Buildings flattened as 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits Vanuatu
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck near Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila, triggering landslides, crushing cars and flattening multiple buildings, including a complex that is home to multiple western embassies. Power and mobile networks across the country have been cut off and the full extent of the damage still remains unclear, but there are unconfirmed reports […]
TSC announces over 19K promotions for teachers
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has invited applications from teachers to fill 19,943 senior administrative positions. In the advertisement notice, TSC stated that the available positions range from chief principals, senior principals, principals, deputy principals, senior lecturers, senior masters, secondary teacher I, senior headteachers (special schools), headteachers, deputy headteachers, and senior teacher positions. “Exciting News! […]
Kenya Met: Rain expected in several parts of the country
The Kenya Meteorological Department has predicted continued rains across the country for the next seven days. According to the weatherman’s latest outlook, rainfall is expected to continue over some parts of the Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, the South Rift Valley, the southeastern lowlands, and the Coast. For most parts […]
Almost 800 arrested over Nigerian crypto-romance scam
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency said it had arrested 792 suspects in a raid on a building believed to be a hub for fraudsters who lured victims with offers of romance, then pressed them to hand over cash for phoney cryptocurrency investments. The suspects, including 148 Chinese and 40 Filipino nationals, were detained on December 10, 2024 […]
Kenya Railways deploys special SGR passenger train set to depart Nairobi for Mombasa at 10:30 am
Kenya Railways has deployed a special Madaraka Express passenger train to serve its customers during this festive season. The state corporation in a statement issued on Monday, December 16, 2024, announced that the special train will be operating on December 17, 2024 from Nairobi to Mombasa only. Kenya Railways says the train will depart Nairobi […]
12 dead from carbon monoxide poisoning at Georgia ski resort
Twelve people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a ski resort in Georgia, police have said. The bodies of 11 foreigners and one Georgian national were found in a sleeping area above a restaurant in Gudauri, the largest and highest ski resort in the former Soviet state, according to officials. Police said “preliminary tests […]
‘Naysayers are becoming fewer’- Ruto hails SHA rollout
President William Ruto has hailed the transition from the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the Social Health Authority (SHA) as transformative. In his statement during the 11th National and County Governments Co-ordinating Summit at State House on December 16, 2024, Ruto observed that the programme’s critics were diminishing. “I can already see the […]