Nigerian president demands end to deadly protests
Lagos Aug. 4—Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appealed for protests to end after “bloodshed” during three days of demonstrations over a deepening cost of living...
Month : August 2024
Uganda’s Parliament Deputy Speaker survives death in helicopter crash
Kampala Aug. 4—Deputy speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, escaped death Saturday evening August 3 when helicopter he was travelling in crashed in Western Uganda. The...
President Museveni Commissions 132kV Power Transmission Line in Nebbi District, New Infrastructure Set to Boost Economic Growth and Electrification in West Nile Region
NEBBI, UGANDA – In a significant milestone for Uganda’s energy sector, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has officially commissioned the 132kV Kole-Gulu-Nebbi-Arua Transmission line in Nebbi...
CHEPTEGEI REIGNS SUPREME: Ugandan Athlete Wins Men’s 10,000m Title in Record Time
History was made at the Stade de France in Paris on Friday as Ugandan athlete Joshua Cheptegei clinched his first-ever men’s 10,000m Olympic gold medal,...
Cheptegei wins Uganda Gold medal in men’s 10,000m at Paris Olympics 2024
Paris Aug. 2—The three-time world champion and Uganda’s op long distance runner, Joshua Cheptegei, has won Uganda’s first Gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic...
A simple guide to the US 2024 presidential election
August 2—Americans will head to the polls in November to elect the next US president. The vote will be closely watched around the world. They...
Curfew imposed in Nigerian state after ‘hunger’ protest
Protesters in Kano city looted shops many were interested in yellow cartons of cooking oil August 2—A curfew has been imposed in Nigeria’s second-biggest state,...
Cheptegei and Kiplimo: Uganda’s Dynamic Duo Set to Conquer Paris 10,000m
Uganda’s Golden Hope: Cheptegei and Kiplimo Eye Top Honors in Paris 10,000m…. The stage is set for a thrilling showdown in the 10,000 meters final...
Kampala traders call off sit down strike as govt intervenes
Kampala Aug. 2—Kampala traders who Wednesday July 31st 2024 embarked on a peaceful sit-down strike by closing their shops protesting President Museveni’s abrupt cancelling of...
Hundreds protest across Nigeria over soaring cost of living, fuel prices
Aug. 1—Nigerian police have fired live bullets and tear gas to try and disperse thousands of protesters in the northern city of Kano rallying against...