The police in Luwero district are detaining one of the Enumerators trained for this 2024 National Housing and Population Census after reporting that unknown people broke into this suspect’s rented house and stole all his census gadgets Spyreports has details. Uganda Bureau of Statistics UBOS provided computer tablets to enumerators for the 20242025 census exercise. Â Â The arrested Enumerator is a student at Bukarasa Agricultural College in Luwero and a resident of Wobulenzi Town Council. Â Richard Ssimbwa the Luwero LC3 Chairperson said, the suspect was supposed to enumerate residents of Kikube village in the same sub-county but that…
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This follows strategic review and consultations carried out with the Malian authorities.
Chad’s military leader, General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, 40, has been declared winner of Monday’s presidential election, according to provisional results by the electoral body, the National Elections Management Agency of Chad. According to the election body, Deby garnered 61.03 per cent of the votes cast; beating nine other candidates. His main challenger, transitional Prime Minister, Succes Masra, also 40, came in a distant second with 18.53 per cent. He has rejected the results. The results were announced on Thursday night, about two weeks earlier than expected. Preliminary results of the vote were initially expected on May 21. The…
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has been discharged from a hospital in Gurgaon, India, following a successful neck surgery. Last month, he was approved by the Uganda Medical Board to travel to New Delhi for cervical decompression and fusion spinal surgery. Lukwago is reported to be in stable condition and is expected to return to Kampala soon. At Doha International Airport, Qatar, enroute to Entebbe. Quite thrilled to be headed back home. Thanks for your prayers. God bless you all, dear friends_Lukwago said in a post on twitter.
Senegal’s  new President Diomaye Faye bans airport ceremonies during his arrival or departure. He says Govt officials have more important things to do. So, he will be arriving & departing without any fuss. No formal greetings, no ceremonies, just him and his team. The radical and youthful Senegalese leader, who came to power in April emphasised that government officials have more pressing matters to attend to, thus opting for a departure and arrival process devoid of formalities and ceremonies. This decision aims to streamline government operations and allocate resources more efficiently. By eliminating unnecessary and costly protocol receptions, President Faye…
A Boeing 737-300 plane carrying 85 people caught fire and skidded off a runway at Senegal’s main airport, near the capital of Dakar. Ten people were injured in the crash, including the pilot, the country’s transport minister said Thursday. Passengers were evacuated from the burning aircraft at Blaise Diagne International airport and some described “complete panic” as they scrambled for their lives. The Air SĂ©nĂ©gal flight operated by TransAir was headed to Bamako, in neighboring Mali, late on Wednesday with 79 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew, when the crash happened. The airport is located about 50 kilometers (31…
Real Madrid’s Aurelian Tchouameni picked up an injury during the win against Bayern Munich and could be a major doubt for the Champions League final. Tchouameni suffers injury against Bayern Suffers stress injury to left foot Could be a doubt for Champions League final WHAT HAPPENED? Real Madrid did what Real Madrid do best, as they came back from a losing position in the dying minutes against Bayern to secure their place in the Champions League final for the record 17th time in history. During the clash, however, they lost Tchouameni in the 69th minute and he could be a doubt for…
Manchester United are reportedly looking to sign Benfica starlet Joao Neves this summer with Casemiro set to make a Saudi Pro League move. Casemiro set for Man Utd departure Likely to leave Red Devils for Saudi Arabia Man Utd want Benfica’s Neves to replace him WHAT HAPPENED? Manchester United signed Casemiro from Real Madrid in the summer of 2022 for a reported fee of over €70 million (ÂŁ60.3m/$75.4m). However, the signing of the Brazilian superstar hasn’t gone to plan and the club are now looking to part ways with the 32-year-old midfielder with new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe looking to…
WHAT HAPPENED? Couto has been one of the stars of Girona’s remarkable season, notching eight assists and scoring once to help the Catalans qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history. And GOAL has learned that the full-back has attracted attention from a number of European clubs ahead of a potential move away from City this summer. THE BIGGER PICTURE Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen are interested in Couto as a potential replacement to their right-back Jeremie Frimpong in the event the Dutchman leaves the club. Serie A giants Juventus have also taken a keen interest in the 21-year-old, as have…
He will never keep quiet at Rickman. Frank Gashumba will only accept a man in his daughter’s life if she formally introduces him the traditional way. “I don’t believe in boyfriends. And I hear girls talking about their boyfriends, nonsense. We, parents, only recognise a man that you introduced to us,” said Gashumba in a video shared by Sanyuka TV. “You’ve now turned abnormal things, normal… Some of us still respect our cultures.” Frank Gashumba has always disapproved of his daughter’s boyfriends, including the current one Rickman Manrick. Sheilah Gashumba and Rickman Manrick Sheilah Gashumba’s dress code Meanwhile, Frank Gashumba told…