More than 1,800 prison inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria after it was attacked by gunmen, officials say. The attackers reportedly entered the prison yard in the south-eastern town of Owerri by using explosives to blast the administrative block. Six prisoners have reportedly returned, while 35 refused to escape. Police have accused the banned separatist group, the Indigenous ...

Recently, Ugandan maize traders met with the new tougher requirements for Kenya’s imports from Uganda. These are meant to prevent the influx of grain with high levels of aflatoxin. Kenya’s Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya said so far, traders are yet to conform to the laid down guidelines. This means that there have been no imports from Uganda for nearly ...

Kampala Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga is dead. He was reportedly found dead in his house this morning. The cause of his death is still unknown. Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga was born on 19th January 1953, at Kyabakadde, Naggalama, in the present Lugazi Diocese. The church ordained him a priest on 8th April 1978 at Lubaga Cathedral by His Eminence Emmanuel ...

Aruu County MP, Odonga Otto, has thanked President Museveni for rescuing him from jail. Otto made the remarks while featuring on a TV political show. The controversial MP was last week arrested in Gulu and later charged with causing bodily harm and malicious damage to property. Court had remanded him to jail until April 6th. However, the president ordered for ...

Ugandans woke up on Monday 29th to the news that thieves had made off with a newly acquired ambulance from the premises of Arua Referral Hospital. Police soon launched investigations and yes, to aid in the process, they have arrested three security guards attached to Arua Regional Referral hospital over the theft of the ambulance. The Ministry of Health gave ...