•Cameroon’s presidential election opposition challenger Issa Tchiroma Bakary Cameroon’s opposition challenger Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed election victory today against incumbent President Paul Biya, who has been in power for 43 years, although official results for the weekend vote are not expected for two weeks. “Our victory is clear. It mus...
•The destroyed palace in Borno State Abdulrahman Abubakar, district head of Kirawa town in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, has spoken on why he decided to leave Nigeria for Cameroon. It was earlier reported how two persons were shot dead and Abubakar’s palace was burnt down during a Boko Haram invasion earlier in […]
Ten children who were kidnapped in restive northern Cameroon last week have been freed in a rescue operation, but one captive died, according to the regional governor. The Cameroon authorities had made no comment since the children were seized while travelling on a bus from Kousseri to Maroua and taken across the border to Nigeria. […]
•Late Taofik Obasanjo Coker The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today announced the sudden death of Ambassador Taofik Obasanjo Coker, the Consul General of Nigeria in Buea, Republic of Cameroon. Coker, according to a statement by the Ministry spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, passed on after a brief illness on Saturday, August 16. He descri...
•D’Tigress of Nigeria African Champions, Nigeria’s D’Tigress have advanced into the semi-finals of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket with a crushing 83-47 victory over Cameroon last night in Abidjan. The six-time and defending champions will now meet Senegal in the next stage of the competition, reports The PUNCH. In the quarter-finals ga...
•World Refugee Day road walk in Abuja Nigeria has over 250,000 refugees in Libya, South Sudan, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and other parts of the world. Conversely, at least 135,000 refugees live in Nigeria, reports The Nation. Out of the 250,000 Nigerian refugees, 125,000 are resident in Cameroon. The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and...
•Nigeria’s Super Falcons The friendly match between Nigeria women’s national team and Cameroon at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne has been called off. The first of the two-legged international friendly, initially scheduled for today, was expected to mark the Super Falcons’ return to action for the first time since their narrow defeat to...
•Dangote refinery In a landmark move for regional energy integration, Dangote Refinery and Neptune Oil jointly announced the first-ever export of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from Dangote Refinery, Africa’s largest oil refinery, to Cameroon. Dangote, in a statement yesterday, said the milestone achieved was as a result of the strategic collabora...
•Helicopter crash The identities of the six Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited employees who lost their lives in a helicopter crash on Thursday have been disclosed. Our correspondents obtained the electronic manifest of the flight, which revealed the names of the workers as Tamunoemi Suku, Alu Lawrence, Etim Emmanuel, Kenneth Chikwem,...
•President Paul Biya Cameroon government has banned the media from discussing the health of President Paul Biya, Africa’s second-longest-ruling leader, amid rumours the 91-year-old is gravely ill, according to a document obtained by our correspondent. Biya, the world’s oldest leader, has not made a public appearance since early September, fuel...
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