Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Angry mob members in Gulu city have demolished a house belonging to a woman accused of hosting street children who have been terrorizing the area for over a year. Residents descended on the house belonging Min Sam in Layibi central Sub ward in Tegwana Parish …
Read More »Constitutional court to dispose of 25 petitions in two weeks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has dedicated two weeks starting today to dispose of 25 cases, which have been in the system for more than two years. A cause signed by Mary Babirye, the Constitutional Court Acting Assistant Registrar shows that the Deputy Chief Justice, Richard Buteera, will …
Read More »Coach trims Uganda hippos team to 25 man squad ahead of Afcon
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Morley Byekwaso, the head coach of the Uganda Hippos has trimmed his team to 25 players ahead of the U20 African Cup of Nations scheduled for this month in Mauritania. The team has spent one and a half weeks camping at the Cranes Paradise Hotel-Kisasi. …
Read More »Residents capture killer crocodile
Kaliro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kibuye village in Bukamba Sub County in Kaliro district have captured a killer crocodile. The residents captured the crocodile on Sunday morning and are currently keeping it in a well near a borehole in Kibuye trading center for public viewing. The residents told …
Read More »Busia traders decry sorry state of temporary market
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders in Busia district have decried the sorry state of the temporary market. In 2018, Busia Municipality relocated over 3,000 traders from Busia main market at Solo A village in Western division to a 2-acre piece of land at Busia Integrated grounds along Jinja road …
Read More »Sadiq Nasiwu bounces backs as Uganda volleyball federation president
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sadiq Nasiwu has bounced back as the president of Uganda Volleyball Federation. Nasiwu, who served as the federation president for two terms from 2008 -2016, was re-elected on Sunday at the Hockey pitch in Lugogo. He defeated the incumbent president, Hadjia Namanda after polling 229 …
Read More »Bisaka’s body preserved for future viewing
Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The body of the late Desteo Owobusobozi Bisaka, the Founder of Faith of Unity has been embalmed and kept for future viewing by his followers. The body has been kept in Bisaka’s house in Kapyeemi cell in Muhorro town Council in Kagadi district. Embalming is …
Read More »African development bank warns gov’t project delays could attract penalties
Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Development Bank has threatened to withdraw funding for the project aimed at building the capacity of Ugandans for opportunities in the oil and gas sector, should the government fail to utilize the funds according to the stipulated terms and conditions. The …
Read More »EU prepares for rapid development of vaccines against COVID-19 variants
Brussels, Belgium | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union’s (EU) top health officials held discussions on Sunday with drug giants about rapid development and production of vaccines specially against the new variants of the coronavirus. The emergence of variants of concern “raises the imminent threat of reduced efficacy of recently …
Read More »Spanish newspaper publishes details of Messi’s mega-contract with FC Barcelona
Madrid, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | Spanish newspaper ‘El Mundo’ on Sunday published details of Leo Messi’s contract with FC Barcelona showing that the Argentinean’s current four-year deal with the club is worth an incredible 555,237,619 euros (674,919,104 US dollars). The contract, which expires in the summer, includes 245,314,080 euros …
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