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One Dead After Gulu S.S School Bus Crashes Into Fuso Truck

A bus conductor has been left dead after a Gulu Secondary School bus, carrying students to Jinja for a school tour got involved in an accident at Kigumba at around 5.45am on Thursday. According to the Directorate of Traffic & Road Safety PRO SP kananura Michael, the crash occurred when the bus driver attempted to […]

Nile Star Bus Company Operations Suspended After Deadly Nwoya Accident

The State Minister for Transport, Fred Byamukama, has suspended the operations of Nile Star Bus Limited for 30 days, following an accident in the wee hours of Monday that claimed at least seven lives and left 13 others injured at Purongo Town Council in Nwoya district, along the Pakwach-Olwiyo- Karuma Highway. “We have made statistics […]

Police Arrest Ugandan Drug Kingpin “King Keith”, Wanted in Brazil

Joint security agencies have arrested a suspected Ugandan international drug trafficker identified as Keith Mugisha alias “King Keith”, following an intelligence-led operation targeting suspected sophisticated drug trafficking network, operating internationally based in Kampala. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs Spokesperson Mundeyi Simon Peter, authorities uncovered the racket allegedly involved in large-scale illicit drug dealing […]

Police Investigates Suspected Murder of 52 Year Old Woman Linked to Cult

The Kira Division Police is investigating a suspected murder after the discovery of a decomposed body believed to be of Oliver Naziwa, a 52 year old woman who has reportedly been missing since October 2025. According to the Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy PRO Luke Owoyesigyire, the discovery of Naziwa’s remains, a resident of Kito ‘A’, […]

Parliament Passes Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026

The 11th Parliament has processed and passed the controversial Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, which has met resistance from the public and several legislators alike. The Bill which was read three times before it was passed, met stiff resistance from members of the opposition, who faced a number of techical difficulties while presenting their minority […]

Two Remanded Over UGX 1 Billion Fake UPDF Supply Contract

The Anti-Corruption Court in Wandegeya has remanded two suspected fraudsters Ssekidde Godfrey Lubowa and Ibona Joseph on charges of Money Laundering, Obtaining Money by False Pretence, Forgery, Uttering False Documents, Personation, and Conspiracy to Defraud. Prosecution told court that the accused, along with others still at large, are alleged to have, on multiple occasions between […]

NRM Caucus Backs Sovereignty Bill

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary caucus, has resolved to support the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 in a move expected to clear the way for its debate in parliament. In a statement shared on Tuesday, the government chief whip and chairperson of the caucus Hon Obua Denis Hamson, said the decision was reached after […]

Police Arrests Suspected Serial Child Kidnapper

The Police Flying Squad has arrested a suspect identified as Odongo Isaac, in connection with a series of child abductions reported in Kampala City recently. According to the Police spokesperson ACP Kituuma Rusoke, Odongo was arrested on Monday after he was tracked down during an intelligence led operation that started on Saturday, targeting multiple kidnapping […]

Two Rwandese Nationals Imprisoned Over Selling Fake HIV/AIDS Drugs

The Masaka Magistrate’s Court has sentenced two Rwandese nationals to a three years imprisonment term or pay a fine of UGX 300,000 over selling a fake herbal concoction that purportedly cures HIV/AIDS to a number of unsuspecting individuals in Masaka city. The Magistrate Grade One Abdallah Kayiza, convicted Festo Katanye Mugabe, 37, from Kanombe, Nyarugunga […]

Thieves Break Into Bank of Uganda, Steal Seven Laptops

Yet to be identified thugs have broken into the Bank of Uganda Head Office premises at Plot 45, Kampala Road, and stolen seven laptops. According to sources, the theft at the offices located near the City Square, occured in the wee hours of Monday. Following the raid, joint security forces visited the bank, picked evidence and […]