News Headlines Archives

Komamboga bombing: NUP distances itself, calls for swift and honest investigation

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The National Unity Platform, the biggest opposition political party has distanced itself from the Saturday bombings at Komamboga in Kawempe...

1.6K

Uganda Police finally speaks out on Komamboga Bomb Attack

KAMPALA, UGANDA: – Uganda Police have responded to a bomb attack which occurred on Saturday night October 23rd 2021, at around 9:20...

4.2K

Two confirmed dead as Bomb Explosion in Kampala leaves dozens Injured

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Two people have died on the spot after a bomb explosion rocked Digida pork joint in Komamboga, Kampala. A girl,...

832

Breast cancer in Ugandan men 7 times higher than world average

KAMPALA, UGANDA: While women are encouraged to always check their breasts to look out for any possible swellings five to ten days...

1.2K

Namayingo leaders decry shortage of Health Workers in the district

NAMAYINGO, UGANDA: Leaders in Namayingo district have decried the less number of health workers in the health facilities making the ratio of...

728

Property Mogul Sudhir to lecture Ugandans on Real Estate Business in URA’s E-Bomba Summit

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Property Mogul and City Businessman Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia is one of the Keynote speakers selected to grace URA’s Business Summit...

849

South Africa’s Zuma makes first public showing since parole

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Forer South Africa president Mr. Jacob Zuma on Thursday made his first public appearance since his release from prison...

833

Court Nullifies MP Bagala’s election in Mityana, orders fresh elections

MUBENDE, UGANDA: The High Court in Mubende has nullified the victory of National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Joyce Bagala Ntwatwa as the duly...

1.3K

Museveni’s longest-serving Aide, Hope Kivengere passes on

KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Museveni’s longest-serving press secretary, Mrs. Hope Kivengere has died, the Daily Express has learnt. Mrs. Hope Kiverenge breathed her...

1.3K

Son of Boko Haram Founder killed, says Nigeria’s Military

LAGOS, NIGERIA: Nigeria’s military claimed Thursday that Abu Musab al-Barnawi, the leader of an Islamic State-linked extremist group blamed for killing hundreds...

1.8K

Minister Nabakooba Suspends Uganda Land Commission Bosses over Corruption

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Lands Minister Ms. Judith Nabakooba has suspended the leadership at Uganda Land Commission after a recent investigation at the commission...

653

DR Congo starts Ebola vaccinations in east of country

KINSHASHA, DRC: Vaccination against the deadly Ebola disease began on Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Beni, the...

871

Adjumani starts construction of multibillion water project in the district

ADJUMANI, UGANDA; Adjumani district local government is benefiting from EU-IGAD funded Covid response funded project specifically designed for bordering districts targeting points...

1.7K

Court sets hearing date for Pastor Bugingo’s divorce case

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Hight Court in Kampala has set this Friday of October 15, 2021, as the date for hearing of the divorce...

991

Mobile money is part of the deal, MTN assures buyers of shares

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The opening of the sale of shares of MTN Uganda to the public has caused a stir among Ugandans, especially...

746

Fuel tanker goes up in flames along Iganga-Bugiri highway

BUGWERI, UGANDA: A transnational fuel tanker exploded into flames on Saturday morning in Butende village, Ibulanku sub county, Bugweri district along the...

1.3K

PICTORIAL: Uganda’s Independence Day celebrations at Kololo grounds

President Yoweri Museveni is expected at Kololo Independence Grounds to preside over celebrations to mark the 59th Independence anniversary of Motherland Uganda....

853

Ugandan Young Farmers tipped to embrace Precision Agriculture

New 11-Country Report Reveals African Farmers Missing out on AgriTech Innovations that Could Supercharge the Sector with Opportunities for Youth. The report...

1.2K

Police upgrades Digital Crime Records System

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Information and Communication Technology Directorate of the Uganda Police Force, has finalized the upgrade of the Digital Crime Record...

1.5K

Obote speech on eve of Uganda’s Independence 1962

Prime Minister Apollo Milton Obote’s speech on eve of Uganda’s Independence in 1962 “Countrymen and friends, At midnight tonight, Uganda shall become...