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Schools Reopen In Uganda After Nearly-two-year Covid Closure

Uganda has ended the world’s longest school closure, ordering millions of students back to the classroom after a gap of nearly two years. Some 15 million pupils have not attended school in Uganda since March 2020 when classrooms were shuttered as COVID-19

January 10, 2022

Crime

Mother, 3-year-old Baby Perish In Mubende Fatal Road Accident

A mother and her 3-year-old daughter were Sunday evening crushed to death by a trailer after they fell off from a fast-moving boda-boda at Kirungi Trading Centre in Mubende district. The Police said a 34-year-old mother only identified as Harriet and her

January 10, 2022

News

Police Officer Shoots Dead Footballer In Abim

Abim police are holding their own for shooting dead a footballer. The incident took place at around 4pm on Sunday during a friendly match between Abim and Kotido district at Alerek primary school grounds. Micheal Longole, the Karamoja Region Police Spokesperson described

January 10, 2022

Crime·Security

Police Pick Up Over 30 In Northern Bypass Crime Crackdown

The Police have arrested 30 people, suspected to be members of a gang that has been terrorizing motorists and pedestrians along the Kampala Northern bypass. They were netted in a joint operation conducted by police officers from Kira-Road, Kawempe, and Wandegeya Police

January 10, 2022

Sports

Cameroon’s Lions Roar On First Day Of AFCON

Indomitable Lions captain Vincent Aboubakar scored twice to give host nation Cameroon a 2-1 victory over Burkina Faso in the opening match of the Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. The host came from a goal down to edge the

January 10, 2022

Education

Delhi Public School Opens Up for 2022 First Term Under Strict SoPs

The shutdown in the east African country was the longest disruption of educational institutions globally due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the United Nations. However, In order to ensure the safety of the health of its leaners, Delhi Public School Kampala

January 10, 2022

News

Former Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality MP Cowboy Succumbs To Covid-19

Former Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality MP Gordon Arinda Cowboy has succumbed to COVID-19. Arinda breathed his last at Mbarara Regional Referral hospital today Sunday where he’d been admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU) on Friday. Mary Karooro Okurut, the former General Duties minister

January 9, 2022

Business

Start your New Year with a Job: Premier Recruitment Sources Over 10 Juicy Jobs In Qatar

Uganda’s leading labour export agency, Premier Recruitment Ltd has announced over 10 fresh jobs for Ugandan youths to work in Qatar and other gulf countries, starting this January. Premier says, various ‘fast moving jobs’ are up for grabs for cargo service agents,

January 9, 2022

Africa

President Tshisekedi Pardons Col Kapend Convicted In The Killing Of Laurent Désiré Kabila

Félix Tshisekedi granted a presidential pardon to all those convicted in the murder of Laurent-Désiré Kabila in 2001. Colonel Eddy Kapend and his co-defendants, who have been incarcerated for 15 years, will be released. The granting of this presidential pardon, and the

January 9, 2022

Crime

Security Guard Puts MTN Boss On Gun Point,Robs Shs100M

Police in Nakasongola police are looking for a security guard from J Unit security company for robbing Shillings 100 million from an MTN dealer. Nicholas Ojambo reportedly put the MTN agent from Nile Com Limited and driver at gunpoint in the forest

January 9, 2022