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16/01/2025

The United States has said its considering slapping sanctions to the Sudanese leader and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

16/01/2025

16/01/2025

The National Unity platform has appointed Hon. Muwanga Kivumbi, the Butambala County MP, as the deputy president central region replacing Nyendo Mukungwe legislator Mathias Mpuuga.

16/01/2025

Ministry of Health has announced the suspension of Replenish, a locally manufactured ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) used in the treatment of severe malnutrition. This decision follows reports of adverse reactions in children who had been consuming the product.

15/01/2025

South African rescuers have pulled out 36 dead bodies and 82 survivors from a gold mine deep underground in two days of operations.

15/01/2025

UPDATE: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the postponement of the African Nations Championship (CHAN), which will now take place in August instead of its original February 1–28 schedule.

The tournament, which features national teams composed exclusively of players competing in their domestic leagues, will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

The exact dates for the rescheduled event are yet to be confirmed.

15/01/2025

UPDATE: president Museveni takes the PDM tour to Busoga.

15/01/2025

The legal team representing former Presidential Candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajji Obeid Lutale, has announced plans to challenge the decision by the General Court Martial to proceed with their trial in a military court.

According to the lawyers, the move to try civilians in a military institution violates constitutional principles and undermines their clients' right to a fair trial.

14/01/2025

ALARMING ABDUCTIONS: Kenya's Minister for Public Service, Justin Muturi, has recounted the ordeal of his son's abduction and how he was released following orders from President William Ruto.

14/01/2025

UPDATE: Human rights lawyer Steven Kalali has filed a petition with the East African Court of Justice (EACJ), challenging the nine-month prison sentence handed down to fellow lawyer Eron Kiiza by the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) General Court Martial.

14/01/2025

Police in Kiruhura have arrested five people in connection with the tragic murder of 3-year old Arinda Medard. Arinda, a resident of Kashongi , was reported missing days ago. Shockingly, his lifeless body was found in a latrine, tied in a sack, with his head severed.

14/01/2025

The leader of opposition Joel Ssenyonyi has written to the Speaker of parliament Anitah Among,
protesting the continued exclusion from meetings of the Parliamentary Commission. In his letter, Ssenyonyi reminded the Speaker of her duties to uphold fairness and inclusivity in parliamentary affairs.

14/01/2025

The Ministry of Local Govt is seeking for Shs35.2Bn for the procurement of modest Vehicles to 176 Local Govt LCV Chairpersons and Mayors to facilitate their mobility and efficiency in monitoring Govt programs, while additional Shs30Bn is needed to monitor the PDM

14/01/2025

UPDATE: The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has condemned the spread of false claims regarding the imprisonment of advocate Eron Kiiza, dismissing reports that suggest Kiiza was asked to apologize to the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, in exchange for his release.

14/01/2025

Missing Housewife Sharon Natukunda Found in Wakiso
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14/01/2025

Haza nyowe natandikire kukora tinkumanya iwe oriyo nokorakyi.
Omukozi nkuhe keshongoroki.

14/01/2025

Jihadists have killed at least 40 farmers in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state in the latest violence to hit the conflict-wrought region.
Fighters from the Islamic State-aligned Islamic State West Africa Province rounded up scores of farmers and shot them dead.

14/01/2025

Lawyers representing opposition stalwart Kizza Besigye have requested that the General Court Martial order the production of Eron Kiiza, a key member of the defence team, who was sentenced to nine months in prison for contempt of court.