DO Of Bali Nyonga In Mezam Division, Northwest Region, Chairs Ceremony To Inaugurate Newly Constructed BIR Camp

 The structure which is the first ever BIR Camp to be set up in Bali Sub – division, will not only serve the Sub-division, but neighbouring localities as well. Dolingo Djongo, the DO of Bali Nyonga, Mezam Division in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, presided over the inauguration ceremony of […]

2025 Presidential Elections: Will Major Opposition Parties Go In Separate Ranks, Agree On Limited Collaboration, Or Settle For Single Candidate In North – South Coalition?

UNDP leader, BELLO BOUBA MAIGARI, hold talks with SDF Leader, JOSHUA OSIH. MRC delegation, led, by 1st Vice President, MAMADOU MOTA, Meets BELLO BOUBA. Another MRC delegation meets ISSA TCHIROMA BAKARY. Douala Group resurrects from ‘death’, and meets Bello Bouba.  The National President of FSNC, ISSA TCHIROMA, who had earlier met with Barrister AKERE MUNA, […]

Politics / Judiciary


National President Of FSNC, ISSA TCHIROMA BAKARY, Denounces Destabilization Plots And Sabotage Against His Party, By Some Members Of CPDM Regime

 Vice President of FSNC, OUSMANOU AMAN SA’ALY, Mayor of Pitoa, resigns after creating new party, All Cameroonian Congress, ACC, which MINAT legalized within a few days. MP of FSNC, SALAMANA AMADOU ALI, has also reportedly resigned.  TCHIROMA says senior party officials are under political pressure, and pressure to accept financial proposals, to quit the party […]

2025 Presidential Election: PATRICIA NDAM NJOYA’S CDU, ISSA TCHIROMA BAKARY’S FSNC, PIERRE KWEMO’S UMS, And Three Other Parties, Launch An Opposition Coalition

Five of the six political parties of the coalition are represented in councils, while three have MPs. This is the first real coalition of opposition parties for the 2025 presidential election. The coalition which is an initiative of the CDU leader, Mayor PATRICIA TOMAINO NDAM NJOYA, was in fact  in the pipeline since last year. […]

On Paper, The Total Of 369 Political Parties In Cameroon, Belong To Three Different Categories, And The Biggest Category Is The ‘Opposition’

 But In Reality, There Are Different Categories Of ‘Opposition Parties’ – Genuine Opposition Parties, CPDM Satellite Parties, Business Parties, And Adventurers’ Parties.  This Is What Makes Opposition Unity Impossible In Cameroon.    Veteran Journalist And Senior Official At MINCOM, Jean Lambert NANG, Opined Over Vision 4 Tv Last Year, That He Sees Only About Four […]

2025 Presidential Elections: Will Major Opposition Parties Go In Separate Ranks, Agree On Limited Collaboration, Or Settle For Single Candidate In North – South Coalition?

UNDP leader, BELLO BOUBA MAIGARI, hold talks with SDF Leader, JOSHUA OSIH. MRC delegation, led, by 1st Vice President, MAMADOU MOTA, Meets BELLO BOUBA. Another MRC delegation meets ISSA TCHIROMA BAKARY. Douala Group resurrects from ‘death’, and meets Bello Bouba.  The National President of FSNC, ISSA TCHIROMA, who had earlier met with Barrister AKERE MUNA, […]

Why Many Family Businesses In Cameroon, Do Not Survive Their Founders (Part 13):

The Richest Cameroonian Businessman, VICTOR FOTSO, Passed Away In 2020, Without Leaving Behind A Groomed – Successor To Take Over The Management Of The Family Business The Business Mogul, VICTOR FOTSO, At The Time Of His Death Had 25 Wives And Over 1O0 Children. He Even Predicted That After His Death, There Would Be A […]

Why Many Family Businesses in Cameroon, Do Not Survive Their Founders (Part 14)

The Fight In The Family Of Late Business Magnate, VICTOR FOTSO, Over The Huge Family Business He Left Behind, Even Started When His Corpse Was Still Lying In The Mortuary Some Children Of Late VICTOR FOTSO At Home Played Smart, Took Advantage Of The COVID -19  Period, When Most Of The Children Abroad Could Not […]

Great Minds


SEYDOU KEITA’S 14 Billion FCFA Agro –Industrial Complex Is Fully Operational

  The agro – industrial complex which has six different industrial units, has provided jobs to several hundreds of Malian Youths The Malian football legend and multibillionaire, says the project is his own contribution to the industrial development of his country SEYDOU KEITA who was captain of Mali’s national football team, played professional football in […]

President BIYA Appoints Fon Dr. DOH GANYONGA III Of Bali Nyonga, As Board Member Of The National Hydrocarbon Corporation

Fon Dr DOH GANYONGA III is a former Senator as well as a former Senior Lecturer at ENS Bambili In the political domain, Fon Ganyonga III is a member of the Central Committee of the ruling CPDM Party   The President of  the Republic, Paul Biya, on Friday, July 4, 2025, signed Decree No. 2025 […]

THE MENTOR NEWS IS HONOURED: PUBLISHER Is A Laureate Of The 2024 / 2025 Edition Of LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR NATION BUILDERS.

AN AWARD BY LIFE TIME MEDIA GROUP IN RECOGNITION OF MERIT  PUBLISHER OF THE MENTOR NEWS Voted As, ‘ALL ROUND BEST INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST’ LONGFELLOW Wrote: “We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done”. The Mentor News, an online publication in Cameroon, has been […]

2025 Presidential Election: The Questions And Advices That Veteran Journalist, ERIC CHINJE, Has For Media Professionals And Social Media Influencers

“We must ask ourselves difficult questions: Are we serving the public interest, or are we mired in the same dysfunctions we denounce?” “Are we providing necessary depth of analysis, or are we simply relaying the noise of crises without investigating their root causes?” “Have we done enough to foster dialogue and accountability, or have we […]

2025 Presidential Election: A Proposal By The CAMEROON NEW VISION, CANVI

The proposal is A SOCIAL CONTRACT For Cameroon, with the goal to give Cameroonian citizens keys to understanding the October 2025 presidential election  CANVI is a group of patriotic Cameroonians at home and in the diaspora, striving to ensure that the 2025 presidential election is issue –based, not distracted by subjective considerations.       […]

Why Many Family Businesses In Cameroon Do Not Survive Their Founders (Part 11)

 SIR DR NTUMFOR BARRISTER NICO HALLE,  Was Contacted By A Party In A  Case Over The Big  Family Business That PA FRANCIS YONG  Left Behind In The Northwest      But The Reputed International Peace Crusader, NTUMFOR BARRISTER HALLE, Shelved His Personal Interest In The Matter That Would Have Fetched Him Millions Of Francs CFA. Instead, […]

Business / Economy / Finance


Chinese Made, High Quality CHERRY Brand Vehicles, Enter The Cameroon Automobile Market

 TIGGO 2 PRO, TIGGO 4 PRO, TIGGO 7 PRO, and TIGGO 8 PROF MAX models of CHERY brand are now available on the Cameroon market, and are adapted to the situation of roads in Africa   The Chinese brand, CHERY, present in dozens of countries, is internationally reputed for its RELIABILTY, COMFORT, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, HIGH […]

SEYDOU KEITA’S 14 Billion FCFA Agro –Industrial Complex Is Fully Operational

  The agro – industrial complex which has six different industrial units, has provided jobs to several hundreds of Malian Youths The Malian football legend and multibillionaire, says the project is his own contribution to the industrial development of his country SEYDOU KEITA who was captain of Mali’s national football team, played professional football in […]

President BIYA Appoints Fon Dr. DOH GANYONGA III Of Bali Nyonga, As Board Member Of The National Hydrocarbon Corporation

Fon Dr DOH GANYONGA III is a former Senator as well as a former Senior Lecturer at ENS Bambili In the political domain, Fon Ganyonga III is a member of the Central Committee of the ruling CPDM Party   The President of  the Republic, Paul Biya, on Friday, July 4, 2025, signed Decree No. 2025 […]

Why Many Family Businesses In Cameroon, Do Not Survive Their Founders (Part 13):

The Richest Cameroonian Businessman, VICTOR FOTSO, Passed Away In 2020, Without Leaving Behind A Groomed – Successor To Take Over The Management Of The Family Business The Business Mogul, VICTOR FOTSO, At The Time Of His Death Had 25 Wives And Over 1O0 Children. He Even Predicted That After His Death, There Would Be A […]

Why Many Family Businesses in Cameroon, Do Not Survive Their Founders (Part 14)

The Fight In The Family Of Late Business Magnate, VICTOR FOTSO, Over The Huge Family Business He Left Behind, Even Started When His Corpse Was Still Lying In The Mortuary Some Children Of Late VICTOR FOTSO At Home Played Smart, Took Advantage Of The COVID -19  Period, When Most Of The Children Abroad Could Not […]

Why Many Family Businesses In Cameroon, Do Not Survive Their Founders (Part 15):

 Many Widows And Children Of Late Multibillionaire, VICTOR FOTSO, Founder  Of The Big Family Business Known As Fotso Group, Reportedly Living In Misery One Of The Widows Died, Leaving Behind Bitter Words For The Administrator Of The Fotso Estate, Mme LAURE TOUKAM NGITAP, In A Recorded Message. 25 Children Of The Late Business Magnate, Also […]

Government / Parliament


National President Of FSNC, ISSA TCHIROMA BAKARY, Denounces Destabilization Plots And Sabotage Against His Party, By Some Members Of CPDM Regime

 Vice President of FSNC, OUSMANOU AMAN SA’ALY, Mayor of Pitoa, resigns after creating new party, All Cameroonian Congress, ACC, which MINAT legalized within a few days. MP of FSNC, SALAMANA AMADOU ALI, has also reportedly resigned.  TCHIROMA says senior party officials are under political pressure, and pressure to accept financial proposals, to quit the party […]

DO Of Bali Nyonga In Mezam Division, Northwest Region, Chairs Ceremony To Inaugurate Newly Constructed BIR Camp

 The structure which is the first ever BIR Camp to be set up in Bali Sub – division, will not only serve the Sub-division, but neighbouring localities as well. Dolingo Djongo, the DO of Bali Nyonga, Mezam Division in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, presided over the inauguration ceremony of […]

On Paper, The Total Of 369 Political Parties In Cameroon, Belong To Three Different Categories, And The Biggest Category Is The ‘Opposition’

 But In Reality, There Are Different Categories Of ‘Opposition Parties’ – Genuine Opposition Parties, CPDM Satellite Parties, Business Parties, And Adventurers’ Parties.  This Is What Makes Opposition Unity Impossible In Cameroon.    Veteran Journalist And Senior Official At MINCOM, Jean Lambert NANG, Opined Over Vision 4 Tv Last Year, That He Sees Only About Four […]

President BIYA Appoints Fon Dr. DOH GANYONGA III Of Bali Nyonga, As Board Member Of The National Hydrocarbon Corporation

Fon Dr DOH GANYONGA III is a former Senator as well as a former Senior Lecturer at ENS Bambili In the political domain, Fon Ganyonga III is a member of the Central Committee of the ruling CPDM Party   The President of  the Republic, Paul Biya, on Friday, July 4, 2025, signed Decree No. 2025 […]

Minister Of State, BELLO BOUBA MAIGARI, Designated UNDP Party’s Candidate For 2025 Presidential Election

“I Have Accepted The Proposal To Be Your Presidential Candidate”, Bello Bouba  An Enlarged Meeting Of The Central Committee Of UNDP, That Met As Planned In Yaounde On June 28, 2025, Decided That The Party Should Put Up A Candidate For The Presidential Election. That Also Means An End To The CPDM – UNDP That […]

Why The Resignation Of Minister ISSA TCHIROMA BAKARY Did Not Come As A Surprise, And Why He Instead Handed His Resignation Letter To The PM

Why UNDP leader, BELLO BOUBA MAIGARI, and the leader of FSNC, ISSA TCHIROMA BAKARY, have been under mounting pressure by the people of the Grand North  Mixed feelings after TCHIROMA declared his candidature for the 2025 presidential election, barely a day after resignation from Gov’t But MRC officials continue to hope that TCHIROMA, who they […]

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Chinese Made, High Quality CHERRY Brand Vehicles, Enter The Cameroon Automobile Market

 TIGGO 2 PRO, TIGGO 4 PRO, TIGGO 7 PRO, and TIGGO 8 PROF MAX models of CHERY brand are now available on the Cameroon market, and are adapted to the situation of roads in Africa   The Chinese brand, CHERY, present in dozens of countries, is internationally reputed for its RELIABILTY, COMFORT, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, HIGH […]

The PCRN Affair (Part 2): Last Year, MINAT Boss Addressed A Controversial Correspondence To The Managing Director of ELECAM, Claiming That KONA Robert Was The Proxy Of PCRN

 Last month, there were conflicting signals, creating more confusion. It was Pa KONA Robert that was invited to attend May 20 celebration in Yaounde, as President of PCRN.  But at the same time, the MINAT Boss, unlike in 2023, allowed the PCRN Congress that Hon Cabral LIBII NGUE convened for May 23 – 24, 2025, […]

Kamto Insists That Orange Money Cameroun Must Formally Apologized To MRC, Or Else – – – –

MRC accused Orange Money Cameroun of alleged discrimination and interfering in Cameroon politics, by allegedly delaying to open an account for the party’s campaign funds However in a communiqué, Orange Money Cameroun explained that such a delay is due to necessary procedure and precautionary measures applied, to ensure effective security for such an account But […]

Two Prominent NW Economic Operators, Daniel Nangah of NANGAH COMPANY, And Daniel Che Of CHE & SONS COMPANY, Both Committed One Deadly Mistake

The two close friends, allowed themselves to be manipulated by politicians, to clash in the election for the then powerful post of Mezam CNU Section President  As Barrack Obama said when he was President of the United States, elections have consequences . The consequences of the clash of the titans between Nangah and Che in […]

Meme SDO, Ntou’ou Ndong Chamberlin, Informs Population Of The Outbreak Of An Epidemic In Kumba

 Says “the said disease manifest itself through bloody urine, itchy body, diarrhea etc, after one gets in contact with water from streams and rivers infected by worms responsible for the disease”. SDO calls on population, especially children below 14 which is the most vulnerable age group, to immediately stop swimming, bathing and drinking from streams […]

BANDECA Hints That The Annual Cultural Festival, LELA, May Resume In December 2025

 But for this to happen, BANDECA calls on all sons and daughters of Bali Nyonga “not to relent in joining hands together to build mutual confidence and lasting peace”. The Bali Nyonga Development and Cultural Association, has earmarked a number of rehabilitation projects at the Bali Fon’s Palace, which includes the LELA Stand The Bali […]

Cameroon Medical Council Opens Comprehensive Investigation Into Death Of Three Premature Babies At A Douala Hospital

“The Council is committed to ensuring that such an incident does not recur” The Cameroon Medical Council has embarked on a comprehensive investigation to find out the real cause or causes of the death of three premature neonates, whose mother was rushed to the Logbaba District Hospital in Douala, in the night of Tuesday, January […]

WWF Discloses That 238 New Species Of Wildlife, And Plants, Have Been Discovered in Cameroon’s Section Of Forests Within Congo Basin

A total of 742 new species have been discovered in the six countries within the Congo Basin The new species include plants, invertebrates, fish, mammals, birds, and amphibians   WWF cries out that Congo Basin faces major environmental pressure A total of 238 new species of wildlife and plants have been discovered in Cameroon’s section […]

“What Makes The Particularity Of Moloundou, Is That It Is Surrounded By Two National Parks’, Mayor Allo Jean Richard

Leader of civil society organization says the setting up of the Multi – Stakeholders Platform in Moloundou, is a turning point in the development of the locality WWF is accompanying the Moloundou  Council to set up the  platform, just like the organization earlier did  with the Mintom, Ngoyla and Yokadouma Councils   Moloundou which is […]

The Abductors Of The DO Of Idabato, Ewane Roland, Mount Pressure For Huge Ransoms To Be Rapidly Paid For His Release

 Their release of a video in which the DO of Idabato was subjected to severe torture, was a villainous strategy by the hoodlums to mount pressure on the DO’s family and sympathizers Cameroon Gov’t expresses “indignation at the extremely cruel physical abuse, heartless and degrading treatment to which this high – ranking public servant has […]


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