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High Court declares Gabula Nadiope rightful King of Busoga

Justice Rwakakooko stated that Gabula was in 2014 elected in the presence of 10 royal chiefs, making him the legally recognized king,...

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UPDF officer killed in bar brawl over woman

Private Michael Kwewana (deceased) allegedly picked up a quarrel with his friend, Mr Zakayo Ngobi, 23, over a yet-to-be-identified lady.

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Grief as Jinja District NRM Boss passes on

Mr Kaziba passed away on Tuesday at Nile International Hospital where he was rushed after fainting at his home in Igombe Village,...

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Police arrest hospital clinical officer over raping 20-yr-old patient

It is alleged that the 20-year-old patient had gone for a dilation and curettage procedure after suffering a miscarriage when the clinical...

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Gen. Museveni Commissions Uganda’s National Defence College in Jinja

Museveni in his address to the gathering noted that the National Defence College aims at boosting military skills and knowledge of not...

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UPDF soldier confesses to murdering 6 people in Jinja robberies

Lance Corporal Nabinoli alongside private Patrick Amandwa, the armory guard at Gaddafi barracks, were last week arrested over orchestrating armed robberies in...

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Jinja Couple arrested for locking 9-year-old son in pigsty

JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Jinja are holding a couple for locking up their nine-year-old son in a pigsty. The suspects are Peter...

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17 suspects break out of Jinja police station cells

JINJA, UGANDA: An unidentified number of suspects are reported to have broken out and escaped from Jinja Central police station cells on...

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Kiira police embarks on registration of pastors after gruesome ritual murder

JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Kiira region on Friday embarked on a campaign to register all Born Again faith pastors in both Jinja...

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Kiira police hunts husband for stabbing wife to death

JINJA, UGANDA: Kiira regional police has teamed up with UPDF to hunt for a husband who cut his wife before fleeing.Yazid Kafuko...

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Pharmacist, six others arrested over stolen government supplies

JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Kiira region on Thursday arrested the Jinja regional referral hospital internal pharmacist, Ambrose Kamugisha, alongside six others for...

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Security guard killed, another injured as assailants raid a fueling station in Jinja

JINJA, UGANDA: Kiira region police together with her sister security forces have commenced investigations into the murder and attempted murder of private...

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Jinja Pastor arrested over sexual harassment, child trafficking

JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Jinja district have arrested a Pastor identified as Robert Masiga over allegations of defilement, sexual harassment, authorities have...

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FEAR: Jinja police officer gifted with a bullet, cartridge and threatening leaflets

JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Kiira region have started investigations into circumstances under which Asuman Malinga, a former special police constable, received an...