Author: Umoja Editor

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 27-year-old young lady, named Oluchi Nzemechi for stabbing her husband, Kelechi Nzemechi, 31yrs, to death. A statement released by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Henry Okoye, says when interrogated, the suspect confessed to the crime. Admitting that her husband lured her into internet fraud aka ‘yahoo yahoo’. Okoye said Oluchi confessed that on June 2, she had a heated argument with the deceased for failing to give her a cut of an alleged 250 Million Rupiah they fraudulently obtained from a victim in Indonesia, during which she used a kitchen knife…

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Legio Maria Church is an African-initiated church among the Luo people of western Kenya who believe they are the only ones who will go to heaven. They remove six lower teeth from their members to help God identify them easily in heaven when they finally cross over to the other side, to avoid going to hell. Baba Simeo Lodvikus Melkio is the eternal spiritual leader and mediator of Legion Maria who they worship as a black messiah, claiming that he was Jesus Christ reincarnated in African skin. Members of the Legio Maria movement are similar to Catholics and believe in…

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Namayingo: One Isma Magongo, a 49-year-old man hailing from Kaliro District, has spent his entire life on Dolwe Island, where he has been engaging in fishing.                                    Exclusively by Daily Monitor However, his life came crumbling in 2015 when he was attacked by a crocodile as he had gone to check on one of his boats that had delayed delivering a consignment of fish ashore in Namayingo District. However, when he eventually received the news at round 9pm that the boat had eventually docked,…

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SUNDAY 9th June, 2024 Things Are Changing Swiftly Fo All Faithful Born-Agains With Holy Spirit filled prayer, Brother Charles Mukundane the Overseer Karimero Souls Redemption Ministries presided over the Sunday service at exactly 4:10pm at the Makerere-Kikoni based KSRM Church. Emphasizing the importance of prayer and self-declarartion, He assured the faithful who had gathered in hundreds how ‘things will surely change swiftly for the faithful born-agains.’ “Have faith in you, things will change. It may delay but surely it will come to pass.” Bro Charles. He quoted the scriptures in; Numbers 23.23 (GNB) 23There is no magic charm, no witchcraft,…

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Bad news rocked the area as at least six people have been killed while erecting a tent for a wedding ceremony venue in Butawata Village, Kigando Subcounty in Mubende District. The deceased have been identified as Godwin Asaba Godwin, 40, Boaz Byamukama, 51, Jordan Ayebazibwe, 22, and George Walusiimbi, 19. Credit: Redpepper. The others are Ambrose Kakuru, 30, and Innocent Basamira, 32, all residents of Kigando. Michael Muwonge, who witnessed the tragic incident, said the deceased persons were lifting when a pipe accidentally swiped a live wire resulting in their electric shock. “We were supposed to have a wedding ceremony…

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A teacher at Nyamira Boys High School in Kenya is reported to have taken his own life following a loss in an online casino bet. The deceased, identified as Kevin Omwenga, served as a Chemistry and Mathematics instructor at Nyamira Boys Secondary School in Nyamira, Kenya, as per Area Assistant Chief Johnson Manyara. According to Citizen Digital, Omwenga, an enthusiast of the Aviator betting game, had accrued significant debt, estimated at around Ksh50,000 ($380), borrowing most of it from fellow teachers, with a major portion of these funds allegedly lost while playing the game. Manyara indicated that Omwenga had borrowed…

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Uganda suffered a rare nationwide electricity blackout for several hours on Friday, its state-run power grid operator said, adding that electricity was gradually being restored late in the afternoon. The grid shutdown happened during the testing a newly completed, Chinese-built $1.5 billion 600 megawatt hydropower plant on the Nile river in the country’s north, Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) said in a post on X platform. “Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited informs the general public that a national blackout has been registered following a load rejection test at the Karuma hydro power plant,” the company posted on X on…

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A total of 1,635 gardens of crops have been destroyed by water logging in Kamutur Sub County in Bukedea District. Credit: East News cREtotal of 1,635 gardens of crops have been destroyed by water logging in Kamutur Sub County in Bukedea District. The destroyed gardens consist of crops such as cassava, maize, millet, sorghum and groundnuts. In the parish of Kamutur, 150 gardens were destroyed, 50 gardens in the parish of Akakaat, 400 gardens in Tajar, 600 gardens in Acomai and 435 gardens in Kocus parish. Mr. James Peter Okwi, the LC1 chairperson of Malaba village, one of the villages…

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Kampala, Uganda: On Saturday, 1st June, 2024, Kampala City was flooded with a multitude of people from all corners of Uganda and the World to witness the long-waited opening of the brand new Hamz Stadium. The structure was put up in relation to Uganda’s historic Nakivubo War Memorial site. The day was honored by big shots in the government of Uganda, City tycoons, and sports enthusiasts with a cocktail of sporting events and electric performances by Uganda’s leading entertainers. Among the notable guests for the day were former Vice President of Uganda, Hon Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, FUFA President Moses Magogo,…

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WEDNESDAY 5th June, 2024                      FAITH      COMPLETE TRUST OR CONFIDENCE IN SOMEONE OR SOMETHING While delivering his teaching, Brother Charles Mukundane, the Overseer of Karimero Souls Redemption Ministries (KSRM Church) told the faithful, ‘It’s only faith that holds and manifests what we hope for’. Faith should be a testament that one’s needs to confidently declares what they hope for as a reality short of that, they will be dry dreams. He quoted Hebrews 11 which says, …to have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we cannot see. 2It…

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