In a post on X, the monitoring firm identified the vessel as "HUGE" and noted that it was last spotted off the coast of Sri Lanka more than a week ago. The tanker is currently reported to be traversing the Lombok Strait of Indonesia, heading towards the Riau Archipelago.https://x.com/Tanke
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has fired the Uganda Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (UEDCL) Board chairperson, Ms Lydia Ochieng Obbo and placed its managing director, Mr Paul Mwesigwa, on forced leave over alleged regression of the company.In a statement issued on Saturday
Security agencies in Mukono District have launched a coordinated manhunt following a reported shooting incident allegedly involving a senior enforcement officer attached to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), identified in widely circulated reports as Godson Mwesigye.According to prelimina
The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) announced the arrests on Sunday, and revealed that the operation followed a tip-off from members of the public.Uganda’s immigration enforcement team has arrested 62 Nigerian nationals in Adjumani District for allegedly operati
From battlefields and famine zones to places of abundance and community, Ntungamo’s place names carry layered meanings shaped by history, language and lived experience, offering insight into how past realities continue to influence identity and perception today.A deeper look into place n
dawn, the usual bustle of business across Uganda’s blossoming cities and towns is missing.Where voices once competed with the clatter of weighing scales and the bargaining cries of customers, there is now an edgy silence.Piles of empty wooden stalls still lie broken, some reduced
Traders across several town councils in Ntungamo District have expressed relief after government halted the demolition of temporary and unapproved structures, bringing a pause to an enforcement exercise that had already caused extensive damage in some areas.In Ntungamo Municipality and par
facility built to serve 84,000 patients a year is now handling nearly ten times that number, exposing severe staffing gaps, drug shortages, and funding constraints as administrators call for urgent expansion and possible elevation to referral status.Mityana General Hospital, the main publi
Protests broke out in Tel Aviv after the US canceled peace talks with Iran in Islamabad, and the Polymarket contract for Iran’s regime fall by April 30 dropped to 0.4% YES, down from 1% a day ago.Market reactionThe cancellation has traders adjusting expectations. The Iranian regim
At 25, Mary Ashley Ainomugisha is sure of herself, her body, and the life she wants to lead. A self-proclaimed feminist, she describes herself as an online activist for women’s rights and health. While society expects a young woman her age to be looking forward to the lifelong goals of m
