Senior Somali cleric succumbs to COVID-19 as disease springs up Storyline:National News GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Senior cleric Sheikh Nur Baruud has died of COVID-19 after he was admitted at Martini Hospital in Mogadishu. Sources said the renown cleric succumbed to the disease at a… 1 min read
2 mins read Storyline:National News POLL CRISIS: Fresh talks flop as leaders haggle over venue By T. Roble GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The much-awaited fresh talks between the Federal and State leaders have failed to kick off after leaders from both sides failed to agree on the venue…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Upper House Farmaajo’s JSC picks a nullity-Senate speaker GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The move by outgoing president Mohamed Farmaajo to appoint members to the Judicial Service Commission is legally void as it grossly violates the law, Senate speaker Abdi Hashi …
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Two expectant women gunned down in Mogadishu GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Two pregnant women working for the Ministry of Defence were shot dead this morning in Dayniile district in Mogadishu. Residents told Goobjoog News the two women were gunned down…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Poll talks venue a non issue, IC tells Somali leaders GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The International Community has dismissed the tussle over the location of the next electoral talks as a non-issue and called on the Federal and State leaders to resolve the…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security PHOTOS: Explosives-laden vehicle explodes, casualties feared GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: A vehicle loaded with explosives went burst around Debka area near the Lower House Building Saturday morning after security forces fired at it destroying several vehicles and buildings in…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Yes to talks but not in Garowe, Deni tells Farmaajo GOOBJOOG NEWS|GAROWE: Puntland has poured cold water on outgoing president Mohamed Farmaajo’s proposal to resume electoral talks in Garowe noting it won’t host them. A statement from the Puntland presidency…
2 mins read Storyline:National News UN, foreign embassies demand resumption of poll talks GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The international community has called for immediate resumption of talks among Somali leaders to unlock the ongoing stalemate and warned against ‘any parallel process’. In a statement this morning,…
2 mins read Storyline:National News You’re no longer president, opposition tells Farmaajo GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Two former presidents and 12 other presidential candidates have proposed the formation of a National Transitional Council to lead the country following the end of President Mohamed Farmaajo’s term…
2 mins read Storyline:House of the People, National News Farmaajo blames all but himself, asks MPs for help By T. Roble GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Farmaajo has asked the Lower House to intervene in the ongoing electoral brinkmanship absolving himself of any blame and roping in foreign actors in his characteristic…
