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Utazi Leaves Nature's Elixir Of Healing And Wellness

Utazi Leaves: Nature’s Elixir Of Healing And Wellness

August 24, 2023 3:23 am

In the lush landscapes of West Africa, kissed by the equatorial sun and nurtured by the rich earth, thrives the Gongronema latifolium – more affectionately known as the Utazi leaf. This verdant gem, with its vibrant foliage, captures the essence and vitality of the African spirit. For countless generations, its tales have intertwined with the lives of the people, not just as a medicinal marvel but also as an emblem of their rich cultural tapestry.

The legends of Utazi are not mere accounts of its therapeutic prowess but narrate deeper stories of tradition, culture, and a profound respect for …

Does Paul Biya Want A Centenary Celebration As Leader

Does Paul Biya Want A Centenary Celebration As Leader?

February 23, 2023 4:26 am

African leaders have grown notoriety for a shameful sit-tight mentality in power that has given the continent a bad reputation. Most leaders who made it to leadership positions have become so used to what power denotes and connotes — hence they don’t joke with it, and Cameroonian leader Paul Biya is no exception.

Biya just recently celebrated his 90th birthday and despite the deteriorating state of his mental and physical health, he seems poised to celebrate his centenary birthday in office as President.

Reigning as the oldest leader in the world after the death of the Queen of England, Elizabeth …

Real Reason Many States Are Flooded In Nigeria - FG

Real Reason Many States Are Flooded In Nigeria – FG

October 20, 2022 6:15 am

The Federal Government of Nigeria has explained that contrary to widely held beliefs, water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon is not responsible for the flooding that has devastated parts of Nigeria. 

While the Senate Committee on Water Resources, like many Nigerians, was of the view that water released from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon was responsible for the devastating flood in many parts of the country, the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, said that was not the case.

The minister said the flood is due to water flowing from tributaries like River Katsina-Ala and others flowing into River Benue …

Bakassi Only Three Dispute Areas Yet To Be Settled – FG

Bakassi: Only Three Dispute Areas Yet To Be Settled – FG

August 26, 2022 7:31 am

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that the delineation Of the Bakassi peninsula and adjacent boundaries between Nigeria and Cameroon has now been lowered from 13 to 3.

The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) made this statement yesterday in Abuja, at the 34th session of the mixed commission Nigeria-Cameroon, which was hosted by the National Boundary Commission.

He hailed Mahamat Saleht, the Chairman of the Mixed Commission, for spearheading the building of lots 6, A, B, and C, which he described as remarkable accomplishments.

He emphasised that under Saleh’s direction and leadership, the CNMC has achieved …

Nigeria's Boundaries With Neighbours, Artificial - Gambari

Nigeria’s Boundaries With Neighbours, Artificial – Gambari

August 16, 2022 6:45 am

The Chief of Staff (CoS) to President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, has pointed out that the boundaries between Nigeria and neighbouring countries are artificial in every sense of it.

He made this assertion while speaking at a reception he organised in honour of the two principal officers of the president recently honoured by the President of Niger, Mohammed Bazoum.

The State Chief of Protocol (SCOP), Lawal Kazaure, and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Household and Domestic Affairs, Sarkin Ada, were the two aides who most recently received the greatest honour bestowed upon Nigerien citizens.
The 
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10 ‘summarily Killed’ By troops In Cameroon After Crackdown

10 ‘Summarily Killed’ By troops In Cameroon After Crackdown

August 12, 2022 7:13 am

Troops in Cameroon’s Northwest Region have summarily executed no fewer than 10 people following a crackdown against anglophone separatists, Human Rights Watch (HRW) confirmed on Friday.

Its report is the most recent in a spate of claims made by human rights watchdogs in the conflict between security forces and militants who speak English and want home rule in the Cameroonian nation with a majority of francophones.

‘Cameroonian soldiers summarily killed at least 10 people and carried out a series of other abuses between April 24 and June 12, during counter-insurgency operations in the Northwest Region,’ HRW said.

‘The troops also …

Morocco 2022 Super Falcons Destroy Burundi, To Face Cameroon

Morocco 2022: Super Falcons Destroy Burundi, To Face Cameroon

July 11, 2022 6:07 am

The Super Falcons of Nigeria yesterday bumped Burundi 4-0 in their final match of Group C a result which now means that the Cup holders must now overcome the challenge of the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon to qualify for next year’s FIFA World Cup finals, following the quarter-final pairings that emerged on Sunday night.

The win lifted the champions to six points and also gave them a five goals advantage, however, South Africa’s 1-0 win over Botswana meant the Banyana Banyana finished on maximum nine points and topped the group, setting up a clash with Tunisia in the last eight.…

Displaced Nigerians In Cameroon To Return Soon - Osinbajo

Displaced Nigerians In Cameroon To Return Soon – Osinbajo

June 25, 2022 5:16 am

The Presidential Committee on the Repatriation, Returns, and Resettlement of Displaced Persons in North-Eastern Nigeria has ordered the repatriation of Nigerians displaced in the North-East who are still in Cameroon.

Africa Daily News, New York can confirm that the refugees are expected to arrive the Nigerian shores any moment from now.

The directive was given at the State House, Abuja, by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who is Chairman of the Committee, at a meeting of the Committee where the report of the Technical Working Group (TWG) on repatriation of Nigerians displaced from the North-East was presented by Governor Babagana Zulum …

Plane Crashes With 11 People Onboard In Cameroon

Plane Crashes With 11 People Onboard In Cameroon

May 12, 2022 10:18 am

A plane carrying 11 people crashed in a forest in central Cameroon on Wednesday, Africa Daily News, New York has gathered.

According to reports, a major storm hit Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, in the afternoon of Wednesday, causing the plane to lose signal after it took off from the city’s Nsimalen airport.

This was confirmed by Cameroon’s Transport Minister, Ernest Ngalle Bibehe confirmed in a statement that air traffic control lost contact with the plane.

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The statement partly read, ‘Air traffic controllers lost radio contact with the aircraft’ which was …

Cameroon Blames Separatists For School Massacre Of Children

Cameroon Blames Separatists For School Massacre Of Children

October 26, 2020 4:51 pm

Cameroon was in shock on Sunday after a massacre at a school in the English-speaking southwest of the country, which the government has blamed on separatist militants there.

Communications Minister Rene Emmanuel Sadi said that “groups of armed secessionist terrorists” had carried out “a terrorist act of unbearable cruelty and barbarity”.
Army spokesman Cyrille Atonfack Guemo told AFP that seven children had been killed, while the government had initially spoken of six “murdered” and the UN said at least eight were killed and twelve wounded by gunfire and blows from machetes.

The government said 13 children had been wounded during

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Suicide attack in northern Cameroon kills five civilians (1)

Suicide Attack In Northern Cameroon Kills Five Civilians

September 13, 2020 3:16 pm

A suicide bomber killed five villagers in the far north of Cameroon, near the border with Nigeria, where jihadist groups regularly carry out attacks, local officials said Sunday.“Terrorists” attacked the village of Zeleved on Friday evening, a local security officer told AFP, requesting anonymity.

Cameroon officials refer to members of the Nigeria-based jihadist group Boko Haram as well as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) as “terrorists”.

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The five locals killed, aged between 10 and 70 years old, included the village chief.

Boukar Medjeweh, the mayor of Mozogo in …

The Cameroon government has been battling armed separatists in English-speaking regions since October 2017

Cameroon Army Blames Accident For Village ‘Massacre’

February 17, 2020 1:12 pm

Cameroon’s army on Monday denied opposition charges that it had massacred villagers in a restive anglophone region, blaming instead an “unfortunate accident” caused by an explosion of fuel during a firefight.

Up to 22 civilians, 14 of them children, died in the incident on Friday, according to the United Nations — deaths which opposition parties blamed on members of the armed forces.

But army spokesman Colonel Cyrille Atonfack Guemo described the allegations as “duplicitous”.

An army investigation found that the deaths happened when fuel exploded in an exchange of gunfire with anglophone separatists and caused a fire, he said.

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