After the embarrassing claims of Njenga Karume’s death by NTV, it has been rumoured that the man behind the Facebook and Twitter update has been fired. Albert Gachiri is reported by Jackal News to have faced the sack for updating an incorrect ‘status’. NTV quickly retracted the report of Njenga Karume’s death, but since it’s...
Jeff Koinange is the undisputed talk show king in the region. Very few would actually match his prowess in Africa. For this he has been at the centre of various entertainment shows, including Keff Joinange of XYZ show (voice done by Nick Odhiambo), and some unsuccessful attempts to mimic his voice by various acts on Churchill live. His show capital...
Around, 2 months ago, Nairobi wire was launched. It was intended to be a blog breaking down national and global news in a manner depicting ease in understanding. Stories that have appeared on Nairobi wire for the last 2 months are carefully selected for the Nairobi and Kenyan market. Unlike other blogs, filler stories or what you may call junk is...
7 years ago, a painter got a day’s job. Graffiti artist, David Choe was given the job of painting, Facebook’s headquarters and given the option of either getting paid in cash or in stock. Though Choe did not believe in the then young Facebook, he decided to accept stock. That was in 2005 and 7 years later, the stocks which were then a...
The late vice president, Michael Kijana Wamalwa, once said, “those who love him, love him with passion and those who hate him, hate him with passion. 2011 was the year when all this became clear. Prime minister Raila Odinga was at the centre of everything. When it was Hague time, Raila was there. He was always the target of aggression from all...
The newest world’s shortest woman is from Nagpur India. Guinness representatives visiting from London measured Jyoti Amge at a ceremony attended by family members and residents of the town. Jyoti Amge stood just 62.8 centimeters (24.7 inches) tall — shorter than the average 2-year-old. She has just turned 18 and targets a career in Bollywood...
The world oldest dog Pusuke, recognized by Guinness book of world records, died at age 26, which is approximately 182 human years. The general way of converting dog years to human years is by multiplying the dog’s age by 7. The oldest dog ever captured by the Guinness Book of World Records was Beagle which passed away in 2003 at age 28. ...
Chris Brown has been hanging out with his current girl Karrauche, together with 3 other women on a yacht in Dubai. One of the other women is Tina Davis.Tina Davis is Chris Browns manager and according to sources, /lover. It is believed that Tina Davis is the reason why Chris Brown assaulted Rihanna. Karrauche and Tina seem to be getting along...
RnB singer Keyshia Cole is reported to have spent well over $20,000 for the funeral and burial of her deceased dog. According to family members, Keyshia spent approximately $7500 on the coffin and $500 for the flowers. That is plus the $7500 funeral home fee, limo and burial fees. As reported by MTO. ...
Kajairo is back. Mr. Kajairo will now be hitting your screens every Thursday night. Many of us are familiar with Thursday nights from the times of Churchill live and now with the uncertainty of whether the most watched TV show in Kenya’s history will be back on our screens, NTV has allocated Kajairo the 7:40 pm time slot. Kajairo new project is...
Bokio Borisov, Bulgaria Prime minister is in contention for the country’s footballer of the year award. He is currently second on the list of favourites after Manchester united’s Dimtar Berbatov despite their 22 years difference. Borisov, who coached the national karate team before getting into politics, became prime minister in 2009 but...
A weird Ugandan is determined to be in space by the year 2020. Chris Nsamba, a freelance aeronautics engineer and founder of the African Space Research Program has been building the spacecraft in his backyard. He has even been interviewed by the BBC and he showed optimism that he would be finishing his project within 4 to 6 years. Spacecrafts are...
Facebook list of the most popular terms in 2011 is out and the same culprits are still on top. From football stars, to entertainment and movie stars, to osama bin Laden. The list is long and here are the top. Actors and TV Personalities 1. Megan Fox 2. Vin Diesel 3. Adam Sandler 4. Selena Gomez 5. Will Smith 6. Taylor...
10 years since the fight for a dedicated internet porn high level domain started, it is finally here with us.Florida-based ICM Registry is overseeing the top-level domain (TLD) geared for adult entertainment and reported that it is seeing nearly a million visits daily to buy .xxx website. The campaign to add .xxx to the internet started in earnest...
TOKYO (AP) — An outing of luxury sportscar enthusiasts in Japan ended in an expensive freeway pileup — smashing a stunning eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes likely worth more than $1 million together.Police say they believe the accident Sunday was touched off when the driver of one of the Ferraris tried to change lanes and hit the...
Morocco recently opened the largest shopping mall in Africa and top five largest in the world. The shopping mall has been under construction since 2007 and has taken over 255 million US dollars, about 20 billion Kenya shillings. All this money has been spread over an area of a few hectares. It will contain over 300 big shops including some of the...
Inter CEO has acknowledged that the hardest part for any coach is to join a club right after Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho. Ever since the Portuguese departed for Real madrid, Inter Milan has never been the same again. In a period of two years, four coaches have gone to nerazzuri and none has come close to matching Mourinho’s accomplishment....
Samuel Eto’o believes that Anzhi Makhachkala could launch a sensational bid to sign Lionel Messi from Barcelona. “Why not Leo?” Eto’o. “Here, nothing is impossible. The 30-year-old striker made waves in the summer when he decided to leave Serie A giants Inter in order to join the big-spending side and the former Barca...