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By Raymond Dingana A pregnant woman and a man have been killed by armed man in Nkwen, Bamenda III sub division on the night of  Saturday breaking sunday August 8,  2021. As narrated by an eye witness, the two men armed with locally frabicated guns stormed a drinking spot at the A2 street in Nkwen, Bamenda lll council area. "They asked the bar owner to follow them, an order he rejected but rather grabbed one of the attackers while calling for help", the eyewitness said. The pregnant wife we were told, could not stand aside and watch her husband being taken away. She pushed foward to grip the husband from the gunmen. The desperate move as well invited the concern and sympathy of the pregnant lady's brother in law. The bullet or bullets released by the armed men took the two of them out of life. Part Of The Dane Gun That Feel Off At The Scene The bar owner, for who's life the wife and brother in law paid the price also recieved a bullet but is presently receiving h...

Photo Credit: News Watch: SDF Chairman Joshua Osih In Bamenda  By Raymond Dingana  During his first official visit to Bamenda as National Chairman of the opposition Social Democratic Front, (SDF), Hon Joshua Osih fired missiles at the ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement,(CPDM), for failing to resolve the deadly conflict which has so far claimed over 6,000 lives in the Anglophone regions of the country. He said however that hope is not lost as the opposition party is waxing strong, has the key to unlock the deadlock surrounding the drawn-out conflict, and can resolve the socio-political crisis in 100 days after taking over power. “The SDF is the best placed political party to usher in a political solution to the Anglophone crisis. We are confident of our capacity to bring that change but for that to happen, we must be in position of power not in the position of an opposition party,”  said Chairman Osih. He said Cameroonians should hold the party in power, the CPDM...

By Raymond Dingana and Ngong Song Jean Marie Ndichia Foundation has facilitates back to school to over 200  Primary and Secondary School children, mostly orphans persons with disabilities with didactic material ahead of the 2022/2023 academic year. The kids received back to school kits comprising books, pens, pencils, rulers and sharpeners that will help prepare them for the start of the school year This was Tuesday August 8, 2023 during a back to school campaign that brought together children from Ntankah, Ntamulung and Mulang who have been displaced by the Anglophone crisis from the seven divisions of the North West Region of Cameroon. Speaking at the St. Edmund’s Catholic Church Mulang where the donation took place,  Rev.Father Anthony Ndang said Rev Fr Anthony Ndang, representative of Ndichia Foundation appreciated the donors and partners for their love and generosity to children who can now look forward to a new academic year with hope. Fr. Ndang invited the children to ...

 By Raymond Dingana The mayor of the Misaje Council,Mayor Sammy Mgbata Nforkemba has said,he and the people of Misaje believe in  an end to the Anglophone Crisis that will come after dialogue. He was speaking to the media during a press conference in Bamenda, Thursday January 28th. He said,consolidating what they have already achieved is what they belief in and that, solutions to the Anglophone crisis can only come after dialogue. "While knowing that they difficulties to be solved, we belief in dialogue to solve problems,we don't belief in destroying what have been achieved ,we belief in consolidating what we have achieved and waiting for solutions to the Anglophone problem which can only come after a dialogue and never by the barrel of the gun."  he indicated.  Mayor Of Misaje Council,Sammy Mgbata Nforkemba At The Press Outing On the the projects the council was able to realized in 2020,Mayor Sammy said "I have a giant market of more than ninety sheds.To alleviate p...

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 The Mayor of the Bamenda City Council, Paul Achobang has described a journalist working for Abakwa FM Radio as not being  normal  when he sought to know from him why Mayors, Members of parliament and others find it difficult to press for another dialogue to end the war in the two restive regions of the country. This was during one of his campaigns to end ghost town operations in Bamenda that took place recently at the Commercial Avenue Grandstand which he said was also in solidarity with those that have suffered losses as a result of the Anglophone Crisis.  The question came when the mayor said from 2021,ghost town operations will be history and that those that will continue to heed to calls from separatists to respect ghost towns will have themselves to blame. The Journalist who was driving the worries of The population as to what they think should be the best way out asked the Mayor. "Mr City Mayor,the population thinks that,the best way out of this i...

Achieve Picture By Raymond Dingana The 2024/2025 academic year has begun in the crisis ravaged North West Region of Cameroon, with some divisions struggling significantly in terms of student attendance during the first week of school. Speaking in Bamenda on Monday, September 16, 2024, the North West Regional Delegate for Secondary Education, Mbaijong Ezekiel, emphasized that returning to school has not been easy.  According to Mbaijong, Momo and Ngoketungia Divisions recorded the lowest turnout in the region, emerging first from the bottom of the attendance chart for the 2024 school year. " As at Friday September 13,Momo Division had zero learners in school, while Ngoketungia had only two girls in school,"  stated Mbaijong. In contrast, some divisions showed promising attendance figures like Mezam which recorded over 1,730 learners, Menchum with 462, Bui with 1,742, Boyo registering 1,288 learners, while Donga Mantung recorded what authorities describe as an impressive 7,200 ...

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...

  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...

  By Raymond Dingana   The Chief Executive Officer of the North West Region, Adolph Lele L’afrique has ones again brought to the lamp light the poor situation of the road infrastructure in Bamenda, and the NWR as a whole. This was during the visit to Bamenda of a four man Security Delegation from the Ministries of Defense and Security led by the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defense; Joseph Beti Assomo aimed at evaluating the security situation ahead of the Regional Election billed for 06 December and, end of year festivities among others: “We have the problem of infrastructure, you have seen for yourself the poor state of the road between Matazem and Bamenda. You have toured the city and seen how our roads really look like and if it is the case at the main entrance, you can imagine the poor state states of the roads linking the other parts of the region, divisions and sub divisions,” he indicated. He however said there is hope because the Ministry of ...

By Raymond Dingana The population of Mezam Division of the North West Region of Cameroon have expressed disatisfaction on government's handling of the Anglophone Crisis. This was made known during a workshop to present the result of a research on the impact of  the Anglopone Crisis on the North West Population, Saturday April 24, 2021 in Bamenda. Going by the survey conducted by Charmers Media and Communication Consults (CHAMECC) in Mezam Devision, 96 percent of the population expressed disatiafaction with government's handling of the current war ravaging the north west and south west regions of the country. Participants At The Workshop By CHAMECC However, 4 percent of the Population of Mezam siad they are satisfied with the way government is handling the crisis. Pie Chart Showing The Results Of The Survey As stated by the Director of CHAMECC, Nji Blasius, the reason for the findings that had many question was because, the right information is not being dished out to the right ...

    Food Items To Be Destined For Needy Persons In the NWR By Raymond Dingana The socio-political upheavals degrading lives in Cameroon's Anglophone North West and South West Regions has not ceased to produce vulnerable persons in this crisis hit parts of the country. The situation is so bad that many can't afford a three square meal per day, not to talk of adequate medical care, among others. As end of year festivities come knocking, one need not a soothsayer to be told that persons who have been facing challenges through out the year would surely face same during this period of feasting. It is for this reason and many others that the North West Regional Assembly (NWRA) in collaboration with The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) decided to offer Christmas goodies to the affected population especially Persons with Disabilities, PWDs, Internally Displaced, Persons,IDPs, the Elderly and many others. During the 3rd edition of the North West Christmas and Cultural Festival...

Lt. Sama Hilda  By Raymond Dingana Sama Hilda, business woman, and a mother of two was kidnapped near her Mile 6 residence on Tuesday, September 24, just one day after a two-week lockdown imposed by non-state armed groups seeking to reclaim what they claim is the lost sovereignty of a country they call Ambazonia. According to investigations conducted by a team of Drayinfos reporters, Sama Hilda maintained communication with her husband and other family members while in captivity. The armed men opened these communication channels, demanding a ransom of over 2 million FCFA. Sources revealed that raising such an amount was a daunting task, given the hardships faced by the population in this crisis battered region. According to Michael, (not his real name), Hilda was in constant communication with her husband not knowing the conversation they had was going to be their last. "The last time her husband spoke with her was Wednesday morning. She assured him everything was going to be okay...