The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has cancelled primary leaving examinations (PLE) results for 3,513 pupils in 73 schools in 27 districts, owing to examinations malpractices including receiving assistance from invigilators, outright copying and other relates wrongdoings. In a statement issued by UNEB Chairman, Dan Odongo, it was stated that affected learners will not be allowed […]
Following the mysterious disappearance of three under age children aged between 12 and 14 years within a span of less than three weeks, Kabale District Police Commander Charles Okello has raised an alarm over the possibility of a new wave of child abduction in the district, and cautioned parents to be on the lookout. Okello […]
Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has demanded that Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among explain the delay in swearing-in Elias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola, the newly elected Member of Parliament for Kawempe North. This comes after Nalukoola won the hotly contested by-election on March 14, 2025, yet and he is yet to take the oath of […]
The mother, Margret Nabirye popularly known as Maama NUP in Iganga said that she has already written to Kyagulanyi over the matter but that no reply is forthcoming. Relatives of a dead supporter of the National Unity Platform (NUP) in Iganga who perished in a motor accident in 2022 as he travelled to Omoro County […]
Alvin who sat his S6 exams at Lubiri Senior Secondary School has been staying with his mother at Wakaliga after his parents’ separation. Fear gripped the parents and relatives of a Senior Six candidate who went missing for three days as they recovered his dead body from Mulago City Mortuary. The deceased, Alvin Gift Ssekandi […]
He reiterated that with Uganda co-hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), there was an urgent need to strengthen infrastructure, not only for sports but also for tourism and hospitality. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commended the rapid progress on the construction works of Hoima City Stadium, reaffirming the government’s commitment to sports infrastructure […]
At least three officials from the National Forestry Authority (NFA) have been apprehended over their alleged involvement in the destruction of Mabira Forest. The arrested officials include Joseph Ecima, a Forest Supervisor of the Namulaba Beat of Mabira Central Forest Reserve (CFR), along with patrolmen Mwebaze David, also known as Abdul, and Matsiko Winston. The […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today, March 19, 2025 presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for Bunyoro University, emphasizing the need for free education in government schools and the eradication of household poverty to ensure ordinary children benefit from higher education. Speaking at the event in Kikuube District, the President urged leaders to implement free Universal […]
It’s a sad moment to the parents of Alvin, a student who allegedly drowned after receiving what he termed as disappointing Senior Six UNEB results. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson has confirmed Alvin’s alleged suicide. Onyango told this website that on Monday, March 17, 2025 at 4:00pm, police received a report about a […]
The Chinese contractors undertaking the sh46bn 8.3km road construction work under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Programme (GKMA-UDP) who were a week ago suspended for failing to meet conditions spelt out in the memorandum of understanding preceding the work, have been restored. The China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) Limited, contracted to execute works […]