By Saddam Ngambirwoha In a heart-wrenching incident that has left the whole country in mourning, a Senior Three student in one of the secondary schools in Mukono is reported to have tragically taken his own life. The young boy, whose identity we withhold out of respect for the family’s privacy, was reportedly found hanging in […]
The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) has officially launched the much-anticipated two-year aligned Advanced Secondary Curriculum, just days before Senior Five students are set to report to school. Several headteachers, who were contacted by our reporter, confirmed that NCDC had already sent the updated subject syllabi to them. However, the materials arrived just five days […]
Ugandans who misuse the one million shillings for Parish Development Model (PDM) fund will be arrested and work without pay in government prisons, according to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. “We shall arrest those who just eat PDM money and pay through labor while in prison. In the prisons, they have a lot of work to […]
The police in Kayunga district are holding three medical workers from a private health facility on allegations of theft of government drugs and equipment. The suspects are currently being held at Kayunga Central Police Station facing charges of theft and sale of government drugs. The health workers; two females and one male were arrested […]
A staff member at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is citing political intrigue and personal vendetta as responsible for his delayed or revoked deployment. Dhakaba Mohammed Kirunda was last deployed as Financial Attaché at the Ugandan Embassy in Algiers, Algeria in 2022. He was recalled to Kampala over administrative and abuse of office investigations. He […]
The Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) on Wednesday condemned the violent attack on Top TV journalist, Miracle Ibrah by security operatives. The incident occurred while Ibrah was covering the nomination of National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate, Elias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola for the Kawempe North parliamentary seat at the Electoral Commission (EC) offices in Kawempe Mbogo. According to […]
Three bodyguards of the National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentantu alias Bobi Wine have been charged with five counts of robbery and assault on female journalists. The suspects including Achilleo Kivumbi, Grace Wakabi alias Smart-wa Bobi and Gadafi Mugumya, were on Wednesday charged before Masaka Grade One Magistrate, Abudallah Kayiira who remanded them […]
The National Unity Platform (NUP) president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has visited his detained supporter, Yasin ‘Machete’ Ssekitoleko, at Luzira Prison, raising alarm over his deteriorating health. Machete, who has reportedly been held incommunicado for four years, was transferred from Kitalya to Luzira Murchison Bay Prison after refusing to eat for seven days in protest against […]
The 12th edition of the Kabaka birthday run, an annual event has been launched today, Wednesday February 26, 2025 in Kampala. The launch has taken place at the Buganda Kingdom headquarters at Bulange-Mengo, attracting officials from the kingdom and Airtel Uganda, the main sponsors. This year’s run scheduled for April 6, will be celebrating Kabaka Ronald Muwenda […]
Five people have perished in an accident which occurred on Kampala-Jinja Highway opposite Kampala Cement factory at Kibaati village in Namataba Town Council, Mukono district. The accident which involved a speeding cement trailer registration number UBJ 930T/UAW 217A is reported to have occurred at around 9:00am on Wednesday February 26, 2025. According to eyewitnesses, the truck driver […]
