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NW Briefs as at April 24, 2017

NW Bits Farewell to Another Anti Boko Haram Hero The earth has once again swallowed another soldier fallen in the anti Boko haram warfront in the far North region of Cameroon. Marechal de logis Monjang Jerome Mbelli from Batibo subdivision in the North West region was given last honours at the Bamenda up station Army Headquarters by the regional governor Adolph Lele L’Afrique Saturday April 22, 2017. The 23year old soldier who met death while in service in Kolofata according to Major Issa who read details at the last honours event died after a brutal suicide attack on their car while they were returning from shopping on the 19, April, 2017. A solemn last honour event ritual in pure military fashion in the presence of NW Governor and other top ranking military officers justified the attention and respect the state gives to persons who dedicate their lives in the fight for the protection of fatherland. Born on the 30 th of September, 1993, the deceased joined the d

Briefs from NW as at April 20, 2017 with #WPFD2017

UNHRCD to stage World Press Freedom Day event in Limbe The United Nations Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa in partnership with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO will on the 3 rd of May, 2017 organise a round table conference in Limbe South West Region. The event to assemble invited English Speaking Journalists in Limbe will take place with the theme: Freedom of information, the right to know. Amongst the speakers will be Jean Roland Onana of UNESCO who is expected to present a paper on the theme of the 2017 World Press Freedom Day and the Situation of journalists around the world and Fonyuy Kiven T. Frankline on Freedom of information, the right to know. A panel discussion on how to overcome challenges to media freedom will characterize the second half of the day with very meaning media professionals amongst them George Ngwane, Tarhyang Tabe, Epie Ngome Victor, Zachee Nzoh Ngandemou; Kwi Bangsi

The Region in Brief as at April 18

NW Women and Youth football league representatives elected Officials of the Cameroon Football federation FECAFOOT in the North West with supervision from the electoral commission of the federation have conducted elections for the various specialized leagues within the Football Association FA in the region.

CPDM cronies surface with Tubah Radio

By Bakah Derick  Some diehard militants of the ruling Cameroon’s People Democratic Movement CPDM have surfaced with a radio station in Tubah Subdivision of Mezam Division in the North West Region. The new radio station christened Tubah Voice which saw the light of day March 18, 2017 broadcasting from Bambui in Tuah Subdivision is an initiative of one Dr Ndonwie Peter Muma attempted CPDM section President and militant for Mezam 1C. Though financed up to 75% of over FCFA 20million by the World Association for Christian Communication WACC through Dr Ndonwie’s Ghana based non-governmental organisation Pan African Organisation for Research and Prevention of Violence against Women and Children, Tubah Voice has a management and administrative team that looks purely political. The Pioneer Station Manager is another CPDM crony to the core in the Region. Akouyu Beatrice a Teacher by training and founder of a pro CPDM group better known as Friends of Chantal Biya has been appointed has