When The Going Went Tough, The Tough Still Got Their Way  ( The  1% possibility I was left with.) One of the first words I learnt and experienced in Germany is the word  “Schwierigkeit” which means difficulty in English. And if there is one thing I have become used to in this life, is learning things […]

Who is your favorite Cameroonian star? Who is influencing you in any way in Cameroon?  And would you tattoo your favorite star on your body?  If yes.  Why? If not, what do you do to show gratitude to someone who influences you in a positive way? People are being influenced by people in so many […]

A Cameroonian court in the economic capital, Douala, has slammed a five year jail term on two men guilty of attempted homosexuality practices. The two men Njeukamloic Midrel aka Shakiro and his  friend Mouthe Roland aka Patricia who have been in police custody since February 8 after they were arrested by police, in the Cameroonian […]

In the cause of this month of May 2021, families in Germany will receive an additional money for Child support ( Kinderbonus), besides the normal monthly child benefit ( Kindergeld) paid to families as part of its latest Coronavirus financial support package. The payment to families which will certainly arrive late this month in the […]

  Germany banned travel from India earlier this week, allowing only citizens and residents to enter, following fears of the new Covid 19 variant, B.1.617, which originated from Indian, already spreading in Germany. India is experiencing a dramatic surge in Covid 19 cases, with hundreds of thousands people reportedly dying every single day from the […]

As the fear for further and wider spread of the most contagious virus after Flu which has sent the whole world into panic and economic quagmire continues, some residents in the Baden-Württemberg are beginning to reflect on the other side of the incident. In my own private quarantine zone, I get up early in the […]

Kumba based journalist released after hours on hostage Fear grips journalists in Kumba as one of their colleagues  was taken hostage last night by a group of unidentified gun men who passes for “Ambaboys” demanding support for the Anglophone struggle. The young hardworking journalist, (names withheld for security reason) who works with one of the […]

Oil –rich  Gabon now  under military control Soldiers in Gabon have staged a coup seizing power from the Bongo family who has ruled the oil rich country for over five decades. According to BBC Africa “they took control of the national radio station at 04:30 local time (03:30 GMT) to read a short statement announcing […]

  Our Dear Readers of update .direct news website, it is with love and respects that we  apologize for the long blackout on our news webpage. We are fully aware that this period must have caused us to loss the trust you all had built in us over time.  We (the team of www.update.direct) had […]

update.direct… Friday, Jan 20….….Anglophone families home and abroad, have just started their own cry of “bring back our boys”, while Nigerians are still to wipe their tears over the cry of “bring back our girls”. Unlike the Nigerian school girls, who were abducted from a boarding school some two years ago by the terrorist Muslim […]

By Diana Arrey   Update.direct, Stuttgart Germany, Jan 02…… Cameroonians home and abroad have this time read their president’s end of year speech even before H.E President Paul Biya, himself did it live on state own television, CRTV. Though no particular individual or group of persons have been blamed for the leak, many are of […]

By Diana Arrey   Update.direct, Instanbu, Turkey, January 01, 2017…….Reports from Istanbul say A gunman reportedly dressed in a Santa costume killed at least 39 people, including 16 foreigners, at one of Turkey’s famous nightclub in Istanbul during New Year’s Eve celebrations. Armed with a long-barrelled weapon, the attacker shot a police officer before storming the elite […]

2017 has not begun well for Global megastar Mariah Carey – singer of that Christmas song you’re glad you won’t have to hear for another year, just because her New Year’s Eve performance was, unfortunately, a technical mess. The singer struggled through her Times Square appearance that was aired on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve […]

George Michael dead: Pop superstar’s  George Micheal Dies At  53 From Suspected Heart Failure ‘unexplained but not suspicious’   Pop superstar George Michael’s death at the age of 53 from suspected heart failure is being treated by police as “unexplained but not suspicious”. The 53-year-old, who rose to fame as the front man of Wham! […]

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By George Njanjobea UPDATE, Buea, SWR, Cameroon, Friday, 14.10.2016………………………..The court of first instance holding in Kumba is currently prosecuting a Southern Cameroon National Council, SCNC, member, Ochie Ndocky Henry Ewane. He was arraigned in suit no CFIK/DS/254C/2015 by the presiding Magistrate Justice Mengalle Vivian. Being an activist for the secessionist group, Ochie Ndocky was apprehended […]

By George Njanjobea UPDATED, Yaounde, Cameroon, 12.10.2016………………A recent crack down on same sex “doers” have let gay men and lesbians in Cameroon running for their lives. Last week incident was life threatening to these group of people who have been labeled under section 347 of Law no. 2016/007 of July 12, 2016 relating to the […]

By Christopher Talla Aghaa UPDATE, Kumba, SWR, Cameroon, 12.10.2016…………. Legal Luminaries from the North West and South West Regions under the canopy of the Association of Cameroon Common Law Lawyers have gone on a sit-down strike. The strike which stated on Tuesday October 11TH,2016 will last until the Friday October 14th,2016. During this period, all […]