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  A Boy who is 22-years of age has reportedly killed his father in Bandjoun, West Region of Cameroon for refusing to give him Christmas money. The  incident occurred  in Badjoun, West region  on the 25th of December where a  young man had requested some money from his father to spend on Christmas Day.  The father refused forcing the 22 year old out of anger to hit him with a big stone on the back of his head,  He  felt and died instantly The young man later transporting his father’s corpse from the compound to the bathroom, took his wallet and went out to have fun with his friends. Family members thought the Father had died in his sleep but after taking him to the hospital, medical reports showed that he was hit behind his head.

  A Nigerian lawyer,  Bolanle Raheem , has unfortunately been shot and killed by a policeman attached to the Ajah Police State in Lagos on Christmas day, December 25 The deceased and her family were coming from a restaurant in their car around 11am when the policeman tried to stop them. Eyewitnesses said the deceased was trying to make a U-turn under Ajah Bridge when the officer opened fire at her car. Sadly, the bullet hit the deceased and she was rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. In reaction to the tragic incident, the Nigerian Bar Association has called for the immediate prosecution of the trigger-happy police officer.

Breel Donald Embola born on the 14 of February 1997 is a Cameroonian- born Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for  ligue 1 club Monaco and plays for the Switzerland national team. Embola moved with his family to france before finally settling in switzerland.  Embola played on the 24 of November 2022 in the Fifa world cub Quatar match between Switzerland and Cameroon which he scored the goal that gave Switzerland the win against Cameroon. But the Cameroonian population never took it well and started questioning his action as to how can he score his own country. The question here is Embola owes no obligation to Cameroon because he is he player in Switzerland even though a Cameroon and it's not a crime for someone to leave his country and play for another country. Cameroonians citizens went to burnt the house of the Cameroonian born Switzerland striker Embola. But thanks to the intervention of the forces of law and order the situation was brought under control. Some

 A popular Ghanaian reggae musician and radio presenter named Abubakar Ahmed popularly known as  Blakk Rasta has come against the president of the Republic of Cameroon Paul Biya. In his music, he cited the deplorable conditions in which Cameroonians are living in, high rate of unemployment, lack of infrastructural development and also the unending war in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon.     Black Rasta is popularly known for being very outspoken against bad leadership on the continent of Africa as a whole as well as his no-nonsense attitude towards African dictators. He has always insisted that it's high time for Youths to stand up for their rights and to do this they have to engage more in politics because those old leaders will never bring any change to the continent.  President Paul Biya has been the president of Cameroon for more than 40years and his supporters are still calling on him to run for the 2025 presidential elections.

On Tuesday morning   A man suffering from a mental illness  is said to have invaded the house of one Mr  TANO Prosper  in Batcham, in the West Region of Cameroon, killing two women, and leaving the husband severely injured. The madman who was a former bike rider reportedly escaped from the custody of a native doctor where he was being treated for his mental illness and later invaded the Man’s house killing two women. The owner of the house got seriously injured while trying to rescue the two women and was left in a Coma. The mentally ill man was arrested and put under custody by the elements of the Batcham Gendarmerie.

The Queen's coffin left Balmoral on Sunday the 11tth and it is now at the palace of  Holyroodhouse in Edinburg. So the program will be as follows in the upcoming days:- Monday the 12th of September 2022. The Queen's coffin will travel by procession to the St Giles cathedral accompanied by the King and Royal family where the public can pay their final respect. Tuesday the 13th of September 2022 . The Queen's coffin is flown from Edinburg to London.Princess Anne will be the one to accompany the mother's coffin on a flight to London.From there it will travel to Buckingham palace, and be witnessed by King Charles and the Queen's Consort Camilla  Wednesday 14th September 2022 . The coffin will be taken from Buckingham palace through a procession to palace of Westminster were it will be laid in state st the Westminster hall. It will remain there for the next four days Monday the 19th of September 2022 The Queen's state funeral. On Monday morning,the Queen's lying

As the Queen is no more, operation London Bridge has begun. So once the London bridge is down, the Queen's private secretary Sir Edward Young will be responsible for informing the prime minister of Britain before the information is released to the 15 other countries where the Queen is head of state and the rest of the 36 commonwealth nations. The first time the public became aware of her death was when a notice was placed on the gate of Buckingham palace, all staff wore a black armband on the left arm, which must measure three and a quarter inches wide. Premier leagues, horse races, and other sporting activities have been postponed.  A statement was then released to the press association and other news outlets. At this point, main tv channels stopped their regular programs and started to broadcast the life of the Queen. Journalists on air then saw a blue flash which means to cut to the news immediately and blanket coverage then began. As the Queen is dead, Prince Charles is now the

A newborn baby who was abandoned was   discovered and rescued on Friday, September 2 around the Mbengwi Grand Stand, North West region of Cameroon  The baby's cries in the bush alerted a group of soldiers on patrol on Friday, September 2, 2022.  The baby was wrapped in a piece of cloth, then in a polythene bag, and dumped in the bush allegedly by the mother. The baby was immediately rushed to the Mbengwi district hospital and is responding to medical care.  The mother of the baby girl is still on the run. Watch video bellow

The two Ugandan men who are in their mid-40s by names Vincent Tumuhirwe, who is a farmer and Robert Ariyo, were both sentence to 8 years in prison on Thursday by the court presided over by the Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu following their conviction on five charges last week. Three of the charges include: Entering a protected area without permission, hunting wild animals in a wildlife conservation area without permission, killing wild animals and protected wildlife species in a wildlife conservation area without permission. Evidence from 13 witnesses proved beyond reasonable doubt that between March 17th and 19th, 2021, they illegally entered Habugombwa Kob Mating Ground Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kanungu district,  hunted and killed six climbing lions and ten white vultures by poisoning. While sentencing them, Kamasanyu indicated that the crimes are rampant in this country, saying that in 2018 eleven lions were killed and their killers have not been found t

  The Ministry of Defence  said on Wednesday that it firmly rejects what it calls an “outrageously provocative” report by the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on atrocities committed by its troops in the English-speaking region of Northwest. Human rights watch published a report on Wednesday 11th of August accusing the Cameroonian military of destroying properties, executing civilians, and looting. Reacting to this report, the Cameroon Ministry of Defence  through Atonfack Guemo stated that,   “HRW is known for its loathing against the Cameroonian defense and security forces and its logic which consists in systematically attributing to the Cameroonian army the abuses… based on alleged testimonies distilled by secessionist terrorists,” “The defense and security forces remain unperturbed as they carry on their operations across the national territory with respect for human and peoples’ rights,” he added.

Africa may be considered one of the poorest continents with a deficient standard of living. Interestingly most of the African presidents are believed to be one of the richest on the continent. Some of these leaders have most of their investments abroad like hospitals and hotels and often go abroad for the best medical treatments while their citizens are left back with very poor medical facilities and inadequate health personnel. Below is the list of the top ten richest African presidents in 2022 according to Forbes. 1. King Mohammed VI of Morocco with a net worth of $5.8 billion.   2. President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon with a net worth of $2 billion.  3. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea with a net worth of $700                  million. 4. Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya with a net worth of $530 million. 5. King Mswati III of Swaziland with a net worth of $500 million. 6. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda with a net worth of $460 million. 7. Matamela Cyril Rama

  A 36-year-old  Okafor Eze Emmanuel from  Nigeria has been arrested by the Indian police in Kerala, over alleged drug trafficking  He was arrested on Wednesday the 24 of August after being nabbeed by a group of Indian police men led by  Ernakulam ACP P Rajkumar, comprising Inspector S Sanal, Sanip Kumar, Mahin Abubakar and Arun Surendran. The investigation began with the arrest of one Haroon Sultan, who was caught with 102.04 grams of MDMA at Kalur Worldwide Stadium Hyperlink Street on July 20, 2022.  After interrogating Haroon, the Palarivattam police arrested Alin Joseph, Niju Peter and Alan Tony.  Upon interrogation, the police acquired info that one Varghese Joseph, a local of Fort Kochi, who resided in Bengaluru was sending massive portions of MDMA. Details about the Nigerian national was obtained from him.  "He was hiding in Bangalore with a German lady. The arrest was made as part of a one-and-a half-moth operation,"  IPS Sasidharan, DCP of Kochi Police, said.  "

An  inauguration ceremony of the Head quarters of the Autonomous Sinking Fund took place today the 24th of August 2022, at the 20th May  boulevard in the capital of Cameroon Yaounde.  This ceremony was  attended by ministers and dignitaries  which was presided over by the prime minister of the Cameroon Dion Ngute .

 A 57 years old woman by the name Marie France Mbea kills her sister-in-law in a hotel in the Biyem Assi neighbourhood in Yaounde after she was promised 500 million FCFA by an unknown person on Facebook  Marie France Mbea has been arrested and confessed that she had been talking with a stranger on Facebook who advised her to kill the sister-in-law in exchange for wealth.  According to her She lodged into the hotel with the sister-in law and used a beer bottle to hit her on the head and cut her throat. After killing she left the Hotel and  returned with a bag containing a machete the following day at around 10 pm. She then chopped the body into pieces and bundled them in the bag but the Hotel workers suspected something was wrong after they opted to help her carry the heavy bag But she refused. They had to alert the police when they discovered that she was carrying something too heavy for her and despite help advances made, she refused. Watch video bellow 

The incident occurred in the skies over Africa on August 15, when an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft was flying from Khartoum to Addis Ababa. Aviation analyst Alex Maceras tweeted: “Deeply disturbing incident at Africa’s largest airline, Ethiopian Airlines. Boeing 737 #ET343 was still at a cruising altitude of 37,000 feet by the time it reached its destination Addis Ababa. Why didn't he start descending for landing? Both pilots were asleep." Air traffic control attempted to contact the crew but was unsuccessful. They woke up only after the plane's autopilot, after an unsuccessful approach, turned off and gave an alarm. The pilots managed to make another approach and safely land the plane, which set off on the next flight two and a half hours later. Such incidents, due to pilot fatigue, are not so rare anymore. In April of this year, a similar thing happened on the flight of the Italian carrier ITA Airways, which followed from New York to Rome. When the plane was flying over Fr

 A gang of human traffickers were arrested in the capital city of Cameroon,Yaounde. It is said that the alleged gang of four were caught by the Gendarmerie brigade and they had in their possession human bones,skulls at the time of their arrest.  After thorough interrogation it was discovered that the line of human parts trafficking is a long chain and involves alot of people. Also, the alleged criminals said they got in to this line of business due to unemployment, poverty and also because selling human parts is in high demand and very expensive.

 The crisis affecting the Northwest and South West Regions of Cameroon has led to alot of internally displaced person's in the economic capital of Cameroon Douala. Most of them are living in a deplorable condition and are seeking refuge at the Bonabome in the Douala four municipality.  They live in houses build on degraded mangrove area which is a death trap for inhabitants,the heavy winds, and water from the sea causes flood on daily basis. This horrible situation has caused alot of death and lost of properties to the inhabitants and a life filled of hard labour with no gain since the youths spend most of their time creating channels, digging holes for water. This said internally displaced person's are caught between living in these horrible condition or going back home to the armed conflict. Since most of their houses were burn,farms, businesses etc so they are force 

 The national union of medical and sanitary personnel's (synpems) and the national union of establishment in the health sector(cap Sante) has granted the Cameroon government to find lasting solutions to their problems. This was done by the president of synpems through a communique today the 16th of August 2022, calling off the strike which they had declared through out the national territory.  This communique states  that the unionist are thereby calling off the strike and giving the minister of health six months that is from today the 16th of August 2022 to the 31 of December 2022 to attend to their needs. But this action by the president of synpems has caused alot of rejection from some of these unionist who are not happy with the long time frame of action given by the president and are demanding for a period of four months to be given to the government.  They came out with placards at the ministry of public health in the capital city of Yaounde, Cameroon demanding for more human

 Today the 16th of August 2022,the Ngundo traditional assembly met in the economic capital of Cameroon, Douala to plan for the upcoming Sawa festival which is going to take place in December 2022. After due  deliberations,they came out with the theme of this year festival "Ngundambua Azi Sawo" meaning "love for fatherland" and the traditional rulers said the reason behind this theme is because of the socio political crisis some regions in cameroon are facing. This festival is a way of life for the Ngundo people or Sawa which always takes place every December of the year but for the last two years this festival has not been celebrated due to the out break of Covid-19.

Kenya had it's presidential election a week ago and the results are finally out today the 15th of August 2022. There were four presidential candidates and Williams Ruto emerged the winner of the election. So he is the new president of Kenya. Some supports of Railer Odinga who had the second highest votes have started protecting against the electorial results. Also in some districts this said protesters were stopped by the force of law and order with the use of tear gas.

  Ambazonia fighters attacked and  killed two Cameroon soldiers in Magba, Noun Division in the West Region of Cameroon. The incident took place  on the night of August 13, 2022,  leading to the dead of a police inspector by name Adjomo and a soldier by name Kibam Idrissou. The two soldiers and a bike rider were ambushed  by the separatist fighters in Mbiame in Bui division killing the two soldiers and making away with their weapons and ammunition.

Abdul Karim Ali is a Muslim scholar and a southern Cameroonian activist who has never seized in condemning the atrocities of the Cameroon government.  He was arrested yesterday the 11th of August 2022 at about 6:30am by the military forces and was taken to the prison at upstation Bamenda in the North west Region. Informations says his family has been denied access to see him so his welfare is uncertain and of paramount importance It is important to know that this is not the first time he has been arrested  by the military but was release due to the demand and resistance of some anglophone citizens and international community who pressured the government for his released.

CAF has announced Morocco as the host of the 2024 Women African Cup of Nations for the second time in a row. Morocco which is a North African country hosted the last edition of WAFCON in July, which saw South Africa emerging as champions after beating Morocco 2-1 in the final. CAF announced Morocco as the host of the  tournament on Tuesday The decision comes as a surprise, though, as Morocco just finished hosting the 2022 edition. According to reports Morocco were granted the hosting rights after other African countries failed to submit a bid. Morroco is the only country to submit a bid, and as a result they were named automatic hosts.

 A man whose name has be held visited his lover on the 09th of August 2022, at Buea in the South West Region of Cameroon. Which during this visit they got in to a heat argument only known by them. So the furious boy friend got his lover well beaten and cut her throat, locked her in the house and escaped. With the help of some neighbours the door was broken and the said lady was rushed to the hospital. Right now she is receiving medical attention and the forces of law and order are investigating the matter.

 Greetings to everyone here is what the Cameroon newspapers say this Thursday 10th of August 2022.

 Popular Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and activist Olivia Newton john is dead. She dies at the age of 73 years. Her wonderful and breathtaking voice made her to be known as one of the biggest pop stars of the 70s. May her soul rest in peace and we wish the family peace and love.

A popular Nigerian musician Kiss Daniel has been arrested by the Tanzanian police for boycotting a musical concert. It is said that he had a concert on the 06th of August 2022, but the artist did not show up on the fact that the aircraft carrying his luggage has not arrived, so he cannot perform without his dresses. The organizers of the concert bought him new dresses but he declined. He was therefore arrested.    It should be noted that the organizers are claiming that they have spent more than $300000 to organize the said show. This action has stirred lots of anger from his fans as some even complained that he is fun of not respecting his fans and has been noted for not keeping to time during his concerts

 A mother of three kids by name Jatau   Lydia Lami , 35 years of age who was arrested on Sunday the 31st July 2022 by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for drug trafficking has today said the motive behind her engaging in to drugs was to  raise N5m as  ransom to pay bandits. She was arrested  at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for attempting to export 1,700 tablets of Tramadol 225mg concealed in her luggages to Istanbul, Turkey through Turkish Airline flight.           The suspect hails from Zango in Kaduna State, Nigeria and lives in Istanbul, Turkey with her family. The NDLEA spoke person, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday 07th  August 2022, stated that the suspect blamed her action on pressure to raise N5million ransom to free her mother from the captivity of bandits who kidnapped her since June. .

  Horniman Museum in London  agrees to return a looted collection of 72 treasured artefacts, including 12 Benin Bronzes, back to Nigeria. These artefacts were stolen from Nigeria by British troops in 1897, the artefacts will be transferred to the Nigerian government. on August 5, the chairwoman of the Trustees of the Horniman Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill, south-east London,  Eve Salomon , said, “The evidence is very clear that these objects were acquired through force, and external consultation supported our view that it is both moral and appropriate to return their ownership to Nigeria.” This comes after the Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) asked that the artifacts be returned in January 2022.

 Three children died in the economic capital of Cameroon Douala, after being poisoned by their mother. The alleged mother after poisoning her children also poisoned her own self. She is actually in comma and the husband who is a Barrister by profession, Mr. Akabum Watson is in bad shape. He is in the hospital taking some treatment. This incident occurred on the 05th of August 2022, at Bonaberi. We are hoping the family recovers from this......

  An Akwa Ibom State High Court has sentenced Uduak Akpan to death by hanging for the murder of Iniubong Umoren. Justice Bassey Nkanang of the state High Court has the verdict on Thursday. Umoren, a graduate of Philosophy, University of Uyo, was raped, killed, and buried in a shallow grave on April 2021. She was job hunting while awaiting mobilization for the compulsory NYSC scheme. Akpan lured the 26 years old girl to his house claiming he had a job offer for her. Akpan attempted to escape shortly after the sentence was announced by the trial judge, Justice Bassey Nkanang, on Thursday.

 Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis wants African players to give up their right to participate at the AFCON If they have to sign for Napoli.  The President said the following about this issue :  "Don't talk to me about Africans.  I love them, but if they sign with us in the future, they have to give up their rights to participate in the AFCON. We look like idiots paying their salaries only for them to play for others. " The AFCON Usually begins in the month of February & ends in March. A period in which Club Football is still going on and African players Will have to leave so as to participate in the AFCON. With clubs like Napoli whose key players are Africans, their absence can easily cripple the club's season as they are forced to play without some of their best players, and as such, it makes the club's squad weaker as they challenge for numerous titles within the season. This predicament has made Napoli's president make such a declaration especiall

  The military government in Mali has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of a “neo-colonial, paternalistic and condescending” attitude. The official statement was released by the government spokesperson Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga on Mali’s state TV and radio station ORTM and posted to the station’s Facebook page. The junta asked Mr. Macron to stop his criticism of the Malian army and stirring “ethnic hatred”. It follows Mr. Macron’s remarks last week during his tour in West Africa that regional states had the responsibility to ensure Malian people can “express the sovereignty of the people”. Mr. Macron also criticized the deployment of Russian mercenaries in Mali – which Mali denies. The transition government demands President Macron definitely abandon his neo-colonial, paternalistic and condescending stance.

A Nigerian man by name Alika Ogorchukwu, has been beaten to death in Civitanova Marche city in the Province of Macerata, Marche Region of Italy. The Nigerian Embassy in Rome confirmed the news in a statement. “The incident occurred on a busy street, in front of shocked onlookers, some of whom made videos of the attack, with little or no attempt to prevent it,” the statement said. “His Excellency, Ambassador Mfawa Omini Abam has condemned the gruesome murder and has commiserated with Mrs. Charity Oriachi, wife of the deceased and the rest of his family. The Embassy said it is currently collaborating with relevant Italian authorities to ensure justice is served. Watch video of the incident bellow 

 The kidnappers of two actors have today asked for  $100,000 as Ransome. It should be noted that Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel are actors in the Nigerian movie industry (Nollywood ) who were kidnapped on the 28th of July 2022, as announced by the president of Actors Guide in Nigeria by name Emeka Rollas. He also stated that they are working closely with the securities and calling on the population in prayers. These actors were abducted on their way from a movie set in Ozalla in Enugu state and later on, it was noticed that money from the accounts of these actors have been withdrawn by an unknown person.