Several towns in Kenya are suffering from fuel shortages and some petrol stations in the capital, Nairobi, are turning away motorists after running out of fuel, local media reported. Reports say the crisis may have been triggered by reduced imports by big oil marketing companies – who are wary that …
Read More »“It’s sad if man with big sex doesn’t know how to use it,” Yemi Alade
Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade said one of the saddest things that happens in a bedroom is when a man fails to make his partner cum during sexual intercourse. She made these comments while speaking as a panelist on a show titled ‘Lip Service Podcast’. The singer said while some men …
Read More »Nigeria: US to build $537m consulate in Lagos
The United States announced the building of a consulate in the Nigerian megacity Lagos, the country’s commercial capital, as Washington strengthens economic and diplomatic relations with Africa’s most populous country, Reuters agency reports. The consulate will be worth $537 million. The U.S. is among the largest foreign investors and donors …
Read More »Nigeria: other bodies found in boat capsizing tragedy
Five more victims of a boat accident involving women and children fleeing armed gang violence in central Nigeria have been found, the BBC reports. The head of the Niger state emergency agency, Ahmad Ibrahim Inga, told the BBC the bodies of four children and one man were found on Thursday. …
Read More »Libya: UN finds new evidence of mass graves
UN investigators have found new evidence of mass graves believed to contain migrant bodies at a smuggling point in northwest Libya. The organisation’s fact-finding mssion said the discovery – in the town of Tarhuna – provided further evidence that human rights violations in Libya are “widespread, systematic or both.” The …
Read More »Mozambique: dead teenager comes back to life
A teenager in northern Mozambique who was presumed dead and whose funeral was held in November has turned up in her home village of Lindi, local media reported. The community is referring to Eurélia Manuel Benjamim as having been resurrected from the dead, but she says she had just gone …
Read More »Kenya: Ukraine asks for donations to support war
The Ukrainian embassy in Kenya is seeking donations to support the country’s war against Russia and save the lives of the affected people. The embassy said the initiative followed “many requests” it had received from Kenyans keen on donating to the cause. It has opened two fundraising bank accounts and …
Read More »Nigeria: army kills motorbike gang members in airstrike
Nigeria’s military says it has killed 34 members of a motorbike gang in an air raid in the northern state of Kaduna, the BBC reports. It carried out the operation on Wednesday near Mangoro village, an air force spokesperson said. Armed gangs, locally known as bandits, have stepped up attacks …
Read More »Kenya: Supreme court blocks President’s constitutional amendments
Supreme Court in Kenya on Thursday blocked sweeping constitutional changes proposed by President Uhuru Kenyatta, the court said. Through a majority ruling, the court has declared the process unconstitutional. Read also: Kenya: Supreme court to rule on president’s constitutional change Opponents say President Kenyatta’s proposition was an attempt to expand …
Read More »Kenya: Supreme court to rule on president’s constitutional change
Kenya’s top court on Thursday stopped President Uhuru Kenyatta’s divisive bid to make sweeping constitutional changes which opponents say was an attempt to widen the presidency’s powers and has dominated early campaigning for an election in August, Reuters reports. His estranged deputy and presidential candidate William Ruto has charged the …
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