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Phil Ivey is an American professional poker player with an estimated net worth of $100 million. Widely regarded as one of the greatest poker players of all time, Ivey has built his fortune through tournament winnings, high-stakes cash…
Detectives in Nairobi launched investigations into the alleged theft of a licensed Glock 19 pistol after a businessman reported that one of two women he had met in the city centre made away with the firearm. The incident was reported at…
Police have launched investigations into the murder of a 43-year-old businesswoman whose body was discovered inside her house in Lari Sub-county, Kiambu County. The victim, Nancy Njeri Kimani, was found dead on Friday morning at her home…
Police are investigating the death of a 44-year-old Ugandan national who died after falling from the fourth floor of a building along Ngong Road in Nairobi. The incident was reported on Friday afternoon by a supervisor, who informed police…
Police in Machakos County have launched investigations after a partially decomposed body of a man was discovered in a shallow grave near the banks of the Mukengesya River in Masinga Sub-County. The gruesome discovery was made on Friday…
The Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) has issued a seven-day strike notice set to take effect on Monday, July 20, 2026, threatening to disrupt operations across Kenya’s aviation sector. Addressing the media on July 17, KAWU Secretary…
Students at Kiambu National Polytechnic took part in hands-on learning, career conversations, mentorship sessions and technology demonstrations through the Safaricom Hook Circle. The two-day session exposed them to career pathways beyond…
On March 25, 2026, President William Ruto stood before delegates at the International Conference on Nuclear Energy in Nairobi and made an announcement that will define his presidency. Kenya, he declared, would break ground on its first…
Kenya Referendum Proposal: Eric Omondi Leads Campaign to Reduce 47 Counties to 8 A new constitutional reform campaign spearheaded by Kenyan comedian and activist Eric Omondi is igniting nationwide debate over the future of devolution,…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has articulated a vision for global artificial intelligence governance, emphasising China’s commitment to supporting developing nations. Xi outlined four key priorities for ensuring safe, inclusive, and…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers got an unpleasant surprise early Friday morning when their billing dashboards started showing charges that made no sense. Accounts that normally cost a few cents a month suddenly displayed estimated…
Apple Music just got more expensive, and it’s happening everywhere at once. Starting today, the individual plan in the US goes from $10.99 to $11.99 a month. Family plans jump from $16.99 to $19.99, and the student plan moves from $5.99 to…
The United States has taken another significant step toward establishing its domestic deep sea mining industry after proposing to lease two vast seabed blocks off the coast of American Samoa for mineral exploration and potential future…
Kimi K3, the newest model from Chinese startup Moonshot AI, has landed with enough force to get people in Silicon Valley talking again about how close China’s AI labs are getting to the US frontier. The model was introduced on July 17, and…
Amazon’s live-action God of War series has lost its Kratos before the show even aired. Ryan Hurst, who was announced as the lead back in January, tore his bicep while filming a stunt in June and needed surgery. Recovery from that kind of…
The National Police Service (NPS) Friday dismissed claims circulating on social media alleging incidents of rape and deaths during the recently concluded Ol Kalou Constituency by-election, saying no such cases were reported before, during…
Nyaribari Masaba parliamentary hopeful Bouse Mairura has challenged Kisii Governor Simba Arati to explain the delay in implementing several county-funded development projects, accusing the county administration of failing to deliver…
The Japanese parliament has approved a bill to relax imperial succession rules, amid concerns over the dwindling size of the imperial family. The bill, passed by the upper house on Friday, allows the imperial family to adopt distant male…
Red Bull have reverted to a conventional rear wing for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix after four-time world champion Max Verstappen suffered successive high-speed crashes in Austria and Britain. The Dutch driver slammed the behaviour of his…
Nigeria has completed the voluntary evacuation of 1,490 citizens from South Africa following a series of xenophobic attacks, its foreign ministry said on Thursday, with the latest flight bringing 305 returnees home from Johannesburg.…
The Government’s ongoing reforms to make national identification documents more accessible are helping to eliminate barriers that have historically locked many Kenyans out of government services, development opportunities and democratic…
US President Donald Trump has delivered a primetime address in which he accused China of interfering in the 2020 election and alleged “shocking vulnerabilities” in American voting systems. Trump, who spoke from the White House on Thursday,…
Irish actress Brenda Fricker, who won an Oscar for her role in 1989 film My Left Foot and had well-loved parts in Home Alone 2 and TV’s Casualty, has died at the age of 81. Fricker won the Oscar for best supporting actress in 1990 for…
Four Republican members of Congress have accused Canada of failing to do enough to prevent wildfire smoke drifting into the US. In a joint letter add ressed to the Canadian prime minister, the Michigan lawmakers claimed “continued…
