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Aspiring Students Can Now Get Fully Funded Scholarships At Victoria University

Victoria University, one of the many education investments made by the Ruparelia Group, has announced that aspiring students can now get fully funded scholarships to study courses of their choice at the Jinja Road-based institution. Victoria University Vice-Chancellor Dr Krishna N. Sharma said students

January 9, 2021

Security

List: IGP Ochola Reshuffles 124 Senior Police Officers Ahead Of 2021 Polls

The Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola, has made several changes in the force’s leadership, transferring and appointing more than 124 senior officers from different police departments. Ochola wrote in the internal Memo informing all affected police officers that transfers are

January 9, 2021

Crime

Hired Bigali Gang Members Lynched In Downtown Kampala Robbery

Police has released a preliminary investigation into a video that has been trending on social media, where a mob is seen beating someone dressed in a yellow t-shirt. The evidence gathered so far, it has emerged that on Wednesday January 6th, 2021,

January 9, 2021

News·Politics

Rioters During Elections Will Regret Why They Were Born- IGP Ochola,

The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola on Friday cautioned Ugandans against electoral violence saying the perpetrators will suffer the consequences, especially during and after the January 14, 2021 polls. “I would like to assure the whole country that whoever

January 8, 2021

Politics

NUP’s Isingiro Woman MP Flag Bearer Crosses To NRM

Lillian Keitetsi, the Isingiro District National Unity Platform woman MP flag bearer has thrown in the towel to join the ruling National Resistance Movement days to the elections. Lillian who joined Bobi Wine’s People Power three years ago has been the district

January 8, 2021

News

Former Minister Dr. Kisamba Mugerwa Succumbs To Covid-19

Former Minister for Agriculture Dr. Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa has died of deadly coronavirus at Mulago Hospital where he was a few days ago with chest complications . By the time of his death, Dr.Mugerwa was serving as the Chairman board of directors

January 7, 2021

News

Retired Judge Kibuuka Musoke Passes On

Retired High Court judge, Vincent Kibuuka Musoke 71,has passed on. It has been established that the retired judge Musoke succumbed to liver kidney disease on Thursday at Nsambya Hospital. It said that fallen Justice Musoke was rushed to Nsambya Hospital at the

January 7, 2021

Crime·News

Don Zella’s Troubles Escalate As Speke Apartments Petitions U.S Embassy Over Her Counterfeit Dollars

City businessman Sudhir Ruparelia, who is the chairperson of Ruparelia Group of Companies, has petitioned the U.S embassy in Uganda to investigate socialite Sheila Nandege aka Don Zella, over allegations that she might be involved with an international cartel to deals in

January 7, 2021

Crime

Heartless: Entebbe Mother Starves 8-Month Old Baby To Death

Police at Abaita Ababiri have arrested Margaret Kawambu on allegations of Rush and Neglect Penal Code Act Section 227. It is alleged that on 05/01/2021 at about 7pm the community of Abaita Ababiri cell Katabi Town Council reported sighting a body of

January 7, 2021

News·Politics

Security Agencies Wanted To Kidnap My Children -Bobiwine

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobiwine, the National Unity Platform presidential candidate has revealed the reason why he took his children to America before Uganda goes into polls. Bobi Wine said that got credible intelligence that state security agencies were trying to abduct

January 7, 2021