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[Capital FM] Kisumu -Police in Kisumu were forced to lob teargas and fire in the air to disperse supporters of Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala who were demanding his release Sunday night. […]

[Premium Times] The Governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura, has responded to a Freedom of Information request by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and asked "for more time within which to compile and provide details on the spending by the State on security votes, as […]

[Premium Times] The Kebbi State Government on Sunday confirmed one death from six cases of Lassa Fever in the state. […]

[Premium Times] Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Tijani Mohammed-Bande, is set to be the President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) beginning in September. […]

[allAfrica] Cape Town -At least 17 people were wounded in an explosion that targeted a tourist bus on its way to visit Egypt's Giza pyramids, CNN reports. […]

[Premium Times] Atiku Abubakar has threatened a lawsuit against a media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, demanding a retraction and compensation over a social media post he considers defamatory. […]

[Premium Times] Ondo Specialist Hospital, Akure, when a family discovered that its dead infant deposited at the morgue was no longer available for collection. […]

[Premium Times] A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has advised a former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, not to allow his disappointment with the current administration to turn him to a religious and ethnic bigot. […]

[Premium Times] The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has accused the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, of scheming to proscribe the union. […]

[Premium Times] The police in Akwa Ibom say they have recorded a breakthrough in finding the suspected killers of Akwa Ibom monarch shot dead eight years ago. […]

[Premium Times] Governor Nyesom Wike has accused the Nigerian Army of running illegal bunkering in Rivers State. […]

[Premium Times] Nigeria's 36 governors have risen against new financial regulations which seek to end their control of local government finances. […]

[Premium Times] The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has acquired the services of an image-laundering and lobbying firm with offices in the United Kingdom and the United States to undertake 'outreach and relationship building with various stakeholders' PREMIUM TIMES can exclusively […]

[Nairobi News] Member of Parliament for Nakuru Town East, David Gikaria, who was dramatically arrested on Saturday, has been released on free bond. […]

[Nairobi News] A 45-year-old man from Kaganda village in Kiharu Constituency, Murang'a County, who built a road alone, has become the darling of many, including companies, which are now falling over themselves to appreciate his efforts. […]

[Capital FM] Kisumu -Police in Kisumu were forced to lob teargas and fire in the air to disperse supporters of Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala who were demanding his release Sunday night. […]

[Daily Trust] The re-appointment of Godwin Emefiele has continued to draw positive reactions in and out of the country, just as the Association of Nigerians in Europe has hailed the President's decision as the final victory over ethnic and religious bigotry. […]

[Nairobi News] Patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) using National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) cards to access health services and clear hospital bills have been left stranded following a system outage since Monday. […]

[Nairobi News] Royal Media Services (RMS) owner and Chairman Dr SK Macharia has opened up about his humble beginnings in life as a student in the United States. […]

[Capital FM] Nairobi -National women volleyball team Malkia Strikers started their Africa Zone Five Championship on a flier, thrashing Rwanda by straight sets in their opening match at the Lugogo Indoor Arena in Kampala, Uganda on Sunday evening. […]

[Nation] It seems appropriate that the late lamented guitar hero Mose Fan Fan passed his last days in Nairobi, the city he loved, where he had recorded some innovative material and from where he had launched his European career, before returning in later years to reconnect with his African audience. […]

[Nairobi News] Police in Nairobi on Saturday arrested six suspects who they say have been terrorising residents of Kilimani area. […]

[Nairobi News] American politician and former movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger has downplayed an incident in which he was assaulted during a public appearance in South Africa on Saturday. […]

[The Conversation Africa] Many Africans who are not gay or bisexual - sexually attracted only to people of the same sex or of both sexes - claim that being gay or bisexual is not acceptable for religious and cultural reasons. Laws in numerous African countries - as is the case in Nigeria - also […]

[allAfrica] Sudan's ruling military council restarted talks late on Sunday with an alliance of protest and opposition groups, Reuters reports. […]

[Deutsche Welle] International aid organizations are warning that the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo could worsen in the face of instability, public distrust and a critical shortfall in funds to contain the deadly virus. […]

[Daily Trust] The World Bank has confirmed the selection of Dr. Muhammad Pate as its Global Director for Health, Nutrition and Population and also Director of Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF). […]

[This Day] A Nigerian-born teenager, Tobechukwu Phillips has shattered the 125 academic history of her high school in Texas, US. […]

[This Day] Warri -Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Saturday warned that Nigeria edged close to the precipice of destruction, saying urgent measures are needed to pull the country back. Obasanjo said all the indices of political collapse were evident in the country, including corruption, […]

[Guardian] Abuja -Tension is brewing at the Federal Ministry of Finance, Abuja, over plans by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed to hand over the reins to one of the permanent secretaries, Dr. Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, considered a political appointee, instead of Dr. Mohammed Kyari Dikwa, a career […]