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By Raymond Dingana During the handing over ceremony of the renovated girl's dormitory that caught fire at the campus of Presbyterian Secondary School,P.S.S. Mankon hosting PSS Bafut in the month of January, 2021, the Mayor of Bafut, Ngwakongoh Lawrence and the MP for Bafut -Tubah constituency,Agho Oliver promised scholarships to outstanding students. "The first 10 students of form five and upper sixth will be granted scholarships by the council.Upper sixth students will be granted schoolarships to study for the first three years in the university. Form five students will study on schoolarship in high school and the first year in the university,"Agho Oliver,MP for Bafut Tubah said. A Crossed Section Of The Student Population Of P.S.S. On his part, the Mayor of Bafut, Ngwakongoh said" Even if the students were to go to the university today, the schoolarships will be ready. The era when politicians make promises that are never respected is gone. The Mayor also said, th

  By Raymond Dingana A man resident at the Mile V neighborhood in Nkwen-Bamenda has chopped off his nephew's fingers in what many have described as a babaric act. This man whose names we got as Bernard commited the act recently after accusing 16-year-old Funwie,of haven stollen his money. Frinwie was taken to a health facicility for medical attention but since then, nothing has been done to purnish the culprit, a councillor of the Social Democratic Party told Drayinfos. Frinwie's Chopped Fingers Many in Mile 6 have raised eyebrows aski ng why the culprit is still a free man despite committing such a crime. They have added their voices to those calling for justice for Frinwie whom they say will never have his fingers restored just because, his uncle decided to take the laws in to his own hands by cutting off his fingers. The Nkwen Traditional authorities, Religious leaders, political and administrative authorities including the forces of law and order and the Judicial family hav

By Raymond Dingana The National Cordinator of the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintergration Centre,Fai Yengo Francis Say, insecurity is one of the reasons why ex- combatants of the Anglophone crisis have not yet been reintegrated in to the society. He was speaking during a peace building seminar organised in Bamenda with the attendance of ex-combattants, Friday April 9,2021 in Bamenda. "There is insecurity because there are still people in the bushes fighting the state. You may be killed if you go out because not everyone like to see good things," he said. National Coordinator Of DDR, Fai Yengo Francis Talking At The Seminar He added that,Reintergration is a long process and needs time and a lot of money to realised it. He invited them to be patient and see what will happened adding that, they should accept what they have. Some of the ex-combatants said,when they dropped their weapons, they were told that, they had just six months to be at the DDR Center, but they have

  By Raymond Dingana The Mayor of the Bamenda City Council, Achobong Tembeng Paul has blamed the Water and Energy crisis the population is going through on the ongoing Socio-political crisis. The Mayor was speaking during the 2020 Administrative and Management Account session of the Bamenda City Council, Wednesday March 31. One Of The Taps That Has Remained Dry  For Years Because Of  Water Crisis. He said the water crisis is as a result of the socio political crisis in Bamenda that has scared the contractors away. "The water project which we were supposed to catch water from a stream in Awing is not going because of insecurity that has caused the contractors to leave," he said. He however assured the population that, the council has identified other sources that will be developed in order that, the water crisis is brought under control. "I have had some catchments, some of the streams and springs which we are going to develop and build some reservoirs where we

  By Raymond Dingana Shock and consternation is still the order of the day in Mbengwi, Momo Division of the North West Region following the death of a roasted fish vendor by those eye witnesses say were suspected separatist fighters. NGUM as she was popularly known was shot at her business site Sunday night at the Mbon market by armed men. We gathered that, the armed men stormed the Mbon market and opened fire on her causing commotion as many ran helter-skelter. NGUM, Lying In The Pool Of Her Own Blood After She Was  Shot And Killed In Mbengwi, Sunday Night  The incident occurred about a month after an explosive device went off wounding her as explained by this source who voted for anonymity. "The bag of explosives was actually handed to her to keep. She was not even aware of what she was keeping and the identity of the person. She was wounded but the wounds were not life threatening. The guys came back after some days and warned her to stop selling roasted fish to uniform men on

  By Raymond Dingana During the launching of the 2021 Agricultural season in the North West Region that took place in Santa,Thursday March 25, farmers were saluted for standing against all odds in order that,the population is fed.  Pointing out the efforts farmers have been making to feed the country and beyond despite being hit by the ongoing socio-political crisis and the covid-19 pandemic,north west governor,LeLe Lafrique Adolphe celebrated the farmers.  "I want to congratulate the farmers for resuming activities on their farms despite the stumbling blocks mounted by the ongoing socio political crisis and the corona virus pandemic. By doing so, they have been able to feed the population thereby contributing in bringing the security situation to the level we have in the region today," he said.  Governor LeLe,His Colaborators And Farmer' Representatives During The Launch  Despite being able to feed the people,the farmers through madam Ngong Elizabeth Maika requested that

 By Raymond Dingana North West governor, Adolph Lele L'Afrique Tchoffo Deben has prescribed heavy sanctions against those that are not observing anti covid-19 barrier measures.  This was during a tour of some public places in Bamenda, Wednesday march 24,2021. The aim of the exercise was to remind the population of the need to respect the barrier measures put in place by the government to help arrest the spread of the virus. "After sensitising the population, we are now going to move a steep forward. I have instructed all the  members of the covid-19 task forces to start sanctioning those not observing the barrier measures put in place to hault the spread of the virus. We have recorded close to 40 deaths this month and if it continues like this ,we are going to suggest to the head of state to take more stringent measures including procliaming a curfew or some other measures here," Lele L'Afrique said. NW Governor LeLe L'Afrique Talking On The Dangers Of Covid-19 To

 By Raymond Dingana They came in their numbers, a clear indication that,hardship has eaten right deep in to the fabrics of many in Nkwen,Bamenda  III sub division.  Knowing fully well what the people are passing through and how difficult it is to put food on the table these days, the Bamenda City Council decided to take basic needs to them Monday march 15. Bamenda City Mayor, Paul Achobong Selling Basic Items At Yaounde Park In Bamenda Items like UNVDA, Vegetable oil, Sachet tomatoes, Saop, Magie among others were sold at about 50% discount. The populace were opportuned to buy a Five KG of rice at 1000 instead of 3000frs, Vegetable oil at 500 per liter instead of 1200frs, a packet of maggie at 500frs instead of 900frs,just to name but these. Some Of The Items On Sale As stated by the mayor of the Bamenda City Council, Paul Achobong, the exercise was also an opportunity to thank the population for their collaboration eversince the road works began. "We are here to thank the populat

 By Raymond Dingana Armed men last friday 12 March 2021, stormed a week keep in Nkwen and abducted the widower. Acording to some of the mourners that were at the wake,the gun men stormed the compound and took the old man away despite pleas from them. He said, they pleaded with the boys to consider the fact that the family was mourning and were in pains.  He added that, the boys paid a deaf ear and insisited on taking the old man away which they finally did. He was only released Saturday march 13, after a ransome had been paid with signs of torture written all over him reason why he was immediately rushed to a health facility for medical attention.  As if that wasn't enough, the wife's mortal remains were blocked from entering her compund Saturday by an injuction order said to have come from the palace of Nkwen.  The body would later be conveyed to the palace for the bereaved family to answer some questions. We later gathered that, the reason for the injunction was because the f

 By Raymond Dingana The disinfection of learning institutions and other public places is one of the strategies adopted by the Bamenda II council to bar the way to Covid-19. ElementsOf The Army Rescue Unit Disinfecting Schools In Bamenda. Saturday March 13,2021, the Bamenda II council mayor,Peter Chenwi accompanied  by his councillors working in closed collaboration with the Army Rescue Unit, disinfected some schools in the Bamenda II municipality. The campuses of the Presbyterian Secondary School,P.S.S Mankon hosting P.S.S Bafut, Government Bilingual High School,G.B.H.S downtown, Government Bilingual School,G.B.S and Government Practicing School,G.P.S Old Town were all disinfected to make them no go areas for the pandemic. As indicated by the Mayor, this activity seeks to enhance the continuity of the acedemic year amidst the pandemic. "We cannot be talking education without health.Education is the lone industry that we have. We don't want a situation where classes will be sus

 By Raymond Dingana An undisclosed number of persons have either been killed or wounded when gun men stormed snack bars in Bamenda on the night of Sunday breaking Monday March first,2021. Two drinking spots around Mobile and Mile 3 Nkwen respectively were reportedly hit by gun men leading to the death of a least two persons, sources told drayinfos. Bird Eye View Of Bamenda Reports also say, many are responding to treatment in health facilities around the town of Bamenda while some were taken away by the armed men. The recent attacks have caused many to reconsider their night time enjoyment as many now fear they may end up being victims of an attack or  attacks by armed men. Owners of drinking spots are also complaining that, the attacks are affecting their businesses negatively.  This is because many now stay away from from business places. This is not the first time beer palors are hit by armed men especially during night hours. Some months back, two explosive device went off in two d