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Colbert Gwain Nji Ignatius is Bamenda-based journalist working for one of Cameroon's leading weeklies, Eden newspaper.  He just returned from Douala after a business trip. He complains  they arrived the Matazem border at 4a.m and only succeeded in filing past the two security cordons after a four hours delay.  Hyperblically, that's almost the amount of time Africans trying to cross the Mexican border into the United States, take.  Matazem Border Crossing Since the outbreak of the conflict in the two English Speaking Regions, Defense Ministry Officials erected stiff security belts on both sides of the Matazem crossing.  Vehicles arriving from East Cameroon are obliged to wait until 6.30a.m before security officials who are usually not in a hurry, begin screening from one passenger to the other and from one bus to another. Come to think of the fact that of the six accredited travel agencies plying the Bamenda-Yaounde, Bamenda-Douala, and Bamenda-Buea/Limbe roads, each of them lo

By Raymond Dingana The finals of the Cameroon Cup that took place Sunday March 13,2022 at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium was a giant opportunity for lovers of football to amplify their cry for pitches to see the light of day in Bamenda. The lack of good football play grounds has been a source of anger especially when fans are forced to watch matches on dusty pitches and also see their darling teams train and play under such appalling condition. PWD Supporters Protesting Against Lack Of Stadiums In Bamenda As the fans danced to the rythems of their, drums the sound vuvuzelas, the beautiful animation amongst others that characterised the day, they did not forget one thing, the lack of Stadiums in Bamenda and its impact on the quality of football produced there. Supporters of PWD of Bamenda say they have cried and cried and it is like no one is listening to them. We have  complained, yet nothing positive has happened. We are angry and we really wanted the Prime Minister to understand our ange

By Raymond Dingana The Communication and Public Relations Officer of the National Assembly NA, Ekema Emmanuel Likine has won the Guardian Post Most Pro-Active Institutional Communication Officer's Award in Cameroon for the year 2022. He scored big at the Guardian Post Award Ceremony that held recently in Bafoussam barely two months after he was appointed to man the above mentioned office. Ekema Emmanuel Likine Brandishing His Awards According to Ekema, the award came as a result of hard work and his efforts to ensure that all what happens at the NA is disseminated to the entire nation, One of the innovations i brought was to opened up communication chanels with media organs all over the national triangle where information from the national assembly is share so that it can have a wider coverage, Ekema said and furthered that, it has not been easy as I sometimes resume at 6:am and signed out at midnight just to meet up with the needs of the media organs covering the institution. Pass

Ntumfor Bar. Nico Halle By Colbert Gwain   When renowned French philosopher and foremost thinker, Victor Hugo posited that the greatest most singular source of positive energy was an idea whose time had come, many thought he was just celebrating the transition from Agrarian to industrial revolution, or better still, signalling the inevitable age of the millenials.  He could've just as well been capturing the spirit of all those who turned out in Douala last February 25, 2022, to impress on Ntumfor Barrister Nico Halle to begin seeing into it that the beliefs, values and principles he has incarnated throughout his life, and especially within the last 30 years, be officially canalized into an institution. It couldn't have been any other person than the equally no-nonesense President of the South West House of Chiefs and speaker of truth to power, Chief Atem Ebako, to birth the idea that by diligently and meticulously moving from humble beginnings to becoming a human resource and

By Raymond Dingana A ulitity pole that has been lying on the ground for days now at the mile II Junction neighborhood in Nkwen is still to be taken away despite the dangers it poses to the population. This has made many to ask the question as to whether the officials of ENEO in Bamenda are waiting for disaster to strike before they can give the matter the seriousness it deserves We have reported to them but received no positive reply. The cables are lying there just like that and it is not healthy for our kids. I wonder if they want the worse to happen before they will come and open investigations, Tarzenyuy Wirngo said. Fallen Untility Pole At Mile 2 In Nkwen Bamenda, A Danger To The Population The fallen pole has plunged many households around Cowstreet in Nkwen, Ntamulung in Mankon among others in to darkness there by making life very difficult. This has caused electricity users to lash out at ENEO officials in the Northwest region for dragging their feet as far as fixing the proble

By Raymond Dingana Women in the Northwest have invited all sides in the war damaging the the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon have been challenged to give peace a chance. The women say they are tired of burying their loved ones and that there is no more tear in their eyes to cry. Mrs Wirba Jeroline Speaking On Behalf Of Women On Women's Day At The Bamenda Commercial Avenue Grandstand The call was made by Mrs Wirba Jeroline who spoke on behalf of women in the region during activities to celebrate the 37th edition of the International Day Of the Woman, March 8,2022. We are tired of burying our children . We are sick and tired of the Bloodshed. We have cried until there is no more tear left to cry again. We can only achieve meaningful development when there is peace. She regreted the number of women that have lost their lives as a result of the war in the two troubled regions of Cameroon and the convid-19 pandemic. Mrs Wirba decried the fact that many women have abandoned

By Raymond Dingana  Northwest Governor, Adolph Lele Lafrique has made a clarion call to Cameroonians living abroad to stop intoxicating the masses. Lele Lafrique was speaking Tuesday March 8 2022 after chairing activities to mark the 37th edition of the International Women's Day. I have appealing to those in the Diaspora to stop intoxicating the masses and be agents of peace where ever they are in order to give peace a chance, Lele said. The governor also used the day to appeal to those who are still carrying guns in the bushes to come out and contribute to the development of the nation. Northwest Governor Adolph Lele Lafrique At The Bamenda Commercial Avenue Grand Stand Celebrating Women's Day Governor Lele added that the Head of State, President Paul Biya is committed in accompanying the women in ensuring that long lasting peace returns to the Northwest West region. The 37th edition of the International Women's Day was celebrated with the theme:  Equality Between Women an

By Raymond Dingana Days have come and gone since a soldier shot and killed two unarmed civilians, Ibrahim Yinju Talla and Che Henry at Ayaba hotel in Bamenda, chief town of the restive Northwest region of Cameroon. What many have been expecting to see happen is yet to take place. They say they expected to see a re-enactment of the crime by the suspect and for him to appear before the courts to answer for his crimes. Prayers Being Said At Old Town In Bamenda Before The Burial Of Ibrahim Talla Not even the communique signed by Northwest Governor Adolph Lele L'Afrique on the incident has been able to calm down tempers. Communique From The Office Of NW Governor, Adolph Lele Lafrique On The Killings Days after one of the victims, Ibrahim Yinju Talla was laid to rest at a public cemetery in Ngomgham Bamenda, the feeling around the old town neighborhood where prayers were said before he was laid to rest and Ntahbessi where he leaved until his death has not been a good one. Mourners At The

By Raymond Dingana No one needs a soothsayer to be told that the maiden edition of the Bamenda Pre- Season Solidarity Tournamant organised at the St.Paul Field Mile 3 Nkwen was not a bed of roses. The hundreds who turned out to watch matches had to stand on their feet under the scorching heat of the sun for hours, inhaling the dust from the dust infested pitch. The players too had their own share of the dust and the poor nature of the playground. There were times that spectators and players lost sight of the ball and other activities on the pitch because the dust blinded them. Rangers FC of Bafut Playing Against Rainbow FC Of Bamenda However, the challenges did very little to detare lovers of the beautiful game from answering present to cheer their darling teams. The poor and dusty nature of the pitch could explain why during the finals of the tournament that was played over the weekend, calls for the Northwest region to have befitting stadiums intensified. Dusty Nature Of The Playgrou

By Raymond Dingana The management of ESSOKA Security Company has debunked information carried by some online news sites that a Major General in the Cameroon Army is the owner of the said security company. African intelligence, Actu Cameroun and Cameroon web reported that the Director of Presidential Security , Gen. Ivo Desancio Yenwo owns the company. Mr. Nsoh Joseph Of ESSOKA Security Company This has been refuted by the company in a press briefing in Bamenda, Saturday 19 February 2022 where it was indicated that the company has nothing in common with the top ranking military official. ESSOKA security company is owned by Mr. Nsoh Joseph (majority shareholder) and has no affiliation with the major general of the Cameroon military, indicates a press release dated 17 February 2022. ESSOKA Security Press Release Another information that is good for the trash cane as noted by ESSOKA security company is information that concerns the company and the British High Commission (BHC) to Cameroon

By Raymond Dingana The founder of Victory Marshal Ayafor Foundation (VIMA) has celebrated her birthday with ex fighters at the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Center, DDR Bamenda. During the celebrations that took place Tuesday February 15, 2022, Victory Marshal appreciated the ex fighters for droping their weapons and joining DDR and says they should now be called the "Golden Pillars of Cameroon." You are the golden pillars of tomorrow's Cameroon. You took the best decision to drop your weapons reason why i am here to celebrate my birthday with you. Being here doesn't mean life is over for you, you still have a brighter future ahead of you, says Victory Marshal. She also used the event to invite the ex-combatants to use the social media to call on their brothers and sisters to drop their weapons and stop fighting the state Victory Marshal Handing Over Gifts To The Senoir Prefect Of DDR Bamenda As to why she decided to celebrate her birthday with the ex