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Museveni Hails Gen. Saleh for Promoting Industrialization in Uganda

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hailed Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho, aka Salim Saleh, the Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation, for promoting the government's initiative to industrialize the economy. President Museveni...

Lt. Gen. Mugira Calls for the Establishment of Robust Defense Industrial Base

The Managing Director of the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), Lt Gen James Mugira, has urged East African Community...

PDM Beneficiaries Warned on Conmen Masquerading as Army Officers to Defraud

The Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries have been urged to be vigilant and conscious of conmen posing as...

Late Jolly Mugisha’s Family Accuses Party of Exploiting Funeral for Political Gain

The family of the late Jolly Mugisha, the former Deputy President of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has...

Veteran Journalist Onapito Dies at 58

Renowned veteran journalist and former MP of Amuria county, Francis Ekomoloit Onapito, has been pronounced dead. The news of...

BIZZARE: Angry Bukomansimbi Residents Lynch Suspected Theif, Burn Body to Ashes

A 28-year-old man accused of being a suspected thief in Bukomansimbi district has been lynched and the body burned by the angry residents. The deceased who was caught breaking into the house of one of the residents was identified as Shakur Kakooza. The incident took place on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, in Kabulunga village. Residents also recovered several breaking implements, including an iron bar and other tools used in burglaries. Before he was lynched, Kakooza reportedly revealed his colleagues and led residents to...

Bobi Wine’s Dishonesty Exposed After Bulindo Altercation

The leader of the opposition National Unity Platform party, NUP Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, has been exposed as a dishonest person after he appeared to be walking normally a few days when he claimed his left leg had been shot at by the police. In a trending video clip that appeared on social media, Bobi Wine appeared to be walking normally, yet he claimed to have sustained severe gunshot injuries during a clash with security in Bulindo town, Kira...

Why Women Over 34 Should Avoid Being a “Wife” to a Boyfriend

As women navigate the complex world of dating and relationships, it is important to recognize the fine line between being supportive partners and becoming de facto wives. This phenomenon is particularly prevalent among women over 34 years of age, who may feel pressure to settle down or take on more responsibilities in their relationships. However, playing "wife" to a boyfriend when you are still in the girlfriend phase has severe consequences. Therefore, women should avoid taking on wifely duties too...

Rebecca Cheptegei’s Attacker Succumbs to Burn Injuries

Dickson Ndiema, the ex-boyfriend of Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, has died in a hospital in Eldoret, Kenya. Ndiema, who was also admitted at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), succumbed to the wounds incurred from the incident that saw him suffer burns to 30 percent of his body. The hospital confirmed that Ndiema died on Monday night, September 9, 2024, at the ICU where he had been admitted, a few days after the death of Rebecca Cheptegei, his girlfriend. He was rushed...

Six Bugiri District Officials Remanded over PDM Cash Fraud

A total of six senior officials of Bugiri District have been remanded for allegedly defrauding Parish Development Model officials. The suspects appeared before the Chief Magistrates Court following their arrest by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU) in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). According  to the report, the suspects have been identified as Mugunda Azedy, the Assistant Town Clerk, Busowa Town Council, and Community Development Officer; Maka Christopher, Parish...

Family of Sick NUP Deputy President Accuses Bobi Wine, Party Leaders of Neglect

The family of the ailing Deputy Party president of the National Unity Platform, NUP in charge of Western region, Jolly Mugisha, has accused her own party leaders, including Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, of neglecting her. A source said ever since Mugisha became sick, NUP leaders have never delivered on the promise to take her abroad for specialized treatment. The source confirmed that Mugisha, who fell sick in July 2024, has not received any support from the NUP secretariat even after...