Tag: Uganda
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Minister threatens to arrest Ugandan child rapper
Popular Ugandan child rapper, Patrick Ssenyonjo known by the stage name Fresh kid has been asked to stop doing music or get arrested. BBC reports that Uganda’s Minister of Youth Affairs, Florence Nakiwala made it clear that the seven-year-old should quit rapping and go to school full time, or face the consequence of being…
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Uganda goes tough on security breach, deports MTN’s chief executive officer
Uganda’s security agencies and immigration department have deported the chief executive of the largest telecommunications company in the country over security reasons. MTN Uganda on Friday confirmed the deportation of Wim Vanhelleputte. “MTN has not been notified of the grounds for the deportation,” the company however tweeted. Vanhelleputte, a Belgian national, was deported to Belgium…
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Nigeria vs Uganda: Rohr reveals players to feature in friendly match
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has said that he will field players that did not feature against South Africa at the AFCON qualifiers, when they face Uganda in an international friendly on Tuesday in Asaba, Delta state. Nigeria booked their place in the continent’s biggest football competition after securing a 1-1 draw against South Africa…
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Rohr calls up Musa, Omeruo, 21 others for South Africa, Uganda clash [Full list]
Super Eagles’ head coach Gernot Rohr has called up stand-in team captain Ahmed Musa and 22 other players for preparations ahead of the senior national male football team’s two upcoming matches. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team have ahead of them next month’s crucial 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match…
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Police arrest pastor, seven women for praying naked during service
A group of worshipers, all said to be women, have been arrested by police in an unregistered church during what was said to be called a prayer session. According to sources, the arrest took place at a private owned apartment in Rukiga, northern Uganda. Aside from the pastor, all the worshipers who were women, were…
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Uganda police arrest 2 lawmakers trying to leave country after torture allegations
Ugandan police detained two lawmakers at the country’s international airport, where supporters say they were trying to seek treatment abroad for injuries suffered while being tortured by the security forces. Allegations that Robert Kyagulanyi and Francis Zaake were tortured have triggered widespread protests in the capital Kampala and other parts of the country. The two…
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Uganda opens Ebola treatment units at border with DRC
Uganda has opened two Ebola treatment units in the border districts with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a World Health Organisation (WHO) official said. Yonas Woldemariam, WHO Representative in Uganda, told Xinhua that the two treatment units have been established in the western border districts of Kasese and Bundibugyo to respond to any deadly…
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Social media tax in Uganda to stay in spite of protests – Minister
The Ugandan government on Tuesday said it will not scrap the recently introduced taxes on social media use and mobile money transfers in spite of public protest. Frank Tumwebaze, Uganda’s minister of information, told newsmen that Cabinet on Monday decided that the daily rate of 200 shillings (0.05 U.S. dollars) charged on the usage of…
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Ugandan women impose ‘sex tax’ on husbands
Schoolteacher Annet Nanozi was mad at her husband. A vehicle mechanic, he was refusing to help raise their four children. She realised he was instead spending his paycheck on alcohol and his time sleeping with barmaids. The 34-year-old decided to teach her husband a lesson. Now, when he comes home and wants sex, he needs…