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1 week ago | tnx.africa | Boniface Mithika

A circulating video doing rounds online showing Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni publicly praising and thanking his son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, for his efforts in combating corruption within the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has raised mixed reactions. The video was shot a while ago, at a recent passing out of 10,007 army recruits at Basic Millitary Training School in Kaweweta, Uganda. “I want to thank the CDF and his commanders for bringing a new spirit within the UPDF.

1 week ago | tnx.africa | Kevin Tunoi

A 25-year-old Kenyan woman has been arrested after she was busted attempting to smuggle cocaine through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Caroline Wanjiku Mwangi was intercepted by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)'s Anti-Narcotics Unit as she prepared to board a flight to Goa, India. Her suspicious luggage drew the attention of the officers during a routine security check. Upon inspection, two concealed bags were discovered in her handbags.

2 weeks ago | tnx.africa | Kevin Tunoi

In a chilling twist of fate, Kasipul Kabondo MP Charles Ong’ondo Were was shot dead in Nairobi just hours after confiding in a colleague that “things aren’t good”. The lawmaker was attacked by gunmen on a motorbike late Wednesday, in what police are calling a targeted killing. One of the assailants dismounted and shot him at close range before fleeing the scene. His driver and bodyguard, who escaped unhurt, rushed him to Nairobi Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

2 weeks ago | tnx.africa | Boniface Mithika

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, Nigeria has sentenced Peter Nwachukwu to death by hanging after finding him guilty in the death of his wife, celebrated gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu. The presiding judge delivered the verdict yesterday, concluding a nearly three-year trial. Osinachi, who was loved for her powerful vocals and was widely known for her collaboration with Prospa Ochimana on the gospel hit song, Ekwueme.

2 weeks ago | tnx.africa | Anjellah Owino

As mourners gather at St Peter's Basilica, the late Pope Francis lies in an open coffin, clothed in the sacred vestments that symbolise centuries of Catholic tradition and papal authority. On his head rests a white mitre, the iconic ceremonial crown of the Catholic Church. Shaped like an elongated bulb meeting at two edges, the mitre represents the Old and New Testaments.