AFCON 2025 Quarterfinals: Drama Peaks as Egypt, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Algeria Fight for Semi-Final Places

AFCON 2025 reaches a decisive stage today as African heavyweights clash in quarterfinal battles with semi-final places at stake. The quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) reach a thrilling climax today, Saturday, January 10, 2026. After Morocco and Senegal secured their progression yesterday, the spotlight shifts to Marrakech and Agadir for two…

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Cabinet dissolves nine state corporations, approves merger of 42

President William Ruto chairs a cabinet meeting at Kakamega State Lodge on January 21, 2025. [PSC, Standard] The Kenya Kwanza government on Tuesday announced mega plans to dissolve nine state corporations and merge 42 others as part of a sweeping reform program aimed at improving efficiency and reducing the government’s wage bill. The landmark decision, the most consequential…

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Kenyan newspaper, June 18: Albert Ojwang’s family urges the government to give it adequate protection

On Wednesday, June 18, wrote the tragic events of Nairobi, in which armed police and hooligans conspired against protesters claiming justice to blogger killed Albert Ojwang. The front pages of the Daily Nation and The Standard on Wednesday, June 18. Photo: Sceengrabs from Daily Nation and The Standard.Source: UGC Elsewhere, the Ojwang family now wants…

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Nyakera: Ruto exploiting ODM leaders to split party

Irungu Nyakera during a press conference on Wednesday, February, 21, 2024. [File, Standard] Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) Nairobi patron Irungu Nyakera has claimed President William Ruto is working to diminish the Orange Democratic Movement’s (ODM) national reach and confine it to the Nyanza region. Speaking on Spice FM, Nyakera alleged that Ruto’s broader objective centres…

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Not our vehicle, says DCI amid uproar on abductions

Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has denied association with a Subaru vehicle that Senator Okiya Omtatah claimed was used to kidnap Gideon Kibet, (a cartoonist on X).  In a statement, DCI refuted the claims terming them as ‘unfounded’ and promising to thoroughly investigate the matter.  “We wish…

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‘I could not lose’ – Olympic hero Tamirat Tola on why marathon was Ethiopia’s last chance saloon to win gold in Paris

Tamirat Tola was Ethiopia’s only hope in Paris for gold and the 33-year-old delivered when it mattered most. Paris Olympic marathon champion Tamirat Tola has revealed the reason why he spared Ethiopia from the blushes of exiting the global championship without a gold medal. Tola earned Ethiopia’s only gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics…

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