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The dad of a guy who died in police custody wants a high-ranking cop dragged into court over his son's death. Meshack Ojwang filed papers claiming Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat ordered officers to grab Albert Omondi Ojwang from their home after the son supposedly shared corruption...

Bulldozers finished tearing down the old Makongeni Estate buildings, even though a court said to pump the brakes on the whole thing. Workers cleared out every single-room unit and started ripping apart what was left of the apartment blocks after most people had already bounced with their...

A Kenyan judge tossed out the government's attempt to ban live protest coverage from broadcast stations, and the ruling shut down the whole mess that started when authorities raided transmission towers to kill signals from major TV networks. The Communications Authority tried claiming that...

Rachel Ruto told a crowd at the JoyWo anniversary event that women already have the hustle and the brains, but getting their hands on actual cash is what blocks most of them from scaling up. She threw out examples of members who went from pocket change to legit businesses selling dairy products...

The guy who came fifth in the Baringo Senate race just dropped a concession note after pulling 488 votes against the winner's 55,000-plus showing. Samuel Letasio said he ran into the contest with basically zero time to prep, and he couldn't afford to plant agents at most polling stations to...

Kenya's parliament committee met with KEBS to hash out a replacement for the outdated 1974 Standards Act, and lawmakers are saying the half-century-old rules can't keep up with how fast the economy is moving. Tharaka MP George Murugara, who chairs the legal affairs panel, wants a framework built...

Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya came out swinging after the Malava race wrapped up, saying the whole thing exposed serious problems with how elections get run in Kenya. He pointed to reports about voter bribes, heavy security deployment, and tension at polling stations that made people...

Guinea-Bissau's military pulled off another coup right before election results were supposed to drop, and they kicked out President Umaro Sissoco Embaló before installing Gen Horta N'Tam as the new guy running things for a year. The ousted leader got flown to Senegal after regional diplomats...

Farouk Kibet told the guy who lost the Malava race that he should drop the beef and team up with the new MP for development work. The presidential aide backed David Ndakwa during the campaign and watched him pull off a tight win against Seth Panyako from DAP-K. Kibet said he plans to pitch...

Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei says recent by-election wins for UDA and ODM prove Kenyans are backing President William Ruto's coalition setup, and he thinks the 2027 general election is already locked up for the incumbent. UDA grabbed seats in Baringo, Mbeere North, Malava, and Banissa, while...

A construction worker basically told a Kenyan court he needs weed to get through his shifts, and the magistrate just stared at him while he doubled down on the whole thing. The guy appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Beatrice Kimemia in Makadara and straight up said cannabis is his...

Jacob Zuma's daughter just quit her parliamentary seat after being accused of baiting 17 South African guys into fighting as Russian mercenaries in Ukraine. Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla says she thought the men were heading to Russia for legit bodyguard training, but they ended up getting shipped to...

Nigerian Breweries kicked off its massive holiday campaign at a press event in Lagos, and the company announced beer village activations plus a coordinated Christmas lighting project spanning six cities. The synchronized illumination setup will cover more than 13 kilometers of streets and...

Davido just scored another Grammy nod while linking up with Stake for a major partnership deal. The Nigerian artist keeps pushing Afrobeats onto bigger stages, and his latest nomination is for a collab with Omah Lay. He also joined the Recording Academy as a voting member, which basically means...

Former Big Brother Naija contestant Boma Akpore told Chude Jideonwo on a podcast that his engagement plans fell apart when his girlfriend's family shut him down. He was ready to fly to America to grab a ring and propose, but her relatives basically said no way to the whole thing because of his...

Big Brother Naija winner Mercy Eke said during a podcast appearance that getting pregnant without a ring would not bother her at all, and she would just roll with it instead of stressing about what random people think. The reality star wants three kids total with a preference for daughters, and...

Ten creative outfits from Ondo City teamed up to shoot a whole 1980s throwback project that brought back African fashion and culture from that decade. Caroline Ejibunu grabbed a Guinness World Record attempt crew, along with nine other brands, to recreate vintage looks, hairstyles, and...

A Zimbabwean judge tossed out the regent chief appointment for Zanele Khumalo after her family called the whole process sketchy and said officials railroaded the decision without proper input from the Mabhikwa-Khumalo clan. Justice Mposeni Dube sent the case back to the National Chiefs Council...

Dowen College kids in Lekki put on a stage version of Morountodun and basically had everyone losing their minds over how well they pulled it off. The drama teacher Judith Bada said rehearsals kicked off back in May, and she thinks some of these students could legitimately become professional...

Lagos just wrapped the sixth Bodex Social Media Hangout after three days of panels about AI tools and digital responsibility spread across the University of Lagos and the Radisson Blu in Ikeja. Bodex Hungbo organized the whole thing, and people like Lagos information commissioner Gbenga Omotoso...