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P Diddy was altar boy, went to boys Catholic school but believes in 'female God'

P Diddy was altar boy, went to boys Catholic school but believes in 'female God'

Rapper P Diddy formerly served as an altar boy after being raised Catholic, but in 2023 the I'll Be Missing You hitmaker revealed that he believes "God is a woman"

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Senior four candidates start exams

Senior four candidates start exams

Anxiety looms large across the country as the first cohort of Senior Four candidates under the new Lower Secondary Curriculum starts exams today. The curriculum came into effect in 2021. According to the Uganda National Examination Board (Uneb), a total of 379,620 students were registere

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Govt seeks Shs36.6b to equip refugees with vocational skills 

Govt seeks Shs36.6b to equip refugees with vocational skills 

The government faces a Shs36.6 billion shortfall needed to equip refugee learners with vocational skills, threatening efforts to help them secure jobs and become self-reliant. This funding gap has been worsened by reduced financial support from development partners, who had previously pl

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74 financial institutions now access NIRA database, says BoU

74 financial institutions now access NIRA database, says BoU

Bank of Uganda (BoU) has indicated that at least 74 supervised financial institutions now have access to the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) database. The access, which is part of the plan to enhance the Know Your Customer (KYC) strategy as mitigation against fr

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Mozambique early vote counting under way after peaceful election

Mozambique early vote counting under way after peaceful election

Vote counting was under way in Mozambique on Thursday after a peaceful national election that is widely expected to see the ruling Frelimo party extend its 49 years in power. Votes are counted first at each polling station and district results expected by Saturday could give an early ind

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Anxiety as 1,834 schools miss UNEB deadline for S4 student scores

Anxiety as 1,834 schools miss UNEB deadline for S4 student scores

The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has sounded an alarm after a significant number of Senior Four candidates risk being ungraded due to their schools’ failure to submit continuous assessment scores. Data from UNEB reveals that only 56% of the 4,166

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Mozambique votes in tense election likely to see ruling party win

Mozambique votes in tense election likely to see ruling party win

Mozambique votes on Wednesday in a tense general election highly likely to deliver victory to the ruling party, Frelimo, which has governed the Southern African nation since 1975. Four candidates are vying to replace President Filipe Nyusi, who is stepping down after serving two terms. T

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Charity body seeks funds to sponsor university students

Charity body seeks funds to sponsor university students

The Muhaire Education Trust Fund (METF) has called upon well-wishers and philanthropists to join it in funding the education of needy students across the country. Speaking to Daily Monitor yesterday, Dr William Tsimwa Muhairwe, the founder of METF, said this year the organisation was onl

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How mismatched data plagued Uganda's 2024 census report

How mismatched data plagued Uganda's 2024 census report

Following the release of contradicting figures in the 2024 National Housing and Population Census by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) last Thursday, the Monitor now traces how the errors could have come about. In an interview, Mr Vincent Ssennono, the principal statistician and the

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2024 census data was unrealistic and manipulated, FDC tells Ubos

2024 census data was unrealistic and manipulated, FDC tells Ubos

The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has rubbished the recently released 2024 National Population and Housing Census report, calling for a repeat of the entire exercise. The party deputy secretary for publicity, Mr Warid Lubega Mulindwa, said the report released by Uganda Bur

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