Uganda

Nigeria is now on high alert following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Uganda. Director‐General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Jide Idris disclosed the…

Pascal Oparada Over 200 prisoners are on the run in Uganda after overpowering guards at the facility. The prisoners also ditched their yellow jumpsuits which would make it easy for them to be spotted, reports Daily Mail. Reports…

Uganda has announced plans to reintroduce a bill which would bring in the death penalty for homosexuals in the East African nation. The legislation - known as the 'Kill the Gays' bill - was nullified five years ago on a technicality, but…

At least 17 people – mostly children – died after heavy rains in eastern Uganda caused by flooding, police said on Tuesday. The rains hit the districts of Kamuli and Buyende during the night, with some people drowning in the flood…

Uganda has donated 200,000 dollars in aid to help victims of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. A statement of the ministry of foreign affairs said the donation is a fulfillment of President Yoweri Museveni’s pledge to assist the cyclone-affected…

The management of the Federal College of Forestry (FCF), Ibadan, has reaffirmed its commitment to upgrading the institution to an enviable standard. The Provost of the college, Dr Funmi Aderounmu, gave the assurance in an interview…

MTN Group plans to raise more than 15 billion rand (1.05 billion dollars) in asset sales over the next three years, Africa’s biggest telecoms group said on Thursday after reporting massive jump in 2018 profit. MTN, whose shares surged…

The Ugandan unit of South African telecommunications firm, MTN Group, has denied government accusations that it has been understating its revenues. MTN Uganda said on Thursday in Kampala that it had fully met all its tax obligations.…

Nigeria’s Rachael Danjuma has expressed disappointment over her inability to reclaim her title at the just concluded 21st IBB Ladies Golf Open in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Evah Magala of Uganda on Sunday…

Nigeria’s Rachael Danjuma, compatriot Amina Wilfred and Eva Mangala of Uganda were the best three players at the end of Day One of the 21st IBB Ladies Golf Championship in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 2017 IBB…