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Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter
Hundreds of Orthodox Christians on Sunday flocked St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral, Namungoona, in Rubaga Division to mark Easter. The different celebration dates arise from the use of the Julian...
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Gov’t concedes to opposition's demands on POMA
Government has finally conceded that the Public Order Management Act (POMA) is being misinterpreted and illegally implemented by the police. The opposition and police have often conflicted on the...
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Muslims to start Ramadan on May 5
Muslims will start fasting the holy month of Ramadan on May 5 or 6, the supreme mufti Sheikh Kasule Ndirangwa has said. Ndirangwa told The Observer during the weekend while explaining the special...
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Bobi Wine composes song against police
Kyadondo East member of parliament Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has released a song appealing to security operatives to desist from injustices.In his new song dubbed ‘Afande’, Bobi Wine pleads with...
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Elephant kills another person in Kasese
Another person who was attacked by elephants that strayed from Queen Elizabeth national park has also died.Yofesi Baluku Kananga, 45, a resident of Kanyughunya village in Kisinga sub county was last...
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Bobi Wine charged, remanded to Luzira prison
Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine who was arrested today enroute to police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters in Kibuli, has been charged with disobedience of statutory...
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Sudhir secures permanent injunction against city law firm
Businessman Sudhir Ruparelia has won his case against city business law firm, Sebalu and Lule Advocates. Sudhir ran to court in 2017 seeking orders stopping Sebalu and Lule Advocates from representing...
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Bullets, tear gas in Kasese as police disperse FDC supporters
Police used tear gas and live ammunition to disperse people who had gathered in Kasese town on Monday afternoon to welcome Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party president, Patrick Oboi Amuriat and...
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Assault: Gen Kyaligonza snubs court again
Rtd Maj Gen Matayo Kyaligonza was no show at the Mukono Chief Magistrate’s court on Monday where he was expected to plead to the charges of assaulting a female traffic officer.This is the second time...
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Rwandan nationals buying land in Kabale to resettle in Uganda
Rwandan nationals are stealthily buying land in Uganda following the tension between the two neighbouring countries. Rwanda closed its borders with Uganda on February 27 to purportedly expedite the...
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Benin internet shutdown repeats pattern of gov't censorship in Africa
When authorities in Benin turned off the country’s internet during parliamentary elections Sunday, they became the ninth African government to restrict access this year. The outages last hours or days...
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Congo registers record of 27 new Ebola cases in one day
Democratic Republic of Congo registered a one-day record of 27 new confirmed Ebola cases on Sunday, raising last week's number of cases to 126, the biggest since the current outbreak was declared last...
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Five injured in Bobi Wine protests
Five people have sustained injuries following protests that broke out in the notorious Kisekka market. The protests broke out today Tuesday following the arrest of Kyadondo East member of parliament,...
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Govt starts registers small scale miners
Government has started registering artisans largely to streamline the local mining sector. Peter Lokeris, the minister of state for minerals, said the registration is meant to update the data base of...
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Police fear more rights
With the general election year months away, police see a “real danger” of more ferocious “public disorders,” strikes and defiance campaigns – which are likely to push up the force’s expenditure. Yet...
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'Incredibly difficult' to reach Mozambique cyclone survivors
Rains were still pounding parts of northern Mozambique on Tuesday, several days after Cyclone Kenneth, while the United Nations said aid workers faced “an incredibly difficult situation” in reaching...
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Security chiefs meet over Bobi Wine riots
A few hours after his dramatic arrest and detention on Monday, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine became an in- stant headache for security chiefs. On Monday, hours after the Kyandondo East Member of...
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Contractors threaten to halt food supply to police over arrears
More than 200 companies contracted by Uganda Police Force to supply maize flour and beans have given the force two week’s ultimatum to pay them else they withhold supply. Through their chairperson,...
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Bobi Wine rise an exciting change in Uganda’s politics - Prof Tandon
Kyadondo East member of parliament Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine’s rise is the most exciting change in Uganda’s political landscape according to Prof Yash Tandon. His views on the political potency...
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Man arrested for burning Kira road accident truck
Rashid Lwanga, a resident of Kamwokya in Kampala is in trouble over suspicion of setting ablaze a truck that was involved in an accident at Kira road junction on April 24 killing three people and...
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