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Two UPDF Soldiers Arrested For Putting RDC, LC5 At Gunpoint

Security in Hoima have arrested two Uganda Peoples Defense forces-UPDF soldiers for putting Hoima Deputy Resident District Commissioner-RDC, and the LC5 chairperson at gunpoint. The soldiers whose names have been concealed by security for fear of jeopardizing investigations are alleged to have

October 20, 2022

Crime

Over 400 Families Face Forceful Eviction In Hoima

More than 400 residents in Hoima are on the verge of being forcefully evicted from their ancestral land. The affected residents are from the village of Ngobye in Buraru parish, Buraru sub county. They are feuding with Neko Isingoma, a prominent businessman

July 11, 2022

Business·Tech

Kabaale International Airport To Be Ready In Next 9 Months

Kabaale International Airport in Hoima, Uganda’s second international airport now under construction is due for completion nine months from now, according to the contractors. The immediate objective of the airport, 200 kilometers by air from Entebbe International Airport and 33 kilometers by

May 22, 2022

Politics

There’s a lot Of Poverty In Bunyoro Amidst A Great Deal Of Wealth – Says Kabuleta As He Takes The Financial Liberation Campaign To Hoima

HOIMA: The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) leader Joseph Kabuleta Kizza has said Bunyoro remains one of the poorest sub regions in Uganda despite the discovery of oil in the area over 20 years ago. Kabuleta made the revelation on Tuesday while

March 16, 2022

Crime

70-year-old Businessman Found Dead In Hoima Lodge After Exhausting Sex Marathon

Hoima Police have launched investigations under which a 70-year-old businessman man died after an alleged sex romp with a woman at one of the hotels in the city. According to Julius Hakiza, the police spokesperson of the Albertine region, the deceased identified

November 6, 2021

Health

13-Year-Old Girl Hangs Self Over PLE Results

A 13-year-old girl in Hoima has committed suicide by hanging herself after getting harsh comments from her parents for performing poorly in the recently released PLE Results. The deceased was identified as Daphine Nakimuli, a resident of Kinuubi East, Bwikya Ward in

July 21, 2021