NIRA official remanded over data leak linked to Dubai trafficking ring
staff member of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has been remanded to prison over allegations of leaking citizens’ personal information to...
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Couple jailed for forcing teenager to eat faeces
court in Lira has sentenced a couple to prison after finding them guilty of forcing a 15-year-old girl to eat human faeces in an incident the court described as degrading...
Lira businessman arrested over motorcycle theft, found with 100 logbooks
Lira City, Uganda: Police in the North Kyoga region have arrested a 54-year-old businessman in an intelligence-led operation linked to a stolen motorcycle from Kampala, u...
New law to compel drivers to fully pay off road crash victims
The Ministry of Works and Transport is drafting legislation to introduce accident victim assessors, a new cadre of professionals expected to quantify compensation claims...
NOT READY TO DIE: Christopher Okello Onyum Appeals against Death Sentence
Committed on April 2, 2026, the crimes by Christopher Okello Onyum shocked Uganda. Okello Onyum carried out a brutal attack at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centr...
Billionaires in the making’: Lira’s idle heirs living off parents’ wealth
Lira City is sheltering a peculiar breed of youngsters, calling themselves "Billionaires in the Making". They are the sons and daughters of the wealthy, living life as if...
Bullets, Chase & Slaps! URA Deputy Commissioner Gordon Mwesigye in Explosive Shooting Scandal
Mukono Police under the Kampala Metropolitan Policing Area, in conjunction with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), have launched investigations into an attempted murder...
Uganda’s ICC Engagement Carries Rising Strategic Risks
Uganda is deepening its involvement in the International Criminal Court through judicial nominations and representation, but shifting global power dynamics, US opposition...
Govt to roll out e-recruitment to curb bribery in recruitment
The Government is set to introduce a new online system for recruiting civil servants, in a move aimed at ending corruption and bribery in the recruitment process that has...
Flying Squad Arrests Notorious Kidnapper suspect Linked To Series Of Child Abductions In Kampala
Uganda Police have successfully arrested a notorious child kidnapping suspect, identified as Odongo Isaac, in connection with a string of abductions reported across Kampa...