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Don’t Gamble With Lukwago’s Life!” Lawyers Battle For Bail As Court Defers Hearing

Don’t Gamble With Lukwago’s Life!” Lawyers Battle For Bail As Court Defers Hearing

Lawyer and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has been remanded to Luzira (Murchison Bay) Prison after appearing before court on charges of misprision of treason.His lawyers were led by Medard Ssegona Lubega. The others include Proscovia Kinihira, Samuel Muyizzi, Muhammed Nsereko, Mat

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BoU Allays Fears of Cash Withdrawal Caps at Banks

BoU Allays Fears of Cash Withdrawal Caps at Banks

The recent announcement by the Bank of Uganda introducing new limitations to over-the-counter cash withdrawals and check payments have has raised questions over the motives behind it. ‎The banks have been given the next six months to transition to the new policy adjustment.‎The new mea

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Why Gen Otafiire has lit up fire at police as he signs out

Why Gen Otafiire has lit up fire at police as he signs out

Maj Gen (rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, the former minister of Internal Affairs, didn’t mince his words about the leadership of the Uganda Police Force as he handed over office to the new minister last week.As Prof Ephraim Kamuntu officially took the reins from Gen Otafiire as minister of Intern

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NCHE Bars Honorary Degree Holders From Using ‘Dr.’ Title, Cites Academic Integrity

NCHE Bars Honorary Degree Holders From Using ‘Dr.’ Title, Cites Academic Integrity

Kampala, Uganda – The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has issued fresh guidance prohibiting recipients of honorary doctorates from using the title “Doctor” in academic, professional or official settings, in a move aimed at protecting the integrity of Uganda’s higher education

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Nationwide crucial reminder to anyone who has a credit card

Nationwide crucial reminder to anyone who has a credit card

Nationwide, which has more than 16 million customers, has urged caution for anyone considering applying for a credit card. The message also urges people who have a credit card to be careful, as some may not think about the risks.The building society advises "before you increase your credit

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Premier League announce referee rule changes for 2026/27 season with officials to award yellow cards for hair pulling

Premier League announce referee rule changes for 2026/27 season with officials to award yellow cards for hair pulling

The Premier League have announced new Premier League rules and refereeing guidance ahead of the 2026/27 Premier League season; among new guidance, hair-pulls can result in a yellow card if deliberate but without excessive force; Three reds were issued for pulling hair last seasonReferees w

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Ex-FIFA referee claims World Cup red card drama was wrong after compensation claim

Ex-FIFA referee claims World Cup red card drama was wrong after compensation claim

Former FIFA and Premier League referee Keith Hackett has claimed that Themba Zwane should NOT have been sent off in South Africa’s defeat to Mexico.The two sides came together on Thursday evening in the World Cup’s curtain raiser in Mexico City. It could not have gone much worse for th

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How improperly registered SIM cards landed Ugandans in prison

How improperly registered SIM cards landed Ugandans in prison

Kampala court has begun sentencing SIM card agents who illegally register mobile lines after investigations linked some of the fraudulently registered SIM cards to scams, radio frequency interference and aggravated robbery.A court in Kampala has started handing down sentences to SIM card a

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Violent crimes continue to unsettle Ugandans

Violent crimes continue to unsettle Ugandans

The killing of Rugby Cranes player Sydney Gongodyo by a mob in Kira in Kampala on Friday has renewed concerns about public safety and the growing incidence of mob justice amid reports of murder, robbery and theft in different parts of the country.Gongodyo, 27, was allegedly attacked by an

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Mukono Parents Protest Transfer of School Deputy Head Teacher

Mukono Parents Protest Transfer of School Deputy Head Teacher

Some parents staged a demonstration protest against the transfer of Herbert Nelson Kisira, the Deputy head teacher of St. Peter’s Claver Namiryango Mixed Primary School in Mukono. Holding placards, they gathered at the school premises and expressed deep dissatisfaction with the authorities at M

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