Tag: Nairobi
US warns citizens against travel to Kenya amid threats
The US State Department has warned its citizens of the risks of travelling to Kenya, after heightened terror threats and…
Witness: Kenya mall gunman shouted ‘We are Shebab’
A witness in the trial of four men accused of helping the gunmen behind Kenya’s Westgate mall massacre described Thursday…
Kenya begins trial of Westgate mall massacre suspects
The trial of four men charged in connection with Kenya’s Westgate mall massacre opened in Nairobi Wednesday. The court heard…
Kenya Police probes death of Man United fan
Police in Nairobi are still investigating the death of a young man who reportedly committed suicide on Saturday after English…
May They Not Rest In Peace
By Fémi Táíwò I hope that Adeleke Adeeko won’t mind my citing his recent “Give Them a Dose of Pain!”…
Remembering Kofi Awoonor: Humanity And Against
By Wole Soyinka I am certain there are others who, like me, received invitations to the recent edition of the…
British Terror Suspect Arrested In Nairobi
A British national has been arrested in Nairobi following the mall siege that killed at least 67 people, the Foreign…
Masked gunmen kill 6 in mall, take hostages
NAIROBI (AFP) – Masked gunmen stormed an upmarket mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi Saturday and sprayed gunfire on shoppers…
Copter crash kills Kenyan minister, 5 others
Kenyan Internal Security Minister George Saitoti was killed on Sunday alongside a junior minister and four others after a police…
Olympic Weightlifting: Nigerian Lifters Ready For Qualifier
Secretary of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, Uche Onwumeh, has said that the federation is currently preparing the country’s lifters…
Rita Dominic Signs On Kenya’s Dream House
Nollywood actress Rita Dominic has been engaged by Dream House Productions, a Nairobi, Kenya-based outfit, to star in its debut…