Man, 31, arrested in Yumbe over defiling 1-year-old niece
A 31-year-old man has been arrested by the police in Yumbe on allegations of defiling his one-year-and-nine-month-old niece.The suspect, Hamid, a resident of Leinga Centr...
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Pork, Puritanism and Populism: Religious hubris as a danger to constitutionally guaranteed freedom
Last week, violent clashes broke out in Yumbe district over, of all things, pork.It is a poorly kept national secret that many Ugandans treat this as a delicacy. Indeed...
Even Gen Otafiire must be shocked by the religious extremists in Yumbe
Gen Kahinda Otafiire, the minister of Internal Affairs, must be deeply concerned by the recent events in Yumbe district, where members of the Muslim community reportedly...
Pork Sale Protest in Yumbe Triggers Police Warning on Religious Extremism
Authorities in the West Nile region have cautioned the people of Yumbe District against engaging in acts of religious extremism.The warning came during a meeting held at...
Nun Dies In Tragic Road Accident in Yumbe District
A 57-year-old nun, Driciru Lilly, from Lodonga Cathedral Basilica Catholic Parish, has succumbed to injuries sustained in a fatal road crash along the Koboko-Yumbe road...
Gen .Otafiire, Like All of Us, Must be Shocked by the Muslim Extremists in Yumbe District
Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, the Minister of Internal Affairs, must be deeply concerned by the recent events in Yumbe District, where members of the Muslim community reportedly...
Nile Star suspends bus services after series of deadly accidents
Nile Trade Link Services, the company managing Nile Star Buses, has suspended all passenger transport operations following a spate of fatal accidents involving its fleet...
Chaos in Yumbe as Muslim youth attack Christians over pork sale.
Some of the destoryed property after Tuesday violent clashes erupted between Muslim youths and Christian traders over the sale of pork. Police say the situation is now ca...
Police Deploy Across West Nile to Ensure Peaceful NRM Primaries
The Uganda Police Force has deployed heavily across the West Nile region to maintain peace and order during the ongoing National Resistance Movement (NRM) primary electio...
Talkative Ex-Kampala RCC Hudu Loses MP Bid to Nangoli
Former Kampala Resident City Commissioner (RCC), Hussein Hudu, has been defeated in the race for Member of Parliament for Mbale Northern City Division. The highly contest...