Sex offenders register rolled out in Nigeria

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Nigerian authorities have launched a national sex offenders register in the Capital Abuja. They held a procession in the nation's capital to raise ...

16DaysofActivism , rape , sex offenders register

Blazers eye unprecedented Hockey title despite cash crunch

By Joan Cheruiyot,

Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) women’s Premier League re-branded champions, Blazers, have put aside their cash crunch woes to focus on clinching unprecede...

Blazers , Hockey Premier League , Telkom

BWIRE: Why Universal Health Coverage will remain a pipe dream

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire While the intent to provide health care to Kenyans is evident, things on the ground are different; the current state of policy conf...

Beyond Zero Campaign , Universal Health Coverage

Nigeria bans imports, exports across land borders

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Nigeria has closed all its land borders stopping the movement of goods except by sea. The customs agency which is in charge of the country's border...

Nigeria

South Africa shuts down Nigeria embassy as xenophobic attacks persist

By Agencies,

The South African Government has shut down its embassy in Lagos, Nigeria as xenophobic attacks continued to have ripple effects on the continent. A...

Nigerians , south africa , xenophobic attacks

West African slavery lives on, 400 years after transatlantic trade began

By Reuters,

Blessing was only six years old when her mother arranged for her to become an unpaid housemaid for a family in the Nigerian city of Abuja, on the prom...

slavery , west africa , Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation

Nigeria imprisoned leader granted medical leave pending trial

By CNN,

Nigeria imprisoned Shiite leader Ibrahim Zakzaky has been granted permission to travel to India for medical treatment, a spokesman confirmed to CNN on...

Ibrahim Zakzaky , Nigeria

Nigeria has #MeToo moment after popular pastor is accused of rape

By Reuters,

A rape accusation against a popular pastor in Nigeria has prompted a new #MeToo movement on social media with women sharing stories of sexual assault ...

#Metoo

Passenger opens plane emergency exit, mistaking it for the toilet

By CNN,

A passenger on a UK-Pakistan flight at Manchester Airport caused severe delays after opening the emergency exit door in an attempt to reach the bathro...

Pakistan International Airlines

Nigeria’s Buhari kicks off challenge-filled second term with low-key inauguration

By Reuters,

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in on Wednesday for a second term at a low-key inauguration ceremony in which he surprised many by not d...

Boko Haram , Nigeria , President Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria’s Buhari starts a second term packed with challenges

By Reuters,

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in on Wednesday for a second term at the helm a country struggling with a sluggish economy and a deca...

Nigeria President Buhari

Look who’s back; “Prodigal son” Bitok returns home

By Philip Muchiri,

Philip Muchiri Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) is keen on working with the Rwanda national men’s volleyball team coach team Paul Bitok who is s...

Kenya Volleyball Federation , Paul Bitok , Rwanda , Volleyball , Waithaka Kioni

Citizen TV journalist Dorcas Wangira wins prestigious Michael Elliott Award

By Wangui Ngechu,

Citizen TV’s Dorcas Wangira has been named winner of the 2019 Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling. Her story 'The App an...

Dorcas Wangira

‘We have become social pariahs’: A Chibok mother’s anguish five years on

By CNN,

On 14 April 2014, Boko Haram, the violent extremist group operating in the Lake Chad region, abducted 276 girls from their school dormitory in north-e...

Boko Haram , Chibok , lake chad , Nigeria

Millions in Nigeria lack access to clean water

By VOA,

A survey conducted by Nigeria’s Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF shows millions of households in Nigeria do not have access to clean water sources. W...

Nigeria

Buhari re-elected as Nigerian president, rival plans legal challenge

By Reuters,

President Muhammadu Buhari has won a second term in Nigeria, the election board said on Wednesday, but his main rival planned a fraud challenge after ...

atiku abubakar , Muhammadu Buhari , Nigeria

Nigeria’s Buhari wins second term as president

By Reuters,

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday won a second term at the helm of Africa’s largest economy and top oil producer, a t...

buhari nigeria , buihari , Nigeria election

Nigeria’s Buhari extends lead in election count as death toll mounts

By Reuters,

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari extended his early election lead on Tuesday based on official results from a third of the country’s districts as...

Muhammadu Buhari , Nigeria

Nigerian election’s early tally puts Buhari ahead; opposition rejects it

By Reuters,

President Muhammadu Buhari took an early lead on Monday in initial official results from Nigeria’s presidential election, but the party of his main ...

Observers say several killed in Nigeria poll violence

By Reuters,

As many as 35 people were killed in election violence in Nigeria civil society groups said on Sunday after voters went to the polls in a tight preside...

atiku abubakar , Muhammadu Buhari , Nigeria