MTN customers will once again enjoy 100% bonus on daily data bundles in the revamped MTN Dabolo 4G promotion. The promotion that commenced today will run for six weeks. First introduced in 2019, MTN Dabolo which was meant to give back to MTN customers went on to become very popular among users prompting its re-introduction this year with improvements to make the customer experience even better. This time the offer will be available to customers who have 4G SIM cards as 4G gives customers a faster and better internet browsing experience. With this new enhanced offer, MTN customers will get…
Author: Entebbe News
Police are investigating a bar shootout in which a UPDF Soldier identified as Capt. Robert Namara Cool injured a city businessman – Benson Moses Mugisha. The incident occurred at around 11:45pm this past Saturday at 400 bar in Bukoto, a Kampala suburb. It’s all started when Namara and Mugisha, who we’re drinking heavily, got into a heated argument on who would take home a girl identified as Prossy Uwase. The argument triggered a fight that saw Capt Namara draw a weapon that nearly ended Mugisha’s life. Mugisha, who also is the proprietor of White house bar located in Bukoto, was…
We can all agree that saving is a good thing, but earning a return on your investment is very important not only to help you in periods when you have run out of other sources of income but also to enable you to achieve your investment goals. These goals can vary, usually, people save to purchase high ticket items – for example, if someone is trying to buy a house, there are very few people in the country who can mobilize capital of 200m on a whim but saved up over time with the help of return on your investment,…
The recently concluded Good to See You Again Campaign by Vivo Energy Uganda saw over 3000 Shell customers win instant complimentary prizes of up to UGX 500 Million. The prizes given out included support items like hand sanitizers and facemasks as well as a relief package that includes airtime, fuel top-ups, vehicle service discounts, and shopping vouchers. In addition, customers who swiped their Shell Club cards during the duration of the promotion instantly got 500 bonus points on their cards. The campaign that has been running for the past 8 weeks had a presence across a total of 110 Shell…
Police in Entebbe are holding a one Wandera Geoffrey, 39, a fisherman and resident of Abaita Ababiri in Entebbe Municipality for robbing people at Automated Teller Machines (ATM). In a statement, Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire said that the suspect was arrested yesterday September 28 by Stanbic Bank security officers and handed over to Entebbe Police. “It is alleged that the suspect joined an old woman in an ATM enclosure and pretended to be helping her. In the process, he switched his fake ATM card with that of the victim. The machine rejected the fake card and the…
Emirates today has announced it will restart services to Entebbe, Uganda on 1 October 2020 and Muscat, Oman from 2 October, bringing the total number of cities served by the airline to 94. Emirates is gradually resuming operations and rebuilding its network to provide more opportunities for travel, sparing no effort to ensure the highest standards of health and safety for its customers and employees at every travel touchpoint. Emirates will operate to Entebbe with three weekly flights on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The addition of Entebbe expands Emirates’ African network to 20 destinations, enabling customers to safely and easily…
There was drama this morning at the High Court in Kampala where Moses Nkonge Kibalama the former President of the National Unity Platform showed up as per court summons to respond to questions by his former fellow defendants. Kibalama was last week summoned by High Court judge Musa Ssekaana to be questioned by lawyers of Robert Kyagulanyi on what prompted him to want to pull out of the sale agreement of his party. Last week, Kibalama did not show up in court, amid reports that he was being held by security agencies outside his home. The court session this…
Many may argue that 2020 has been a very hard and unpredictable year. However, 2021 seems to promise better with news of yet another Ugandan royal wedding. Tooro Princess Ruth Komuntale has over time thrown hints here and there about her relationship becoming official with American fiance, Anthony Phil. This time,a royal member of Tooro Kingdom has confirmed to us the month of the couple’s wedding. The couple will exchange their vows on 8th May 2021. The venue and reception details still remain unknown. Our reliable sources predict the couple will exchange their vows in Fort Portal It should be remembered…
The NRM electoral commission has declared the State Minister for Labour, Mwesigwa Rukutana as the winner of the Rushenyi County elections in the ruling party primaries after re-tallying. Earlier, this month, the Ntungamo NRM election officer, Maria Mirembe Baitwa, announced Kabasharira as the winner of the Rushenyi County NRM party flag having polled 24,006 votes against Rukutana’s 23,966 whereas Bob Karabayi got 2,266 votes, Nicholas Niwahereza had 1,202 votes and Norman Kashereka got 346 votes. However, Rukutana’s agents petitioned the electoral commission chairperson, on Dr. Tanga Odoi, who after hearing of their case ordered for a re-tallying of the votes.…
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has suspended its registrar for Jinja District over allegations that he was demanding bribes in order to nominate candidates. NUP Electoral Commission coordinator Alex Waiswa say that Saul Nsongambi has been asked to step aside as they investigate allegations that he was soliciting bribes of between Shs500,000 and Shs1m from people to declare them party flag bearers. Waiswa said such allegations undermine the core values of democracy which NUP stands for. Nsongambi was arrested and detained at Jinja central police station on Tuesday over allegations of extortion from aspiring NUP flag bearers. He was later…