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NUP Councillor Mubiru Refutes Receiving Money From NRM To Pay Medical Bills

Ailing Rubaga North Councillor James Mubiru, who subscribes to the National Unity Platform (NUP), has denied allegations that he solicited money from the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party such that he could seek medical attention at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.

January 4, 2022

Lifestyle

Pay For 12 Months, Get 1 Month Free In Speke Apartments New Gym Membership Promo

Speke Apartments Wampewo, the largest and most luxurious apartments in Uganda has unveiled a new promo in a drive to give city dwellers with ultimate healthy lifestyle and fitness throughout this new year 2022. In the new Gym Membership Promo, Speke Apartments

January 4, 2022

Business

Op_ed: Mr President, Our Economists At Finance Need To Think Outside The Box

By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: Mr President Yoweri Kaguta Museven, I take this honour using my missive to wish you a happy new year. These two years have taken a toll order on our pockets, which have seen economic activities reduce due to

January 3, 2022

Politics

Sudan PM Hamdok Throws In The Towel

Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has this evening announced his resignation as pressure mounts with demonstrations against the recent military coup. Hamdok had first been sacked, before being reinstated. Reports from Khartoum say that Hamdok had quit, saying discussions towards a new

January 2, 2022

Health

Just In! Schools, Bars, Concerts Allowed To Operate, Curfew lifted In Phased Reopening Of Economy

President Museveni has directed that bars, music concerts, stadiums and cinemas will be allowed to operate again in January as the country moves towards full reopening the economy in 2022. In his televised address on Friday, December 31, 2021, at his country

December 31, 2021

Health

Horror: Drunk Herbalist Dies After Dog Eating His Private Parts

By Agencies- Nigeria: The Christmas season turned tragic for a 60-year-old herbalist, Ani Ikoneto, as he died from injuries he sustained when his dog bit off and ate his private parts. The herbalist who lived at Jebbs Street in Calabar South in Nigeria,

December 30, 2021

Health

Health Workers In Agago District Interdicted Over Abuse Of Office

Eleven workers in three health facilities in Agago district have been interdicted for alleged negligence of duty and theft of essential drugs. Those interdicted include senior health staff and support staff working at Lamiyo health centre II, Kuywee health centre II, and

December 30, 2021

Health

WHO Warns Of “Tsunami Of Cases” From Omicron, Delta

The World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned on Wednesday that the more transmissible Omicron together with the currently circulating Delta variants might lead to “a tsunami of cases,” putting immense pressure on national health systems. Recapping WHO’s response since the onset of the

December 30, 2021

Crime

Lawyers Demand Unconditional Release Of Government Critic Kakwenza Rukirabashaija

Lawyers representing Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija are demanding his unconditional release. Speaking to the press on Wednesday, the lawyers from Kiiza and Mugisha Advocates led by Eron Kiiza said, Kakwenza was arrested on Tuesday at around 4pm from his home in Kisaasi, a

December 30, 2021

Health

Minister Babalanda Calls For Urgent Media Sensitisation, Urges RDCs To Enforce SoPs In Public Places

The Minister for Presidency Milly Dokha Babalanda has directed Resident District Commissioners across the country to undertake urgent media sensitisation, inspect public places and enforce Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in light of the upsurge in Omicron cases in the country. In the

December 30, 2021

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