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The Post Front Page-Friday, October 31, 2008.

Anti-retroviral Discovered In Cameroonian Pawpaw

By Christopher Jator Njechu

Scientists say they have found a molecule in Cameroonian pawpaw which if extracted would provide a major breakthrough in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.

Balikumbat Kingmakers Want Fon Doh Dethroned

By Chris Mbunwe

The Chairman of the Council of Kingmakers of Balikumbat village in Ngoketunjia Division, Northwest Province, and two other kingmakers want Fon Doh Gah Gwanyin III of Balikumbat dethroned.

Diboule Murder: Defence Lawyers Want Immediate Release Of Suspects

By Nformi Sonde Kinsai & Victorine Biy Yongka

Lawyers defending SDF National Chairman, John Fru Ndi and 21 detainees accused of killing a fellow party militant, Grégoire Diboulé Nzali, have insisted that their clients be released unconditionally.

Officials Feign Ignorance Over Withdrawal Of Ze Meka's Passport

By Nformi Sonde Kinsai & Leocadia Bongben

Officials in the Ministry of Defence are apparently feigning ignorance about the withdrawal of administrative and personal travel passport of Defence Minister, Remy Ze Meka.

Attorney General Opposes Eseme Murder Case Retrial

By Olive Ejang Tebug Ngoh

The Attorney General for the Southwest Province, Solomon Mbah Njie, has appealed against a judgment by the Buea Appeal Court that the Eseme murder case be retried.The Buea Appeal Court, August 19, 2008, ordered a retrial of the case in the Meme High Court in Kumba.

Section President Interrogated For Backing Forjindam

By Peterkins Manyong

Cletus Anye Matoya, Section President for Mezam 1 CPDM was reportedly grilled for supporting detained former Chantier Naval General Manager, Zacheus Forjindam, and castigating President Biya.

Douala II Contract Workers Stage Strike Action

By Eugene Che

Some temporary workers of the Douala II council area have been laying siege to the entrance of the Town Hall, in protest for some 12 months of unpaid salaries.

Dante's Corner

The Rule Of Law And Constitutional Amendment In Cameroon

By Eyambe Elias Ebai Barrister-At-Law

The Rule of Law does not have a precise definition. It has been viewed in very diverse ways. One central theme comes out clearly from all the definitions attempted by legal luminaries.

Teachers Drilled On Multiple Choice Questions

By Chris Mbunwe

Teachers of Government High School, GHS, Mankon, Bamenda, have been drilled on how to set Multiple Choice Questions, MCQs.

SDF, UPC Officials Disagree Over Re-run Results

By Joe Dinga Pefok

The two SDF MPs for Wouri East, Jean Michel Nintcheu and Edward Nkemgbeng, have taken opposing positions about petitioning the October 26 municipal election re-runs in Douala V.

Taxation Department Sue For Partnership With Taxpayers

By Francis Tim Mbom

The Southwest Chief of Taxes, Aaron Nbwang Ngwese, has said his office is working to establish a cordial relationship with taxpayers in the Province.

Notorious Elephant Hunter Gets 5-year Term

By Janet Molisa Mbella, Communication Officer, WWF

A notorious hunter, Job Akah, 33, was recently sentenced to a five-year jail term after he pleaded guilty of poaching eight elephants around the Korup National Park.The Mundemba Magistrate Court that sentenced him, asked him to pay a fine of FCFA 3.8 million or serve two years.

Briefs:Flood Allegedly Kills Drunk, Carries Corpse Away

By Eugene Che

Overland flow from a heavy downpour in Douala, Tuesday, October 21, is said to have swept away with it a drunk who had been steeping himself in alcohol, at the PK 12 neighbourhood.

Lapiro de Mbanga Transferred To New Bell Prison

By Olive Ejang Tebug Ngoh

Pierre Roger Lambo Sandjo aka Lapiro de Mbanga, who was recently sentenced to a three-year jail term was Wednesday, October 29, transferred from the Nkongsamba Production Prison to New Bell Prison Douala.

Arrested Immigrants Deported

By Olive Tebug Ngoh

The Meme administration has deported over 50 immigrants from Kumba through Ekok in Manyu Division.The immigrants, deported on October 24, were part of the group of 70 that arrived in Kumba recently and were arrested.

Inmate Shot Dead In Escape Bid

By Chris Mbunwe

One of 13 inmates who tried to escape from Bamenda Prison at about 11 pm, Sunday, October 26, was shot dead by a warder.

Letter From Yaounde to Buea

Dear Mbella, you can go on singing your routine dirges; the choice is yours. As for us, we are rolling out drums and a red carpet for our 26th birthday party.

Snapshot:Agenda For Pope And Paul

By Sam Nuvala Fonkem

News of the impending visit to Cameroon of Pope Benedict XVI has come as a breath of fresh air and hope to a desolate populace whose struggle for survival and prospects for poverty alleviation are bleak.

Diboule Case- Political ACT For SDF

By Peterkins Manyong

ACT is the name of the drug combination accepted by doctors worldwide as the most effective antidote to the malarial parasite. Malaria is a disease, which in one of its most extreme stages; affects the brain; "Cerebral malaria" is the most common name for it.

Poem:Hurricane Alhadji John-Paul

By Martin Fon Yembe

In the beginning was Alhadji, alia Baba
It flew down from the desert to the coast
Using the thick wings of the Elysee frogs

Hoping American Voters Are Smarter Than The Average Joe

By Al-Yasha Ilhaam

Barack Obama's on the verge of victory.  He has the ideas, the enthusiasm, the vision, and the ability to be a great President, but he recently confronted his greatest obstacle; the mind of the American voter.

Dom, A Tiny Village Swings Into Prominence

By Peterkins Manyong

One will search in vain for Dom on a map. Yet it is there, a tiny nestling village on the western slopes of Kejodzam range the Western extension of the Kilum Mountain in Oku.

Standard Chartered Promotes Education In Melong

By Elvis Tah

The Standard Chartered Bank, SCB, of Cameroon has recently erected a classroom, four toilets and a borehole at Ecole Publique du Bondja, Nkongsoung, in the Melong Rural Council, Littoral Province.