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Heartless: Goon Defiles, Strangles Four-Year-Old Girl

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By Our Reporter The Police in Entebbe have in custody a man who was arrested over allegations of defiling and murdering a 4-year-old girl, before dumping the body in a bush, in Magala village, Lunyo zone. The suspect identified as Vincent Mugema, who is a neighbour to the parents of the deceased, survived by lynched by a mob that apprehended him as he tried to escape. According to police, the victim’s body was recovered by locals on Friday morning in Magala Zone, in Division A, Entebbe Municipality, lying in a bush. They alerted the area LC One chairperson, who informed the police about the gruesome murder, who later went to the scene and removed the body, before taking it to . Entebbe Grade B Hospital for postmortem as investigations continue. It's allege...

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African Football Back In Morocco, Egypt & Tunisia

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By Our Reporter Morocco decided to reopen its Major League Football tournament the Botola Pro 1, after four months away from the pitch due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The leader of the competition before COVID-19 put a stop to the Botola, Wydad Athletic Club, is aiming to maintain itself at the top of the league, with only 9 games to play. Despite its draw yesterday against Difaâ Hassani d'el-Jadida, Rival club Raja Club Athletic will try its best to catch up to Wydad, in what is expected to be a fascinating finish to the season. But since governments have ordered Matches be played behind closed doors in order to keep social distancing in application, supporters will not be back in the stadiums anytime soon. Football Back In North Africa Even though the Coron...

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Africans Unimpressed By Beyonce’s ‘Black Is King’ Album

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By Our Reporter The release of Beyonce’s ‘Black Is King’ visual album Friday on Disney+ was met with mixed reviews as many Africans are not buying into the singer’s album. Praised for its attempt to edify the global collective of Afro people, the project has also received criticism for its monolithic portrayal of Africa. Some have mixed feelings about the project In light of the recent global revival of the Black Lives Matter movement, the underlying message of black self-love through the embrace of African heritage comes at an appropriate time. ‘Black Is King’ is a sometimes penetrating presentation of African artists whose work blends brilliantly with that of Americans with roots on the continent," wrote John DeFore of the Hollywood Reporter. Some Africans are simply not ...

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Emiliano Martinez In Tears Of Joy After FA Cup Final Win

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By Our Reporter Emiliano Martinez couldn't hold back his tears as he celebrated winning the FA Cup with Arsenal, 10 years after leaving Argentina to join the club as a teenager. The Gunners beat Chelsea 2-1 on Saturday evening to secure their 14th FA Cup trophy, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang the hero on the day. However Martinez has been a great feel good story for the north London side, since getting the chance as regular first choice goalkeeper at the Emirates for the first time in a decade at the club, following Bernd Leno's injury after clashing with Neal Maupay in the game against Brighton in June. After the match the keeper, who could do nothing about Christian Pulisic's opener, was interviewed with Aubameyang and couldn't hold back the tears The 27-year-old was also...

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Museveni Fires UPDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Karemire, Replaces Him With Brig. Gen. Byekwaso

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By Our Reporter The Commander in Chief (CIC) of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) has fired Brig. Gen. Richard Karemire from the position of UPDF Spokesperson, replacing him with Brig. Gen. Flavia Byekwaso. We have learnt that Brig. Gen. Byekwaso, who is the first female UPDF spokesperson, is taking over office next week after a official handover by Brig. Gen. Karemire, This website has learnt that president Museveni has since assigned Karemire to the East African Community Secretariat as Defense Liaison Officer. Byekwaso, is a Ugandan military officer, who serves as an elected member of parliament representing the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) in the 10th Parliament (2016–2021). She was born on 29 December 1971, in the Central Region of Uga...

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Moves That’ll Help You Put Him In the Mood For Making Love

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By Our Reporter Although most people think men are sex machines who can easily get turned on, that is not always the case. As a wife there are times when you must have faced a situation where your man is not in the mood for sex yet you’re craving for it. Don’t worry, there are ways in which you can awaken the sexual desires of your husband and our Sexperts are here to help you. What Makes Him Not Be in the mood? Before we move on to list the ways to get your husband in the mood, it is essential that you understand why your husband may not be in the mood. Remember, if he is unable to give you attention it does not necessarily mean that he does not love you or is having an affair with someone else. Your husband might be physically distant from you because ...

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Uganda Registers Third COVID-19 Death As Cases Rise To 1,154

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By Our Reporter The Ministry of Health has revealed that Uganda has registered a third COVID-19 death after medics reported the case of a Nigerian national who succumbed to the deadly virus on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 1,154 with 1,028 recoveries. A statement from the Ministry of Health about the latest COVID-19 death reads in part thus; “The Ministry of Health would like to inform the public that Uganda has reclaimed one COV1D-19 death today. This brings the total COVID-19 deaths three(3). Ministry of Health Statement about COVID-19 updates The deceased is a 67-year-old male, of Nigerian origin and a resident of Kisenyi, in Kampala. He had symptoms consistent to COVID-19 which include; cough, fever, chest pain and difficulty in breathing and ...

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Police Arrests Drug Dealer With 50Kg Of Marijuana

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By Our Reporter The Uganda Police have arrested a drug dealer which over 50Kg of marijuana, which he was transporting to Kampala from Mityana District. The Suspect, who is yet to be identified, was arrested by police along the Mityana-Mubende highway as he tried to smuggle the marijuana to Kampala, using a mortocycle. However, on being flagged down by the police who had mounted a roadblock along the way, the cops were shocked to discover that the motorcycle rider was carrying a sack which was full on marijuana. Senior Police Officer Asan Kasingye also tweeted about the arrested drug dealer Shortly after his arrest, the suspect was taken into custody to help the police with investigations into where he was talking the marijuana and for who. It shou...

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Shock As Drunken Soldier Shoots 12 Civilians Dead

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By Our Reporter A soldier in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has shot dead at least 12 people and wounded nine others in a drunken rampage, regional authorities have said. Security services are conducting a search for the gunman in the city of Sange, 24km (15 miles) from the Burundi border, where the shooting took place, the governor of South Kivu province, Theo Kasi, said in a statement on Friday. "The person responsible is a drunken member of the FARDC (DR Congo armed forces) who opened fire on at least 20 civilians who crossed his path," a prosecutor in Uvira said. Captain Dieudonne Kasereka, the army's spokesman in Uvira, said the gunman was on the run and is still armed. "An army delegation and a UN team is in the area to calm the population, which is demo...