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  1. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Karua demands real-time justice for women on transit, not just policies

    Martha Karua from the People's Liberation Party told a Nairobi conference that Kenya needs to actually enforce safety rules for women using public transit and stop just announcing arrests without following through. She said at the Women Transport Africa Conference in Westlands that the justice...
  2. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Ruto seals $1.6B US health deal, first in Africa

    Kenya just locked down a 208 billion shilling deal with the US that pumps money straight into government health systems instead of routing cash through NGOs like they used to do. President William Ruto watched Marco Rubio sign the paperwork making Kenya the first African country getting this...
  3. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Kibagendi gets bail ahead of assault arrest

    Kitutu Chache South MP Antoney Kibagendi scored anticipatory bail from Lady Justice Teresa Achieng' Odera after filing paperwork through Bonuke and Company Advocates to block cops from grabbing him over an alleged beatdown at a Kisii restaurant. The judge set bail at 50,000 shillings and told...
  4. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Talanta Sports City to supercharge Kenya’s CBE push

    Kenya Defence Forces is building this massive Talanta Sports City on 45 hectares with help from China Road and Bridge Corporation, and the thing is sitting at 68 percent done right now. Sports Principal Secretary Elijah Mwangi checked it out and said the 60,000-seat stadium meets FIFA and CAF...
  5. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    KMTC students to finally get HELB loan access

    Deputy President Kithure Kindiki told the crowd at the Kenya Medical Training College graduation that his office wants to fix the HELB loan situation for students who keep getting left out of funding. He said his team will meet with Cabinet Secretaries from Health, Treasury, and Education to...
  6. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    US reviews Tanzania ties over rights and election violence

    The US just put Tanzania on notice by launching a full relationship review after their recent elections turned messy, with civilians getting attacked before and after voting went down. American officials are concerned about religious freedom getting crushed, free speech taking hits, barriers...
  7. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Panyako claims solo battle in Malava election loss

    Seth Panyako lost the Malava parliamentary race to UDA's David Ndakwa and got pretty emotional about it on the Obina Show, explaining that the campaign felt more like going to war than running a normal election. The guy came in second with 20,210 votes, while Ndakwa pulled 21,564, and Panyako...
  8. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Maritim reappears after 35-day Uganda ordeal

    Nandi politician Shadrack Maritim showed up at the Busia border after vanishing for 35 days back in October, and Ugandan authorities handed him over to Kenyan cops who brought him to Eldoret for medical checks at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. Police found him wandering around Mbale looking...
  9. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Wanyonyi alive, in India for treatment

    National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula shut down death rumors about Kwanza MP Ferdinand Wanyonyi by confirming the legislator is getting specialized care at an Indian hospital after spending about a month at Nairobi Hospital. Wanyonyi got shipped overseas on doctor's orders, and Wetang'ula...
  10. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Trump slaps name on peace institute ahead of summit

    The US Institute of Peace building in Washington got rebranded with Trump's name slapped on it in giant letters right before Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo showed up to sign some peace deal. The State Department posted about it on social media, calling him the greatest dealmaker...
  11. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Hangoutwithtee stuns icons with no-dull zone

    Titi Oyemade got TV host Marian Anazodo and journalist Adesuwa Onyenokwe to show up at her Hangoutwithtee the Ladies Event at the University of Lagos, and hundreds of women packed the Multipurpose Hall in Akoka for the eighth edition themed No Dull Yourself. The event mixed wellness stuff like...
  12. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Idia Aisien launches genderless luxury sleepwear line

    Idia Aisien just dropped her sleepwear brand Rich Sleep, and it's basically her attempt at flipping the script on how Africans think about rest and luxury loungewear. The Nigerian actress and influencer designed the line for literally everyone instead of just targeting women as most high-end...
  13. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Nwabuoku trial stalls as lead counsel skips court

    The corruption trial for ex-Acting Accountant General Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku got postponed at the Federal High Court in Abuja after his main lawyer, Norrison Quakers, didn't show up. EFCC hit him with nine charges over allegedly laundering and stealing 868 million naira while he was...
  14. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Tinubu hails Igbo as Nigeria’s top stakeholders

    Tinubu hit up the Imo Economic Stakeholders Summit in Owerri through his VP Kashim Shettima and basically said the Igbo are Nigeria's MVPs when it comes to keeping the country running. The president pointed out how they own huge chunks of real estate in Abuja and make up a massive part of Lagos...
  15. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Gumi curses architects of Nigeria’s bloodshed

    Sheikh Ahmad Gumi dropped a fiery prayer on Facebook asking Allah to expose and punish whoever's behind Nigeria's security crisis, whether they're foreign actors, local citizens, or just people sitting back doing nothing while the violence spirals. The controversial Islamic scholar specifically...
  16. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Tinubu welcomes 21 envoys, vows global ties

    Tinubu welcomed 21 diplomats to the State House after they handed over their credentials, with representatives coming from Japan, Chad, Gabon, Turkey, Palestine, Spain, Indonesia, Mauritania, Austria, Thailand, Bangladesh, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Liberia, Ghana, India, Poland, Italy...
  17. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Kanu demands Abuja transfer to file appeal

    Nnamdi Kanu filed paperwork asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to move him out of Sokoto prison after getting hit with a life sentence on terrorism charges. The IPOB leader signed the motion himself, and his younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, brought it to court on his behalf. Kanu...
  18. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    New UNIOSUN students warned off cults and scams

    UNIOSUN's top administrator, Prof Odunayo Clement Adebooye, told freshmen at the 19th matriculation ceremony in Osogbo that the school has a hard line against cultism, cheating on tests, scamming, internet crimes, and getting hooked on substances. He warned the new batch that messing with any of...
  19. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    House torched in Taraba, fake marshals busted

    Nigerian forces grabbed three guys who allegedly torched a Wurkun family's home in Karim Town, which sits in Taraba State's Karim Lamido area. The military rounded up Bitrus Ishaya and Mamman Ibrahim from Wudumpi, plus Emmanuel Adi from Step 2, right after the house got lit up. Brigade Commander...
  20. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Burn expert warns NURTW - stop carrying fuel in vehicles

    Burn specialist Dr. Olubunmi Aderibigbe from University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital told transport union members to quit hauling extra petrol in their rides after 441 people died from road fires last year. The Nigerian Burn Injuries Society member said keeping fuel jerrycans at home or stashing...
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