In a rather unpopular turn of events, Somalia president and his deputy exchanged James Bond kind of blows to the point of wrestling to the ground. The duo were sitted next and close to each other in what seemed like a press briefing or public interview. In a video that went rival, the duo were…
The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) her lordship Jane Frances Abodo is determined to bring justice to owners of defunct banks; International Credit Bank (ICB), Greenland Bank and Cooperative Bank whose properties were taken over and sold by Bank of Uganda dubiously. The DPP had last week ordered police to round up, question and search…
Bayern Munich sent out an emphatic and ominous message to their Champions League rivals with an absolute demolition of fellow European heavyweights Barcelona in a gloriously chaotic and utterly one-sided quarter-final tie in Lisbon. The high-pressing, energetic and ruthless German champions were on a different level to their Spanish rivals, as they have been for…
Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei has broken the 5000M world record while running at the 2020 Monaco Diamond League meet. The Ugandan ran 12:35:36 to break Kenenisa Bekele’s record set in 2004. Cheptegei has been in fine form since clinching 10000M gold at last year’s World Championships. The world champion said he was going for the record…
Uganda has on Friday August 14, 2020 registered one new COVID-19 death. According to the Health Ministry, the deceased is a 65-year-old male resident of Kampala. He passed on at the China- Uganda Friendship Hospital, Naguru. He becomes the 12th person to die of COVID-19 in Uganda. Health Ministry added that, the deceased was first admitted…
Government of Uganda have closed two city Arcades with immediate effect after registering two Covid-19 cases. Ms Betty Amongi, the Minister for Kampala Affairs, on Thursday said Namaganda and Galilaya arcades registered one case each, adding that scientists were studying the two shopping malls. As a result, both arcades have been closed again, as contact…
Our investigators have unearthed a cartel of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) customs staff and staff from the National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), who are conniving to smuggle Kenyan Kay salt into Uganda. This is going on even after President Yoweri Museveni cautioned URA officials about the rampant corruption and tax evasion in the country. Museveni…
Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Hon.Robert Ssentamu Kyangulanyi alias Bobiwine, the leader of National Unity Platform (NUP) has sued the Attorney General William Byaruhanga, the Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola to courts of law for blocking him from accessing BCU FM Radio Station in Mbale. Other police officers who were sued include SSP…
Police in Kumi District have arrested 24 people who were found drinking and dancing in a bar of one Apedun Marion based at Northern Division within Kumi Municipality. The suspects arrested have been identified as Obwanga Samuel 29yrs Veterinary Officer, Emuria Stephen 38yrs Internal Auditor, Olupot Emmanuel 39 yrs an Engineer, Odeke Emmanuel 42yrs, a…
Col Keith Katungi has officially taken over as Commandant Military Police from Brigadier William Bainomugisha at Makindye Military Police headquarters. Presiding over the ceremony, the Commander Land Forces Lt Gen Peter Elwelu thanked the outgoing for the job well done for having kept Kampala peaceful during his tenure in office. For the incoming commandant he…
