Joy Bishara , 20, and Lydia Pogu , 19, two of the Chibok schoolgirls who were able to escape from Boko Haram in 2014, met with US President Donald Trump at the Whsite house.
Thursday 29 June 2017
Donald Trumph and wife with two of the Chibok girls.I'm jealous
Joy Bishara , 20, and Lydia Pogu , 19, two of the Chibok schoolgirls who were able to escape from Boko Haram in 2014, met with US President Donald Trump at the Whsite house.
See why catholic christians stormed Court On July 25
Catholic Christians in the Kumba diocese have been called upon to pray and fast for their bishops who are standing trial after being dragged to court by the ‘Consortium of Parents’. They were equally called upon to throng the courts in a show of solidarity for their leaders.
The Bishop of Kumba Diocese His Lordship Agapitus Nfon Ignatius told christians that only prayers and not war will solve the current crisis currently rocking the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon.
The man of God made the statement as chief celebrant during the celebration of the Feast Day of the Kumba Diocese cum the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday 23rd June 2017 at the Secret Heart Cathedral.
His Lordship Agapitus Nfon was reacting to an announcement made by the Chairman of the Parish Pa Mesue that the Bishop has equally been dragged to the Kumba Court of First Instance via a direct summon on a seven count charge by the Consortium of Parents whose hearing is expected to take place on 25th July 2017.
Pa Mesue made it clear that the case has been filed by Barrister Achu Julius, lead counsel for the ‘Consortium of Parents’. The parish chairman while urging the Christians to intensify prayers for their Bishop, called on the Christians to storm the court on that day in their numbers to be living witness of the trial to be presided over by Justice Hannah Itoe epouse Egbe, President of the Kumba Court of First Instance. With this pronouncement made by the Parish Chairman, the Church burst into commotion.
Enter the Bishop
It was at this juncture that Bishop Agapitus disclosed that, “I didn’t want to make a statement on this issue but am forced to open up now”. The Bishop opined that only prayers, not war will help handle the crisis rocking the Anglophone Regions. The Bishop disclosed that with the prayers and fasting engaged by Christians of the Bamenda, Buea, Kumbo, Mamfe and Kumba Dioceses since Catholic leaders were dragged to court by the consortium of Parents, the case has witnessed various twists.
It should be recalled that the case had suffered several adjournments either in Bamenda or Buea. Today due to the prayers, the Bishop hinted, the complainants and their counsel are confused reason why while the Bishops of Buea, Mamfe and Kumba are expected to be in court on July 26, 2017, in Buea, the Consortium of Parents and their Counsel have decided to file a direct summons against him in the Kumba Court of First Instance. The Bishop faced with this recent development, called on the Christians to intensify their prayers and fasting.
Talking to THE SUN, the Chair Person of the Parish Pastoral Team and Chair person of the Justice and Peace Commission for the Kumba Cathedral Parish, Barrister Beze Beje disclosed that it is rather unfortunate that the Bishop will stand trial in Kumba. He however maintained that the Christians will storm the court on that day as a show of solidarity to their Shepherd
Bishop on contact tour
Meanwhile, the Bishop of the Kumba Diocese is currently on a pastoral tour of the Diocese. The first lap rounded up on Saturday 16, June 2017 with a holy mass at St John Parish Kumba Town. At every stop the Bishop appreciated the people’s local beliefs, cultures and traditions but used them as possible ingredients to serve God. It should be recalled that Bishop Agapitus just clocked one year in office as the Pioneer Bishop of the newly created Kumba Diocese with a jurisdiction spreading across the Divisions of Meme, Kupe-Muanenguba, and Ndian
Pa Mesue made it clear that the case has been filed by Barrister Achu Julius, lead counsel for the ‘Consortium of Parents’. The parish chairman while urging the Christians to intensify prayers for their Bishop, called on the Christians to storm the court on that day in their numbers to be living witness of the trial to be presided over by Justice Hannah Itoe epouse Egbe, President of the Kumba Court of First Instance. With this pronouncement made by the Parish Chairman, the Church burst into commotion.
Enter the Bishop
It was at this juncture that Bishop Agapitus disclosed that, “I didn’t want to make a statement on this issue but am forced to open up now”. The Bishop opined that only prayers, not war will help handle the crisis rocking the Anglophone Regions. The Bishop disclosed that with the prayers and fasting engaged by Christians of the Bamenda, Buea, Kumbo, Mamfe and Kumba Dioceses since Catholic leaders were dragged to court by the consortium of Parents, the case has witnessed various twists.
It should be recalled that the case had suffered several adjournments either in Bamenda or Buea. Today due to the prayers, the Bishop hinted, the complainants and their counsel are confused reason why while the Bishops of Buea, Mamfe and Kumba are expected to be in court on July 26, 2017, in Buea, the Consortium of Parents and their Counsel have decided to file a direct summons against him in the Kumba Court of First Instance. The Bishop faced with this recent development, called on the Christians to intensify their prayers and fasting.
Talking to THE SUN, the Chair Person of the Parish Pastoral Team and Chair person of the Justice and Peace Commission for the Kumba Cathedral Parish, Barrister Beze Beje disclosed that it is rather unfortunate that the Bishop will stand trial in Kumba. He however maintained that the Christians will storm the court on that day as a show of solidarity to their Shepherd
Bishop on contact tour
Meanwhile, the Bishop of the Kumba Diocese is currently on a pastoral tour of the Diocese. The first lap rounded up on Saturday 16, June 2017 with a holy mass at St John Parish Kumba Town. At every stop the Bishop appreciated the people’s local beliefs, cultures and traditions but used them as possible ingredients to serve God. It should be recalled that Bishop Agapitus just clocked one year in office as the Pioneer Bishop of the newly created Kumba Diocese with a jurisdiction spreading across the Divisions of Meme, Kupe-Muanenguba, and Ndian
Cameroon is a zoo not a country.
WHERE ELSE
It is only in Cameroon where you can find a man dressed in a Boko Haram regalia telling a man dressed in the most prestigious regalia of the country that he is poorly dressed.
It is only in Camereoon where you will find a man running through the bushes cos he's wanted death or alive for defending his people and yet they say MPs are the people's representatives.
It is only in Cameroon where one is considered a criminal and threat to national unity for demanding equality and justice.
It is only in Cam where it is said that all citizens are equal but some are more equal.
It is only in Cam where you will find a mayor (Ekema)fighting against the people who voted him because to him, the demands of his people are not in line with the aspirations of his party. Who are you representing, the people or party?
It is only in Cameroon where two people will sit on a table for dialogue and the next day, one party (consortium)is sent to jail for holding illegal meetings while the other party freely parades the Street like a warlord in a conquered territory.
It is only in Cameroon where democracy is preached on loud speakers in every street corner and yet we boasts of a regime that has been in power for 35 years. I wonder if this is in line with democratic principles.
It is only in Cameroon where youths are said to be leaders of a tomorrow that will never come because the same mr x who was minister, director of x when you were in nursery school will still be there even after your graduation from the university. When will the tomorrow come?
It is only in Cameroon where one will enter into a public office and the first thing he sees is the frame of the president instead of national symbols such as the flag because ple pay more alegence to the head of state than to the state.
It is only in Cameroon where youthfulness is defined as the state of mind because many who have overdue their stay on the scene do not want to quit and give way to others.
It is only in Cameroon where judges define justice as a commodity where the highest bidder takes it all.
It is only in Cameroon where you will go to a police post and see an inscription on the wall BAIL IS FREE and yet the commissioner tells u to forget what you see on wall that he won't release your client under detention until you u drop 30000 frs.
It is only in Cameroon where public and merit goods such as road, water, education, electricity health care etc are given to a community based on the number of votes they give to a particular party.
Sons and daughters of Ambazonia, how long shall we live in this zoo?😤😤😤
It is only in Cameroon where you can find a man dressed in a Boko Haram regalia telling a man dressed in the most prestigious regalia of the country that he is poorly dressed.
It is only in Camereoon where you will find a man running through the bushes cos he's wanted death or alive for defending his people and yet they say MPs are the people's representatives.
It is only in Cameroon where one is considered a criminal and threat to national unity for demanding equality and justice.
It is only in Cam where it is said that all citizens are equal but some are more equal.
It is only in Cam where you will find a mayor (Ekema)fighting against the people who voted him because to him, the demands of his people are not in line with the aspirations of his party. Who are you representing, the people or party?
It is only in Cameroon where two people will sit on a table for dialogue and the next day, one party (consortium)is sent to jail for holding illegal meetings while the other party freely parades the Street like a warlord in a conquered territory.
It is only in Cameroon where democracy is preached on loud speakers in every street corner and yet we boasts of a regime that has been in power for 35 years. I wonder if this is in line with democratic principles.
It is only in Cameroon where youths are said to be leaders of a tomorrow that will never come because the same mr x who was minister, director of x when you were in nursery school will still be there even after your graduation from the university. When will the tomorrow come?
It is only in Cameroon where one will enter into a public office and the first thing he sees is the frame of the president instead of national symbols such as the flag because ple pay more alegence to the head of state than to the state.
It is only in Cameroon where youthfulness is defined as the state of mind because many who have overdue their stay on the scene do not want to quit and give way to others.
It is only in Cameroon where judges define justice as a commodity where the highest bidder takes it all.
It is only in Cameroon where you will go to a police post and see an inscription on the wall BAIL IS FREE and yet the commissioner tells u to forget what you see on wall that he won't release your client under detention until you u drop 30000 frs.
It is only in Cameroon where public and merit goods such as road, water, education, electricity health care etc are given to a community based on the number of votes they give to a particular party.
Sons and daughters of Ambazonia, how long shall we live in this zoo?😤😤😤
Omg!!What truly happened to the bishop of Biafia will shock you
Bishops in Cameroon wrote in a statement June 13 that one of the African country’s bishops, whose body was found in a river June 2, “did not commit suicide, he was brutally murdered.”
A fisherman discovered the remains of Bishop Jean-Marie Benoit Bala of Bafia in the Sanaga River, near Monatele in the central part of the country. The bishops stated that authorities found a “strange message” in the bishop’s car, which was parked on a bridge in Yaounde.
The message said “I am in the water,” according to The Journal du Cameroun daily, and was left in the vehicle along with documents and identification cards.
While the authorities have yet to declare an official cause of death, a medical investigator toldCamernews agency June 6 that there were “signs of torture” on Bala’s body, and indications that he had been dead before entering the water.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cameroon has no doubt: Bala was killed. “This is one more murder,” the bishops wrote in the statement, alluding to an outbreak of violence in the country due to cross-border insurgents from the Nigeria-based Boko Haram.
“One too many,” the bishops wrote.
The statement included a “sad list of bishops, members of the clergy and consecrated persons assassinated in circumstances still not clear today.” Among them are Monsignor Yves Plumey, Emeritus archbishop of Garoua (assassinated in Ngaoundéré in 1991), Father Joseph Mbassi (Yaoundé, 1988), Father Antony Fontegh (Kumbo, 1990), Sisters in Djoum (1992) and Father Engelbert Mveng (Yaoundé in 1995).
“We feel that the clergy in Cameroon are particularly persecuted by obscure and diabolical forces,” the bishops wrote, and urged the authorities to find “the exact causes and the perpetrators of this heinous and unacceptable crime.”
The statement, signed by Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Douala who is president of the bishop’s conference of Cameroon, called on the government to “shed light on the circumstances and motives of the assassination of Bishop Jean Marie Benoît Bala.”
The bishops insisted that “the culprits be identified and delivered to justice to be judged according to the law,” and urged the state “to assume the noble task of protecting human life.”
The letter also addressed the media and those who use social media, saying that they should use “truth, modesty and discernment” when handling the information and not give way to “defamation, lies, calumnies.”
The statement invited the media to have “respect for the dignity of the human person.”
Finally, to the perpetrators of the alleged crime, the bishops wrote that they “pray for them and ask them to embark on a process of urgent and radical conversion.”
The Catholic Church’s 24 dioceses account for 38 percent of Cameroon’s 20.4 million inhabitants, with Protestants making up 26 percent and Muslims 21 percent, according to the U.S. State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report.
In 2014, the government of President Paul Biya, in power since 1982, signed a framework agreement with the Vatican on the church’s legal status.
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