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Today in the early hours of the morning in Bamenda, an alleged grenade explosion occurred on a military pick up carrying BIR elements around Hospital Roundabout. Immediately as usual those who had stage managed it like the so many other occurrences, like the Governor and his entourage as well as the Senior Divisional officer for Mezam These state lark birds called around to amplifier lies and convert them into truth or at most acceptable lies.

Gush how naïve and primitive these state Lark birds are? How could they be referring to atrocities committed by state thugs as acts committed by a rebellious group? However how could these state larks be referring to grenade explosion to bomb explosion? All the burnt structures across the length and breath of Southern Cameroons are the handiwork of state thugs call them BIR,Police,Jamjamarie elements or Soldiers.

How could structures super guarded be scorched down by arsonist? How could all the students of Sacred Heart College Mankon be in their School auditorium at 9pm that faithful Sunday breaking Monday morning when their form three students dormitory got engulfed by flames from unknown arsonist? Seemingly it's a well planned and well calculated attempt to destroy infrastructure and a portion blame on the Southern Cameroon's struggle.

These acts they sheepishly thought could pave a way for the regime to declare a state of emergency and wantonly arrest ask many as possible and incarcerate in Kondengui and why not kill some as usual.

The political dynamics have changed for good and the UN charter once more is that orbital that determines the pace of the UN. The call for the right to self determination is a clarion call that sounds like the Catholic church bells that ring out wake up calls.

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Rita Akana

21.Sep.2017

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President Muhammadu Buhari is leaving New York after attending the United Nations General Assembly, and heading to the United Kingdom to see his doctors.

The Presidency said Mr. Buhari would be leaving New York City today for the United Kingdom, although it was not clear when he would be going back to Nigeria.

“After his successful outings at the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Muhammadu Buhari leaves New York today for London, on his way back to Nigeria,” said the President’s special assistant on new media, Mr. Bashir Ahmad.

Mr. Buhari has spent many months this year treating himself in London, and only returned to Nigeria on August 19, after more than a hundred days there.

It was his second trip there this year. He first traveled to London in January and returned on March 10. He left again on May 7 and returned on August 19. This is his third trip there in 9 months.

This time, the Presidency has not said how long he intends to stay. Besides, he has not transferred power to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, an indication that he may not be there for long.

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21.Sep.2017

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Rita Akana

21.Sep.2017

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There is a semi state of emergency in Southern Cameroons. We are getting reports that over 150 Southern Cameroonians (girls, boys, men, women) were abducted last night at Dreamland snack bar, Footprints Snack Bar and Las Vegas on the flimsy excuse that no one should be seen after 12 midnight. A German national was amongst them and had to pay 25.000 CFA before being released.

Many others bribed their way and those who could not afford money are all now at GMI and Central jail. It's been a nightmare for our people. One of the girls collapsed at the Molyko cell and was rushed to the hospital. This is the country we have found ourselves where people have no freedom. As I write, those Abducted are still in jails. For those who have money to free themselves , they are gone. The Cameroun police force is a mess filled with corruption.

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Rita Akana

21.Sep.2017

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Innercitypress, a media organ that is engaged in investigative journalism from the United Nations reports that US president Donald Trump  has distanced himself from Cameroon's Biya in a meeting to be held in New York today with African leaders who are currently at the United Nations General Assembly session 2017.Below is the full article from the publication:

UNITED NATIONS, September 20 – With US President Donald Trump set to hold a working lunch with African leaders on September 20, here was the attendance list, per the pool: "His Excellency Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
His Excellency Marcel Amon-Tanoh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire
His Excellency Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
His Excellency Dr. Workeneh Gebeyehu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana
The Honorable Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Ghana
His Excellency Alpha Conde, President of the Republic of Guinea
The Honorable Mamadi Toure, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Guieans Abroad of the Republic of Guinea
His Excellency Dr. Hage G. Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia
The Honorable Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of Namibia
His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 
His Excellency Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
His Excellency Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal
His Excellency Sidiki Kaba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Senegal
His Excellency Mr. Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa
The Honorable Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa
His Excellency Yowri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda
The Honorable Sam Kutesa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda." Some were asking about - and some heartened by - absences such as by Paul Biya of Cameroon, who turned off the Internet on millions of Anglophones this year. We'll have more on this. When US Vice President Mike Pence spoke in the UN Security Council on September 20, he spoke again about North Korea, without using the moniker Rocket Man. He said, "We will always put America first. But America First does not mean America Alone. As the president said, America will forever be a great friend of the world.He sent me here to reiterate
President Trump and I believe the UN must act to make peacekeeping more accountable and more credible. Peacekeeping missions must support a political solution, realistic and achievable mandates, have an exit strategy, and adjust to progress and failure. When a mission succeeds, we should not prolong it. When a mission fails, we should restructure it. After all, keeping the peace is at the heart of the UN mission. The very first words of the UN’s charger are to maintain international peace. And just yesterday Trump challenged the world body to do better.... The regime in North Korea is relentlessly pursuing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons. The US is grateful to see the SC adopt tough new sanctions on North Korea. But the US will continue to bring the full range of American power to bear on Pyongyang. We will continue to marshal pressure to demand that North Korea end its ballistic and nuclear programs. The US has great strength and patience nut all options are on the power and if we are forced to defend ourselves and our allies, we will do so." We'll see. When UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres held his pre-General Assembly week press conference on September 13, the majority of questions were about Myanmar. Inner City Press asked about reform, in light of the Ng Lap Seng UN bribery guilty verdicts and new reports of peacekeepers' sexual abuse. Guterres responded on the latter. From the UN's transcript: Inner City Press: Matthew Lee, Inner City Press, on behalf of the Free UN Coalition for Access, hoping for readouts of your diplomatic merry-go-round upstairs during the GA week.  I want... you speak the lot about reforms. It's something I tried to ask at the stakeout but thanks for giving me the question. This case of John Ashe, who I know has deceased~-- may he rest in peace, but there was a court decision this summer in which basically it painted a picture of the UN as being quite susceptible to bribery. There was a Chin... a Macau-based businessman, Ng Lap Seng, was found guilty. So, I won't go through it all except to say, I wanted to know what your view of whether the UN... beyond just some reforms to the PGA's (President of the General Assembly) office, whether it has instituted enough reforms. Your... your... the former PGA yesterday sitting here said that there are crows picking around the side of the UN. There are a lot of business interests... basically, they try to buy their way into the UN by hooking up with a small state.  So, I wanted to know whether your reforms will address that. And there's also a Code Blue report out today about sexual abuse where they say that, of cases they've uncovered, many of them are not disclosed in the conduct and discipline website. What's your plan during this GA week to try to address the sexual abuse issue of peacekeeping? Secretary-General:  Well, in addition to the sexual abuse, as you know, we have taken already a number of measures. A global victims advocate was appointed, and four victims advocates were appointed in the four situations that are more dramatic in several African contexts.  We are preparing a compact to be signed with Member States in order to make sure that there is effective commitment in relation to this. I'm creating a circle of leadership with Heads of Government and State to assume engagement of states in making sure that everything is investigated properly. And so, we are really committed to make the best we can in this area, knowing the difficulties and the problems and sometimes even the... especially, my main concern is with the victims that sometimes have an enormous problem in coming with their cases because of the risks that they might face in different conditions with the community or even with the country or even if the UN Mission is not properly organised. So, we are deeply committed to that.  But the best protection in relation to abuses is the whistleblower policy protection. We have introduced a first group of measures to enhance the whistleblower protection when I assumed functions immediately in January. So, it's probably my first measure.  And after that, we have introduced a number of other reforms, which I believe are bringing our whistleblower protection policy to the state of the art. And if that's not the case, if there are other things to be suggested, we are ready to introduce them, because that is the best guarantee that people can detect and denounce things that happen and that they will be protected if they do so. This is, for me, an absolute must and the best possible guarantee an organisation can have in relation to the risks of abuse of power or abuses of any other kind or of corruption or whatever.  So this is a big concern for me, and I think we are acting as we can but with total determination to address the problem." We'll have more on this.

 

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20.Sep.2017

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Describing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as “Rocket Man” on a suicide mission, U.S. President Donald Trump used his maiden address to the United Nations General Assembly to warn the Pyongyang regime that its current course could lead to total destruction.

“North Korea’s reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles threatens the entire world with unthinkable loss of human life,” Trump told a packed U.N. General Assembly hall.

“No nation, on Earth, has an interest in seeing this band of criminals armed itself with nuclear weapons and missiles. The United States has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea,” the president said.

“Rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime,” he added.

North Korea’s U.N. ambassador left the hall before Trump arrived, and his seat remained empty throughout the president’s 42-minute address.

Iran, Venezuela

The president was equally harsh in his comments on Iran, describing its government as a corrupt dictatorship that hides behind the false guise of democracy. “It has turned a wealthy country with rich history and culture into an economically depleted rogue state whose chief exports are violence, bloodshed, and chaos,” Trump said.

Reading from two teleprompters on the dais, Trump told the assembly the Tehran government had used its vast resources to fund terrorist groups that “kill innocent Muslims and attack its peaceful Arab and Israeli neighbors.”

“We cannot let a murderous regime continue these destabilizing activities while building dangerous missiles and we cannot abide by the agreement if it provides cover for an eventual construction of a nuclear program,” the president said.

The U.S. leader’s list of world trouble spots included Venezuela. “The socialist dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro has inflicted terrible pain and suffering on the good people of that country,” he said.

Trump drew chuckles from many in the audience when he noted that, “The problem in Venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented, but that socialism has been faithfully implemented."

'America First' policy

The president touched on a broad spectrum of topics, from the recent spate of deadly hurricanes to his vision of “America First” and the concept of sovereignty, which observers saw as the beginnings of a Trump Doctrine.

“We must protect our nations, their interests and their futures. We must reject threats to sovereignty from the Ukraine to the South China Sea,” Trump said. “We must uphold respect for law, respect for borders and respect for culture and the peaceful engagement these allow. And just as the founders of this body intended, we must work together and confront together those who threaten us with chaos, turmoil and terror.

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19.Sep.2017

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