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By Raymond Dingana in Bamenda. The North West Regional Delegate for Secondary Education, Mr. Ngwang Roland Yuven says, insecurity has caused some teachers to start behaving like the Biblical Peter who denied Jesus Christ. While addressing those who turned out to celebrate the 26 th edition of World Teachers Day, Saturday October 05 th , 2019 at the esplanade of the Regional Delegation of Secondary Education, Mr. Ngwang Roland Yuven said, some teachers have denied being teachers just like Simon Peter denied Christ in the Bible. Celebrated with the theme: “Young Teachers ” , The Future of The Teaching Profession, the day was celebrated at a time teachers in the region are faced with a lot of challenges especially in the area of security. He said despite the fact that the academic year is still very young, some teachers, schools and school children have been attacked pointing out the case of a form two student who has already spent two weeks with his kidnappers calling on the teache...

By Raymond Dingana. Reports from Bali Nyonga, a village in Mezam Division of the North West Region of Cameroon say, many have sought  refuge in bushes following military raids on the village, Friday October 04, 2019. Sources in Bali have told  DrayInfos  that, closed to nineteen armored cars and one caterpillar invaded Bali thereby triggering a serious fight between Pro Independence fighters in Bali and the Cameroon military. “They passed at Ntafoang Squares in Bali Nyonga and shot one civilian. Two pro independence fighters were also killed. One was first shot and as he colleagues went to carry the body, the second one was shot. The military also recorded casualties but it was difficult to lay hands on the exact figure.  A nephew of mine in the core says four soldiers lost their lives though I have not been able to confirm” .  This driver told  DrayInfos . At press time, the corpses were still lying there. Nico is a driver on the Bamenda-Bali-Bati...

By Raymond Dingana. Reports from Bali Nyonga, a village in Mezam Division of the North West Region of Cameroon say, many have sought  refuge in bushes following military raids on the village, Friday October 04, 2019. Sources in Bali have told DrayInfos that, closed to nineteen armored cars and one caterpillar invaded Bali thereby triggering a serious fight between Pro Independence fighters in Bali and the Cameroon military. “They passed at Ntafoang Squares in Bali Nyonga and shot one civilian. Two pro independence fighters were also killed. One was first shot and as he colleagues went to carry the body, the second one was shot. The military also recorded casualties but it was difficult to lay hands on the exact figure.  A nephew of mine in the core says four soldiers lost their lives though I have not been able to confirm” . This driver told DrayInfos . At press time, the corpses were still lying there. Nico is a driver on the Bamenda-Bali-Batibo road; he insinuate...

By Raymond Dingana. During the recent distribution of Humanitarian Aids to Internally Displaced Persons at the esplanade of the NW governor’s office  by the Bamenda Regional Center for Humanitarian Assistance, many IDPs called on government to ensure that, peace returns saying food is not really what they need but Peace. Though they appreciated and thanked government for trying to see in to it that, they live a normal life, they called on government to embrace the path to peace so that, they can return to their communities and that food is not really what they are in need of. This lady is an internally displaced person from Njikwa. She says she and her family came to Bamenda after their house was razed to the ground. Hear her : “We escaped to Bamenda from Njikwa when this crisis started after our house was set ablaze. We are very happy for what government has given us but we are begging government to do all for peace to return because we are really suffering here in Bamend...

By Raymond Dingana. A book titled Life’s Battle Lessons, a book that is all about life’s challenges and how to go about them has been launched. The launching ceremony took place Sunday September 29 th , 2019 at the Saint John Bosco Youth Center, Big Mankon Cathedral. During the launching ceremony, the author, Tosah Francis Tiifu said : “ In most communities and families, young people are going astray because of parental neglect. To succeed in life, young people need to be aided. They need support from their parents, be it mentally or physically to excel in their various Commit ments ” . While quoting a passage in the book, Tosah Francis Tiifu said, youths live reactive lives based on what happens to them rather than proactive lives based on values they possess: “ They live their lives by ‘Accident’ rather than on ‘purpose’. Looking at these challenges, the puzzle is, how can we eradicate these contemporary challenges? Amidst all these trouble and pain, should we run away or...

By Raymond Dingana. The leader of the Now Movement, Barrister Akere Muna has in a Statement On The Major National Dialogue dated 01 October 2019 [picture below ] add more flesh to the reason why he decided to suspend his participation in the event. He says, he suspended his participation in the ongoing dialogue as it became painfully clear that, they needed Spectators and not Participants. Hear him: “The unfolding of the events of the first day of the Major National Dialogue revealed that, everything was carefully stage managed and produced from a script from which the organizers could not stray . From what is saw, it became painfully clear that, they needed Spectators and not Participants”. On the topics to be handled on the dialogue table, Barrister Akere Muna laments that, certain topics were absent: “Worse still, certain topics such as the form of the state, and the situation of political and economic prisoners which are important in the current context have simple been ...

By Raymond Dingana.  Reports from Bamenda, chief town of the North West Region of Cameroon say, close to nine fuel tankers escorted by armed to the teeth soldiers have made their entry in to Bamenda in the evening hours of Tuesday September 21. This is coming barely days after two fuel tankers were set afire in Akum, a small village in Santa sub division of the North West Region of Cameroon by those eye witnesses say were armed men in civilian attires, Saturday September 21 st , 2019. The incident was greatly condemned by this driver of a travel agency in Bamenda .Hear him : “ I think such a move was uncalled for given that, there was no restrictions on movement in and out of the region. I just want to thank and appreciated God for being the reason why the tankers did not explode else the story would have been different as hundreds of lifes would have perished ” . It should however be noted that, last Saturday’s incident was not the first to have happened on that particula...

By Raymond Dingana. In order for the North West Region of Cameroon to better prepare for the upcoming dialogue, the governor of the North West Region last September 21, 2019 organized a pre dialogue brainstorming meeting that brought together participants from all walks of life at the MINEPAT hall Up Station, Bamenda. Many of those who answered present at the meeting suggested that, for the dialogue to bear any meaningful fruits, the root causes should be looked in to, all those arrested as a result of the crises be granted amnesty, a cease fire be declared, power alternation between Francophones and Anglophones, the form of the state be discussed, decentralization not a solution to the Anglophone crises, English and French be given equal status, independent judicial system among others should be given pride of place. One of those who attended the brainstorming meeting was the Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda, His Lordship Michael Bibi. He says: “For the dialogue to be successful, it ...

By Raymond Dingana. The vice chancellor of the University Of Bamenda has urged newly appointed officials of the University to discharge their duties without any fear or favor. She was speaking Saturday September 21 st ,2019 during the installation ceremony of the newly appointed officials of the University. Professor Theresia Nkwo Akenji while urging them to strive at all times to do the right thing, respect hierarchy among others, she intimated that, all of them put together will never be bigger than the University Of Bamenda Talking to DrayInfos , Professor Nkwo Akenji says,two of those appointed are going to the central administration which is the heart of the University: “ The central administration is the heart of the administrative heart of the university. What we expect of the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Internal Control, Professor Mathias Mih is full collaboration. I advised him during the installation to take up all the domains of internal control and evaluation. He is n...

By Raymond Dingana. The North West Regional Delegate for Secondary Education, Mr. Ngwang Roland Yuven has reiterated the need for secondary school authorities in the region to insure that, Internally Displaced students are given the opportunity to attend classes no matter what their conditions may be. He was speaking Friday 20 th September 2019 during the Sector Conference and Launching of the 2019/2020 School year at the campus of GTHS Bamenda with the theme, The clean school philosophy Is the Motor to Successful Studies and a reinforced professional outlook . Mr. Ngwang Roland told the secondary education family that, Internally Displaced students  be given red carpet reception and that, if a child is not having the requirements needed for admission, that child should be admitted while the requirements like birth certificates, report cards and others are taking care of while the child is attending classes. He enjoined the education family to help in sponsoring the Interna...

By Raymond Dingana. Reports from Ndop, Ngoketunjia Division of the North West Region of Cameroon say, angry mourners who turned out for the burial  of three members of the same family shoot and killed in Ndop last August have challenged North West Administration, to ensure that the victims get Justice. This was last Wednesday September 11, 2019 during the burial  of Emmanuella, who was pregnant at the time of her death, her sister and baby Abigail,a toddler, shot and killed last August 25 th  by those eye witnesses say were heavily armed men in military attires. According to this mourner who voted to go by the name Mohammed, justice is what they need : “If the North West Administration and the Judiciary are honest to themselves and if Cameroon is truly a state of Law, the killers of the three Cameroonians should be arrested and prosecuted. If nothing is done, it would appear they enjoy seeing innocent women and children being killed. The families and the victims...