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Former Makerere University Dean of Students John Ekudu dies at 76

Former Makerere University Dean of Students John Ekudu dies at 76

Pastor John Ekudu, Ekudu served the university for nearly three decades, including during periods of political turmoil when he was among the “Economic War Lecturers” who sustained academic life amid staff shortages.Kampala, Uganda | URN | John Ekudu, the formerly long-serving dean of s

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Four More Suspects Arrested Over Murder of Sheema Businessman

Four More Suspects Arrested Over Murder of Sheema Businessman

Sheema District, Uganda — Police in Sheema District have arrested four additional suspects in connection with the murder and aggravated robbery of a local businessman, Edson Betware, as investigations into the case intensify.The incident, which occurred on July 28, 2025, in Rutooma Cell,

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Molly Says Aponye Debt Stress Drove Henry Katanga to Breaking Point

Molly Says Aponye Debt Stress Drove Henry Katanga to Breaking Point

In her gripping testimony as the defence started their case in the Katanga murder trial, Molly said her husband was troubled by millions of shillings tied up in informal deals with Nyegamehe, who was popularly known as Aponye, a close associate who died in a road accident.The late business

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Church demands life sentence as Kiboga prison shooting victims laid to rest

Church demands life sentence as Kiboga prison shooting victims laid to rest

A casket containing the body of Bright Akishuri is lowered into the grave as prison officers and mourners pay their last respects in Rwingwe, Nyakabande, Kisoro District, on Thursday, February 26, 2026. PHOTO/JULIUS HAFASHAA leader in the Anglican Church of Uganda has called for a life sen

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Police rescue 10 girls from traffickers in Bushenyi, arrest two suspects

Police rescue 10 girls from traffickers in Bushenyi, arrest two suspects

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bushenyi are holding two suspects in connection with alleged human trafficking.Apollo Tayebwa, the Greater Bushenyi Police spokesperson, said ten girls aged between 18 and 22 — most of them Senior Four leavers — were rescued on Friday nigh

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Guard Arrested After Midnight Robbery Attempt in Bushenyi

Guard Arrested After Midnight Robbery Attempt in Bushenyi

Police in Bushenyi District are investigating an alleged aggravated robbery that occurred shortly after midnight on February 18, 2026, at Katooma Cell, Ryeishe Parish, Ibaare Sub-county.The suspect, identified as Kankiriho Ramathan, also known as Samuel, 21, is a security guard attached to

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Police Arrest Private Security Guard Over Alleged Aggravated Robbery in Bushenyi

Police Arrest Private Security Guard Over Alleged Aggravated Robbery in Bushenyi

BUSHENYI, Uganda — Police in Bushenyi District are investigating the circumstances surrounding an alleged aggravated robbery that occurred in the early hours of February 18, 2026.According to the Greater Bushenyi Regional Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tayebwa Apollo, the incident o

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CDF declares 2026 elections the most peaceful since 1996

CDF declares 2026 elections the most peaceful since 1996

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has described Uganda’s 2026 general elections as the most peaceful since 1996, when the country first held elections under the NRM government.He made the remarks at the 45th Tarehe Sita celebrations

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Aponye Empire crumbles as banks list properties for auction over debt

Aponye Empire crumbles as banks list properties for auction over debt

The business empire of the late tycoon Apollo Nyegamehe, popularly known as Aponye, has been listed for public auction after failure to clear billions in outstanding loans, barely two years after his death.One of the Properties belonging to the late businessman Apollo Nyegamehe (inset) und

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Tanna Sanjay’s Son Elected Tororo Municipality MP

Tanna Sanjay’s Son Elected Tororo Municipality MP

Tororo, Uganda | URN | Shyam Tanna has won the Tororo Municipality parliamentary seat after garnering 5,781 votes, defeating the incumbent Apollo Yeri Ofwono, who polled 4,829 votes.Tanna’s victory is the first parliamentary result to be officially declared in Tororo District, according

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