Bizzeemu! UPDF Officer Shoots One During Illegal Fishing Operation Fear gripped the fishing community at Kiyindi landing site in Buikwe district following the shooting of one of their own by a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officer attached to Fish Protection Unit. The Police Spokesperson for Ssezibwa Region, Hellen Butoto, identified the suspect as Second […]
The territorial Police in Ssezibwa Region are holding four suspects including a UPDF officer over alleged illegal possession and dealing in forestry products. The four suspects are held in custody at Lugazi Central Police Station in Lugazi Municipality, Buikwe district. Fred Enanga, the Police spokesperson have reported that the suspects are scheduled to appear in […]
The State Minister for Finance and Economic Planning Amos Lugoloobi has appeared before High Court for his alleged involvement in the diversion of iron sheets meant for the vulnerable people of Karamoja. Lugoloobi appeared before Lady Justice Margaret Tibulya on Tuesday morning who read to him two charges of dealing with suspect property. The Minister pleaded […]
The Police Bomb Squad and Kampala Metropolitan East Region, are investigating circumstances under which a suspicious phone device, that was connected to a switch, was recovered in the bag of a pupil at Murchison Bay Primary School on the 2.08.2023 at around 2:00pm. According to Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, the matter was brought to the […]
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit working together with Police have arrested the Principal Human Resource Officer, Pader district, Aber Nancy for irregular payments of pension and gratuity funds in the district. Its alleged that during the Financial Year 2017/2018, the Ministry of Finance sent over sh2B as pension & gratuity for pensioners in Pader District […]
It’s a sad morning as the education fraternity is mourning the death of a prominent retired educationist, Haji Abbas Waggwa Sseguya. A born of Butambala district, Haji Sseguya taught in a number of schools including Kibuli Senior Secondary School, Masaka Senior Secondary School, among others. Haji Muhammad Nyenje, a fellow teacher says that the Muslim […]
The commandant of the Prisons Academy and Training School in Uganda, Brenda Sana has urged parents to encourage their children to take part in sports activities right from their infancy. Sana says talents have these days become a way of living for many people, adding that it’s advisable for parents to identify and nurture their children’s talents as […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg to attend a two-day Second Russia-Africa summit, has today on the sidelines of the summit met and held a meeting with a committee of the African peace initiative on the crisis in Ukraine that recently met Ukrainian President H.E Volodymyr Zelenskyy and […]
The Police are investigating circumstances under which a bodaboda rider who had stayed in a lodge for three consecutive days with his lover ended up dying during sexual intercourse. Fred Enanga, the Police spokesperson identified the deceased as Justus Ouma (30), a resident of Buwaya village in Bumunyi Parish, Masinya sub-county in Busia District. Enanga […]
OPINION: UBC MONOPOLY WILL KILL PRIVATE MEDIA By Eliphaz Ssekabira On Easter Sunday, my DST subscription expired and the only option was to watch Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) television. A friend of mine who found me watching the UBC at 8pm news jokingly suggested to fundraise for the renewal. This reminded me of the 6th […]
