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admin - May 22, 2025

Obi Declares Vatican Visit Non-Political, Urges Nigerian Leaders To Embrace Pope’s Message of Reform

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has clarified that his recent trip to the Vatican for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV was not a political engagement.   He urged Nigerians, especially those in leadership, to reflect on the Pope’s call for justice, compassion, and […]
admin - May 21, 2025

Kenya Faces Surging Food Prices As Cartels Undermine Subsidy Efforts

  By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya   Kenya is witnessing a sharp increase in the cost of essential food items, with new findings pointing to market manipulation and lack of competition as the main culprits.   According to a report released by the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. (COMESA) Competition Commission, food costs in […]
admin - May 21, 2025

KENYA: Gachagua Revises Earlier Claims, Admits Kenya Kwanza Found Some Funds In Treasury

  By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya    Kenyan former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has backtracked on his previous assertion that the Kenya Kwanza government inherited a completely depleted Treasury when it took over in 2022.   Speaking during a recent interview with media personality, Oga Obinna, Gachagua acknowledged that although the financial situation was tight, the […]
admin - May 21, 2025

KENYA: Martha Karua Blocked From Entering Tanzania, Faces Deportation

  By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya   A senior Kenyan politician and co-leader of the Azimio la Umoja coalition, Martha Karua, was on Sunday barred from entering Tanzania and is now awaiting deportation.   Karua, who also leads the People’s Liberation Party, disclosed through Twitter that she, along with rights activists Gloria Kimani and Lynn Ngugi, […]
admin - May 18, 2025

MALAWI: Kabaza Operators Suspend Demonstrations After Meeting With Deputy Minister

  By Smile Hamilton, Malawi    The Kabaza operators have agreed to indefinitely suspend their planned demonstrations following a meeting with Deputy Minister of Transport Baba Steven Malondera in Lilongwe on Saturday.   The operators had intended to protest against alleged harassment by individuals claiming to be affiliated with the ruling party, who were reportedly […]
admin - May 18, 2025

NIGERIA: Peter Okoye Testifies Against Brother In $1M and £34,537 Fraud Case

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, May 16, 2025, opened its case against Jude Chigozie Okoye, the former manager and elder brother of the popular Nigerian music duo, Paul and Peter Okoye, popularly knowb as P-Square, over an alleged fraud involving $1 million and £34,537. […]
admin - May 18, 2025

NIGERIA: Yul Edochie Urges Nigerians To Embrace Tradition To Prevent Untimely Deaths

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    Popular Nollywood actor and self-proclaimed cleric, Yul Edochie, has attributed the increasing rate of untimely deaths in Nigeria to the abandonment of traditional African practices in favor of Western lifestyles.   Edochie, who made the statement in a recent Instagram post, emphasized that reconnecting with ancestral customs and […]
admin - May 18, 2025

NIGERIA: INEC Publishes Details Of Anambra Governorship Candidates

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has published the personal particulars of all candidates contesting in the upcoming 2025 Anambra State governorship election.   According to a statement signed by the Commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, a total of sixteen […]
admin - May 18, 2025

KENYA : President William Ruto’s Allies Criticizes Gachagua’s New Party, Call “It Weak And  Divisive.” 

  Kenyan President William Ruto and his close allies have launched a scathing attack on former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s newly unveiled political outfit, the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), describing it as lacking vision and built on tribal lines.   Speaking in Tana River County while inspecting the Galana Kulalu irrigation scheme, President […]
admin - May 16, 2025

NIGERIA: ‘You’ve Earned This Weekend—But Don’t Let Your Guard Down’ — Police Warn Nigerians

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   The Nigeria Police Force has taken to social media to acknowledge the struggles of citizens after a long week while also reminding the public of the shared responsibility in maintaining national security.   In a heartfelt Friday evening post on their official page, the police recognized the challenges Nigerians […]
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