Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Western policy of containing Russia is extremely dangerous and fraught with risk of a direct armed clash between nuclear powers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. “Irresponsible speculation” that Russia is about to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine is unceasingly unfolding in the West, …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The persistent cry of children at night provided leads to the hideout of suspected Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebels in Masaka. A joint security team comprising of the Flying Squad Unit-FSU and Crime Intelligence burst the suspected ADF cell on Saturday evening and recovered nine guns and …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the year 2022 comes to an end, MTN Uganda has announced its sponsorship of the Tooro Kingdom end-of-year party set to be held in Fort Portal City this Saturday. The announcement was made today, in a press conference held at the Tooro Kingdom …

Zurich, Switzerland | QNA | The International Federation for Football Associations (FIFA) said that Argentine Lionel Messi and French Kylian Mbappe top the list of nominees for the Best Player Award at the “The Best FIFA Football Awards” slated for Feb. 27, 2023. In a report issued, FIFA pointed out that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The sorry state of the stretch between Caltec Academy school and Hot loaf bakery along Sir Apollo Kaggwa road has irked motorists. Sir Apollo Kaggwa road stretches from Bwaise roundabout to Gaddafi National Mosque. However, the road has deep potholes from the junction connecting to …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tooro Botanical Gardens (TBG), a conservation and restoration organization based in Fort Portal Tourism City is working with local communities to restore degraded forest reserves. TBG operates the largest native tree nursery in Uganda and produces almost 40,000 native tree seedlings every year. Godfrey …

Kween, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Commonwealth gold medalist, Jacob Kiplimo has unveiled the “Discovery Uganda Championships” to identify young talents. According to Kiplimo, he will use the Championship set for January 23, 2023, to spot and support young talents. He explains that most talented athletes, give up in villages due …

Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Sebei sub region have enacted a ban on night cattle movements following rampant theft in the three districts of Kapchorwa, Kween and Bukwo. Fredmark Chesang, the Sipi region police spokesperson says that the decision was made during the December 20th, 2022 security meeting …

Zurich, Switzerland | QNA | FIFA reported through its Integrity Task Force that the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 games played during the period between Nov. 20 and Dec. 18, were free of all manipulation as per the conclusion of the multi-stakeholder Integrity Task Force. FIFA stated that, the Integrity Task …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Crime Intelligence-DCI is probing several restaurants, butchers, and hotels in Kampala that have been facilitating livestock theft by providing a ready market. The decision to probe the implicated restaurants, butcheries, and hotels stems from the arrest of three suspects believed to be …