Face covering not allowed during voting, polls body warns candidates and delegates Storyline:National News GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Candidates running for the Lower House and delegates will not be allowed to cover their faces during voting, the Federal Elections Indirect Team (FEIT) has warned. The elections… 1 min read
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Mother of ‘dead’ spy cries foul as Farmaajo’s men are cleared of alleged role GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Qaali Mohamud Guhad the mother of a female spy agent who went missing and was later reported dead by the intelligence agency, NISA has rubbished a verdict by…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Three die of hunger, some commit suicide as drought ravages various parts of Somalia GOOBJOOG NEWS|SOMALIA: At least three have died of hunger and an unconfirmed number committed suicide after they lost their livestock to the ongoing drought in Gedo region, south-western Somalia. According to…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, Politics, Profiles OP-ED: Somalia is getting ready for its historic population and housing census By Sharmarke Farah On November 18th, the Somalia National Bureau of Statistics joined the continent in celebrating African Statistics Day. National Statistics are a vital component for good policymaking, providing…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Sudan military to reinstate ousted PM Hamdok after deal reached – Umma Party head KHARTOUM, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Sudan’s military plans to reinstate ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok following an agreement reached in the late hours of Saturday, Fadlallah Burma Nasir, the head…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somali foreign minister axed amid fall-out with African Union GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Immediate former Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Abdirizak has claimed he had resigned a week before his sacking this evening. Abdirizak however noted he was ‘surprised by the sacking…
1 min read Storyline:Business, National News Puntland parliament okays $354m budget for 2022 GOOBJOOG NEWS|GAROWE: The Puntland parliament has approved $ 354,093,039 budget for the 2022 financial year. Out of the 45 MPs in the Puntland parliament, 44 of them voted in favor…
1 min read Storyline:National News SENATE POLLS: 48% of candidates pulled out, no woman elected in contest with men GOOBJOOG NEWS|SOMALIA: All the eight senators in Galmudug state who contested in the recently concluded Senate elections did not face any contest after their rivals withdrew from the race while…
1 min read Storyline:National News South West unveils first 11 seats, Somaliland to register first nine candidates tomorrow GOOBJOOG NEWS|BAIDOA: The South West elections team has announced the election of the first 11 seats in the upcoming Lower House elections set to be held next week. The South…
1 min read Storyline:National News Galmudug unveils first five seats for the Lower House elections GOOBJOOG NEWS|DHUSAMAREB: The Galmudug state electoral commission has today, Thursday, announced the first five seats becoming the second constituency to declare the start of Lower House elections. The State Indirect Elections…