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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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Gov’t seeks Shs100b to operationalise Lubowa Hospital as completion set for December 2026

Gov’t seeks Shs100b to operationalise Lubowa Hospital as completion set for December 2026

Lubowa Hospital, which has consumed close to a trillion shillings without completion.The Government has unveiled plans to spend Shs100 billion to operationalise the International Specialised Hospital Lubowa as construction advances toward completion scheduled for December 2026.Healt

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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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Paul Mugerwa Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for the Murder of Prominent Ugandan Doctor Dr. Wilfred Olila

Paul Mugerwa Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for the Murder of Prominent Ugandan Doctor Dr. Wilfred Olila

In a ruling delivered on Monday, April 13, 2026, by Lady Justice Sarah Birungi Kalibbala rejected Mugerwa’s plea bargain in which he had pleaded guilty to all charges on February 24, 2026 and asked the court to hand him only 30 years in prison. The judge described the offence as grave, premedit

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Media Council summons The Observer again

Media Council summons The Observer again

Nearly five years after first being summoned over a controversial story, The Observer newspaper finds itself back before Uganda’s Media Council, this time, not just to answer old questions, but to revisit a case it believed was already closed.The latest summons, delivered on April 8, 202

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How firm lost Shs 10bn Yaka metre deal from UEDCL for ‘inflating’ its prices

How firm lost Shs 10bn Yaka metre deal from UEDCL for ‘inflating’ its prices

A dispute over a multi-billion shilling electricity metre tender has collapsed after the PPDA Appeals Tribunal dismissed a case filed by Uzuzi Meter Technologies Limited against Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL).In a ruling delivered on April 2, 2026, the Tribunal did

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Nansana mother stranded after thief steals bag containing her baby’s dead body

Nansana mother stranded after thief steals bag containing her baby’s dead body

The 40 year old told Bukedde newspaper that she was trying to transport the child’s body back to her village for burial but had no money for proper transport.A woman from Nansana Municipality has been left in shock after a thief stole a bag containing the body of her five-month-old baby

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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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Paul Mugerwa Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for the Murder of Prominent Ugandan Doctor Dr. Wilfred Olila

Paul Mugerwa Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for the Murder of Prominent Ugandan Doctor Dr. Wilfred Olila

In a ruling delivered on Monday, April 13, 2026, by Lady Justice Sarah Birungi Kalibbala rejected Mugerwa’s plea bargain in which he had pleaded guilty to all charges on February 24, 2026 and asked the court to hand him only 30 years in prison. The judge described the offence as grave, premedit

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