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The Post Front Page-Monday, May 12, 2008.

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European Union Sues For Assets Declaration, Credible ELECAM

By Leocadia Bongben & Edith Wirdze

The European Union, EU, has recommended that for the fight against corruption to be effective, politicians should declare their assets.

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Court Rejects Bail Demand For Abah Abah

By Kini Nsom & Christopher Jator Njechu

The Mfoundi High Court, May 8, rejected a motion that lawyers filed recently demanding that their client, former Economy and Finance Minister, Polycarpe Abah Abah, be released on bail.

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Diageo Company To Invest In Local Farming

By Leocadia Bongben

Diageo, the largest multi-national beer, wine and spirits company in the world has unveiled plans to develop the cultivation of sorghum in Cameroon, invest in local farming.

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Douala Tit-Bits:Audit Team At CAMAIR

By Joe Dinga Pefok

A team of investigators from the Higher State Control are presently carrying out an audit at the headquarters of the sinking Cameroon Airlines, CAMAIR, in Bonanjo, Douala.

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FCFA 280 Billion For Kribi Deep Sea Port

By Christopher Jator Njechu

Government has initiated the construction of an FCFA-280 billion deep sea port at Grand Batanga in Kribi, Littoral Province.

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Gov't Officials Embezzle To Sponsor CPDM - SDF Scribe

By Kini Nsom

The Secretary General of the Social Elizabeth_tamanjong Democratic Front, SDF, Dr. Elizabeth Tamanjong, says most government officials who embezzle public funds use the money to sponsor the ruling CPDM party.

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My Father's Death Was Unnatural -Nsahlai's Son

By Peterkins Manyong & Willibroad Nformi

Emmanuel Nsahlai, son of Christopher Nsahlai who passed away on April 18, has said his father did not die a natural death.

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SDO May Reprimand Recalcitrant Delegates, Service Heads

By Willibroad Nformi

Divisional Delegates and other Service Heads who boycott meetings and public ceremonies convened and chaired by Bui Senior Divisional Officer, SDO, may soon face tough times.

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That Smelly Etoudi Stable

By Azore Opio

The days of the patriot are gone. President Paul Biya is catching the big dogs and the big fish in twos and threes. The first time he caught one it sounded like fiction.

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Days Of Reckoning?

By Neba-Fuh

Nature is a complicated aide because it helps you trace your path when you take the route to evil and later leads evil shooters to your hideout when the day of reckoning comes.

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Akwaya Students' Union In Buea Frown At Akwaya Politicians

By Linus T. Agwa,Student Union President

The scornful attitude of Akwaya political barons towards the tribal crisis in the constituency has proved that Akwaya has not got any real representation.

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NOWEDO As Arrowhead For Northwest Development

By Gwain Colbert Fulai

The recently floated Northwest Development Organisation NOWEDO, which by all intends and purposes replaces the now irrelevant Northwest Development Partnership, NOWEDEP, fulfils the ambitions and aspirations of a majority of Northwesterners.

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Les Brasseries Du Cameroun's New Top Cup Formula

By Joe Dinga Pefok

It was in 1982 that La Société Anonyme des Brasseries du Cameroun, SABC, popularly known as Les Brasseries du Cameroun launched the annual Top Cup football tournament for young Cameroonians within the age range of 12-14 years.

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Kumba Councils Under Investigation

By Olive Ejang Tebug Ngoh

A team of investigators led by the Southwest Provincial Chief of Councils, visited Kumba I and III Councils recently.

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Njeuma Says Orientation Permits Effectiveness, Credibility

By Edith Wirdze

The Rector of the Yaounde I University, Dr. Dorothy Njeuma, has said orientation is the heart of all educative processes that permits effectiveness, efficiency and credibility.

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Dorothy Njeuma: Rector of the Yaounde I University

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Fire Renders 20 Homeless In Buea

By Elvis Tah

About 20 inhabitants of Street Four, Great Soppo, Buea, have been rendered homeless by a fire disaster that occurred in the early hours of Thursday, May 8.

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Charred Remains of house 

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Forjindam Accused Of Embezzling FCFA 970m

By Joe Dinga Pefok

Former General Manager of the Cameroon Shipyard and Industrial Engineering Ltd, CNIC, Zachaeus Forjindam, who was arrested and detained by the Judicial Police in Douala on May 7, was in the evening of May 8 moved to the section for high profile detainees at the Douala New Prison.

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UN To Promote Reconciliation In Post - War Countries

By Christopher Jator Njechu

Societies that have suffered conflicts and are undergoing post-war trauma will soon be relieved of the burden of rebuilding mutual trust, confidence and to promote reconciliation, human rights and the role of law.

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Sex Worker Stabs Security Guard To Death

By Francis Tim Mbom

A private security guard in Limbe, Elvis Ajebe, was stabbed dead Thursday, May 8, at the heart of the famous Church Street, Limbe by a supposed sex worker, Bibiane Manga.

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Journalists Raise Over FCFA 800,000 For NOWEDO

By Jeff Ngawe Yufenyu

Northwest Journalists under the umbrella of the Cameroon Association of English Speaking Journalists, CAMASEJ, have raised FCFA 881,500 for the newly created Northwest Development Organisation, NOWEDO.

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SCNC London To Demonstrate On May 20

By Chris Mbunwe

The London Chairman of the Southern Cameroons National Council, SCNC, Daniel Galabe, has released a programme of street demonstrations to take place, May 20, on Downing Street, UK, from 10 am to 3pm.

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US Embassy Combats Visa Fraud

By Edith Wirdze

The US Embassy has embarked on a fight against fraudulent documents that tarnish the credibility of national documents and further complicates the issuing of visas.

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Cameroon:Moving Forward To 2011!

By Tazoacha Asonganyi, Yaounde

With all the distractions around us, like the selective arrest of embezzlers of State funds, noises about impending big projects, pompous declarations about the food crisis and more, we should not lose sight of the momentous 2011 that is approaching at a gallop.

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Remembering A Friend, Colleague And Brother

By Barrister Nkongho F. Agbor-Balla*

Death strikes, and reminiscent of Elechi Amadi's The Concubine, "Death is a bad reaper always harvesting the unripe fruits".

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Late Barrister Ngu

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Tyrosinase: The Real Story Behind Skin Color

By Mathias Victorien Ntep, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

At long last, people of color and whites who are interested in a globalized world hinging on the values of truth, peace, justice and solidarity are now becoming aware of the real story behind skin color , that is oftentimes used in racism and discrimination against the other races different from the "White" one.

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PECTEN, ADCOME Connect GTHS Ombe To The ICT World

By Walter Wilson Nana

Government Technical High School, GTHS, Ombe is now hooked-up to the exciting world of Information and Communication Technology, ICT.

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GTHS Ombe students connected to the ICT world

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The Battle For Parrot Souls In Southeast Cameroon

By Fidelis Pegue Manga

Two "notorious" parrot capturers, Roger Atangana and Ignace Onana were recently arrested and detained pending trial, for illegally trapping African Grey Parrots.

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African grey parrots: Now endangered by notorious capturers

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Basic Education Set For Public Examinations

By Olive Ejang Tebug Ngoh

All is now set for the 2007/2008 First School Leaving Certificate, FSLC, Government Common Entrance and French CEP, examinations for primary schools.

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Murder Suspect Arrested

By Elvis Tah

A girl whose only name The Post got as Maureen, residing in Great Soppo, Buea, is reportedly being detained at the Mobile Police Intervention Unit, GMI, Buea, following the mysterious death of her neighbour, Lucy Ngwa Manka, on May 9.

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Sam Mbende Re-elected CMC Board Chair President Amidst Controversy

By Leocadia Bongben

Following the General Assembly Sam_mbende of the Cameroon Music Corporation, CMC, that held on Saturday May 10, at the Yaounde Conference Centre, in an atmosphere of tension, Sam Mbende, incumbent President of Board of Directors of CMC has been re-elected into another term of office.

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CAF Competitions:Mount Cameroon, Astre, Cotonsport Qualify

By Innocent Mbunwe

Mount Cameroon FC of Buea, Astre of Douala, and Cotonsport of Garoua, all Cameroon's flag bearers in this year inter-continental competitions picked qualification tickets for the group stages in the African Confederations and Champions League Cup.

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Mt cameroon FC:Taking a breather for greatrer challenges 

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The Post Front Page-Friday, May 9, 2008.

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Forjindam Sacked As Chantier Naval GM, Arrested

By Walter Wilson Nana

Zacheus Moungwe Forjindam is no longer the General Manager of the National Shipyard and Engineering Company, popularly known in French as Chantier Naval.

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Forjindam: Victim of Beti mafia?

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Panic Grips Ministers Following Biya-Inoni Meeting

By Kini Nsom

Some Ministers are reportedly panicking following President Paul Biya's meeting with Prime Minister, Chief Ephraim Inoni on May 6 at the Unity Palace.

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Kenya Airways Crash:Uncertainty Persists Over Cause Of Crash, Compensation

By Joe Dinga Pefok

One year after Kenya Airways Boeing 737- 800 crashed at Mbanga Pongo in the outskirt of Douala, uncertainty and controversies continue to ensue as to the cause of the crash, and the payment of compensation to families of the victims.

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Beti Mafia Floors Forjindam

By Joe Dinga Pefok

The long serving General Manager, GM, of the Cameroon Shipyard and Industrial Engineering Ltd, CNIC, Zachaeus Forjindam, was on May 7, dropped from that post by the Board of Directors, BOD, which held in Douala.

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Business Men Urge Gov't To Promote Local Production

By Joe Dinga Pefok

Business operators in Douala who were on May 6 invited to a meeting to examine ways of enabling them to effectively respect the Presidential Ordinance of March 7 on the reduction on the prices of basic commodities, have told government to promote local production.

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Poverty Has Female Face In Africa - German Diplomat

By Kini Nsom

The Chargé D'Affaires at the German Embassy in Yaounde, Horst Gruner, says despite the fact women are those who generate riches, they are hardest-hit by poverty.

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