Author: ultimatemedia

In the heart of Bakossi land in South West Cameroon, a unique geographical formation gradually rises from two large volcanic craters, which erupted several years ago. The Kupe Muanenguba Twin Lakes are a pair of crater lakes on Mount Muanenguba found in Bangem Sub Division, Kupe Muanenguba Division of Cameroon’s South West Region. Known as calderas, the twin lakes are a breath-taking tourist attraction – often referred to as the male and female lakes. The female Lake, named “Kwankwalang”, is bluish in colour and is uniquely shaped like the African map. While the male is deep green in colour –…

The South West Regional Delegate of Secondary Education, MINESEC, Dr. Hannah Etonde Mbua, has inaugurated digital friendly classrooms donated by her ministry to Government Bilingual High School, GBHS Limbe. The inauguration ceremony took place at the school campus, September 26, 2024. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the Regional Delegate said the Minister of Secondary Education, Prof. Pauline Nalova Lyonga donated the building to GBHS Limbe to solve the problem of overcrowding caused by the influx of internal displaced students as a result of the socio political crisis in the North West and South Regions of Cameroon. She described the building…

The South West Chiefs Conference, SWECC, has announced the holding of South West Cultural Festival in Buea from the December 13 to 14, 2024. This was revealed during a press conference in Limbe, September 21, 2024. The cultural jamboree will be held under the patronage of the Prime Minister, Joseph Dion Ngute, on the theme; “Peace, Cultural Revival , Social Cohesion and Investment Promotion”. Addressing media practitioners during the conference, the Secretary of SWECC, HRM Chief Ekoka Molindo disclosed that the maiden cultural festival is aimed at bringing normalcy to the region after over seven years of socio-political crisis in…

Tombel Council in Kupe Muanenguba Division, South West Region, has won the Clean Cities Contest of the region, organized by the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing, MINHDU. The Regional competition took place in Buea, September 12, 2024. While defending the stance of Tombel in the contest, the Divisional Delegate of Urban Development and Housing, Kupe Muanenguba, Takang Orock Ewube said Tombel Council has instituted a dumping site and a recycling center. He stated that ahead of the competition, the Mayor of Tombel Council, Ngassa Rose, together with the Divisional Officer of Tombel Sub Division, Nyam Leonard, rallied the population…

The Chief of Nkack village, Bangem Sub Division of Kupe Muanenguba, HRM Chief  Nhon Nzuonkwelle Ntang together with his traditional council, have donated school needs to kids of Government Nursery School, Nkack. The donation took place on September 17, 2024 at the school campus in Nkack. Some of the materials donated include text books, exercise books, pens, pencils, rulers, erasers, amongst others. Speaking at the ceremony, the chief said they were motivated to support their children as their own way to encourage them to study and produce excellent results for the 2024/2025 academic year. He said together with the Nkack…

Reach Out, with funds from United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, has trained thirty women in Nkikoh, Bangem Sub Division, Kupe Muanenguba, on Gender Based Violence, GBV Free Communities and income generating skills. The empowerment workshop which took place recently at PCC Nkikoh, began with an educative talk on GBV, the consequences of GBV and the importance of accessing different services. Sensitization on Gender Based ViolenceAccording to Esther Omam, Chief Executive Officer of Reach Out, the objective of the workshop was to sensitize women in Nkikoh on Gender Based Violence and to increase their knowledge on GBV and its consequences. She…

Executive members of the Kupe Muanenguba Chiefs Conference have poured blessings on the Bangem-Nguti road following the kickoff of works on the Bangem-Ndibsi stretch. The chiefs visited the construction site on September 14, 2024, headed by their president, HRM Chief Nnane Nnoko Emmanuel. While on the site, the chiefs noted with satisfaction the effective kickoff of construction works from Bamgem to Ndibsi. The traditional rulers expressed joy and thanked the President of the Republic, HE Paul Biya for the long awaited Bangem-Nguti road project. Prior to the site visit, the chiefs held a closed door meeting at the palace of…

Verklin Foundation has boosted back to school train in Bangem Sub Division by donating scholarship and school needs to pupils and students. The handing over ceremony took place on September 11, 2024 at the Bangem Council hall, presided by the Divisional Officer of Bangem Sub Division, Dairou Saly. Addressing pupils, students and education stakeholders, the representative of Verklin Foundation, Ewane Sporah Epede, expressed joy at the massive turn out of the population, especially pupils and students at the ceremony. She said their target for this initial phase of the donation is to provide scholarship to needy kids and school needs…

As part of efforts to boost conservation and reduce pressure on illegal forest activities, Bayang Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary, BMWS under the Program for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, South West Region, has trained thirty Non Timber Forest Collectors on the production of bar soap, liquid soap and bleach. The three days training that took place recently in Bangem was organized for women from six villages (Nguti, Ntale, Bambe, Bejange, Muazetob) of the Nguti Cluster, BMWS. Speaking at the start of the workshop, the conservator of the sanctuary, Yves Nathan Mekembom said the training is in line with the collaborative…

80 percent of schools in Kupe Muanenguba Division, South West Region, have successfully resumed for the 2024/2025 academic year. In a contact tour carried out by the Senior Divisional Officer, SDO of Kupe Muanenguba, Mungambo Ekema William, September 10, 2024,  it was established that majority of schools in Bangem, Nguti and Tombel Sub Divisions have kicked off.In Bangem, the various schools visited by the SDO and his entourage include; Government Bilingual High School, GBHS Bangem, Government Technical High School, GTHS Bangem, Brain Ladder Institute Bangem, Jossam Bilingual Nursery and Primary School, Bangem, Presbyterian Comprehensive Secondary School, PCSS Bangem, Ave Maria…