A police officer has shot himself in the head dying on spot in Ntungamo district. Police Constable Ben Langoya, 34, committed suicide over unknown reasons. The incident happened in Ntungamo Police Barracks at around 6:50am on Thursday when the deceased turned a gun on himself. Langoya’s body, with a deep wound in the head, was…
Former Makerere researcher Dr Stella Nyanzi will spend her second Christmas behind bars at Luzira Upper Women Prison. On Thursday, Nyanzi returned to High Court for her appeal against the conviction and sentence to 18 months for cyber harassment of President Museveni. Nyanzi is challenging her sentence and conviction based on her poem posted on…
Brig Gen Michael Kabango has handed over command and control of the Uganda Contingent in Somalia to newly appointed Contingent Commander Brig Gen Richard Otto. The colourful ceremony was presided over by the Commander Land Forces (CLF) Lt Gen Peter Elwelu who lauded Brig Gen Kabango for his outstanding service and achievements in one year.…
Buganda Road court has today adjourned re-trial of the matter in which Brian Isiko, a student of Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), is charged with allegedly sending obscene text messages to Kabarole Member of Parliament Sylvia Rwabwogo, after the MP missed appearing in court. Brian Isiko in court during the last hearing of the case(File)…
Three people have been confirmed to have died in a motor accident that happened on the wee hours of thursday morning at Biharwe trading center, along the Mbarara-Masaka highway. According to eyewitnesses, the tragedy occurred after at a speeding Range Rover Registration number UAM 338Y lost control and knocked two people who were riding a…
Justice Dr Henry Peter Adonyo has ordered that the arrest warrant against Omar al-Bashir must be implemented, and that Uganda is under obligation to arrest him. Court ruled that Uganda’s failure to arrest Bashir when he last visited in 2017 was in violation of its national and international obligations. The judge also ruled that Uganda…
Washington, DC – The United States House of Representatives voted largely along party lines to impeach President Donald Trump for obstruction of Congress and abuse of power related to his dealings with Ukraine. Trump is only the third president in US history to be impeached by the full House. Wednesday’s votes set up a likely…
President Museveni has Wednesday received HE Yang Jiechi, Special Representative of HE Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China at State House Entebbe. Museveni said they had a fructuous meeting with HE Yang Jiechi. “When I was in China recently, I signed an MoU with the Chinese president to intensify the relationship between…
By Mbabazi Hanning Gonzaga Sembabule: Unprecedented levels of political hysteria have gripped Sembabule district as usual, following two major controversial political developments. One has to do with the shocking decision by the State Minister For Transport in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Joy Kafura Kabatsi to declare ambition to unseat long-serving Lwemiyaga…
The Territorial Police at Makerere is investigating circumstances under which Namulinda Viola, a 23 year old, 3rd year University Student of Medicine offering Pharmacy, was found dead and in a decomposing state. The victim was last seen on Thursday, 12/12/2019, cooking porridge at around 4pm by one of her neighbours. She was staying alone in…
