All posts tagged "News"
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1.3KCrimePolice arrest man for forging travel documents, Covid-19 results
The Aviation Police at the Entebbe International Airport has arrested a 29-year-old man on charges of forgery and falsification of documents. Peter...
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1.1KNationalGov’t to pay Bunyoro tobacco farmers
HOIMA DISTRICT: Government has said that compensation of the more than 1,000 tobacco farmers in Bunyoro sub-region who had been denied payment...
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1.9KCurrent AffairsSFC Commander Brig. Candia retires 30 officers
The commander of the Special Forces Command (SFC), Brig Peter Candia has retired 30 officers and men whom he hailed for their...
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786Big StoryCheptegei: My dream was to become Olympic champion
Joshua Cheptegei made up for his silver in the 10,000 metres to win the 5,000m Olympic title on Friday, succeeding two-time champion...
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1.4KBig StoryBlogger Fred Lumbuye to be deported tomorrow
The State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Okello Oryem has Friday said controversial social media blogger Fred Lumbuye will be deported to...
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1.2KJust InSix Igara Tea employees suspended over corruption
BUSHENYI DISTRICT: Six employees of Igara growers Tea factory LTD have been suspended by the board over massive corruption and embezzlement of...
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779COVID-19Covid cases top 200 million worldwide as China vows massive vaccine boost
The number of Covid-19 infections recorded worldwide passed 200 million on Thursday, an AFP count showed, as China pledged to provide two...
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1.8KJust InFormer Kayunga Woman MP, Victoria Kakooko dies
Former Kayunga District woman Member of Parliament (MP), Mrs. Victoria Kakooko Ssebagereka, has passed on, the DailyExpress has learnt. The former legislator...
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1.8KJust InJUST IN: Minister Diana Mutasingwa involved in motor accident, admitted
The State Minister in the Office of the Vice President, Hon Diana Mutasingwa has been involved in a motor accident, the Daily...
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1.1KBreakingEND OF AN ERA: Lionel Messi set to leave Barcelona after contract talks fail
Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi will leave the club after financial problems prevented them from agreeing a new contract with the...
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916East AfricaThree children killed by Lions near Tanzania wildlife reserve
TANZANIA: Three young children have been killed by lions near Tanzania’s world-renowned Ngorongoro wildlife reserve as they went to look for lost...
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1.2KBig StoryGov’t spends UGX 2.85Bn on distribution of Covid relief cash to Ugandans
The Minister of Finance has said government spent a total of 2.854 billion Shillings on administrative costs to send COVID-19 relief cash...
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928Latest News200 detained for illegal possession of firearms in Karamoja
MOROTO DISTRICT: At least 195 warriors have been arrested for illegal possession of firearms across the Karamoja sub-region since the second forceful...
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1.2KBusinessEquity Named Best Regional Bank in East Africa
NAIROBI, KENYA: Equity has been named the Best Regional Bank in East Africa at the 2021 African Banker Awards. According to a...
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1.4KJust InRCC Hussein: Only 327 Residents in Kampala yet to receive Covid-19 Relief Cash
Kampala Resident City Commissioner (RCC) Mr. Hudu Hussein has described the distribution exercise of the Covid-19 Relief cash in the city as...
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841Big StoryChina pledges two billion vaccine doses to world
BEIJING, CHINA: The People’s Republic of China will “strive to provide” two billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to the world this year and...
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2.6KBig StoryArmy Generals Koreta, Kutesa, Mugisha headline list of retiring UPDF officers
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has Thursday released a list of 604 of its Generals, Junior officers, and other men retiring...
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853CrimeThree people arrested for kidnapping 4-yr-old boy, ask for shs50m ransom
The Crime Intelligence Directorate of Police has put in custody three people suspected of kidnapping a four-year-old boy and later demanding shs50 million...
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1.5KNational12 suspected rebels surrender to UPDF in Zombo
At least 12 members of a suspected rebel outfit group that attacked a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) detach in Zeu Sub-county,...
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1.9KBreakingVIDEO: Singer Eddy Kenzo survives nasty accident along Masaka road
Ugandan Musician Edriisa Musuuza aka Eddy Kenzo has been involved in a nasty road accident on Thursday morning along Masaka Road, the...
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742BusinessKenya’s Kariuki appointed new World Bank Country Manager for Uganda
Ms. R. Mukami Kariuki, a Kenyan National, is the new World Bank Country Manager for Uganda effective August 01, 2021. She succeeds...
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913CrimeThree children admited after eating bananas laced with poison, one dead
Police in Mukono Division is investigating circumstances under which three children were poisoned after eating bananas laced with poison. The atrocious incident...
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1.6KBreakingTokyo Olympics: Uganda’s Peruth Chemtain wins steeplechase gold
TOKYO OLYMPICS, JAPAN: Ugandan Athlete Peruth Chemutai has won the women’s 3000m steeplechase race to bring home Uganda’s first gold medal in...
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835NationalProperty Worthy Millions Destroyed in Kabale Timber Fire
KABALE DISTRICT | UGANDA: – Kabale-based traders dealing in timber are counting losses after a Wednesday morning fire gutted her timber workshop leaving...
