Japanese island goes missing Storyline:National News, Science & Tech, World By Missing: A tiny island in northern Japan. Or so authorities fear, prompting plans for a survey to determine if the outcrop has been washed away, ever-so-slightly shrinking the country’s… 2 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News $20K, no foreign spouse earns you ticket for S. West presidential poll Candidates wishing to contest in the upcoming state presidential elections in South West state must part with between $10,000 and $20,000, the state electoral committee has said. The recently formed…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Kenyan parliament ‘satisfied’ with progress on border wall By Fauxile Kibet The Kenyan Parliamentary Committee of Defence and Foreign Relations has said it is satisfied with the pace of construction of the Kenya – Somalia border security wall.…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World UN to lift sanctions on Eritrea after US shift The UN Security Council is preparing to lift sanctions on Eritrea after the United States dropped its insistence on prolonging the measures despite a peace deal with Ethiopia, diplomats said…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Security forces in L. Shabelle to launch crack-down on illegal roadblocks The regional administration of Lower Shabelle region has said they are starting massive operations soon against the illegal checkpoints in some of the districts in the region. Abdifatah Omar Farah,…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Education key in managing migration and displacement -UN By Fauxile Kibet NAIROBI: Countries have been challenged to adopt education as a means of managing migration and displacement and offering those in need a second chance. United Nations Educational,…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World UN chief calls for halt to Yemen violence BY: United Nations (United States) (AFP) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a halt to violence in Yemen to pull the country back from a “precipice” and…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, World UN Somali envoy asks for Canada’s assistance with refugees The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ special envoy to Somalia is urging the Canadian government to provide more aid to countries in the Horn of Africa that are struggling…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Ethiopian MPs appoint Meaza Ashanafi Federal High Court president Ethiopian Parliament Thursday appointed Ms Meaza Ashanafi, the first woman Federal High Court president. Ms Meaza, who was nominated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, was sworn-in in the morning at…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Nearly 60,000 migrants have died or gone missing since 2014 BY: At least 56,800 refugees and migrants have died or gone missing since 2014, almost double the number recorded by the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM), an investigation by…