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By Raymond Dingana The imprisoned leaders of what has come to be known as the Coffin Revolution have given a 30 Day ultimatum to kidnappers and other criminals hiding under the Anglophone crisis  to quit or face the consequences. T hey have been given 30 days to reconsider their actions, turn away from their evil ways and embrace profitable activities to better their lives. Failure to do so, the release says they will all be identified and defeated.   In a Press Release signed recently by Mancho Bibixy Tse and Ngalim Felix Safe, describing them as  persons with no political agenda under two different groups namely; bandits who have been around even before the start of the crisis in 2016 and  groups set up and sponsored by politicians to weakened what the release calls a political struggle by genuine freedom fighters. The press release also indicates that, the coffin revolution was aimed at bringing political reforms that will improve on the living condition of th...

By Raymond Dingana              Journalists and other media practitioners in Cameroon are still in shock after getting news on the death of one of theirs by name Samuel Wazizi. The information on the alleged death of Wazizi was aired by Equinox TV on its 8PM news cast, Tuesday June 02, 2020. Journalists are now calling on the government of Cameroon to bring out proof to ascertain whether Wazizi is death of alive and that if he is truly death, let his remains be handed over to them for a befitting burial. Samuel Wazizi was arrested by Cameroon's security forces on August 02, 2019 in Muea, South West Region Of Cameroon and kept incommunicado in an undisclosed location. All attempts by colleagues to persuade government tell them his where about have yielded zero fruites. Traders at the Bamenda Main Market are yet to come to terms with the sudden death of Mr. Teboh Oscar who died from bullet wounds after his car was rained with  bullets at t...

By Raymond Dingana The Secretary of State in the Ministry of Public Health in charge of Epidemics and Pandemics has prescribed a combined action of both the authorities and the local population to root out the corona virus pandemic from the North West Region of Cameroon. Mr. Alim Hayatou made the call Friday May 15, 2020 during his visit to the region to assess the regional responds plan put in place by authorities of the region to check the spread of the corona virus pandemic. “ The corona virus pandemic is a humanitarian problem affecting not only Cameroon but the whole word. The corona virus has come to remind us that we are all humans; we breathe the same air, a child in Bamenda and the one in New York are facing the same risk reasons why we need a synergy to beat the virus ” . Mr. Alim Hayatou said. Alim Hayatou In A Working Session With Stake Holders In Bamenda. During the visit, Mr. Alim Hayatou visited the covid-19 screening post at Matazem Santa, the covid...

By Raymond Dingana Persons with Disabilities in Bamenda say, the fight against covid-19 is not inclusive reasons why they have been facing a lot of difficulties .Speaking to DrayInfos recently, the North West Regional President of the Coordinating Unit of the Associations of Persons with Disabilities, Mr. Fru Chick Sama said, one of the challenges has to do with communication. “ Most of the communication is done without considering the needs of persons with disabilities. For instance, those who have hearing impairment will hardly understand the massage the radio and TV stations are sending out. This is to say that, we need a lot of sign language considerations. A lot of paper work is done on covid-19 prevention but this is hardly considering the needs of persons with visually impairment. Two weeks ago, I called the toll free number, 1510 indicating them, some persons also need to communicate to them using text messages but this service is not open to text messages especially by...

By Raymond Dingana The Mayor of Nkor Council, Dr. Nchanji Ndi Germanus has made a clarion appeal to pro independence fighters operating in his area to rather join the fight against Covid-19 than trying to disrupt it. Mayor Dr. Nchanji Ndi Germanus was speaking to DrayInfos , Friday May 08, 2020. “ Covid -19 is real, it has killed a lot of people reasons why all of us must fight as one man if the pandemic must be defeated. My appeal to the armed fighters is for them to join in the fight against Covid-19 because the virus is non respecter of persons. It can attack just any one irrespective of your position in life. When I purchased some anti covid-19 kits and was taken them to Noni, we were stopped along the way and our vehicle was searched. They saw the hand sanitizers and collected theirs, a clear indication that, some have understood the fact that, covid-19 is a common enemy which must be dealt with” . Mayor Dr. Nchanji Ndi Germanus said. Dr. Nchanji Ndi Germanus Of Nko...

By Raymond Dingana The SDF senator from Momo Division in the North West Region of Cameroon who doubles as the Vice President of the Senate has donated anti covid-19 kits to people with special needs and other categories of persons. The items made up of more than one hundred Bucket Taps of 50liters each, Hand Sanitizers, Cartons of Soap, and One thousand face masks were handed over to the beneficiaries on Thursday May 7, 2020 at the Ntamulung Multi-purpose hall in Bamenda. There was also a special package destined for the Health Family made up Gloves and twenty cups of chloroquine with each cup containing sixty tablets all in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19. “One of the targeted groups is people with special needs. This is because, if they say, on your mark, get set, go, people like you and me will rush and collect but will not be the case with them which means they may end up not benefiting. The ladies at the foul line at the food market are also targeted because; that area is ...

By Raymond Dingana The government of Cameroon has lifted the curfew imposed on economic activities to curb the spread of Covid-19. In a special declaration by Chief Dr. Dion Ngute, Cameroons Prime Minister signed April 30th, 2020, bars, restaurants and other leisure spots that were prohibited from operating after 6PM from the 17th of March 2020 are now free to close at any time. The declaration also insists on the obligatory wearing of protective masks by customers and to respect other barrier measures like social distancing. The transport sector that was already bleeding has breathed a sigh of relief. According to the document, the measure reducing the mandatory number of passengers in all public transport buses and taxis has also been lifted while; the wearing of face masks remains compulsory and overloading is prohibited. The exemption from the withholding tax and from parking fees for taxis and motorbikes, as well as from the axle tax for the 2nd quarter and that it could exten...

By Raymond Dingana The fight against Covid-19 in Bamenda is taking a new dimension with the coming of diagnostic kits for screening. The announcement was made Saturday April 25, 2020 during a press briefing at the Regional Delegation of Public Health for the North West. As indicated by Dr. Kingsley Che Soh, NW Regional Delegate of Public Health, the coming of the machines which he siad is a great relief for them as the turn around time from sample collection to when the lab results are obtained will be significantly reduced. About the five confirmed cases, Dr. Kingsley Che Soh indicated that, they are being managed by competent services and are responding well to treatments. He added that, NW governor; Adolphe LeLe L’Afrique has requisitioned two hotels in Bamenda, which will act as quarantined centers. According to Dr.Kingsley, the homes of the five confirmed cases have been disinfected by the Rapid Intervention and Investigation Team of the Regional Delegation of Public Hea...

By Raymond Dingana The Wimbum community in Bamenda has challenged the government of Cameroon to give them befitting lives and not wait for them to die to be accorded befitting burials. Reacting to the portion of the inquiry report by the commission of inquiry to investigate what many now called the Ngar-Buh Massacre of Feb, 2020, many a Wimbum indigene asked the question as to whether the victims of the massacre have ever had a befitting life, asking why the corpses should be exhumed in the name of according them befitting burials. As indicated by Nfor, an indigene of Ndu in Ndonga Mantung Division of the North West Region of Cameroon, befitting burials is a misplaced priority : “ The people of Ngar-Buh and other areas in Ndonga Mantung Division need a befitting life and not a befitting burial. It is not even in our culture and tradition for people to be buried and the corpses exhumed in the name of giving them a befitting burial. Have the people of Ngar-Buh ever had a befittin...

By Raymond Dingana Victims of Arson attacks caused by the Anglophone Crisis have begun receiving roofing sheets to enable them reconstruct their homes burnt down as a result of the crisis, Thursday April 23, 2020.The distribution exercise took place at the DO's office in Bambui, Tubah Sub Division. The two thousand roofing sheets worth seven million FCFA and a financial package of fifty thousand FCFA each were handed over to twenty two affected families in Bambui by Hon. Agho Oliver, Member of Parliament for Bafut-Tubah Constituency. According to Hon. Agho Oliver, time for talking has passed and now is time for action. He said, during campaigns ahead of the Legislative elections when he went out calling on the population to vote for him, he told them that, he was going to roof all the houses that suffered arson attacks if voted to represent them as MP for Bafut-Tubah Constituency. Hon. Agho Oliver Handing Over Roofing Sheets To Beneficiaries He added that...

By Raymond Dingana The mayor of the Bafut Municipal Council has invited Elites of Bafut to bond with the rest of the population fight against the spread of Covid-19. Mayor Ngwa Akongho Lawrence was speaking Wednesday April 22, 2020 in Bamenda. This was during the distribution of Tap Buckets, Tablets of soap, Hand sanitizers, Face masks and many others to traditional authorities to fight against Covid-19 in their neighborhoods. “ We are calling on the elites of Bafut, those residing out of the region that, these things are not enough, considering the vast nature of Bafut. They should support the Bafut council so that, we can move into the hinterlands to safe the lives of those our people who are not privileged to have all of these things that we have today”.   Mayor Ngwa Akongho told DrayInfos. He also used the event to underscore the need for the population of Bafut to understand the fact that, the Bafut council is their property and not the property of a particular politica...