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Today in History: When Museveni hijacked Obote’s plane

A few months before the hijacking incident, in July 1985, General Tito Okello, along with Bazilio Olara-Okello, orchestrated a coup that removed President Milton Apollo Obote and his Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) from power. This was Obote’s second stint as President; he had previously been overthrown on 25 January 1971, …

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Police Recover Stolen Cow Inside Ipsum Car in Masaka

Dead cow discovered inside an Ipsum car in Masaka By Our Reporter   NATIONAL   Police has recovered a dead black cow abandoned inside a silver Toyota Ipsum (registration number UAN 674A) along Villa Maria Road in Kitante-Kilowoza.   According to a statement issued today, Monday, 11th November, 2024 by …

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68% of Ugandans live in poverty, says Report

Climatic changes (22%) and low crop yields (15%), an increase in the price of commodities (9%), and low income (9%), are some of the reasons for the deteriorating standards of living and rising costs of living, says the report. “These different responses highlight that individual citizens and households face different …

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LAGESC evicts 84 illegal occupants under Eko bridge

Its Corps Marshal, retired Maj. Olanini Cole disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Monday by the agency’s Spokesperson, Lukman Ajayi. Cole said that one person who allegedly built an eight-room toilet and linked the pipes to the Lagoon was also arrested during the operation. He said that the …

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