Kendrick to headline Super Bowl

Rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline the Super Bowl half-time show, the National Football League and Apple Music announced on Sunday. It will be the second time the Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning artist will perform in one of the most coveted events in music – but will be the first time he is the main act….

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Algeria presidential election kicks off

By XINHUA Algerians headed to polls on Saturday to elect their next president, with more than 23 million citizens in the country eligible to cast their ballots. Voting began early in the day, with polling stations nationwide opening at 8:00 am local time (0700 GMT). Mobile polling stations have been in operation since Wednesday to access…

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Algeria declares President Tebboune election winner with 95pc of vote

By REUTERS Algerian authorities declared President Abdulmadjid Tebboune the overwhelming winner of Saturday’s election on Sunday, but a rival candidate alleged irregularities in the count and fewer than half of registered voters cast ballots. Official preliminary results gave Tebboune 95 percent of the vote, enough to avoid a second-round run-off, with Abdelaali Hassani Cherif getting 3 percent and Youcef…

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Internet of Things being used to enable fish farming

IOT 04 Rio Fish women fish farmers harvest delivery at Rasira beach 2 Along the shores of East Africa’s Lake Victoria, in Kenya, women fisherfolk including those known for being victims of sexual exploitation are harnessing the Internet of Things (IoT) to help them counter their abusers while enhancing their incomes, writes Joseph Davis Weddi….

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Courtney Lindsey beats Ferdinand Omanyala in Zagreb

Ferdinand Omanyala was hoping to defend his title at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial in Zagreb but American Courtney Lindsey proved too strong for him. Ferdinand Omanyala could only afford a second-place finish in the men’s 100m at the final World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting, the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial in Zagreb on Sunday night. The…

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‘OG must be respected’ – Khaligraph Jones responds to Tanzanian musician criticising his rapping skills

Kenyan rapper Brian Omollo popularly known as Khaligraph Jones has responded to Tanzanian hip-hop artiste Fido Vato‘s criticisms. Taking to his Instagram account on Sunday, September 8, 2024, Khaligraph posted a mockery video of a lady whom he referred to as American singer Rihanna breaking the music system after hearing an English r*p song while…

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Engin Firat: Why Harambee Stars coach is here to stay

Kenyans have started calls for Harambee Stars coach Engin Firat to be dismissed over poor performances but there are a number of factors that make his sacking difficult. Harambee Stars fans have slammed coach Engin Firat following his team’s drab draw against Zimbabwe in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Friday. Firat was…

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‘She had to beg to be on my good side’

Kenya’s most talked-about socialites, Vera Sidika and Shakila, seem to have finally squashed their long-standing beef, or at least that’s what they claim. Taking to her Instagram, Sidika dropped the mic by posting postcards from their little get-together at a recent party that hinted Shakila had begged her for forgiveness. “I told y’all will become…

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