Sh7 hike in road levy ups revenue collection by 51 per cent

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro speaking during the launch of the institute’s annual national shadow budget for 2025-26 financial year. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] The Road Maintenance Levy (RML) has handed Sh119.7 billion... Read more »

ADC accuses Tinubu of exploiting Buhari’s death for political gains

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu’s government for what it describes as a cynical and opportunistic attempt to exploit the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari for political... Read more »

ADC Queries Federal Govt’s Plan To ‘Quietly Sell Refineries’ Without Full Audit

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has demanded a full audit of Nigeria’s refineries, citing recent reports that alleged that successive governments have spent nearly $18billion on the rehabilitation of the three major... Read more »

Kenya: Count Down Starts As Kenya Unveils King’s Baton in Honour of 2026 Commonwealth Games

Nairobi — With just 372 days to go, Kenya has begun count down to the 2026 Commonwealth Games to be hosted in Glasgow, Scotland after the National Olympic Committee (NOC-K) on Wednesday... Read more »

Ex-Senate President, Ameh Ebute regains disputed Abuja plot after 24 years legal battle

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) presided over by Justice Maryanne Anenih has declared a former Senate President, Ameh Ebute, as the lawful owner of a disputed plot of... Read more »

Kenya: Over 100,000 University Students Locked Out of Funding As HELB Faces Deepening Crisis

Nairobi — More than 100,000 university students have been left without government financial support in the 2024/2025 academic year, as the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) battles a Sh49.8 billion funding shortfall... Read more »

Ahead of 2027, Atiku Quits PDP, Fully Aligns with Coalition ADC – THISDAYLIVE

•Cites irreconcilable differences, deviation from party’s founding principles •Describes his decision as heartbreaking  •We won’t miss him, Makinde reacts •Keyamo slams ex-vice president for leaving his party at a time Nigerians are... Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today – July 17, 2025

  U.S. Deports Convicted Criminals to Eswatini, Sparks Outcry The U.S. deported five people whom it described as “criminal illegal aliens” to Eswatini. The deportees are originally from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba,... Read more »

Senior UK politician issues warning against imposing new levy for foreign students in London

Chancellor Rachel Reeves must not “pull up the drawbridge to international students” by imposing a tax on their university fees, Sir Sadiq Khan has warned. The London mayor, on the second day... Read more »

Graft, accidents and recruitment top new KAM boss’s in-tray

Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA) Executive Secretary Justus Omae Nyarandi during a training to heavy commercial truck drivers on Eco-driving practices along the Northern Corridor, at Flamingo hotel... Read more »