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One dead, 30 injured after Nigerian soldiers open fire on anti-police protesters
The governor of Nigeria’s Lagos state says one person has died after an incident Tuesday night in which soldiers have been accused of shooting a group of anti-police brutality protesters. Governor...
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Dismissed: Bobi Wine lauds justice Ssekaana for standing out in rotten system
Aspiring presidential candidate, also president of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has applauded the 'independence' of justice Musa Ssekaana amidst what he called a system...
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Nigerian youths launch reprisal attacks against gov't installations
On Wednesday, hours after the shooting where several protestors were allegedly gunned down, angry youths in Nigeria launched reprisal attacks, burning and damaging many state-owned establishments,...
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Reinstated: Court admits error in dismissing Besigye’s preventive arrest case
The Constitutional court has admitted it errored and reinstated a petition filed by former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye in which he's seeking to have preventive arrest repealed from the...
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Stray dog sneaks into Gulu hospital, flees with amputated human limb
A stray dog on Wednesday sneaked into Gulu regional referral hospital and took off with an amputated limb of a patient from the precincts of the operation theatre.The limb was supposed to be sent to...
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Uganda Catholic Church 'confused' by Pope Francis' gay marriage support
The Catholic Church in Uganda is seeking clarification on the reported support of civil unions for same-sex couples by the head of the Catholic Church in the world, Pope Francis. The clarification...
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Common cold could protect against COVID-19, research shows
Having a cold might protect sufferers from a severe case of COVID-19, new research shows. COVID-19 patients who had recently been infected with a common cold virus were less likely to die or require...
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Katumwa charged with abduction of 16-year-old girl, granted bail
City businessman David Katumwa has been arraigned before Makindye Magistrate's court and charged with abduction of a 16-year-old girl. The charge attracts a jail sentence of seven years. Katumwa, 46,...
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Govt cuts cost of COVID test from Shs 240,500 to Shs 185,000
Government has reduced the cost of a COVID-19 PCR test in government laboratories from Shs 240,500 ($65) to Shs 185,000 ($50).In a letter to hospitals and district authorities, Dr Diana Atwine, the...
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Misspelt word on billboard sparks outrage in Fort Portal
A misspelt word on a billboard erected in Fort Portal Tourism city has sparked controversy amongst the locals in the area. The billboard, which has been erected along Lugard road was erected by Hariss...
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Nigeria anti-police protests claim 69 lives, police warns 'enough is enough'
Nigeria's top police official on Saturday ordered the immediate mobilization of all officers to "reclaim the public space from criminal elements masquerading as protesters" after days of peaceful...
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Uganda Muslim Supreme Council buys own TV channel
The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council has acquired a television channel dedicated to Islamic teachings and activities. The channel, Global Television was acquired from a company that was already operating...
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Kilembe mineral samples go missing, minister calls for investigation
Mineral samples extracted during exploration from Kilembe mines in Kasese district, western Uganda have gone missing. During a field visit on Saturday, the minister of state for Energy and Minerals...
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Former Bubulo West MP Kipoi rearrested again in Botswana
Former Bubulo West member of parliament, Tonny Nsubuga Kipoi has been rearrested in Botswana, a month after being acquitted of treason charges in Uganda. A story in The Monitor newspaper of Botswana...
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Tanzania gov't blocks SMS, calls ahead of presidential polls
The Tanzanian government has ordered telecommunication companies in the country to suspend bulk short messaging services (SMS) and voice calling services ahead of the October 28 general elections. In a...
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World record breaker Cheptegei promoted to ASP by police boss
The inspector general of police, Martins Okoth Ochola, has promoted policeman and record breaker athlete Joshua Cheptegei to the rank of assistant superintendent of police (ASP).Police spokesman Fred...
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Col Shaban Bantariza is dead
The deputy director of Uganda Media Centre, Col. Shaban Bantariza, 57, is dead.Bantariza who has been battling illness passed on at Mulago hospital last night according to family members. According to...
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Police struggles to contain mourners at Yiga's church
Police and Local Defense Units (LDUs) are finding a hard time controlling hundreds of people streaming to gain access into Revival Church in Kawaala to mourn the death of local pastor Augustine...
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2021: Muntu, Amuriat signatures verified as Bobi Wine waits
The Electoral Commission has finalized the verification of signatures of supporters for four more presidential aspirants bringing to eight the number of aspirants who have so far been cleared for...
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The good, the bad and the ugly of pastor Augustine Yiga
Pastor Augustine Yiga alias Abizaayo, the founder of Christian Revival Church Kawaala, willed to be mourned for five days and then be buried at his church according to his family. Yiga passed away on...
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