Briefs

Enow Stanley shines again at AFRIMA Awards.

Cameroon’s Hip Hop Star, Stanley Enow alias Bayangi Boy (Etang-tiMohManyang) has once again mounted the continental podium. Enow Stanley was voted best African artiste in the HIP Hop category, in the Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, holding in Lagos, Nigeria. The artiste from Manyu Division had earlier in 2015 won the Award for the “Best male artiste in central Africa.”

                Stanley Enow won the Hip Hop Award in preference to fellow compatriots, Daphne, Franko, Locko and Wax Dey.

                He has attributed his continental recognition to his peculiar style of singing that pays attention to the day-to-day realities of African society and his use of pidgen apart from English and French.

                He calls on big companies to jump for the opportunity and support him after this recognition on the continental scene.

Abah Abah seizes Supreme Court

Former Minister of Economy and Finance PolycarpeAbahAbah has seized the Supreme Court to overrule the 20 years prison sentence slammed on him by the special criminal court. The SCC found AbahAbah guilty of embezzling over 1.2 billion FCFA in 2008 being returns of Value Added Tax VAT that was supposed to be ploughed back to the economy. AbahAbah’s lawyers say their client is victim of a kangaroo trial and that AbahAbah is only a target of political persecution. Abah had earlier earned a 25-year jail term on a different charge. He also got a 6-year term for attempting to jump jail. This brings his total jail term to 51 years.

                Discernibly devastated in court after the pronouncement of the 20-year verdict, AbahAbah cried out that the judges should have rather sentenced him to death.

                “Is this what I deserve for all the dedicated and loyal service I rendered to this nation? Questioned AbahAbah, almost bursting into tears in court.