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Fire Guts Namirembe Hillside School Dorm
Students of Namirembe Hillside High School in Kitetika, Gayaza, are counting losses after a fire gutted a boys’ dormitory, destroying property worth millions of shillings. The cause of the fire -that is believed to have started Thursday, July 25 at 10:40 am is yet to be established No casualties were recorded yet. The fire burnt…
Mps Start Investigating Gen. Tumwine For Belittling Speaker Kadaga
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has asked the House Committee on Rules to investigate Security Minister, Gen. Elly Tumwine, over comments he allegedly made disparaging Parliament. Bukonjo West County MP, Godfrey Katusabe, who raised the issue, said that Gen. Tumwine made the comments when informed about the shoot-to-kill order following the deployment of the…
Socialite Zari Jets In To Grace Miss Uganda Beauty Queen
South African based Ugandan socialite Zari Hassan has arrived in the country ahead of Miss Uganda 2019 grand finale at Sheraton hotel in Kampala on Friday. A special guest judge and Miss Uganda patron, Zari aka The Bosslady touched down at Entebbe airport Thursday afternoon. #TalentAfricaEvents@talentafrica Special guest judge & #missug19 patron @ZariTheBosslady has touched…
Arsenal stars Ozil and Kolasinac attacked by knife-wielding carjackers
Arsenal stars Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac were chased for a mile by knife-wielding motorbike riders in an attempted daylight car-jacking in north London yesterday. Ozil, a £350,000-a-week midfielder, was ambushed by the robbers as he drove his black Mercedes G-Class through leafy Childs Hill at around 5pm on Thursday. But as the thugs surrounded the…
Coach Mubiru Names Cranes Squad To Face Djibouti, Somalia
Uganda Cranes Head coach of the local based team Abdallah Mubiru has named the 18 man Squad that will travel on Thursday morning for the trip to Djibouti ahead of the CHAN 2020 Qualifier against Somalia due this Saturday 27th July 2019 at Al Haji Hussein Guled Stadium, 6pm The Squad was trimmed to 18 players…
Police Identifies Thugs In KCB Foiled Robbery
Police in Jinja has initiated investigations for the three suspects that attempted to rob KCB Bank, Jinja branch last evening. The three suspects including two private guards attached to pinnacle Security Company armed with rifles stormed the bank on Wednesday evening and demanded for money. The suspected thugs have been identified as Namutondo Willy and…
Why M7 Appointed Bigirimana New Judiciary PS
Mr Pius Bigirimana has been transferred from the ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development to the Judiciary as Permanent Secretary, replacing Mr Expedito Kagole Kivumbi who has been sent on forced leave. In his letter dated July 26, a copy of which was seen by Daily Monitor, the head of public service and secretary…
Western Uganda Parks To Attract Mob Tourists
It’s definite that western Uganda outcompetes other regions when it comes to remarkable tourist attractions and activities that offer memorable experiences. It’s evident that over 80% of tourists to Uganda opt for western region to explore the hidden gem. Therefore, any Uganda safari booking without visiting the western region is incomplete and missing. A combination of…
UPDF Takes Over Sensitive UN Base In Mogadishu
United Nations Guard Unit Five (UNGU V) has handed over security functions to the incoming UNGU VI in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The function was presided over by the UPDF Commander Land Forces (CLF) Lt Gen Peter Elwelu who cautioned the incoming force to guard against anything that tarnishes the good image of Uganda. “You…
50 Mbale Students Admitted After Fighting For A girl
At least 50 students in Mbale Municipality have been hospitalised and 30 arrested after fight that broke out between Mbale Secondary school and Mbale High school over a botched love affair. One of the students admitted at Mbale referral hospital says the fight started after a student of Mbale SS attacked a student of Mbale…