All posts tagged "National News"

Museveni vows to scrap court bail, bond for capital offenders

STATE HOUSE, NAKASERO: President Yoweri Museveni has further re-echoed his proposal to scrap court bail and police bond for murder suspects and...

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Just In

Six police officers injured in car accident along Masaka road

MASAKA, UGANDA: Police in Masaka has confirmed six of its officers have been admitted at Masaka regional referral hospital after a patrol...

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Gov’t allocates Shs30bn to upgrade Namboole stadium

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government has allocated Shs30 billion this financial year, for the refurbishment of the Mandela National Stadium popularly known as Namboole...

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Corporate Affairs

CNOOC rewards Hoima’s best performers in 2020 PLE, UCE and UACE

HOIMA, UGANDA: China National Offshore Oil Corporation – CNOOC Uganda has awarded 180 best Performing Hoima and Kikuube students at PLE, UCE,...

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Glimmer of Hope as Adjumani Hospital receives drugs after three months shortage

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: There is a ray of hope for the people in Adjumani district as the National Medical Stores the official Agency...

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Kolir youth chairperson asks Gov’t to construct Acomai Primary School

BUKEDEA DISTRICT: The youth Chairperson Kolir Sub-county Mr. Odong Vicent has asked central government to intervene in the situation of Acomai primary...

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Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana remanded with fresh murder charges

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Kawempe North Member of Parliament, hon. Muhammad Ssegirinya and his colleague Allan Ssewanyana of Makindye West have been remanded to...

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Youth leaders task gov’t to stock more condoms in health centres

KAMPALA, UGANDA: A section of Ugandan youths through their leadership under the National Youth Council (NYC) have urged the Ministry of Health...

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Court

Court nullifies NUP’s Ndiwalana election as Bukomansimbi North MP

MASAKA, UGANDA: The High Court in Masaka has nullified the election of Ms. Christine Nandagire Ndiwalana as the Member of Parliament for...

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Crime

Widow hacked to death over land in Bugweri

BUGWERI, UGANDA: Police in Bugweri District are hunting for family members who connived and hacked to death a 60-year-old widow using a...

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Katikkiro Mayiga calls for maintaining of court bail

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has called for the maintenance of court bail as a way of ensuring...

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1,000 teens impregnated by road workers in Soroti

SOROTI, UGANDA: Road constructors who recently worked on infrastructure projects in Soroti, Kumi and Pallisa districts have been accused of impregnating at...

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Govt to hunt student loan defaulters at workplaces

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The government has finalised arrangements to track beneficiaries of its student loan scheme at their jobs to recover the money....

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Bukedea school shifts office to pit latrines

BUKEDEA, UGANDA: The administration of Acomai Primary School in Kamutur sub county in Bukedea district, currently operates in a pit latrine after...

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Kigezi registers 7,712 teenage pregnancies during lockdown

KABALE, UGANDA: More than 7,000 underage girls have been impregnated in the six districts of the Kigezi region during the Covid-19 lockdown....

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Iganga Leaders convene to lay grounds for construction of modern market

IGANGA, UGANDA: Leadership in Iganga Municipality convened on Friday to prepare Iganga market vendors and lock-up owners for a multi-billion Market which...

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Tension mounts between Madi and Acholi after burial of Madi youth killed in Apaa land conflicts

ACHOLI SUB-REGION: The remains of Idro Edward a Madi youth who was allegedly murdered in cold blood by a suspected Acholi gang...

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Breaking

Two perish in an accident along Iganga-Kaliro road

IGANGA, UGANDA: Two people have perished in an accident that occurred Wednesday morning at Bubogo cell, Namunkesu Ward, Namungarwe town council in...

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Crime

Security guard in Bukedea lynched over cattle theft

BUKEDEA, UGANDA: A private security guard attached to Corporate Security Service Uganda limited has been lynched by a mob in Kakere village,...

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Lightning strikes two dead, injures four in Kanungu

KANUNGU, UGANDA: Two people have been confirmed dead and four others injured after being struck by lightning in Kinaba sub-county, Kanungu district....

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Crime

LDU officer awaits punishment for murder of UBC journalistaddre

KAMPALA, UGANDA: A Local Defense Unit-LDU officer who was arrested for the murder of former Uganda Broadcasting Corporation-UBC journalist Robert Kagolo, is...

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COVID-19

Bukedea RDC calls for corporation among the politicians in bid to control COVID-19

BUKEDEA, UGANDA: The Resident District Commission – RDC for Bukedea district, Mr. Okiswa Geoffrey has called for effective coordination among politicians in...

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