It has been confirmed that the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) will tomorrow Friday, January 27, 2023, release the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results. Syaye Minister for Primary Education, Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu, says the official release of the results will start at 11am at State House Nakasero in Kampala. The education ministry also tweeted […]
The Kikuube District Councillor for Kyangwali Sub-county, Mr Nestori Tumwesigye, has been detained at Kikuube District Police Station on yet to be known charges. He was arrested some minutes after the arrest of Mr William Ugenirwoth aka Jembe ni nguvu, the Chairperson for Nsunzu B village in Buhuka parish, Kyangwali sub-county. These were arrested before […]
Pope Francis has called laws criminalising homosexuality as fundamentally “unfair,” making it clear that in the mind of the leader of the Catholic Church, “being homosexual is not a crime.” The pontiff addressed discrimination against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community, his own health and future plans, and the passing of Pope […]
The first oil production rig in the history of Uganda’s oil industry has been inaugurated in the Kingfisher oil field. The launch means that the rig can start works to drill more oil production wells and a water injection point which experts call ‘pudding’ – meaning the process of levelling the ground for actual crude […]
Arua Hill Soccer Club has officially unveiled a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Pius Bamwange, the former CEO for Maroons FC. Bamwange replaces Anthony Afeti who parted ways with Arua Hill SC the position he had occupied since 2020. Mark Lulua, the media strategist for Arua Hill SC, revealed yesterday (Tuesday), January 24, 2023, that […]
Rwandan forces yesterday (Tuesday) evening fired at a fighter jet from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that it said had violated its airspace. The Congolese government has interpreted and described the shooting as an act of war. A video shared widely on Congolese social media showed a projectile shooting towards an airborne military plane, before […]
Foodstuff vendors operating from either side of the road at Duhaga Roundabout in West Division, Hoima City want the government to allocate them a permanent market to avoid frequent evictions from their selling places for other developments. The vendors say routine dislodgments disrupt their business enterprises and dispossess them of their customers, thus, affecting their […]
Kitara FC have suspended their head coach, Mark Twinamatsiko, for two months for “internal reasons.” Despite leading the team to the top of the FUFA Big League – Uganda’s second football, the club have with immediate action suspended Twinamatsiko, according to the statement released today (Tuesday), January 24, 2023. Throughout his entire suspension duration that […]
The Executive Director (ED) of the National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS), Dr Samuel Mugasi, has urged members of the media fraternity to support government in spreading the message of embracing farming as a business especially among the youth. While addressing editors and reporters from different media houses during a sensitisation meeting on NAADS new strategic […]
“We recognise Babiito as rulers of the kingdom leaving alone the administration. Babito should rise up with a diplomatic approach to neutralise the growing forces of schism,” challenges Ms Harriet Mugenyi Busiinge, the Woman Member of Parliament for Hoima District. She emphatically said that while speaking at the Babiito (ruling clan) meeting held at the […]