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Internal Affairs Driver, Civilian Arrested Over Armed Robbery Roadblocks
The joint security team comprising Crime Intelligence, Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence and Internal Security Organisation has arrested a government driver attached to Ministry of Internal Affairs – MIA and a civilian from Nabweru division, Nansana municipality over the staging of ‘military’ robbery roadblocks. Security arrested the MIA driver basing on the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)…
Police Operations Director AIGP Edward Ochom Retires After 35 Years Of Service
Police operations director, Assistant Inspector General of Police-AIGP Edward Osiru Ochom, has officially retired from Uganda Police Force after serving for 35 years. He joined the force on February 1, 1987 as one of the more than 100 strong group of Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police, the first such intake under the National Resistance Army-NRA…
Unknown Assailants Strangle Primary Five Pupil To Death
Unknown assailants have stabbed to death Sharif Alon, a primary five pupil of Arua Parents Primary school in Arua city. His relatives say the minor met his death at the hands of the assailants on Sunday night. The deceased’s body was found lying along Mududu road in Enyau cell, Kenya ward in Arua central division,…
Court Of Appeal Upholds UGX 90M Award To Former PPDA Finance Boss
The Court of Appeal in Kampala has upheld the more than Shillings 90million award given to Mary Pamela Sozi, the former Director of Finance and Administration in the Public Procurement Disposable Act-PPDA in compensation for unlawful termination of her contract. The judgment arises from a decision by the then High Court Judge, Elizabeth Musoke in…
Education Ministry Orders Cancellation Of Contracts For Stalled Seed Schools
The Ministry of Education and Sports has ordered the cancellation of contracts and recovery of funds advanced to contractors for stalled seed schools in 15 districts. In the financial year 2018/19, the World Bank partnered with the education ministry to construct and fully equip secondary schools in sub-counties without public secondary schools under the Uganda…
Big-Hearted: Victoria University Unveils 10 New ‘Top-Selling’ Programs Ahead Of Sept 2022 Intake
Victoria University Kampala, Uganda’s leading transformational institution has unveiled ten (10) new programs that are now open admissions as the August-September Intake 2022 nears kickoff. Through their socials, @VUKampala, announced that interested applicants with an ambition to kickstart their academic journey at the prestigious campus are particularly urged to apply for these new hot-selling programs…
VIDEO: “These people stole my bank, shared the legal fees in Bank of Uganda” – Furious Tycoon Sudhir Hits At Bank Of Uganda Officials After Court Victory
Minutes after legally slaying Bank of Uganda, for the ninth time, but this time for good, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, hit at certain officials of the central bank for stealing his bank, unnecessarily dragging him to court and prolonging the case for selfish gains. “These people stole my bank. They shared the legal fees in Bank…
Here Is Why Delhi Public School International Continues To Excel Uganda’s Education Sector
For students to learn effectively, schools must put in place policies that make it easy for real transfer of knowledge. This means that school administration must think outside the box to ensure this is possible because today’s learner faces different challenges from those in the past. While some schools are struggling to cope up, others…
WHO Applauds Uganda For All Round Immunization Programme
The World Health Organisation-WHO has applauded Uganda for maintaining the numbers in the routine vaccination exercise despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected vaccination in many countries. This follows the findings of a new report that shows that while 25 million children globally missed out on Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DPT) shots due to COVID-19 lockdowns, in…
Nakiwogo-Buwaya Ferry Services Suspended For a Day
Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA has announced the planned interruptions in the services of the Nakiwogo-Buwaya ferry today, Sunday. According to UNRA, the ferry will transport road construction equipment from Zzinga Island to the mainland via Nakiwogo, Entebbe. The equipment was deployed to carry out maintenance works on Zzinga island. In a press statement, UNRA says…