Presidential election set for February 8, 2017 Storyline:National News A joint session of parliament will elect a new President February 8 ending several false starts marked by delays since September last year, Goobjoog News can exclusively report. A memo… 1 min read
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Two prominent clan elders killed in Mogadishu hotel attack, three others injured Two elders who participated in nominating MPs to Parliament in 2012 and selection of delegates in last year’s elections were among those who died in Dayah hotel bomb explosion Wednesday.…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Death toll in Dayah hotel bomb attack rises to 15- Security Minister The death toll in Dayah hotel twin attack in Mogadishu has climbed to 14 with fifty others injured, Internal Security Minister Abdirizak Mohamed has said. The Minister added no government…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security At least five people killed and three journalists among injured in twin explosions in Mogadishu At least five people have been killed and 28 other injured in twin bomb explosion after an explosives laden vehicle hit the entrance of Dayah hotel near Somali Parliament. Casualties…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World UK Supreme Court says PM May must get parliament approval to trigger Brexit By Reuters The UK Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Prime Minister Theresa May must get parliament’s approval before she begins Britain’s formal exit from the European Union. The UK’s…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Five Somali soldiers killed in landmine blast in Afgooye Five Somali soldiers were killed Tuesday morning in Afgooye town some 30 kilometres southwest of Mogadishu following landmine explosions barely 12 hours after a fierce fight between Somali forces and…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Joint House seating to select Presidential Election Committee today A joint session of the Federal Parliament will today elect a Presidential election committee as the country closes in on electing a new president about five months after the incumbent…
2 mins read Storyline:Science & Tech Kenya fits lion with tracking device to stop it straying into town By Reuters Kenyan authorities have fitted a tracking device a onto one of the 36 lions that live in a wildlife park on the outskirts of the capital city, aiming…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, World Gambians celebrate as West African troops enter capital after Jammeh flees By Reuters Gambians celebrated in the streets on Sunday after a West African regional military force entered the capital city of Banjul and took control of the presidential palace, the…
2 mins read Storyline:National News First and Second Deputy Senate Speakers elected in tightly contested race Galmudug Senator Abshir Bukhari beat six other candidates in a hotly contested election which ran into the third round Sunday to become the country’s first deputy speaker of the senate…