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Singer Big Eye To Protest Against BobiWine, People Power Fans For Mistreating NRM Musicians
Musician Ibrahim Mayanja known to many as Big Eye has come out to cry foul after singers Catherine Kusasira and Full Figure were sent off stage by angry fans in Masaka on Boxing Day at Nabugabo Beach. Singer Big Eye’s concern is that the people pelting and sending these artistes off stage are people power…
UPDF Recruits Ought To Avoid Drugs,Sex During Training- Col Ebulu
Col Stephen Ebulu the UPDF recruitment team three leader covering northern region told the youthful candidates who turned up to be recruited into UPDF, that the number one disease to avoid as they enter the force is corruption. “It is important to preach corruption in every gathering including those who want to join service of…
M7 Promises MUBS Staff Salary Increment
The Minister For Education and sports, Hon. Janet Kataaha alongside President Yoweri Museveni Saturday met with a delegation of Makerere University Business School (MUBS) administration and members of the Academic Staff Association. Academic disciplines taught at universities should be tailored to the needs of society and the job market, address and promote the concept of…
Former Fisheries Minister Mukisa Kicks The Bucket
Fred Mukisa, the former State Minister for Fisheries, has died at the age of 70. His daughter Frances Birungi Mukisa told Daily Monitor that her father succumbed to cancer at 9.30am at their home in Namugongo, a Kampala suburb. She said there will be a vigil tonight at the deceased’s home along Kireka-Kyaliwajjala Road behind…
Deadly Alshabaab Bombs Kill 80 Somalis In Festive Season
MOGADISHU, Somalia. A giant explosion rocked Somalia’s capital , killing at least 80 people. The blast, caused by a vehicle packed with bombs, appeared to target the morning rush hour at a busy tax collection center located near one of two checkpoints that control all entry and exit from the city. Although no group has…
McKats Sues RedPepper,Demands 100M For Infecting Singer Fille With AIDS
City MC Edwin Katamba aka MC Kats has asked Red Pepper Publications to pay him Shs100m in four days before he drags the newspaper to court. Kats accuses the Namanve based tabloid of publishing stories claiming he infected his singing lover Fille Mutoni and a string of girlfriends with HIV/AIDS. On his recent return from…
Ministry Of Health Commissioner Kiboko Perishes In A Road Accident
The Ministry of Health- Uganda is mourning the passing of their commissioner in charge of nursing, Petua Olobo Kiboko. “With deep sorrow, we announce the untimely death of our Acting Commissioner in charge of Nursing, Sr. Petua Kiboko which occurred today,” the ministry tweeted on Sunday. It added: “We stand with her family during this…
Mixed Reactions! Was Masaka Road Construction Money Swindled?
Engineers have pointed to poor construction and delayed maintenance as the likely causes of the defects being experienced on Masaka-Kampala highway barely six years after its reconstruction. This comes barely hours after a nasty experience involving travelers plying the western route, most of those returning from the countryside after celebrating Christmas. On Saturday night, hundreds…
Armed Robbers Shot, Rob Mobile Money Agent
Uganda Police is on a hunt for a yet to be known gun thugs for shooting and robing a mobile money agent in Matugga Trading Center, Wakiso District. Shafiq Matovu is nursing gunshot wounds at Mulago National Referral Hospital after being shot by thugs. Matovu was attacked by armed thugs riding on a motorcycle around…
West Ham Sack Manuel Pellegrini After Leicester Defeat With David Moyes Set To Make Surprise Return
West Ham United have sacked Manuel Pellegrini following their defeat to Leicester. The Hammers’ latest defeat on Saturday leaves them 17th, one point above the Premier League relegation zone. Pellegrini departs after 18 months in charge, having been appointed in May 2018 on a three-year deal. He led them to 10th last season but becomes…