Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab said on Wednesday it had removed about 63,000 accounts in Nigeria that attempted to engage in financial sexual extortion scams mostly aimed at adult men in the United States. Nigerian online fraudsters, known as “Yahoo boys,” are notorious for scams that range from passing themselves off as people in…
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Cat owners residing in Nairobi County will be required to pay Ksh.200 to obtain a license fee for gaining legal possession status, according to a new county law proposal. The bill addresses various aspects of animal care, control and welfare, aiming to create a harmonious coexistence between residents and animals. The bill, which is set…
A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil capsized and sank off Manila on Thursday, authorities said, as they raced against time to contain the spill. The MT Terra Nova had been heading for the central city of Iloilo when it sank in Manila Bay, nearly seven kilometres (4.3 miles) off Limay…
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Former Gor Mahia and Harambee Stars midfielder Collins Okoth Ougo alias Gattuso and his co-accused Sylvia Aoko Odhiambo have been arraigned over the brutal murder of a 3-year-old child in April. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the two appeared before Milimani High Court Judge Alexander Muteti on Tuesday facing…
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The death toll from two landslides in southern Ethiopia rose to at least 229, a local official in the remote Gofa Zone said on Tuesday, as the search for survivors continued into the second day. The landslides occurred on Sunday evening and Monday morning in a remote mountainous region after heavy rains. Using shovels or…
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Kenyans will need to renew their national ID cards every 10 years, the Principal Secretary for Immigration and Citizen Services, Julius Bitok, has announced. In a statement issued on Monday, the PS clarified that the expiry date has no direct correlation with the general election date and dimistified the claims that dismissed claims that the…
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Israeli athletes are welcome at the Paris 2024 Olympics, French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné said on Monday, July 22, after a left-wing member of the French parliament sparked outrage by urging them to stay away. “The Israeli delegation is welcome in France,” Séjourné said in Brussels ahead of talks with his Israeli counterpart, adding that…
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The Ministry of Health and the County Government of Kiambu has cleared the area where Sodium Cyanide was spilt in Rironi, Kiambu County. A truck ferrying cylinders containing sodium cyanide a harmful chemical overturned on Saturday causing the dangerous spill. They further issued caution surrounding the toxic chemical. “We remind the public that sodium cyanide…
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A 17-year-old boy is nursing injuries at Siaya County referral hospital where he was rushed after being rescued from the hands of an irate mob that wanted to lynch him at Mahaya village Siaya County. The minor was rescued by the police after members of the public descended on him for allegedly attacking and chopping…
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Before the match against Chicago Fire kicked off, Inter Miami took the opportunity to pay tribute to Leo Messi, who won the Copa America, the 45th title of his career. Leo Messi is living football history. In the final years of his career – only he knows when he has decided to hang up his…
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