Hollywood’s awards season reaches its climax on Sunday with the Oscars, and this year’s ceremony promises high drama and unpredictability. While some categories have clear frontrunners, several races remain too close to call, keeping industry watchers on edge. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, comprising over 11,000 members,…
Amid the ongoing military tensions involving Israel, the United States, and Iran, social media has been awash with false claims regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Viral posts suggested that Netanyahu had died, that recent videos of him were artificially generated using AI, and even highlighted a supposed “six-finger” anomaly…
Kenya and Ireland have agreed to negotiate a structured labour mobility framework that will allow Kenyan nurses and midwives to work in Ireland, Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has announced. Speaking during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Nairobi, Mudavadi said Kenya looks forward to the conclusion of…
Francis Atwoli has been re-elected Secretary General of the Central Organization of Trade Unions (Kenya) for another five-year term, extending his leadership of the country’s largest workers’ umbrella body. The decision was made during a delegates’ meeting held at the Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu, where Atwoli secured his…
The Social Health Authority has started disbursing KSh11.1 billion to healthcare providers across the country to settle approved claims under the Social Health Insurance Fund. In a notice issued by the agency’s Chief Executive Officer Mercy Mwangangi, the authority said the payments would be released in batches to ensure an…
Scores of pro-Iran Shia Muslims gathered at the Abuja National Mosque on Friday to mark Quds Day, chanting anti-Israel and anti-United States slogans despite a strong security presence. Approximately 200 worshippers assembled after afternoon prayers in Abuja, carrying images of Iran’s late supreme leader and expressing solidarity with Palestinians as…
John Mbadi has defended the newly enacted National Infrastructure Fund law, saying the initiative will help Kenya reduce its reliance on borrowing to finance major development projects. Speaking during a widows’ empowerment programme in Kuria East Constituency in Migori County, Mbadi said the new financing model is designed to ease…
Six police officers were injured on Friday morning after a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) linked to the militant group Al-Shabaab struck a police vehicle in Mandera County. According to a police report recorded under OB No. 9/13/03/2026, the incident occurred at about 6:30 a.m. along the Elwak–Wargadud Road as…
The United States has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or disruption of senior Iranian military and intelligence officials, including Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. The offer, published on the website of the United States Department of State, targets 10…
Tensions in the Middle East escalated sharply on Saturday as Iran warned it could reduce oil infrastructure linked to the United States to “a pile of ashes,” intensifying fears of a broader regional conflict and a deepening global energy crisis. The warning followed remarks by Donald Trump, who said Washington…