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The Latest: Supreme Court judge’s driver shot before hearing

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Latest on Kenya’s upcoming re-run of presidential elections on Oct. 26 (all times local): 8:40 p.m. Nairobi’s police chief Japheth Koome says the police driver of the Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu has been shot and seriously wounded, the evening before the Supreme Court is hearing an application to postpone Thursday’s elections. Joseph Njoroge, who ...

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Kenyan police, protesters clash during disputed election

Nairobi – Kenyan police on Thursday fired tear gas at stone-throwing protesters in some opposition areas after the start of Kenya’s second presidential election since August, reflecting bitter divisions in a country whose main opposition leader urged his followers to boycott the vote. Violence erupted in Nairobi’s Kibera slum and Kisumu, a major city in western Kenya where protesters set ...

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US urges Kenya parties to avoid violence 2017

Washington – The United States expressed deep concern about the political crisis in Kenya on Wednesday and urged parties to resolve their differences over a disputed election without resorting to violence. Kenyans are due to vote on Thursday in a re-run of August’s presidential vote, which was annulled after the Supreme Court found “irregularities” and mismanagement by the Independent Electoral ...

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Boko Haram kills six Nigerian soldiers in raid

Kano – At least six soldiers were killed in heavy fighting when Boko Haram raided a military base and looted food from villagers in northeast Nigeria, the military and locals said on Wednesday. Jihadists in six pick-up trucks stormed the base in Sasawa village, some 45 kilometres (28 miles) from the Yobe state capital, Damaturu, at about 17:00 on Tuesday. ...

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Russia Has World’s ‘Most Powerful Army’ and Will Respond to NATO Expansion, Lawmaker Says

A senior Russian legislator has condemned recent reports that the Western military alliance NATO was seeking to expand its military infrastructure, and he has threatened Russian reciprocation. Yuri Shvytkin, deputy chairman of the defense committee in Russia’s lower house of parliament, responded Wednesday to reports that NATO was looking to reorganize its structure to include two new commands designed to ...

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2019 presidency: Shekarau declares interest

A former Minister of Education, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has informed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and various stakeholders of his intention to contest for the presidency in 2019. Confirming the development to newsmen on Wednesday, his spokesperson, Malam Sule Ya’u Sule, said Shekarau, had already sent notification letters to the PDP and all relevant stakeholders. Sule explained that Shekarau, who ...

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Raila Odinga: Kenya’s opposition scion makes final gamble

Nairobi (AFP) – Raila Odinga, Kenya’s veteran opposition leader and one-time prime minister, has chosen to sit out Thursday’s presidential election re-run, a move that may well end his dream of winning the nation’s top job. The 72-year-old has been a mainstay of Kenyan politics since the 1980s, but despite four attempts has never won the presidency. Instead he seems ...

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5 Reasons No Nation Wants to Go to War with Israel

5 weapons, that is. 5 Reasons No Nation Wants to Go to War with Israel The technology that binds all of these other systems together is the Israeli soldier. Since 1948 (and even before) Israel has committed the best of its human capital to the armed forces. The creation of fantastic soldiers, sailors, and airmen doesn’t happen by accident, and ...

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Nollywood actress, Funke dead

Nollywood Actress, Funke Abisogun AlHassan is dead. She passed on a few days after child birth. Her husband, Toafiq Alhassan announced that she gave birth a few days ago. But the film industry was thrown into mourning yesterday after her death was announced by her brother in-law, Tunde Ola Yusuf. Yusuf wrote on Instagram, “ADIEU FUNKE. Just days ago, people ...

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