By Colbert Gwain This reflection is inspired by the fact that far from being a boring and remorseful assemblage of dots and dashes, (just like the five-year prolonged Anglophone conflict), punctuation is so rich a field for the study of human nature that many readers could be so barren to realize. Historically, punctuation marks and/or their absence thereof; have caused and/or stopped wars. Illustrations of punctuation that can cause war do not come in short supply. Come to think of a Commander giving the following instruction to soldiers at the battle front: 'Stop not, fight.' There can be no doubt in any soldier's mind that they have been charged to intensify the onslaught on the enemy. Now, consider that the commanding Officer gave the order in another way: 'Stop, not fight'. The shuffling of the position of the comma from after 'not', to before 'stop', would automatically stop the intended onslaught thereby ending a conflict. In plain, simple ter...

 By Raymond Dingana Armed Conflict in NW/SW: Use of Explosive Device on the Increase T he ongoing armed conflict in the North West Region has taken a new dimension. The use of improvised explosives is the order of the day. Armed men have recorded and dropped online, videos of them blowing off military vehicles followed by heavy gun shots. Videos have emerged from Bui, Mezam especially in Bafut and many other places of military vehicles hit by the explosives. Conflict analysts have described this stage of the crisis as one of the most deadly given that, the explosive  devices continue to enter in to a more sophisticated level as the crisis persist. Showing One Of The Explosions In Bafut Woman Wrestles Suspected Kidnapper in Nkwen, Bamenda T wo suspected kidnappers recently met their doom thanks to what many have described as 'the bravery of a woman.’ It is reported that, in the evening hours of Wednesday April 22, 2021, two armed men stor...

Newly Appointed Auxiliary Bishop Of The Bamenda Archdiocese  By Anne-Vallien Berinyuy Pope Leo XIV has appointed Reverend Father John Berinyuy Tata as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bamenda. The announcement was made on Friday, February 13th, 2026, during a come together at St. Joseph Metropolitan Cathedral, attended by clergy, religious leaders, and members of the Christian community. This news has excited many across the North West Region, as people see it as a powerful testament of faith, resilience, and divine care. Father John Berinyuy’s journey to becoming a bishop has been filled with both hardship and service. In November 2025, he was reportedly kidnapped by separatist fighters while returning from the opening ceremony of a Catholic university in Ndop. This incident shocked the local church and the wider public. After his abduction, Archbishop Andrew Nkea of Bamenda wrote a strong letter urging the Catholic community to take urgent action and show support.  He ...

Minister Of Water And Energy, Gaston Eloundu Laying Foundation Stone Of Gas Plant By Raymond Dingana The old habit of collecting wood for cooking has been identified as one of the major cause of deforestation in Bamenda and the North West Region (NWR) of Cameroon as a whole. This is because cooking gas though believed to be clean energy is costly for an average Cameroonian especially those in the rural communities like Mbangshe where the gas plant is to see the light of day. This explains why many go for firewood for cooking. With the laying of the foundation stone for the construction of a domestic gas storage and filling station in Mbangshe, a neighborhood in Bamendankwe in the NWR, Saturday November 05, by the Minister of Water and Energy, Gaston Eloundu Essomba, hopes are high that deforestation which also comes with its own troubles and climate change amongst others will be minimised. As pointed out by the Mayor of the Bamenda City Council, Paul Achobong, "the gas project wil...

By Raymond Dingana Social media has been awashed with news that, the convoy of Cameroon's Prime Minister and Head of Government, Chief Dr. Joseph Dion Ngute was hit at MATAZEM, in Santa Sub Division, North West Region of Cameroon,Tuesday October 5, 2021. This has been debunked by many who were at the scene when the Prime Minister stepped feet on North West soil. PM Dion Ngute At Matazem, Santa Sub Division On Day One Of His Visit Minister Felix Mbayu in a come together with the media family in Bamenda confirmed that, gunshots were heard from the hills but did very little to create an impact. Talking to drayinfos.com, one of those who saw what happened said, security around MATAZEM was tight making it impossible for any intruder to come anywhere close to where  Dion Ngute was received by the North West administration led by Governor Lele Lafrique Adolph Choffo Deben. "Just when Prime Minister Chief Dr. Dion Ngute was addressing those who came out to welcome him, gun shots were ...

   Suspected Kidnappers  By Raymond Dingana  Three young men between the ages of  17 and 24 were captured by the people of  Zangtabi Gwokwong and Kai all in Meta, Momo Division of the North West Region of Cameroon. The suspects are: Kabirou (17 years old), from Anong in Batibo Sub Division,Suleman (27 years old) from Kai and Yaoba. A fourth suspect is still on the run. They were arrested on Sunday, March 30, after a failed attempt to kidnap the 2026 winner of the Mt Cameroon Race of Hope.        What happened According to information shared on the ABakwa FM Radio Pidgin News WhatsApp forum, Hamadou Ibrahim had already returned home after celebrating his victory after the Mt Cameroon Race of Hope in Buea. The suspects reportedly came to pick him up at night on Saturday, but there was a struggle. The people became aware, and the suspects fled and hit themselves on a tree. Suspected Kidnappers Youths from Zangtabi and Gwokwong searched...

By Raymond Dingana The management of St. Blaise Hospital, Big Mankon Bamenda is organizing a Free Dental Consultation Campaign to boost the Oral Health of the population. The exercise is expected to run from Monday the 28 of March to the 30 of April 2022 at the St Blaise Hospital Big Mankon Bamenda, Northwest Region of Cameroon. This is on the occasion of World Oral Heath Day celebrated every 20 of March. Those who will attend will benefit from services like: Free dental consultation Teeth cleaning Teeth extraction Root canal Treatment Dentures, Teeth alignment,just to name but these. Love your teeth, hate toothache,better teeth, better health, Mouth matters. For further enquiries call 653268462 and get your teeth taken care of for your Oral Health to be guaranteed. Drayinfos.com.

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...

By Raymond Dingana in Bamenda. Some Internally Displaced Persons in Bamenda have lashed out at those in charge of the distribution of Humanitarian Aid to IDPs for giving them Blankets without Mattresses to sleep on. During the distribution exercise, the first after the Major National Dialogue in an event that took place at the esplanade of the NW Governor’s office, Friday October 11, 2019, the IDPs asked the question as to whether they should continue sleeping on bare floor and cover the blankets. Even when the Governor of the NWR, Adolph Lele L’afrique was addressing the closed to four hundred beneficiaries, they could be heard shouting saying they need mattresses. “ We are six of us in the house and I am a patient. I left the hospital just to come and collect the humanitarian aid. I am so disappointed because, what actually brought me here was the mattress. This is because; I don’t have a mattress to sleep on with my children” . An internally displaced mother from Ndop lam...

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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 Babessi, a village in Ngoketunjia Division of the North West Region of Cameroon say, there has been no official statement both from the North West Administration and the Elites of Babessi; days after flood waters invaded the village on Monday August 5 th , 2019. According to a native of Babessi village who voted to go by the name Ndangam, it’s been days since nature turned it's ugly side on them, yet nothing has come from the powers that be :   “We have been abandoned, we don’t even have food to eat, portable water is also a problem, we don’t even have a shelter over our heads since our homes, more than 60 of them were destroyed rendering 48 families homeless, our children are falling sick every day, yet no one cares”.   He ended. Mohammed, whose relatives were also affected by last Monday’s flooding told  DrayInfos  ,he has been the one sending basic necessities to them after the incident : “Life in my village Babessi is bec...