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Call it what it is: An abduction is not an arrest

Call it what it is: An abduction is not an arrest

FILE NUP supporters being arrested in MbararaI have long seen media houses and individuals reporting that someone “has been arrested,” while others report that “s/he has been abducted.”I always wondered whether the two terms were synonymous, but I was troubled by how close I

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HUGE SCANDAL! Newplan Boss Omulen Cited In Fake Money Racket As 11 Are Caged Over Sh11bn ‘Industrial Park’ Land Scam

HUGE SCANDAL! Newplan Boss Omulen Cited In Fake Money Racket As 11 Are Caged Over Sh11bn ‘Industrial Park’ Land Scam

sensational fraud case involving billions of shillings, allegations of counterfeit currency and a prominent Ugandan businessman has exploded in court after consultancy firm Newplan boss Omulen Levy Lawrence was cited in a purported fake money racket during proceedings that saw eleven suspects rem

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IGG Pushes New Asset Recovery Rules as Anita Among Probe Winds Up

IGG Pushes New Asset Recovery Rules as Anita Among Probe Winds Up

IGG Lady Justice Aisha Naluzze speaking at the event in Kampala on TuesdayKAMPALA: As investigators move closer to concluding high-profile corruption investigations involving former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among, Inspector General of Government Aisha Batala Nalule has called for

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Eleven Remanded Over Alleged Shs11Bn Industrial Park Investment Fraud

Eleven Remanded Over Alleged Shs11Bn Industrial Park Investment Fraud

Eleven suspects accused of defrauding a businessman of more than $2.5 million(approximately shs11 billion) and laundering the proceeds have been remanded to Luzira Prison by the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court.The accused include Peter Lubwama, Henry Ochown alias Malong Tong, Pasc

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Armed Robbers Steal Shs20M Cash, Vehicle in Violent Home Raid

Armed Robbers Steal Shs20M Cash, Vehicle in Violent Home Raid

married couple in Bugembe Ward, Jinja City, is counting losses after armed robbers stormed their home and robbed them of more than Shs20 million, multiple phones, electronics, and a vehicle during a late-night attack on June 13, 2026. Betty Kigayi and her husband, Fred Kakooza, who operate a mola

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From Kampala luxury to UK jail: Tycoon David Greenhalgh convicted of trafficking fighter jets, missiles to war zones

From Kampala luxury to UK jail: Tycoon David Greenhalgh convicted of trafficking fighter jets, missiles to war zones

David Greenhalgh, the British businessman who shot to fame in Uganda through his turbulent, high-spending romance with city socialite Shanita Namuyimbwa, popularly known as "Bad Black," faces a long prison sentence in the United Kingdom after being convicted of running a massive international ill

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Joint operation nets two alleged house break-in suspects

Joint operation nets two alleged house break-in suspects

Items seized during the operation after two men were arrested and charged with possession of suspected housebreaking implements.Police believe they may have made a breakthrough in a spate of house break-ins and robberies targeting residents in Atlasville and Benoni areas after two men were

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One Arrested as Police Impound Suspected Taxi Linked to Robberies in Kira

One Arrested as Police Impound Suspected Taxi Linked to Robberies in Kira

Police in Kira Division are holding one suspect and have impounded a taxi, registration number UAW 401G, suspected to have been used in a series of robberies within the Kampala Metropolitan Area.Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Racheal Kawala said the vehicle is believed to have be

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SFC Picks up Erias Lukwago after Overnight Siege on Wakaliga Residence

SFC Picks up Erias Lukwago after Overnight Siege on Wakaliga Residence

The Special Forces Command (Special Forces Command) has reportedly picked up former Kampala Lord Mayor and senior lawyer Erias Lukwago following a dramatic early morning operation at his home in Wakaliga, according to eyewitness accounts and statements from Lukwago himself. Lukwago said he woke u

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Ogun police arrest driver, guarantor for vehicle theft, foil smuggling attempt

Ogun police arrest driver, guarantor for vehicle theft, foil smuggling attempt

Operatives attached to the Idiroko Division of the Ogun State Police Command have foiled a cross-border vehicle trafficking attempt, arrested two suspects and recovered a stolen 28-seater Toyota Coaster bus belonging to a company.The suspects, Seun Lawal, 46, and Ademola Oriyomi, 38, were

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