SINGAPORE: A husband and wife were found dead in a Punggol HDB flat early on Friday (Feb 27) morning. In response to queries, police said they were alerted to the incident at Block 408B, Northshore Drive, at about 6.25am. Upon arrival, officers found a man and a woman lying motionless in a residential unit, police said. Upon arrival, officers found a man and a woman lying motionless in a residential unit, police said. When The Straits Times arrived at the scene at 12.25pm, there were at least four police investigators outside the unit.

US offers $10 million reward for information leading to arrest of Mexican Sinaloa Cartel bossesThe United States is offering rewards of up to $5 million each for information leading to the arrests or convictions of René Arzate-García and Alfonso Arzate-García, two brothers alleged to be bosses in the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel, the State Department said in a statement on Thursday. One of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera, or “El Mencho,” was killed in a military raid on Sunday, sparking widespread retaliatory violence. His corpse arrived in Mexico City on Sunday afternoon in a heavily guarded convoy of National Guard troops. Clashes unfolded in multiple cities after the raid. In recent years, arrests of other top cartel figures—particularly in Sinaloa state —have at times been followed by retaliatory violence, including shootouts and vehicles set on fire.

ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]Kenyan politics has been on a knife-edge since 2013. For Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto, it was do-or-die under the shadow of the ICC. In 2022, it was do-or-die again for Ruto. Power in Kenya, once cornered, fights back with everything it has.

[Sammy Omingo, Standard]United Opposition leaders stormed Nakuru County, part of President William Ruto’s Rift Valley stronghold, declaring their movement the “alternative government” set to end his presidency in 2027. Speaking in Naivasha, Karua, PLP party leader, said the group is committed to backing one candidate for the presidency. He also accused Ruto of land grabbing in Nakuru, promising to return properties to the rightful owners under a new government. Kalonzo condemned the teargassing of women and children in churches, vowing the opposition would resist intimidation and corruption. Matiang’i urged opposition unity, promising to choose a single flag bearer and cancel illegal land allocations.

London (PA Media/dpa): A 38-year-old man has been arrested after the statue of Winston Churchill in London was defaced with graffiti branding the former prime minister a "Zionist war criminal." Other phrases including "Stop the Genocide" and "Free Palestine" were sprayed in red paint on the bronze sculpture in Parliament Square, central London. A Met Police spokesperson said: "Shortly after 4 am [0400 GMT] on Friday February 27 a man was seen spraying graffiti on the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square. "Churchill is but a symbol of the same political corruption.”The statue has been cordoned off and was being cleaned on Friday morning. "We’re glad the police have made an arrest.”The former prime minister’s statue has been vandalised several times in the past, including during protests.

Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga/FILEHoma Bay Governor Gladys Wanga has formally accepted the resignation of Deputy Governor Joseph Oyugi Magwanga, declaring the position vacant with immediate effect. “I leave office with my conscience clear and my commitment to the people of Homa Bay County unwavering,” Magwanga said. He also declared his intention to contest the Homa Bay gubernatorial seat in the 2027 General Elections. Wanga said a sustained focus on future political ambitions had compromised the collective responsibility required in the Office of the Deputy Governor. “Service delivery remains uninterrupted,” she said, thanking Magwanga for his service and wishing him well in his future political pursuits.

[AFP]Some 55 Ghanaians have been killed while fighting in Ukraine, the country's foreign minister said on Friday, promising a crackdown on illicit recruitment schemes luring citizens to Russia under false pretences. His Ukrainian counterpart, Andriy Sybiga, told him that more than 1,780 Africans from 36 countries were fighting Ukraine as part of Russia's forces. AFP reporters met prisoners of war from Kenya, Togo, Cameroon and Nigeria during a visit to detention centre in Ukraine late last year. President Cyril Rampaphosa this week expressed his "heartfelt gratitude" to Vladimir Putin for the return of South Africans lured into fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. "The recruitment scandal makes clear that the Ukraine war is no longer a distant geopolitical issue for African governments," the International Crisis Group said in a new report published on Friday.

South Africa remains the continent’s largest economy at nearly $444 billion, followed by Egypt and Nigeria. At 7.1 percent annually, Ethiopia’s economy is expanding faster than any of Africa’s top seven economies. At the heart of Ethiopia’s economic strategy is the GERD, the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa and one of the biggest in the world. “It is about industrialisation, jobs and long-term economic independence.”But the project has also triggered diplomatic tensions, particularly with Egypt and Sudan, over water security along the Nile underscoring the geopolitical stakes tied to Ethiopia’s economic ambitions. The African Development Bank says Ethiopia’s economy remains anchored in services and agriculture sectors now benefiting from improved infrastructure.

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/DPCSDeputy President Kithure Kindiki has expressed confidence that the broad-based government will secure another term in 2027, pointing to major development projects and programmes that have strengthened its nationwide support. Speaking on Friday at the Resource Mobilisation Event for micro and small trader groups in Suba South Constituency, Homa Bay County, the DP dismissed claims of one-term politics as theoretical and unlikely to succeed. The recently completed 350 million-shilling Homa Bay Town Fish Market has also been handed over, with 22 modern markets planned across the county. He praised National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, a native of Suba South, for ensuring the timely release of funds. /DPCSODM party leader and Siaya Senator Oburu Odinga embraces Deputy President Kithure Kindiki at the event in Suba South, Homa Bay County on February 27, 2026.

Aladwa said the party is preparing for its NDC scheduled for the March 27 but maintained that delegates should not expect any fresh contests. However, Aladwa insisted that the matter of elections was conclusively handled earlier through the party’s established organs. “We are waiting for our NDC meeting that is to happen next month date 27. Aladwa’s statement aimed at calming internal tensions and countering narratives that the upcoming NDC would reopen leadership contests. The MP’s remarks suggest that the upcoming NDC will primarily serve as a consultative and policy-guiding forum rather than a battleground for internal power struggles.

President William Ruto during the commissioning of military houses in Roysambu/SCREENBGRABPresident William Ruto, on Thursday, chose a spot off the main podium during the commissioning of the Roysambu military camp housing project in Nairobi. His remarks appeared to reference the formal setup of the event, even though the podium had been specifically reserved for him. The event marked the commissioning of phase one of the Roysambu military camp housing project, a 500-unit development designed to provide modern and dignified accommodation for military officers and their families. Under the first phase of the military housing plan, the government is constructing 3,069 housing units in Roysambu, Nanyuki, Gilgil, Lanet and Mariakani. Ruto further announced that Phase Two will see the construction of 10,000 additional housing units in military installations across the country.

President William Ruto has said his administration has implemented focused and extensive changes in an effort to create a professional and motivated correctional service. President William Ruto at the KPS pass-out parade on Thursday, February 26. Source: TwitterRuto presided over the 46th Kenya Prisons Service pass-out parade at the Ruiru Prisons Staff Training College on Thursday, February 26. When will Kenyan prison officers get salary increment? Photo: William Ruto.

[Kelvin Karani, Standard]The United Democratic Alliance has criticised the United Opposition, accusing it of lacking a clear agenda. UDA Secretary-General Hassan Omar said opposition leaders have focused on lodging complaints against the Kenya Kwanza administration without providing evidence or offering alternatives. He cited the recently concluded by-elections, in which UDA won four seats, including the Isiolo South parliamentary seat, Muminji, Evurore and West Kabras ward seats. As of Friday morning, February 27, UDA’s Tubi Mohamed Tubi had won the Isiolo South parliamentary seat with 7,352 votes, defeating his sibling, Bina Mohamed, who received 634 votes. In West Kabras ward, Elphas Shalakha was declared MCA-elect after garnering 3,317 votes, ahead of DCP candidate Bramwel Khaemba, who received 2,640 votes.

Audio By VocalizeOpen Society Managing Director of Programs, Brian Kagoro. [Courtesy]The Open Society Foundations has condemned what they term as mistreatment through arbitrary detention by the Kenyan authorities of their managing director of Programs, Brian Kagoro. Karogo was detained for more than 10 hours upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, questioned, and later denied entry and returned to Johannesburg. The Society further distanced itself from allegations of Karogo being involved in sponsoring political unrest in the country, adding that he is a well-respected constitutional lawyer and Pan-Africanist. ‘’We categorically reject as baseless the allegations citing unnamed sources, that Kagoro was involved in financing or coordinating political unrest in Kenya.