All posts tagged "National News"
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1.6KJust InMan 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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1.2KNationalParliament 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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1.4KLatest NewsAdjumani 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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1.6KCOVID-19Journalist 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...
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Adjumani District Chairman sparks fury among VHTs over careless statement
CADJUMANI, UGANDA: The Adjumani District chairperson Mr. Anyama Ben has today sparked fury among members of the Village Health Teams (VHTs) when...
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975CourtKidandala to appeal high court ruling in case against MP Ssegirinya
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Kawempe North election loser, Sulaiman Kidandala has Tuesday said he has finalised plans to appeal against the ruling of the...
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1.2KJust InMasaka residents flee homes amid fear of machete killers
MASAKA, UGANDA: Residents in the Masaka Sub-region are fleeing their homes fearing possible attacks by panga-wielding thugs who have wreaked havoc in...
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1.8KCrimePanic as Panga-wielding thugs raid Busia district
BUSIA, UGANDA: Residents of Busia District have been thrown into panic following reports that panga-wielding thugs have hit the district, a week...
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1.3KCrimeGrief as son kills father over UGX 5000
KOLE DISTRICT, UGANDA: Police in Kole district have arrested a 23-year-old man accused of killing his father over Shillings 5,000. The suspect...
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1.4KJust InDeceased medical student had brain edema, cerebral malaria – Doctors
KAMPALA< UGANDA: Rosette Kyarikunda, a Busitema University student died last week after allegedly developing complications resulting from a Covid-19 jab. Although the...
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1.6KBig StoryFDC’s Salamu Musumba to reconcile with Kadaga after election burst-up
KAMULI, UGANDA: The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) stalwart, Mrs. Salamu Musumba has expressed willingness to reconcile with her rival, the...
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1.5KBig StoryBuruuli, Bunyala launch fresh demand for ‘lost land’
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Buruuli and Bunyala Chiefdoms have launched a fresh campaign to repossess lost still under Buganda Kingdom. In their new campaign...
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1.8KBig StoryVIDEO: CCTV captures panga-wielding thugs in Nansana
NANSANA, KAMPALA: Four machete-wielding thugs stormed private homes in Wakiso District Saturday morning but back off when an electric alarm went off....
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1.7KBig StoryApaa land conflict will be resolved by Science, says Museveni
WEST NILE, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has told the leaders from the West Nile sub-region that the long standing land conflict in...
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1.9KCrimeAdjumani Police traffic boss on the run after brutalizing boda-boda cyclist
ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The Adjumani Resident District Commissioner – RDC Mr. Taban Data Peter has ordered for the immediate arrest of the police...
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831Crime15 arrested in crackdown on motorcycle thefts in Jinja city
JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Jinja city conducted a Thursday night crackdown where they arrested 15 youths suspected of masterminding ‘syndicated’ motorcycle thefts...
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1.0KCrimeNtoroko district NRM boss murdered, body dumped in Ibanda
NTOROKO, UGANDA: Police in Ntoroko district is investigating the circumstances under which the District acting NRM chairperson, Jepherson Kabagambe Aheebwa was brutally...
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897Latest NewsMPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana summoned over Masaka killings
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID has summoned Members of Parliament Allan Ssewanyana of Makindye West Constituency, and Muhammad Ssegirinya of Kawempe...
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1.2KBig StoryDr. Muganga’s brutal arrest: A demeanor of Museveni’s directives on torture and abuse of human rights by security agencies
BIG STORY: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) on Thursday confirmed the arrest of Dr Lawrence Muganga, the Vice Chancellor of Victoria...
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1.7KEditorialParents welcome proposed reopening of schools
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parents are excited at the news that the government is considering reopening schools in the near future. Initial reports indicated...
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1.3KNationalHippos destroy maize and rice gardens in Kaliro district
KALIRO, UGANDA: A hippo invasion has triggered panic among residents of Bujeje village in Bulumba town council in Kaliro district. According to...
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1.5KBig StoryPolice recover Shs600m from UPPC Corruption Suspects
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) on Wednesday recovered Shillings 600milllion believed to have been siphoned from the Uganda Printing and...
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978COVID-19UNICEF Re-enforce Covid-19 Response in Adjumani
During the handover ceremony at the district headquarters today, September, 1, 2021, the Adjumani DHO Dr. Drametu Dominic has said his office...
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793Big StoryChief Justice differs with Gen. Saleh over parish development model design
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has criticized the chief coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), Gen. Salim Saleh over the...