Crime Archives

Fear grips Masaka residents as panga wielding thugs hack 15 dead

MASAKA SUB REGION: At least fifteen people have been hacked to death in Districts of Lwengo, Bukomansimbi, and Masaka as machete-wielding men...

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Court

Army Court Remands LDU Officer Who Killed UBC Journalist Kagolo

The 1st Division Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF Court Martial in Kakiri barracks in Wakiso district has started trying Rashid Mamuri, a Local...

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Soroti Herbalist found dead at lover’s house

SOROTI CITY, UGANDA: Police in Soroti City is investigating the mysterious death of a traditional healer who was found dead in his...

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Juvenile offenders worry Mityana district authorities

MITYANA DISTRICT, UGANDA: Mityana district authorities are concerned about the persistent number of juvenile offenders in the area. The rates have been...

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Africa

Energy minister arrested over fuel tender scam

The Anti-Corruption Bureau said its investigations had revealed that the minister had "attempted to influence" the National Oil Company to award multi-million...

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Katakwi district officer in trouble over OPM cash

KATAKWI DISTRICT, UGANDA: Katakwi district community development officer, Catherine Tino is under investigation over accusations of soliciting bribes from the beneficiaries of...

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Two teachers arrested for conducting lessons in Arua

ARUA, UGANDA: Two teachers including a head teacher in Arua city have been arrested for conducting lessons against the presidential directive on...

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Headteacher arrested for embezzling examination fees, issuing fake results

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Denis Obal, the header teacher of Sr. Gabriella Memorial Comprehensive Secondary School in Kole district is in police custody for...

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Africa

Journalist murdered in eastern DR Congo

A journalist for DR Congo’s national broadcaster had his throat slit in North Kivu in the country’s east where massacres and clashes...

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Police arrest man for forging travel documents, Covid-19 results

The Aviation Police at the Entebbe International Airport has arrested a 29-year-old man on charges of forgery and falsification of documents. Peter...

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Three people arrested for kidnapping 4-yr-old boy, ask for shs50m ransom

The Crime Intelligence Directorate of Police has put in custody three people suspected of kidnapping a four-year-old boy and later demanding shs50 million...

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Three children admited after eating bananas laced with poison, one dead

Police in Mukono Division is investigating circumstances under which three children were poisoned after eating bananas laced with poison. The atrocious incident...

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COURT: Suspects in Gen Katumba attempted murder case further remanded

NAKAWA COURT | KAMPALA: The eight suspects implicated in the attempted murder of former Army Commander and Work’s Minister Gen Edward Katumba...

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Security guard in Ibanda murdered in cold blood

Police in Ibanda district has launched a manhunt for assailants who attacked and killed a security guard at the Nile Breweries Ltd...

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Big Story

Four OPM officials arrested over Kasese substandard relief supplies

The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU) headed by Lt. Col Edith Nakalema on Tuesday arrested four of the nine staff in the...

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Big Story

FRED LUMBUYE: NUP Leaning Blogger Arrested in Turkey

Turkey-based YouTuber and Social Media blogger Fred Lumbuye alias Chemical Ali has been arrested, the Daily Express has confirmed. Lumbuye, a strong...