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Breaking: Manchester City Banned From All UEFA Competitions For Next Two Seasons
Manchester City have been banned from all UEFA competitions for the next two seasons and fined £24.9m for “serious breaches” of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play and club licensing regulations. An Adjudicatory Chamber of the Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) found the Premier League champions guilty of serious breaches of the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial…
Akena Murder: Prosecution Parades Recovered Killer Bullet
The bullet that allegedly killed child rights activist Kenneth Akena has been displayed in court. The round-nosed bullet was displayed before Justice Steven Mubiru on Thursday by principal government analyst Robinah Kirinya attached to the Directorate of Government Analytical Laboratory located in Wandegeya, Kampala Kirinya was testifying as prosecution witness number eleven in the case where…
Panic At State House Nakesero As Deadly Terrorists Plot To Bomb Kampala Markets,Hospitals
Uganda’s Counter terrorism team is on high alert the recent arrest of one of Kenya/America’s most wanted terrorist, Abdikadir Mohammed Mahat. Following Mahat’s arrest, Uganda is on high alert.This comes after plans to attack Owino Market, State House Nakesero, Serena Hotel and Mulago Hospital among other sensitive places. To this, Counter Terrorism Director Abas Byakagaba…
UPDF To Accord Gen.Biraaro 17 Gun Salutes At The Burial On Sunday
Former Presidential candidate, Maj Gen Benon Biraaro, will be buried on Sunday with military honours. Biraaro died of colon cancer on Wednesday at Kampala hospital. His cousin Arthur Tumwine revealed that the army had offered to honour Maj Gen Biraaro, who participated in the National Resistance Army (NRA) war, which brought President Museveni to power…
15 Passangers Perish In Mayuge Road Accident
Fifteen people travelling in a Kampala-bound taxi have been killed in a road accident in Imanyiro village along the Musita-Lumino highway in Mayuge district. The deceased who were vendors from Namayingo town council were travelling to Kampala in a taxi registration number UBD 089A. The accident occurred at around 5:00 am according to police. James…
4 Chinese To Be Deported For Assaulting Kenyan Employeer
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has ordered the deportation of four Chinese involved in the caning of a Kenyan at Chez Wou Restaurant in Kileleshwa. The four were arrested by the DCI detectives following a viral video showing a Kenyan employee being whipped for arriving late to work. Matiangi’s orders on Thursday came hours…
Gen.Kyanda Passes Out 500 UPDF Commandos
Five hundred ninety soldiers have graduated from the Non-Commissioned Officers’ Academy (NCOA) at the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces’ (UPDF) Gadaffi Garrison. The Chief of Staff Land Forces, Maj Gen Leopold Eric Kyanda presided over the pass out ceremony of 467 militants who completed six months Senior Non-Commissioned Officers’ (SNCO) Course Intake 16/19-20 and 123 who…
Why Is It Still Vacant? Kadaga Petitions Finance Minister Over Failure To Appoint New BoU Deputy Governor
The Speaker Of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has petitioned the Finance Minister Matia Kasaija to explain why the Ministry is keeping silent and taking long to appoint a new deputy Bank Of Uganda (BoU) Governor following the departure of Dr. Louis Kasekende. Furious Kadaga has called upon Mr. Kasaija to appear before Parliament on…
Senior UPDF Soldier Arrested For Killing 3 People In Gulu
Corporal Geoffrey Okello, a Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) soldier has been arrested in relation to a shooting which claimed three lives in Gulu town on Monday evening. Okello was arrested in the wee hours of Tuesday and is now detained at the 4th Division barracks in Gulu. Okello is accused of gunning down 52-year-old Beatrice…
Police, Thugs Armed Thugs Exchange Bullets In Foiled Bukoto Robbery
Police at Kiira road Station received a disturbance call about a robbery that was taking place at the home of Natif Nicholas located along Matayo close Kigowa II Zone in Bukoto II Parish . It is alleged that about four unknown thugs had attacked and seriously assaulted private security guard and also intercepted the owner…