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South Korean grandmother, 90, jailed for laundering drug money

South Korean grandmother, 90, jailed for laundering drug money

She was accused of laundering money for her son serving a prison sentence in Cambodia on drug trafficking chargesA court in South Korea sentenced a 90-year-old grandmother to a year in prison for aiding her jailed son in laundering profits from drug trafficking.The Incheon District

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Gov’t Refuses to Reduce Tax on Mobile Money

Gov’t Refuses to Reduce Tax on Mobile Money

Ugandans using mobile money platforms will continue to contend with the 0.5 percent tax to withdraw cash, a tax that has been blamed for the high cost and low uptake of digital money.The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, declined to include the proposal of halving the

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127 Makerere Veterinary Students Have Gone Over A Month Without Lectures — And The University Has Not Responded To Six Petitions

127 Makerere Veterinary Students Have Gone Over A Month Without Lectures — And The University Has Not Responded To Six Petitions

Over 127 students at Makerere University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVABs) have gone for more than a month without lectures — and despite petitioning the university administration at least six times, they are yet to receive a single response.Th

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Anti-Corruption Unit Cracks Down on Former Flying Squad Operative Behind Fake Murder Plot and Extortion

Anti-Corruption Unit Cracks Down on Former Flying Squad Operative Behind Fake Murder Plot and Extortion

The Anti-Corruption Unit, in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), has made a significant arrest in a case that has stunned the public. Kizito Ronald, a man charged with demanding money with menaces, was brou

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Lango Clan Feud Deepens as Otim, Adupa Trade Legitimacy Claims

Lango Clan Feud Deepens as Otim, Adupa Trade Legitimacy Claims

Otim, who also serves as Minister of Gender, Children, Youth and Women’s Affairs under Lango Cultural Institution, said Adupa was among clan members who participated in the March 1, 2024 election at Akii-Bua Stadium that saw Eng. Dr. Moses Michael Odongo Okune elected Won Nyaci of Lango.

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Three killed in deadly Acholi–Madi clash

Three killed in deadly Acholi–Madi clash

According to North West Nile Regional Police Spokesperson SP Collins Asea, the violence broke out when a group of unidentified individuals, suspected to be from the Acholi community, clashed with residents from the Madi community.North West Nile Regional Police Spokesperson SP Collins Asea

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He Raised the Gun & Fired Two Shots: 78-Year-Old Busoga Man Recounts How M7 Took His Bicycle on Gunpoint & Never Returned It

He Raised the Gun & Fired Two Shots: 78-Year-Old Busoga Man Recounts How M7 Took His Bicycle on Gunpoint & Never Returned It

In one of the quiet corners of Busoga, Iganga district, an elderly man is revisiting a story he says has followed him for more than 40 years (a story of a bicycle, a gun, and the early days of the bush war that gave shape to Uganda’s political history).According to reporting by journalis

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Bobi Wine lookalike from Tooro ‘overwhelmed’ by junk calls

Bobi Wine lookalike from Tooro ‘overwhelmed’ by junk calls

Businge said the calls intensified after Bobi Wine reportedly left the country, with many callers asking about the opposition leader’s whereaboutsA man from Tooro who closely resembles opposition figure Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has said he is being overwhelmed by

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Father on the Run After Attacking 17-Year-Old Daughter with a Panga

Father on the Run After Attacking 17-Year-Old Daughter with a Panga

A 17-year-old girl identified only as Akunda is receiving treatment in hospital after she was allegedly attacked by her biological father, Mucunguzi Innocent.The incident is reported to have occurred during the night, with the teenager sustaining serious injuries. She was later rescued and

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Ntungamo Resident Appeals for UGX 27 Million for Life-Saving Surgery

Ntungamo Resident Appeals for UGX 27 Million for Life-Saving Surgery

A resident of Katunga Cell in Nyabubare Parish, Bwongyera Sub-county, Kajara County in Ntungamo District is appealing for financial assistance to undergo urgent medical treatment.Polly Nyesiga, who is battling a severe urinary tract condition, shared his distress in an interview with Boona

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