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By Raymond Dingana World Humanitarian Day 2019 has been commemorated with special focus on women Humanitarians. Commemorating the day in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon Saturday August 17, 2019, Specialised UN Agencies and their partners ranging from local civil society organizations to International Non Governmental Organizations converged at the Multipurpose hall of the Metropolitan Cathedral Big Mankon to present to the public where and how they can be reached, why they came and what they have been doing. With special focus on women humanitarians, one of those partners to UN specialized Agencies that has been working with women is Plan Cameroon especially with regards to the socio-political crises rocking the two English speaking regions of Cameroon. Women Humanitarians working with Plan Cameroon have been very active in providing portable water, sanitation and hygiene to over 30,420 people in a wash cluster in the two English speaking regions of Cameroon.

By Raymond Dingana. Two Girls have been arrested by elements of the National Gendarmerie after a video of them assaulting a young man went viral on the social media recently. In the videos, the girls suspected to be the ones in detention could be seen beating up the guy. DrayInfos was told at the Cow Street neighborhood where the incident took place that, the guy whom the girls were assaulting has been using them sexually without their knowledge.   DrayInfos could not immediately confirm if the allegations were founded or not. Asked why the guy did not run away of fight back when the ladies were vomiting their anger on him physically, those who said they were there when it all happened opined that, the guy was only a gentle man who did not see any reason fighting with women and did not want to take the laws in to his hands. This was not bought by other who said the guy was guilty and did not want to fight back because the girls were more than him and that he would have failed i

By Raymond Dingana. The owner of the township taxi that was used in the attack of last Saturday August 10,2019 at the Bamendankwe Village Square has been murdered.He was murdered on the night of Tuesday breaking Wednesday. Sources are indicating that,his murderers were armed men in civilian wears.The taxi driver whose only name we got as Kgwakem is said to have confirmed to his neighbors that ,his taxi was actually used by men dressed in military wears to attack the village square but that,he was tied down and his phone taken away by the men. He further said,he was dumped in  a student residential area around GBHS Mendankwe and only released after the attack on the village square.  Neighbours  also told DrayInfos that, Kgwakem was pulled out of his house on the night of Tuesday breaking Wednesday August 14,2019 and murdered. They said the killers were dressed in civilian wears carrying heavy guns.        Latest reports from Bamendankwe village say, kgwakem was buried on Friday

By Raymond Dingana. The senior Divisional Officer for Momo Division in the North West Region of Cameroon has in a Perfectoral Order number 14/2019/PO/DO/A2/SEFA dated 29 July 2019 sealed the Palace of Bessi- Awum village, Batibo Sub Division in Momo Division. According to the Prefectoral Order signed by Momo SDO, Absalom Monono Woloa, the palace of Bessi-Awum, 2nd Class chiefdom in Batibo Sub Division has been sealed till regular consultations in respect of the regulations in force and the traditions are carried out for the selection of a new traditional ruler for the village.The document repels what it describes as all illegal actions earlier carried by what it calls a group of persons in view of a new traditional ruler. Mr Mbah Wilfred Ndam is also ordered to seize from acting as Traditional ruler of Bessi-Awum according to the Perfectoral order. Talking to DrayInfos , Mr Acha, a native of Bessi-Awum says : “ On the day of the enthronement of Mr Mbah Wilfred Ndam as Fon of Bes

By Raymond Dingana Electricity subscribers in Bamenda and its environs say, they have been paying exorbitant electricity bills despite going without stable electricity for months. Many have questioned the reasons for such heavy electricity bill saying they never expected such taking into consideration the fact that, since the 20 th   day of May 2019, electricity supply in Bamenda and its environs has had nothing good  to write home about. Mr. Roland is a residence of Nkwen in Bamenda III Sub Division of the North West Region of Cameroon. He told   DrayInfos   that   he expected to see a drop in the electricity bills but that has not been the case :   “I actually thought the electricity bills were going to witness a drop because we have gone without stable electricity for months now. I was shocked when my July bill  came 36000FCFA. MY bills have always been within 6000 and 8000FCFA but it came 36000FCFA”. Linda is another electricity user in Bamenda, hear her : “I live in

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 becoming unbearabl

By Raymond Dingana. The chief of Livanda village in Limbe, South West Region of Cameroon has given the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Front Party,Ni John Fru Ndi forty eight hours to apologise for what he says is Fru Ndi,s unauthorised visit to his village . In a letter (picture below)addressed to Ni John Fru Ndi dated August 12,2019,the traditional ruler indicates that,it is the tradition of the people for visitors not to visit crime scenes unauthorized : “Livanda is a village headed by a traditional ruler and it is our custom and tradition that, strangers do not   visit crime scenes unauthorised. I  felt so disappointed when I got news of your visit to the scene of the recent food poisoning incident   ” . The chief further states in the letter addressed to Ni John Fru Ndi that :  “  You being a man who respects culture and  tradition,you should understand what it means to break other people's culture and tradition. I therefore wish to inform you that, the vi