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SFC soldier shoots three civilians dead, injures three others

SFC soldier shoots three civilians dead, injures three others

A 45-year-old soldier from the elite Special Forces Command (SFC) is said to be on the run after allegedly shooting dead three civilians and critically injuring three others in Agago District, northern Uganda.  Number RA/249451 Pte Bony Ameny, a resident of Ocini Tetulu village, Kamdini

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Uganda's activists face increasing digital violence

Uganda's activists face increasing digital violence

Four years ago, the coronavirus pandemic increased human reliance on technology which enabled virtual engagements. Research by the National Library of Medicine, a US-based biomedical informatics and the world's largest biomedical online library shows that the Covid-19 imposed restr

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U.S. ambassador set to meet Museveni in Presence of Gen. Muhoozi

U.S. ambassador set to meet Museveni in Presence of Gen. Muhoozi

In a developing diplomatic showdown, the United States of America envoy to Uganda, William Popp, is scheduled to meet with President Yoweri Museveni at State House in Entebbe this Thursday.The meeting comes in the

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Seven family members die in two house fires in Busoga

Seven family members die in two house fires in Busoga

Police in the Busoga Sub-region are investigating the cause of a fire that engulfed homes in the Namutumba and Bugiri districts on the morning of October 8, resulting in the deaths of seven family members. In Namutumba District, a fire consumed a grass-thatched house in Buyoboya-Kibale V

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Uganda's activists face increasing digital violence

Uganda's activists face increasing digital violence

According to the National Library of Medicine, research, biomedical informatics and the world's largest biomedical online library, the Covid-19 imposed restrictions led to an inevitable surge in the use of digital technologies to adjust to new ways of interaction, life, and work.  For U

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Why population census numbers have raised eyebrows

Why population census numbers have raised eyebrows

A number of questions have emerged following the release of the National Population and Housing Census 2024 final results by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos). This was after the bureau issued contradicting statistics of Acholi and Bagisu population. According to the 2024 result

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Israel pounds Lebanon, pressuring Hezbollah after killing its leader

Israel pounds Lebanon, pressuring Hezbollah after killing its leader

 Israel said it bombed Houthi targets in Yemen on Sunday, expanding its confrontation with Iran's allies in the region after killing the Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday in an escalating conflict in Lebanon. The airstrikes on Yemen's port of Hodeidah were in response t

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What's behind the war that has driven Sudan to famine?

What's behind the war that has driven Sudan to famine?

A conflict in Sudan that erupted in April 2023 has unleashed waves of ethnic violence, created the world's largest internal displacement crisis, and pushed at least one area in Darfur into famine. WHAT TRIGGERED THE VIOLENCE? Tensions had been building for months before fighting betw

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Kyambogo University to Operate Without Lecturers Over UGX 6.7 Billion Debt

Kyambogo University to Operate Without Lecturers Over UGX 6.7 Billion Debt

(Kampala) – Uganda’s academic powerhouse, Kyambogo University, is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. The venerable institution, home to countless ambitious minds, is set to trim its staff of part time lecturers thanks to a staggering UGX 6.7 billion debt hanging over its head like a hea

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Bolton Wanderers Striker Injured by ‘Powerful Sneeze

Bolton Wanderers Striker Injured by ‘Powerful Sneeze

(UK) – Bolton Wanderers striker Victor Adeboyejo has sustained an unexpected injury, attributed to a forceful sneeze. Adeboyejo, who was scheduled to play in a Bristol Street Motors Trophy group game against Barrow, had to withdraw due to severe back and ribca

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