“I must thank President Obasanjo for accepting my invitation to lead this team and each of the Commonwealth observers for agreeing to undertake this important assignment at this difficult time as the Commonwealth continues to promote…..” Secretary-General Patricia Scotland.
Posted inNews / Special Reports
Families with persons with albinism leading in domestic violence – report
“These are human beings like us, they just have a little pigment missing in their skins which is why they are like that,” William Oyangi.
Posted inPolitics
Follow up on presidential pledges – Mulembe tells Lango
“There has been a disconnection between the locals and the national leaders. It seems there are some people who polish their reports before it reached Mr. President,” Otuke RDC.
Posted inBusiness / Tech News
Jody Yee appointed GIS director for telecom at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
The TMT sector is a very vibrant and valuable industry shaping the future for businesses and consumers alike on the strength of new technologies and next-generation networking.
Posted inHealth / News
UNAIDS warns of millions of AIDS-related deaths, ruin from pandemics if leaders don’t address inequalities
“Pathogens ranging from HIV to the virus behind COVID-19 invade the cracks and fissures in our society with startling opportunism,” said Paul Farmer of Partners in Health
Posted inFootball News
Uganda Cup preliminary fixtures out: Amuka BS FC vs Lira CC FC on Monday
According to Alal Eron, the General Secretary of Northern Region Football Association, semi-finals will be played on December 23.
Posted inSecurity
Uganda security arrests another terror suspect with bomb making materials
“We have further established that the suspect was the one who assembled the suicide jacket and belt that was detonated by Matovu Muzafaru, on the Swift Safaris bus at Lungala, in Mpigi.”
Posted inAgriculture
Kole farmers embrace use of maize sheller as new technology
What multiple farmers would do in days is reduced to a day with only one planter with no ache and negative feedback from the agronomists.”
Posted inCOVID-19 / News
UPC on Omicron variant and “life threatening HIV/AIDs”
The party says this year’s theme “positions clearly the adolescents and young people to step up efforts in the fight to end stigma and the spread of the viruses.”
Posted inEastern News
Soroti: Gunmen kill police officer near Justice Mackay’s home
“The incident happened at Soroti Senior Quarters near Hon. Justice Ajiji Alex Mackay’s residence.”
Posted inNews / Road Carnage
North Kyoga Region to deploy additional traffic officers as figures show possible crash surge
Potholed Lira-Kamdini highway remains a big contributor to road crashes in Lango sub-region, and the region’s traffic officer noted that when vehicles overtake because of potholes everywhere, innocent people on the roads and passengers die.