As We Approach the festive days, New Security Measures have been issued by the Resident District Commissioner of Entebbe, Njuki Noah. According to Mr Njuki, these measures are in place to avert a repeat of scenarios that have happened in the past that included mass drowning, robberies, chaos by drunkards among others. These measures are set to be enforced by the Police in conjunction with Entertainment places operators. These measures include; Anyone arrested by police will not be released until 2nd January 2020 Drunkards and Children below 18 are not to set foot in the waters of Lake Victoria at…
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NBS Television stood out yet again as the station that bagged the most accolades on the day when they had 2 of their personalities and a TV show win from the 6 categories they were nominated in. Daily entertainment show, “After 5,” was voted the Teeniez TV Show of the Year, while host Douglas Lwanga was voted Teeniez Hottest TV Personality, beating NBS Television colleague Zahara Totto (Uncut “Kalakata”) to the accolade. NBS Television & NXT Radio’s duo of DJ Slick Stuart & DJ Roja was voted Teeniez Hottest DJ of the year. NBS Television’s “Uncut,” presented by Zahara Totto…
WhatsApp users’ lives are about to get better thanks to a new update that includes three brilliant new features. The features include the ability to set reminders. In addition, users can now be notified if someone is trying to call them while they are on the phone to someone else, and choose who can invite them to unwanted group chats. The app, used by more than 1.5 billion people every month, announced the changes in the past few weeks. Users wanting to set up reminders will need to download a separate app called Any.do after WhatsApp announced a partnership with…
Grief and shock on Sunday gripped residents of Kawanda B Village, Lwamata Town Council in Kiboga District after bodies of three girls who were kidnapped three days ago, were discovered. The deceased are; Asiimwe Natukunda, 10; Nusula Nayebare, 7 and Sulaiti Mutesi, 4. The minors who went missing on Thursday morning were kidnapped by people who later asked for a ransom of Shs500, 000 from their parents in order to release them. The family swiftly mobilised the money and sent it to a telephone number 0708047543, which the kidnappers had written on a piece of paper they dropped at the…
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has ruled out the possibility of an all-out war with Uganda, saying leaders of both countries were “more reasonable” to fight. Kagame spoke Saturday at the Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar. The global platform brings together leaders in policy to build innovative and action driven networks. Kagame said the bilateral disputes will be resolved amicably. “We are not quarreling over territory…” he said. Asked if Rwanda would go to war with Uganda, Kagame responded: “No, no, no. I don’t think. At least we are still more reasonable to do that. We will talk things out. There…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on December 14 announced what was described as a mini-reshuffle – retaining most of his royalists; promoting as well as dropping key faces on a rainy Saturday. Raphael Magyezi – the face behind the controversial 2018 age limit amendment, made his way onto the new cabinet list – taking over the new Minister of Local Government as Irene Muloni lost her Energy portfolio to become a puppet in an advisory role. Muloni had in the recent weeks, defended the misappropriation of ugx 26 billion meant to construct a bridge linking Busoga to Buganda from Kayunga district…
Protests broke out for a third day in northeastern India over the country’s new citizenship law, forcing the postponement of an upcoming summit between India and Japan. The citizenship measure, which was approved by the country’s Parliament on Wednesday, makes religion a criterion for nationality for the first time. It creates an expedited path to citizenship for migrants who entered the country illegally and belong to one of six religions — excluding Islam. Opponents say the law is discriminatory and violates India’s Constitution. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has defended the measure, which is limited to migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan…
NRM party youth have pointed fingers in security organs after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni monument going missing from the spot where it was erected last week in Entebbe. The presidential monument was “stolen” by unidentified persons from the spot overlooking the Works playground. The monument was went missing after it was erected 2days ago by the Entebbe Technical Welders youth brigade. The angry youth woke up on Friday morning and found the monument missing and reported the matter to Entebbe police under file no. SD REF: 23/06/12/19. The youth pointed finger at a cross section of individuals that could have…
Micheal Kabwama Nyamayalwo also the division ‘A’ chairman is bitter with the municipal authorities and police over protecting investors on Illegal beach structures at the Lake shores in Entebbe. The division chief revealed during the press conference on Thursday at his offices that “DPC Kawonawo is protecting investors and other individuals erecting illegal structures at beach shores from the Botanical gardens stretching towards the Anderita beach hotel. The police chief and municipal authorities are fighting the division area chairman over illegal structures that were recently demolished of different hotel facilities that were erected at the beach shore line. This follows…
Controversy is brewing at Bank of Uganda after it was discovered that 12 staff who falsified their age were allowed to retire and given hefty benefits. The twelve are: Odonga Ekuka Sophie (Currency Department), Enyasu Julius (Security), Mpora Adonia (Administrative Services), Olonga Fred (Non banking institutions department), Katamba Simon Patrick (Commercial banking), Kaitesi Stella Lubega (Statistics) and Wamurumba Peter Musai (Banking). Others are; Auka Modesto; Director of the National Payment System Department, Semugga Stephen; Director Administrative Services, Oketcho Solomon; Executive Director of Administrative Services, Opio Patrick; Assistant Director Security and Rumanzi Peter Ivan; Assistant Director of the Petroleum Fund. On…