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Crime
10 November 2025, 5:18 pm
Police arrest 25 suspects in Gulu City night crackdown
By Okello Gift Police in Gulu City have arrested twenty-five suspects in a major night operation targeting criminal networks operating within the city centre. According to the Gulu Central Business Division, the operation was conducted around 1:43 a.m. on Wednesday,…
2 November 2025, 10:11 pm
Police arrest trio for attempted bribery in examination malpractice
By Sarah Ejang In a significant intervention aimed at preserving the integrity of national examinations, the Territorial Police in the North Kyoga Region have arrested three suspects allegedly attempting to bribe a Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) Scout. The incident…
31 October 2025, 19:46
When Screens Become Poachers’ Tools
By Lakomekec Kinyera “The Click That Kills: Uganda Faces a Growing Online Wildlife Threat Before Any Formal Case Is Recorded“ In Uganda, the forest is no longer the only hunting ground. Wildlife traffickers have moved online, exploiting social media and…
29 October 2025, 7:17 am
NIRA official arrested in Kagadi over alleged extortion of National ID applicant…
By James Muhumuza Extortion is the practice of obtaining benefits through coercion. In most jurisdictions, it constitutes a criminal offence. Robbery is the simplest and most common form of extortion, although making unfounded threats to gain an unfair business advantage…
15 October 2025, 17:09
Double murder strikes Kahunge community
By Clare Nayebare Shock gripped Nkarakara Cell, Kahunge, after 39-year-old Bagonza Peter, reportedly suffering from mental health issues, killed his five-year-old daughter and buried her in his compound. Villagers discovered the crime the following morning and lynched him in revenge.…
2 October 2025, 18:48
Two murder cases shock Pader district within hours
By Opiyo Denish Luis & James Patrick Odongo Residents of Pader District were left reeling on the night of Wednesday, 1st October 2025, after two separate murder incidents occurred within hours in Paiula and Awere Sub counties. In Paiula Sub…
29 September 2025, 6:26 pm
UPDF arrests fake “major” over kidnapping, forgery, and impersonation
By Kyeyune Ali Today, at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Mbuya, the spokesperson of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF), Major General Felix Kulayigye, confirmed the arrest of Mr Mugwanya Shaban, alias “Major Shaban,” who is currently in UPDF…
24 September 2025, 6:16 pm
Seven ‘Aguu’ gang members in Kitgum repent
By Otim Moses Kitgum District, Labongo Amida Subcounty – A group of seven young men, formerly notorious for terrorising the community as part of the infamous “Aguu” gang, have publicly repented, embraced Christ, and pledged to abandon their criminal ways.…
24 September 2025, 11:59 am
Father commits suicide after killing own daughter
By, Mike Okwang Ogule & Isaac Newton Abili A wave of shock has hit Chegere Subcounty in Apac District after a 30-year-old man allegedly killed his eight-year-old daughter before committing suicide by hanging, following a long-standing domestic dispute. The deceased,…
22 September 2025, 7:53 pm
Police Launches Man hunt for 4 people over Killing Family Head in Kibaale
By Kato Joseph Kibaale Four family members Hamugamba village in Karama Sub County Kibaale district have fled into hiding after allegedly killing the family head identified as Francis Bwabake Senkima aged 40 in a domestic brawl. They are Nakanwagi Tereza…