All posts tagged "National News"
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1.0KNationalAcholi cultural leaders urged to lead drive against regional poverty
Gulu, Uganda: The Minister of State for Northern Uganda, Hon Dr. Kenneth Omona, has called on Acholi cultural leaders to take the...
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1.6KBig StoryInside Museveni’s plan to create new districts, municipalities out of Tororo
Entebbe, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni last week proposed a breakthrough administrative restructuring that will see Tororo Municipality elevated to city status...
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787NationalMuseveni tips Sembabule residents on four-acre model, irrigation for wealth creation
Sembabule, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has urged residents of Sembabule District to adopt modern farming practices, irrigation, and the Four-Acre Model to...
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1.5KNewsBoda-boda rider killed in head-on crash with Taxi on Njeru-Kayunga road
Buikwe, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District, are investigating a fatal road crash that claimed the life of a...
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1.5KNewsMinister Nambozo launches village-to-village mobilization as nominations for village structures kick off
Sironko, Uganda: The Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs, who is also the Woman MP for Sironko District, Florence Nambozo, on Thursday...
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1.1KNewsNamisindwa District Council halts new recruitment advert over irregularities
Namisindwa, Uganda: The Namisindwa District Council has suspended a newly published recruitment advert targeting Head of Department positions, citing irregularities and a...
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2.2KNewsCDF Muhoozi appoints new commandants for UPDF Elite Training Colleges
Kampala, Uganda: Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has appointed Brig. Gen. Alex Opolot Olupot as the new Commandant...
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871NationalFarmers urged to go slow on Coffee as Acholi’s First Cooperative eyes big harvest
By Allan Richard Odoch Gulu, Uganda: Gulu City Principal Commercial Officer George Nicolas Kidega has advised farmers in the Acholi sub-region to...
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555Big StoryGulu Cemetery; Where urban immigrants struggle to find unmarked grave of loved ones
Gulu, Uganda: A devastating ordeal unfolded as a grieving urban immigrant relative embarked on a futile search for their loved one’s final...
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421NewsLRA war victims trained on GBV to reduce family conflicts
Kitgum, (UG):– Northern-Uganda-based NGO, the War Victims and Children Networking (WVCN) has conducted a comprehensive training on gender-based violence (GBV) and financial...
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591NewsUHRC holds Human Rights tribunal sessions in Acholi Sub-Region
Gulu, (UG):- The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has commenced a three-day Human Rights Tribunal Session in Gulu city, Acholi sub-region, from...
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375NewsSpeaker commissions three boreholes to address gender-based violence in Gulu
Gulu, (UG):- In a bid to address the water crisis and combat gender-based violence in northern Uganda, Gulu District Speaker, Ms Phoebe...
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434NewsBusoga North RPC Lwamusayi commends leaders for cooperation, urges vigilance during festive season
Kamuli, (UG):- The Regional Police Commander for Busoga North, SSP Lwamusayi Frantile, has commended local leaders in the region for their steadfast...
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393NewsLokere Catchment Committee to champion efforts to conserve the environment
Kaabong, Uganda: The members of Lokere Catchment Management Committee (CMC) have vowed to rejuvenate their efforts in championing environment conservation, following one...
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664NewsBUYENDE: Lack of sanitary pads leading cause of early marriages, school dropouts in Busoga
Buyende, (UG):- Girls in Busoga’s Buyende District go through a lot of difficulties during their menstruation period due to the lack of...
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382NewsHumans, plants and animals face sudden death over hot temperatures in Adjumani
Adjumani district has experienced significant effects of climate change since 2017. Daily temperatures go to a record high above 32 degrees Celsius, and...
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649NewsQueen Margrethe II hails Uganda for good service in EA Region
What you need to know: The New Year reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps took place at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen,...
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1.5KCampus LinkBugema University Don, Prof Paul Katamba dead
Luwero, (UG): The Bugema University fraternity is still absorbed in grief following the death of Prof. Paul Katamba, who served as the...
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634NewsNamyalo urges Bazzukulu to stay focused on education, awards best PLE performers in Tororo
Tororo, (UG): The head of the Office of the National Chairman (ONC) of NRM, Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye yesterday (Monday) spent the...
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469NationalRwandan National dies aboard Kisoro-bound Horizon Bus
Kabale, (UG): Passengers aboard a Horizon bus from Kampala to Kisoro were gripped in shock after a Rwandan national died in transit...
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686CrimeTwo arrested over kidnap, robbery along Kampala-Masaka highway
Masaka, (UG): The Territorial Police in Greater Masaka working together with the Flying Squad Unit have arrested two suspects who have been...
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782CrimePallaso, another suspect in shs 2.2bn heist at Nekesa Oundo’s home arrested in Masaka
Kampala, (UG): Police have confirmed the arrest of Pallaso (real names Ivan Lukungu), a boda boda rider linked to the Shs2.2bn that...
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551CrimeMan, 51, commits suicide after hacking wife dead over extramarital affairs
Jinja, (UG): Fear and grief engulfed residents of Buleba Cell, Buwagi, in the Northern Division of Jinja City on Saturday when a...
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707NationalKiryandongo leaders meet to resolve boundary issues at Sambya village
Kiryandongo, (UG): Residents of Sambya village in Kyankende sub-county have asked the District authorities to consider the demarcation of boundaries in their...