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Benefits of bananas (Matooke) to people

Bananas (Matooke) are low in calories but high in water. Matooke is a staple food in Buganda kingdom, but its consumption has expanded to different tribes of Uganda including the Banyankole, Banyoro among other tribes. However many of the consumers of bananas aren’t aware of its benefits. And because of this, our media team decided […]

Opposition politicians want report on a woman who jumped to death at Workers House

Members of opposition in Uganda want the government to release a report on a woman who jumped to death at Workers House building in Kampala. The police launched its investigations into the circumstances under which a 26-year old woman, Justine Nalugya committed suicide by jumping from the 14th Floor of the Workers House in Kampala. […]

Mao appoints NRM’s Bernard Luyiga DP envoy in charge of universities

  In politics every person is important. Makerere University councilor Bernard Luyiga is now full of smiles after the president general of the Democratic Party (DP) Norbert Mao appointed his party’s special envoy in charge of universities. Luyiga formerly a member of DP made an alliance with NRM councilors at Kampala City Council in a […]

Signs of leukemia

  Leukemia or cancer of the blood starts when abnormal cells fail to protect the body against diseases because the cells are defective. The cancer progresses and it interferes with the production of cells. Dr. Peter Barongo, an oncologist (cancer specialist) in Kampala says that the signs of leukemia include body weakness, pain in the […]

Besigye eats only buffets for fear of being poisoned

Col.Kiiza Besigye of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) might have been married to Ms Winnie Byanyima for over 10 years but he has never eaten the food she has prepared. A source in FDC says that Besigye, the man considered to beUganda’s main opposition leader eats only buffets for fear of being poisoned. The source […]

First case of HIV in the world started in Cameroon, new literature shows

New evidence shows that HIV cases first appeared in human beings in Cameroonin the last quarter of the 19th century. A new book on the spread of HIV alleges that the virus spread to humans from a simian, Walakira Nyanzi reports. The book alleges that HIV/AIDS started when a hunter caught an infected chimpanzee for […]

Security operative Gilbert Arinaitwe beats wife into coma

We have been told that the security operative, Gilbert Arinaitwe Obwana reportedly assaulted his wife Beatrice Arinaitwe and she went into coma. Beatrice, we are told that she is nursing wounds in a Kampala hospital. Obwana is the man who last year sprayed pepper spray into Col. Kiiza Besigye’s eyes. Gilbert Arinaitwe, also used his […]

Woman commits suicide over debts

A woman committed suicide and was found dead in her bed. Jacqueline Nansubuga, a resident of Namasuba Kalina Zone was found dead by her family members who had gone to her room to greet her on Thursday. She left behind a note. It read: “A note to police and my family members. I am sorry […]

Post-Doctoral Scholarships for developing countries

Education for Sustainable Energy Development Scholarships (ESED): The purpose of the ESED scholarship is to support outstanding students pursuing advanced studies in sustainable energy development and to encourage meaningful contributions to the collective body of knowledge about this subject. The Scholarships are made available to outstanding students from developing countries and economies in transition, for […]