Africa is mourning Peter Rufai, Nigeria’s gentle giant goalkeeper who inspired generations with his calm, heroic saves and enduring legacy. Childhood memories have a way of lodging themselves deep in your heart, and for me, few are as vivid as watching the towering Nigerian goalkeeper Peter Rufai take his place between the posts. I remember…
Bishop Willybard Lagho during a past mass. PHOTO/@CJPDKENYA/X Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Willybard Kitogho Lagho of Malindi to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, elevating a prominent Kenyan voice to one of the Catholic Church’s most critical global platforms for faith diplomacy. The announcement was made on Friday,June7,2025 by the Kenya Conference of Catholic…
The ongoing Boundary demarcation between Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania is almost complete. A Multi-agency Team from the two East African countries has been working round the clock to finalise the reaffirmation exercise between the common borders and is expected to be concluded by the end of the year. Speaking during a supervisory…
Gor Mahia are looking for a coach with high credentials to revive their fortunes following the opening of the application window for interested candidates. Gor Mahia have already begun the search for a new head coach but whoever gets the job must be highly qualified. K’Ogalo sacked their entire technical bench on Wednesday in a…
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale during a consultative meeting with the Public Service Commission, led by Chairperson Amb. Antony Muchiri and the Social Health Authority (SHA), chaired by Dr. Abdi Mohamed on May 23, 2025. PHOTO/@HonDenDuale/X The Social Health Authority (SHA) has raised the alarm over a fake job advertisement that has been circulating widely…
Former LSK President Nelson Havi seeks recusal of three High Court judges from cases against CJ Koome, six Supreme Court judges, cites conflict of interest and bias. [File, Standard] Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi now wants the recusal of a three-judge bench recently appointed to preside over seven consolidated petitions seeking…
Mary Moraa is aiming to emulate Eunice Sum with a standout performance at the Prefontaine Classic as she builds toward her world title defence. Reigning world 800m champion Mary Moraa has her fingers crossed as she looks to become the second Kenyan woman to win the two-lap race at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, July…
Diogo Jota was traveling on the road due to a warning that doctors gave him instead of flying when he lost his life Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, died after their car kept the road in northwestern Spain The Liverpool star left a wife who married her last month only with three young children…
Arsenal, Barcelona and Bayern Munich will have to look elsewhere for attacking reinforcements after one of their main targets opted to sign an eight-year contract at his club. Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams has rejected a move to Barcelona for the second consecutive summer, opting instead to sign a new long-term contract with his current…
Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris during a past official function in Nairobi. PHOTO/@EstherPassaris/XNairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has been struck by grief after encountering a devastating sight: two lifeless, fully formed infants discarded on a roadside. The haunting scene, shared in a heartfelt post on X on Friday, July 4, 2025, left her questioning whether…
A nationwide vaccination campaign against Measles-Rubella (MR) and Typhoid is now underway, led by the Ministry of Health. The 10-day initiative, set to run from July 5 to July 14, 2025, targets children in all 47 counties. The campaign aims to vaccinate approximately 7.5 million children aged 9 to 59 months against measles-rubella and 21…
Emotions rose in the dead worship of Albert Ojwang in Homa Bay, where thousands of people gathered to honor him Fellow students from the University of the Coast gave a strong speech, calling on the government to end arbitrary killings Ojwang’s coffin was covered in his favorite team, with football fans giving him their last…
Blogger Ndimang’ui Kinyaga has been ordered to report to DCI a few hours after the ‘hiding’ Police dismissed allegations of abduction, saying Kinyagi was never held and is still a very important person in our investigation NPS condemned what it called the growing style of gradual loss that means misleading the public and undermining the…
Christian Coleman is aiming for a breakthrough at the Prefontaine Classic, where he will face in-form sprinter Kishane Thompson. Christian Coleman has sent a stark warning to his rivals as he chases a third successive win at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, July 5. The former world champion has struggled this season, failing to secure…
Gachagua addresses the crowd during a rally in Busia on Friday, July 7, 2025, as he ramps up criticism of ODM leader Raila Odinga. [Photo/@DPGachagua/X]Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched a scathing attack on ODM party leader Raila Odinga, accusing him of consistently using the Western Kenya voting bloc to gain political leverage, only…