One of the top ten Africa’s longest serving leaders, Paul Biya (92), has expressed the intention to stand for yet another term to contest for presidency in this year’s elections in the Central African state of Cameroon. In his end-of-year address to the nation, Biya said he is attentive of the cries of his party […]
As the new year starts rolling, leaders at various levels in a cross section of sectors, education, business, religion, health, society and others have pointed out areas with loopholes and those in need of redirection and adjustments to ensure agreeable service delivery in 2025. Here below are a few quotations: John Chrysostom Muyingo, […]
Following intensification of security through the Christmas, end-of-year and new year festivities countrywide, Kisugu police arrested a man identified as Jordan Felix Abasiku who entered St. Stephen Kisugu Church to participate in the 2024/2025 prayers, with two live bullets. Abasiku is one of the over 100 people arrested in the same night with suspicion of preparing to […]
Following the planned maintenance of phase one of the 21kms of Kampala Northern Bypass slated to have kicked off on Saturday, affected sections of the road will be closed to provide room for the 6-month work, and diversions will be created to ease movement and traffic flow. In a 27th December public notice issued by the Minister […]
There was drama that lasted a couple of minutes in Mukono town in the early morning hours of 31st December 2024, as an energetic madman who is common in town, put up a spirited battle with six armed policemen who confronted him following a public outcry over his notoriety especially towards females on the streets. The […]
The Police is yet to arrest one of its own, No. 55915 PC Bahati Charles who allegedly shot and fatally wounded Julius Ssemwaka who later succumbed to the gun wounds. Ssemwaka was driving a vehicle registration number UAX 460C, along Sezibwa road and he was shot at by PC Bahati on December 23, 2024. Double […]
Evidence has been revealed indicating that the embattled former Kitegomba Church of Uganda parish priest Rev. Abel Sserwanja Merewooma who was recently given marching orders by his boss, the Bishop of Namirembe Diocese Moses Banja, actually sat his divinity diploma examinations on forged academic papers. From the genesis of his troubles when Namirembe Diocesan Secretary, […]
Christians and friends of Sts. Philip and Andrew’s Cathedral of Mukono Diocese have taken part in a fundraising run to raise money for construction of the new cathedral building projected to cost around sh6bn. The three-category run comprising of the 10km, 5km and 2km categories attracted prominent figures who are residents and working in Mukono including […]
The Electoral Commission, the body holding the constitutional mandate to compile, maintain, and update the national voters’ register, has rescheduled the exercise in preparations for the 2025/2026 general elections, to run between January 20, and February 10, 2025, from the earlier schedule of January 3 to 24, 2025. The update exercise will be conducted at updated stations throughout Uganda, starting […]
Chaos has erupted among believers of St. John’s Church of Uganda Kitegomba in Kasangati, Wakiso district and have boycotted a number of religious obligations, demanding that the Bishop of Namirembe Diocese reverses his decision to sack the parish priest Rev. Abel Sserwanja Mereewooma. It is reported that on learning about the bishop’s directive, the Christians […]