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Fishing restrictions leave Lake Albert, Albert Nile fishermen on edge

Fishing restrictions leave Lake Albert, Albert Nile fishermen on edge

Pakwach, Uganda | URN | Leaders in Pakwach District have been given a seven-day ultimatum to establish landing site management committees aimed at regulating fishing activities and restoring discipline in the fishing industry.The directive follows a visit by the Deputy Chief of Defence For

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Govt Assures Luweero District Headquarters Completion by January 2027 Despite Rising Construction Costs

Govt Assures Luweero District Headquarters Completion by January 2027 Despite Rising Construction Costs

Government has reaffirmed its commitment to completing the Luweero District headquarters by January 2027, despite increasing construction costs driven by rising fuel prices and expensive building materials, particularly cement.The Luweero District Engineer in charge of buildings, Francis K

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Two Arrested After 19-Year-Old Dies in Mubende Bar Fight

Two Arrested After 19-Year-Old Dies in Mubende Bar Fight

Police in Mubende District have arrested two suspects and launched a manhunt for others after a 19-year-old man was allegedly killed during a violent bar fight involving broken beer bottles.Police in Mubende District have launched investigations into a fatal bar brawl that claimed the life

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Equity Bank cleared of wrongdoing in Shs3 billion fraudulent gold transaction

Equity Bank cleared of wrongdoing in Shs3 billion fraudulent gold transaction

The police have cleared Equity Bank of any wrongdoing in a fraudulent gold transaction that resulted in a loss of over Shs3 billion for Canadian national Clifford Potter.Last week, it was reported that Police had called on Equity Bank and Stanbic Bank to clarify the circumstances surroundi

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Ntungamo Hands Over Site for Shs3.8bn Seed Secondary School Project

Ntungamo Hands Over Site for Shs3.8bn Seed Secondary School Project

Ntungamo District authorities have officially handed over the site for the construction of St Benedict Seed Secondary School in Kagarama Town Council to Vidas Engineering Services Construction Company, marking a major step toward expanding access to secondary education in the area.The long

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Entebbe traders decry 'selective' evictions under trade order

Entebbe traders decry 'selective' evictions under trade order

Traders in Entebbe Municipality say the ongoing enforcement of the Ministry of Local Government’s trade order has left them evicted without warning, relocation plans, or enough space in the new market areas.The municipal authorities began enforcing the order in different divisions, but s

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Outrage as retired UPDF soldier dies following alleged brutal police raid on football fans

Outrage as retired UPDF soldier dies following alleged brutal police raid on football fans

Mourners at the home of Ibrahim Turyamureba, a 43-yearoild retired UPDF soldier who was allegedly assaulted by police officers in a raid at a local cinema hall in Kamusegu Parish, Bwikara Sub-county, Kagadi District on May 13, 2026. PHOTO/ BYOMUGABI SEGUJJAResidents of Kamusegu Parish in B

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Residents Storm Playground to Stop Alleged Land Grab in Buwama

Residents Storm Playground to Stop Alleged Land Grab in Buwama

Tension has escalated in Buwama Town Council after angry residents reinstalled goalposts on a century-old community playground allegedly destroyed by a landowner seeking to reclaim the land for private development.Residents of Namasabo Village in Jalamba Parish, Buwama Town Council, have s

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TRAGIC! Busitema University Student Found Dead in Suspected Suicide

TRAGIC! Busitema University Student Found Dead in Suspected Suicide

Police in Mbale City are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a student of Busitema University who allegedly died by suicide in his rented room in Mbale Northern City Division.The deceased has been identified as Icodo Solomon, a student at the university. He was reportedly

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MPs boycott Anita Among, stop picking her calls as Namere gets orders to abandon her

MPs boycott Anita Among, stop picking her calls as Namere gets orders to abandon her

As of Friday afternoon, majority, MPs had stopped taking phone calls from former speaker Anita Among. The reason is that they got reports that, as her close allies and aides get summoned to answer fraud-related questions, she must already be under 24-hour surveillance.The MPs are scared af

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