By BBC A Saudi man suspected of involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been arrested in France, police say. Khaled Aedh Alotaibi was arrested at Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Paris on Tuesday, a police source told the BBC. He is one of 26 Saudis wanted by Turkey over the journalist’s killing. The 33-year-old…
The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has condemned the decision by the United States government to impose financial sanctions against Major. General Abel Kandiho, the Chief of Military Intelligence. In a statement released on Tuesday, UPDF spokesperson Brig. Gen Flavia Byekwaso said they are disappointed as a force and therefore will be seeking clarification from…
The Chief of Uganda’s Military Intelligence Maj Gen Abel Kandiho has been slapped with sanctions by the US government. In previous target sanctions, targeted leaders in Uganda were banned from traveling to US, their properties and bank accounts frozen and also their family members denied any visas among other restrictions. Meanwhile, the Washington uses the…
The police Crime Intelligence is holding another pastor over the kidnap and ritual sacrifice of a four-year-old girl in Jinja district. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga identifies the suspect as Israel Buyinza, a senior pastor from the deliverance and healing Ministry in Gganda-Nansana municipality, Wakiso district. Trouble for the pastor started over the weekend following the…
The latest predictions by the National Planning Authority (NPA) show that Uganda will record an increase in COVID-19 cases this week, predicting a total of 310 cases by end of the week. In an update to journalists on Tuesday, Eng. Abraham Muwanguzi who manages the Science Planning Department said between December 5 and 11, the…
Finally, Uganda launched military strikes on the positions of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) inside the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It happened sooner than expected and caught some by surprise. Even when the spokesperson of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF), Brig. Flavia Byekwaso tweeted on the morning of Nov. 30 about the pre-dawn…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has received credentials of the new Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Uganda H.E. Semivolos Vladlen. Amb. Semivolos was accompanied by the Chargé d’Affaires Dr. Evgeny Kalashnikov. The fountain of honour told his guest that the relationship between Africa and the Soviet Union started immediately after the communist revolution against socialism…
Bukoto Heights, Kampala’s fully furnished spot for accommodation has announced its newly revised room rates this festive season in a bid to reward loyal clients with a timeless luxury staycation at the swanky apartments. The apartment’s management says that on the small payable fee each night this festive season is at UGX 270,000 for a…
The ministry of health in Uganda has confirmed 9 Cases of Omicron COVID-19 Variant. The super spreader omicron disease was first detected on African soil in Botswana and South Africa. It has prompted concern among scientists and public health officials because of an unusually high number of mutations that have the potential to make the…
The Territorial Police in Kiira, has in custody, a self-styled pastor and his wife on charges of kidnap and murder for ritualistic sacrifice of a 4-year-old girl victim. The suspect has been identified as Prophet Joseph Sserubiri and his wife, Felista Namaganda. The 4-year-old victim, Nakisuyi Trinity Nabirye Zabella, whom they kidnapped on the 30.09.2021,…
