All posts tagged "National News"

Zombo activists to stage peaceful demonstration over poor road network

Zombo, (UG): Security experts in Zombo District have tasked organisers of the planned peaceful demonstrations on the deplorable status of roads in...

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Uganda Airlines launches direct flights to Lagos

Kampala, (UG): Uganda Airlines has opened a direct route to Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, with flights scheduled thrice a week. The launch...

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Rwenzururu king urges subjects to uphold cultural norms and values

Kasese, (UG): King Charles Wesley Mumbere Iremangoma has urged Rwenzururu subjects to execute cultural morals and practices to portray a good image...

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BUSHENYI: ADF Rebels threaten attack on four schools if they don’t close within 14 days

Bushenyi District in Western Uganda has been put on a high security alert after leaflets suspected to be from the Allied Democratic...

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AMURIA: Teachers decry corruption in getting gov’t jobs

Amuria, (UG): Teachers in Amuria District, eastern Uganda have cried out to the concerned authorities over the increasing level of corruption tendencies...

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MASINDI: Truck accident claims six on the spot, two hospitalized

Masindi, (UG): At least six people have been confirmed dead and two others injured following a Wednesday evening accident that occured in Murchison Falls...

Parliament concerned over non-registration of betting machines

Kampala, (UG): The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has cautioned the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB)...

UCE 2023: Two Headteachers, Chief Invigilator arrested over exam malpractice

At least two headteachers, one teacher and exam official have been arrested for involving in various cases of examination malpractice in the...

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Kuliva Foundation donates scholastic materials to P.7 candidates in Jinja ahead of PLE

Jinja, (UG): Kuliva Foundation, a charity-based NGO in the Busoga Region has donated scholastic materials to Primary Seven candidates of Wisdom Junior...

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Former Minister Henry Kyemba dies aged 84

Kampala, (UG): Henry Kyemba, the former minister of State for Animal Husbandry in the NRM government, and Health Minister during Idi Amin’s...

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Gashumba loses copyright bid for ‘Jajja Tova Ku Main’ slogan as URSB rules in Namyalo’s favour

Kampala, (UG): The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has dismissed a request by social media critic, Frank Gashumba to claim copyrights for...

Museveni: Terrorists who cowardly attacked tourists will ‘pay with their own wretched lives’

Kampala, UG: President Yoweri Museveni has vowed to have the terrorists who on Tuesday attacked and killed two foreign tourists and a...

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UK warns against travel to Uganda after deadly attack in Queen Elizabeth Park

The UK government on Wednesday warned its citizens to avoid travel to a popular Ugandan park where two tourists, including a Briton,...

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Museveni challenges ICT innovators on hierarchy of human needs

Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has challenged Ugandan innovators and creatives to prioritise the most important human needs over any other secondary...

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Crime

Man arrested for killing wife, brother in suspected ritual sacrifice

Kasese, (UG): The Territorial Police in Rwenzori East Region are holding a man for the alleged murder of his wife, and his...

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Makerere staff oppose introduction of biometric attendance system

Kampala, (UG): Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) is opposing the proposed introduction of a biometric staff attendance management system at the...

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Rain, heavy traffic disrupts students, teachers, as UCE exams kickoff

Uganda, (URN): The early Monday morning downpour in Kigezi sub-region slightly disrupted the commencement of the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations,...

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World Food Day: Farmers call for increased funding to preserve water resources

Kampala, (UG): Ugandan small scale farmers have cried out to potential donors and agencies to help in conservation of the environment with...

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WENRECO to revive fading athletics in West Nile

Arua, (UG): West Nile region is actively scouting for athletic talents with the strong support of the West Nile Rural Electrification Company...

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2 pupils dead, several hospitalised in Mukono school food poisoning

Mukono, (UG): Police in Mukono District on Friday registered a case of suspected food poisoning which left two pupils dead and several...

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Six remanded over exam malpractice as UNEB readies for UCE kickoff

Kampala, (UG): The Buganda Road Court Thursday remanded six people including headteachers to Luzira prison over alleged examination malpractice. Among the six...

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Attorney General petitions court to block Zaake’s return as commissioner

Kampala, (UG): Mityana Municipality MP, Hon Francis Zaake’s return to parliament as Commissioner is facing yet another hurdle after the Attorney General...

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