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Day: July 28, 2020

Comedian Swengere, Singer Kiweewa Out On Police Bond

Comedian Swengere, Singer Kiweewa Out On Police Bond

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By Elite News Reporter Renowned singer Gerald Kiweewa, who was arrested last week over allegations of disturbing the peace of Kayunga Woman Member of Parliament Aidah Elios Nantaba, was Tuesday afternoon freed from the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) in Kireka, where he had been detained since his arrest on Thursday. Kiweewa was granted police bond after the police confirmed that there was no complainant in his case and that MP Nantaba had not lodged any complaints about the singer disturbing her peace. His arrest came after he released a song titled ‘Nantaba’, which police detectives construed as  disturbing the quiet peace of Hon. Nantaba and inciting violence. Update About Swengere Meanwhile, popular comedian Hussein Muyonjo Ibanda aka Swengere and others who ha...
Top 25 Premier League Players In 2019/20 According To Statistics

Top 25 Premier League Players In 2019/20 According To Statistics

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By Our Reporter The PFA awards are often the benchmark for who has been the best players in the Premier League over a season but statistics also give an interesting insight into who has performed best. And while statistics don't always tell the full story, WhoScored have been giving out ratings in every game this season and their data has been collated to produce an average match rating. From that we can put together a rather well-varied, surprising list of the top 25 best players entirely based on stats. 25. Richarlison - Everton - 7.19 rating Everton had a forgettable season on the whole but the Brazilian was their top performer, with 13 goals and three assists in 36 outings. 24. Aaron Wan-Bissaka - Manchester United - 7.19 rating A solid first season at Old Traffor...
Aston Villa Owner Slaps Huge Price On Jack Grealish

Aston Villa Owner Slaps Huge Price On Jack Grealish

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By Elite News Reporter Aston Villa won't sell Jack Grealish for at least £80 million, after the midfielder kept them in the Premier League on the final day of the season. Grealish's future has been in question all season, with his performances for struggling Villa suggesting he could have a bright future in a top club. He has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester United but the selling club's valuation of the midfielder could put them off. Aston Villa owner Nassef Sawiris, described as stubborn, wants at least the £80 million United forked out for Harry Maguire last summer in order to take Grealish. The 24-year-old is thought to want to leave his boyhood club in order to chase silverware and secure a place in Gareth Southgate's England squads, especially with the E...
Tension As Kenya Extends COVID-19 Curfew, Suspends Sale Of Alcohol

Tension As Kenya Extends COVID-19 Curfew, Suspends Sale Of Alcohol

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By Our Reporter There is tension and uncertainty in Kenya after President Uhuru Kenyatta decided to extend the nationwide Coronavirus (COVID-19) curfew, blaming 'reckless' behaviour for the steep surge in infections. Kenyatta asked police to enforce the curfew rule regardless of who was found breaking it and banned alcohol sales in restaurants as part of a bid to halt a steep rise in coronavirus cases. In a stern televised address to the nation on Monday, Kenyatta said a countrywide curfew from 9:00Pm to 4:00Am will remain in place for another 30 days and that "there shall be no sale of alcoholic beverages or drinks in eateries and restaurants" over the same period. Restaurants are to close by 7:00pm, the president said, while bars are to remain shut. The new restrictions c...
Lord Mayor Lukwago Dumps Mao’s DP, Officially Joins Besigye’s FDC

Lord Mayor Lukwago Dumps Mao’s DP, Officially Joins Besigye’s FDC

NEWS, Politics
By Our Reporter Kampala Capital City Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago has ceremoniously quit Norbert Mao’s troubled Democratic Party (DP) and officially  crossed over to Dr. Kizza Besigye’s Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). Lukwago, who has been one of the longtime veteran DP members, crossed to FDC after developing misundertandings with Mao, who is the DP President General. FDC president Patrick Oboi Amuriat welcoming Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago to the party Patrick Amuriat Oboi (POA), who is the FDC president, unveiled Lukwago on Tuesday July 28th, 2020 at the Party headquarters in Najjanankumbi, where hundreds of both Lukwago and FDC supporters had gathered to welcome him. However, Lukwago’s joining FDC comes at a time when there is word going around that the party is conside...