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MTN laid cables in former deputy IGP’s land. He won Shs 526m but MTN wont give up fight

MTN laid cables in former deputy IGP’s land. He won Shs 526m but MTN wont give up fight

The long-running dispute between MTN and former Deputy Inspector General of Police Julius Odwe has taken another turn, after the court declined Odwe’s request to throw out an appeal lodged by the telecom company.The case dates back to 2012, when MTN rolled out a project to extend network

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I Don’t Want to Hear Corruption Again in Parliament — Museveni Warns NRM MPs

I Don’t Want to Hear Corruption Again in Parliament — Museveni Warns NRM MPs

President Yoweri Museveni has issued a stern warning against corruption in Parliament, vowing decisive action against both bribe takers and givers .Speaking at the closing ceremony of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) retreat at the presidential farm in Nakaseke District, Museveni sai

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Sidechick’ beats her lover’s wife into a coma for storming her house in search of her husband

Sidechick’ beats her lover’s wife into a coma for storming her house in search of her husband

A woman has been hospitalised after allegedly being attacked by her husband’s girlfriend during a confrontation over suspected infidelity, according to Crime Check.An unidentified woman has reportedly been hospitalized after she was allegedly assaulted by her husband’s suspected girlfr

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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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Zzimwe’s son, daughter face arrest over Shs 612m loan

Zzimwe’s son, daughter face arrest over Shs 612m loan

In December 2012, businessman Arvind Patel sued Zzimwe Enterprises and its directors, Paul Kasagga and Josephine Kasagga, demanding Shs 612 million.Paul and Josephine are the children of prominent businessman Andrew Kasagga, the founder of Zzimwe Enterprises, who died in 2010.Patel

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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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Decision to Join NRM was Personal-Yusuf Nsibambi

Decision to Join NRM was Personal-Yusuf Nsibambi

Outgoing Mawokota South Member of Parliament, Yusuf Nsibambi, has stated that his decision to join the the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) was personal and followed more than two decades of involvement in opposition politics.Speaking to Canary Mugume during NBS Face Off on Sunday

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Authorities downplay Apac school panga attack, cite student indiscipline

Authorities downplay Apac school panga attack, cite student indiscipline

Security officials in Apac district have dismissed reports of a coordinated panga attack on students of Apac Seed Secondary School, instead attributing the Easter Sunday incident to student indiscipline.At least seven students sustained serious injuries, including cuts to the neck, back, h

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