The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has filed a notice of appeal in the acquittal of a Nigerian national. The Nigerian got acquitted of alleged money laundering to a tune of $289,980 (approx. Shs1.08bn). On October 4th, 2023, High Court Judge Lawrence Gidudu acquitted Ezeh Gibson Chukwuebuka of all money laundering charges. He did this on grounds that ...
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President Museveni To Harmonize Relations Between Acholi People And ‘Balaalo’
On Wednesday, President Museveni met with a section of leaders from the Acholi sub region at State House Entebbe. In the meeting, Chief Justice of Uganda, His Lordship Alfonse Owiny-Dollo led the delegation from Acholi. A number of issues were discussed during this meeting regarding the recent Presidential Executive Order No.3. It addressed among others, the issue of Balaalo ownership ...
Read More »Villa Vs Vipers Ends In Stalemate
In a closely contested match, Villa scored against Vipers first to take the lead in the 7th minute. Gavin Kizito utilized a mishandled ball by defender after a free kick from Umar Lutalo. This awakened the Venoms who in turn mounted attacks on Villa’s goal, but missed a couple of chances. In the middle of the pack, Villa’s Elvis Ngonde, ...
Read More »Bank Of Uganda To Investigate Fraud Allegations In Banks
The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has been tasked to investigate allegations of digital bank fraud. The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja directed BoU to investigate the issue causing concern among Ugandans. Many of these claim that their funds have been withdrawn without their knowledge. Kasambya County MP, David Kabanda brought this matter to light during the PM’s questioning session of the ...
Read More »Maria Nagirinya Murder Case: Court To Deliver Judgement
Court is set to deliver judgment in the case where six people are accused of killing former social worker Maria Nagirinya and her driver. Isaac Muwata, a High Court judge is set to deliver the judgement after a nearly ten-month trial of the suspects. These got indicted following the 2019 double homicide. The suspects are Coporiyamu Kasolo, Lubega alias Etoo ...
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