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OPINION: Undeterred: Kenya’s tourism faces 2020 confidently
By Joseph Bonyo,
1747, January 16, 2020 (EAT)
Last weekend I was in Diani, Ukunda. Famed for its white sandy beaches and hospitable facilities, it was a welcome relief to Nairobi’s hustles. T...
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Nigerian conjoined twins Mercy & Goodness Ede successfully separated by 78-member team
By CNN,
938, January 9, 2020 (EAT)
Nigerian conjoined twins have been successfully separated in a surgery by a 78-member team in Nigeria's capital, Abuja. Mercy and Goodness Ede who ...
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Gov’t speaks out over Nigerian national Michael Ernest saga at JKIA
By Citizen Reporter,
1217, January 1, 2020 (EAT)
The Immigration Department has released a statement over the Michael Ernest saga at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). According to th...
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Nigeria’s Burna Boy to headline South Africa concert after blasting gov’t over xenophobic attacks
By Duncan Mutwiri,
1538, November 12, 2019 (EAT)
Nigerian artiste Burna Boy will be performing at the Africa Unite concert in South Africa despite vowing never to visit the country again following th...
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South Africa shuts down Nigeria embassy as xenophobic attacks persist
By Agencies,
2140, September 5, 2019 (EAT)
The South African Government has shut down its embassy in Lagos, Nigeria as xenophobic attacks continued to have ripple effects on the continent. A...
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77 suspected Nigerian fraudsters charged over Ksh.460M internet scam
By Philip Mwaniki,
1316, August 23, 2019 (EAT)
U.S. Federal prosecutors say 80 suspects, most of them Nigerians, have been charged over a widespread conspiracy scamming elderly individuals and bu...
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In Nigeria, your genetic makeup can decide if you get a second date
By CNN,
1016, August 9, 2019 (EAT)
First date questions in many parts of the world usually revolve around hobbies or favorite TV shows. But in Nigeria, the first date conversation is mo...
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West African slavery lives on, 400 years after transatlantic trade began
By Reuters,
1130, August 8, 2019 (EAT)
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...
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US imposes Visa restrictions on Nigerians involved in ‘undermining democracy’
By VOA,
1103, July 24, 2019 (EAT)
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had imposed visa restrictions on Nigerians it said were involved in trying to undermine democracy in pres...
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School where parents pay fees with plastic bottles
By CNN,
935, June 27, 2019 (EAT)
Oriola Oluwaseyi, 32, makes her way through the busy streets of Ajegunle, a low-income community in Nigeria's commercial center, Lagos. The Nigeria...
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Triple suicide attack kills at least 30 in northeast Nigeria
By Reuters,
1927, June 17, 2019 (EAT)
At least 30 people were killed in a triple suicide attack in northeast Nigerian state of Borno, state emergency officials said on Monday, in the bigge...
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Nigeria’s Buhari signals 4 more years much like last
By Reuters,
1750, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari promised on Wednesday to repeat in his second term successes from his first four years including an improved econo...
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Nigeria’s Buhari kicks off challenge-filled second term with low-key inauguration
By Reuters,
2051, May 29, 2019 (EAT)
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...
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Kenya grapples with fake news as women, politicians take the hit
By Rachel Ombaka,
821, September 27, 2019 (EAT)
'Forwarded as received' is one of the most common statements on WhatsApp messages probably intended to quash any doubts in the recipient's mind that i...
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Foreign workers kidnapped from Nigeria oil rig
By CNN,
1916, April 29, 2019 (EAT)
A Canadian and a Scottish oil worker were kidnapped by armed men off a rig in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta over the weekend, a military spokesperson...
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Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad, Niger deploy troops after fresh Boko Haram attack
By VOA,
1703, April 20, 2019 (EAT)
The Multi-National Joint Task Force of the Lake Chad Basin Commission made up of forces from Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and Niger, has deployed troops af...
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Five Nigerians move to court to stop their deportation
By Dzuya Walter,
1652, April 12, 2019 (EAT)
Five Nigerians have moved to court seeking to stop Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i's decision declaring them as prohibited immigrants pendin...
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33 illegal Nigerian immigrant ‘students’ arrested in Kasarani for dealing drugs
By Ruth Njuguna,
1239, April 11, 2019 (EAT)
34 illegal immigrants were on Thursday arrested in Kasarani, Nairobi after detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) busted the...
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Islamic State says it killed 18 soldiers in West Africa
By VOA,
1754, April 5, 2019 (EAT)
Jihadist group Islamic State said Thursday that it had killed 13 Nigerian soldiers and five troops from a west African anti-militant force in attacks ...
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The fatal shooting of a Nigerian man brings more demands to shut down a controversial police unit
By CNN,
844, April 3, 2019 (EAT)
The fatal police shooting of a Nigerian man has sparked outrage and reignited a public call for the shutdown of a controversial police unit in the cou...
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