A retired senior Nigerian military officer and his wife have been kidnapped by armed men in north-west Nigeria, the army has confirmed. BBC Africa reports Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar, who had a high-profile job as military spokesman between 2015 and 2017, was abducted from his car on Saturday while travelling in Katsina state. Efforts are…
The CCTV footage from Utumishi Girls’ Service High School tells a chilling story of how eight students allegedly walked into a dormitory and deliberately set it on fire, killing 16 of their classmates. The footage, now central to a police investigation, shows five students entering the Marylyn Waithera dormitory at around 12:10am, when most students…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched an in-depth investigation into the deadly fire incident at Utumishi Girls Senior Secondary School in Gilgil, Nakuru County, that claimed the lives of 16 students. Citizen Digital Reports In a statement issued on Friday, the DCI said eight students had been arrested as persons of interest in…
The High Court has temporarily stopped the government from establishing or operationalising any Ebola exposure, quarantine, isolation or treatment facility in Kenya under any arrangement with the United States of America or any other foreign government or agency. Citizen Digital reports The court has also barred the government from admitting into Kenya, transferring, receiving or…
A family in Kibra’s Gatwikira area is demanding justice after their kin was allegedly attacked over her political stance. Citizen Digital reports Maureen Matsili, a single mother of four, was allegedly assaulted and burnt on May 18 by a person known to her over her consistent chanting of the “two-term” slogan in the area. On…
At around 1:00 a.m. Thursday, flames tore through a dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County. More than two hours after the inferno erupted, emergency responders had yet to arrive, and when they did at 3:30 a.m., the damage was already catastrophic. 16 students were confirmed dead, 73 others hospitalised with varying degrees…
Sixteen students have been confirmed dead following a dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, as police said dozens of other learners were admitted to hospital with injuries. Citizen Digital reports Police said 74 students were hospitalised after the incident, which was reported in the early hours of Thursday. In an incident…
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has confirmed that the government of Kenya is engaged in ongoing discussions with the United States government and other global partners on strengthening preparedness and response mechanisms for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), This comes amid reports that the President Donald Trump administration plans to send Americans exposed to Ebola to Kenya for…
Rwanda has demanded the UK pay more than £100m over the failed migrant deportation deal which Sir Keir Starmer scrapped in 2024 when Labour came to power. Sky News reports During a hearing at The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration, the East African country claimed Britain owed the money under the agreement which was struck…
Statistics lecturer Dr Stéfan Janse van Rensburg has developed an innovative open-source application designed to help people with low vision read PDF documents more easily.www.mandela.ac.za reports “The main reason was personal frustration,” Dr Janse van Rensburg, who has been diagnosed with Ocular Albinism, said. While his vision remains functional, sustained reading at normal magnification can…