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The biggest challenge the National Resistance Movement government faces is corruption that has tainted the country's image, the Bushenyi District Woman MP has said.
In the week when the bloody demise of former UPDF commander Gen. James Kazini allegedly by an irate mistress who shattered his head with a crowbar in the wee hours of the morning was the big news, only the arrival of the World Cup in Uganda knocked the story off the lead spot on the front pages.
The local council chairman of Wabigalo Project Zone who was arrested last week following the death of former army commander, Maj. Gen. James Kazini, has been released.
Fufa property could be missing, at least according to a Criminal Investigations Department (CID) report, but the one of the suspects Yusuf 'Chuni' Kyeyune believes he would be better suited as witness rather than a culprit.
Rwanda is investigating whether four Somalis arrested last week trying to illegally cross into the country from Uganda have suspected links with Somali insurgents, Al Shabaab.
A man in Apo, a village in the Federal Capital Territory, Dare Asegun Abubakar, 23, on Monday morning allegedly set the room of his neighbour Morufatu Salawa on fire, which led to her death.
The Edo State Chief Judge, Mr. Micheal Ediofre, was yesterday found dead in his hotel room in Abuja.The Chief Judge, who came into Abuja Monday for the on-going Judges Conference, was said to have complained of ill health earlier in the day.
Chief Judge of Edo State Justice Michael Edokpayi was found dead in his room at the Nicon Luxury hotel in Abuja yesterday. Daily Trust learnt from police sources that staff of the hotel discovered him at about 1 o'clock in the early hours of Tuesday.
A local council chief, arrested last week in connection with the killing of Maj. Gen. James Kazini, has been freed.
A 14-year-old girl in Bushenyi district has been arrested for allegedly causing the death of a 40-year-old man whom she said had attempted to rape her.
A gang of youths suspected to be political thugs Sunday night disrupted the traditional wedding party of Malam Mohammed Suleiman at Yangoji village, in Kwali Area Council of the FCT.
The Central Bank Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi said on Monday that the apex bank had traced about 60 shops in Dubai belonging to one of the sacked Bank Chief Executive Officers (CEOs).
The media of late have been awash with calls for the scrapping of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) because of reported deaths of corps members either in accidents, gang rape of its female members, or in the Scheme's inability to provide befitting permanent orientation camps, among others.
A Federal High Court in Lago, yesterday dismissed the application filed by former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Peter Ayodele Fayose, seeking to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from amending corruption charges against him.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday disclosed that it is still awaiting official complaint from the government over alleged fraud in the just concluded Under 17 world Cup tournament held in Nigeria.
The Federal Government has released names of the 14 witnesses billed to travel to the United Kingdom to testify in the suit instituted against the former governor of Delta State, James Ibori in London, United Kingdom.
A two-man armed robbery gang, Monday night, attacked four senior journalists, including THISDAY's Assistant Editor, Mallam Ali M. Ali, Alhaji Haruna Aliyu Hadejia who is the General Manager of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) FM station in Gusau, Alhaji Ubale Musa of Radio Duestche - Welle and Mallam Abdullahi Suleja of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) on their way to Kano from Abuja ...
Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Justice Emmanuel Ayoola, yesterday canvassed a 15-year imprisonment term and forfeiture of assets of any culprit found to have embezzled funds accrueing from the welfare programmes of government , especially that expected from the deregulation of the oil sector.
MPS on the public accounts committee yesterday directed the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to probe officials who approved the release of sh2.2b to J&M Airport Hotel at Bwebajja on Entebbe Road, three days before the Commonwealth summit.
ETHICS and integrity minister Nsaba Buturo has called for heavy punishment of officials named in the mismanagement of funds for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that took place in Kampala in November 2007.
TWO special Police constables attached to Boroboro out-post have been arrested over fuel theft. Geoffrey Okello and Patrick Odongo are accused of conniving with thieves to siphon fuel from China, Road and Bridge Construction, a company upgrading Soroti-Lira road.
WATER and environment minister Maria Mutagamba has asked the Auditor General to carry out a special audit of the National Forestry Authority (NFA) to establish the source of sh900m, which was allegedly stolen by the wife of Damian Akankwasa.
THE Police in Fort Portal in Kabarole district arrested 97 people for being idle and disorderly over the weekend.
THE Police and local leaders have been asked to intensify the monitoring of border entry points. They were also asked to register new people in their areas to prevent terrorists from entering the country.
A man in Tororo district attacked his father and cut off his arm.
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