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March 24, 2019 No Responses

Emmanuel Amuneke Trends on Social Media after Aiding Tanzania AFCON Ticket

Former Nigeria player and 1994 CAF Footballer of the Year, Emmanuel Amunike on Sunday was a buzz on the social media after he led Tanzania to secure their first AFCON ticket in 39 years (since 1980) Nigerian and sports enthusiasts...

November 20, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Draw First Friendly Ahead AFCON 2019

The Super Eagles settled for a goalless draw against Uganda in their first preparatory match for the Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) in Cameroon next year. Dubbed an international friendly, played at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba on Tuesday...

October 29, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria call up Musa, Omeruo, 21 others for South Africa, Uganda ties

Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has called up stand-in team captain Ahmed Musa and 22 other players for preparations ahead of the senior national male football team’s two upcoming matches. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...

September 3, 2018 No Responses

Community Networks Key to Connecting Africa, says Internet Society

As Internet access continues to grow in Africa, with over 450 million people now connected to the Internet, more than 60 percent of the population still remains offline. Community Networks are a key way to address this connectivity gap, says...

October 4, 2017 No Responses

Judicial Officer Suspended for Wearing ‘short dress’ to Work

A judicial officer, Rosemary Namuwanga was on Thursday in Uganda, suspended for wearing a short dress to the office. Namuwanga works as a court clerk/ interpreter at Kasangati Magistrate’s Court in Wakiso District. According to Ugandanmonitor, a letter...

September 3, 2017 No Responses

Mikel Makes Africa’s World Cup Qualifiers Top Performers List

Super Eagles Captain John Mikel Obi has been named among the five stars from an engrossing weekend of African qualifiers. According to a KweséESPN’s chronicled report Mikel top list of the five continent’s stars that impressed during an engrossing...

July 12, 2017 No Responses

MTN Set New Tariff Plan Without Regulatory Approval

The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has written to the country’s largest telecom firm MTN, seeking clarification on the manner in which it set new tariffs for its over 10 million customers, without its approval. In the letter, dated July 7,...