Taxi driver killed, passenger injured in car blast near Mogadishu airport Storyline:National News, Security A taxi driver has been killed a passenger injured when an explosive device suspected to have been hidden in his car went off a short distance from Aden Adde Airport in… 1 min read
2 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News HirShabelle state assembly files motion to unseat president as 10 ministers quit HirShabelle state president Abdullahi Osoble is running into another storm as local legislators file an impeachment motion barely a day after ten ministers resigned in what is fast turning into…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Stand-off in Somali consulate in Yemen as official declines to leave office Somali consular to Yemen Ahmed Sudan was recalled two times to Mogadishu in the last two months but declined, Goobjoog News has learnt as accusations against the official from Somalis…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Gunmen kill 17 in attack on Burkina Faso restaurant, people trapped Suspected jihadists killed at least 17 people and wounded eight during a raid on a restaurant in Burkina Faso’s capital, the communications minister said, as security forces sought to free…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech WHO declares Somalia polio free in three years, urges sustained vaccination campaigns The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Somalia free of polio for the third year running but warned the country must remain alert as it remains prone to polio virus…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Somali troops reinforce Robow forces in Habal as clash with Shabaab intensifies Somali forces have deployed in Habal location in Bakool region with heavy weaponry to reinforce forces allied to the former Al-Shabaab deputy leader Mukhtar Robow who is being marooned by…
3 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Somali government eyes $100m annually from telcos with new law Telecommunication companies will now come under a unified regulatory framework thanks to the endorsement of the Telecommunications law by Parliament which among others gives the government the requisite legal instruments…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Somali ‘Pirates’: 27 sentenced to 7 years in jail In the third case involving Somali pirates, 27 men were convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment by a sessions court on Friday. The men have been convicted under charges,…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World Kenyan girl shot dead as post-election anger boils Kenya’s main monitoring group backed the official result of this week’s ballot on Saturday as opposition anger at the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta erupted in the western city of…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Kenyatta re-elected president as opposition terms poll a charade Congratulations to those who have won and to those who have lost, we live to fight another day Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected President of Kenyatta after garnering 54% of…