Chelsea close to agreeing Kai Havertz, Ben Chilwell and Thiago Silva deals
Havertz deal with Bayer Levekusen could be worth up to £90m; Chilwell talks with Leicester continuing; Silva available on free from PSG Chelsea are close to agreeing deals to sign Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Kai Havertz, Leicester left-back Ben Chilwell and former Paris Saint-Germain captain Thiago Silva. Havertz has received interest from some of the biggest […]
Continue ReadingOver 50 arrested for flouting COVID 19 guidelines
Police have arrested a number of people in a joint operation to enforce Ministry of Health guidelines in Ntinda, Kiwatule and Kabalagala. One of the operations saw seven residents who had converged in one apartment merry making. The arrest follows complaints from other residents in Balintuma village over loud music disrupting their peace. Kampala metropolitan police […]
Continue ReadingDodoviko denies demolishing Ndeeba church
Businessman Dodoviko Mwanjje, alleged to have been behind the demolition of St. Peter’s Church -Ndeeba in Kampala has been charged before Makindye chief magistrates court with conspiracy to commit an offence. Dodoviko commonly known as Dodo has appeared in the dock alongside Ivan Katongole, a KCCA urban planner who is alleged to have sanctioned the […]
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Speeding truck kills child, injures six people
Six people have been hospitalised with life-threatening injuries in an accident that left a 7-year-old child dead. The accident occurred when a speeding truck rammed into two houses on Mbale-Tirinyi highway on Sunday. The accident, according to police, occurred at about 11.00pm at Gadumire, 10 kilometres from Mbale Town. The victims are hospitalised at Budaka […]
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Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei sets new 5000m world record
Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei ensured a thrilling return for competitive athletics on Friday as he shattered the much-vaunted 16-year-old 5,000m world record at the Monaco Diamond League. Cheptegei’s astonishing display capped a warm welcome back for track and field for a season almost wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic, with fellow world champions Noah Lyles and […]
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Lyon stun Guardiola’s Man City to reach Champions League semis
Moussa Dembele came off the bench to score two late goals as Lyon caused another Champions League sensation on Saturday, dumping out Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City with a 3-1 quarter-final win in Lisbon. City had looked on course to come back and win the tie behind closed doors at the Estadio Jose Alvalade after Kevin […]
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Cheptegei goes into self-isolation after returning
Joshua Cheptegei who on Friday shattered the much-vaunted 16-year-old 5,000m world record at the Monaco Diamond League, has returned. He returned through Malaba border at around midday on Sunday escorted by the officials from Uganda’s High Commission in Kenya and was officially received by Ugandan government officials led by the Tororo Deputy Resident District Commissioner, […]
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17 coordinators of Gen Tumukunde’s platform arrested
Security forces have arrested 17 coordinators of Renew Uganda, a political platform headed by Gen Henry Tumukunde, a presidential hopeful. They were arrested during a meeting in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesman, Mr Patrick Onyango said the detained coordinators were violating guidelines that were announced by the government to control the spread […]
Continue ReadingAngola impounds Brazilian churches for alleged fraud
Angolan prosecutors have seized several temples belonging to one of Brazil’s biggest churches over alleged fraud and criminal activities in the southwest African country. The evangelical Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), which claims 8 million members in Brazil, is present in over 100 countries worldwide and has churches in at least a […]
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How Bobi boxed DP MPs into National Unity Platform
They are the archetypal political journeymen, always on the move once the political season kicks in. In 2011, when some of them cut their political teeth, they were part of Ssuubi 2011, an informal grouping of pro-kingdom Baganda politicians who supported Dr Kizza Besigye’s bid for the presidency despite professing to belong to the Democratic […]
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