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If you have been thinking of going for holidays anytime soon, you should take note of certain things which you are not supposed to post on social media for all to see.   File photo: People on vacation   The holidays represent a time to relax and keep off from work. It is also a time to catch up with friends and family. Are there limits to what we should post on the social media during the holidays?   1. Photos of others without checking first   Although you might want to share the memories of your family event with others, check first with others in the photo before tagging them or even posting the picture. Some adults don't want their lives made public while some parents prefer not to post pictures of their children online or prefer to monitor which photos are posted online. Respect their choice. If someone knows the picture will be posted online and made public, they may choose to opt out and take a private photo with you later. ...

In his latest released album, popular American rapper, Jay Z has publicly apologised to his wife for cheating on her. Rapper Jay Z and Beyonce   Rapper Jay Z let his music do the talking with his new album "4:44" on Friday as he addressed cheating on his wife Beyonce, the birth of his twins and this year's Oscars best picture. In the title track, Jay Z admitted in his lyrics that he "often womanize", more than a year after R&B star Beyonce first shed light on his infidelities in her album "Lemonade". Jay Z pens a remorseful ode to his fractured marriage in "4:44", rapping that it "took for my child to be born, see through a woman's eyes" in reference to the couple's daughter Blue Ivy. He also mentioned their twins, who were reported to have been born this month but whose arrival has yet to be officially confirmed, saying it "took for these natural twins to believe in miracles, took me too long ...

Some fans on social media trying to body-shame Yemi Alade have been severely cautioned by the actress against careless utterances.     Nigerian musician, Yemi Alade is not taking any unnecessary criticisms about her body structure as she has quickly schooled a fan. After sharing pictures on instagram which showed off her hot thighs, a fan then told her she's adding weight, and she promptly responded to him. "So sorry dear, It is obvious you can't tell the difference between a thick rounded buudy and "mere weight" the singer rumoured to be dating her manager boasted. See more photos that confirm Aunty Yemi might be right about her "rounded booty":     When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)

It has been revealed that popular Nigerian actress, Mercy Johnson live with her husband for 2 years before they eventually got married. Mercy Johnson and husband Prince Okojie   Mercy Johnson’s husband, Prince Okojie, has revealed that before he married the actress, they lived together under the same roof for about 2 years. Mercy's husband revealed this in a recent interview with New Telegraph saying that nothing else can break their home. He said:  “Prior to our marriage, I’d known my wife for three years; we actually met in 2008. We started living together in 2009 and we got married in 2011. It’s been God all the way, there’s no miracle or anything much, it’s just been God. "With marriage break-ups and celebrity dramas, I think it depends on what one wants. For me, when I met my wife, I knew she was the one for me. The love, the affection and the tender care are all present, and although we might have some misunderstanding but when we sleep ove...

Cancer is a killer disease that has destroyed many lives over the years, however some people are still unaware of the signs they should look out for.   When it comes to aches, pains, and other health problems, just because something seems minor doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take it seriously. In fact, research finds that even common ailments can actually be the first warning signs of cancer. In a survey of 1,729 adults over the age of 50 in the UK published in PLOS ONE, respondents evaluated how serious they perceived a list of 17 ailments—10 of which were actually markers of cancer.   They also indicated whether they’d experienced any of these symptoms recently and, if so, how they actually handled it.Turns out, many people aren’t paying as much attention to warning signs as they could be, says study author Katriina Whitaker, a senior research fellow at University College London. “Some people don’t think they [the symptoms] are serious, and cancer doe...

 The military court in Yaounde has adjourned the trial of the detained Consortium leaders and other detainees arrested in relation to the ongoing crisis in the two English speaking regions of Cameroon . According to CRTV reports the trail has been adjourned to Thursday 27th July 2017. Detained leaders The adjournment, according to the Presiding Judge, Justice Colonel Mbezoa Abega Eko Eko was due to the absence one of the court assessors. All the accused, Barrister Felix Nkongho Agbor Balla,Dr Fontem Neba, Bibixy Mancho and twenty-five other detainees associated with the social unrest in the North West and the South West regions were present in court. It should be recalled that this was the fourth outing since these detainees were incarcerated at the Yaounde Central Prison in the month of January 2017. Present to witness the deliberations was Honourable Joseph Wirba, the MP for Jakiri Special Constituency . When News Brea...

The Director of TV Information at CRTV, Adele Mbala  has been sanctioned for broadcasting fake news on state television. The decision to replace her was reached at during during an extraordinary session of the Board of Directors which took place last June 29, 2017 in Yaoundé. She has been replaced by Jean Atangana. It is said Adele Mbala on May 15, 2017 read the names of of some personalities that we appointed by French President Emmanuel Macron which sparked controversy worldwide given that Macron was yet to appoint members of his government. Apparently, Jean Marie Nka’a, the television’s Editor-In-Chief who was equally present on the day the news was read has also been replaced reports say. When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)

Two woman hold a placard reading "Love wins in Germany" as they celebrate outside the chancellery the approval of same-sex marriage by the German parliament Friday in Berlin. Photo by Felipe Trueba/EPA      June 30 (UPI) -- The German parliament on Friday passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage after Chancellor Angela Merkel , who voted against the measure, encouraged her party to vote their conscience. Members of Germany's Bundestag voted 393-226 to pass the bill, and four people abstained. Merkel voted no, saying "For me marriage as defined by the law is the marriage of a man and a woman." But she encouraged her conservative Christian Democratic Party -- which has long opposed same-sex marriage -- to take up the measure as a "question of conscience." She said hoped a vote in favor would bring about "more social peace." Merkel also said she believes same-sex couples should be able to adopt ...

Attorneys camp out at Los Angeles International Airport to assist travelers from Muslim countries at Tom Bradley International Terminal in Los Angeles on Thursday. A limited version of President Donald Trump's executive order regulating immigration went into effect on Thursday. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI/| License Photo     J une 30 (UPI) -- A modified executive order banning people from certain countries from traveling to the United States has gone into effect as opponents filed an emergency court order. The limited version of an order temporarily banning travel from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, all Muslim-majority countries, was implemented at 8 p.m. Thursday. Senior administration officials expected that the ban would go smoothly and without the chaos and protests that greeted the original travel ban earlier this year, The Washington Post said. Advocates and immigration lawyers were at airports on the U.S....

 The President of the Republic, Paul Biya, on Thursday 29 June 2017,signed a number of decrees appointing new generals in the military and Gendarme forces. Eleven colonels were raised to the ranks of brigadier general while six others have been admitted into the second section within the army.. Precisely, they are six colonels of the gendarmerie, four of the army and one of the air force. The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully closed a $750 million note under its Euro Medium Term Note programme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

PM Yang Prime Minister, Philemon Yang has called on Cameroonians living abroad to invest in the country in the bid towards the country’s goal towards emergence. Prime Minister Yang Philemon made the clarion call while presiding at the opening of the First Ever Diaspora forum in Yaounde on Wednesday June 28. In his opening speech, Philemon Yang said government has put in place incentives and some exoneration tips for passionate Cameroonians willing to invest back home. He presented government's plea for the diaspora to join in the struggle towards achieving the much talked about Vision 2035. Some of the sectors government is asking the diaspora to invest in include amongst others, agriculture and livestock, transformation of agricultural products, education infrastructure as etc The spokesperson of the Diaspora declared on behalf of others their desire to build the the country and said they are happy to see how Cameroon is progressing on right path and promised their ...

President Donald Trump's revised travel ban -- which attempts to ban foreign nationals from Sudan, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia and Yemen -- will take effect Thursday evening. Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI| License Photo     June 29 (UPI) -- The partial implementation of President Donald Trump 's revised travel ban, was to go into effect last Thursday evening, unnamed officials said. The Supreme Court on Monday announced it would review the Trump administration's appeal against rulings from lower courts that blocked the implementation of his executive order on immigration. In its decision, the high court said the order could partially take effect. The Department of State will lead the rollout of the measures to begin at 8 p.m. on Thursday, CNN reported. A Homeland Security official told ABC News the department would work with Customs and Border Protection and Citizenship and Immigration Services to screen travelers coming from the s...

Royal Dutch Shell becomes the first oil and gas company to endorse climate-related transparency recommendations outlined by a multilateral task force. Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo   June 29 (UPI) -- The first in the industry, Royal Dutch Shell said it's aligned with a transparency measure on climate steered by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg . "I agree that companies should be clear about how they plan to be resilient in the face of climate change and energy transition," Shell CEO Ben van Beurden said in a statement . Bloomberg steered efforts through the multilateral Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, which said the transition to a low-carbon economy could require as much as $1 trillion in net investments per year. Describing the financial crisis of the last decade as one tied to "weak corporate governance," the task force said accurate and timely disclosure is fund...

 At least a total of 3,658 people who allegedly 'insulted' a country's President, have landed themselves in serious trouble as security authorities opened criminal cases against them. Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan   The Turkish authorities opened criminal cases against 3,658 people for allegedly “insulting” President Tayyip Erdogan in 2016, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday, citing the Justice Ministry. Over the course of the year, 46,193 cases were opened against people who are accused of the more general crime of “insulting Turkey, the Turkish nation or Turkish government institutions.”   Critics of Erdogan say the insult law – long on the books but previously little-used – is being employed as a means to intimidate and punish opponents. In 2016, a court convicted a former Miss Turkey of insulting Erdogan on social media. The issue has spilled over to Germany, where Erdogan also filed a case against a satirist Ja...

Claudio Bravo saved all three of Portugal's spot kicks in the penalty shoot-out after a goalless 120 minutes, with Chile set to play Germany or Mexico in the final.     Claudio Bravo saved three penalties as Chile reached the Confederations Cup final after a 3-0 shootout win over Portugal on Wednesday. The Chile captain denied Ricardo Quaresma, Joao Moutinho and Nani to send his team into Sunday's final after the game in Kazan ended 0-0 after extra time. Chile, who scored all three of their spot-kicks taken by Arturo Vidal, Charles Aranguiz and Alexis Sanchez, will face the winner of Germany against Mexico. Nani missed the decisive penalty as Portugal did not call on Cristiano Ronaldo, who likely was scheduled to take the fifth. Chile created the better opportunities and were unfortunate not to win the game in extra-time when they struck the woodwork twice in quick succession through Vidal and Martin Rodriguez.     Both teams made ...

 Two of the Chibok schoolgirls who were able to escape from Boko Haram in 2014, have met with the US President, Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday. The escaped chibok girls on their high school graduation in USA   Two of the nearly 300 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by deadly Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram and are among the 57 girls who were able to escape from the terrorist group, have met the President of United States of America, Donald Trump, and first lady, Ivanka Trump.   20-year-old Joy Bishara, and 19-year-old Lydia Pogu, who were among several other girls who escaped and moved to the United States to complete their school, met with the American President at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, June 28.      With the help of a Christian non-profit, others, they were able to attend boarding school in Virginia. Bishara and Pogu transferred their senior year and recently graduated from Canyonville C...

Donga Mantung SDO flanked by his entourage and some young refugees Photo credit: Gonga Timothy   Over 400 Nigerian refugees (Fulani graziers) have flooded into Nwa Sub Division in Donga Mantung Division of the North West region following ethnic clash between the Mambilas and the Fulani gaziers. The Senior Divisional Officer for Donga Mantung Division , Ngone Ndodemesape Bernard visited the localities of Yang, Nsam, Ntim to assess himself the living condition of the refugees. Reports say the refugees are mostly women and children below the ages of 5. It said that over 300 of them have taken shelter in one of the primary schools while others have in the Ardoret. Their living conditions according to what we gathered are precarious given that they lack the basic necessity food and other non-food items like medication, blankets, shelter materials etc. The most pathetic thing is that some of them who sustained injuries during the clashes with the Mambilas have been trans...

Multi-billionaire businessman and the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has revealed what is making him lose sleep as he talks on the latest quit notice given to the Igbos in the North. Aliko Dangote   While speaking on the sideline of a meeting with business leaders/chief executive officers from Nigeria and Kenya held at the Dangote Lekki free-trade zone at the weekend in Lagos, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, revealed that the success or failure of any of his businesses does not bother him or make him lose sleep like the rate of unemployed Nigerian youths. According to a report by ThisDay, President of the Dangote Group, stated that unemployment gives him sleepless nights, as he posited that it’s the collective responsibility of both the government and entrepreneurs to create jobs for the teeming Nigerian youths as a way of solving the restiveness and agitations that the nation is experiencing from different geo-political zones. The richest ...

Well, many of us take pride in saying we don't lie. However, psychologists say you lie when you tell your partner the following... File photo   1. I am listening — when you are actually busy browsing a social media page.   2.  I’m not in a bad mood — when your body language and facial expression say otherwise.   3.  I only had one drink — even when your speech is slurred and you can hardly maintain your balance.   4. I didn’t see your text/call — when you have only deleted your call log and emptied your message box just in case you want to prove him/her wrong.   5.  You don’t look fat — when s/he can hardly fit into his/her regular size again.   6.  I am sticking to my diet — after you have just walloped a plate of junk food.   7.  I did orgasm — when you know quite well that you faked it.   8.  This isn’t a new outfit — when you have not even finished the payment for that ne...

The Committee for Defence of Human Rights has been engulfed by crisis as revelation of TB Joshua's donation of N10million emerges.   The ongoing crisis rocking one of Nigeria’s foremost civil society organisations, the Committee for Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, took a new turn, Vanguard reports. This is after the Lagos State chapter of the association disclosed that N10 million was allegedly donated to the association by founder of The Synagogue Church Of All Nations, Pastor T.B Joshua. The State chapter added that the fund was allegedly donated by the cleric to CDHR through its President, Malachy Ugwumadu, and one Ade Ikuesan, to mobilize members to court whenever case on his collapsed six-storey building that allegedly led to death of over 100 Nigerians and foreigners at Lagos State Corona Court is scheduled to hold. Meanwhile, Ugwumadu had debunked the allegations, claiming that the Lagos chapter of the association was peddling false claim. Speaki...

By Fai Cassian Ndi  Prof. Uphie Melo Chinje is the new Rector of the University of Ngoundere. Before her appointment two days ago to that prestigious position, she was the General Manager of the Local Material Authority-MIPROMALO. Prof. Uphie Melo Chinje While at MIPROMALO, Prof. Uphie Melo Chinje was a frontline researcher, like other result oriented researchers, he job was to transform laboratory work into tangible practical work. She was tasked with moving research results from the laboratory into the field of production. In the past, accusations have been more compounded by the fact that research results never go beyond the laboratory. Reasons being that majority of the research results never tie with local realities because most of the researchers prefer to think globally and act globally. Welcome Prof. Uphie Melo Chinje who is a mark departure from the madding crowd because she thinks globally and act locally. As a woman she has shown proof of being a sy...

 The International Monetary Fund’s executive board has approved a $666 million, three-year extended credit facility for Cameroon to support economic and financial reforms, an IMF statement said. According to Reuters report, the fluctuation in the prices of oil has resulted to government's inability to raise enough revenue. This reports say has obliged to concentrate resources on combating the threat of Islamist Boko Haram militants along its northwestern border with Nigeria. “Having initially shown resilience owing to its greater diversification, the Cameroonian economy is now facing decelerating growth, declining fiscal and external buffers, and rapidly-rising public debt,” IMF Deputy Managing director Mitsuhiro Furusawa said in the statement. The board’s decision allows for the immediate disbursement of $171 million as part of a programme aimed at restoring fiscal and external sustainability and unlocking private sector-driven growth. When News Breaks Out, We ...

RIP Ache Franklin A Shakespearean tragedy as so far considered may be called a story of exceptional calamity leading to the death of a man in high estate. But it is clearly much more than this, and we have now to regard it from another side. Heaven has again loosened on humanity. The news of the demise of Ache Franklin aka L’Enfant Noir Du Cameroun came as a shock to many including this writer. Though grieved by the sad news, it should be noted Ache Franklin will remain and continue to be remembered for his creativity. As Geology teacher at GBHS Nkambe, he left an indelible mark of greatness. As a musician, he leaves behind the legendary lyrics in Limbum that it may take centuries for someone to topple. And as former Manager of Savannah Frontier Radio, Nkambe, his management skills will forever be remembered as he produced some of the best jingles. The inventor of "molo molo dance" as he was fondly called has left his friends, students and colleagues in a confused s...

 The Newly appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Buea, Prof Ngomo Horace Manga hails from Ndian Division in the South West Region. Before his appoint to man the University of Buea, he served as Secretary General in the Ministry of Higher Education. He is an associate Professor of Applied Chemical Engineering. He obtained his PHD from the University of Lagos in 1990. He replaces Prof. Nalova Lyonga who goes on retirement.    When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)

Prof. Nalova Lyonga Prof. Nalova Lyonga, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Buea has been replaced. This is following a Presidential decree signed today June 27, 2017 by President Paul Biya. She has been replaced by Prof. Ngomo Horace Manga while Ako Edward Oben who was formerly Rector of the University of Maroua is new Pro Chancellor.  Nalova Lyonga, who was Associate Professor was installed on Wednesday July 4 20112 at 3p.m as the 4 th vice chancellor of the University of Buea, UB. She became the second female and second South West elite to man the affairs of UB. Her appointment by President Paul Biya on Thursday June 28, 2012 downplayed all speculations by bookmakers given that she replaced Vincent P.K Titanji, following varied lobby faces. Sources say Prof. Uphie Melo Chinje was also appointed to man the University of Ngoundere. UP NEXT: How Prof. Nalova Lyonga will be remembered When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)

Researchers are installing small plastic structures meant to mimic natural coralline algae off the coast of Italy. Photo courtesy University of Portsmouth    June 27 (UPI) -- Researchers from the University of Portsmouth in Great Britain hope an artificial coral reef can protect species from the ill effects of global warming, including rising ocean temperatures and ocean acidification. Coral reefs anchor the food chains and ecosystems that support much of the ocean's biodiversity. But the health of many reefs continue to decline as ocean waters become more acidic and temperatures rise. Scientists in Portsmouth are working on an artificial reef model with hopes of creating suitable underwater refuges for vulnerable species. Researchers have created small plastic structures mimicking natural coralline algae, a type of red algae with calcareous deposits. Coralline algae are the main builders of reefs in the Mediterranean Sea. They als...

June 27 (UPI) -- Brazil's Public Ministry said the attorney general has charged President Michel Temer with corruption after an investigation revealed hefty bribe payments. Attorney General Rodrigo Janot on Monday filed a complaint to the Supreme Federal Court in which he accused Temer and his federal deputy Rodrigo Rocha Loures of passive corruption for receiving about $150,000 in bribes from Joesley Batista, a food company business leader. Janot seeks damages of about $3 million from Temer and about $600,000 from Rocha Loures, as well as their dismissal from public service. Janot said bribe payments Temer and Rocha Loures received within a nine-month period could reach up to $11 million. "The denunciation was based on criminal investigation that proved the materiality and the authorship of the crime of passive corruption," the Public Ministry said in a statement. "In addition to the conviction for passive corruption, the attorney general seeks ...

Daphne One of Cameroon’s rising female singer, Daphne is quoted to have said that Cameroonian guys are not romantic.   Daphne who is celebrated for her famous soundtrack "Calee" is said to have told Team237mag in an exclusive interview that: “Well from my encounter, I know Cameroonian guys are really smart and cute in their own way but the bad thing I hate about Cameroonian guys is that they are very unromantic". Impressionists are of the opinion that this decade has recorded the emergence of a huge number of young musicians that distinguished themselves by their aspirations to address pertinent issues and with a new social and philosophical tone, yet semantically undefined. Apparently, this new music "rids" or "emancipates" itself from the statements they make in public.  The question which many have been asking is whether what musicians say is the only the function of text in music or in a broader sense also the capabilities of languag...