Four people accused of attempting to defraud Stanbic Bank of Shs725 million were on Friday formally charged before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court.They face seven counts, including forgery, uttering false documents, personation, attempted theft, and conspiracy to commit a felon
Museveni arrives to meet NRM leaders at Mbale Secondary School grounds on SundayPresident Museveni has urged the National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders in Bugisu sub-region to remain steadfast, reject what he described as lies and distortions from opposition politicians, and instead ch
The Ministry of Works and Transport has ordered an urgent diversion of all traffic following the collapse of a major section of the Karuma–Kamdini road on the Gulu Highway, severely disrupting movement between northern Uganda and Kampala.In a statement dated November 16, officials confir
They’ve been promising eternal youth since the first snake-oil salesman bottled spring water. Now a Chinese biotech startup says it might actually have the chemistry right. Lonvi Biosciences claims its new pill could stretch human life to 150 years.The Shenzhen-based company, backed by C
A Science, Technology and Innovation Roadmap for Agriculture, being developed by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, is expected to be completed by end-September 2026.New roadmap to drive grow
Kiev’s European backers are seeking guarantees that their financial aid would not be embezzledThe EU is seeking concrete commitments from Ukraine in the wake of the bombshell corruption scandal implicating Vladimir Zelensky’s close associate, Politico Europe reported on Friday, citing
Dodoma – President Samia Suluhu Hassan has named Dr. Mwigulu Nchemba, her long-serving former Finance Minister, as Tanzania’s new Prime Minister.The appointment, ratified by parliament in a near-unanimous vote on Thursday, 2025, comes just weeks after Hassan’s landslide victory in th
Russia's economic crisis is intensifying with thousands of companies reportedly facing bankruptcy. Businesses have been hit by a double whammy of sanctions and high interest rates, since the outbreak of the full-scale war in February 2022.The key interest rate rose to a staggering 21% last
Museveni in Kibuku on ThursdayPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Ugandans to strengthen community support systems for young people after a schoolgirl from Kibuku emotionally revealed that she had once contemplated taking her own life due to lack of opportunities.The Presiden
Police said the accused slit her throat with a knife on Tuesday morning when the woman was waiting for a bus to get to workBHOPAL: A 22-year-old woman was murdered in Baihar town of Balaghat district after she turned down a marriage proposal from the accused.The victim, identified a
