Nairobi — The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has accused some judges and judicial officers of penalising advocates with case dismissals and adjournment fees despite the Society’s nationwide court boycott, warning that it will escalate targeted action against those it says interfered with lawyers’ constitutional rights. Speaking during a media briefing on Wednesday, LSK President…
Nairobi — President William Ruto’s official website has been restored after a cyberattack forced the government to temporarily take the platform offline, ending nearly a day of disruption that raised concerns over the security of Kenya’s digital infrastructure. The president.go.ke domain was once again fully accessible, with its homepage, presidential speeches, press releases, policy updates…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said the National Assembly will continue to collaborate with President Bola Tinubu in advancing Nigeria’s national interest, stressing that the legislature has no constitutional obligation to create unnecessary confrontation with the executive. Speaking on Tuesday while declaring the 2026 National Assembly Open Week open in Abuja, Akpabio said the parliament…
The pupils and teachers abducted from three schools in Oyo State have been freed, PREMIUM TIMES can report. The release followed weeks of operations involving security forces from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the State Security Service (SSS), Nigerian Army, the police and other security agencies. Sources familiar with the matter told…
The lawmakers were engaged in a rowdy debate over whether President Bola Tinubu should be invited to address concerns about inadequate funding of government agencies and delays in implementing the 2025 budget. The House of Representatives on Wednesday descended into a heated and rowdy session as lawmakers clashed over an attempt to summon President Bola…
As Zambia moves toward its 2026 general election, the contest is increasingly being framed not as a clash of ideologies, but as a national assessment of performance, expectations, and credibility. At the centre of this judgment is President Hakainde Hichilema, whose first term has been defined by economic stabilisation, fiscal tightening, and efforts to restore…
Today, more than 60 million South Africans and our government are being defined by a small, highly vocal group. This is not accidental. This is a carefully planned, systematically rolled-out strategy. It is easy to forget who we are, especially when the hate, greed and fear of oppressive systems permeates our hearts, minds and bodies….
Mogadishu, June 23 — The United States has resumed air strikes in Somalia after a brief pause, carrying out a series of operations against Al-Shabaab militants in coordination with the Somali government, U.S. military officials said. According to statements from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), American forces conducted air strikes on five separate days over the…
Mombasa, Kenya — For decades, the outlook for the coral reefs has been increasingly bleak. Corals are some of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems, which have faced an existential threat due to rising temperatures that cause increased incidences of bleaching. This makes it inevitable that reefs will experience rapid decline. However, scientists’ latest findings seem…
Dar es Salaam — AS Tanzania looks toward its Vision 2050 ambitions, three themes have emerged at the centre of the country’s economic discourse: economic diplomacy, publicprivate partnerships (PPPs) and the aspiration to build a 1 trillion US dollar economy. These are not separate conversations. They are, in fact, different dimensions of the same development…
