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Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu forced to retire at 24 over heart condition

A statement from Brighton on Monday morning revealed that Mwepu would have an extremely high risk of suffering a cardiac arrest should...

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Bobi Wine’s Dubai concert cancelled hours after being released

According to Bobi Wine, authorities in Dubai have been instructed by the Ugandan embassy in the United Arab Emirates to cancel his...

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News

Gulu University shines at Kigali Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health

The theme of the 2nd international conference was centred on Sexual and Reproductive Health: ‘Informing Policy and Practice through Research and Preservice...

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Bobi Wine claims he was arrested in Dubai, later released

Bobi claims he was arrested as soon as he landed at the Airport in Dubai, at around 8:30pm and was grilled for...

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Parliament

FULL LIST: 40 bills Speaker Anita Among has passed in one year

Ms Among has commended MPs for exceedingly performing well, during which a total of 22 committee reports were processed and adopted, 6...

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National

Over 20,000 residents hit by water scarcity in Amudat

Despite the establishment of a sh1.9bn water system, the district is hit by a water crises forcing people to depend on the...

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National

Museveni commissions sh12bn Tannery Factory in Luwero District

The factory processes leather from hides and skins and Uganda is among the top four exporters of hides and skins from Africa,...

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News

Grief as Ugandan man dies after falling off Qatar building

A Ugandan man has died in Qatar after falling off a building leaving mixed reactions as to whether his death was out...

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Technology

Twitter rolls out edit button but only available for paid subscribers

Twitter users have for years demanded the ability to edit their tweets after publishing them, mostly to fix errors such as spelling...

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National

Why Nyakasura School suspended all S.4 candidates just days to UNEB

In his October 5th, 2022 letter to parents of all senior four candidates, the school head teacher, Rev Richardson Alinda, says that...

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Current Affairs

KCCA demolishes structures erected in road reserve at Busega Market

The authority's law enforcement team descended on the structures in which vendors have run their businesses for years, saying they are in...

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Big Story

MBALE: How 2-year-old baby lost hand after being injected with ‘expired’ drug

A senior doctor at the facility, who preferred anonymity in order to speak freely, confirmed that the victim could have been injected...

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Breaking

WATCH: Houses, Shops, Bars burnt in Kiwatule Market Fire

The massive blaze which broke out on Thursday, October 6, at around 9 am has left millions of property burnt to ashes...

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Court

Court convicts Kenyan man of cyber-stalking DPP Abodo

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court has convicted a Kenyan national Jared Oloo Akumu after he was found guilty of offensive communication...

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News

Nebbi records suspected Ebola case after patient dies on return from DR Congo

According to Dr Justine Okwairwoth, the Nebbi District Health Officer (DHO); samples of the suspected case have been sent to the laboratory...

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Court

MP Alioni charged with assault of police officer, given bail

Mr Alioni has been charged with two counts; assault and doing grievous harm to the same officer at the time of his...

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Big Story

Museveni apologizes to Kenya over Gen Muhoozi’s wild tweets

Mr Museveni in a lengthy message said it is not correct for Public officers, be they civilian or military, to comment or...

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Muhoozi’s Promotion is actually a demotion – Solomon Serwanjja

Muhoozi was promoted to the rank of General but then dropped as commander of land forces and now only remains to be...

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Crime

Boy shoots dead 12-year-old brother while testing bullet-proof charm

Yusuf Abubakar is said to have died on the spot after the shooting while his older brother escaped into the bushes, police...

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Game Store closes shop in Uganda after failing to find local buyer

Massmart operates one Game store in Uganda which has been operating for close to 20 years, employing more than 300 Ugandans. The...

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Sports

Liverpool beat Rangers as Napoli thrash Ajax, Inter edge Barca

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool went into their Group A game against the Scottish champions on the back of just three wins in their...

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National

Minister Nankabirwa slams EU criticism of Uganda’s oil project

The project, which includes drilling in Murchison Falls, Uganda's largest national park, has run into strong opposition from activists and environmental groups...