Nigeria’s Flying Eagles marked their 100th match in the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations with a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Kenya in Cairo on Wednesday to finish second in Group B and earn a spot in the quarter-finals. Despite twice trailing in the contest, the seven-time champions were resilient to grab the vital point needed to advance. The encounter …

The Kenya Wildlife Service, KWS, said on Sunday that a lion killed a 14-year-old girl outside the capital Nairobi. The incident was said to have occurred on Saturday in a ranch to the south of Nairobi National Park. In a statement by the Kenya Wildlife Service, the attack was witnessed by another teenager, who raised the alarm. ‘KWS rangers and …

A member of the House of Representatives, Abdullahi El-Rasheed has said that Nigeria and Kenya stand to gain from each other in critical sectors including technology, renewable energy and tourism in the years ahead. El-Rasheed who chairs the Nigeria-Kenya Parliamentary Friendship Group stated this on Friday at a meeting with members of the Kenya High Commission led by the Kenyan …

Kenyan police forcibly detained dozens of demonstrators and a senator, AFP witnessed Monday, firing tear gas into small peaceful rallies protesting recent alleged abductions that have enraged the country. Security forces in the East African nation have been accused of carrying out dozens of illegal detentions since youth-led anti-government demonstrations in June and July. The latest disappearances have primarily involved …

Former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, has said the history of Africa, the continent’s heritage and culture will be major spotlights at the FESTAC Africa Festival, which will be held in the city of Kisumu in Kenya. From 20th to 26th May 2024, the city will play host to a prestigious gathering of esteemed personalities from across the globe bringing …

The Kenya Police Service has arrested fleeing Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarawalla, who escaped from custody in Nigeria. There are indications that the International Police Organisation (INTERPOL) plans to extradite him to Nigeria this week. A reliable source in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), who preferred anonymity, disclosed this to  newsmen on Monday. “Anjarawalla has been arrested in Kenya …

Nigeria will face 2021 silver medallists Kenya in the quarter-finals of the 2023 African Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship in Yaounde, Cameroon on Tuesday (today). Nigeria lost to Algeria 3-2 (16-25, 18-25, 25-23, 26-24, 6-15) in their last group stage match at the Yaounde multi-purpose sports hall on Sunday and recorded two wins against Mali and Burundi as well as three …

Kenyan male chess player, Stanley Omondi who disguised himself in a hijab to compete in the women’s section of the 2023 Kenya Open Chess Championship, has been busted. According to BBC, Omondi, who dressed head to toe in a burka and wearing spectacles, had registered himself as Millicent Awour. He was, however, busted and exposed as the organisers got suspicious …

President Buhari left Abuja on Sunday for London on a routine medical trip. He was scheduled to travel from Nairobi last week to London but returned to Abuja last Friday. Last month, the Presidential Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina had said Buhari would visit his doctor in London for ‘routine medical checks that will last for …

Kenya’s double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge won the Tokyo marathon on Sunday but narrowly failed to beat his own world record in a dominating performance. Kipchoge made it to the finish line with the fourth-fastest time in history the race in 2hr 2min 40sec, which earned him the fourth of the world’s six major marathons. The 37-year-old has now run three of the four …