Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bernard Wakuma, a police constable assigned to guard the residence of renowned City Pastor, Robert Kayanja has allegedly committed suicide. Wakuma, 30, allegedly used his rifle number 6148199823593 to take his own life on boxing day for unknown reasons. The Deputy Kampala Metropolitan …

✅ Martial ✅ Greenwood ✅ Rashford ✅ Martial Martial double fires Man Utd in Newcastle rout Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Anthony Martial’s double and a Mason Greenwood rocket fired Manchester United to a 4-1 win against Newcastle that lifted the mood at Old Trafford after their recent struggles. …

✳ Everton 1 Burnley 0 ✳ Chelsea 0 Southampton 2 ✳ Bournemouth 1 Arsenal 1   Arteta’s Arsenal off to a slow start as Chelsea falter again at home London, United Kingdom | AFP | Mikel Arteta got off to an underwhelming start as Arsenal manager with a 1-1 draw at …

✳ Bournemouth 1 ✳ Arsenal 1 Bournemouth, United Kingdom | AFP | Mikel Arteta wants Arsenal to match his high standards after the Spaniard’s first game in charge ended in a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on Thursday. After a bright start from the visitors, the ills of Arsenal’s season that …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | A top Brussels official has written a “love letter” to Britain expressing his grief at its decision to leave the European Union — and stressing it was always welcome back. “I know you now. And I love you. For who you are and what you …

Rome, Italy | AFP |  Italian Education Minister Lorenzo Fioramonti of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement said Thursday he had resigned because his ministry is underfunded. Fioramonti wrote on Facebook that he informed Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of his decision on Tuesday, saying he had taken up the portfolio to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan musician Eddy Kenzo early today tweeted birthday wishes to her daughter, who he said he only sees these days in photographs. An hour or two after he did, Aamaal Musuuza Malaika’s mother Ugandan musician  Rema Namakula, who has since dumped Kenzo, also tweeted, stating her …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For Robert Kyazze who is currently receiving treatment at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), returning home to celebrate Christmas with his family wasn’t an option. He just had a dose of chemotherapy for his Kaposi Sarcoma on Tuesday. Even as his next dose is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala streets were Wednesday free of the usual traffic as millions enjoyed the Christmas holiday. However, garbage seems to have replaced the Kampala dwellers in the town, and add to that rain later in the day and early Thursday, left a sorry sight. URN …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 6,900 cassava farmers in Acholibur Sub-county in Pader district have asked Gen. Salim Saleh, the National Coordinator of the Operation Wealth Creation–OWC program to fulfill the pledges he made to them. While delivering tons of cassava cuttings to the farmers in December …