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14, December 2016
Gambia: Regional leaders have failed to convince President Jammeh to allow power transition 0
West African regional leaders have failed to convince Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh, who has lost and rejected the results of a recent presidential election, to allow power transition. Political upheaval erupted in Gambia after the presidential election on December 1, when opposition leader Adama Barrow was declared the winner. Incumbent Jammeh, who has ruled Gambia […]
14, December 2016
US: Autistic boy jailed over attempt to assassinate Donald Trump 0
An autistic boy from Britain has been given a 12-month jail term over an attempt to assassinate GOP nominee Donald Trump in one of his rallies at a Las Vegas casino in June in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. The 20-year-old Briton, identified as Michael Steven Sandford, tried to grab a police officer’s […]
14, December 2016
Understanding our Anglophone freedom fighters 1
POWERCAM: It was a hydro electricity dam located in Yoke Muyuka that was supplying electricity to the entire British Southern Cameroons. This dam was closed down deliberately by the Francophone led government after reunification. CAMEROON BANK: This was our Anglophone bank created by the government in Buea and was the biggest bank in the two […]
13, December 2016
UN warns that world’s poorest countries are falling further behind 0
A UN report has warned that the planet’s poorest countries are falling further behind the rest of the world. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in its annual report on the world’s poorest nations on Tuesday that the Least Developed Countries (LDC) had failed to catch up without more aid and favorable […]
13, December 2016
Gambian military forces have taken over the office of the Independent Electoral Commission 0
Gambian military forces have taken over the office of the Independent Electoral Commission amid a dispute over the result of a recent presidential election. Alieu Momarr Njai, the chairman of the commission, said on Tuesday that security forces had entered the commission’s building. “The military came to my office and said I am not to […]
13, December 2016
UK: Nigerian-born doctor with CCAS Kumba links jailed for 5 years 1
He is known as a Cameroonian and also as a Nigerian-born doctor in the UK. However, Wilson Odume is simply a former student of the Cameroon College of Arts and Science, CCAS Kumba. He has been jailed for 5 years with another medical issue still pending. Medical tribunal told Dr Odume ‘demonstrated considerable tenacity’ in […]
13, December 2016
Biya tells lawyers and teachers “Take the Federation off the table” 0
According to unimpeachable sources, a high level delegation of Lawyers and Teachers, headed by Barrister Harmony Bobga convened in Ndawara, Boyo Division, at the legendary home of business mogul and Biya protege, Alhadji Baba. Our concurring sources said the meeting was at the behest of President Biya who reached out to his friend Alhadji Baba. […]
13, December 2016
Trump tells Mitt Romney “You are not getting post of Secretary of State” 0
US President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly called Mitt Romney, one of his fiercest critics and the 2012 Republican nominee, to tell him that he is not getting the post of secretary of state. After Bloomberg and some other sources revealed this information on Monday night, the former Massachusetts governor also confirmed that he was not […]
13, December 2016
New York: Former Portuguese Prime Minister sworn in as UN chief 0
Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres has been sworn in as the United Nations’ ninth secretary general. Guterres, the former UN refugee chief, was sworn in on Monday in New York in front of Peter Thomson, the president of the UN General Assembly, and will replace outgoing Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on January 1, 2017. […]
14, December 2016
Eto’o honored in Turkey 1
by soter • Breaking News, Headline News, Sports, World
Cameroonian football legend Samuel Eto’o currently playing with Antalyaspor of Turkey has been honored by the Antalya city council in Turkey. Eto’o was made honorary citizen and he received the award on Monday the 12th of December 2016, after his club recorded a historic win over Fenerbahce on the 14th day of the Turkish Championship. […]