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The Logbessou campus of the University of Douala was inaugurated yesterday by the minister of higher education. The inauguration took place in controversy over the payment of indemnities to some inhabitants who once occupied the 132 hectares of land accorded to the University of Douala by the traditional authorities for the construction of the new side.

According to reports, the presence of the minister of higher education to inaugurate the Logbessou campus of the University of Douala yesterday was a clear indication that the payment of indemnities which had been the bone of contention between some inhabitants who occupied the land is now the matter of the past. Despite the fact that some individuals according to reports have continued requesting to be paid indemnities, the chief of Logbessou says the 132 hectares of land handed to the university had been surrendered to the state by the people of Logbessou.

Sources say a grater potion of the university land is still being occupied by some individuals, the Logbessou campus is hosting two faculties, the faculty of industrial engineering and the faculty of medicine and pharmaceutical sciences.

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Ndi Modeste

03.Jun.2017

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The Bonaberi neighborhood in Douala has on Wednesday witnessed a criminal act that baffled almost everybody. A thirteen year old girl has been missing for a couple of days on her way back from school last week and the police on investigation caught up with one suspect alias Drugba.

Drugba and his partners in crime had taken this little girl hostage and had been taking turns on raping her. Drugba who was not yet satisfied with his own turn kept visiting the minor at the place where she was kept.

The Police upon interrogating Drugba, got the identity of the other two culprits and apprehended them. The three men 19, 20 and 38 years of age have been locked up at the Bonasama Police station awaiting a case to be levied against them.

There has been an outcry of criminal activity going on in Bonaberi for over the years now and robbery has been a very normal phenomenon in this part of the town. “It is a risky business going back home late in the evenings around this neighbourhood” says Justin one of the residence of Mabanda quarter at Bonaberi, “everybody is aware of the risk and people have been avoiding coming back home late because of fear of being held up by men of the underworld” he adds.

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Ivo Nsame

02.Jun.2017

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Jacques Fame Ndongo will lay the foundation stone for the construction of the Pedagogic Bloc of the Higher Teachers' Technical Training College (HTTTC)Kumba. The HTTTC is an extension of the University of Buea.
Fame Ndongo will also chair the ceremony to award certificates to the first batch of graduates from the HTTTC.
Friday's oiting follows Thursday's in Douala. Fame Ndongo inaugurated the new campus of the University of Douala. The Logbessou campus will host two professional faculties: The Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

The central government in Yaoundé has been working tooth and nail in recent times to make its presence felt in West Cameroon. Ministers and other high-profile members of the government who have never dreamed of visiting this part of the nation have made historic outings there.
Recently, it was the turn of the director of the Baccalaureate Board.

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Tasha Seidou

02.Jun.2017

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Two men are accused of illicitly sitting in for the Francophone sub-system final year exam, the Baccalaureate,  at the Government Bilingual High School of Bamenda. An exam which was not even supposed to hold in the sacred lands of Southern Cameroons.

It was discovered after thorough checks that, the two who had presented themselves as candidates on the 30 May 2017, didn't have their names on the list of students authorised to take the examination.

Even though still not yet understood how manage, the men are said to have written the morning session and had now come for the afternoon session before being apprehended.

The head of the examination center revealed that, they are still to know the motives behind this act. The accused are presently in police detention,  who are investigating to know why the two individuals had to engage in such an adventure.

This is happening when Ambazonians are struggling for a brighter future for their children, most of whom are home and not schooling,  just because they can no longer bear the crooked regime's machinations.

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Rita Akana

01.Jun.2017

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This comes as a result of videos published online some weeks ago, in which the dishonest men were seen misbehaving at their Bonaberi duty post in Douala, just like their corrupt government.

Minister Joseph Beti Assomo with their regime, now acting as the holy yard sticks,  reacted by relieving the two young milltary men of their duties, as stated in a communique he signed.

This was after investigations had been carried out and which proved them guilty.

They will further be tried before the millitary tribunal in Yaounde, where they will answer to questions on the crime they are accused of committing.

While waiting for the judgement day, more investigations are being carried out to get to the root of the matter.

The Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defense Joseph Beti Assomo, added in his communique that, under the instructions of his bully boss Paul Biya, all the military heads of service are charged with ensuring the proper behaviour of every member of the armed force under their authority.

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Rita Akana

31.May.2017

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In a way to stop poaching in the Korup National Park in the South West region of Cameroon, the authorities have devised a way to discourage illegal hunters from hunting down the game found in the Reserve by handing over motor bikes to the hunters who have been killing the animals for a livelihood. The hunters will now become bike riders to earn a living and in that way, stopping illegal hunting of endangered species inside the Korup National Park.

Tuesday the 23^rd of MAY, ten hunters including Sona Ebongwe handed over their guns to the authorities and signed for new motor bikes which according to Mr. Sona, is a life changing opportunity. He also said “I am very happy for what the authorities have done to us, hunting is quite a risky deal because we can either be caught by the administration and brought to justice or killed by a raging elephant or buffalo. Now I will have to spend most of my time around people not the bush.”

Poaching has been one of the major factors reducing the number of wildlife in the Game Reserve and the authorities have been working day and night for measures to curb this illicit practice among the villages around the area and this idea seems to be working.

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Rita Akana

29.May.2017

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