One of CAMEROON's recognized Publisher and media guru, Cham Victor Bama cum Editor-In-Chief and Publisher of The Municipal Updates daily newspaper and Bi-Weekly Chronicle Newspaper has received a distinction Award to his exploits in journalism.
The recognition was handed to him during a ceremony to mark the 2022 edition of the World Press Freedom Day on the campus of the University of Buea. It is a recognition from the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, JMC.
The Dean of the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, FSMS of UB, Prof Emmanuel Yenshu handed the award to Cham Victor. Speaking at the ceremony, the Head of Department, HOD, of JMC, Prof Kingsley Lyonga Ngange noted that the department was proud to have groomed Cham whom he described as young, vibrant and a daring Media personality.
Cham was part of the 2016 batch of students of JMC . “There is no gain saying that Cham Victor Bama is one of the daring Cameroonian journalists who fought his way through hardwork to the top”, Prof Ngange said.
Cham runs Municipal Updates Daily both in french and English and The Chronicle Times, all newspapers widely read around the world. Speaking to the press, Cham Victor Bama expressed gratitude to the department of JMC for singling him out and recognizing excellence.
While launching The Chariot Magazine, Cham announced a couple of good news for JMC. He said he shall subsidized the printing of the Chariot Magazine at 75% discount and from the JMC 2016 batch, sponsoring three students yearly in JMC will be taken care of.
This recent recognition only adds to several awards already won by Cham Victor Bama who is also described by colleagues as an innovative journalist. His father and mother were part of the emotional colourful ceremony as they watched their son singled out in Celebration.
Born on September 7th 1990
Attended St Jerome Catholic Primary school Weh in Menchum Division.
-attended Government Technical High School Wum and obtained the CAP certificate, GCE certifications and the Probatoire and Baccalaureate certificates respectively.
-in 2010 was among best students in the Baccalaureate exams with a pass in EXCELLENCE.
-2007- elected divisional President of Association of Young Communicators for Menchum
-2009- Elected Pioneer member of the National Youth Council
-2008 became Commonwealth and PAVIS pilot trainee on good governance and leadership
-2010 trained as Community health communicator in Bamenda
-2011 passed the Entrance exams into ENS Bambili where he read Information Management and Communication
-2012-2014: Coordinator of Crtv North West Youth Programs
-2013-Elected Executive member of the Cameroon National Youth Council for Bamenda
-2014-graduated from ENS BAMBILI
-January 2015-posted as Government Teacher to Buea
-APRIL 2015 Founded Municipal Updates
-2017 elected President of the Cameroon National Youth Council for Fungom
-2019: obtained a BSc in Journalism and Mass Communication in UB
-2019: founded The Chronicle Times Newspaper
-2019: founded the Association of Cameroon Journalists for the Promotion of Local Development
-2020:founded the Cameroon Watch News Site
-2021: appointed Country Communication Director of Focus Africa Series Movement
Membership:
-English Language Newspaper Publishers Association
-CAMASEJ
-He is also a communication consultant with several national and international organizations
-He is Vice President of the “University of Tiko”…
-He has attended several National and international workshops and seminars.
Life after JMC:
Cham Victor Bama upon graduation from the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Buea, relaunched the Municipal Updates Newspaper, august 2019.
The newspaper upgraded to a biweekly publication.
In December 2019, he created The Chronicle Times Newspaper, a biweekly. In early 2020, he created the Cameroon Watch online news site.
He was one of the Frontline newspaper influencer at the historic Major National Dialogue in 2019 in Yaounde.
In April 2021, he created the Municipal Updates Magazine.
In October 2021, he launched the Municipal Updates printing press.
He became of the few Cameroonian newspaper owner to own a printing press.
On February 1st, 2022, he Launched the Municipal Updates Daily Newspaper.
Municipal Updates became one of the two English Language Daily Newspapers in Cameroon since independence.
In April 2022, he created the Municipal Updates French version.
He becomes the lone Cameroonian media owner, public and private, to publish two separate versions of a newspaper in English and French.
He is one of the lone private newspaper to cover high profile outings of the State, such as strategic missions from the Presidency of the Republic to other key state structures.
He is the youngest,31, publisher in the country.
He is the current Vice President and founding member of the Tiko University.
He consults for several national and international bodies.
He is the current Senior Master of Discipline at Government Bilingual High School Mendong, Yaounde (appointed by the Minister of Secondary Education).
He is the current Youth Parliamentarian for Menchum North Constituency.
In 2021, He co-authored the book, THE LAST TESTIMONY OF CHRISTIAN CARDINAL TUMI.
In the days ahead he will be launching a continental magazine named: AFRIQUE MUNICIPAL.
Cham Victor hopes to wed at God’s appointed time.