Police in Koboko District have destroyed several suspected opium gardens and arrested one suspect during an intelligence-led operation in Ludara Sub-county as authorities intensify efforts to combat the cultivation and distribution of illegal narcotic substances in the West Nile region.Pol
Residents of Mutai Village along the Jinja-Kamuli Highway are living in fear after an unidentified man was found dead by the roadside.The victim is suspected to have been a police officer, although police had not formally confirmed his identity by press time.Residents heading to the
Residents of Budhebela Village in Mayuge Town Council are in shock after a six-year-old boy who had been sent on an errand was allegedly strangled and his body dumped in an abandoned building, prompting police investigations into the killing.MAYUGE — Shock and grief have engulfed Budhebe
Livelihoods Gone: Over 200 Left Homeless, Property Destroyed in Kassanda InfernoKASSANDA DISTRICT: 20 JUNE 2026— Police in Wamala Region are investigating a devastating afternoon fire that gutted Kikadde Trading Center in Lwensambya Village, Kitumbi Sub-County, leaving over 200 residents
Authorities have arrested a Nigerian national accused of operating an unlicensed mental health facility in Wakiso District, where investigators reportedly recovered government drugs and found patients being held in poor conditions.WAKISO — A Nigerian national has been arrested by the Sta
Police in Mukono District have arrested a man suspected of being behind a series of motorcycle robberies following an operation conducted in Kasawo Sub-county.The suspect, identified as Julius Kyeyune, also known as Kavuma, was arrested on June 20, 2026, at around 8:00 a.m. during a police
The titular head of Muslims in Uganda, Prince Kassim Nakibinge, has urged religious and cultural leaders to seek direct talks with President Museveni over what he described as growing human rights concerns, political tensions and challenges within the justice system.The titular head of Mus
Police say detectives are also examining whether the suspects could be linked to other cases of house breaking and robbery reported within Nateete and surrounding areas.The suspects; Sseguya Mike and Lukyamuzi Godfrey are in custody over a case of house breaking and theft involving a telev
The family of Jesca Akwi, a grandmother who died after being attacked by an angry crowd in Bukedea District, is demanding a thorough police investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death. Akwi was assaulted on June 17 in Kanyanga Village after residents accused her of attempting to ex
The death toll from the fatal road crash along the Masaka–Mutukula Highway has risen from six to eight after two critically injured victims succumbed to their injuries at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital.The two victims died overnight after being transferred from Kalisizo Hospital in cr
