For many years, secondary schools in Uganda based Senior Five admissions on aggregate scores, with the best possible score being aggregate 8 in the top eight subjects at the O’level.The highest-performing studen
The Uganda Prison Service has dismissed concerns about the safety of food provided to opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye while in custody.Speaking on the matter, Prison Service spokesperson Frank Baine clarified
Julius Apeku from Arua in West Nile, has joined the People Power Front (PPF), moving away from his previous role in the National Unity Platform (NUP).Apeku has long been involved in Ugandan politics. He was a key
On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, an Indian businessman was robbed of Shs50 million by unknown assailants in Iganga District, Eastern Uganda.The robbery occurred in Kasokoso village, Iganga Municipality, as the busine
Details have emerged about the circumstances under which the chief of Communications and IT (CCIT) in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Colonel Peter Ssemakula was arrested and detained by military authorities.
A cloud of sorrow hangs over Entebbe International Airport as security agencies launch investigations into the sudden deaths of two passengers who collapsed within hours of each other.The tragic incidents, which u
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has today netted top 9 officials from Bank of Uganda and Ministry of Finance who participated in the swindling of $16m totaling to shs 60bn from Bank of Uganda account last year, We have learnt. According to information
In a major crackdown on financial malpractice within government institutions, Uganda’s Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has arrested nine senior officials from the Ministry of Finance over their alleged involvement in the fraudulent diversion of Shs 6
The trial of opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye and his associate Obeid Lutale before the General Court Martial in Makindye was unexpectedly halted on Monday after the Supreme Court ruled against trying civilians in military courts. This ruling, issued on Janua
Police in Kampala are investigating an incident where a traffic police officer knocked dead Florence Taka, the wife of former Minister for State for East African Affairs, Julius Maganda. The tragic accident occurred on Sunday evening.
