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Bamenda: One Bus Down As Fire Visits Transport Agency

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Bus On Fire In Transport Agency In Bamenda By Raymond Dingana Shock and consternation is still the order of the day in Bamenda after a bus went off in flames at a travel agency in Bamenda, war ravaged North West Region of Cameroon Thursday October 27,2022 in the evening hours. We gathered from witnesses who did not want to be named that the said bus packed at the agency located at Food Market road around Small Mankon called Nso Boys suddenly went up in flames. Persons Trying To Put Out The Flames It is not clear if the agency was visited by arsonists or what happened there was just an accident. Only investigtions will unravel the mystry behind the fire incident at Nso Boys. Details are still coming in.

NW: At Public Independent Conciliator's Seminar With Mayors, Council Workers Advocate Rights Promotion

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Family Picture Of Staff Of Independent Conciliator North West And Mayors By Raymond Dingana Some council workers working with Local and Regional Councils in the North West Region of Cameroon have appealed to the office of the Public Independent Conciliator (PIC) for the region to defend  and promote their Rights. Speaking during a two-day seminar on Rights, Duties and Ethical Compliance in Council Functioning organized by the PIC, Thursday October 27,2022, Samba Cletus, Council Developement Officer, Misaje council pleaded with PIC to clip the wings of mayors who don't respect the rights of workers: "Council workers are dismissed without taking in to consideration what the labor code says. Those who suffer the more are workers who don't belong to the same political party with the new mayors. This is why we are pleading with the PIC to check the excesses of these mayors and stop them from discriminating against council workers who don't belong to the same political party

Rural Women's Day: SNWOT, WFP To Accompany Rural Women Attain Excellent Food Cultivation

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By Raymond Dingana At a time when the North West Region and Cameroon as a whole is battling food insecurity because of poor harvest triggered by a plethora of challenges, rural women with all nature has blessed them with lack the push to continue feeding the millions of mouths nation wide. During the 2022 edition of the International Day of Rural Women in Bambili, Tubah Sub Division, Northwest Region of Cameroon, Saturday October 15,2022 with the theme: Rural Women Cultivating Good Food For All, the South West, North West Women Task Force, (SNWOT) and World Food Program, (WFP) made some promisses to the women that brightened their faces. Senjo Emmanuel of WFP The financial officer of SNWOT North West, Leinyuy Saber Emeliene pointed out that the women will be supported in their effort to feed the world: "We have assured them that we will be coming back for more trainings, transportation of crops from farm to market and also support them with farm inputs which are very much needed t

Rural Women's Day: As Women Decry Poor Harvest, Others, SNWOT, WFP Introduce Better Farming Techniques

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By Raymond Dingana During activities to mark the 2022 edition of the International Day of Rural Women in Bambili, North West Region of Cameroon, Saturday October 15,2022 ,the South West, North West Women Task Force (SNWOT) in partnership with World Food Program (WFP) brought in an agric technician to educate more than 50 women on better farming practices. Before the women were taken to class, they brought out some of the issues affecting them.  Speaking on behalf of the women, Andangfung Afungsha of the Christian Women Fellowship (CWF) listed some of the reasons why harvest has been unfortunate: Andangfung Augustina Afungsha Talking At The Event "Lack of farm to market roads, lack of farm inputs like enhanced seeds, long hours at the farms that leads to backache, abusive use of inorganic manure amongst others are like a wall standing in the way of bountiful harvest." After listening to the rural women as they tabled their problems, Binui Victorine was tasked to introduce them

Women Empowerment: Nkumu Fed Fed Fortifies Women Groups In Bali Nyonga

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By Dingana Raymond Eleven Women Groups, whose members previously benefited from a training program in Douala, Littoral Region of Cameroon on sustainable livelihood by Nkumu Fed Fed, (NFF) have been armed with the necessary arsenal to better their lives and that of their communities. After the training exercise, a cheque of 500,000FCFA (Five Hundred Thousand Francs CFA) was handed to each of the groups to start up economic activities. Women Groups At The Event In Bali Friday October 14 The women got to know about the huge sums of money placed at their disposal during an event to economically empower women and young persons and promote harmony in existence with the environment for a better livelihood. The come-together that took place at the Gwan Multipurpose Center in Bali Nyonga, Friday, 14 October 2022, was also an opportunity to advocate for the rights of women and the girl child in rural communities, support learners and persons living with disabilities with back-to-school needs amo

Empowering Persons With Disabilities: Just When They Feel Abandoned, Nkumu Fed Fed Comes Knocking

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 Magdalene Nahyela Living With A Disability Sitting On A Wheelchair Provided By Mkumu Fed Fed By Raymond Dingana Life has not been a bed of roses for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Bali Nyonga, North West Region of Cameroon, a situation that has been compounded by an armed conflict affecting the population. These challenging moments faced by the population, especially PWDs have not gone unnoticed, especially in the eyes of Nkumu Fed Fed. The organization out to better the lives of less privileged persons has been watching and taking stock of the situation. Friday, October 14, 2022, during a campaign to sensitize the population of Bali Nyonga precisely at the Gwan Multipurpose Center on the importance of education and also to facilitate and support access to education for underprivileged children, PWDs of diverse ages were not overlooked. Magdalene Nahyela is from Mantum in Bali Sub Division and has a mobility challenge. She has not been able to walk for years. Answering nature'

Education For All: As Learners Exhibit Desire For Education, Nkumu Fed Fed Steps In With Didactics, Fees, Others

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Nkumu Fed Fed Women During The Back-to-School Sensitization Campaign In Bali Nyonga  By Raymond Dingana Nkumu Fed Fed, a non-governmental organization to help the needy has extended a hand of fellowship to more than 450 school children in Bali Nyonga, North West Region of Cameroon. During a back-to-school sensitization campaign in Bali Nyonga, Friday, October 14, 2022, more than 450 children benefited from school kits to permit them to study like their peers in other parts of the country. Up, Find Some Of The Items Donated, Below, Some Of The Beneficiaries Before the didactics were distributed to the learners, their fees had already been paid directly to their respective schools by Nkumu Fed Fed.  The information about the payment of fees and the didactics that were distributed were received with gladness by the beneficiaries as many burst into tears. Beneficiaries Of Didactics And School Fees From Nkumu Fed Fed Many never expected such a magnanimous outing to them by the organization.

Miss Cameroon 2023: Beauty Queen Nya-Nyo Grace Seeks Population's Support, Prioritizes Youth Empowerment

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Miss North West Region And Flagbearer For Miss Cameroon 2023 By Raymond Dingana Nya-Nyo Wendoh Grace is a Student Nurse and Miss Northwest 2023 who has a soft spot for youth Empowerment reason why bringing smiles to settle on the faces of young people through self employment is top on her agenda as she looks forward to be crowned Miss Cameroon 2023. She has presented her project to all and sundry in a bit to charm them vote for her as she multiples her effort to occupy the throne of Miss Cameroon 2023. She said teaching young people how to catch fish and not giving them fish all the time is what she has been doing and plans to do more with the support of bodies interested in youth employment at home and abroad. To vote in order for her to sit on the throne as Miss Cameroon 2023, Nya-Nyo says her social media handles should be made good use of, Facebook: Miss Northwest 2023 Instagram: Nya-Nyo Grace/miss Northwest 2023. 19-year-old Nya-Nyo from Noni in Bui Division, North West Region of

Anglophone Crisis: Not Even Nursing Mothers, Widows Are Spared

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By Raymond Dingana Sadness has once again settled in the minds of many in Bali Nyonga, one of the epicenters of what has installed itself as Anglophone war of independence following the shooting to death of a nursing mother and a widow.  Nursing Mother Killed In Bali Nyonga Sunday Night In the night of Sunday breaking Monday Sep. 19, we gathered from sources at the Njenka neighborhood in Bali that, a young nursing mother was pulled out of  her home in Njenka Haussa and gunned down by men dressed in military uniforms. No reason was given for such an act on such a harmless lady. Our hearts bleeds, said Mustapha Amisou. The spirit of death also paid a visit to a family compound at Sang where it took away the life of a widow in her 70s by name Ma Anna. Here, heavily armed men in military uniforms that resemble those of the Cameroon military have been blamed.  Her son was whisked off to an unknown destination while her mother's remains were left in the pool of her own blood.  Ma Anna,S