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Anglophone Crisis: Couple, At Least 14 Others Killed In Bamenda Within 2 Days

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Mourners Moving From One Affected Home To The Other To Grieve With Victim's Families By Raymond Dingana  Peace, very much cherished by many seems to have eluded Bamenda and the North West Region as a whole as unidentified gunmen kill a recently wedded couple and nine others in Nacho Bamenda. The couple before their untimely death was operating a phone shop at Old Treasury Street, Commercial Avenue Bamenda, North West Region of Cameroon. The episodes happened in the night of Friday breaking Saturday July 14 and the evening hours of Sunday July 15 Awing Quarter at Nacho Junction in Bamenda II Sub Division. Five young boys were shot dead under unclear circumstances and close to 11 others shot dead at Nacho Junction on Sunday including a couple that wedded recently. This takes the number of those killed at Awing Quarter and Nacho all in Bamenda within two days to at least 16. Those familiar with the incident say two vehicles arrived Nacho Junction, Sunday night and force them out. Sudd

ICT University Founder,Prof. Mbarika's Leadership Prowess Earns Him Excellence Award In London

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Prof. Victor Mbarika Brandishing His Excellence Award By Raymond Dingana  The Africa Achiever's Awards Committee has honored the founder of ICT University, Prof. Victor Mbarika with the Excellence in Leadership Award. The award recognizes his numerous engagements in multiple  actions that have continued to boost growth  and human development. The Internationally acclaimed Scholar and Philanthropist was conferred the Excellence Award in London on July 14,2023 making him the first Cameroonian to attain that level. The distinction came on the recommendation of the Advisory Board and under the authorization granted by Board of Trustees. He received the award signed by Dr. Susan Fajama Thomas, Chairperson of the Africa Achiever's Award  and Dr. Tonye Rex Idamination, FRSA and Chief Executive of the Awards Committee at the palace of Westminster, United Kingdom’s Houses of Parliament. The recognition ritual was carried out in the presence of Lord Simon Wooley, member of the House of L

At NWRA 11th Ordinary Session, President Decries Massive Capital Flight, Encourages Local Investment

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    President, NWRA  At Midterm Ordinary Session Of The Institution By Raymond Dingana Ever since the Anglophone Crisis degenerated in to a deadly arm conflict in the years  2017/2018, businesses have received a massive blow as a result of insecurity which has pushed many away from the North West Region (NWR). Many have migrated to other regions of Cameroon where they have set up businesses and started life anew all to the  impairment of the NWR which is in dire need of the human resources and the revenue generated by the business sector which are now being enjoyed by other areas. In order to arrest the situation, the President of the North West Regional Assembly (NWRA), Prof. Fru Fobuzshi  Angwafo III has called on business persons who have fled the crisis hit region to turn their eyes back home. Members Of The NWRA In Session He made the outing on day one of the 11th Ordinary Session of the Assembly dedicated to the Budget Orientation of the institution, Wednesday July 12,2023 in Bam

Labour Minister Decorates Essoka Security Staff

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Raymond Dingana  The Minister of Labour and Social Security, Gregoire Owona has celebrated hardwork by decorating 237 workers of Essoka Security Ltd. The workers received their Labour Medals, Monday July 3rd, 2023. The Medal Award ceremony that took place at the Yaounde City Hall presided over by the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Gregoire Owona.  Talking on behalf of the recipients, Alfkir Ndongmo, a Staff representative disclosed that they have been patiently waiting for such an initiative. He added that  Essoka Security is cleaning the  streets of job seekers by providing employment.  He saluted the effort in service by the recipients, calling on other staff to copy such strides to be next in the nearest future.  Managing Director of ESSOKA Group, Nsoh Joseph Musongong The Managing Director of ESSOKA Group, Nsoh Joseph Musongong, of which Essoka Security Ltd is part, said Essoka Security has taken the engagement to provide reliable, secured, and do qualified security servic

Combatting NCDs: Health Personnel Lead By Example, Use Sports To Arrest Diseases

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  BRH FC By Raymond Dingana Health officials have always prescribed sporting activities as one of the ways to put Non Communicable Diseases(NCDs) under check. This explains why a football encounter to raise awareness on the silent killers (NCDs) took place between the Football Clubs of  health personnel of the Bamenda Regional Hospitals (BRH FC) and those of the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS FC) on Saturday June 24th all in a bid to sound the alarm bell that NCDs are still around. As pointed out by both team presidents, Mr.Ngunjuah Franklen and Dr. Eldren of BRH FC and CBCHS FC respectively, it was an opportunity to communicate healthily through sports and enjoy the camaraderie that exist between the two health institutions. The good collaboration we have in healthcare provision in the region cannot be seen just within the hospital premises. We decided to take it out of that space to talk it professionally on football pitch, said the president of the CBCHS FC, Dr.E

ESU Community Rejects Menchum SDO’s Calls For Applications To Occupy Vacant Stool

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  At The Press Conference In Douala The Esu Community has frantically rejected the Menchum Divisional officer’s press release requesting that persons interested to occupy the vacant Esu Kingdom throne forward their application files to him. ESU community made up of the Youths, Chiefs, the Clergy, lawyers, teachers and the civil society vented their wrath against the Menchum SDO’s release Saturday during a press conference in Douala. The Menchum Prefect, Abdoullahi Alliou, siting law number 77/245 of 15th July 1977, had on the 8th of June released a document requesting that persons interested  to become the King of ESU submit letters of application to him from which he will appoint a king to sit on the vacant  throne in the Kingdom of ESU. Rev. Dr. MIH Clement KUM, chairman of the ESU Cultural and Development  Association Caretaker committee lambasted Menchum SDO for making such a reckless, dull and unwitty request. He intimidated that the Prefect’s press release  goes against the

PPRD: Implementing Partner Advertises Tenders For Solar Powered Boreholes Construction,Others

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By Raymond Dingana The Presidential Plan for the Reconstruction and Development PPRD of the North West, South West and Far North regions of Cameroon through its implementing partner, United Nations Development Program, UNDP has sent out tenders for the construction of Solar Powered Boreholes and Water Towers in three council areas. https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=7080 The information that was released recently is targeting local contractors to construct Solar Powered Boreholds and Water Towers in Eyumojock, Konye and Nguti Councils areas. https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=7117 PPRD through its implementing partner, UNDP has also taken the tendering process to local communities. https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=7120 https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=7077 www.drayinfos.com +237 676238865(WhatsApp only)