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.…
Nine arrests over Kenya hotel attack (BBC)
Nine people have been arrested in Kenya following an attack on a luxury hotel compound in the capital Nairobi that killed at least 21 people. All five militants who stormed the DusitD2 hotel and business complex on Tuesday have been…
Kenyan president says Nairobi attackers ‘eliminated’, 14 victims (Guardian)
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Wednesday that Islamists who stormed an upmarket hotel complex, killing 14 people, had been “eliminated” after an almost 20-hour siege in which hundreds of civilians were rescued At least one suicide bomber blew himself up…
Sierra Leone’s disqualification from Nations Cup boosts Kenya, Ghana (Vanguard)
Sierra Leone have been disqualified from the preliminaries for the 2019 African Nations Cup finals, confirming places for Kenya and Ghana at the continental championship next June-July. Sierra Leone’s fate was decided by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on…
Kenyan officials charged in Olympic corruption inquiry (BBC)
Seven senior Kenyan officials will be charged over alleged corruption surrounding the 2016 Olympic Games, the country’s chief prosecutor said. Those accused include ex-Sports Minister Hassan Wario and former Olympic Committee head Kipchoge Keino, a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Chief…
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge sets new marathon world record in Berlin (CNN)
Kenyan Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge set a new marathon world record Sunday, winning the Berlin race in 2 hours, 1 minute and 39 seconds. Kipchoge finished with “a new world record that will be remembered for decades,” the Berlin Marathon…
Former Kenyan President Daniel Moi turns 94 (DailyNation)
Retired President Daniel arap Moi celebrated his 94th birthday in a private function at his Kabarak home, Nakuru County, on Sunday. According to a statement by his press secretary Lee Njiru, Mr. Moi was joined by his immediate family members…
Manufacturing, agriculture key to economic growth, development says Dangote
Executive Director of the Dangote Group, Hajiya Halima Dangote, has urged millennials in Nigeria and across Africa to diversify from service-oriented enterprises to manufacturing and agriculture in a bid to fast-track the development of the continent and better life for…
Prime Minister May’s diary on visit to Africa (BBC)
Theresa May, the British Prime Minister will be visiting Nigeria and other Africa countries for the first time since assuming in 2016. The visit scheduled to begin Tuesday, August 28 takes the following order according to BBC report. Tuesday Teresa May…