Sixth Cop Dismissed: Tyre Nichols Death According to the Memphis Police Department, a sixth officer involved in the events leading up to Tyre Nichols’ arrest has been fired. Officer Preston Hemphill was found to have “violated multiple department policies,” including stun gun deployment rules, according to an internal police investigation. Mr. Nichols, a 29-year-old father, died three days later in a hospital after being pulled over and beaten by police. Five other officers have already been fired and charged with his death. ALSO READ: Funeral Director Shocked to Discover Woman Still Breathing in Body Bag Mr. Hemphill, who had been…
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Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ Tour to Earn Over Sh30 Billion Beyonce announced the Renaissance World Tour on Wednesday, in support of her seventh studio album Renaissance, which is set to be released in 2022. The tour, her first in nearly seven years, was first teased in October 2022, when Beyonce auctioned off a ticket to an unspecified show for $50,000. (Sh6.2 million). Following her announcement, music fans all over the world were eager to learn the ticket prices for the tour, which will begin on May 10 in Stockholm, Sweden, and end on September 27 in New Orleans. Ticket sales will begin…
Funeral Director Shocked to Discover Woman Still Breathing in Body Bag According to Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals documents, an Iowa Alzheimer’s care facility faces a $10,000 (Ksh.1.26 million) fine for declaring a woman dead who was later discovered alive when a funeral director unzipped her body bag. The unidentified 66-year-old woman was admitted to the Glen Oaks Alzheimer’s Special Care Center facility in Urbandale, Iowa, on December 20 due to “senile degeneration of the brain,” according to the documents. On December 28, she was admitted to hospice. “At 6:00 a.m. on January 3, Resident #1’s mouth was open,…
Man Faces Charges for Unreturned Bank Error Payment Tony Munyoki was charged heavily by a Nairobi court after he refused to return Ksh 140,000 sent to him by mistake. The Magistrate Court charged Tony Munyoki with computer misuse under the Computer and Cybercrime Act of 2018 for withholding Ksh140,000 that Muhumed Abdikadir had mistakenly sent to him. On December 25, Abdikadir inadvertently missed a couple of digits while making a Mpesa transaction. He stated that he intended to send the funds to someone else as payment for services rendered through his Equity Bank account. ALSO READ: EU Blacklist Threat for…
EU Blacklist Threat for Kenya Over Corruption The European Union has threatened to blacklist Kenya over corruption and money laundering, revisiting an old problem Nairobi has struggled to contain. EU Ambassador to Kenya Henriette Geiger said Kenya’s reluctance to curb corruption and money laundering could scare off investors. She told a media briefing over the upcoming European Union-Kenya Business Forum with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance on Thursday, February 2 that Nairobi may also face restrictions. The key determinant of investment “For us, we think that fighting corruption is in the best interest of Kenya because maybe this is the…
Nicola Bulley: Police Search for Missing Mum Ms. Bulley’s partner Paul Ansell has said he will “never give up hope” and that his “whole focus is my two girls”. Police searching for missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley have vowed to “bring her home,” urging the public to keep an eye out for sightings of her clothing. Officers believe the 45-year-old woman fell into the River Wyre while walking her dog on Friday morning. ALSO READ: DP Gachagua Accuses Uhuru of Meddling in Government Affairs Lancashire Constabulary search teams are still scouring the waterway near St Michael’s. Specialists and divers from HM…
DP Gachagua Accuses Uhuru of Meddling in Government Affairs Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has been accused by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua of interfering with the Kenya Kwanza administration. Gachagua claims that the former President squandered his two terms by engaging in dirty politics and sabotaging the farmers’ fertilizer subsidy program. “People who sabotaged farmers, and undermined food security for parochial politics, have no business telling us how to work. And if they want to know how things are going at work, they should come here,” he said. “People are working day and night to make interventions to bring the cost…
Missing Dog Walker Nicola Bulley: River Search Intensifies Police are also looking for the clothing Ms. Bulley was wearing when she went missing, including an ankle-length black quilted gilet jacket and a black Engelbert Strauss waist-length coat that was worn underneath. Police investigating the disappearance of a mother-of-two say they believe she “sadly” fell into a river during a 10-minute window a week ago. Nicola Bulley, 45, went missing in Lancashire last Friday morning while out walking her dog after dropping off her two daughters, ages six and nine, at school. ALSO READ: Missing Dog Walker’s Fate Unfolding in River…
Buhari Requests 7-Day Grace for Cash Crunch Resolution President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday urged citizens to give him seven days to resolve the cash crunch caused by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) policy of replacing high-value Naira notes with new ones. Buhari made the remarks after meeting with governors elected on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform in Abuja. He believes the currency re-design will boost the economy and provide long-term benefits, but he is skeptical of banks’ commitment to the policy’s success. ALSO READ: Missing Dog Walker’s Fate Unfolding in River Investigation “Some banks are inefficient and only…
Missing Dog Walker’s Fate Unfolding in River Investigation Police believe Nicola Bulley “sadly” fell into a river and are focusing on a 10-minute window from 9.10 am to 9.20 am when the dog walker went missing last Friday. Officers said the mother-of-two had not been found despite an extensive search of the area in Lancashire, along the River Wyre and 15km (nine miles) to the sea. Police said an unprecedented amount of resources had been devoted to the search for Ms. Bulley. Superintendent Sally Riley gave an update on what Ms. Bulley was wearing when she went missing, including an…