Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Bola Tinubu from Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress party has won Nigeria’s presidential election, the country’s electoral body said early Wednesday. With over 8.79 million ballots, Tinubu secured the highest number of the total votes cast during the election, Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent …
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SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Early 2016, Jenifer Alaroker was transferred to Lapuda primary school located in Paicho Sub County in Gulu district. However, aside from teaching, she wasn’t prepared for the heavy load that lay ahead though she quickly adapted and fitted in. “I was excited to be …
Read More »🔴 LIVE: President Ramaphosa hosts Uganda’s Museveni
Pretoria, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to host his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni for a state visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria from 11am today. “The Republic of Uganda is South Africa’s 15th-largest trading partner on the continent and the second-largest in East …
Read More »Karamoja, iron sheets and the 2026 elections
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | I first visited Karamoja in 2000 just before the elections the following year. After Soroti town, we hit the 148 kms murram and potholed road for a journey of nearly 18 hours. What I saw on the way stunned me. In almost every trading centre, I …
Read More »Maddox revives good old days at Roast and Rhyme
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Clad in white and black, Maddox awakened the Ugandan reggae roots among the revelers with performances to his timeless jams at the Bell-sponsored Roast and Rhyme Reggae Raga edition at Jahazi Pier Munyonyo. Dembe, loosely translated as peace, kickstarted his live performance with …
Read More »Absa Women’s Forum skills and donates items to 70 teenage mothers in Kyegegwa
Kyegegwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of staff from Absa Bank Uganda under the Women Network Forum yesterday donated assorted items and provided skilling to 70 teenage mothers in Kyegegwa. At a ceremony held at Kakabara Primary School in Kyegegwa District in Western Uganda, the ladies donated assorted essential items …
Read More »Uganda’s Dr Mugisha outlines new agenda for African Water and Sanitation Association
Dr. Mugisha sets agenda for new term as continental conference reaffirms commitment to achieving universal access to water and sanitation Abidjan, Ivory Coast | THE INDEPENDENT | The 21st African Water Association International Congress and Exhibition, and the 7th Faecal Sludge Management Conference has closed in the Ivorian commercial capital, …
Read More »Man United win first trophy of Ten Hag era
Newcastle 0 Man United 2 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Erik ten Hag has won the first trophy available to him as Manchester United manager, secured with a 2-0 win against Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, as the Reds recorded a sixth success in the …
Read More »Rugumayo set to leave for 2023 Magical Kenya Golf Open
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPEDNENT | Golfer Ronald Rugumayo – the only Ugandan that has qualified to participate in the 2023 edition of the Magical Kenya Open – is set to pitch camp in Nairobi as he practices for East Africa’s most prestigious golf tournament slated for 9 – 12 March …
Read More »‘NMS supplements helped my son with Nodding Syndrome’
SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Around 2007, a strange disease; Nodding syndrome hit Northern Uganda. It ravaged children in a number of districts; killing many and leaving thousands battling adverse effects. Parents and caretakers too were overwhelmed and devastated. One such is Cilvio Opoka, a resident of Lakwela village …
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