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Crime

Woes Of Equal Opportunity Commission Boss Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi Cease As DPP Drops Corruption Charges

The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Jane Francis Abodo has dropped corruption charges against the Chairperson of Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi. In a letter to the anti-corruption court, Justice Abodo discontinued the charges against Mrs Sylvia noting that her

February 10, 2021

News·Tech

Ugandan Gov’t Fully Restores Internet & Social Media Services

Authorities in Uganda Tuesday permitted the restoration of internet connection and social media a month after a total shutdown that blocked communication and digital services amongst over 17.5 million people. The restoration of the internet has been confirmed by the state minister

February 10, 2021

News

Gov’t Finally Releases Shs 6.27 Billion Pension For All Retired Judicial Officers

The government of Uganda has released Shs 6.27 billion to cater for monthly benefits of all retired judicial officers in the country. This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary to the Judiciary, Mr Pius Bigirimana on February 10, 2020. Bigirimana noted that

February 10, 2021

Politics

Supreme Court Rejects Bobi Wine’s Application To Amend Election Petition Challenging Museveni Victory

The Supreme Court has dismissed National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Kyagulanyi Sentamu Robert aka Bobi Wine’s application to amend the main presidential electoral Petition challenging the outcome of January 14, 2021, presidential race. According to court, the application was dismissed on

February 9, 2021

Politics

‘Bobi Wine Was Just Hired By Mafias To Shake The Status Quo’-Tamale Mirundi

Former presidential press secretary and media advisor Joseph Tamale Mirundi has once again written a book titled “People Power” predicting Bobi Wine’s fate after losing presidential election against President Yoweri Museveni. Mirundi compares Bobi Wine to a grasshopper hunter who struggles a

February 9, 2021

Business·Crime

Deal Gone Bad! Ugandan Man Arrested For Defrauding Over Shs500 Million In Fake Gold Transactions

The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID headquarters detectives have in detention a one Odaka Jimmy-alias Governor aged 28, for defrauding people over 500 Million through fake Gold transactions. The suspect who is a resident of Mirumu Town Council in Abim District was arrested on

February 9, 2021

Crime

Nubian Li, Eddie Mutwe Continue Sleeping In Jail As Court Martial Grants Bail To 13 NUP Supporters

The Makindye General Court Martial has granted bail to 13 supporters of National Unity Platform who were arrested from Kalangala district in December 2020 where Kyagulanyi had gone to converse for support ahead of the concluded January presidential elections. Those released are

February 9, 2021

Sports

Relief As New Management Clears Over Shs55 Million FMU Debts

Federation of Motorsports Clubs of Uganda (FMU) has cleared one of their oldest debt of sh55m that was left behind by the old management. Speaking at the Annual General meeting on Saturday at Lugogo, Kampala, the FMU President Dipu Devesh said the

February 6, 2021

News

Museveni Lawyers File Defence Against Election Petition

President Yoweri Museveni’s legal team led by K&K advocates have this afternoon filed his defence at the Supreme Court against a petition challenging his re-election. Last week, Lawyers for the National Unity Platform (NUP) Principal Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu petitioned the filed a

February 6, 2021

Business·Hot Take

Ham Vs DTB Appeal: Bank Of Uganda Runs Out Of Case, Leaves DTB To Carry Its Own Cross

Bank of Uganda has officially quit the case involving city tycoon Hamis Kiggundu alias Ham and Diamond Trust Bank, in which he accuses the financial institution, together with its parent bank, Diamond Trust Bank Kenya, of illegally withdrawing over Shs128Bn from his

February 5, 2021