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Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has said they are not going to rest until they get Ssegirinya and Ssewanyana’s unconditional release from prison. The NUP leader said this after paying a visit to them in Kigo Prison. He ran to his social media platforms to give accountability to his followers. He was escorted by NUP Secretary-General, David Lewis Rubongoya and ...

Ten years have gone by since Libyan rebels killed dictator Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. Ever since then, the North African country is still struggling to emerge from the violence sparked by his overthrow. A year-long ceasefire and a UN-led peace process have hardly papered over deep divisions in the country. To top on that, analysts say the upcoming elections are ...

A few days have passed after the United Kingdom issued a terror alert for its citizens currently residing in Uganda. Police boss, Martin Okoth Ochola has directed the force’s counter-terrorism unit to increase vigilance on vital spaces. The UK government indicated that terrorists intend to carry out an indiscriminate attack on among others; places frequented by foreigners. ‘’Terrorists are very ...

Former law enforcement veteran with over two decades of experience as a Special Agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Willam Callahan has revealed that a huge percentage of the 93,000 overdose deaths in 2020 in the United States is related in some way to digital currencies. During a presentation and a separate panel discussion about investigating criminal activities on ...

Interpol-Uganda recently compiled the latest figures and apparently, hackers have become more lethal during the current covid-19 pandemic era. Statistics on cyber-crimes contained in a report by Interpol director Charlese Birungi indicates Shs14bn lost to fraudsters. Interpol suggested that they have lost this money in more than 200 cases of hi-tech, international, and economic crimes. Of these, bank fraud, issuance ...