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Daily Monitor Tuesday May 25 2021 A child vends fruits in Luweero Town Council yesterday. Child street vending is on the rise in the area. PHOTO/DAN WANDERA Summary The police crime report for 2020 put Luweero among the 10 districts with the highest number of defilement cases. Luweero registered 174 defilement cases. Records at the District Probation Office indicate that 220 child abuse cases were registered between May and November 2020. Advertisement However, in Luweero District, the practice...

Share Immediate past president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and the incumbent Osun State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, in this interview by Saturday Tribune’s SAHEED SALAWU, speaks on sundry issues, including the state of the media, 22 years of democracy in Nigeria and the scorecard of her principal, Governor Gboyega Oyetola.   Democracy will be 22 years old in Nigeria next week. How would you assess its impact on the lives of the average N...

 Mob kills alleged defiler after killing pupil Monday May 17 2021 While the defilement victims mother said she was happy that the alleged defiler had been killed, some local leaders in the area condemned mob action. PHOTO/NET Summary Southern regional police spokesperson Mr Mohammad Nsubuga said the defilement victim, now deceased, was identified as Agnes Nanyonga, a former pupil  at Kayayumbe Primary School in Lwanda Sub County, Rakai district. Advertisement Police in Rakai District are i...

Daily Monitor Friday May 07 2021 A health worker educates suspected Covid-19 patients about precautionary measures at the isolation facility of Lira School of Nursing and Midwifery in Lira Town on April 17, 2020. PHOTO/BILL OKETCH Summary The district Covid-19 taskforce last week suggested that the district be put under lockdown to control the spread of the disease to other districts in Lango Sub-region. The cases come at a time when many people in the area are no longer observing the standard ...

 channel for the latest stories and updates. The Ministry of Education (MOE) will be abolishing the Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) for Primary Six students from this year onwards. Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Radzi Md Jidin said the decision was made based on the studies made and also engagement with stakeholders. This marks the end of the national Primary Six examination after 33 years of existence. There will be no replacement examinations for UPSR. Instead, Malay Mail reports...

Daily Monitor Sunday April 25 2021 Summary Make the most of your work life.  After 38 years of active service as a teacher, Abooki Kasamba Tibihikirra tried her hand at agriculture before giving it up for  her needlework passion. Today, Tibihikirra earns through sewing as Alex Ashaba finds out. Advertisement Retired teacher Abooki Kasamba Tibihikirra, 84, lives in Kitete Karamaga in Fort Portal. Tibihikirra busies herself with stitching different motifs on cloth in her quiet sitting room whe...

52-year-old Sanyu completes primary school education Sunday April 11 2021 Deogratious Sanyu sweeps the school compound with his classmates before their last exams at Butunduzi Model Primary School recently. PHOTOS | ALEX ASHABA Summary Hopeful. Deogratious Sanyu,52, sat his Primary Leaving Exams at Butunduzi Model Primary School, Kyenjojo District recently and hopes to become a veterinary doctor and Member of Parliament, writes Alex Ashaba. On Wednesday, March 31, the last day for Primary Seve...

Daily Monitor Tuesday April 06 2021 Need. Pupils of Oci Primary School in Ajia Sub-county display their locally made reusable sanitary pads in 2017. FILE PHOTO Summary 40% : Is the percentage of girls that drop out of school in Sebei before they complete primary school, according to Kaserem Home of Talent, a community organisation. Advertisement Jessica Chebet, a Primary Six pupil, says she prefers to stay home during her menstrual period for fear of staining her school uniform. “I fear to st...

Red Eagles clawing and flying again Saturday April 03 2021 Summary Wasswa replaced George Ssimwogerere, who was sacked on February 4, 2020. Since Bbosa’s first game in charge, a 2-1 win at home to Tooro United on February 20, Express have conceded just 10 goals in 19 Premier League games. Advertisement By halfway last season, Express were good for 18 points in 15 games, scoring 20 goals and conceding 23. This season, they were wrestling for the top honours with 32 points, four less than lead...

Daily Monitor Wednesday March 10 2021 Some of the classroom blocks at Mukokye Primary School in Maziba Sub-county, Kabale District. PHOTO/ROBERT MUHEREZA. Summary Advertisement A school in Kabale District has not had any of its pupils pass in Grade One for the last 20 years. Mukokye Primary School, in Maziba Sub-county, which is about 2kms on the Ugandan border with Rwanda, was established by the government in 1980. However, the school’s performance has partly been attributed to the poor lear...