- Rt. Rev. Dr. Festus Ambe Asana has been inducted as the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon, P.C.C. The event took place, Sunday, February 28 at the esplanade of Presbyterian Comprehensive Secondary School, P.C.S.S, Buea Town. As the tradition of the P.C.C demands, the Synod Clerk Elect, Rev. William Abwenzoh Membong was also inducted as the Synod Clerk. Rev. Asana enjoined Christians to show proof of honesty, while expressing regrets that “Honest people have become endangered species in Cameroon.” The man of God prescribed transparency, love for one another and humility before God. While praying that God will make all things new, Rev. Asana mentioned that God is…

- With much cry about another State Owned English Speaking University in the Country, the Government of Cameroon seem to be giving deaf ears to that. With the recent creation of the University of Maroua this academic year, the people of the North West Region of Cameroon have embarked on having their own state Owned University. The North West Region of Cameroon is one of the most highly scholarised Regions in the country. The absence of a state owned university remains an object of speculation. The no nonsense politically conscious people think that their region is being marginalized because they vomited the Biya regime since 1990 and are not willing to "repent".…

- It is usually said that there are several types of bad scientists, including those that provide the right answers to the wrong question and those that provide the wrong answers to the right question. Much of the debate that followed the appointment of members of the Board of ELECAM has identified many such scientists Section 8 (2) of law N°2006/011 of 29 December 2006 creating Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) states that: "Members of the Electoral Board shall be designated from the midst of independent personalities of Cameroonian nationality, reputed for their stature, moral uprightness, intellectual honesty, patriotism, neutrality and impartiality" . Therefore the right question…

- TRADERS COMPLAIN ABOUT CEMAC COINS It is alarming and worth noting that the New CEMAC bank notes and coins that went into circulation early last year, are now being rejected by some local traders in the community. The coins are FCFA 1,2,5,10 and 25 respectively.The people grossly affected with this problem are the local traders who sell Petty items in the markets or local shops around the community. On the reason why the coins are refused, some traders say they easily get missing due to their small in size nature. Looking at the former coins that circulated for over 10 years with no complain, some traders say they still prefer it because it last for long and when wel…

- SHORT COMINGS OF BIYA'S LAW ON REGIONS President Paul Biya, of the Republic of Cameroon signed a presidential decree No. 2008/376 recently transforming the country’s ten Provinces into Regions. But for the districts which have been scrapped the decree states that Cameroon is made up of 10 regions, 58 Divisions and over 300 Sub-divisions with Governors and Senior Divisional Officers all appointed by the President of the Republic to head these administrative units just like in the past. It should be noted here that president Biya, promulgated the law on Regions (Law No. 2004/19 of 22 July 2004) in 2004, making most Cameroonians to be optimistic that they would be spared t…

- MEAT SCARCITY IN CAMEROON RESULTING TO SKY ROCKETING PRICES Cameroonians may have munched beef, mutton, pork and chicken for the festive season unaware of the prices producers receive in the world market place, far away from Muea, Deido, Ndop and Mokolo. This is because most of the producers who supply Cameroon’s local markets are weakly chained to the global market, relying on simple extensive production systems. So, what dictates the prices they charge rests largely on their local cost of production and consumers' good judgment to bargain or willingness to accept the prices offered by meat suppliers. However, for export oriented large-scale modern producers in Camer…

- CHRISTOPHER TAMBE TIKU; CAMEROON'S NEXT PRESIDENT? Christopher Tambe Tiku South West Regional Secretary of the National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms (NCHRF) of Cameroon, on December 10 in the town of Buea, used the 60th anniversary celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to announce his decision to run for Cameroon's next presidential election, billed for 2011.This year's anniversary was celebrated under the theme "Dignity and Justice for all". Christopher Tambe Tiko who apart from serving as South West Regional Secretary of the National Commission of Human Rights and Freedoms, is also a part time lecturer in the Departmen…

- PROPHET T.B. JOSHUA MIRACULOUS DEEDS TAKING THE MINDS OF CAMEROONIANS Temitope Balogun Joshua (born June 12, 1963), commonly referred to as T. B. Joshua, is the Nigerian founder of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), a Christian organization headquartered in Lagos Nigeria. Recently the Renowned Man of God, who has captured viewers of his Television Network on Emmanuel TV, has witnessed a tremendous growth in the population of his Church world wide. His Church Service that is attended by many drawn from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America is making headline news in media houses around the globe. Cameroonians on their part are not left amongst th…

- TREE PLANTING IN DOUALA; WHAT WAY FORWARD? Cameroon's economic capital Douala is witnessing a series of tree planting exercise taking place in that part of the Country. Spearheaded by the Douala City Council Government Delegate Dr. Fritz Ntone Ntone, the exercise is aimed at fostering the fight against global warming in the World. Douala that has a population of close to two million inhabitants, the tree planting exercise according to some of the City Dwellers will disturb traffic and increase congestion in the town that is fast expanding. The council has promised that close to 10.000 trees will be planted before the end of this year. The funds for project are e…