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17, June 2016
TV Soap Operas: The Cameroonian woman’s new joy 0
by soter • Entertainment, Headline News, Life
Television following in Cameroon has grown over the years as the number of local channels increases and paid cable TV connection made more accessible to low income earners. Today, soap operas retain the attention of many Cameroonian women, with both local and foreign channels literally competing for attention with the number and quality of such […]
17, June 2016
Cameroon: Prices of basic commodities soar, CPDM government won’t talk!!! 0
by soter • Africa, Breaking News, Business, Headline News
Getting eight unripe bananas at 100 FCFA or a 15-litre measure of white maize at 3,500 FCFA is no longer possible in Douala today. Talk less of buying a 10-litre container of charcoal (big lumps) at 1,000 FCFA. Families that hitherto depended on essential protein like beans or eggs are now unable to afford them. […]
17, June 2016
After Paulus Yimbesalu, another Cameroonian to receive Queen Elizabeth’s Young Leader Award 0
by soter • Breaking News, Education, Headline News, Life
As part of activities marking Queen Elizabeth II of England’s 90th birthday, a Cameroonian has been selected to receive the Queen’s Young Leaders’ Award on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Buckingham Palace, London. David Morfaw, 22, was selected “for taking the lead in transforming the lives of others and making a lasting difference in their communities,” […]
17, June 2016
Bamenda: Fear of Avian Influenza, North West authorities destroy 17,640 eggs 0
by soter • Breaking News, Headline News, Health, Life
Efforts to ensure that the North West Region remains free of Avian Influenza or Bird Flu received a boost on June 15, 2016 with the destruction of 17,640 suspect eggs. The eggs were intercepted at Akum, the gateway into metropolitan Bamenda in the night of June 14, 2016 by a joint team of gendarmes and police […]
16, June 2016
Yaounde: Supreme Court raided by unidentified gunmen 0
by soter • Breaking News, Cameroon, Headline News, News
The Supreme Court of Cameroon has been experiencing several cases of burglary since the beginning of June this year. Cameroon Intelligence Report has gathered that the offices of Justice Dagobert Bisseck, President of the Judicial Chamber of the Supreme Court and Justice Jean Claude Robert Foe of the administrative chamber were visited by unidentified gunmen. […]
16, June 2016
Nigerian Air Force to induct JF-17 fighter aircraft, Mi 35 Helicopters 0
by soter • Breaking News, Headline News, News, Nigeria
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has started expansion works on airbase facilities at Yola International Airport as it prepares to receive new aircraft, including Russian-made Mi-35 helicopters as well as JF-17 Thunder fighters and Super Mushshak trainers from Pakistani Aeronautical Company (PAC). Addressing government and military officials who gathered for the commissioning of the projects […]
16, June 2016
President Ali Bongo orders military vehicles, mobile medical shelters and positioning systems from France 0
by soter • Breaking News, Business, Headline News, Technology
Gabon has ordered unmanned ground vehicles, mobile medical shelters, positioning systems and unmanned aerial vehicles from France’s Nexter. The contracts were announced by Nexter at the Eurosatory show in Paris on Tuesday. The deals involve the Findsat positioning system, Nerva LG unmanned ground vehicles, with a variety of mission kits, NX-110 unmanned aerial vehicles from […]
16, June 2016
Bodies of three dozen refugees found in Niger Sahara Desert 0
by soter • Africa, Breaking News, Headline News, News
The bodies of nearly three dozen refugees, including women and children, have been found in Niger’s Sahara Desert, where they were apparently abandoned by smugglers en route to neighboring Algeria and eventually Europe. “Thirty four people, including five men, nine women and 20 children, died trying to cross the desert,” Niger’s Interior Minister Mohamed Bazoum said […]
16, June 2016
Cameroon to announce new laws on adultery and homosexuality 1
by soter • Breaking News, Cameroon, Headline News, News
The National Assembly has debated the draft law amending the Criminal Code as tabled by the government. Information that filtered to our political desk says the MPs plan to punish adultery with some new modifications. To be sure, in terms of Article 361 which regulates the question of adultery, the members of parliament have now […]
17, June 2016
Russia bombs US-backed militants in Syria 0
by soter • Breaking News, Headline News, News, World
An American official has expressed grave concern over allegation of Russia’s bombing of US-backed militants in Syria. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters on Thursday that Russia bombed US-backed militants in southern Syria earlier in the day, raising “serious concern” over the incidence. “Today, Russian aircraft conducted a series of airstrikes near al-Tanf against […]