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Politicians and a lawyer are questioning the official story around ex-MP Cyrus Jirongo's fatal crash. Saboti MP Caleb Amisi and attorney Kibe Mungai suspect possible foul play, arguing the circumstances seem unusual for a simple accident. Amisi noted Jirongo left a gathering in Karen late at...

The National Exams Council warned schools against spreading fake score reports for the new Grade 9 tests. They stated the Competency-Based Curriculum does not use total scores or school averages, unlike the old system. Official results rank students in four performance tiers only, not with...

A Chinese national, Ling Yao Zheng, faced charges in a Mombasa court for illegal gun possession and assault. Police arrested him at Shelly Beach after finding a loaded pistol. He pleaded guilty to all counts. The court also learned he is wanted internationally. Tanzanian authorities seek him...

The DCI is investigating the fatal crash that killed former MP Cyrus Jirongo. The head-on collision between his car and a bus happened in the Karai area near Naivasha. Investigators reviewed CCTV from a nearby gas station showing his final movements seconds before impact. Detectives questioned...

The DCI corrected the license plate for the car in the fatal crash involving former MP Cyrus Jirongo. They said the number is KCZ 350C, not the previously reported digits, calling the earlier statement a typographical error. Jirongo died in a head-on collision with a passenger bus in the Karai...

President William Ruto pushed back against critics of his administration's development plans. Speaking at a cultural event in Turkana County, he stated their five trillion shilling economic plan was on schedule to be half finished next year. He cited the hiring of over one hundred thousand...

Researchers from Yale University claim Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces tried to hide mass killings in el-Fasher. Their report, based on satellite images, states the RSF conducted a systematic effort to bury and burn tens of thousands of bodies after capturing the city in October. The...

The autopsy for former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo is finally happening, after delays. His body has been at a Nairobi funeral home since a fatal crash in Naivasha. Opposition figures visited his home, demanding transparency about his death. Politicians like Fred Gumo, Kalonzo Musyoka, and Rigathi...

Security forces fought off an al-Shabaab raid targeting Chinese workers in Elwak town, Mandera County. The attackers hit a compound near the local police station, damaging vehicles and property. All ten Chinese nationals, who are road construction workers, were secured without injury. The...

The itel SUPER 26 Ultra phone just snagged a top prize at an awards show in Lagos. It was named best for its curved screen and AI features at the Nigeria Technology Awards. Company reps said the win proves their focus on affordable, high-tech gear for younger buyers. Marketing manager Dolapo...

The grocery chain Marketsquare, run by Sundry Markets Limited, handed out food to roughly a hundred people in Rivers State. Each package was valued at fifty thousand naira. The company's marketing lead, Emmanuel Patrick Isangediok, called the giveaway part of their duty to help communities where...

Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed reacted to the death of former Chief Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad. The 72-year-old jurist, a Bauchi native, died following a long illness in Saudi Arabia. The governor praised the late justice as a disciplined and dedicated legal figure. He highlighted...

A political figure in Enugu State, Comrade Adolphus Ude, just blasted the Works Minister, Dave Umahi. Ude, from the African Democratic Congress, called out Umahi's recent statement that Igbos are happy with President Tinubu's government. He labeled those claims as completely false and...

Abia State lawmakers are getting called out by their own staff union, PASAN, backed by the local NLC chapter. Led by Chairman Okoro Ogbonnaya, labor protesters gathered at the state assembly building in Umuahia. They accused certain legislators of breaking padlocks and chains placed during a...

Governor Nasir Idris signed off on Kebbi State's 2026 budget, a massive 642.9 billion naira plan. He got the bill from the assembly speaker, Usman Muhammad-Zuru, at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi. The governor praised the lawmakers for passing it quickly. The budget splits spending into...

A former UN human rights expert, Professor Uchenna Emelonye, is telling Nigerian senators to drop their death penalty plan for kidnappers. He spoke directly to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other lawmakers during an online press conference. The professor called the idea a distraction...

Fatima Buhari claims her late father, former President Muhammadu Buhari, was paranoid about surveillance in his Presidential Villa office. She made the statement in a new biography of him written by Dr. Charles Omole. This fear dictated their strange communications. He reportedly suspected...

The Nkanu Youth Organization impeached its president, David Nwachukwu, over misconduct allegations. The group representing six local areas appointed Vice President Gideon Nwafor as acting leader. They accused Nwachukwu of financial crimes like diverting funds and fraudulent collections. An...

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, called transformation a necessity for the military. He stated this at a seminar in Abuja, addressing evolving threats like terrorism and cyber warfare. He emphasized integrating new technologies such as AI and unmanned systems into...

An APC leader criticized Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe for questioning President Tinubu's election victory. Prince Paul Ikonne called the remarks politically desperate, suggesting opposition panic ahead of the next general election. Ikonne asserted Tinubu's 2023 win was legitimate and broadly...