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Security Warns Rukungiri Residents Against Planned Kahengye Water Project Protests
The Rukungiri Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Nsubuga Bewayo Stephen who heads security in the area has described a section of residents who are planning demostrations over delayed completion of Kahengye Water project as “self and cheap popularity seekers”. RDC Nsubuga made these remarks from his offices on the current status of long awaited Kahengye Water…
Nabbed: UPDF Soldiers Gun Down Notorious Chairman LCIII Conducting Cattle Raids
Uganda People’s Defence Forces ‘UPDF’ soldiers conducting disarmament in Karamoja sub region last night shot dead a local council leader who was found leading cattle raids in the neighboring communities. The deceased Longoli Aped a Vice-chairman LCIII Napumpum sub-county, Kotido District was killed by UPDF last night during patrol while leading a cattle raid into…
Mini Little Miss Africa Tyra Abok Commends Ruparelia Foundation For Sponsoring Her Trip To Dubai
Reigning Mini Little Miss Africa Tyra Abok, has commended Ruparelia Foundation for sponsoring her trip to Dubai where she became the first little beauty queen to represent Uganda at the Little Miss United World Beauty Pageant. Recently, the Ruparelia Foundation gave a helping hand to this budding model with $1500 (about Shs5.4 million) support which…
Gen Don Nabasa Passes Out 255 Military Trainees
255 Military trainees have been passed out at Masindi Military Police Training School. Comprising of 223 males and 32 females, the trainees have been undergoing a 4-months basic Military Police Course level 3 under intake 14 of 2021/2022. Training commenced on 13th December, 2021 with trainees undergoing different course contents including but not limited to;…
Victoria University Kampala Unveils Scholarships For Muslims In Ramadan Giveaway Offer
Uganda’s leading academic institution has announced that it has scholarships for Muslims during this month of Ramadan. Ramadan, which kicked off earlier this month is in fulfillment of the third pillar of the Islamic faith. During this time, Muslims observe a period of fasting and refrain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. According…
Why High Court Dust-binned Peter Kamya’s Application Stopping Transfer of Simbamanyo House, Afrique Suites Ownership
Last week, Justice Stephen Mubiru from Commercial Court dismissed the application by city businessman Peter Kamya in which he asked for a temporary injunction in a bid to stop Meera Investments and Luwaluwa Investment from selling or transferring his former properties to other names. Properties in question include Afrique Suites Hotel on Mutungo Hill which…
Luxurious Speke Resort Munyonyo To Host Turkey-Uganda Bilateral Trade, Tourism Summit
Speke Resort Munyonyo will next month host the Turkey and Uganda bilateral trade and tourism summit in Kampala, Uganda’s capital. This was confirmed by Turkey’s Ambassador to Uganda Kerem Alp and Uganda’s Minister for Privatization and Investment Evelyn Anite who said the summit will be hosted at Speke Resort Munyonyo from May 10-11 under the…
Sad: Footballer Christiano Ronaldo Loses Baby Son
Christiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez announced on Monday that their newborn baby son has died. Ronaldo revealed in a social media post last October that the couple were expecting twins. In a post released on the Manchester United forward’s Twitter account, they confirmed the birth of a baby girl. It is with our…
Police Hunt For Fuso Driver As Four Travelers Perish In Masaka Road Accident
The Uganda Police Force Traffic and Road Safety Directorate on Monday said they were hunting for the driver of a Fuso trucker registration number UBB 288W who fled the scene immediately after hitting and dragging a Toyota Premio resulting into a fatal accident. Faridah Nampiima the Traffic Police spokesperson noted that four people were killed…
Operation Shujaa: CDF Gen Mbadi,DRC Army Chief Agree To Dismantle,Control Of All ADF Strongholds
The UPDF Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Wilson Mbandi met his counterpart of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Chief of General Staff, Gen Munsense Celestin today over the “Implementation of the Status of the Forces Agreement (SOFA)” at the Office Building of the Governor of Ituri Province in Bunia, DRC. The two…