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Day: December 28, 2020

Huawei DQ ODN Named Leading Innovation by IDATE DigiWord

Huawei DQ ODN Named Leading Innovation by IDATE DigiWord

FEATURED, GOSSIP, TECH
The ODN: Market Driven by Innovation report released by IDATE DigiWorld rated the Huawei DQ ODN as a leading innovation thanks to its fast fiber deployment and enhanced digital management for optical distribution network (ODN). As a renowned analyst organization, IDATE DigiWorld observes and reports on the progress of FTTH/B network deployment all over the world. Their latest white paper analyzes the development trend and potential of the ODN industry, and evaluates more than 50 global mainstream ODN vendors in terms of product and solution innovation and integration capabilities, providing a reference for telecom operators to select vendors and solutions. The Huawei DQ ODN solution was recognized as a leading innovation, indicating that Huawei’s innovation and investment...
Everton vs Manchester City postponed due to positive Covid-19.

Everton vs Manchester City postponed due to positive Covid-19.

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Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus’ positive tests were confirmed last week and now more City players and staff have tested positive Manchester City’s game against Everton this evening has been called off due to a number of positive Covid-19 tests. City had already confirmed that Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus tested positive for the virus prior to their last game against Newcastle United, and now the elite report that even more of their squad and staff have contracted the virus. The Premier League allow games to be postponed if positive coronavirus tests mean that teams are left with a lack of first-team players. Newcastle have previously had a game postponed due to an outbreak of the virus at their training ground. Man City were set to take on Everton at Goodison Park...
FDC presidential hopeful POA rushed to hospital after being sprayed with a deadly powdered chemical in the eyes by the uganda Police in Tororo

FDC presidential hopeful POA rushed to hospital after being sprayed with a deadly powdered chemical in the eyes by the uganda Police in Tororo

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Filled with alot of fear that he is going to go blind, FDC Party president Patrick Oboi Amuriat has been rushed to hospital after being sprayed with a deadly powdered chemical in the eyes by the Police in Tororo. His convoy was first blocked at Muwayo, the border point between Bugiri and Busia. Amuriat covers his face He is currently admitted at Fastline Medical center in Bugiri town. POA in blue shirt This Man Only known as Asiimwe Abraham has sprayed an unknown chemical at Patrick Amuriat Oboi,” the party said in a statement. This came after his arrest in Kamuli yesterday while trying to enter Jinja district. He was later dumped at Ssezibwa bridge in Kayunga district by security personnel.
UN Food Assistance Programme hit as COVID-19 Dries up funding; Uganda.

UN Food Assistance Programme hit as COVID-19 Dries up funding; Uganda.

FEATURED, Health, NEWS
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will have to further reduce food rations and cash assistance for more than 1.2 million refugees in Uganda due to a funding shortfall, the agency has said, calling for urgent resources to sustain aid efforts.  According to WFP, with effect from February 2021, refugees will have to make do with only 60 per cent of a full ration. The reduction follows a 30 per cent decrease in assistance last April, which coincided with the COVID-19 lockdown. “COVID-19 must not be an excuse for the world to turn its back on refugees at this terrible time”, WFP Country Director El-Khidir Daloum said on Tuesday.  “We are unable to keep up even basic food assistance and the poorest will suffer the most as we have to cut...
McKinstry Names 25 Man Squad for Mini Tournament in Cameroon; Total CHAN 2020.

McKinstry Names 25 Man Squad for Mini Tournament in Cameroon; Total CHAN 2020.

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Uganda Cranes CHAN Squad traveling to Cameroon for the Pre- CHAN Mini Tournament has been confirmed. The Contingent of 25 players will depart to Cameroon on Monday afternoon (3pm). Cranes will take part in a Pre-CHAN tournament involving Cameroon, Niger and Zambia running between 1st and 7th January 2021. KCCA FC players will join the team after their CAF Confederation Cup fixture against AS Kigali. PLAYERS Goalkeepers Joel Mutakubwa (Kyetume FC), Nafian Alionzi (URA FC), Tom Ikara (Police FC) Defenders Eric Ssenjobe (Police FC), Aziz Kayondo (Vipers SC), Paul Willa (Vipers SC), Ashraf Mandela (URA FC), Halid Lwaliwa (Vipers SC), Musitafa Mujuzi (Kyetume FC), Patrick Mbowa (URA FC), Hassan Muhammad (Police FC) Midfielders Shafiq Kagimu (URA FC), Tony M...
“My bodyguard was ‘deliberately’ run over and killed” Bobi Wine

“My bodyguard was ‘deliberately’ run over and killed” Bobi Wine

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Ugandan’s presidential opposition candidate Bobi Wine said one of his bodyguards was run over and killed Sunday by a military police truck, while taking a journalist to the hospital. "I regret to announce the murder of my security team member Francis Senteza Kalibala aka Frank. He was deliberately ran over by military-police truck," Wine, a pop musician turned politician, wrote on Twitter. “I regret to announce the murder of my security team member Francis Senteza Kalibala aka Frank. He was deliberately ran over by military- police truck, No. H4DF 2382 which blocked us in Busega on our way to Rubaga to get Kasirye Ashraf emergency medical attention. What a day! A spokesperson for the Ugandan military denied Wine's bodyguard had been targeted. "UPDF (Ugandan People's ...
Police retrieved a body of 16 yr old girl drowned in a swimming pool during Christmas night festival  at Summer Gardens (ewa ssempangi –mukono)

Police retrieved a body of 16 yr old girl drowned in a swimming pool during Christmas night festival at Summer Gardens (ewa ssempangi –mukono)

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Mukono Police retrieved a body of 16 yr old   who is believed to have drowned in a swimming pool during Christmas night festival which was organized at Summer Gardens located at Wantoni trading center in Mukono Municipality. The deceased has been identified as Irene Nakibuuka, 16, a resident of Ssaza village located in Mukono, Municipality. According to Shamim Nakibuuka a family member, the deceased together with her younger siblings went to attend a Christmas festival that was organized at the said gardens. The Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Luke Owesigire says that the body has been discovered today, Boxing Day, by Robert Omoding who is a watchman of these gardens while making a routine checkup of the place. “A watch man at Summer gardens swimming poo...
Presidential hopeful kyagulanyi’s main  body guard frank  knocked dead in a fatal accident

Presidential hopeful kyagulanyi’s main body guard frank knocked dead in a fatal accident

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by elite reporter Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine’s closest friends and his own main bodyguard Kalibala Frank has been knocked dead in Busega allegedly by the Police. Bobi Wine has broken down and cried while sharing the news. kyagulanyi possing with kalibala recently “What a sad day. Kalibala Francis, a personal bodyguard to Hon. Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert has been deliberately knocked dead by a military truck No. H4DF 2424 in Busega as we drove from Masaka to Kampala to get further treatment for Kasirye Ashraf, a journalist working with Ghetto media who was shot in the head by police as we headed to Lwengo for our campaigns,” The National Unity Platform posted on it’s official social media pages. NUP boss Kyagulanyi also confirmed the incident ...