Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A police officer in Gulu city has been arrested following the escape of a suspect from police custody. Special Police Constable Leobenik Ojok is accused of negligence while on duty at Gulu Central Police Station which led to the escape of Emmanuel Ouma. Ouma was …

Brackley, UK | Xinhua | Mercedes Formula One team has confirmed that George Russell will join them from Williams to partner Lewis Hamilton for the 2022 season. The 23-year-old Briton has signed a multi-year deal and replaces Finland’s Valtteri Bottas, who confirmed on Monday that he would join Alfa Romeo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stiff competition and high indebtedness have forced Uganda’s third largest telecom service company by subscriber base, Africell, to quit the country. The company say its services will stop on October 7, this year, according to a letter circulated to its employees, who will continue to …

Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Relatives of a local council chairperson who died after a bar brawl in Kagadi town council have torched more than ten houses to avenge his death. Geoffrey Byaruhanga, 47, the former LC1 chairperson of Nyamigisa cell in Mpeefu town council died on Friday last week …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Tuesday observed a moment of silence in the honour of the late Archbishop Jonah Lwanga of the Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga died on Sunday evening in Athens, Greece where he went for missionary work more than a month ago and fell ill. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several medical students have petitioned their leaders to stop their supervisors from compelling them to produce proof of Covid-19 vaccination before they access training. Boniface Osodi, the president of the Federation of Uganda Medical Students Association (FUMSA) told URN on Tuesday that he has received …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several students at Makerere University are still struggling to register on the university e-learning platform ahead of the online assessment scheduled to start next week. The university management extended the date from September 6, 2021 to September 13, 2021 to address the concerns of students …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police and military agencies have set up a team to track the sources of anonymous threatening leaflets that have been dropped in various parts of the country. The leaflets have been dropped in areas of Masanafu in Lubaga division, Kawempe division, Nsangi, Mukono, Jinja …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee of Defence and Internal Affairs have asked the government to consider relaxing curfew restrictions in Masaka sub-region to enable the community to respond to cases of insecurity. The committee is in Masaka region following the recent attacks that have …

Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three armed thugs have raided a mobile money agent and an electronics shop in Kakumiro district making off with 30 smartphones and an unspecified amount of money. The thugs stormed the shop in Mwitanzige trading center in Mwitanzige sub-county at around 9 pm. The gunmen …