Crime

Students kidnapped in Nigeria

by Chris Omondi -

Six students, three teachers and a bus driver have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in south-western Nigeria.In a statement posted online, the Ekiti state government said the victims were attacked in the town of Emure while returning from a road trip on Monday night.State Governor Abiodun Oyebanji said the authorities

Former President charged of coup attempt

by Chris Omondi -

Sierra Leone's former President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with four counts of treason in connection with an attempted coup.Last November, gunmen broke into a military armoury and several prisons in Freetown, freeing almost 2,000 inmates. The breakage into the armoury is being suspected to be an act sponsored

Govt shuts down Naivasha’s Kanitha wa Ngai church

by Chris Omondi -

The County government of Nakuru has halted operations of a sect in Nakuru going by the name Kanitha wa Ngai.The government arrived at the decision after it emerged that several members of the sect have died after the church leadership, prompted by the church's doctrines, had refused to take those

Kenyan arrested in India with cocaine worth Sh.8m

by Chris Omondi -

A Kenyan has been arrested in India for allegedly being found with cocaine worth Sh8m. The woman had arrived in India on 28th December. The woman passenger was arrested at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, carrying 1.4 kilos of cocaine valued at approximately Sh8 million, officials reported.Cases of drug trafficking

Koome orders officers on leave to report to work

by Chris Omondi -

Inspector General of Police Japheth Koome has ordered all police officers on leave to report to work with immediate effect.Mr Koome said that due to many issues that surround festive seasons, there was a need to have adequate police force in place to augment the current force that is still

Woman stabbed to death for refusing free ride offer

by Chris Omondi -

Police are investigating an incident where a bodaboda rider stabbed a woman to death, after the latter denied his free ride offer. The bodaboda rider is said to have come across three ladies in Beatrice Kilonzo, Mary Nanjala Indimuli and Lillian Akinyi. He asked them to accept his lift

George Santos expelled from Congress for lying

by Chris Omondi -

The US House of Representatives has expelled from Congress a 35-year old congressman George Santos after damning report of fraud charges and lies about his past. Lawmakers voted 311 to 114 to oust their disgraced lawmaker.Santos has been accused of using campaign money for luxury expenses such as Botox and

Jordan’s King Abdullah calls for peace in Gaza at Cairo Peace Summit

by Nyanza Daily -

Jordanian King Abdullah has criticized the ongoing war in Gaza and reminded the international community that the application of international law and human rights must be applied to both Israeli and Palestine civilians. Speaking in Cairo Egypt at the ongoing Cairo Summit for Peace, King Abdullah called for the