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April 21, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: A word for our leaders

by Femi Fani-Kayode Why do we always take ten steps forward and twenty steps backwards? Why is our case and example one of constant failure, ineptitude, defeat, shame, lack and…

April 3, 2013

Super Eagles: “I will not beg him to play” – Joseph Yobo protests non-inclusion

by Isi Esene Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo is certainly not happy with team coach Stephen Keshi for seemingly neglecting him vowing not to beg to be invited to camp.…

March 22, 2013

Nigerians and Kenyans stage international tweet fight – #SomeoneTellKenya vs #SomeoneTellNigeria (TWEETS)

by Rachel Ogbu As expected, the report on how the Kenyan football team, Harambee Stars were treated on arrival into Nigeria to play a World Cup qualifying game against the…

March 21, 2013

Shameful: NFF leaves Kenyan Harambee Stars to train in Oshodi primary school, lodge them in ‘2-star’ hotel (SNAPSHOT)

by Rachel Ogbu Kenyan national football team, The Harambee Stars who are currently in the country to play a World Cup qualifying game against the Super Eagles on Saturday are…

March 5, 2013

Opinion: Why winning in African tech is a patience game

by Nmachi Jidenma Inevitably, the long term winners would be companies with a near endless amount of financial runway to support their businesses for the long haul or technology entrepreneurs…

March 4, 2013

Obama’s brother running for governor in Kenya accused of beating 2 of his 12 wives, seducing school girl (PICTURED)

President Obama's half-brother accused of being wife beater Roy Abong'o Malik Obama standing for election in Kenya Dismisses wife-beating allegations as being ‘a matter of interpretation’ Siblings: Malik Obama (left)…

January 26, 2013

Opinion: The danger of political apathy (A Nairobi case study)

by Pete Odera The simple reason is: You are more willing to read this online than to go out and vote. I can’t believe that an overqualified Jimnah Mbaru was…

January 16, 2013

Yes, he (too) can: President Obama’s half-brother, Malik running for governor in Kenya (PICTURED)

Another Obama is running for office. Malik Obama, President Obama's oldest half-brother, is aiming to become governor of the western Kenyan county of Siaya, Bloomberg News reported. The 54-year-old Malik…

December 5, 2012

Abang Mercy: Ghana’s elections and another test for Africa

by Abang Mercy Kofi Annan, one of the most cerebral UN Secretary Generals ever to have graced the UN House in New York, once said that when elections are conducted…

December 5, 2012

Breaking News: Explosion rocks Nairobi with several wounded

An explosion has rocked a mainly Somali neighbourhood in Kenya's capital Nairobi, police say. Nairobi police chief Moses Ombati told Reuters news agency there was no immediate word on casualties,…

November 24, 2012

Opinion: Constitutional amendment – A case of the ruling class and the rest of us

by Theophilus Ilevbare The cancerous plague of the hydra-headed nature of sleaze that has brought the nation to its sorry state requires a more decisive and deft approach to solve…

November 18, 2012

Yeah right: “My music career brought me to Nigeria” – Kenyan rapper, Prezzo (WATCH)

by Akan Ido Kenyan rapper, Prezzo, recently appeared on ChannelsTV revealing plans to make Nigeria his home citing the level of development of the Nigerian music scene as his motivation.…

November 14, 2012

#IntheWild: Kenyan leopard takes prey up a tree – See (spectacular) Photos

by Rachel Ogbu Incredible pictures show a leopard having a snack while up a tree in south-western Kenya. New York-based photographer Cindy Corcorann had to patiently wait nearly two hours…

October 11, 2012

TICKER: Attention GEJ! Kenyan president rejects bonus pay

Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki has rejected an attempt by MPs to award themselves a bonus of more than $105,000 each. The MPs, already among Africa’s highest paid lawmakers, had wanted…

September 30, 2012

Explosions in Kaduna, as grenade kill Sunday School boy in Nairobi, Kenya

by Isi Esene The Joint Military Task Force on Sunday morning shot and killed two suspected Boko Haram militants who were suspected to be planning an attack on some churches…

August 21, 2012

Ethiopian Prime Minister Zenawi passes on

by Stanley Azuakola Only a month after the death of the late Ghanaian president, John Atta Mills, the prime minister of Ethiopia Meles Zenawi has been confirmed dead. He died…

August 9, 2012

Game on: Nairobi prepares bid for 2024 Olympics Games

by Isi Esene Nairobi, Kenya is putting preparations in motion to bring the Olympics to Africa for the first time in 2024. The East African country hopes to be the…

August 8, 2012

N368,000 per chair: Kenyan parliament vs. Nigerian parliament – Which is more bad ass?

by Stanley Azuakola Hear the big story from Kenya today: Kenyans are angry with their parliamentarians because they took tax payers money and used it to fit the parliament with…

July 30, 2012

Opinion: Nigerian journalists and ‘brown envelopes’

by Elor Nkereuwem File photo As much as we may argue that journalists are prone to taking bribes because of their poor remuneration, the truth is that it is greed…

July 17, 2012

4 ways social media could transform conflict in Africa

by Gabrielle Ramaiah and Jason Warner Whether social media ultimately will prove itself to be a tool of greater pacification or belligerence in Africa and throughout the developing world is…

July 4, 2012

How annoying: Goldie is back in Prezzo’s arms

by Tolu Orekoya The hot/cold relationship between Nigerian singer/performer Goldie and her erstwhile lover Kenyan Prezzo are back on again reports website Nigerian Entertainment Today. Okay, then. The couple had…

March 16, 2012

“More deadly, more sophisticated, more effective” – Al-Qaeda blamed for increase in African bombings

by Lekan Olanrewaju Al-Qaeda has been named responsible for the increase in bombings in Nigeria, as well as Kenya and Somalia. According to the United States Pentagon’s anti-IED unit, Nigeria…

February 20, 2012

Robbers abort plan and flee – Thanks to Kenyan chief’s SOS tweet

phhoto credit: CTV News By Rachel Ogbu Twitter has recorded a new testimony thanks to Administrative Chief Francis Kariuki from Kenya who averted what would have been a tragic…

Oluwapelumi December 15, 2011

“Nobody is going to develop Africa except us” – Tony Elumelu preaches ‘Africapitalism’ in East Africa

By Hauwa Gambo Tony O. Elumelu, MFR, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, an African proprietary investment firm committed to the economic transformation of Africa, urged African entrepreneurs and business leaders gathered at…

Oluwapelumi November 3, 2011

Tales from Kenya! Why Nigerian men get laid fater over here

Roselyn Kangara I have never been to Nigeria but I have a lot of Nigerian pals here. I find them fascinating, bold, confident, charismatic, aggressive and they know their way down south…

Oluwapelumi October 22, 2011

The new faces of O: Channel O unveils Denrele and 5 other new VJs!

by Ifreke Inyang A lot of people were both surprised and confused when they spotted eccentric TV star, Denrele Edun with a Channel O microphone at the launch of Ice…

Oluwapelumi September 27, 2011

Hello Kenya! Banky W and Wizkid lined up for cameo inTV series

By Seyi Lawal Empire Mates Entertainments’ boss and protégé, Banky W and Wizkid, are both lined up to feature as guest stars on the MTV Base sponsored Kenyan television series…

Oluwapelumi June 22, 2011

Get ready to giggle! This is NOT the news: Volume 1

by Stanley Azuakola We are pleased to introduce a new column this week - where, in Jon-Stewart-Stephen-Colbert style, our dear Stanley - with A Pinch of Salt - takes you…

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