Arsenal stars Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac were chased for a mile by knife-wielding motorbike riders in an attempted daylight car-jacking in north London yesterday. Ozil, a £350,000-a-week midfielder, was ambushed by the robbers as he drove his black Mercedes G-Class through leafy Childs Hill at around 5pm on Thursday. But as the thugs surrounded the…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has asked the House Committee on Rules to investigate Security Minister, Gen. Elly Tumwine, over comments he allegedly made disparaging Parliament. Bukonjo West County MP, Godfrey Katusabe, who raised the issue, said that Gen. Tumwine made the comments when informed about the shoot-to-kill order following the deployment of the…
Students of Namirembe Hillside High School in Kitetika, Gayaza, are counting losses after a fire gutted a boys’ dormitory, destroying property worth millions of shillings. The cause of the fire -that is believed to have started Thursday, July 25 at 10:40 am is yet to be established No casualties were recorded yet. The fire burnt…
Security agencies in Kampala have arrested Over 40 Rwandan nationals on suspicion of being Spies. The arrests happened when a joint security team raided a church in Kibuye, on Entebbe Road and apprehended worshipers who were only Rwandese. The operation was led by officers from chieftaincy of military intelligence backed up by Uganda police. Ugandan…
The People Power Pressure group of opposition politicians led by Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobiwine has unveiled a 140 member team to spearhead their mobilization activities across the country for 2021 presidential elections. Bobiwine held a colorful function at his residence in Magere, Wakiso district. The People Power spokesperson Joel…
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has asked President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to plan for his retirement so that he can have enough time to rest as he lets the new generation to steer the country into another stage of development. He applauded M7’s contribution towards the development of Uganda in the last 35 years…
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) leadership has honored twenty-two (22) Individual Police Officers (IPOs) from Uganda for their invaluable contribution to the professional growth of South Sudan National Police Force (SSNPF) officers. UNMISS has a mandate to protect civilians, train, mentor and the overall reforms and restructuring interventions such as observance of human…
After Eng Andrew Kitata took over as the acting Executive Director for Kampala Capital City Authority, more rot is being unearthed from the leadership of his predecessor Jennifer Musisi, who is purported to have been involved in some irregular procurement processes, ghost workers, syndicated corruption and nepotism. It’s alarming that more than760 staff members have…
Ugandans are urged to emulate Irene Gleeson, the late Australian philanthropist, who dedicated her life to supporting children in northern Uganda. According to the Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah, Irene Gleeson chose to carry out charity work in Kitgum district so as to give hope and a future to a society affected by war. “Sacrifice and…
The former Inspector General of Police (IGP) John Kisembo, will be laid to rest on Sunday at his ancestral home in Kitema village in Kagadi District. According to medical documents from Mulago hospital,Mr.Kisembo, 64, succumbed to lung cancer, on Thursday. A requiem mass in honour of the deceased was held at Our Lady of…
