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Six children perish in Wakiso house fire
16 maiSix children aged between 2 and 16 years have perished in a fire at Mulanda B, Kisubi parish, Kajjansi town council, in Wakiso district. The fire whose cause isn't yet established razed the house of Bakita Ayang, a South Sudanese national on Wednesday morning. Locals alerted Kisubi police (...) -
Nigeria : govt probes speaker’s move to marry off 100 female orphans
16 maiNigeria's Federal ministry of Women Affairs says it is investigating a plan by a lawmaker in central Niger state to marry off some 100 female orphans of unknown ages later this month. Speaker of the Niger State Assembly Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji announced the mass wedding last week but called (...) -
Police identify thug in Nateete cash robbery video
16 maiPolice have identified the thug who hacked a client at a cash office in Nateete, on the outskirts of Kampala. The suspect has been identified as Ashraf Kiiza, an employee at Bashir Grain Millers. Kiiza attacked Sam Turyamuhaki on Monday at around 8 pm when he walked into the cash office with (...) -
Court quashes petition blocking Shs 1.4tn Lubowa hospital loan
16 maiThe Constitutional court has dismissed a petition seeking to stop parliament from guaranteeing Shs 1.4 trillion to an Italian investor for the construction of the International Specialized Hospital of Uganda (ISHU) in Lubowa. In a unanimous decision, Constitutional court justices comprising (...) -
Who is after Speaker Anita Among ?
15 maiThe speaker of parliament, Annet Anita Among, is currently one of the most criticized public officials in Uganda, according to traditional and social media users. On X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, TikTok, and WhatsApp—the four most popular social media channels in Uganda—Among’s name (...)