FORMER Cameroon international soccer players led by Patrick Mboma and Omam Biyik arrive today to play a charity match against a Ugandan select side tomorrow at Nakivubo stadium.
The recent massacre of defenceless Nigerians in Bakassi Peninsula by armed Cameroonian forces is a development that should not be ignored by Nigeria.
Worried by the incessant reports of ill-treatment meted out to Nigerians resident in the Bakassi Peninsula ceded to Cameroon following the International Court of Justice judgment of 2002 over its ownership tussle between Nigeria and Cameroon , the Inspector General of Police, Ogbonnaya Onovo, has requested for an urgent meeting with his Cameroonian counterpart.
The Coordinator, United Nations Cameroon Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC) in Yaounde', Cameroon, Mr. Pierre Diouf, has arrived the Bakassi returnees camp to join four others already on ground on a fact finding mission.
Worried at the incessant reports of maltreatment by Nigerians resident in the Bakassi Peninsula, which was ceded to Cameroon following the International Court of Justice judgement of 2002 over its ownership tussle between Nigeria and Cameroon , the Inspector-General of Police, Ogbonna Onovo, has requested his Cameroonian counterpart for an urgent meeting.
South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana face a difficult first round in the 2010 World Cup soccer finals, while Nigeria will contend with familiar opponents and Cameroon can probably count themselves luckier than their African counterparts.
South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana face a difficult first round in the 2010 World Cup soccer finals, while Nigeria will contend with familiar opponents and Cameroon can probably count themselves luckier than their African counterparts.
Growing up in Cameroon, Joseph-Antoine Bell and his friends used to think that by playing football they could get rid of malaria.
CAMEROONIAN Celestin Nkoueleue registered his third upset in the ITF East Africa U-18 junior circuit yesterday with a 7-5 4-6 6-1 over seed 15 Karim Hossam from Egypt.
The Director-General, Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr. Vincent Aquah, has described the recent fact finding mission of the United Nations to the Bakassi Peninsula Returnee Camp in Ekpri-Ikang, New Bakassi, as a pragmatic sign of concern for the plight of Nigerians in the Peninsula.
FORMER Miracle Centre and SC Villa right full back, Dan Ntale who is also the director of Kampala School of Excellence, a youth academy, has organised a tour to Kampala by former Cameroon Ex- internationals in the second week of December.
More Nigerians have fled the ceded Bakassi Peninsula following intensified harassment of innocent Nigerians living in the area. About 200 persons who recently escaped death and maiming by the gendarmes have arrived the returnee camp at Ekpri Ikang with sorry stories of intense torture.
Etim Ekong Ita, 30, was born in Akpankayang, one of the fishing settlements in Bakassi Peninsula. He had lived all his life in the creeks and enjoyed his trade as a fisherman. But that ended about two weeks ago when he had an almost fatal encounter with the Cameroon Gendarmes.
Worried by the recent attacks on Nigerians in the Bakassi Peninsula by Cameroonian gendarmes, the House of Representatives Thursday advised the federal government to formally report to the United Nations Organization (UN), the African Union (AU) and other relevant bodies in a bid to compel Cameroon to abide by the Green Tree Agreement (GTA).
Following the continuous harassment of Bakassi natives by Cameroun gendarmes in the ceded Bakassi Peninsula, over 700 Cross Riverians who were still doing businesses in the area together with their children weekend fled the area.
THE 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (OC) have congratulated the three teams that qualified last night for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa next year.
A recent survey carried out in ten regions of Cameroon shows that rape cases are on the rise. According to IPS, 20 percent of the nearly 38,000 women interviewed reported having been raped.
There's only one slot left to be filled in Africa's line-up at the 2010 Fifa World Cup, to be played in South Africa next June, and it will be taken after what has the makings of an epic playoff between Algeria and Egypt in Sudan on Wednesday.
In a great weekend of football, Nigeria, Cameroon and New Zealand all secured their spot for Africa's maiden FIFA World Cup. They join Japan, Netherlands, North Korea, Australia, South Korea, USA, Brazil, Ghana, England, Paraguay, Spain, Denmark, Ivory Coast, Chile, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Serbia, Switzerland, Argentina, Honduras, Slovakia and South Africa, as hosts, who have already qualified for ...
For the first time in the history of African World Cup qualifying series, most of the matches had to go the wire with Nigerian and Cameroon having to wait till the last day to decide their fate. They both joined Ghana and Cote'd Ivoire who sealed their passage to Madiba's country months ago.
Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has raised alarm over the poor security situation created in the waterway between Nigeria and Republic of Cameroon following the declaration of the area as a buffer zone.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) has congratulated Nigeria, Cameroon and New Zealand after qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup at the weekend.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (OC) would like to congratulate the three teams that qualified last night for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa next year.
Cameroon's Indomitable Lions are through to the World Cup finals South Africa following a 2-nil victory over Morocco in Fez.
Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has raised alarm over the poor security situation created in the waterways between Nigeria and Republic of Cameroon, following the declaration of the area as a buffer zone.
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