Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes first American to be elected pope, to be called Pope Leo XIV
Who is Robert Prevost? The former pope, Francis, brought Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 to serve as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations from around the world, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. As a result, Prevost has a prominence going into the conclave that few other cardinals had.
‘Shoe-missile’ attack on President Ruto in Migori now linked to sibling rivalry among Kuria clans
According to the local politics, the Bakira and the Bugumbe clans have never enjoyed cordial relationship since time immemorial, with the later, where the current members of parliaments (MP) Mathews Robi comes from seen to be always holding senior government positions and high profile political seats at the expense of the Bakira clan.
It’s coming home: Renowned for talent and love for sports, Kakamega rewarded with ticket to host East Africa Community school games
High school students from the East African Community member-states Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, South Sudan and host Kenya will flock to the county that is in history books as the first to build a football stadium in East, Central and Southern Africa – Bukhungu Stadium or Football Cathedral t locals.
Citing national security, Trump orders 100 per cent tariff on foreign-made movies to resurrect US film industry on deathbed
Hollywood producers and labour unions have been urging Governor Gavin Newsom to boost the state’s tax incentives to better compete with other locations. Trump’s proposed movie tariff follows a series of trade conflicts initiated by his administration, which have roiled markets and led to fears of a US recession.
Autistic Nigerian teenager sets world painting record with canvas bigger than a soccer field
The artwork, created in November 2024, was unveiled and officially recognised by the Guinness World Record organisers in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja during the World Autism Acceptance Day in April. Nigeria’s art and culture minister Hannatu Musawa said Tagbo-Okeke’s artwork is “a beacon of hope and inspiration” for people with autism.
Hawking prosperity gospel: From Finger of God to Helicopter of Jesus, how rogue pastors in Kenya exploit lacuna in law to fly faithful into turbulence
‘Shakahola Massacre’ phenomenon at the Kenyan coast in which the Good News International Ministries – an apocalyptic Christian group – leadership reportedly hoodwinked the faithful into starving to death in the hope of meeting Jesus Christ in heaven shocked the world.
Black Pope: Three African cardinals emerge as possible successors of Pope Francis in Vatican
Before the 2005 conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI, there was much media attention around Francis Arinze, a highly respected cardinal born in Nigeria, raising questions even then about whether the world was ready for a Black pope from Africa.
Trigger-happy Museveni cannot use guns to ‘silence’ Uganda’s burgeoning environmental ruins, only brains will
When the socio-cultural dimension of the environment is corrupted, all these can be and have been corrupted. The Uganda Constitution 1995 engineered an artificial indigenous group called Banyarwanda and many indigenous groups such as Hehe and Nubi hither to known to be indigenous elsewhere. Cultural pollution has led to the erosion of our languages, thereby compromising conservation
Invest in special schools to groom talented youth for Paralympics and international competitions – experts
Learners from Nalondo and St Brigit Akoreet appealed to President William Ruto to give them school buses to support their talent development beyond Kenya. The students believe that having reliable transport would ease their movement to training and competition venues, which is crucial for nurturing and exposing their talents beyond Kenya’s borders.
Kenyan children at high risk of online sexual exploitation, says Dutch civil society as it launches campaign against the menace
Recent research conducted with children and parents and caregivers by Terre des Hommes Netherlands revealed that socio-economic challenges, low digital literacy, and authoritative parenting impairs caregivers’ ability to protect their children from risks of online sexual exploitation.
