BLISS Magazine has called on individuals, families, businesses and institutions to document their histories while the people behind them are still alive, using the launch of its first printed edition to promote a culture of preserving personal and community legacies.
The call was made on Saturday, 17 October 2026, in Bamenda, during the unveiling of the magazine’s 15th edition, a 120-page Collector’s Edition dedicated to Tantoh Edison Fru Ndi, Chief Executive Officer of Dreamland Connect PLC and North-West Regional Delegate of the Chamber of Commerce.
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Victory Marshal Ayafor said the publication was created to tell important stories, celebrate achievements and preserve the experiences of people whose work has made a difference in society.
She stressed the need to recognise people during their lifetime rather than waiting until after their death to celebrate their contributions.
According to Victory Marshal Ayafor, documenting a person’s journey should go beyond recording professional success. It should capture the struggles, decisions, sacrifices and lessons that shaped that success, allowing younger generations to learn from the experiences of those who came before them.
The launch marked BLISS Magazine’s transition from digital publishing to print after 14 previous editions.
The first printed edition, titled From Dust to Dynasty: The Man, The Impact, The Legacy, places antoh Edison Fru Ndi’s life and professional journey at the centre of the magazine’s legacy documentation initiative.
During a conversation coordinated by senior journalist Charles Tembei, Tantoh Edison Fru Ndi spoke about his career choices and his commitment to entrepreneurship.
“I am not a politician, I don’t have political ambitions,” he said, explaining that he had chosen business as his professional path.
“Roads have lanes; I have chosen my own, which is business,” he added.
Tantoh Edison Fru Ndi’s profile traces his childhood experiences across several towns in Cameroon, his education at Government High School Limbe and a scholarship to the University of Regina in Canada. It also documents his entry into telecommunications distribution and his decision to leave government teaching to concentrate on business.
The publication highlights integrity, excellence and discipline as principles guiding his professional life. It also examines his approach to reinvesting profits rather than prioritising luxury during the early stages of business growth.
By recording these experiences, the edition seeks to give young people an account of the decisions and sacrifices behind entrepreneurship, rather than presenting success as an outcome without a history.
Tantoh Edison Fru Ndi’s profile also provides a starting point for BLISS Magazine’s wider invitation to people whose personal, professional or institutional experiences could offer lessons to others.
Beyond the featured businessman, the magazine is inviting families, professionals, corporate organisations and public institutions to commission publications documenting their histories and achievements.
The initiative covers personal profiles, family heritage, entrepreneurial journeys and institutional development.
Such records can help families preserve the experiences of older generations, while businesses and public institutions can document their development, decisions and contributions to their communities.
The magazine has adopted the slogan, One Edition. One Story. One Legacy., to express its approach to documenting individual and institutional histories.
Its first printed edition provides a working example of that model, combining a personal profile with an account of the experiences that shaped the featured personality’s career.
Published by VIMA Life Coaching and Consultancy, BLISS Magazine began with digital editions before moving to print with the 120-page Collector’s Edition.
The ceremony was chaired by Mbingnoeh Abraham, Inspector Number One at the North-West Governor’s Office, representing
North-West Governor Adolphe Lele Lafrique encouraged the editorial team to continue producing quality journalism.
Professor Fru Fobuzshie Angwafo III, President of the North West Regional Executive Council and Patron of the occasion, was represented.
Victory Marshal Ayafor thanked the team, contributors, partners and supporters who helped bring the first printed edition to completion. She described the launch as the beginning of a new chapter rather than the end of the magazine’s journey.
By Bakah Derick for Hilltopvoices Web
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