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Rakai school fire: students sent home, six arrested
November 13, 2018 by URN
Students of St Benard's Mannya secondary school in Rakai district have been instructed to return home following an inferno that gutted down the boys' dormitory last night and left nine...
Nine students perish in Rakai school inferno
Nine students of St Bernard's Mannya secondary school in Rakai district lost their lives when a fire gutted their…
Mother stabs attendant to death at Soroti hospital
A 20-year-old mother has stabbed her attendant to death. The two had reportedly disagreed on a ploy to…
Museveni asks opposition to fight electoral violence
President Yoweri Museveni has asked opposition parties in the country to support him fight electoral violence. Museveni made the…
Uganda's first oil production now pushed to 2021
The delay by international oil companies to make a final investment decision has forced government to shift production…
Kabale court dismisses 4GC case against Besigye, Lukwago
The Kabale Chief Magistrate's court has dismissed a case in which former For God and My Country (4GC)…
Makerere could scrap schools, deans
Makerere University is considering a proposal to eliminate the school structure from colleges and elevate the status of…
Nyanzi rejects bail, sent back to Luzira
Makerere University research fellow Dr Stella Nyanzi has asked to be sent back to Luzira after turning down…
Two arrested for threatening IGG
Police is holding two suspects, both staff of what it calls a ghost organisation, Poor Youth Research Uganda…
Museveni gives Kampala NRM youth Shs 2.5bn
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged Shs 2.5 billion to the NRM youth in Kampala. The pledge was…
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