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Do You Know What Your Pillows Are Stuffed With?

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Curiosity as to what pillows are stuffed with has pushed curious users to uncover the mystery. While some just buy and start using without trying to find out what is inside, many say they have taken time off to check the content after feeling uncomfortable using them. Many say they were forced in to uncovering what their pillows are made of because rather than being soft and comfortable, the pillows were like wood which to them was not supposed to be like that. Others said, they were too soft for their liking making them not to feel the comfort of the pillows. The softness rather raised worries as to what was inside given that, it was rather given them neck and back pain. According to Nana Martin, an apple vendor in Bamenda, the reason why he stopped buying pillows from mobile vendors was because of what he discovered in the ones he bought. "The pillows were very soft when i bought them. They were like everything was made of cotton. After a period of about one month, i started...

Man Buys Pillows In Bamenda And Was Shocked

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By Raymond Dingana A man resident in Bamenda who bought pillows at the back market neighborhood has removed old under wears, breast wears and many others from them. In a video which we have not been able to independently confirm its veracity that has gone viral, the man is seen removing the items from the pillows expressing shock and disbelief. "I slept on the pillow but could not understand what was happening.i decided to open only to discover underwears, breast wears and other pieces of cloths which may been swept from a tailoring workshop. I just want you people to see what we buy so that we can be careful," the voice in the video indicated. Breast Wears, Pillow , Pieces Of Cloth Used In Producing Pillows. Worthy of not is the fact that, back market area in Bamenda is noted for smart traders who will not spare any opportunity to play a fast one on buyers.  Many have complained how the pay for items especially dresses but discovered something else when they got home.

Armed Conflict In NW/SW: Improvised Explosive Hits Police Van In Bali

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Suspected Separatist fighters in Bali Nyonga have hit a police anti terrorist van at mile 84 on the Banenda- Bali highway.  The vehicle was hit by an improvised explosives device,IED planted by the fighters in the early hours of Tuesday April 27,2021. It is not clear if there were casualties or not. Those who used that stretch of the road Tuesday morning said ,they saw the damaged police vehicle after the incident. The use of IEDs is gradually gaining grounds in the ongoing armed conflict rocking the restive north west and south west regions of Cameroon. Many have raised concerns that, civilains who are non combattants may also b affected by these explosives as it has been the case on many occasions, reason why the strategy has always come under fire from the population. Bali is one of the hot spots in the current armed conflict. The village has suffered greatly as a result of the crisis.  Many military raids have been carried out to dislodge the non state armed groups but the...

Anglophone Crisis: Soldiers Reportedly Inflict 'Deep' Wounds On Bamenda Resident

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By Raymond Dingana A man is currently undergoing treatment in a health facility in Bamenda, the headquarters of Cameroon’s conflict-hit North West region following ‘deep’ knife wounds reported inflicted on him by soldiers dispatched to the region to maintain law and order.  The condemnable incident is said to have occurred Saturday 24 April 2021 at the Mile 90 neighborhood, a locality on the outskirts of Bamenda along the highway leading to Bali. Mile has been a separatist hotspots since ongoing Anglophone crisis morphed into a full-fledged armed conflict.   As indicated by a source who opted for anonymity, the gory scene unfolded when the victim was stopped on board a motorbike that was transporting him to Bamenda. He is said to have been coming in from Bali, a neighbouring village to Bamenda where separatist activities are rife.  "They were stopped at Mile 90 and asked to present themselves. He had his identity card but for the rider. They were asked to sit on the tar and equall...

Inside North West Region, Season Ten

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 By Raymond Dingana Armed Conflict in NW/SW: Use of Explosive Device on the Increase T he ongoing armed conflict in the North West Region has taken a new dimension. The use of improvised explosives is the order of the day. Armed men have recorded and dropped online, videos of them blowing off military vehicles followed by heavy gun shots. Videos have emerged from Bui, Mezam especially in Bafut and many other places of military vehicles hit by the explosives. Conflict analysts have described this stage of the crisis as one of the most deadly given that, the explosive  devices continue to enter in to a more sophisticated level as the crisis persist. Showing One Of The Explosions In Bafut Woman Wrestles Suspected Kidnapper in Nkwen, Bamenda T wo suspected kidnappers recently met their doom thanks to what many have described as 'the bravery of a woman.’ It is reported that, in the evening hours of Wednesday April 22, 2021, two armed men stor...

Fostering youth football: New NW Regional Exco Urged To Collaborate With FECAFOOT

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By Raymond Dingana Newly installed executive members of the Circle of The Actors and Promoters of Youth Football in the North West Region have been challenged to work hand in gloves with the regional bureau of the Cameroon Football Federation, FECAFOOT in their drive to foster youth football in the region. The call was made by the National President of Youth Football League, Mr. Dabo Hamadou This was during a ceremony to commission the new executive into their functions at the FECAFOOT conference room Saturday April 24, 2021. He challenged the regional football actors and promoters with Mr. Yoye Blaise at the head to collaborate with FECAFOOT before channeling their problems to the national office. Dabo explained that the executive is out to defend the interest of youth football, assist leaders of the league, and ensure the evolution of young players among others.

Military Vehicle Knocks Down Two Persons In Bamenda

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By Rosaline Obah Inhabitants of Bamenda,Regional Capital of the restive North West Region of Cameroon are still in shock and consternation following an accident involving a vehicle belonging to the National Gendarmerie and a commercial motorcycle.  The incident occurred on Sunday 25 April 2021 at Ngengs Junction,a neighborhood in Bamenda. The bike is said to have been transporting a woman. Witnesses at the scene said, the woman went unconscious while the biker sustained injuries. An eye witness narrated what he saw: The gendarmerie vehicle was on top speed. A bike saw it and pulled over while the motor bike carrying the woman was hit and and twisted to beyond repairs,  narrated our source who opted to be anonymous. Another eye witness who accepted to be identified as Tchoffor stated that, the incident was delibrate. There is no way someone can convince me that the act was not delibrate. The military vehicle was on top speed and could have avoided knocking down the bike if the driver re...