Thursday , November 14 2024

The Independent

POLICE: Ugandan domestic worker was murdered

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The examination of body samples removed from the corpse of Milly Namazzi has revealed that all the internal organs were intact. Namazzi left Uganda for a domestic job in Saudi Arabia in 2019. She was expected to return home after the expiry of her …

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Chelsea brush aside off pitch problems to win 1-0

🔴 Chelsea 1 Newcastle 0 🔴 Leeds 2 Norwich 1 🔴 West Ham 2 Villa 1 🔴 Watford 2 Southampton 0 🔴 Everton 0 Wolves 1 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Newcastle United suffered a first Premier League defeat for nearly three months as Kai Havertz snatched a late …

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NFA halts planting of non-indigenous trees in Mabira

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Forestry Authority-NFA Executive Director Tom Obong Okello has halted the planting of non-indigenous trees in Mabira and Kisisita forest in Buikwe district. Okello who toured the two forests on Saturday was surprised that people who were approved by NFA to restore the …

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Fire guts IUIU Mbale campus hostel

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire on Saturday gutted a hostel at the Islamic University in Uganda- IUIU main campus in Mbale City. The fire gutted Sumayya Female’s Hostel injuring one student and destroying property. Rehema Kantono, the University’s Public Relations Officer says that investigations are underway to establish …

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Yeko takes gold at World University Cross-Country

🥇Dismus Yeko UGA 28:00 🥈Dirk Markus Georger GER +0:07 🥉Brian Wangwe UGA +0:12  Aveiro, Portugal  | THE INDEPENDENT | Ndejje University’s long-distance runner Dismus Yeko on Saturday won Gold at the FISU World University Cross Country Championships Aveiro, in Portugal. The 17-year-old stunned a strong field composed of the world’s top university …

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Retired head teacher, wife found dead

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A retired head teacher in Serere district and his wife have been found dead. Francis Esiaru, 87, and Gabudesia Ikwam, 78 were discovered dead on Saturday by neighbors who were concerned that the old couple had not come out of their house since morning. …

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Man flees after killing wife in Buyende

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga North, are hunting for a 45-year-old, Ronald Ibanda, a resident of Bugaya village, in Buyende district, for allegedly killing his wife. It is alleged that Ibanda stabbed Elizabeth Ndekeye twice in the stomach on Friday night and fled. One of the …

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