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16 Mar '26
Adjumani, Uganda: Police in Adjumani District have arrested a prison warder in connection with the death of a colleague following a controversial herbal treatment administered by a witch doctor at Openzinzi Prison.The suspect, Prison Warder L/CPL Kibedi Yese, is being held to assist police
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16 Mar '26
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 7,000 illegal gaming machines worth Shs8.8 billion have been seized across Uganda over the past five years in operations aimed at curbing unlicensed gaming and protecting the public from exploitation. The enforcement operations, conducted from the 202
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16 Mar '26
Fort Portal: It’s sad news but we have no choice but to say it as it is. Tooro Kingdom Crown Prince David Kiijanangoma Araali is critically ill, battling stage three throat cancer, a disease that has reportedly been silently eating him away since last year.Highly placed sources close to
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16 Mar '26
A Real Bus company vehicle lost control and rammed into the rear of an Isuzu Hino truck on Sunday morning at around 4:00am in Kiwumpa village, Luwero town, along the Kampala–Gulu highway, killing the bus driver and conductor.A Real Bus company vehicle lost control and rammed into the rea
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16 Mar '26
Kampala — The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abbas Byakagaba and the United States Ambassador to Uganda, William W. Popp, are set to address a rare joint press conference tomorrow, Monday March 16, 2026, at the Uganda Media Centre (UMC), Kampala, starting at 10:00am.The unusual briefi
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14 Mar '26
SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s long battle against sleeping sickness may be approaching its final chapter as a new single-dose therapy gains international regulatory backing. The drug, acoziborole, received a positive scientific opinion on 27 February 2026 from the Committee for Medici
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14 Mar '26
At least 13 US military personnel have been killed and another 200 wounded since the start of Operation Epic Fury against Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a source.According to him, 170 of the 200 wounded personnel have already returned to duty.Earlier, US Central Comm
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14 Mar '26
A shocking bank scandal has erupted after Ugx 69 million mysteriously disappeared from a customer’s account in just five minutes, leaving behind a trail of fear, anger and serious questions about the safety of money in Uganda’s banking system.The man at the center of the storm is Chine
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14 Mar '26
Police in Mubende District have arrested a suspect in connection with the kidnapping and killing of a four-year-old boy whose body was later recovered from a pit latrine days after he went missing.The deceased has been identified as Daniel Kazungu, the son of Baingana Eric, a resident of N
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14 Mar '26
A late-night love dispute has turned deadly in Rubaga Division, after a woman allegedly stabbed her former boyfriend to death during a violent fight inside her rented room.The suspect, Nantongo Hadijjah, 32, is currently detained at Natete Police Station following the fatal incident that h