Joint security forces have impounded two trucks transporting more than 200 bags of charcoal in the districts of Napak and Nabilatuk as enforcement of the presidential ban on the commercial charcoal trade from Karamoja intensifies.In the first operation, security personnel at the Iriiri Ani
More than 500 fishermen from Kalangala District have fled to neighbouring Tanzania with their boats following the strict enforcement of new fisheries regulations on Lake Victoria aimed at curbing illegal fishing, authorities said.The measures, rolled out under the national fisheries enforc
There was some Sovereignty Bill drama as MPs nearly punched each other during special joint committee meeting in a Munyonyo hotel, according to reports.A joint Committee comprising the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs and the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs is handlin
Police in Wakiso District are hunting for the assailants who kidnapped and killed a 25-year-old tuk-tuk rider in Kakiri town after his family failed to pay a ransom of 5 million shillings to spare his life.Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire has identified the
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
NapakUganda on Friday joined the rest of the world to celebrate International Labour Day held in Buikwe District. During the celebration, President Museveni awarded medals to various hardworking senior citizens.While those were recognized, there is a team of Chief Administrative Off
Reports emerging from Uganda indicate that Ashraf Serembe, widely known as Commander Ashraf and a longtime bodyguard within the National Unity Platform (NUP) political movement, is currently bedridden and fighting for his life following a severe intestinal infection.Sources familiar with h
President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law the National Drug and Health Products Authority Act, 2025, marking a major shift in Uganda’s fight against counterfeit medicines and unsafe health products.The new legislation replaces an outdated 1993 framework and establishes a powerful cen
IRAN’S Supreme Leader is so severely disfigured he requires plastic surgery and a prosthetic, new reports on his condition have revealed.Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was critically wounded during Donald Trump‘s February 28 strike, which eliminated his father and ex-regime ruler Ali Khame
The latest development has left potential students crying foul after failing to meet the requirements threshold.The Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) has set new conditions for students joining institutions for diploma and certificate courses. UVTAB is the bod
