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Crime

DETAILS! Police Explains How Gang Leader Sobi Met His Death

Paddy Sserunjogi, widely known as Sobi, met a tragic end on Monday afternoon in Kibaale village, Kigumba parish, Maddu Sub-county, Gomba district. Residents allegedly attacked and hacked him to death, accusing him of forcefully acquiring land. Confirming Sobi’s demise late in the

December 19, 2023

News

Just In: Notorious Kampala Kifeesi Gang Leader Sobi Killed In Gomba Land Wrangle

Paddy Sserunjonji aka Sobi one of the notorious gangsters,who self-confessed as a leader of Kifeesi, a criminal gang, which terrorized Kampala has been hacked to death in Kigesi,Maddu,Gomba district in a land wrangles. More details are coming up…….…….

December 18, 2023

Business·Health

6 Rules You Should Always Follow When Flying

When it comes to flying, there are unspoken rules of etiquette that can make a significant difference in the comfort and experience of both yourself and your fellow passengers. In a survey conducted by the travel search engine Kayak, 1,000 people were

December 18, 2023

Africa

WHO Includes False Teeth on List of Neglected Tropical Diseases

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced the inclusion of noma disease in its official list of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The decision was recommended by the 17th meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases. The

December 18, 2023

Business

URA Sensitizes Traders on Changes in Valuation Database

Uganda Revenue Authority embarked on the process of amending its valuation database to ensure uniformity in the customs values of imported goods. To ensure smoothness in this process, the tax body reached out to different stakeholders to get their input. It was

December 18, 2023

Security

Operation Harmony: UPDF Assures Defiant Balaalo To Face Bloody Eviction In Northern Uganda

The Deputy Defence Spokesperson and Co-ordinator Communications for operation “Operation Harmony” an operation coined to evict illegal pastoralists from northern Uganda Under presidential executive order number 3, Colonel Deo Akiiki has urged all nomadic pastoralists commonly known as “Balaalo” to comply with

December 18, 2023

Religion

Sheikh Abdallah Ssemambo Replaces Mubajje As Old Kampala Interim Supreme Mufti

Sheikh Abdallah Ssemambo has been sworn in as Uganda’s interim Mufti on Sunday, December 17, 2023, replacing suspended Sheikh Shaban Mubajje. Ssemambo has been serving as the first deputy Mufti of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council since January 17, 2021. On December

December 18, 2023

National News

Ismaili Community Joins PAP, Donates Relief Items Worth Millions To Kyaka Refugees

By Andrew Irumba Kampala: The Ismaili Civic Community in Uganda, an extension of the global Ismaili Civic Engagement of the Aghakan, has Saturday joined the Pan-African Pyramid (PAP) in a collection of relief aide to Kyaka II Refugees Settlement found in Kyegegwa

December 17, 2023

East Africa

Rwanda Tops 2023 Africa Visa Openness Index

Rwanda has become the latest African country to offer visa-free access to all African citizens according to the latest edition of the Africa Visa Openness Index jointly published on Dec.12 by the African Union and the African Development Bank Group. A visa

December 17, 2023

Crime

URA Targets ‘Ba-Summer’, Set for Christmas Operation on Foreign Registered Cars

The Uganda Revenue Authority-URA is increasing its vigilance against foreign registered motor vehicles and those bearing Temporary Road Licenses that have expired. The tax body expects a sharp rise in such motor vehicles on the road as many foreign-based Ugandans return home

December 17, 2023