by Hope Media | Jan 10, 2017 | sports
Olympics and two-time London Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge will not defend his title this year, according to the organisers. Kipchoge says he has instead opted to focus on sponsor Nike race around the same time as he seeks to run under two hours at an unknown...
by Hope Media | Jan 10, 2017 | news
Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan is alleged to have received kickbacks for a $1.3 billion illegal oil deal with giants ENI and Shell in contravention of domestic laws. AFP reports that Italian prosecutors are alleging the former president and his oil...
by Hope Media | Jan 10, 2017 | BUSINESS NEWS, news
Kenya Airways is set to lay off 38 staff members as phase two of right-sizing kicks off on Tuesday. The move follows the decision the firm made in March last year when it announced a right sizing exercise through staff redundancies and redeployment that will affect...
by Hope Media | Jan 10, 2017 | news
Nigeria is the world’s 14th largest troops contributing nation to UN Peacekeeping operations, according to the latest data published by the UN peacekeeping. The data obtained by the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York, showed that...
by Hope Media | Jan 10, 2017 | sports
The 2017 CBA Africa Concours d’Elegance will be held on September 24, according to the latest Kenya Motor Sport Federation calendar. Regulations for this the annual car and motorcycle event have already been approved and will be available in the near future on the...
by Hope Media | Jan 10, 2017 | news
President Uhuru Kenyatta Monday evening left the country for a two-day State visit to India. During his visit, President Kenyatta will attend the inauguration of the 8th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017, as the guest of honour. The central focus of the Summit is...
by Hope Media | Jan 10, 2017 | sports
The World Cup will expand to 48 teams from its current 32, starting with the 2026 edition of soccer’s showpiece tournament, the game’s governing body FIFA decided on Tuesday. FIFA’s decision making body, the FIFA Council, also decided that the format...
by Hope Media | Jan 10, 2017 | news
Democrats have called for US President-elect Donald Trump’s naming of his son-in-law as a top adviser to be reviewed over concerns of nepotism and conflict of interest. A group wants the Justice Department and Office of Government Ethics to scrutinise...
by Hope Media | Jan 9, 2017 | news
Gambian authorities have shut down another popular private radio station, Paradise FM, in the capital Banjul on Sunday night after shutting down three others last week. Local media report that six security agents in plain clothes believed to be officials of the...
by Hope Media | Jan 9, 2017 | County News, news
Striking doctors have been given until Wednesday to resume work or lose their jobs. Council of Governors Chairman Peter Munya says all the vacant positions will be advertised and new doctors recruited to restore services in public hospitals if the doctors do not...