Day: April 29, 2023

Famous Nigerian actor Yul Edochie, has spoken about the death of his son, one month of his demise. In an emotional tribute he posted on Facebook shortly after the burial, Yul detailed the last moment of his son before he was snatched by the cold hands of death. He noted that the young boy was excited to inform him about his school activities and he was looking forward to the inter-house games they were expected to have two days later. Yul added that his son was particularly excited as he flaunted a gold medal, he won in swimming with hopes of winning more at the games. ‘On that Wednesday morning, you came into my room, dressed up for school. You told me your school will be having inter-house sports on Friday and I promised you I’ll be there. You were so excited. You told me you won a gold medal in swimming,’ he wrote. ‘I congratulated you. We joked about your height, then you left for school in your ever-cheerful manner. And you never came back home again. I can’t question God. My dear son, just 16 years with us here on earth, but you made your mark. Great Son.’ Singing his first son’s praises Yul Edochie added ‘calm, cute, brilliant, always cheerful, outstanding footballer, gentle and loving soul. You’re an angel. We miss you. We love you, Kambi. Daddy loves you. But God loves you more. Rest well, Son. Till we meet again. Rest in Heaven with God. My dear son, Kambi Yul-Edochie. Kambi yoooooo!’, he said. Yul said they goofed around and joked about his height after which he watched his son take his leave in an unusually cheerful manner. However, he never returned home as his lifeless body was transported to the hospital after he slumped during the football game. The grieving father said he is yet to come to terms with his son’s demise, adding that he cannot question God. Yul said his son made his mark, despite spending just 16 years on earth. Yul Chibuike Daniel Edochie popularly known as Yul Edochie is a Nigerian actor, named after Russian actor Yul Brynner. He is from Anambra state Nigeria, the son of Nigerian actor Pete Edochie.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Lausanne Academy club of Yaounde is in total mess. The homologation and disciplinary commission of the Cameroon Football Federation, FECAFOOT has slammed the elite two club a year ban from all its activities.

In addition to the ban, the club has also been fined 17 million FCFA to be paid to FECAFOOT. This comes after violence occurred on April 26, 2023 after championship match day 25 against Rangers FC Bafut in Yaounde.

The decision is issued in a press release signed by Nkengni Felix, president of the homologation and disciplinary commission on April 28.

According to the release, coach Noufessi Samuel of Lausanne will pay a fine of 5 million FCFA and has been banned for 5 years.

In addition, two players of the elite two club, Yannick Ngono and Andrien Jordan who were found guilty of fueling the act, have been fined 2 million FCFA. They have also been banned from all FECAFOOT competitions for two years.

All 3 points of the match were awarded to Rangers FC Bafut after the commission met. It also agreed that scores of the match is 0-2, though it ended 1-2 for Rangers.

On that Wednesday, fans of the Yaounde based elite two club molested match officials at the end of the game, claiming the officials favored Rangers FC. Two of the officials ended up in the hospital.

However, the club have 5 days, according to the rules to appeal the decision.

Few months ago, Unisport of Bafang was sanctioned on a similar act. All these is coming at a time when FECAFOOT President, Samuel Eto’o is trying to give a new face to football in Cameroon.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

The Minister of Secondary Education, Nalova Lyonga, and her counterpart of the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training Issa Tchiroma Bakary have reiterated the need to reform the General Secondary Education sub-system with a skills development approach.

Speaking on Friday, April 28, at the close of a two-day workshop organized in Douala, the government officials told critical actors of the initiative dubbed Secondary Education and Skills Development Project (SESDP), that the labor market is yet to get the adequate skills needed for the diversification of Cameroon’s economy.

“The system has to upscale the skills of the students,” Secondary Education Minister, Nalova Lyonga said while highlighting the need for students to be less dependent on teachers. “Many of the teachers are looking for greener pastures, and some don’t teach” she noted.

The Minister said a number of schools had been selected for the skills development project. “The SESDP is putting some money at the disposal of these schools”. She did not say what criteria were being used to select the schools. “If you are selected, you are lucky…Find out why your school is selected,” she told participants.

Employment Minister, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, laid emphasis on the need for everyone, especially parents, to take the project seriously. “We are the ones who build poverty and it is our responsibility to get ourselves out of it,” he said.

The two Ministers are being accompanied by their counterparts from the Ministries of Post and Telecommunications (MINPOSTEL), Youth and Civic Education (MINJEC), Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER); Fisheries and Animal Industries (MINEPIA), and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts (MINPMEESA).

The Secondary Education and Skills Development Project (SESDP) is an initiative of the government of Cameroon and the World Bank, implemented on 21 December 2021 in Cameroon.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

The Honorary Consul General of Seychelles in Bulgaria, Maxim Behar, has displayed his more creative culinary side through the writing of a book on the cuisine, nature and people of Seychelles – a country he has been serving since 2004.

Called “Seychelles Recipes and More about ‘Paradise on Earth'” in Bulgarian, the book holds 25 recipes from Seychellois cuisine, ranging from starters, main dishes to desserts.

Behar, who is the owner and CEO of an award-winning European PR corporation, M3 Communications Group, told SNA that one of the very unique sides of the beautiful country of course is the unique cuisine.

“Being in the public relations business I understand very well that cuisine is very attractive and, alongside this, people will learn many other things about our country. I know Seychelles for almost 20 years and it was always my wish to promote it better to the world,” said Behar.

Talking about what inspired him to write the book, Behar outlined that it was his participation in a reality cooking show on Bulgarian NOVA TV Channel called ‘The Cherry on the Cake’, that sparked the idea.

“In the show, I cooked genuine Seychelles food and the interest was really enormous. Hundreds of people called me with requests for recipes and more details about Seychelles and then I had only one choice to satisfy those requests – to write a book,” said Behar.

Offering a deeper glimpse into his relationship with Seychelles, Behar said that his favourite Seychellois dishes are the Millionaire Salad or Palm Heart salad and Tuna Fish Grilled Steak, two dishes that he regularly cooks at home.

To put together the recipes in the book, Behar received guidance from two people within the culinary scene of Seychelles. One was his close Bulgarian friend, Milen Velikov, who lived in Seychelles for about 15 years and opened a Creole restaurant in the Northern Bulgarian city of Ruse.

“Before the pandemic, he was managing an emblematic restaurant on Mahe, called ‘Oscars’. Luckily, and totally coincidentally, at the time when I was writing a book there was a Seychellois chef – Julio Lesperance – visiting friends in Sofia, and part of the advice also came from him,” said Behar.

Aside from the Seychellois cuisine, the book also tells the story of the island nation’s people and nature.

Behar said that the more people know about the country, which he refers to in the book as ‘Paradise on Earth’, the better for Seychelles’ economy, for the education of its people, and for the cultural exchange and friendship between the nations.

“Seychelles cuisine is not foreign to me. Deeply in my heart and thoughts, I feel Seychelles. My dream is to make the country much more known all over the world. That is why the book will soon be in the English language on Amazon so millions of people all over the world will be able to download it. Making Seychelles better branded reflects not only on tourism, but also on businesses, and investments. Even our national pride is important in this unsecured and difficult world,” said Behar.

Source: Seychelles News Agency

Over 50 large bags, containing suspected packets of illicit drugs, were removed by Seychelles’ military officials and the police from a dhow intercepted in the island nation’s waters.

The Seychelles Coast Guard escorted the dhow and its seven crew members aboard to its base at Ile Du Port arriving at around 1p.m. on Saturday.

“During the Coast Guard routine patrol, the dhow was spotted southeast of Mahe, and the Coast Guard vessel, Zoroaster, was sent to their location. They had to use force to stop the boat whose crew was not cooperating,” said Lieutenant Colonel Archil Mondon, the public relations officer of the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) and the commanding officer of the Special Forces Unit.

He explained that while they were boarding the dhow, which had seven crew members, some of them had dumped some bags into the sea. The bags were recovered and transported to the main island of Mahe.

The operation to inspect and remove the suspected drugs from the boat took place in the presence of President Wavel Ramkalawan, along with other senior members of the SDF and the Seychelles Police.

Ramkalawan has congratulated the Seychelles security services including the SDF, the police and intelligence services as well as all other key partners involved in the recent anti-narcotics operation during which the largest amount of drugs was seized.

“This is a reflection of the enormity of the challenge our country is facing vis-a-vis the drug scourge, and the government with all its stakeholders and partners remains determined to pursue this fight for the protection of our people, especially the youth of Seychelles. We will not give up in this fight and I once again call on everyone to join in this fight. Congratulations for a job well done!” he said.

The Commissioner of Police, Ted Barbe, said that the SDF and the police worked closely together in such operations. The police then take over the investigation once the boat is brought ashore.

“There are no Seychellois aboard the boat and we are yet to ascertain the crews’ nationality, although we know that a lot of Iranians tend to frequent our waters,” said Commissioner Barbe.

He added that at the moment, they cannot confirm what type of drugs are in the bags, although they suspect it to be illicit drugs. This will be known once the relevant tests are done.

Source: Seychelles News Agency