All posts tagged "Latest-News"

IGP Ochola transfers 69 officers in latest police reshuffle

The changes mainly affected officers at the rank of Commissioner of Police (CP) and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) most notably being...

Fraudster cons police officers millions in fake promotion deal

Fred Enanga wondered how the scammer gained access to personal and confidential information of officers implicated in the scam and said that...

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Crime

MUKONO: Man 18, arrested for raping women seeking jobs through Facebook

The suspect has been identified as Lubega Ashraf a resident of Katosi village, Kisoga sub-county in Mukono district who mainly dwelled in...

Karamoja Iron Sheets: Minister Kitutu faces arrest for dodging committee summons

The minister has on two separate occasions failed to appear before the committee investigating the iron sheets bonanza

Rev Tibaijuka elected first Bishop of new West Ruwenzori Diocese

The newly created diocese will be officially launched later this year where Rev Tibaijuka will be consecrated and enthroned as its first...

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UPDF takes over Bunagana town in DRC after M23 withdrawal

The UPDF on Friday crossed the Uganda-DRC border to deploy in Bunagana, Kiwanja and Mabenga within Rutshuru, marking a critical milestone and...

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Premier League

Newcastle jump to third with crucial Man Utd win, West Ham get boost

Newcastle's third successive league win and their first against United since 2019 took them above their fourth-placed opponents on goal difference.

Woman forced to pick up Kaveera thrown out of Bus as NEMA enforces new law on car dustbins

The incident as reported by Monitor happened on Saturday, April 1st in Kataza zone, Bugolobi, a Kampala urban suburb.

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KCCA’s New policy to require Ugandans to bathe before entering the city

The new policy if adopted will see Kampala become the first City in the entire world to implement a policy that requires...

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Parliament

Opposition tables alternative sh49 trillion budget

In his speech, LOP Mpuuga said that out of the proposed 48.9 trillion Shillings alternative national budget, 32.8 trillion will be internally...

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EU unveils shs624Bn funding to empower Ugandan women, girls and protect forests

The grant-financing announcement was made during the occasion of the high-level visit to Uganda by Myriam Ferran, Deputy Director General of the...

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Campus Link

Makerere University graduate hangs self in church

A friend to the deceased speaking on condition of anonymity said that: “The deceased even failed to make it to her February 2023...

Uganda, Saudi Arabia renew agreement to resume labour export

The labour export agreement had been suspended in December last year over the continuous mistreatment and torture of Ugandan migrant workers.

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Suspected bomb blast blows off house roof in Jinja

Rhoda Namwase, a resident in the area says that they heard a loud blast from Ngobi’s house, and upon investigating, saw the...

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East Africa

Ethiopia confirms mass entry of Ugandans fleeing ‘doomsday’

The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Ugandans belonging to a religious cult in eastern Uganda fled from their villages to Ethiopia...

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Mubajje suspends UMSC Electoral boss over alleged corruption

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The chairperson of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) Electoral Commission, Mr Omar Muhammad Wesswa has been suspended from office...

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Eskom, Umeme exit gives Gov’t an opportunity to drive the power sector forward

Eskom Uganda has successfully operated and maintained the power stations under a 20-year concession that will come to its natural end on...

TRIDI denies influencing PAC investigations on Covid-19 expenditure

TRIDI in a press statement dated Tuesday, March 28 denied having a direct hand in the ongoing investigations against the minister, and...

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You are a gift to this country: Tayebwa praises King Ceasor Mulenga for supporting humanity

The 3rd Graduation attracted members of the diplomatic Corps, Ministers, Members of Parliament, academicians, and religious and opinion leaders.

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Crime

Police probe suspected kidnap of four-year-old boy in Makindye

ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson says the incident took place on Friday at around 3 pm in the Okiring...

TOP STORY: NSSF on the spot over mismatching figures in member’s savings

A contributor with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Simon Calvin Waibale has threatened to sue the Fund for allegedly miscomputing his...

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Crime

Sironko man beheaded for allegedly loving married woman

It is alleged that the deceased was first murdered and his head chopped using a panga in a gruesome incident by unknown...