All posts tagged "National News"
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1.4KFeaturedBajjo, Full figure ask Gov’t to impose ban on Facebook over suspended accounts
Motor-mouthed events promoter Andrew Mukasa aka Bajjo Events and presidential adviser on youth matters, Jennifer Nakanguubi aka Full Figure have asked government...
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835COVID-19Makerere dismisses claims that Bobi Wine has Covid-19, those are ‘forged’ results
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Makerere University’s Infectious Disease Institute has come out to dismiss a document which has been making rounds on social media...
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1.0KLatest NewsChristians in Nebbi mourn Bishop Wathokudi
Christians in Nebbi are mourning the death of Bishop Alphonse Watho-kudi of Nebbi Diocese. Rev. Watho-kudi passed away on Saturday night at...
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1.2KBig StorySecurity shoots six Karimojong warriors over cattle raiding
KARAMOJA REGION, UGANDA: At least six armed cattle rustlers from Karamoja have been shot dead by the Anti Stock Theft Unit, the...
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953Big StoryGov’t extends expiry deadline for old passports to April 2022
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Government of Uganda has announced an extension of the deadline for the expiry of the old machine-readable passports to...
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988Breaking2 NUP Candidates feared kidnapped in Mpigi
MPIGI, UGANDA: Two candidates of National Unity Platform (NUP) in Mawokota South, Mpigi District have allegedly been kidnapped by people believed to...
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1.0KCrimeEddie Mutwe, Nubian Li & Other NUP Supporters detained at Makindye military barracks
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The National Unity Platofrm party secretary general, Mr David Lewis Rubongoya hasconfirmed that Nubian Li, Eddie Mutwe and other supporters...
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1.1KBreakingFormer Agriculture minister Dr. Kisamba Mugerwa, dead
BREAKING STORY: Former Agriculture Minister Dr. Wilberforce Kisamba-Mugerwa has succumbed to Covid-19, the Daily Express can confirm. According to family sources that...
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931Big StoryBobi Wine’s new campaign team arrested in Mbale
Police and the Military have arrested the new campaign team of the National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine...
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676Election WatchYour National ID isn’t enough to vote – EC Chair
2021 ELECTION WATCH: The chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Justice Simon Byabakama has disclosed that not all persons holding National IDs...
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1.1KCrimeEddie Mutwe 3 other NUP supporters transferred to Kyotera
The hearing of a case involving National Unity Platform supporters and the bodyguard of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi has taken a new...
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707Election WatchUCC Refutes Allegations to Block Internet, Mobile Money On Polling Day
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has come out to refute rumours circulating that the government directed all Telecoms and Internet...
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978BreakingUganda put on high alert after new polio variant emerge in South Sudan
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Ministry of Health has urged all districts countrywide to intensify polio surveillance following the outbreak of a vaccine-derived poliovirus...
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634CrimeLC1 Chairman arrested for defiling 14 yr old girl
FORT PORTAL, UGANDA: Police in Fort Portal have arrested and put in custody the chairperson for Bwera village LC1 Rajab Baguma, 70,...
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631Latest News60 Rwanda and Congolese nationals arrested for illegal entry into Uganda
KABALE, UGANDA: Police in Kabale are holding onto a total 69 suspects from Rwanda and DR Congo who were arrested over illegal...
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638Election WatchEC Chairman clarifies on Voter Location Slips, ‘one does not need them to vote’
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Justice Simon Byabakama has dismissed claims that Voter Location Slips are a must have for one...
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889Big StoryMuseveni desperate for votes, says army court will pardon Kayihura
President Museveni Monday said he would consider a request by Kisoro District National Resiatnce (NRM) leaders to pardon former Inspector General of...
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1.8KBig StoryGov’t Orders MTN, Airtel to shutdown internet, mobile money on election day
In a letter to one of the players, government lists WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and WTF as some of the key items that...
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743Latest NewsUPDF, Ssekandi launch 40th Tarehe Sita Activities in Masaka Region
MASAKA: Uganda’s Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has officiated at the launch of the 40th Tarehe Sita anniversary army week activities in...
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1.2KEntertainmentLin Qi, Game of Thrones maker dies after suspected poisoning
Lin Qi, 39, chairman and CEO of the Chinese entertainment company Yoozoo Group and a producer on Netflix’s upcoming series The Three-Body...
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509Latest NewsEmbattled Lawyer Nicholas Opiyo denied bail, Remanded till Jan 11 2021
KAMPALA: Human Rights lawyer and activist Nicholas Opiyo has been denied bail and sent back to prison until Jan 11, 2021. Opiyo...
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616NewsGovernment bans fireworks on New Year celebrations
The government has suspended all New Year night celebrations, including display of fireworks, prayers and converging in trading centres. The Information minister,...
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825Latest NewsUCC speaks out on deleting Ghetto TV and NUP Related Online Channels
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has explained why two online television platforms affiliated to the National Unity Platform (NUP) and another ‘political’...
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1.0KBreakingJUST IN: Bobi Wine’s bodyguard knocked dead
KAMPALA — Kalibala Francis one of bodyguards for NUP Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine’s has been knocked dead in Busega....
