Die another day: however ugly the figures, Aston has survived again

When the commercials appear on television, I usually press the “mute” button or go make myself a cup of tea. But I caught one the other day which left me stunned.

>After being married 72 years, June and Norbert Rogers of South Carolina died just one day apart.

Controversy surrounds the billions of shillings that were spent in the now adjourned Constituent Assembly (CA) with the opposition putting to task Justice and Constitution Affairs minister to clear the contradiction.

An Egyptian court gives Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie and 36 other Islamists life sentences for inciting violence.

 Chadema leaders yesterday expressed frustrations over poor turnout of Dare es Salaam residents to register for today’s local government polls.

BBC New looks at the facts and figures behind the presidential election in Nigeria.

 Chief of Defence Force (CDF) Davis Mwamunyange and chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) Justice (rtd) Damian Lubuva are among the high ranking retired and serving government officials in Oysterbay who are leading a move to shoot down the plan to allow construction of high-rise commercial and residential buildings in the area.

>MPs debated budget estimates for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for a third day yesterday even as available data equates the entire process to a mere hoax and sheer loss of taxpayers’ money.

Stars join children’s organisations to launch campaign

Africa’s largest children’s organisations today launch Action on Violence Against Children (AVAC), a campaign to build public awareness, and galvanise political will and resources around the staggering incidence and impact of abuse and violence against children.

New data from across Eastern and Southern Africa tells a harrowing story of the region’s youngest citizens being victims of abuse. For example, fresh statistics from Zambia...