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Journalist, TikTokers arrested for defaming Nameere
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Journalist, TikTokers arrested for defaming Nameere
MASAKA — Police in Masaka have arrested a journalist and two TikTok content creators over allegations of publishing false information targeting Masaka City Woman MP-elect Justine Nameere. The suspects have been identified as Frank Bwekumbule, a journalist with Impact FM, alongside TikTok users Frank Kagwa and Joseph Kikawa. They are accused of sharing videos on social media, alleging that Nameere obtained coffee seedlings from farmers without paying for them. According to Greater Masaka regional police spokesperson Twaha Kasirye, the claims are unfounded and were intended to damage the politician’s reputation. “The suspects posted content claiming that Nameere took coffee seedlings…
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Dangote to build oil refinery in Tanzania
TANGA — Nigerian billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote has announced plans to establish a massive oil refinery in Tanzania, a project he says will mirror the scale of his flagship facility in Nigeria and strengthen East Africa’s energy independence. Speaking at the Africa We Build Summit alongside Presidents William Ruto of Kenya and Yoweri Museveni, Dangote pledged to construct a 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Tanga, supported by a regional pipeline network intended to transport crude oil from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan. “I applaud President Museveni for his bold decision to ban the export of unprocessed minerals,” Dangote…
