Officials in western Kenya have exhumed the body of a local man to strip him of the uniform he was buried in, according to reports. Martin Shikuku Alukoye was buried in his full Kakamega County Youth Service uniform after drowning…
Omawumi takes new album to Kenya
Omawumi, one of Nigeria’s most talented artistes is currently in Kenya promoting her new album In Her Feelings, which was recently released. Since her arrival in Kenya, the gifted singer has been a cynosure of all eyes, granting interviews and…
Bodies of ‘twins’ found in clean-up of Kenya river (BBC)
Kenya’s authorities say the bodies of two babies, thought to be twins, have been found during a clean-up of a river in the capital, Nairobi. This is the eighth such discovery in recent months. Officials believe the bodies are being…
Nigeria to battle Tunisia, Morocco, Kenya, others for Rugby Sevens ticket (Guardian)
Rugby Africa has confirmed that Nigeria’s national team will participate in the African zone of the 2020 Olympic qualifiers slated to hold in South Africa on November 9 and 10. Rugby Africa said Nigeria was given the chance to compete…
Chinese imports ‘driving fishermen to despair’ (BBC)
As the frozen fish defrosts under the hot Kenyan sun, fishmonger Mechak Juma prefers not to tell his customers that it has come all the way from China. We are at the largest fish market in the city of Kisumu,…
Kenyan police seize $20m of counterfeit banknotes from deposit box (Punch)
Kenyan police on Wednesday seized 20 million dollars of counterfeit banknotes that had been stored in a personal safety deposit box at a branch of Barclays Bank Kenya, the Directorate of criminal investigations said. Police had also arrested six people,…
Kenyan policeman sentenced to death in rare officer conviction (BBC)
Kenya’s High Court has sentenced a senior policeman to death for the murder of a detainee – one of two cases resulting in rare officer convictions. In a separate case, five senior police officers were found responsible for the death…
African black leopard photographed for the first time in over 100 years, scientist says (CNN)
Turns out, the mythical African black leopard really does exist. Biologists shot rare footage of the sleek big cat walking majestically in Kenya — the first time the animal has been photographed in Africa since 1909, says Nick Pilfold, a…
Ethiopia’s Sintayehu Legese wins 2019 Lagos marathon
Sintayehu Legese from Ethiopia has emerged winner in the 2019 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon on Saturday bracing the tape in a time of 2 hours 17 minutes 26 secs, The 29-year -old Ethiopian reportedly beat Joshua Kipkorir from Kenya,…
UBA’s Leo Chatbot clocks one, crosses 1m user milestone across Africa
Leo, United Bank for Africa (UBA)’s Chatbot recently clocked one and also surpassed one million user mark across Africa. The pan African financial institution says it will be celebrating its landmark achievement and successes in the course of the year.…
