Lisa Mugo Popular Jamaican artiste Adidja Azim Palmer professionally known as Vybz Kartel, is now engaged to his Turkish girlfriend Sidem Ozturk. The king of Dancehall music, who is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of an associate, Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams, proposed to Sidem during a scheduled visit mid-2022. The two are set to get married, despite Vybz being locked up. “So how […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A new statue has been launched in central London’s historic Trafalgar Square. This time round, it is not a monument to one of the UK’s war heroes or kings. Instead it will be a larger-than-life statue of Malawian Baptist preacher and pan-Africanist John Chilembwe, who fought against British colonial rule. Dubbed Antelope, the sculpture,, will be […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A consortium led by the Ethiopian Airlines will own a 49% stake in the new Nigerian airline, Nigeria Air Limited. In addition, the Nigerian Sovereign Fund will own 46% and the Nigerian federal government the remaining 5%. Currently, the Ethiopian Airlines also owns 45% of Zambia Airways, 49% of Guinea Airways, 100% of Ethiopia-Mozambique […]
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Faith Nyasuguta For majority of us, some personality traits remain the same throughout our lives while others change only gradually. However, evidence now shows that significant events in our personal lives which induce severe stress or trauma can be associated with more rapid changes in our personalities. A new study, published in PLOS ONE, suggests that the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Somalia is currently facing a “very alarming” situation after over four years of drought have devastated livestock that majority of the population depends upon, according to a key UN official. The United Nations has cautioned that the Horn of Africa nation is on the brink of famine for the second time in just over a […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa who is currently in jail on corruption charges, has said that he is prepared to run for office again with the current administration. The African National Congress (ANC), which has controlled South Africa since the end of apartheid, has urged Zuma, 80, to run for […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Africa has continued to lag behind when it comes to mobile internet speed, falling way behind other regions. Despite this, the continent’s telecommunications industry has been experiencing a revolution as many nations eye 5G services and its internet speed promises. While 5G is still yet to fully break into the African market, the 4th […]
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Faith Nyasuguta King of Marathon and Olympic gold medalist Eliud Kipchoge has detailed that he was raised by a single parent, and that it contributed to him being the great man he is today. Kipchoge, who currently enjoys a superhuman record of running a marathon under two hours during the 2019 Ineos competition and the most […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru who was charged with alleged bribery of witnesses testifying at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been found dead. According to family sources and the police, Gicheru died on Monday night at his Karen home in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The cause of his death is still unclear. So far, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Kenya’s newly elected MPs are set to initiate the process of disbanding the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) following its decision to scrap sitting allowances in plenary sessions. They (lawmakers) have also rebuked the commission’s boss Lyn Mengich who has given a nod to the slashing of the MPs pay which is already […]
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