By Bakah Derick The 44 hectares of land secured by the industrial Zone Management and Development mission (MAGZI) in Ntah-na-ah Nkwen Bamenda III subdivision is yet to have a hut belonging to an industry despite announcements as far back as 2016 by MAGZI officials that 10 hectares of the land had been taken according to a report on Cameroon Tribune on the 20 November 2014.  Visiting the site on Friday 29 October, 2021, a beautiful road from national road number 11 just before National Polytechnique University Institute led to the site via settlements in Ntah-Benkeh quarter in Nkwen into the bushy industrial Zone. Accompanying the road is a three line high tension electricity installation that also supplies power to the neighbourhood.  Visible was the near 1.3km of tarred road leading to the site with bridges and culverts built, electricity has been installed while some pillars have been planted round the industrial zone.  We were on site... With feasibility stud

By Bakah Derick  The National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC) has ended a three-day training seminar in Bamenda. The seminar for Secondary Schools and University Teachers that took place from October 27-29 2021, focused on the theme "teachers, vectors of cybersecurity best practices for an enlightened youth. Participants at the Bamenda seminar  For three days, the teachers mostly of ICT reflected on several modules with them aim of finding a solution to the surging of Cybercrime in schools across the region. Talking to Hilltopvoices after day one of the seminar, Ngwang Roland Yuven North-West Regional delegate for Secondary education admitted that the ANTIC training was timely as many students and youths in the region are now engaging in Cybercrime.  "It is a problem that is real amongst our youth and students are not left out. We have been able to identify areas where they are getting involve which are not good. You find some of them

By Bakah Derick  Several institutions have endorsed the Council Excellence in Inclusion Award (CEIA) launched in Bamenda on Friday 29 October 2021. The institutions endorsed the awards during the laughing event in Bamenda.  internal and external administrators at the CEIA launch.  According to the regional representative of the Ministry of Decentralisation and Local Development MINDEVEL, the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS)  has taken the bull by the horn. And is in line with the very essence of the decentralisation process in Cameroon.  :If everyone benefits without people living with disabilities (PWDs) then not everyone has benefited" he outlined.  According to the regional representative of the  Special Support Fund for council assistance (FEICOM), his institution doesn't finance buildings that are not accessible or meet universal norms or international standards. The award he said is an invitation for many councils to function rightly.  The

  By Bakah Derick  The Socio Economic  Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SEEPD) Program of the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS) has launched an award aimed at encouraging councils in their unilateral and collective efforts to foster inclusion in regional development.  Prof Tih Pius Muffih, Director of Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services CBCHS speaking at the launch.  The Council Excellence in Inclusion Award was launched on Friday 29 October 2021 in Bamenda with the objective to celebrate councils that have been outstanding in promoting disability inclusion in their municipalities as part of the fourth phase of the SEEPD program which focuses on "enhancing capacities and participation of Persons and disabilities: building  communities for everyone.  Speaking during the award launch, Prof Tih Plus Muffih, Director of CBCHS explained that the award seeks to make council services available to everyone and particularly persons

By Bakah Derick The National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC) has presented what can be considered landmark achievements in the institution's mission of securing the national cyberspace. While speaking at the opening of a three-day serminar on cybersecurity and the fight against cybercrime for secondary school and university teachers in the North-West (NW) Region, Ngwang Yufenyuy Landry, ANTIC Regional Branch Manager for the NW presented several activities aimed at combating personal data and privacy related cybercrimes.  Ngwang Yufenyuy Landry, North-West Regional Manager ANTIC  According to the  Manager, "approximately 68 000 vulnerabilities inherent in the information systems of audited organisations have been identified and recommendations formulated to correct them before they get exploited by cybercriminals."  With over 4200 fake Facebook accounts used to scam uninformed citizens identified since 2019, Ngwang Landry told the

By Bakah Derick  The National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC) has cautioned teachers and ICT users in the North West Region on the need to remain vigilant about common cyber threats facing them.  Speaking in Bamenda on Wednesday 27 October 2021, during the oepning of a three-day training seminar on cybersecurity and the fight against Cybercrime for Secondary School and University Teachers in the North-West Region, Ngwang Yufenyuy Landry, North West Regional Branch Manager for  ANTIC pointed phishing, Identity theft, Data Breach, Ransomware, Fake News as the most common threats around the cyberspace.  Phishing which he explained as "attacks leverage social engineering by exploiting human emotion to trick victims into giving up sensitive information such as home and email addresses, passwords or credit card details."  Unlike Identity theft which occurs when someone uses your personal identifying information like email addre

By Bakah Derick  The National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC) shall assemble Secondary School And University teachers from across the North-West Region in Bamenda for a three-day seminar on "Cybersecurity and the fight against Cybercrime." The seminar to run from the 27-29 October 2021 is taking place under the theme "teachers, vectors of cybersecurty best practices for an enlightened youth."  Prof. Ebot Ebot Enaw, General Manager ANTIC  According to the General Manager of ANTIC Prof. Ebot Ebot Enaw the seminar will "equip teachers and lecturers with skills needed to integrate cybersecurity in ICT courses, in a bid to educate youths -principal users of ICTs, on the dangers inherent in the usage of these new technologies."  The seminar will feature several modules amongst them general concepts on cybercrime, legal framework and human rights, privacy and data protection, digital forensics and cybercrime, ICTs for edu

By Nfor Nkfu Chris Nikoi, regional director of World Food Programme for central and west Africa has paid a working visit to the North West region of Cameroon where the humanitarian agency is providing relief support to victims of the near five-year long running Anglophone separatist conflict.The visit,thursday October 21,2021 provided an opportunity for the visiting WFP official to assess ground work with local partners and  get first hand experineces of beneficiaries. Stop overs were made at the various distribution centers which include Bayelle Catholic Church, Presbyterian Church Ntaghem and WFP's warehouse in mile 4 Nkwen. "I am very impressed with WFP operations and the response to the needs on ground",Chris Nikoi told hilltopvoices  at the end of the visit. He also added that, "I am super happy and proud of our partners.Listening to all of them today I felt that we have really competent, hardworking and committed partners". Howe

 By Bakah Derick  The Mayor of the Bamenda III Council, Cletus Fonguh Tanwie, while talking to Journalists at a press conferences on Thursday. October 21 2021 has announced that his council shall be organising a maiden cultural festival from the 26 to 28 of November 2021. The festival according to Mayor Fongu will hold under the theme "Reconnecting to our roots, reviving cultural values and enhancing peaceful Co_existence for so_economic empowerment of Bamenda III municipality".  The Mayor justified that the theme is timely considering the challenges facing our culture and cultural institutions at this time. " During this festival therefore, we hope to celebrate the rich, unique and diverse cultural potentials of the Bamenda III municipality, .It shall also be a forum for us to appreciate, promote and preserve our cultures"  Cletus Fonguh said.     For three days , the Festival of Heritage Arts and Cultures FEHACU, all aspects of culture like music ,attire,craft, da

By Bakah Derick  A decision published at nightfall on Wednesday 20 October 2021 has disqualified several names from the list of contestants for various positions at the regional league and federal level of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) from the North West.  Not fewer than four persons are concerned by the list which hilltopvoices got a copy published by the Barrister Achet Nagnigni led seven man commission.  The petition submitted by Tah Robert President of SIMAF was admitted for hearing by the commission.  Concerned are Dinga Joseph, Nchinda Charles, Abang Raphael ans Chi Ivo.  While the commission rules out one for revocation of membership, the others are accused for using "fraudulent letters of endorsement."  Chi Ivo's case remains unclear as his name appears on list of those ruled out and remark but the decision section in the document rather says "rejects the claims against the candidacy of Mr Chi Ivo." It should be r

By Bakah Derick  She lifted her yellow Lionesses shirt presenting a photo of the departed Sultan King of the Bamouns Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya just shortly after scoring the lone and winning goal for Cameroon on Wednesday 20 October 2021 in Douala.  The match was a 2022 Women's African Cup of Nations qualifier against the Central African Republic.  "The King forever" was the message below the colour portrait of the King in Ajara's vest. This was a big way to celebrate the man many have mistakenly considered her father. Like many in the Sultanate  of Foumban, Njoya is a popular name emanating from the throne of the Bamouns.  Playing for the female national team of Camroon for the first time in the celebrated Japoma and carrier of the team's arm ban at the time after the passing on of the Sultan could not just be business as usual but an appropriate moment to mourn her King. She will turn the mourning to a huge celebration after gettin

By Bakah Derick  The race for the president of the regional league of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) is now settled.  Initially contested between Chi Ivo and Felix Mbigha, only one candidate is left following the withdrawal of the other.  In a letter hilltopvoices stumbled on during the closng hours of Wednesday October 20, 2021 addressed to the electoral commission of ( FECAFOOT ) with the subject "withdrawal of candidature", Chi Ivo indicated his withdraw from the race.  "I come before your very high benevolence to solicite the withdrawal of my candidature from the post of President for the North West regional league." Chi writes  No explanation has been given in the letter as to why the decision. Contacted via a messaging application, Chi Ivo has still not given a reason for his decision coming just a few days after the electoral commission punlished the list of aspirants for various regional league positions and delegates for the federal

By Bakah Derrck  Pictures of the Minister of State, Secretary  General at the Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh playing football with retired football big names have been circulating on social media since October 16, 2021.  The Presidency Chief Scribe and the retired football hotshots played together in Douala at the Bonamoussadi training facility and the celebrated pitch of the Japoma sports complex.  At the Bonamoussadi training facility, four times African best player award winner Samuel Eto'o is seen in a ball control run with the Minisyer of State Secretary General.  In very stylish form, the two men share smiles that portray a pair with much familiarity and desire to "play" together.  In what looked like a remake of history at the Japoma, the SG is seen in a position of ball expectation in a semi circle to the goal post as Eto'o controls from the other end with El Hadji Diouf of Senegal, Cameroon and Africa's

By Bakah Derick  The International Institute of Certified Forensic Investigation Professionals (IICFIP ) USA, Inc now has a new executive  for Cameroon. The new board led by the very experienced Dr Mokube Mathias Itoe was installed on Saturday 16 October 2021 during the Annual General Assembly  (AGM)  in Yaounde  attended by top administrative authorities and IICFIP African Continental Director Dr Linus Enobi Akepe.  International Institute of Certified Forensic Investigation Professionals (IICFIP) USA, Inc Cameroon Country Director Dr Mokube Mathias Itoe Elections during the AGM saw the following elected into the new Board of IICFIP CAMEROON: Country Director: Dr. Mokube Mathias Itoe, Chairman: Ndangoh Calvin Tah, Secretary General: Bushu Emmanuel, Treasurer: Francine Happi Afanji, Mobilisation Directors: Nkasah Stephan Bekeneh and Mbu Jarvis, Professiona Liaison Directors: Ngole Roland and Dr. Langa Micheal, Minute Secretary: Midjet Ebonlo Regine, Training Directors: Val

By Bakah Derick  The Electoral Committee of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) has published the names of persons aspiring for various positions at the regional boards and representatives at the federal levels of the Football Association (FA). The list not dated circulating on social media signed by Gilbert Schlick president and three other members of the committee includes a list of 17 persons from the North West (NW) aspiring for positions into regional executive committee or delegate to the general assembly of the FA.  The North West as published  For President, the committee approved the candidatures of Chi Ivo and Felix Mbigha. The only thing both men share is the fact that they are club promoters. While Chi Ivo is completely a product of football at every level with a career as player agent, coach, manager etc,  Mbigha Felix is a politician and Mayor heading one of the councils in Bamenda. The later is also the incumbent.  Neba George Shu and Jephter Pase are

By Bakah Derick The promoter of civiclens.info has emerged winner of the maiden edition of the Cameroon Bloggers association better known by it's French acronym ABC awards.  Ndefru Melanie received the distinction during the award night in Yaoundé on Friday 15 October 2021. Speaking to Hilltopvoices from the Solomon Tadeng Muna foundation being the event site, Ndefru shared her thoughts before the big announcement.  "I want to give special thanks to the ABC awards for the visibility they have given me. When they nominated me, I was very excited but it became tensed since I had to go through the blogs that were in my category and I felt that I had left out one or two things and I may not win the award. Luckily for me, the jury found me worthy." Ndefru Melanie said  The visibly satisfied laureate has expressed gratitude to her family and award givers with the promise to continue working.  It is not long I started and I have been crossing paths with sound minds,

By Bakah Derick Work has failed to resume at the  construction site of the Bamenda Referral Hospital eight months after the enquiry mission of a parliamentary commission that visited the area and met with the project stakeholders.. The commission's visit was as a result of no work at the site since 2018.  Main entrance to the Referral Hospital project site Visiting the site in Ntabang-Nkwen Bamenda III Sub division Mezam division on Thursday 14 October 2021, only the office of the security officer at the main entrance was open. With no one to let us into the bushy project site, we could see two abandoned caterpillars and Incomplete buildings (skeletal in nature) seen from top. A lighted bulb was at the entrance. No worker  Satellite images of the projext site  Facts to remember about the project  The construction of the Bamenda Referral Hospital was announced on Monday 27 February 2017 by the then Prime Minister Philemon Yang during a Cameroon People's D