pouring the soil while explaining how it all went. I left my house at new layout and got here by 11:pm.I finished by 4: am and waited and only left at 5: am. I chose this particular grave because it was far away from the lighting system of the area and no...

  Police Officers At The All Saint Bayele Nkwen Cemetry With The Suspect By Raymond Dingana A young man suspected of digging up the grave of late Mr.Yufela Gilbert who before his death was the District Head of Elctions Cameroon also known as ELECAM has been arrested by forces of law and order. This was after he successfully dug up the grave of late Yufela Gilbert at the All Saint Parish Bayele Nkwen  Cemetry over the weekend and harvested the arms. An ELECAM staff whose names we are keeping for security reasons confirmed to drayinfos.com that the tomb was actually that of his colleague. He narrated to us what he said was the version of the story he got:  It would appear the act was committed in the night of 15 breaking 16 April. The guy from what we are getting was apprehended Sunday morning on his way to meet his clients somewhere around old town. He confessed and led security forces to the grave yard Saturday morning. Many have described his action as "denying the Mr.Yu...

  President of NWRA, Fru Angwafo III Addressing Members   By Raymond Dingana The Executive President of the North West Regional Assembly, (NWRA) has appealed to all and sundry to put hands on deck and save the environment which by extension is saving mankind.  Hon.Fru Angwafo III was speaking on day one of the NWRA March 2023 Ordinary Session that opened at the auditorium of the institution in Bamenda, Monday April 17,2023 with theme: 2023 Performance and Account Session He refreshed the memories of members of the house and those hearing for the first time the recent environmental damages recorded when nature turned it's urgly face on the inhabitants of Nwa,Ndu and also in Bamenda when flood waters violated the private space of households causing enormous damages. The violent storms in Oku and Nwa with extensive property damage are a warning begging for concerted action. Concretely, all members of the house are urged to commit to appropriate tree planting through di...

  Balungeli Confiance,Chairman Of PPRD Steering Commitee By Raymond Dingana The new Operational Strategy of the Presidential Plan for the Reconstruction and Development of the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon, PPRD NW/SW will target young persons of 15 to 35 years.   Some of the youths in this age bracket are said to be the main cause of the problem which is born of  Drop out from school, Idleness, Drugs, Petty crime, Kidnapping, rape, murder amongs others. From being the instigators of crimes which has sent many to their early graves to solutions providers through development will be taken seriously in the New Operational Strategy of the PPRD NW/SW as far as involving the youths in the whole process is concerned. In order that efforts to bring these youths onboard yield the desired fruits and also that   local efforts are broad based and effective, a net-work of communicators involving grassroots communicators (community radio, religious bodie...

  Mr.Balungeli Confiance Ebune Speaking At The 5th Session Of The PPRD By Raymond Dingana President Paul Biya's determination to reconstruct the two English speaking parts of Cameroon through the Presidential Plan for the Reconstruction and Development of the North West and South West Regions,PPRD NW/SW has devised new tactics to deliver the goals. The new plan baptised the 2023 Operational Strategy of the PPRD NW/SW was approved during the 5th ordinary session of the PPRD  NW/SW Steering Committee, Thursday April 13,2023. Under the chairmanship of Mr.Balungeli Confiance Ebune, the Bottom Top Approach was adopted as the modus operandi of the Plan during a meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Yaounde. According to a summarized version of the PPRD strategy for 2023 which we have a copy, the Bottom Top Approach will trigger community participation which is key to the sustainability of any development initiative especially in a crisis situation. The new PPRD NW/SW Operati...

   Bike Riders Protesting At Ngeng's Junction In Bamenda   By Raymond Dingana  An atmosphere of what many say is relative calm has replaced the tensed atmosphere that engulfed Bamenda and it's environs following an incident many feared would plunged the town in to chaos.  In the early hours of Wednesday April 12,2023,the Bamenda Food Market experienced a tensed situation. This was after what eye witnesses described as a Police Van hit a bike that was descending the Fish Pond Hill carrying a lady. Reports say the bike rider died on the spot while the lady she was transporting was rushed to a health facility though other reports are indicating that the woman also died.  According to a witness, the officers didn't show any signs of regret after realising what they had done.  They spoke to us as if  the victims deserved what happened to them. Their behavior was inhumaine, instead of seeing how the injured could be rushed to the hospital,  sa...

  By Raymond Dingana The unheard voices of the Anglophone War in Cameroon have been compiled in a book titled: In The Eye Of The Storm, Between The Devil And Deep Blue Sea. The book which has been described by many as 'Tear Provocking' was launched in Bamenda, Friday March 31,2023. Produced by the Center For Human Right and Democracy in Africa CHRDA,  Buea based Rights Organization that has been documenting cases of Human Rights violations in the context of the Anglophone armed conflict,the book aims to tell the story of sufferers of the crisis who have gone through all forms of inhumane treatments. The Executive Director of CHRDA, Dr.Fokum Violet while launching the book said it tells the story of victims of the Anglophone Crisis that have never been heard before,  The book echoes the voices of those whose stories have not been heard in the Anglophone Crisis. The book reverberates the experiences of those who have actually been assaulted in the Anglophone Crisis.All the ...

  First Assistant  SDO for Mezam Soubo Rene Performing Foundation Laying Rituals By Raymond Dingana The Bamenda II Council has embarked on the construction of 13 Social Lodging at the Ntambag neighbourhood in the Municipality which will be rented out to low income earners should they be completed in the next 18 months.  The foundation stone laying rituals for the low cost housing project and the rehabilitation of passage road to the project site which will see the Labour Intensive Appraoch also known as HIMO taking center stage were performed by the First Assistant Senior Divisional Officer SDO for Mezam in the person of Soubo Rene, Thursday March 30,2023. Mayor Peter Chenwi Of Bamenda II Council According to the Mayor of Bamenda II, the project worth more than 300 Million FCFA when complete within the 18 months time frame will go a long way to salvage the housing problems faced by the population especially Internally Displaced Persons,IDPs. The 13 low cost houses when co...

  Photo Credit :(CBS radio B'da Facebook Page) Burial Of Rev. Abeh Ngangieh Of Mendzeh Parish In Bui Division By Raymond Dingana  A Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon who was struck to death by lightening in Bui Division of the North West Region of Cameroon has been interred. Rev. Abeh Ngangieh who was serving at Mendzeh Parish in Bui Division before his unfortunate demise was laid to rest at the Presbyterain Church cemetry Up Station Bamenda, Friday March 31 in the presence of family members, his colleagues pastors,Christians and other sympathizers.  Amongst those who attended Rev. Abeh's burial ceremonny was Pastor Ekolle Melvis,Parish Pastor for Tatum Parish in Bui Presbytry who said the deceased was a colleague with whom she had a close working relationship with,  The late Rev.Abeh Ngangieh was a very close collaborator. Our parishes are not for from each other so we worked in close collaboration. He was someone i could easily reach out to when ev...