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By Raymond Dingana The national president of the Cameroon Association of Media Professionals CAMP, Solomon Agborem says, fake news, misinformation, and infordemics are on the neck of the fight against the covid-19 pandemic. He explains that, fake news is information which is not true that is crafted to appear real, misinformation is information that is not accurate and deliberately intended to deceive and infordemics is toomuch information that is partening to a particular subject that has to do with health. He furthers that, if all these are put together, it will be difficult for the population to be informed appropriately. Solomon Agborem was speaking in Bamenda after a one day work shop aimed at arming media men and women with the necessary tools and skills needed to fact check Covid-19 related information, Participants At The Work Shop Organized By CAMP in Bamenda "Misinformation, fake news and infodemics all play a big role to deter the population from adhering to positive ac

By Raymond Dingana The Coordinator of the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Center DDR Bamenda, North West Region of Cameroon, Kum Henry Ichu says only dialogue can solve problems not guns. His message was directed at those he said are still carrying guns in the bushes fighting the state of Cameroon. Coordinator Of DDR Bamenda, Kum Henry Ichu This was Friday Octber 15,2021 during the wake service of the two ex-fighters who were gunned down by security officials at the Ntambang Integreted Center at Old Town Bamenda under unclear circumstances, "To those still carrying guns in the bushes, guns donot solve problems, dialogue do. If every day we are lighting the fire under the pot so that it should be boiling , when that smoke that is coming out start sofocating people, we too are going to suffer same fate," Kum said. He also appealed to the population especially those on the social media to stop propagating what he described as false information against the DDR Cente

By Raymond Dingana The government of Cameroon has called for calm after an angry mob in Buea took to the streets denouncing the killing of five-year-old Caro Ndialle by a uniform officer. Though the events leading to the incident are not clear, there is a school of thought that said the driver of the car was trying to park her car when the officer opened fire on the Molyko -Bwitingi stretch of road behind the Molyko Omnisport Stadium. According to the governor of the South West Region, Okalai Bilai, the uniform officer opened fire when the lady driving the car refused to stop when she was asked to. SW Governor Addressing An Angry Mob We also gathered on the ground that, the lady was stopped and asked to 'settle control' and she said she was rushing to drop her daughter off in school.  One of the officers on duty asked her to go and as she drove off, his colleagues opened fire killing the child. The child's remains were carried by the angry population to the office of the So

By Raymond Dingana The recent optimisation of the Bamenda III Council Water System already being enjoyed by many in that Municipality has triggered a barrage of calls for the other municipal councils to follow suit. Recently, the Mayor of the Bamenda III Council Fonguh Cletus Tanue working in collaboration with some water engineers from Germany successfully installed new equipment at the water treatment unit in Nkwen. Mayor Fongu At The Water Treatment Site The new machines made up of Solar Panels to keep the plant functional 24/24, a Control Panel among others that have already gone operational are there to improve on the quantity and quality of water to be consumed by households in the Bamenda III Council area. "Thanks to the new machines, production of water by the plant has moved from 40 to 60 thousand liters per hour. We think that this new system will enable us provided constant water supply to many more quarters more than what the situation was, seven years ago. Our wish is

By Raymond Dingana If there is one big achievement considered by many as historic on the visit of Prime Minister Dion Ngute to Bamenda, it is the dropping of arms by 13 suspected Amba fighters. The young men lead by "General Scartter" as he introduced himself were presented to the Prime Minister at the Bamenda Commercial Avenue Grand Stand, Wednesday October 6,2021 on day two of his visit to the North West Region of Cameroon. Gen. Scatter Speaking At The Bamenda Commercial Avenue Grand stand Addressing the crowd that was at the ceremonial ground, Gen. Scatter as he called himself said they came to realize that, what they were doing in the bushes was rather driving the country through the path of destruction, "What we were doing in the bush was destroying our country. We decided to drop our guns and join our brothers and sisters to develop the country," Gen. Scatter said adding that, "thirteen of us left the bush, we handed two Ak 47 rifles, three pop action

By Raymond Dingana Day Two of Prime Minister Dion Ngute's visit to Bamenda saw him talking to the consciences of the Clergy, Youths, Mothers and the Elite of the North West Region of Cameroon. During the public meeting that took place at the Bamenda Commercial Avenue Grand Stand, Wednesday October 6,2021, the PM invited the Clergy in the region to help safe the lives of those in the bushes fighting the state of Cameroon. "I agree that not everyone can see things the same way. I know they don't agree with government 100℅, but is the alternative what the boys are doing in the bush? i say No. Please, your role is to safe souls, safe those children from drug consumption, kidnappings, torture and killings. That is not the life they should be living. " he said. To the Youths, the PM identified sport as a connecting factor for all the youths. " I assure the youths that, if I come here next time, we will launch a project to do that stadium which is a connecting factor f

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

 By Raymond Dingana On day one of his visit to Bamenda, chief town of the North West Region of Cameroon, Prime Minister and Head of Government, Chief Dr. Joseph Dion Ngute appealed to the population to stop fighting, killing and being the authors of destruction. He said the problems raised by Teachers, Lawyers, Politicians, members of the Civil Society among others have all been taken care off. He promised that, those that have not been handled will be provided solutions to. PM Dion Ngute, NW Governor Lele Lafrique And Mezam SDO, Moor Emile Simon PM Dion Ngute In Bamenda The Prime Minister was speaking to a multitute of persons who turned out to receive him in Bamenda as he began his three-day visit to the region. "Because of all these, no one should be in the bush fighting, no need burying children dying in the bushes, no need buring military men and women, no need making like extremely difficult for us and them," The Prime Minister prayed the population. Chief Dr.Dion Ngute

By Raymond Dingana Taking in to consederation the level of insecurity in Bafut, one of the epi centers in the ongoing war in the two restive regions of Cameroon, the Bafut Council has indicated that, many development projects have been realised despite the odds. Explaining the reason behind the council's success story during the council's Mid Term Evaluation Session, Saturday October 2,2021, Mayor Ngwakongoh Lawrence said " Bafut Arrangement" has lifted Bafut to where it is today, "The temperament of the Bafut people is down, the level of insecurity has dropped. Now I want to tell you that, it is Bafut Arrangement and it is why we emerged second in Mezam in the execution of BIP project and third in the North West Region," he indicated. Mayor Ngwakongoh Lawrence Of Bafut He added that, the council has made the population to realized the importance of development. Some of the projects the Bafut Council said it has been able to realized include those under

By Raymond Dingana A high powered delegation led by North West Governor Lele Lafrique Tchoffo Deben has condoled with ex - separatist fighters at the Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintergragion Center in Bamenda Saturday October 2,2021. The delegation did not go empty handed as bags of rice, buckets, an envelope of four hundred thousand francs among others accompanied them. Gov. Lele Lafrique Handing A Cartoon of Seasoning Cubes To DDR Bamenda This comes days after two of the inmates,Tabeh Ekwebu and Wameley Sanda Justice all from Ako Sub Division, Donga Mantung Devision of the North West Region of Cameroon were gunned down at the Ntambang Intergreted Health on September 26,2021. Talking to the ex fighters, Gov. Lele Lafrique said, they are all mourning, "We came here today to tell you that we are all mourning the death of those two ex fighters who died under conditions that are still under investigations ." The Governor explained that, the two fighters went to the hospital

By Raymond Dingana In a bid to quench the fire ignited by the ongoing crisis rocking the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon, the Head of State, President Paul Biya okayed the Major National Dialogue, MND which took place between September 30th and October 4th, 2019. The initiative that brought together delegates drawn from the ten regions of the national triangle finally gave birth to 80 recommendations. The second anniversary of the MND was observed few days back at a time when the recommendations arrived at are still being implemented. According to a document titled  "the Compendium of government action/measures to address the situation in the south west and north west region of cameroon ," thanks to the MND,  the Special Status which was born. It was placed under law number 2019/024 of December 24th 2019 and was to institute the General Code of Regional and Local Authorities. Prime Minister Cheif Doctor Dion Ngute, Mbayu Felix And Others At The MND The President