The territorial police in the Rwizi region, Mbarara district, has arrested three suspects for the brutal murder of an 18-year-old year-old senior six vacist and her mother. According to a statement issued on January 9, 2023, the deceased were identified as Ruth Ainembabazi, an 18-year-old S.6 vacist, and her mother Francisco Bashaba, 49, who died…
Oscar Pistorus, 37, a double amputee and former paralympian, has been released on parole after serving half of his 13-year sentence for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by shooting her multiple times through the door of the toilet in his Pretoria home on February 14, 2013. Oscar Pistorus and his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp before he…
Four suspects are in police custody in connection to the murder of Dr. Jino Abiriga, the former Acting Masindi District Health Officer-DHO. Abiriga was brutally killed in the early hours of Sunday, around 2 a.m., by unidentified assailants. He sustained severe wounds to the neck, head, both hands, and his back. Passersby found his lifeless…
The Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) has impounded a total of 550 illegal fishing nets and immature Nile patches weighing 100 kilogrammes as a way of fighting illegal fishing in Kalungu and Mpigi districts. In an operation carried out on January 4, 2024, Lieutenant Lauben Ndifuna, the unit’s spokesperson, stated that many illegalities were impounded, including…
The African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki on Wednesday condemned the recent deadly terror attack in Burundi. In a press release, Faki said he has learned with dismay the deadly terror attack launched at the Vugizo border post in the Gatumba region of Burundi. The AU Commission chief further said he supports all national…
NEW YORK — United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said Friday that three months into Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip, the territory has become uninhabitable and aid workers are left with the “impossible mission” of supporting more than 2 million people. “This war should never have started. But it’s long past time for it to…
City Gambler one Denis Kasibante has dragged Betpawa to the regulator of the Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board after winning three bets equalling to shs 250m. Through his lawyers the Mwesigwa Rukutana and company advocates,Kasibante alleges that on Saturday, August 2023, he placed three bets, winning all the three worth Shs 159 million, 1.1 million…
A 28-year-old man has been remanded to Luzira Maximum Prison for picking scrap from State House Nakasero in Kampala. Abraham Muhumuza a crap dealer and resident of Wakiso district appeared before Buganda Road Court grade One magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko who charged him with trespass. Prosecution states that on 30th November 2023 with an intent…
After examining the bullet casings collected from the scene of crime, police say they have established that a pistol was used to shoot at pastor Aloysius Bugingo and his driver who also doubled as bodyguard Richard Muhumuza. The duo were allegedly shot at along Buwalakata road, Namungoona, in Lubaga Division, on Tuesday by gunmen moving…
The police in Lugazi are currently investigating the murder of a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier. The incident occurred on December 31, 2023, and has left the community shocked and alarmed. The deceased has been identified as Lance Kopolo Robert Nyeba, a UPDF officer attached to the 3rd Division Moroto. Nyeba’s lifeless body was…
