More than 100 suspected criminals have been arrested in an intelligence-led operation within the Kampala Central Business District (CBD). The operation jointly conducted by the police, army, military, and intelligence agencies was carried out in areas of Kisekka Market, Burton Street, Arua Park, Old Taxi Park, and Nakivubo channel, among others, on Thursday afternoon. Kampala […]
The Senior Procurement Officer for Yumbe district, Taban Kana, and Siraj Anule, an official of Miribe Foundation Limited, have been arrested for soliciting a bribe from a contractor. They have been arrested by detectives from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit and the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID). Kana is accused of soliciting a bribe of […]
By Lawrence Mayanja Social media today woke up with a photo of Bobi Wine with Sobi in their good days some many years ago. It’s either this photo which was circulating like a wild fire or the old attachment Bobi Wine had with Sobi that prompted him to write something about him. The Principal of […]
Paddy Sserunjogi a.k.a Sobi a notorious Kampala based Kifeesi gang leader has been killed. A self-confessed hard-core criminal, Sobi is reported to have been killed in Maddu-Gomba in a botched land eviction. The news of Sobi’s killing has been confirmed by the acting Katonga Region Police spokesperson, Karim Majid. Majid says Sobi was killed by […]
With the promise of free courses, using links embellished with official university logos. One particularly noteworthy example comes from a Facebook page called “Free Course” and Gold Service. In light of the ongoing holiday season, universities are cautioning parents and students about a surge in online short-course scams. With the popularity of online learning surging […]
The police together with Prisons have mounted serious manhunt for the three serial criminals who escaped from Mityana government prison. Rachael Kawala, the Wamala Region Police spokesperson says three male inmates escaped from Mityana government prison on December 06, 2023 at around 4:00pm. “Preliminary investigations reveal that the inmates were being escorted to their wards […]
The Luweero Town Council has suspended the involvement of a mortuary attendant and a casual labourer in handling the burials of unclaimed bodies due to their demonstration over unpaid allowances. George Kalibbala, a mortuary attendant, and Rogers Bulime Kakumba, a casual labourer at Luweero Hospital, protested by dumping two decomposing bodies at the Luweero Town Council […]
Tororo police have shot dead a 26-year-old Godfrey Odoi for allegedly attacking and injuring a police officer. Odoi, a resident of Poti cell in Iyolwa town council, Tororo district, was involved in a confrontation with Francis Musamali, the officer in charge of Iyolwa police post on Tuesday. Reports indicate that Odoi hacked Musamali with a […]
Security has announced a sh20m bounty on two men they believe are behind the two blasts that went off on Saturday night injuring one person. In a statement released by the deputy UPDF spokesperson, Col Deo Akiiki, the two improvised explosive devices exploded in Kikubamutwe parish in Kabalagala and another in Nabweru, Nansana Municipality. “The […]
“We cannot behave normally in an abnormal situation; Muslim properties are at stake, and we needed the members to address this matter at length and find a solution,” Kakuru told our reporter. The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) General Assembly, has suspended six delegates for alleged misconduct. The decision was taken at the UMSC Annual […]
