Month: September 2021
Page: 3
High Court in Kampala has dismissed a petition by Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu challenging the victory of his rival and Kampala Central Member of Parliament, Muhammad Nsereko. Justice Margaret Apiny dismissed the application of his judgement read by the Judiciary Spokesperson, Jamson Karemani on grounds that Nyanzi failed to serve Nsereko, who was the third […]
An angry mob in Lira has killed a man for butchering his wife. The mob man hunted 53-year-old Denis Alal and killed him for slaughtering his estranged wife, Christine Akello on Monday evening. It all started after Alal while at Anai Ober Cell, Lira City West Division trailed Akello who was on her way to […]
Detective investigating the kidnap and murder of Muyenga businesswoman, Immaculate Mary Blessing Onebe, have decided to conduct DNA tests after her husband, Francis Onebe, insists that body picked from the septic tank at their matrimonial home is not for his wife. After close to nine months of search, homicide team from Criminal Investigations Directorate –CID […]
As the final move in the Simbamanyo House ownership battle, tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia has renamed the building that is located on Lumumba Avenue, Gender and Labour House. Sudhir and his Meera Enterprises acquired the building for Shs18.5b from Equity Bank in October 2020, after the previous owner Peter Kamya had failed to service a bank […]
Kampala businessman Dr. Bulayimu Muwanga Kibirige is dead. Family sources Friday morning confirmed his demise. The, 68, year old philanthropist and businessman has been hospitalised in Nairobi, Kenya and US in the recent times. Bulayimu is known within the business community as one of the first Ugandans to break into Japan, dealing in used cars […]
A total of 3 suspects have so far been arrested by the joint security agencies in Entebbe, for dropping anonymous letters threatening the Mayor, Katabi Town Council, Kalema Ronald and several others, in Katabi. The letters were also circulated on Whatsapp, as well as other social media platforms, according to a statement released by Fred […]
Residents of Ntoroko district have demanded detailed reports into the killings of District NRM Chairpersons. On Thursday, the Ntoroko District acting National Resistance Movement (NRM) party chairman Japeth Kabagambe was reportedly kidnapped and killed. His body was dumped near River Mpanga at the border between Kamwenge and Ibanda districts. Kabagambe was allegedly kidnapped outside Centenary […]
Moroccans started voting on Wednesday in a parliamentary election under new rules that were expected to make it much harder for the moderate Islamist PJD to remain as the biggest party. Though election polls are banned, analysts expect the PJD to lose ground to its more pro-establishment rivals, the RNI and PAM parties, which define […]
Makerere University has allowed students with tuition balances to sit examinations because of the shutdown of the payment system. The university is transitioning from Academic Information Management System -AIMS to for Academic Management Information System- ACMIS, a new records management system, which has affected payments. The university is also scheduled to commence examinations on September […]