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The maiden National Executive Bureau of the Djottin Teacher’s Association known by the acronym DJOTA has been installed. This historic activity took place in Bamenda on Thursday the 29 th of December 2022 during the National Congress of this body. Those elected into the Executive Bureau and their respective elective positions include Professor Nfi Joseph Lon (National Present), Dr. Ndyun Aloysius Mbuh (Vice National President), Mr. Tata Leo Ngong (Secretary General), Mr. Nforya Philip Ngong (Vice Secretary General), Mr. Ngoran George Njong (Financial Secretary), Madam Ndi Mary (Treasurer/Accounts Clerk), Dr. Ndiyun Kenneth Yufenyuy (Public Relations Officer), Mr. Tabah Marcel and Madam Shey Sonia (Social Secretaries), Mr. Njoh Emmanuel Njemngang and Madam Ngaiwi Evelyne Fijoy (Discipline/Security Officials). The DJOTA National Executive Bureau Prior to this elective exercise was a word of welcome from the Congress Chairperson followed by a talk on the relevance of DJOTA by Profess...

1. Origins Noni people clearly do not have the same origins. Sometimes, even families have an account of how they migrated to eventually settle in Noni. Irrespective of their different origins, they have successfully lived together and blended into a people united by one Noni language albeit different dialects. Shey George Forgwei, retired Seniour Civil Servant and an Engineer with the Ministry of public Works and former Regional Delegate for the same ministry for the Northwest Region and elite from Nkor-Noni traces the roots of some people in Nkor Noni including the roots of his own   family to Kikaikilaki in Kumbo.  Shey George Forgwei Their forefather was a brother of the last but two Shufais of Kikaikilaki. This forefather   was supposed to take over from their father but at the same time he was a trader. Once when he was away, their father died. He had gone to Nigeria to sell Cola nuts and to buy other items but before coming home, their father had passed on. His ju...

“Development Initiatives Shouldn’t Have the Colours Of Any Political Party” -Dr . Ndi Germanus Nchanji- Mayor Nkor-Noni Council Dr. Ndi Germanus Nchanji, Mayor of the Nkor Noni Council has declared that development initiatives should be inclusive in nature and shouldn’t be tagged with the names or colours of Political Parties. What he is prescribing for Noni is an all inclusive development approach with every member of the community chipping into a bank of development ideas.   This approach he States will not only enhance balanced development but will bring together factions of the community that have been at daggers drawn for too long. Development in Unity are his key words. Dr. Ndi Germanus Nchanji He was interviewed by Francis Ekongang Nzante Excerpts ………….. When exactly was the Nkor-Noni Council created and what were it’s immediate challenges? ……… The Nkor Council was created on the 25 th of November 1993 by Presidential Decree No. 93/322 of 25 th November 1...

  “I Pledge To Work Hand in Hand With Traditional Leaders And Elite In Noni” -        Nfon Nkwantè In a maiden Interview with Nfon Nkwantè Noni, Dr. Nfii Kangong Ndikintum   after he was knighted the new Ambassador for Noni has declared that he will be fully committed and will work hand-in-hand with all traditional leaders and elite of Noni. In this interview with Noni Herald, Nfon Nkwantè Noni takes out time to define his duties and unambiguously gives meaning to the Nfon Nkwantè initiative. He was interviewed by Francis Ekongang Nzante   Excerpts Greetings Nfon Nkwantè . Who exactly is Dr . Nfii Ndikintum? ……… I was blessed with outstanding, upright, loving and caring parents: Shey Chrysanthus Ndikintum and Ekunda Dorothee, both of blessed memory. I am married and have three children. I hold a PhD in Statistics and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati, OH, USA. I was knighted as Shey Ngen...

 " It is the beginning of a New Era in Noni” -President, Din Development Association DDA The President of the Din Development Association has declared that Noni is being ushered into a completely new era. He was speaking during the Fund Raising Event organised by DDA   at Carrefour Obili in Yaounde on Saturday the 26 th of November. The project he said was geared towards the provision of portable drinking water in some parts of Din. Ngong Gilbert Nkongnyoh Excerpts: ………….. What is the main idea behind the meeting of today? ……………   The main reason for this meeting is to raise funds to solve the problem of scarcity of drinking water in some parts of Din. Some Communities still depend on rivers and streams for water. This sometimes lead to the spread of water borne diseases especially among children. We feel that it is necessary to assemble resources and extend the water supply network to communities that have not yet had water. This water project started in ...

“Djottin is now Peaceful Enough for Execution of Electricity Project” -Nyanyoh Mary Magdalene Tah, DADA National President.   In this maiden Interview accorded to the media since her overwhelming victory in the elections that ushered her into the office of DADA National President, Nyanyoh Mary Magdalene Tah states unequivocally that Djottin is no longer in the Red Zone. Djottin she insists is now Peaceful Enough for the execution of the World Bank Electricity Project. The lack of electricity,roads and portable water according to the dynamic National President constitute some of the greatest deterrents to Development in Djottin. She begins by introducing herself. ……………. “I am Nyanyoh Mary Magdalene Tah, a Pedagogue and Secondary School Teacher. So I am a teacher by Profession. I am Dean of studies at Government Bilingual High School Atiela, Nkwen, Bamenda. I have been in service for 22 years. I am a writer and I have written books on Citizenship and articles on spiritualit...