All posts tagged "News"

Traditional healer arrested after pregnant mother, baby die at her home

PALLISA (UG): Police in Pallisa District have launched an investigation into a tragic Friday incident after a mother and her baby died...

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World News

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: The former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan was arrested at his home in Lahore Saturday, police and officials said,...

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Uganda’s Jamila Mayanja wins U.S. Leadership Impact Award

Jamila Mayanja, the founder of Smart Girls Uganda has won the 2023 Leadership Impact Award a recognition for her efforts towards equipping young...

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NTUNGAMO: District commercial officer, CDO arrested over ghost PDM Saccos

NTUNGAMO (UG): The Ntungamo District Commercial Officer Seth Niwagaba and the Kibatsi Sub-County Community Development Officer Isaac Arinaitwe have been arrested on...

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28 police officers decorated in Dokolo pipping ceremony

DOKOLO, UGANDA: There was overwhelming joy and real excitement in Dokolo District on Friday as several of the police officers got piped...

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Adjumani Town masses demand accountability for Multi-billion World Bank-funded roads project

ADJUMANI, (UG): Animosity is plummeting across the development subtle or gallant community in Adjumani town less than one month into the USMID-AF...

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Museveni says Auditor General is “sleeping on the job” as Uganda counts losses in raw materials export

President Museveni has lashed out at the office of the Auditor General for failing to audit losses from the raw materials Uganda...

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MP Karubanga leads push for constitutional amendment to include stateless communities

KAMPALA (UG): A total of five communities that were not recognized in the 1995 Uganda Constitution are likely to receive a sigh...

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Museveni re-echoes ban on Timber export, waives tax on imported raw materials

By Nakamya Shamim JINJA (UG): The President of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has banned taxes on timber imported into the country...

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Six arrested over criminal trespass on Lugazi sugarcane plantation

LUGAZI, (UG): Police in Lugazi have arrested six suspects over the alleged criminal trespass on a sugarcane plantation at Kataka stage in...

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Breaking

Kamwenge DEO Apollo Mulinde dies in fatal car crash

KAMWENGE, UGANDA: Kamwenge District Education Officer, Apollo Mulinde has perished in road crash after the car in which he was travelling was...

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Health

Breastfeeding: The best gift for your newborn and infant

Often, we as health workers support mothers to successfully breastfeed their babies. Globally, it is known that breastfeeding is one of the...

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18-year-old arrested over murder of Kole businesswoman

KOLE, UGANDA: The Territorial Police in Kole District have arrested one Odongo Jasper aged 18- years- old on allegations of killing a...

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Breaking

20 confirmed dead after boat capsizes on Lake Victoria

KALANGALA, UGANDA: At least twenty (20) people have been confirmed dead in a marine accident on Lake Victoria after a passenger boat...

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Teacher impregnates, steals sh10m from UPDF soldier’s widow

OBONGI, UGANDA: Police in Obongi District are hunting for a primary school teacher on allegations of impregnating a widow of a deceased...

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Nansana man who burnt himself over married woman to face suicidal charges

WAKISO, UGANDA: The Police at Nansana Division are holding ta hospital bay a bricklayer on charges of a suicidal attempt by burning...

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Amb. Walusimbi reiterates commitment to improve welfare of Ugandans in Qatar

The Senior Presidential Advisor on Diaspora Affairs, Ambassador Hajji Abbey Walusimbi has assured the Ugandan Community in Qatar (UGACOQ) that as the...

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Health

Breastmilk: The Liquid gold for every child’s perfect life

Interestingly, we cannot talk about breast milk without talking about breastfeeding. Looking at this from the oldest book ever known, the Bible....

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Two Luwero pupils drown in dam

LUWERo, UGANDA: The Police in Savannah Region are actively investigating how two pupils drowned in a dam at Kikoko village, Makulubita sub-county...

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Sports

Netball World Cup: She Cranes fall to Jamaica in thrilling encounter

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: Uganda’s Netball team; She Cranes Monday suffered their third World Cup loss against Jamaica when they went down...

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OP-ED

Addressing Neo-Colonialism: African Leaders must unite for a prosperous and self-sufficient Africa

By Nuwagaba Arthur Mirama During the concluded African-Russian summit, many African leaders spoke ill of neo-colonialists – the West, accusing them of...

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Campus Link

Makerere commended for taking university education closer to communities

MBALE, UGANDA: The Uganda Local Governments Association (ULGA) has commended and thanked Makerere University Council for opening up and gazetting regional branches...

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