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The Paramount Ruler of Bangem, Kupe Muanenguba Division, South West Region, HRH Nnane Nnoko Emmanuel has lamented that the population of Bangem has been betrayed, provoked and mocked following the last minute cancellation of Bangem from the International Banana-Plantain Festival. Chief Nnane was speaking at his Palace in Bangem, November 29, 2023 when news of the canceled program reached the divisional headquarters of Kupe Muanenguba. He said though he hasn’t seen any official program on the cancellation of Bangem from the highly mediatized event, it is big betrayal to them. The paramount ruler stated that Bangem has manifested high degree…

The population of Bangem Sub Division, Kupe Muanenguba Division is in shock and consternation following the last minute cancellation of Bangem from the programme of the 2nd edition of the International Banana-Plantain Festival, scheduled from the 30th of November to the 4th of December 2023. According to the official programme, the closing ceremony of the festival was scheduled for Bangem on December 2, 2023. Some of the activities programmed for Bangem include visit to exhibition stands in the Banana-Plantain Village, the festival and handing over to the next host region. Immediately the official programme was published, the Mayor of Bangem…

Dr. Esambe Emmanuel Edietah is the Director of the Bangem District Hospital, Kupe Muanenguba Division, South West Region. In this exclusive interview with The Ultimate’s Glovise Forsoh, the Director lamented that the hospital has just a single medical doctor for the entire population. He said the hospital needs a specialized nurse, a dentist and other specialists. The doctor also thanked elites for donating tirelessly to the hospital and pleaded for more to save the lives of patients. Read On… How long have you been a Director at Bangem District Hospital? As a medical Doctor I have been working at the…

Kingmakers of Manyemen Village, Nguti Sub Division, South West Region, have designated Williams Bisong as the new 3rd Class Chief of Manyemen. He replaces Late Chief Eben Jacob Nkongho who died sometime in August 2022. The Chief was chosen in a follow-up consultative meeting organized by the Senior Divisional Officer of Kupe Muanenguba, Mungambo Ekema William at the divisional office in Bangem on the 22nd of November 2023. Prior to the designation exercise, on the 9th of November 2023, the SDO organized consultative talks in Manyemen where the old traditional council was dissolve and a new council created. Mungambo also…

Friday November 10, 2023 was a historic day in the lives of the people of Poala. After the coronation of their chief in December 2022, H.R.H Chief Esong Winsome Ebah returned home to commune with his people, especially the Mbororo community of Muanenguba (Poala II). A mammoth crowd from Poala village and the entire Mbororo community welcomed their ruler with horses and motorbikes at the Chief’s Palace in Poala I. Addressing his people at the palace, Chief Esong said Poala prides herself to be an inclusive and multi-cultural community that demonstrates the true spirit of living together in unity and…

Bakossi National Park, BNP, Kupe Muanenguba Division under the Program for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, South West Region, PSMNR-SWR, in partnership with the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, has built taps and rehabilitated the water system of six villages in Bangem Sub Division. The inspection and handing over of the taps to the communities took place on the 8th of November 2023 in Mbwogmut I, Mbwogmut II and Kodmin in Tombel Sub Division, and Muetan Akud, Nzimbeng and Elum II in Bangem Sub Division. While addressing the population of the various villages, the Conservator of BNP, Tchapda Pachono…

The population of Muetan Kodmin, Tombel Sub Division, Kupe Muanenguba Division, South West region, has abandoned the village for cocoa farming and petty businesses in Tombel. The Ultimate learnt that the villagers together with their chief claimed that as a result of the socio political crisis in the region, the village is unsafe, justifying their reason for moving to Tombel which is they consider safer. The villagers also argued that being at the border between Tombel Sub Division and Bangem Sub Division, it is difficult to sell their farm produce in the village and business activities is slow in the…

Bakossi National Park Rehabilitate Water System in Six Villages By Olive Ejang Bakossi National Park, BNP, Kupe Muanenguba Division under the Program for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, South West Region, PSMNR-SWR, in partnership with the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, has built taps and rehabilitated the water system of six villages in Bangem Sub Division. The inspection and handing over of the taps to the communities took place on the 8th of November 2023 in Mbwogmut I, Mbwogmut II and Kodmin in Tombel Sub Division, and Muetan Akud, Nzimbeng and Elum II in Bangem Sub Division. While addressing…

The Senior Divisional Officer of Kupe Muanenguba Division, Mungambo Ekema William has warned that government has started building new prisons for politicians, contractors and mayors. Mungambo made the declaration on the 19th of October 2023 at the divisional office Bangem during the follow up meeting of the execution of Public Investment Projects for Kupe Muanenguba. The SDO was particular with a project for the supply of pipes for Tombel water scheme which was at zero percent. He wondered why by October, pipes would not be supplied. The Divisional Delegate of Water and Energy, MINEE, Kupe Muanenguba, Jacob Akume Ewang said…

Militants and sympathizers of the Cameroon’s People Democratic Movement, CPDM Nninong I, II, III and IV, Kupe Muanenguba I Section, have been sensitized on their role in the era of decentralization. This took place during a joint sub-section conference of militants of Nninong I, II, III and IV Sub Sections in Muebah village, November 5, 2023 under the theme, “Effective Decentralization, A Veritable Tool for Vision 2035 of H.E. Paul Biya.” In his keynote presentation on, “The Role of Communities in Local Governance within the Context of Decentralization,” by H.M Nkwelle II Peter Atabe, YCPDM Section President Kupe Muanenguba I,…