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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Aka Bobi Wine who doubles as the People Power Opposition pressure group has attacked and lashed the former Sheema Municipality Legislator and also the minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the cabinet of Uganda Elioda Tumwesigye over writing to President Museveni requesting to bail him out of…
A third person has committed suicide in Kampala Metropolitan area in the last three days. The unidentified man was last night found hanging in a garden in Bweyogerere, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District. This incident brings the number of death by suicide to three in just two days in Kampala after a suspect, Venus Busingye, was…
Sheema Municipality Member of Parliament who doubles as the Minister of science, technology and innovation in the cabinet of Uganda has wrote to president Museveni requesting him to save him from Money lenders. According to a letter we landed on dated December 20, Tumwesigye reminds President Museveni of the financial pledges as below.. “Your Excellency,…
Authorities at Lyantonde Hospital has advised Patients to seek treatment from private clinics or travel more than 60km if they want to access health services. This has come after a week without essential drugs prompting management to temporarily close the Government aided facility until further notice. According to a Prerimarily evidence, on December 20, 2019,…
