All posts tagged "News"

Rev. Fr. Dominic Eibu appointed new Bishop of Kotido Diocese

He replaces Bishop Giuseppe Filippi (M.C.C.J.) who resigned from the position after clocking the canonical age limit.

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Sheema woman arrested for defrauding parents in fake school fees scheme

The suspect has been identified as Ms Shalot Kyomuhangi, a resident of Nyabishera cell, Kabwohe Division in Sheema Municipality.

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Report shows 75,000 of 100,000 Ugandans in Dubai were trafficked

According to Mundeyi, there are many fraudulent companies trafficking Ugandans and the victims never bothered to crosscheck with the Ministry of Gender,...

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Mukono School fire: Head Teacher says British royal guards warned of terror attacks before

He also notes that royal guards instructed them to limit the number of people at the school before warning them against revealing...

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Taata Sula; the Gang leader of ‘money swap’ vendors conning people in Kampala finally arrested

The group appeared in a bulletin on NBS TV's investigative story monday night. One female suspect remains on the run and is...

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Court

Court convicts businessman Mukesh Shukla of fraud, fined sh12m

In her ruling, magistrate Mangeni fined Mukesh Shs 2 million on each of the six counts and for failure to pay, he...

WATCH ?: How street vendors gang up to steal from people in smart ‘money swap business’ in Kampala

Disguising as vendors along the Nakivubo channel in Kampala, the gang that works in a group of about five poses with jean...

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Police probe violent attack on NRM’s Majjambere at Jakana’s Burial

According to police, the burial process that was progressing well with tributes in memory of the late Jakana was disrupted when NUP...

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Tech & Innovation

WhatsApp Back to Normalcy After Two Hour Outage, Meta Apologises for “Inconvenience”

At about 10:20 am on Tuesday, WhatsApp stopped working for millions of users in Uganda and globally at and restoration began by...

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WAKISO: Man commits suicide after killing wife

The deceased identified as Denis Nsubuga, 32, and Nalongo Nasaka Annet were both residents of Kanale Zone in Bunamwaya division, Wakiso district.

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Breaking

WhatsApp down globally with users unable to send or receive messages

Many WhatsApp users reported facing issues with their chats globally. Not only smartphone users but even WhatsApp web and WhatsApp desktop apps...

World News

Rishi Sunak set to become first non-British UK prime minister

Rishi told his lawmakers in parliament on Monday that they faced an "existential crisis" and must "unite or die". He told the...

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11 dead, 6 injured as fire guts Salama School for the Blind in Mukono

According to Mukono Division Police Commander, Ms Annabelle Nyinamahoro, at the time of the fire incident, there were 17 children in the...

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Africa

Woman burns academic papers protesting failure to get a job, university takes away her degree

Ms Soko was awarded a degree in business administration upon completing a four year course with the university but was heard in...

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BIG STORY: How Top police boss survived assassination attack in Wakiso

It is reported that the AIGP was only saved by the guard who was stationed right inside at around 2 am who...

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Police CID boss arrested for defiling P.4 pupil

Mr Odeke was arrested on Sunday after the girl’s parents lodged a complaint at the police station. He is alleged to have...

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Featured

HiPipo: Ugandan fintech company listed in world’s top 20 innovation firms

HiPipo CEO, Mr Innocent Kawooya noted that the ranking is testament to the company’s 18-years’ journey of championing inclusion for everyone.

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National

Sebei College suspends 800 students for striking over Chelsea vs Man United match

It is alleged that the strike erupted after the school administration failed to show the English Premier League match between Chelsea and...

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Ebola cases rise to 14 in Kampala with 9 new patients

Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng confirmed the development in a Tweet on Monday morning saying the nine new cases under quarantine...

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UAE stops Uganda, 20 other countries from getting 30-day Visas

UAE in a notice issued last week said the new VISA restrictions announced were effected October 18, 2022 as the middle east...

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Jakana Nadduli’s death: What we know so far as mixed reactions arise

Early this year in March, the controversial political commentator was involved in a road crash that nearly ended his life and had...

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EU allocates sh11bn to Uganda’s Ebola Response Efforts

The EU mobilised €3 million to help our humanitarian partners in #Uganda contain the ongoing Ebola outbreak.