All posts tagged "National News"

Stray dogs maul 21 goats in Luwero district

LUWERO, UGANDA: Six stray dogs attacked a farm and mauled 21 goats at Lusanja village in Kikyuusa town council, Luwero district. The...

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Bukedea District pushes for municipality status and creation of new counties

BUKEDEA, UGANDA: Local government leaders in Bukedea District are currently pushing for the creation of new counties and elevating the district to...

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Suspected ‘hit and run’ accident kills one in Iganga

IGANGA, UGANDA: Police in Iganga district are investigating into circumstances under which a yet-to-be-identified lady was involved in a suspected hit and...

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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...

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Residents left homeless as hailstorm hits Apac district

APAC, UGANDA: More than 500 families in Ibuje town council, Apac district are homeless and several crop gardens destroyed by hailstorms caused...

One dead, Two injured in an accident along Iganga-Tirinyi road

IGANGA, UGANDA: One person has perished and two others are nursing severe wounds after an accident that occurred on Wednesday night in...

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Gen. Moses Ali receiving treatment abroad – Adjumani district speaker

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The Adjumani district council speaker Mr. Oloya Jackson has finally put to rest the wild speculation over the whereabouts of...

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Adjumani District Chairman cries foul over acute drug shortage

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The Adjumani district chairman Mr. Anyama Ben has decried the acute shortage of drugs the health facilities in the district...

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Kolir youths join the rest of Ugandans celebrating Museveni’s birthday

BUKEDEA, UGANDA: Kolir Sub-county Youths in Bukedea district have joined the rest of Ugandans to celebrate the 77th year birthday of His...

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Gov’t has no plan to vaccinate children below 15 years, says Health Ministry

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The ministry of health has not planned to vaccinate learners below the age of 15 years as previously communicated by...

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Homes, crops destroyed as floods hit Bugweri residents

BUGWERI, UGANDA: More than 50 families in Buyanga and Ibulanku sub counties in Bugweri district were affected following heavy rains that destroyed...

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Elephants kill 40 year old man in Murchison Falls National Park

NWOYA, UGANDA: Elephants have trampled to death a 40-year old man in Nwoya district. The deceased has been identified as Celestino Odongo,...

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DPP Drops Charges against Human Rights Lawyer Nicholas Opiyo

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government of Uganda through the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has dropped all charges of money laundering it had slapped...

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COVID-19

Complacency failing Covid-19 fight in Teso – Medics

SOROTI, UGANDA: Poor adherence to the standard operating procedures put in place by the Ministry of Health to contain the spread of...

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Uproar as HIV infections in Kabale shoot up by 52%

KABALE, UGANDA: There is a growing uproar in Kabale after the health department revealed that the number of people living with the...

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UNTOLD STORY: How Aligoi Residents are in battle to get Government Hoes

BUKEDEA DISTRICT: As you’re already aware of the government program to supply the hoes to villages in order to boost agriculture, many...

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Mubende district security boss arrested over defilement, rape

MUBENDE, UGANDA: The Crimes Investigations Directorate has arrested and detained the Mubende Deputy District Security Officer (DISO) on allegations of rape and...

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Unknown gunmen shoot two dead in Yumbe

YUMBE, UGANDA: Unidentified gunmen suspected to be from refugee settlements in Yumbe District raided Lobbi Town Council at the border of Koboko...

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Man collapses dead during LDU recruitment in Lira

LIRA, UGANDA: UPDF has confirmed that an applicant collapsed and died on Wednesday during the recruitment exercise of Local Defence Unit (LDU)...

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Parliament passes motion to restructure Science ministry

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament of Uganda on Wednesday passed a motion that will see the Finance Ministry of Finance reallocate funds from the...

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Adjumani District Chairman Refutes Media Reports On Sparking Fury in a Meeting with LC1 Chairpersons

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The Adjumani District LC5 Chairman Mr. Anyama Ben has refuted media claims that yesterday, September 7, 20211, he sparked fury...

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Journalist jailed over alleged acts likely to spread Covid-19

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The grade one magistrate’s court in Adjumani yesterday, September 6, 2021, remanded Aulogo F.M journalist Jurugo Emmanuel alias Ogasto who...