Author: Nassuuna Noelyn
Nine students have been confirmed to be dead after fire gutted a dormitory at St Bernard’s Mannya Secondary School, in Kifamba Sub County, Rakai district, last night. According to Latif Zaake, the Greater Masaka Regional Police Commander who confirmed the incident, police did not have the exact number of casualties by this morning but an emergency response team was dispatched to rescue the situation. It is alleged that some unknown persons could have locked the boys’ dormitory before setting it on fire, making it hard for rescue teams to struggle to unlock the padlocks outside the dormitory doors, in an…
Panga wielding men suspected to have attacked a factory in Kabembe, caused harm to investors and robbed over 100 million Uganda Shillings have been arrested. The suspects were found armed with machetes and arrested as they planned to attack sand miners in Lwera. Security agencies arrested Hakim Kigozi and his colleague Darius Atwine. Kigozi was found in possession of large sums of money suspected to have been stolen from the Indians, an iphone, heavy metal cutter among others. Its believed that a one Kawooya, resident of Yesu Amala – Nansana was the ring leader in the Lwera mission however on…
Police has arrested a 32 year old manin Nansana who allegedly defiled a minor, 7years, and rewarded her with 500 Ushs for her silence . Daniel Kasule, resident of Ganda Nansana was arrested and detained at Nansana Police Station after a case of aggravated defilement was opened by Teddy Nakimbugwe, mother of the victim and a fish trader at Jenina stage. It is alleged that while the mother of the victim was away from home, Kasule called the young girl to his room, defiled her and after gave her a Shs 500 coin not to report him to anyone. Nakimbugwe…
S Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) collected UGX20.5bn of the expected UGX24.9bn in the first quarter which ended in September. The country’s State Minister of Finance for Planning David Bahati said some people are not paying OTT tax, commonly known as social media tax, but instead using VPN applications to bypass the tax which came into effect on July 1st. “We have studied and some people are using them to dodge OTT…We are working on it to ensure that it’s collected. Bahati also adds that they are putting in place a system that will block all VPN users. “I’m sure that…
With so many Silent Discos, its hard to know which one has been the best but NBS’s Mc Ollo’s show cannot go unnoticed as it attracted a very huge crowd compared to the silent disco events this year. Very many people who attended could not believe the way a young talented Mc would come up with a marvelous and memorable show. Many also did not want the show to end and kept asking for more silent discos from him. The #OlloXperience Campus Lituation and silent disco, that took place on the 9th Of…
The Tanzanian Video Vixen, model, ex lover to Diamond Platnumz, Hamissa Mobetto has showed the public her new lover and boyfriend who she says has made her wonder why she hustled to win over the Bongo flava star. According to Hamissa, her new American boyfriend respects her, values her, and loves her more than anyone. “I dont know why it took so long for us to meet. He makes me forget all my miserable love stories. He is far better. He loves me and my babies, cares for me and treasures me,” she revealed. Mobetto adds that he is also…
The eighth edition of the Tusker Lite Friday Night Lights Basketball tipped off on Friday night at Panamera Car Park. The fulfilled basketball event attracted 10 teams with Team Zama facing Team Soro as the opener. According to Tom Ochamuringa, this time round, the FNL games will have a mix of entertainment as a way of showing that sports and entertainment are interrelated. “We have grown over the years and I want to assure that it keeps getting better. This version of he game emphasizes the fact that sport and entertainment are inter-related,” said Tom Ochamuringa FNL managing director.…
The Mityana Municipality lawmaker, Hon Zaake Francis says that he was prepared to beat all odds to attend the biggest concert of the year, the Kyarenga concert. According to Zaake, he says he could not miss the concert even if he had to injured again by the police force. “It was tantalizing attending the big concert of the year. I couldn’t miss Kyarenga, even if it required suffering more injuries than the already inflicted, that is a price I was prepared to pay.”he admitted. Zaake also appreciates Ugandans for the unity and love that they showed Bobi Wine at his…
Fashionista Sylvia Owori seems to have a problem with the Kyagulanyi Family as she has hit again attacking Bobi Wine for wearing a ‘yellow’ suit during his Kyarenga Concert. For someone who has been against the Kyagulanyi family for making everything political, she has this time turned the recently held Kyarenga Concert by Bobi Wine, into a political phenomenon. According to Owori, Bobi Wine attire showed how hypocritical he is and completely fooling Ugandans. “Who is fooling who? At night it becomes a yellow suit and during the day its red!” she pointed out. However, this too did not go…
The Katono hit maker, Bebe Cool will resume his entertainment and performances starting this festive season. According to Bebe Cool, he says he is now ready to perform and he will prove that he has always been the biggest in the music industry. “About to be ready for my return to Uganda for what you would call the most exciting entertainment festive season where brains, money, strength, looks and size matter,” he bragged. A few months ago, Bebe Cool suspended his public performances after angry fans threw bottles at him while on stage at Swangz All Star Concert at Cricket…