Month: April 2024

Residents of Aber and Minakulu Sub Counties in Oyam District are counting losses following a heavy storm that destroyed their houses and crops. The storm uprooted bananas and destroyed countless gardens of cassava, maize and cabbages. The most affected villages are Obangangeo, Opwot, and Boda in Kulu-Abura parish Minakulu sub

The security officers fighting against cattle rustling in Karamoja region have revealed that some of the district veterinary officers in the region were part of cattle rustlers in the region. This was revealed by the Karamoja regional police Spokesperson Micheal Longole during an interview with URN at his Moroto office

Authorities in Kabarole district have confirmed the release of examination results for 160 pupils that were withheld by UNEB on suspicions of exam malpractice in latest PLE sitting. Upon the release of the primary leaving Examinations on July 16th 2021, two schools in Kabarole district both government aided schools -

A 29-year-old man died on Friday afternoon during the Local Defense Unit (LDU) recruitment exercise in Masindi. The deceased identified as, Stewart Abitegeka, a resident of Kisanja village in Labbongo sub county in Masindi district was among hundreds of youths who turned up for the recruitment exercise at Masindi field

The Former Prime Minister Tooro Kingdom, John Sanyu Katuramu has been released from Luzira Prisons. Katuramu was convicted and sentenced to death in 1999, for masterminding the murder of the then Tooro Prince Patrick Happy Kijanangoma and a guard, Stephen Kaganda. The incident occurred at Palace View Bar Hotel in

Uganda’s Mission in New York has sued a tenant for failure to pay rent amounting to $470,000, about 1.6 billion Uganda Shillings according to the current exchange rate. The five-story building is located at Lenox Hill townhouse at 111 East 70th Street, Manhattan, the heart of New York City. The

PM Nabbanja on a working visit to Garilaya in Kayunga on Friday Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja instructed Kayunga district local government to work closely with her office to conduct valuation of the land housing the internally displaced persons-IDP resettlement camp so as to purchase it. Nabbanja made the instructions after

Courtesy image of Francis Onebe The homicide team at the Criminal Investigations Directorate has obtained travel details from the Immigration department showing that Francis Onebe who is arrested over the death of his wife, Immaculate Mary Blessing Onebe, had planned two travel destinations at the same time. The body of

Uganda Revenue Authority has launched a nationwide Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative under the theme “Believe there is Good.” This is aimed at creating an enjoyable working relationship between URA and its stakeholders but also a unique way of celebrating 30 years of developing Uganda. As a way of creating high