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  Road Linking Bamenda And Mile 90 Nsongwa [Ptoto Credit: GPmEDIA] By Raymond Dingana  Drivers plying the Bamenda-Ekok road also known as the Bamenda-Enugu Corridor have been on a sit-down strike against extortion, hate speech amongst other forms of human rights abuses which they say are meted on them by security forces. According to the chauffeurs, apart from being forced at gun point to cough up huge sums to satisfy their ever increasing hunger for money, the soldiers stationed along that road have been calling them names and using hate language on them. We pay more than 30.000FCFA each to these soldiers per day from Bamenda to EKOK. Just from Bamenda town to Mile 90 Nsongwa, a distance of less than 4KMs, there are eight security checkpoints and we spend 8000FCFA each every blessed day. In Bali,they are two control points and we drop 2000FCFA each. After 2pm, they will tell you it's a new team meaning we still have to give money, this is really bad,  said Yanick, a driv...

  Population Of Bamenda Dancing To The Rhythm Of Good Music By Raymond Dingana They came in their thousands to shake off the pain they are going through because of the war ravaging lives in the two English Speaking regions of Cameroon. Thanks to 237 PeaceMaker, a Live concert with Bamenda based talents baptised HOPE DEY to was organized to instill hope in the population took place Sunday January 29,2023 at the Blue Pearl Plaza in Bamenda, North West Region of Cameroon. Music stars like Tilla, Ezbiye,M-ice, K-virus,Aloysa, Ella amonsgt others have been treating music lovers to good tracks forcing many to take to the floor and dance like they have never done before.  I feel like a new kind of energy has been injected in to my system, i feel like i have just been taken out of a dark cage. We need more of such events in order to deliver us from the agony of war,  Musi Noela tells Drayinfos.com. With such events coming up more often, there are those who believe that it will gi...

(Photp Credit: GPmEDIA) NtaCCUL Members At The AGM By Raymond Dingana It was with joy and conviviality that members of the Ntarinkon Cooperative Credit Union Ltd dopped (NtaCCUL) received news about some free services that have been interjected in to the credit union. The annoucement that was welcomed by members of NtaCCUL was made Sunday January 29,2023 during the 36th Annual General Meeting(AGM) in Bamneda,North West Region of Cameroon. President of Board of Directors,BoDs of NtaCCUL, Fru Issac Taku As indicated by the President of Board of Directors,BoDs of NtaCCUL, Fru Issac Taku, a meeting held produced some mouth watering decisions that will better the financial inclusion of members. Saving withdrawal charges and notifications before pulling out of any amount of money have been scraped,  president,BoDs NtaCCUL,Fru Isaac said and continued that, Passbooks to members,Bank attestation,Account opening, Deposits, Salary transfer,Cheque booklets and SMS to members are some of the f...

  Yufela Gilbert (LEFT),John Fai  (RIGHT) By Raymond Dingana An atmosphere of astonishment is the order of the day in Bamenda, chief town of the restive North West region of Cameroon following what many say was the immediate replacement of two officials of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) incharge of elections in Cameroon killed within 48 Hours in Bamenda. This was after a decision signed by the Director General of ELECAM, Essousse Erik dated 19 January 2023 replacing the killed ELECAM members of staff. Khaiy John Fai who was the Momo Divisional Delegate of ELECAM killed by an angry mob in the morning early Thursday January 19, 2023 was replaced same day by Madam Sirri Hilda Ade according the the decision signed by the Director General of ELECAM. John Fai was administered mob justice when a suspected theif caught at the New Road neighbourhood in Bamenda gave his name as an accomplice. Fai was attacked without given time to speak. He died in a health facility from wounds he sustaine...

Isa Adamu, Private Secretary to the Prime Minister  The President of the Republic, His Excellency Paul Biya, yesterday appointed Isa Adamu Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Head of Government. The appointment is contained in presidential decree No. 2022/2023/ 027. He now occupies the position that had been vacant for about two years. Prior to his appointment, Isa Adamu, 33, served as a charge d’étude in the Prime Minister’s office. He is  thus not a newcomer to the functioning of the office he is going to occupy.  The appointee takes over from Wanja Walters, appointed to other duties. Many have saluted the appointment of Isa Adamu, a native of Menchum division of the North West region.They are now qualifying the Head of State as a great advocate of national unity, promoter of merit, competence, excellence, national integration and a spirit of living together. This is the first time a Private Secretary is appointed to a Prime Minister who is not from his village, su...

   Grace Ngwafor Brandishing Her Certificate Of Appreciation  By Raymond Dingana The Supervisory Board of MITANYEN Cooperative Credit Union also known as MitaCCUL which is the Watchdog of the financial institution has celebrated Grace Ngwafor for contributing to the growth of the credit union. Grace Ngwafor's nine years mandate as Secretary of the Supervisory Board came to an end last Saturday January 14, 2023 during the credit union's combined 21 and 22 Annual General Meeting. Grace Ngwafor Receiving The Award She was handed a Certificate of Appreciation for her selfless sacrifice in serving MitaCULL at their conference room at Sonac Street Bamenda. After receiving the award, Grace said her nine years of service to MitaCCUL has not been a bed of roses but determination and love for what she was doing saw her through.  It's not easy working as the watchdog of the credit union.We have on many occasions been a logger heads with some members of the Board of Directors (B...

President, BODs Of MitaCCUL, Muluh Stanly By Raymond Dingana The President of the Board Of Directors (BODs) of the MITANYEN Cooperative Credit Union (MitaCCUL) has attributed the leap in membership from 11,710 2020 to more than 13000 members in 2022 to the mouth-watering interest rates on Shares and Savings amongst other advantages. Members Attending MetaCCUL's AGM Muluh Stanly was speaking Saturday January 12,2023 during MitaCCUL's combined 21 and 22 Annual General Meetings (AGM) that held at the conference room of the financial institution at Sonac Street in Bamenda, North West Region of Cameroon.  The interest rates on shares is 5% and that on savings is 4%. We are working on moving our services to every mobile device. We are developing a mobile banking application that can be downloaded and use to become a member.  Muluh said before continuing that, This App will permit members cary out minimum services that are provided by MitaCCUL. The App will permit members transfer m...

Chief Mathias Chi Eweh By Raymond Dingana Chief Mathias Chi Eweh,his son and four others have been killed by suspectedherdsmen in a farming community of Munkep,Fungom sub division, Menchum Division of the North West Region of Cameroon. The armed herdsmen said to have come in from Nigeria reportedly stormed the area and carried out the killings. Though it is not clear what provocked the killings, we garthered from sources that this is not that first time herdsmen belief to be coming from neighboring Nigeria are staging cross-border attacks in that area. Last year, many were killed when they protested that cattle belonging to herdsmen from Nigeria had encroached in to their farm lands and destroy their crops. The Menchum authorities have not made any official statement. www.drayinfos.com

President of the Republic of Cameroon- Paul Biya By Cham Victor Bama At the close of 2018, the sociopolitical atmosphere in the North West and South West regions was cataclysmic.  The level of violence and destruction had hit unprecedented heights with many fearing for the worst. But President Paul Biya, in his usual wisdom opted for a fresh approach to address the concerns of the people of the two English-speaking regions.    He made known his resolve when he addressed the nation at the end of 2018.  Thus, the country entered 2019 with a new government under the directive of the Head of State given firm instructions to take actions towards turning the tides around.   With this new Presidential resolve, came a change in government.  President Biya reshuffled the cabinet. He pumped in new blood, giving many a reason to hope for goodies in restoring normalcy in the North West and South West regions.  The big name entrusted with making real   go...