Search Results

Mob kills man found pushing wheelbarrow in Arua City

Mob kills man found pushing wheelbarrow in Arua City

According to Josephine Angucia, the West Nile Regional Police Spokesperson, the deceased was allegedly found pushing a wheelbarrow with unspecified items when he was attacked by locals.West Nile Regional Police Spokesperson,SSP Josephine Angucia, confirmed the incident (Photo/File)A

Ultimate Uganda

Gen Barigye among four senior UPDF officers remanded over theft of 270,000 litres of fuel

Gen Barigye among four senior UPDF officers remanded over theft of 270,000 litres of fuel

Four senior Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) officers have been remanded to Makindye Military Barracks on charges of misusing operational fuel for their personal gain.Brig Gen James Barigye Ruheesi, 60; Col David Ocitti Kidega, 52; Maj Innocent Kikongi Mugumya, 41 and Capt Kenneth Lab

Ultimate Uganda

Ntungamo’s Place Names Reveal a Hidden History of War, Survival and Identity

Ntungamo’s Place Names Reveal a Hidden History of War, Survival and Identity

From battlefields and famine zones to places of abundance and community, Ntungamo’s place names carry layered meanings shaped by history, language and lived experience, offering insight into how past realities continue to influence identity and perception today.A deeper look into place n

Ultimate Uganda

Busoga grapples with child labour

Busoga grapples with child labour

child fishes with a man at Lugonyola Landing Site in Kaliro District Busoga sub-region, exposing them to hazardous conditions that affect their health and schooling. PHOTO/TAUSI NAKATO.The fight against child labour in the Busoga Sub-region remains a major challenge, with officials and res

Ultimate Uganda

Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions

Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions

dawn, the usual bustle of business across Uganda’s blossoming cities and towns is missing.Where voices once competed with the clatter of weighing scales and the bargaining cries of customers, there is now an edgy silence.Piles of empty wooden stalls still lie broken, some reduced

Ultimate Uganda

Sugarcane farmers decry market crisis as factory plan stalls over license

Sugarcane farmers decry market crisis as factory plan stalls over license

Sugarcane farmers and leaders across Kagadi, Kibaale, and Kakumiro districts in Greater Kibaale, Bunyoro sub-region, are increasingly frustrated as continued delays in licensing a proposed sugar factory threaten their livelihoods.Many are reporting heavy losses due to limited market access

Ultimate Uganda

Housing Finance Bank’s net profit up 20% to Shs 85.4 billion

Housing Finance Bank’s net profit up 20% to Shs 85.4 billion

Housing Finance Bank posted a net profit of Shs 85.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025, marking a 20 per cent increase from Shs 71.1 billion recorded in 2024, as the lender reported strong growth across key financial indicators.The bank’s total assets rose by 15 per cent to Sh

Ultimate Uganda

Today in History: Hajj Musa Sebirumbi Executed After Luweero War Conviction

Today in History: Hajj Musa Sebirumbi Executed After Luweero War Conviction

On this day in 1999, Hajj Musa Sebirumbi was executed by hanging at Luzira Upper Prison after being convicted of multiple counts of murder, in one of Uganda’s most prominent post-war prosecutions tied to the Luweero Triangle conflict.Sebirumbi, a former Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) c

Ultimate Uganda

VIDEO: Gen Ddamulira challenges Abraham Luzzi to a fitness test

VIDEO: Gen Ddamulira challenges Abraham Luzzi to a fitness test

The Director of Crime Intelligence, Maj Gen Christopher Ddamulira, today showed Ugandans that he is a very fit man.While at the MK 52nd birthday run held today at Kololo Independence Grounds, the general easily executed a low squat move as if it was second nature and then asked Abraham Luz

Ultimate Uganda

I’m being forced to testify against colleagues - Fred Nyanzi speaks out

I’m being forced to testify against colleagues - Fred Nyanzi speaks out

Nyanzi, in a statement on Saturday morning, denied ever recording any statement with state authorities regarding the matter and accused the prosecution of trying to use him to harass fellow party members.National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu, also known as Chairman Nyan

Ultimate Uganda