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DPP's Office Clarifies Fate of Man Arrested at Parliament With Child's Head

DPP's Office Clarifies Fate of Man Arrested at Parliament With Child's Head

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has clarified that Joseph Nuwashaba, the man who was arrested at Parliament carrying the severed head of a child, was convicted in 2024 and is currently serving a 35-year prison sentence.‎‎The clarification follows a serie

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Customs Enforcement at Entebbe Airport Foils Smuggling of 448 Mobile Phones Worth $76,704

Customs Enforcement at Entebbe Airport Foils Smuggling of 448 Mobile Phones Worth $76,704

URA enforcement team at Entebbe International Airport have intercepted 448 mobile phones worth over US$76,704 in a string of operations targeting illicit trade.According to the Assistant Commissioner for Public and Corporate Affairs Robert Kalumba, the seizures underscore a growing trend o

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Yamal scores first World Cup goal as Spain thrash Saudi Arabia

Yamal scores first World Cup goal as Spain thrash Saudi Arabia

The Barcelona teenager had been a second-half substitute in Spain's opening Group H game against Cape Verde, but he was unable to inspire his side to victory as the 2010 winners laboured to a deeply frustrating goalless draw.BBC Sport - Lamine Yamal scored 10 minutes into his first World C

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Man Utd handed easiest Premier League start as Chelsea get unlucky

Man Utd handed easiest Premier League start as Chelsea get unlucky

Manchester United have a favourable start to the 2026/27 season (Image: Getty)Manchester United have been handed the most favourable start to the 2026/27 Premier League season, per the statistics, with the fixtures computer pairing them against two newly-promoted sides in their first two m

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Fact Check: Was Hoima Stadium Rejected by CAF Ahead of AFCON 2027?

Fact Check: Was Hoima Stadium Rejected by CAF Ahead of AFCON 2027?

Social media has in recent days been awash with claims that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) rejected Hoima City Stadium, one of Uganda’s flagship infrastructure projects ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).The reports, which were widely shared across multiple soci

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Stanbic Bank ordered to compensate worker it dismissed after suspicious cash withdrawal

Stanbic Bank ordered to compensate worker it dismissed after suspicious cash withdrawal

Elizabeth Nyasuna, who worked as Team Leader at Stanbic Bank’s Entebbe branch, has been awarded Shs 40 million by the court after the bank unlawfully dismissed her over a suspicious Shs 75 million cash withdrawal in 2012.Justice Anthony Wabwire Musana of the Industrial Court said Stanbic

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Mitooma Police Assault NMG Journalist, Charge Him with Computer Misuse

Mitooma Police Assault NMG Journalist, Charge Him with Computer Misuse

nation Media Correspondent for Greater Bushenyi district, Hillary Twinamastiko is nursing injuries after he was allegedly assaulted by the at Kashenshero Police Station in Mitooma district. Twinamastiko was alleges that he was following a story about a viral social media video by Allan Hillary As

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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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Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu Declares Four Days of Mourning for Fallen Minister Kibaba

Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu Declares Four Days of Mourning for Fallen Minister Kibaba

The Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu-OBR has announced a four-day period of official mourning following the death of Kibaba Lodrick Ngangasi. Ngangasi has been the Royal Deputy Minister of Culture Heritage, Native Administration. He passed away on Sunday at the age of 46.Family members confirmed th

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Police arrest parents over death of 2-year-old baby

Police arrest parents over death of 2-year-old baby

The Police in Buikwe District have arrested two people over the death of their two-year-old daughter, who was reportedly tortured.The suspects, the father and stepmother of the deceased, were picked up after the body of Innocent Sonko was discovered at their home in Gimbo Cell on Saturday,

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