Nigeria: Dozens of displaced people are feared to have been abducted by Boko Haram jihadists in north-eastern Nigeria. The victims were mostly women who lived in a camp in Gamboru Ngala town after fleeing their homes because of attacks by the insurgents, locals said. They added that the abductions occurred when the... Read More
Mbarara: Fresh fish vendors in Mbarara Central Market have protested against the high rental fees. The protests came on Wednesday 06th March 2024 during a meeting with Members of Parliament on the Public service and local governments committee. The MPs are currently on an oversight tour of the 12 Markets constructed... Read More
Kampala: President Yoweri Museveni has asked the European Union to invest in Ugandan instead of lecturing the country, saying the latter is a non-trade barrier to business. The president was on Wednesday 06th March 2024 addressing the third edition of the Uganda-European Union business forum at Speke Resort hotel in Munyonyo. He... Read More
Rukungiri: Police in Rukungiri district have arrested three men and a mother of two children over mobile money fraud. The four whose identities were concealed not to jeopardize the investigations were on Wednesday 06th March 2024 apprehended by a team of police officers led by the DISO Rukungiri from Nyabikuku village in Rushasha... Read More
Rukungiri: Police in Rukungiri have in detention Nicholas Ainembabazi a security guard attached to Millennium security company who is alleged to have murdered a 22-year-old Kenneth Masanyu, a resident of Kyobugombe cell, Kamahuri parish, Rugarama North, sub-county, Ntungamo district. It’s alleged that on the 05th March 2024 at around 10:00 pm while in Rugoma cell, Southern division, Kebisoni town... Read More
Ghana: Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has said he will not assent to an anti-gay bill until the Supreme Court rules on its constitutionality. Earlier, the finance ministry warned that billions of dollars in World Bank funding could be lost if it became law. Passed by MPs last week, it imposes... Read More
Rukungiri: Police in Rukungiri are investigating circumstances under which a 45 year old man Edson Byaruhanga died. The deceased, a resident of Ruhira cell Kazindiro parish Bugangari sub county Rukungiri district, was discovered unconscious on Tuesday 5th March 2024 at around 02:00 pm at Kazindiro trading centre by bypassers. It’s alleged that on the fateful... Read More
Rukungiri: The Rukungiri district Woman member of parliament Medius Natukunda Kaharata has fulfilled her pledge of 10 bags of cement to Rwakamondo catholic church under Christ the King Parish in Rukungiri district. The development was confirmed on Tuesday 5th March 2024 by the church catechist Peragia Kebirungi at the church... Read More
Rukungiri: Rukungiri district Councillors have been advised to visit their respective areas and sensitize residents on how to maintain water and their sources. The advice was on Wednesday 28th February 2024 given by Dr Godfrey Wakwabubi, a doctor working with National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Mbarara branch while speaking to... Read More
Rukungiri: The Body of a fallen Journalist Eliot Kabangira Magande was on Sunday 25th February 2024 laid to rest at his home in Nyaruraara cell, Rwakirunguura parish in Buyanja Sub-county. The late Kabangira magande aka Mzee wa kazi was the Station Manager of Radio Ankole in Ntungamo district for eighteen... Read More