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Man caught having sex on church altar fined Shs600,000

The leadership of Bugonya Church of Uganda in Kayunga district has fined a 23-year-old man Shs 600,000 for having sex on a...

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Govt speaks out on fate of village chairpersons amid delayed LC elections

The Minister for Local Government, Hon Raphael Magyezi has assured Parliament and the entire country that government is doing all it takes...

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Woman arrested in Rwampara with church vehicle stolen at Aponye’s burial

Police in Rwampara district, western Uganda have arrested a woman who on Wednesday stole a motor vehicle at the burial of prominent...

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Bunyoro University task force secure varsity land at Kigumba

The Bunyoro University task force have concluded the search for the university land after traversing the 8 districts in the Bunyoro Sub-region.

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Man arrested for conspiring with father in girlfriend’s murder

The Police in Buikwe district have arrested a man together with his father over the alleged murder of his lover, and the...

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Ministry of Local Govt seeks shs35bn for motor vehicles

The Minister for Local Government, Hon. Raphael Magyezi has urged the Committee on Local Government and Public Service to push for the...

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Court sets hearing date in ‘breach of marriage promise’ case

The Grade One Magistrate’s court in RUkungiri district has scheduled July 21st, 2023, as the hearing date for the restatement application filed...

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Lira journalists trained on gender-sensitive reporting by EOC

In a mission to promote a just and fair society for all, the Equal Opportunity Commission [EOC] has conducted a half-day training...

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Gen Muhoozi merges MK Movement groups ahead of National congress

The leadership of the MK Movement Central Executive Committee has revealed plans to form official organisational structures ahead of the 2024 planned...

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National

Zombo sub-counties struggling to make ends meet with no local revenue sources

A section of LC3 Chairpersons of subcounties in Zombo district are demanding a policy review on the 35 per cent remittance of...

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Lamwo RDC calls for calm after raiders steal 21 cattle, burn 4 motorcycles

Lamwo Deputy Resident District Commissioner Mr Oguti Sebastian has called on residents especially those living at the border point of Lokung and...

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Big Story

Rukungiri NRM Mobiliser in hot soup over empty promises to locals, runs to Museveni for bailout

RUKUNGIRI, UGANDA: The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Senior Mobiliser in RUkungiri district, Ms Peace Rugambwa Twinamatsiko is in hot soup for failing...

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National

Lightning strikes four in Adjumani

At least four people are nursing injuries at Arinyapi health centre III in Arinyapi sub-county, Adjumani district after they were struck by...

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National

MPs want Kyangwali evictees resettled in Bugoma forest

Legislators from Kikuube district are calling on the government to urgently resettle over 1,000 individuals who were forcibly evicted from their ancestral...

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River Nile drowning: 8 bodies recovered after boat accident in Apac

The Kiryandongo district marine police have retrieved 8 bodies of the 9 missing workers of Maruzi Palm Oil Farm who drowned in...

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Kiryandongo Woman MP rules out re-election bid for fourth term

The Kiryandongo district Woman Member of Parliament, Hon Kahunde Helen has declared that she will not seek re-election in 2026 after serving...

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Link Bus driver dead after ramming into stationary truck in Kyenjojo

A driver attached to Link Bus Services Ltd died on the spot in an accident registered on Tuesday evening at Mukunyu- Kyenjojo...

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National

Northern Uganda Journalists tipped on fact-checking to debunk fake news

A total of 20 journalists from across Northern Uganda are undertaking two days of intensive theoretical and practical training on fact-checking to...

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National

Busoga Premier expresses concern about moral degradation in children

The First Deputy Prime Minister of Busoga Kingdom Prof. Dr. Muhamadi Lubega Kisambira has urged people in Busoga to restore culture of...

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Crime

Man, 30, arrested over defiling 9-year-old girl

Police in North Bukedi Region have arrested a 30-year-old man on allegations of defiling a 9-year-old girl in Budaka District, eastern Uganda.

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OP-ED

OP-ED: NRM defeat in Oyam North By-election calls for party restructuring

NRM should learn a big lesson from the just concluded By-election of Oyam North. July 6th 2023 should be ring-fenced and made...

Prof Sudi Nangoli UPPC Managing Director

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UPPC appoints Prof. Sudi Nangoli as new Managing Director

The Board of Directors of Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC) has appointed Prof Sudi Nangoli as the corporation’s new Managing Director.