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Fresh Bududa Mudslides Kill Residents
Uganda Red Cross and officials from office of the prime minister have begun an operation to retrieve uncounted number of people who are stuck and others died in the mudslides that ravaged Bududa district on Tuesday night. Local authorities say that so far four people have died and thousands are misplaced after heavy rains hit…
DP President Nobert Mao Divorces Over cruelty
Justice Godfrey Namundi of High court family division has officially dissolved the marriage of Democratic Party President Nobert Mao. Former Gulu district Chairman Mao has been married to Naomi Achieng Odongo for over 14 years but when family misunderstandings went out of hand, the two rushed to court to determine their fate. On the…
Jose Antonio Reyes: Former Arsenal Player Dies in Accident
Former Arsenal winger Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a car accident aged 35, Spanish club Sevilla have announced. “We couldn’t be confirming worse news,” the La Liga club said on Twitter. The Spaniard joined the Gunners from the La Liga side in January 2004 and was part of the ‘Invincibles’ side that went through the…
Prof Nsibambi to Be Buried On Tuesday
Fallen former Prime minister of Uganda Prof Apollo Nsibambi will be buried on Tuesday next week according to government. On Friday morning at 10:00am, members of parliament paid last respects to the body of Late Prof.Nsibambi . While eulogizing the statesman, the speaker of parliament Rt.Hon.Rebecca Kadaga who chaired the special seating told law makers…
Security Sets Tough Guidelines Ahead of Martyrs Day Due To Terror Alerts
Ugandan security agencies have put up strict conditions at three different venues that pilgrims are expected to gather, among them include Namugongo Catholic Martyrs shrine, Anglican Martyrs Shrine Namugongo and Mamiree. According to the church representatives, millions of people are expected to grace the event from all over of the world. As security, after receiving intelligence…
French Soldiers Train UPDF Commandos Deadly Skills on Mt.Rwenzori
French and UPDF Soldiers have ended a combined training exercise in mountain warfare along the Mtn Rwenzori range in Western Uganda While officiating at the colourful function, the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces Lt Gen Wilson Mbasu Mbadi urged soldiers to keep good health, physically fit by keeping exercising if they are to stay…
City Socialite Ssemakula Escapes From Police Custody, Wanted
Police in Kampala metropolitan south are investigating the circumstances under which a city socialite escaped from a police detention. Atibu Ssemakula 44 years ,a Muganda by tribe, resident of Makindye Kampala district was picked by police detectives from hide out in Makindye on allegations of sexual abuse. According to police sources at Katwe police,its alleged…
Wanted: Security Hunt TVO’s social Media Critic Isaiah Ssekyanzi
Security organs in Uganda are hunting for a political social media activist Isaiah Ssekyanzi, who hid to unknown destination for his dear life due to endless state intimidation and political motivated harrassment . According to the security operatives who are on look out for Ssekyanzi revealed that Isiah alongside deadly unanimous social media critic Tom…
Big Story: ‘Top Teachers Arrested for Promoting, Recruiting Students Into Homosexuality’
Uganda Police Force and sister security agencies have arrested a group of secondary teachers at Waterford Primary Nabisunsa (holiday coaching center for students) for wooing young boys into acts of homosexuality. Vincent Sekatte the Criminal Investigations Unit (CID) Spokesperson says Police detectives arrested Mukasa Emmanuel and three others at the coaching centre in response to…