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393UMSC Boss urges Muslims to honour pledges during Ramadan
UMSC Chairperson, Prof Dr Muhamadi Lubega Kisambira has called on Muslims to use the holy month of Ramadan to fulfil pledges and...
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291Hajjat Namyalo backs revival of Quran contests for Makerere Muslim students
Office of the NRM National Chairman (ONC) Head, SPA/PA Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo has pledged to support the revival of Quran competitions at...
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466Gov’t commissions Shs600m Fistula Ward at Lira Hospital
Government has commissioned Northern Uganda’s first specialized urogynecology and fistula care ward at Lira Regional Referral Hospital to improve maternal health services.
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557Obongi girl, 13, raped and strangled; mob kills suspect
Police in Obongi District are investigating the rape and murder of a 13-year-old pupil in Palorinya Sub-county, an incident that later triggered...
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765LIST: Police clears 190+ security firms, 12 gun dealers to operate in 2026
Uganda Police has released the official list of licensed private security companies and gun dealers authorised to operate in 2026. Authorities say...
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516BoU urges Ugandans to embrace saving culture, financial discipline
Bank of Uganda Governor Michael Atingi-Ego has urged Ugandans to embrace saving, financial discipline and investment during a town hall engagement in...
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370Namyalo hosts Muslim leaders, NRM Chairpersons for Iftar Dinner at ONC
ONC Manager Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo today hosted Muslim leaders and NRM district chairpersons for an Iftar dinner in Kyambogo as part of...
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405Pakwach vendors raise alarm over garbage crisis at Panyimur Market
Traders at Panyimur Food Market in Pakwach District are demanding urgent action over piles of rotting cabbage waste and garbage threatening public...
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407Acholi HIV focal persons raise alarm over funding shortfalls
HIV focal persons in Acholi sub-region warn that funding gaps are crippling prevention and sensitisation programmes despite government allocating 0.1% of district...
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757Civil Society raises alarm over Uganda’s debt surge as figures hit over UGX115 trillion
Civil society organisations have raised alarm over Uganda’s growing public debt and widening gaps in health sector funding, warning that the latest...
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551Pallisa civil servants ordered to dress smart while on duty
Pallisa Chief Administrative Officer Alex Felix Majeme has directed civil servants across the district to dress smartly while on duty to promote...
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563Lira City to relocate street vendors to five markets
Lira City authorities plan to relocate street vendors from the central business district to five designated markets in a bid to reduce...
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886Over 5,000 Kamuli pupils benefiting from IOWA State University feeding initiative
Over 5,000 learners in Kamuli District are benefiting from a school feeding programme run by the Iowa State University Uganda Program aimed...
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746Amuria residents to grill leaders at must-attend district baraza
Residents of Amuria District will meet local leaders at an accountability Baraza scheduled for March 12, 2026 at Abarilela Sub-county headquarters to...
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488Unidentified man found dead in Kibuku garden in suspected mob justice
Police in Kibuku District are investigating the death of an unidentified man found with multiple injuries in a potato garden in Buseta...
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423Obua distributes 630 iron sheets to schools, church in Ajuri
Government Chief Whip Hamson Denis Obua has handed over 630 iron sheets to schools and a church in Ajuri Constituency under the...
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540Over 1,000 traders affected as Iganga authorities crack down on illegal kiosks
Iganga Municipality has demolished roadside kiosks and illegal structures affecting over 1,000 traders in a major enforcement operation aimed at decongesting the...
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626Journalists urged to expose substandard, counterfeit goods in news reporting
Uganda National Bureau of Standards has urged journalists to strengthen reporting on standards and counterfeit goods during a media training in Jinja...
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387Two pupils killed in hit-and-run crash in Pallisa
Two Primary One pupils of Kadesok Primary School in Pallisa District died on Thursday after a speeding hit-and-run vehicle knocked them at...
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315Catholics mark 116th Ganal Pilgrimage with call for reconciliation and repentance
Thousands of Catholic faithful from northern Uganda and DR Congo gathered at Omach in Pakwach District to mark the 116th Ganal Pilgrimage...
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829Police hunt gunmen after Shs2.5m shop robbery in Jinja
Police in Jinja District have launched a manhunt for armed robbers who attacked a shop in Kagoma Town Council and stole Shs2.5...
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668Makerere dissolves 91st guild leadership after term expiry
Makerere University has dissolved the 91st Guild Cabinet and Guild Representative Council following the expiry of their term in accordance with the...
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614Court orders arrest of individuals defying Bugisu Cultural Institution Order
Mbale High Court has issued a restraining order against alleged Bugisu cultural impostors accused of interfering with the Inzu Ya Masaba leadership...
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594Lawyer Mabirizi denied bail again over lack of National ID
City lawyer Male Mabirizi has again been denied bail after the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court ruled that he failed to present...