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Bobi Wine: Motorists stranded as police mount 7 roadblocks in Moroto
Motorists in Moroto town in northeastern Uganda got held up in rare traffic jam after police mounted at least 7 roadblocks to block National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Robert Sentamu...
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New twist in DTB-Ham case as Ham takes on principal judge
The multi-billion legal battle between businessman Hamis Kiggundu and Diamond Trust bank has had so many twists and turns that its conclusion remains uncertain. The only certainty so far is Kiggundu,...
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Kamuli MP Watongola dies of suspected COVID-19 infection
Kamuli municipality member of parliament, Hajat Rehema Watongola has died of suspected coronavirus disease at Mulago National Referral hospital. The deceased’s husband Badiru Watongola, who also...
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Teargas canister shatters Kotido woman's leg
A 54-year-old woman has been admitted at Kotido health centre IV with a shattered leg after being hit by a teargas canister. Santa Alanyo, a single mother of 4 children was hit by the teargas canister...
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'NUP is killing us', Busoga NRM candidates cry to Kadaga
National Resistance Movement (NRM) party candidates in Busoga sub-region want the party secretariat to facilitate them to counter opposition rivals, who they accuse of funding a smear campaign against...
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Bullets, teargas rock Mbale for hours as police battles NUP supporters
Police in Mbale and Sironko spent the better part of Sunday in running battles with supporters of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Robert Ssentuma Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine....
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Museveni visit costs FDC campaign posters in Gulu
Several campaign posters of Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) candidates in Gulu city have been defaced ahead of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate, Yoweri Museveni’s...
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'Overwhelmed' police looks on as NRM hold procession in Gulu
Supporters of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party have successfully held a procession along major streets of Gulu city - with police offering them security instead of dispersing them as...
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45 students, 19 nurses test positive for COVID-19 in Masaka
At least 45 students from two schools in Masaka district have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).The affected students are mainly from the boarding section according to Dr. Nathan...
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Ethiopia: Museveni urges warring factions to negotiate peace
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on the government of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia headed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to negotiate with the Tigray regional government so as to restore...
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Malawian prophet flouts bail conditions, flees S.Africa into Malawi
A Malawian self-proclaimed prophet, Shepherd Bushiri, who is based in South Africa has fled to Malawi, violating one of his bail conditions following his arrest in October in South Africa for theft,...
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FDC presidential candidate Amuriat arrested in Kitgum
Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate, Patrick Oboi Amuriat was today arrested by police in Kitgum while en route to his campaign rally in Lamwo district. Amuriat was...
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KCCA speakers, executive secretaries not paid salary for 9 months
Occupants of the new offices created under the Kampala Capital City (Amendment) Act, 2020 haven’t been paid for the nine months they have been in office. They include KCCA speakers, their deputies,...
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Impact of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict felt in Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia
The conflict in Ethiopia’s rebellious Tigray region is less than two weeks old but is already having a growing regional impact, with effects felt in Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia. Ethiopian government...
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Stella Nyanzi saddened by Kampala's poverty levels
Dr Stella Nyanzi, the former Makerere University academic researcher and Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Kampala Woman parliamentary candidate, says it is disheartening to see how Ugandans have been...
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Coordinated, collaborative approach spared Africa the worst of Covid-19
As COVID-19 infections soar in the United States, the African continent is bracing for a smaller surge, defying predictions that it would be hardest hit. According to Africa’s top medical official,...
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Mulago conducts Uganda's first successful separation of conjoined twins
A team of 20 specialists at Mulago National Specialized hospital have successfully separated 11-month-old siamese twins.Dr Philis Khisa, one of the doctors involved in the operation said that the...
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Add value to produce, farmers told
Farmers have been urged to prop up their sales by adding value to their produce, writes ERNEST JJINGO. Charles Ocici, the executive director, Enterprise Uganda, offered the advice during a week-long...
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Aceng to Museveni: NRM pulling me down
In a public speech last Sunday, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, the minister for Health, made no secret of his dislike for Lira resident district commissioner, Milton Odongo. She used her speech at Lira Golf...
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Covid-19 gets into Ugandan schools
The Covid-19 story came from China; I read about it from American media and lived it in Uganda. In late 2019, I read about a mysterious disease that was killing people in Wuhan, China. Then I watched...
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