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Ssebuliba Vows To Turn Victoria University Into a Sports Powerhouse
Experienced Sports Administrator Patrick Ssebuliba has expressed his readiness and promised to turn Victoria University into one of the powerhouses of Sports in the country. Ssebuliba joined Victoria University as a sports administrator in 2020 after ending his spell at Nkumba University where he had helped the Entebbe-based institution win over 300 trophies across all…
Bank of Uganda Legal Team At It Again With Delay Tactics As Taxpayers Continue Losing Billions In Crane Bank, BoU Saga
The Central Bank of Uganda (BoU) has finally broke silence on the landmark defeat sustained last week when the Supreme Court of Uganda directed that it reverts the management of Crane Bank back to its shareholders after establishing that the bank was fraudulently closed and later sold out to DFCU Bank in 2018. In the…
‘Something Must Be Wrong’: Lands Minister Nabakooba Disowns Her Junior Mayanja’s Letter To Museveni On Nakawa/Naguru Land
As the row over the re-allocation of the Nakawa/Naguru land among prospective investors deepens, Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba has thrown a spanner in the works, disowning a letter that was written by her junior minister, Sam Mayanja, purportedly on her behalf, asking President Yoweri Museveni to give a green light to the allocations that were…
Govt, Sudhir Plan Shs140Bn Joint Venture
The government of Uganda and businessman Sudhir Ruparelia are finalising a joint venture blueprint to build a modern Convention Centre at Commonwealth Speke Resort Munyonyo to host the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit later next year. The architectural designs and bill of quantities for the engineering works are still being prepared, but the construction is estimated…
Uganda Is Nolonger Pearl of Africa But Pearl of Torture
By the end of 2021,Ugandan human rights activists welcomed President Yoweri Museveni’s condemnation of torture allegedly committed by police and other security forces. President Museveni promised Ugandans in his words by prosecuting security forces accused of abuse. He warned security forces against barking at or beating suspects, detaining suspects for long periods in jail and…
Resign Please! UHRC Boss Wangadya Sweats Plasma Before Parliament As She Fails To Justify Her Leadership, Explain Rampant Torture Of Ugandans By Security Forces
Drama ensued at Parliament on Thursday February 24th, 2022 after the Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Mrs. Mariam Wagandya, appeared before the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights and failed to present the findings of the Commission on torture and arbitrary detention of several Ugandans. Wangadya appeared before the Committee following the directive…
BIG STORY: Here Is How NUP’s Nekambuza Adri, EALA Aspirant Is Pushing For Policy Compliance Among EAC Member States
The National Unity Platform (NUP) senior member Nekambuza Adri will run for the Member of Parliament in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) seat 2022-2027. Mr. Nekambuza Adri a sports philanthropist and businessman who has been promoting various youthful sports groups in Uganda prior to joining the political arena, has been pushing for regional integration…
Lawyer Ssemakadde Asks Court To Free Mabirizi Pending Appeal
Jailed lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi, has asked the Court of Appeal to have him released pending the hearing of his appeal challenging the 18 months jail term. Mabirizi was arrested on Monday near Kyambogo University following last week’s directive by High Court Judge, Musa Ssekaana, after finding him guilty for contempt of court for the…
Has Entebbe Airport Been Sold Off & Rebranded To Huen Airport?
A section of Ugandans has woken up to a debate on Twitter questioning whether Entebbe International Airport has been rebranded to Huen Airport. One of the notable Ugandans that have been engrossed in this twitter debate is NTV media personality Andrew Kyamagero who tweeted, “Go to google and type “Huen airport” see the results and…
VP Alupo Pledges Govt Support To King Ceasor University
The Vice President of Uganda, Her Excellency Jesca Alupo has pledged government support to King Ceasor University citing strengthening and collaboration with the government as the key to the success of the institution. Ms Alupo made remarks while attending the second graduation ceremony at King Ceasor University. As the guest of honor, she said that…