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FEHACU 2021: How Inclusive?

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 By Raymond Dingana The question on whether the maiden edition of the Festival Heritage of Arts and Cultures organised by the Bamenda III Council under Mayor Fongu Cletus Tanwie was inclusive is what has animated the event ever since it was launched. At first sight, one would think FEHACU 2021 was only for abled body men and women. However, after visiting the stands, that thought of the event not being inclusive started fading out as Persons With Disabilities, PWDs are powerfully represented.  In one of the stands seated a pretty young lady, fair in complexion by name Fonju Constance Efuet. She was busy marking the 'Toghu,' an out fit that has captured the world thanks to its beautiful colors that charm people making it difficult for them to resist buying one for themselves. Fonju Constance At The Maiden Edition Od FEHACU Seing my accreditation badge on me, she smiled as if she knew i had a soft spot for PWDs and was actually visiting her stand. "My name is Fonju Constance

FEHACU 2021:My Time In The Power House Of The Bamenda III Cultural Jamboree

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  By Raymond Dingana The maiden edition of the Festival Heritage of Arts and Cultures (FEHACU) is curruently on in Nkwen, Bamenda III Municipality, North West Region of Cameroon. The Festival jamboree which started on Friday November 26,2021 is being organized by the Bamenda III Council with Fongu Cletus Tanwie at the helm. If there is one thing that has caught my attention so far on day one this maiden edition of (FEHACU), it is the power house that takes care of gastronomy. FEHACU Power House Were Traditional Dishes Are Served When i alighted from the cab at Center Bolt in Nkwen and started heading towards the Nkwen Fon's Palace, saliva started gathering in my mouth caused by the aroma emanating from the the FEHACU power house. I did not need a guide to take me there, the aroma was enough guide for me reason why I found my self on the left side of the palace from Center Bolt Junction. If you are a lover of rice, spaghetti and others, you may want to look elsewhere, not the Fon

SOS: Please I Need Your Help

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By Raymond Dingana Greetings family, I am Lovice from Nkwen, Bamenda III Sub Division of the North West Region of cameroon. I have been battling with ill health for quiet sometime now. It has not been easy paying for my medications. I wrote the Public Health Examination and made it and i am expected to start lectures at Divine Training School for Midwife and Nursing Located in Buea. Due to health issues I couldn't raise my fee, I am pleading for you all to help me, I'm pleading for a sponsors so that I can make it up and attend classes, I desire to go to school so that I can take care of my health. The fee is 300.000FCFA( Three hundred thousand francs). This Is Me At The Hospital I decided to plead on you today, than to be a begger for ever.I am worried, I have no where to go to for help reason why i decided to come to you through this platform. My frequent trips to the hospital has made it difficult for me to hold money, please help me go back to school. Please do not read th

FEHACU 2021: Beauty Pageant Contestant offers brooms to venue cleaners

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By Raymond Dingana One of the contestants of the Bamenda III Festival of Heritage Arts and Cultures (FEHACU) beauty pageant has offered brooms to youths who turnout for the cleaning of Nkwen Fon's Palace being the venue of the maiden edition of the festival. Tita Princess Wanki 19yrs Studying Business Manaagent at the University of Bamenda stormed the palace in the morning of 22 November 2021 with bundles of brooms for those who came to clean the palace. While distributing the brooms, Princess said she was motivated by the need to keep the festival venue clean so that visitors will be comfortable while at the Nkwen Fon's Palace. According to Princes Tita, this can contribute to making her winner of the Miss FEHACU contest. Tita Princess Wanki The other four contestants include Asah Nadia Sirri 20yrs and holder of the Advanced Level Certificate, Fuh Nadege Bih 17years studying Accounting and Finance, Ijang Julienne 25yrs involved in Handicraft and Arts and Blandine Ngewoh 19 fro

FEHACU 2021 D-Day -4: Bamenda III Youths Tidy Festival Site

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  By Raymond Dingana They came out in their thousands  from across Bamenda III municipality to tidy the Nkwen Fon's Palace which shall be the venue of the maiden edition of the Bamenda III Festival of Heritage Arts and Cultures (FEHACU) 2021. The youths turned out within the early hours of November 22, 2022 to keep their palace clean.  Some could be heard saying as they returned to their homes in Ndamukong, a quarter in Nkwen as as saying, "Culture no like dirty"   translated as culture dose not like dirt. Bamenda III Youths In Action Cleaning Up The Palace According to George Ngu, Youth leader from Mbessi just coming to clean the palace is already an uncommon achievement for the maiden edition of the Bamenda III Festival of Heritage Arts and Culturture. "I am so happy that this event is coming to our village. We have come out as  youths to work and clean our palace because this is where the event will be. We want to make sure that those who will be coming will meet

A New Dawn For Menchum Journalists As Cham Victor Is Elected Union President

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The publisher of Municipal Update and the Chronicle Times Newspapers, Cham Victor Bama has announced a new down for the Menchum Journalists' Union (MEJU). He said one of his focus will be to promote effective Communication at grassroot level to enhance Peace, Justice and Development. Outgoing MEJU President, Jam Charles(Left), Incoming, Cham Victor(Right) Cham Victor was speaking shortly after his election as the new president of MEJU last Friday November 18 2021 in Yaounde, political capital of Cameroon. "It is a new down for journalists of Menchum extraction.Transforming mindsets through effective rural communication is the best way out. The population needs accurate information from us journalists," Cham said. He furthered that, we shall promote unity among members, unite Menchum journalists, promote local development, preach community peace and enhance education among others," Cham said. He further explained that they will use peaceful instruments to unite and

Human Rights Violations: Cameroon Soldiers Loot, Raze Houses In Bali

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By Rosaline Obah The Cameroon Military has continued to trample on the Rights of the civilian population especially those who are not engaging in any hostilities against them. Last Thursday November 18,2021, the Palace of Ba Fomantum, a sub chief in Naaka Village along the Enugu-Ekok stretch of road, few kilometers away from the town of Bamenda was attacked by those eye witnesses say were Cameroon soldiers. The palace was razed including many other houses around the area. Many traditional artifact were lost in the flames. The Palace Of Ba Fomantum Set Ablaze By Soldiers Many have been rendered homeless and and their only source of income extinguished. A provision store and many homes were also looted and set ablaze. All the cars that were there were set on fire, an eye witness told drayinfos.com. A house and a Vehicle Put On Fire During The Raid This was after separatist fighters ambushed a military convoy along that stretch and disappeared in to the bushes after a gun battle. We lear