KAMPALA: The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) second vice president, Mr Darius Mugoye is dead, the Federation announced on Tuesday morning. In a statement dated November 7, 2023, the Federation revealed that Mogoye breathed his last at Mengo Hospital. “It is with our deepest sorrow that we inform the public, delegates, football family, and other stakeholders of the death of our 2nd FUFA Vice President Mr. Mugoye Darius that occurred this morning Tuesday 7th November 2023 at Mengo Hospital,” the statement reads. FUFA spokesperson, Mr Ahmed Hussein says Mugoye has been down with an illness for less than two…
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By Okidi Patrick/ NORTHERN UGANDA CORRESPONDENT. AMOLATAR: Over 30,000 people converged in Amolatar Bomah ground to listen to the UPC presidential moblization message. Come 2026-2031 Hon Jimmy Michael Akena Obote is going to define the future of Uganda according to his statement while addressing thousands of people who turned up to listen to him in Amolatar. “We are going to define the new future of uganda”Said Akena. Akena who made a stop over in two different places before addressing a rally at Orimai cell,Epyel ward in Amolatar town council,was welcomed on arrival by hundreds of people from a ferry at…
By Okidi Patrick/ NORTHERN UGANDA CORRESPONDENT. LIRA: The territorial police in Lira-City West Division are investigating and at the same time hunting for suspects involved in a suspected murder by mob of one,Otim Abraham Franco aged 32-years-old which occurred on the 4th,November 2023 at around 20:00 hours along Juba road in Lira City West Division. According to the police PRO North Kyoga Region SP Jimmy Patrick Okema,it is alleged that on the 4th day of November 2023 at unknown time, Mr Otim Abraham Franco(now deseased) a resident of Ogengo cell, Ireda East ward in Lira-City, a Boda Boda rider who…
By Okidi Patrick/ NORTHERN UGANDA CORRESPONDENT. LiIRA: SP Jimmy Patrick Okema the police public relations Officer(PRO) North Kyoga Region has issued a statement concerning the death of an identified person suspected to have been murdered,tied in a sack and dumped along the road in Lira-City West Division. SP Okema stated that the territorial police command at Lira-City West Division are closely investigating suspected murder of unidentified person whose body was discovered dumped at around Jinja Camp ‘B’ cell in Lira-City West Division, Lira City. This follows a report registered at the police by one, Odaga Vincent aged 45-years-old. Odaga is…
By Okidi Patrick/ NORTHERN UGANDA CORRESPONDENT. LIRA: In a telephone interview on Monday at around 10:21PM, the principal private secretary to the His Excellency the President, Dr.Kenneth Omona has refuted an accusation levied against him by Bonnie Rwamukaaga,a court Bailiff who quoted him to the media that he(Omona) has stopped the PAG Uganda Limited Seizure of properties /churches on Monday morning complaining politically in a suspected pre conversation about the effects of the seizure of the churches, by one of a highly placed politician in Lira City where as it is a cover up of a real issue on the…
Police have detained three teachers from Midland High School for the unauthorized possession of Uganda Certificate of Examination (UCE) papers. Jennifer Kalule Musamba, the spokesperson of the Uganda National Examination Board, has identified the suspects as chief invigilator Dalton Denis Lubega, a teacher at Midland High School, Luwero campus, who was deployed at Goshen Secondary School, Victoria Model, and Shammah High School on different days. The other suspects are Zawadi Bwambale, the Deputy Headteacher of Midland High School, Luwero campus, and Herbert Woopo, the Director of Studies at Midland High School, Buntaba, Mukono campus. According to Kalule, while serving as…
Flash floods have displaced more than 2,000 people and destroyed properties worth millions at the border town of Elegu, according to Amuru district authorities. The flash floods follow days of torrential rainfall that pounded the region and forced the Unyama River to burst its banks on Sunday evening. Stephen Odong Latek, the Amuru Resident District Commissioner told Uganda Radio Network Monday that a greater section of the Eastern part of Elegu Town Council was submerged by the floods. He says more than 2,000 people had been affected by the flash flood and relocated from the area to safer zones by Monday…
Anita Annet Among, the Speaker of the Ugandan parliament, has officially resumed her role just two weeks after giving birth. Her return to office on Monday, November 6, 2023, was met with a warm reception from some members of the legislature, marking the end of her absence, which lasted approximately a month and a half. She had taken a leave of absence to prepare for the birth of her twins, who were born a few weeks ago. The news of Among’s delivery of twins was first announced by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa, who was serving as the acting Speaker of…
The Government of Ireland has revealed plans to allocate €100 million ( sh400 billion) to support education in the Karamoja sub-region over the next five years. Irish government officials, accompanied by Esther Davinia Anyakun, the Nakapiripirit District Woman Member of Parliament and Minister of State for Relief, Disaster Preparedness, and Refugees, visited Moroto district on Thursday to inspect projects supported by the Irish government. The team visited the community at Kanakomol village in Nadunget Sub-County before inspecting projects at Kasimeri Primary School and St. Daniel Comboni Technical Institute. Kasimeri Primary School is one of the 283 schools currently benefiting from…
South Africa says it is recalling all of its diplomats from Tel Aviv following Israel’s intense air strikes on Gaza on Sunday night. The bombardment was one of Israel’s heaviest since the war began a month ago. According to Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital, about 200 people were killed. South Africa’s government, which has long been a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause, staunchly condemned Israel on Monday. Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor told a press conference that South Africa was withdrawing its diplomats, saying: “We are… extremely concerned at the continued killing of children and innocent civilians in the Palestinian territories…