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Omoro County By-election: Oulanyah’s Son Andrew Ojok Reportedly Resigns Juicy NITA-U Job To Vie For Father’s Seat!
Andrew Ojok Oulanyah, eldest child and son to fallen former speaker of Parliament Rt Hon Jacob Oulanyah, has resigned his well paying job at National Information Technology Authority (NITA-Uganda), to go into the trenches of Omoro villages in search of replacing his father as the next MP Omoro County. Ojok has been a Senior Information…
Olympics: Ugandan Duo Nakaayi, Nanyondo Miss 800m Final
Uganda’s middle distance duo of Halima Nakaayi and Winnie Nanyondo fell short of the final of the 800m race after losing their respective heats Saturday at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Nakaayi (2:04.44), the 800m champion came eighth in a race won by Jamaica’s Natoya Goule in 1:59:57 and Great Britain’s Jemma Reekie who came second…
Oil Prices Fall Amid Iran Talks, Ukraine Crisis
Oil Prices dropped on Thursday as investors assessed geopolitical risks. The West Texas Intermediate for March delivery lost 1.9 U.S. dollars, or 2 percent, to settle at 91.76 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for April delivery decreased 1.84 dollars, or 1.9 percent, to close at 92.97 dollars a barrel…
OIL AND GAS: Government Finally Agrees To Disclose Agreements
The sticking issue of the secrecy around the oil Production Sharing Agreement has kept Ugandans unable to get the answer to the question of how much the country will get from the oil and gas sector. The failure by the government to disclose the details, especially of how the oil revenues will be shared, has…
Ogwang’s Ministerial Appointment Challenged, Citizen Drags Him To Court
The Uganda State Minister for Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Peter Ogwang, who doubles as the Usuk county Legislator, is having sleepless nights when a concerned citizen threatened to sue him for allegedly possessing questionable academic documents. Ogwang’s trouble started after Emmanuel Byamukama Tayebwa a (concerned citizen) wrote him an intention to sue dated January…
Ofwono Opondo-‘US Has No Right To ‘Lecture’ Uganda Over Elections’
The US should to “fix its own elections” rather than give “lectures” to Uganda about its elections, Ugandan government spokesman Ofwono Opondo has been quoted by the state-linked New Vision as saying. His comments came after the US said it was considering “targeted options” following elections in Uganda that were marred by “irregularities” and “abuses”…
Ofwono Nabbed For Murdeing Chilies Restaurant Manager
Police has arrested Nelson Ofwono a.k.a Nelly Octopus for allegedly murdering his former boss Mugga Isaac on 30/3/2021 at Chilies Ntinda. He will be charged of murder and aggrevated robbery, according to CID spokesperson Charles Twiine. Mugga was the manager of Chilies Fast Foods and Takeaway Restaurant in Ntinda, a Kampala suburb. Octopus was picked…
Officials Arrest Four Alleged Poachers In Gruesome Murder Of Ugandan Silverback Gorilla Rafiki
Uganda Wildlife officials have arrested four people over the alleged poaching death of Rafiki, a well-known silverback whose name means “friend” in Swahili. Rafiki, a member of the Nkuringo gorilla group in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, was first reported missing on June 1, 2020 however, the searchers found the body of Rafiki in Hakato area…
Official Mourning For Fallen Head Of Catholic Church In Uganda ‘Cyprian Kizito Lwanga’ Starts Today
The fallen Kampala Archbishop Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga will be laid to rest on Thursday, April 8, 2021 near Rubaga Cathedral, according to the tentative programme released by Catholic Church on Easter Sunday. According to a tentative program, the official mourning for the deceased starts today (Monday) with a mass at 10 am at Rubaga…
Ochola Suspends Rubirizi DPC Over CJ Katureebe’s Stolen Goats
The inspector General of police Martin Ochola has suspended district police commander for Rubirizi SP Dick Ayesigyomwe on allegations of mishandling a case that involves the theft of goats belonging to the Chief Justice Bart Katurebe. Ayesigyomwe was interdicted three weeks ago following the mismanagement of the case collusion in the theft of goats.…