Justice Lawrence Gidudu has orders three embattled legislators to review bribery audio in the budget Bribery case where they sought for a kick back from Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) boss to pass her budget. Reports by Nile Post. The audio recording that allegedly captures the evidence of the crime will now be reviewed by the defence team. In a dramatic development in the ongoing corruption case involving MPs Paul Akamba, Cissy Namujju, and Yusuf Mutembuli, the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court has directed the legislators and their legal teams to examine critical audio and video evidence. The court…
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By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. Kampala, Uganda: The third Transformative Education and Lifelong Learning for Sustainable Growth (TELLS) conference was held at Makerere University on August 7-8, 2024, under the theme “Future Ready Classrooms: Technologies and Strategies for Student Success in the 21st Century.” The conference highlighted the urgent need for embracing technological revolution in education. Representing the Vice Chancellor, Professor Moses Musinguzi, commended the TELLS project for pursuing the integration of technology dynamics in the academic field. He noted that Makerere University’s learning and teaching policy prioritizes preparing students for life, work, and citizenship. Associate Professor Anthony Muwagga Mugagga,…
CHANNELS TV Two commercial motorcyclists, otherwise known as Okada riders have been killed in the Akoko area in the northern part of Ondo State by suspected armed robbers. In one of the cases that happened in Arigidi Akoko in Akoko North West Local Government area, the victim, 28-year-old Dada Jatto’s mutilated corpse was found near the Arigidi community along Okeagbe Road, three days after he went missing. His motorcycle is yet to be found. Another Okada rider was said to have been lured to a spot between Ikare and Arigidi Akoko, where the robbers smashed his head and made away…
GAZETTE NGR The Nigerian Air Force has said the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai destroyed terrorists’ Improvised Explosive Devices factory at Grazah, a location deep in the Mandara Hills in Borno. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, on Thursday in Abuja. Mr Gebkwet said that the air interdiction was sequel to the recent attacks on innocent civilians in the state using IEDs and suicide bombers. He said air strikes were conducted on August 2, following an intelligence which revealed the sighting of a possible IED factory and storage…
DAILY POST NG Fire has gutted a Mobil fuel station near Airport Hotel, Ikeja, on Obafemi Awolowo Way, Lagos. The incident was said to have occurred around 11:00 am on Thursday during a busy period of Petroleum Motor Spirit, PMS, sales. It was gathered that more than two vehicles were consumed by the ensuing fire. developing story………………
DAILY POST NG A 69-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease died in a fire that hit a residential area in the Philippine capital, the Bureau of Fire Protection said on Thursday. The bureau said that the fire, which broke out around 5:30 p.m. local time in a district in Manila City on Wednesday, quickly swept across at least 20 houses, displacing 50 families of 200 residents. The bureau added that it took the firefighters nearly an hour to bring the fire under control. Arson investigators are still trying to get the cause and origin of the fire.
DEFENCE BLOG Ukrainian military forces have implemented a pioneering tactic of battlefield isolation using strike drones, significantly impacting Russian logistics in the Kursk region. This new strategy, which began on the night of August 6, involves the deployment of hundreds of various types of strike drones, supported by artillery, to isolate the battlefield and facilitate troop advancement into enemy territory. The drone strikes target not only enemy strongholds, armored vehicles, and troop concentrations but also logistical routes located dozens of kilometers from the front line. This approach allows Ukrainian forces to execute precise strikes on multiple fronts, support advancing troops,…
DEFENCE BLOG Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded a $478 million contract by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to supply additional GEM-T missiles to Germany. As noted by the company, this contract is part of the replenishment of Patriot missiles that Germany has donated to Ukraine, with Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway agreeing to help finance the procurement. “Our customers are already realizing the benefits of bundled, multi-national procurement of Patriot missiles through NSPA, including the economies that offer greater affordability and the pre-negotiated contracting framework that shortens the acquisition timeline,” said Tom Laliberty, president of Land…
DEFENCE BLOG Northrop Grumman has announced the development of a new Cannon-Based Air Defense (CBAD) system designed to counter the growing threat of large-scale aerial raids involving cruise missiles and unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The company detailed the capabilities of CBAD in a recent post on X. “We are developing Cannon-Based Air Defense (CBAD), which employs Bushmaster Chain Guns with advanced ammunition, to affordably defeat a growing threat: large aerial raids of cruise missiles and unmanned aerial systems,” Northrop Grumman stated. As noted by the company, adversaries are increasingly focusing on enhancing the quantity, variety, and capability of their aerial…
Uganda once again: Inside a fully packed Stade de France, Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai won silver in the Women’s 3000m Steeplechase final on Tuesday night. Chemutai crossed the finishing line second with a new National Record of 8:53.34 behind Bahrain’s Winfred Mutile Yavi (8:52.76). Yavi clinched Gold in a new Olympic Record that previously stood at 8:58.81. Kenya’s Faith Cherotich took bronze with 8:55.15 with the spirited third-place finish, as French national, Alice Finot was fourth with her best time of 8:55.15. Peruth Chemutai with the Uganda flag Peruth Chemutai celebrates her silver in 3000m steeple chase Peruth Chemutai celebrates her…