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Customers in the queue at the MTN shop Lugogo, Kampala, UGANDA, May 2020. Photo by Jacqueline Banya / ILO-Kampala via Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Last year in March, the Ugandan government joined the world’s fight against COVID-19 with strict measures and restrictions to control its spread throughout the country. As citizens turned to the internet as a lifeline to access critical news about coronavirus regulations, exchange opinions, and share local information, the government activated several d...

4 min read This year has been harder than usual for an aspiring celebrity to breakout. That is because the COVID-19 pandemic has had a drastic effect on the entertainment sector globally and this meant that there were fewer opportunities for them to ‘shine’. The challenges nonetheless, some stars were born. So, who were the biggest breakout stars in Nigeria over the last 12 months? Was it the Here, PREMIUM TIMES highlights the top seven latest Nigerian celebrities that reg...

HIV/Aids stigma in courts is the dilemma for lawyers and judges December 23, 2020 Written by PAUL MUKIIBI According to the resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, the HIV epidemic remains one of the leadi...

Daily Monitor Tuesday December 22 2020 Statistics obtained from Hoima Police Centre lll indicate that so far eight cases of sexual abuse that involve non-penetration have been reported. Summary “Lately, we are having scenarios of men sleeping with children but without penetrating them. They find ways of achieving sexual satisfaction,” police surgeon. Advertisement Medical experts in Hoima District have said men in the area have found new ways of eluding defilement charges. A police surgeon ...

It was at The Big Brunch, a concert that held at Kampala’s Speke Resort. The show, which is the first music concert in Uganda since the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions were imposed by the Ugandan government sold out. Shortly after performances by Omah Lay and Ms Tems, it turned out that they had broken COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and the Ugandan authorities insisted that the duo must face the law. The singers were arrested on Sunday, December 13 and charged in a magistrate court the followi...

Daily Monitor The Director of Public Prosecutions, in 2014, filed an appeal to the Criminal Division of High Court of Uganda at Kampala challenging the decision by the Chief Magistrate’s Court of Buganda Road to acquit Dr Edward Tamale Ssali.  Dr Tamale had been jointly charged with an anaesthetist for causing the death of a patient by rash or negligent act. Dr Tamale was the patient’s primary doctor and the proprietor of the hospital where the patient died. It was alleged that the anesthe...

ADVERTISEMENT Nigerian singer, Omah Lay, has described his ordeal in Uganda as the toughest period of his life, saying he was treated like a common thief. The 23-year-old singer and his colleague, Ms Tems, were arrested by officers of the Uganda police for flouting COVID-19 guidelines shortly after their performance at The Big Brunch, a concert, that held at Speke Resort, Kampala, on Saturday night. They were charged in a magistrate court in Makindye, Uganda, on Monday for “negligently doing ...

Daily Monitor Tuesday December 15 2020 On November 8, the maid allegedly fed her boss twins with urine at their home. PHOTO/COURTESY. Summary Advertisement The housemaid in Namugongo, Kira Municipality in Wakiso District,  who fed the daughter of her boss on urine has been sentenced to four years and six months in jail. Vicky Abiria aged 34 appeared before Grade One Magistrate at Kira Court and pleaded guilty to maliciously administering poison with intent to injure or annoy (administered urin...

Ugandan police drop charges against Omah Lay, Ms Tems A Ugandan musician also Tweeted that the Nigerians have been freed. 2 min read The police in Uganda have dropped charges against Nigerian trio of Stanley Didia, aka Omah Lay; Temilade Openyi, alias Ms Tems; and Muyiwa Awomiyi. A Ugandan musician also Tweeted that the Nigerians have been freed. Ugandan pop star-turned-politician, Bobi Wine, announced Tuesday on Twitter that his lawyers joined in representing Omah Lay, Ms Tems...

We are working to free them from detention, Dabiri-Erewa says The trio of Stanley Didia, aka Omah Lay; Temilade Openyi, alias Ms Tems; and Muyiwa Awomiyi have been remanded in a prison in Uganda. Omah Lay was remanded at Kitalya prison and Ms Tems at Kigo prison. They were charged in a magistrate court in Makindye, Uganda, yesterday for “negligently doing acts likely to spread an infectious disease C/S 171 of the Penal Code Act.” The Ugandan police said earlier plans of releasing them on ...