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Mar. 5 | By Jane Nambi
Pentecostal pastor, Benny Hinn remarried wife, Suzanne Hinn in a beautiful ceremony on Sunday, March 3, 2013.
The wedding was presided over by pastor Jack Hayford and renown evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke. “Thank you for praying...

Mar. 5 | Jumah Nsubuga
The National Forestry Authority and the parliamentary forum on millennium development goals have started a campaign of planting trees across the country.
The campaign kick started with signing a Memorandum of Understanding between...

Mar. 5 | Jumah Nsubuga
As Uganda joins the rest of the world to cerebrate the International Women’s Day scheduled Friday 8th March, MPs under their umbrella Net work for African women ministries and parliamentarians have asked Government to readjust its...

Mar. 5 | By Maureen Nakigozi
Manchester United (Man U) will today play against Real Madrid at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester with Cüneyt Çakır from Turkey as the referee.
The match is expected to kick off at 20:45.
Probable Manchester United Line...

Mar. 5 | Jumah Nsubuga
Parliament has today held a special seating presided by the deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah to mourn Eriya Kategaya the first Deputy prime minister and minster for East African Affairs.
The motion for the resolution...

Mar. 5 | Uganda Picks has made 10,000 Facebook likes under its Facebook account name Uganda News Picks .
The site Ugandapicks.com has become a favorite to many with its consistent updates on Ugandan local news ,International coverages and humorous...

Mar. 5 | By Lydia Nsubuga
Police in Kyampisi sub county Mukono district has rescued a 57 year old man from being lynched by angry residents who accused him of possessing evil spirits which are causing suffering in their village.
It is alleged that...

Mar. 5 | By Lydia Nsubuga
The Mukono district environmental department in conjunction with Mukono police has closed a battery manufacturing company located in Mbalala Mukono district following complaints that its fumes have turned to be a hazard to people’s...

Mar. 5 | By Lydia Nsubuga
The Church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints has started a multi million project of improving water and sanitation in Namutumba District.
Under this initiative , the church in conjunction with Union of Community development Volunteers...

Mar. 5 | By Jumah Nsubuga
The speaker of the East Africa Assembly, Margaret Zziwa has described the fallen Eriya Kategaya as a freedom fighter.
Speaking to journalists immediately Kategays’s body arrived at parliament, Hon . Zziwa said that Kategaya...

Mar. 5 | The United Nations Women’s Commission annual session kicked off yesterday with a call to end Gender Based Violence .
The talks kicked off with discussions focused on eliminating violence against women and girls, a global scourge that affects...

Mar. 5 | By Sandra Birungi
Queen Elizabeth was discharged from hospital after being admitted for a day after suffering from a slight illness.
Queen Elizabeth who is going to celebrate her 60th anniversary of her coronation in June was admitted after suffering...

Mar. 5 | By Suzan Kabarwani
Bank of Uganda has for the fourth consecutive month maintained the Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 12 percent .
This was revealed in the Monetary Policy Statement for March 2013, issued to the press by Dr. Louis Kasekende, Deputy Governor.
“Bank...

Mar. 5 | By Mirembe Martina
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)’s candidate at Makerere University, Anna Adeke Ebaju has won the university’s guild presidency.
Ebaju won with 6,609 votes (60.87%) out of the total 10,949 votes. Her closest opponent,...

Mar. 5 | By Jane Nambi
The boyfriend of deceased Butaleja Woman MP, Cerinah Nebanda, Adam Kalungi is facing fresh charges in connection to the death of Nebanda.
Kalungi faces charges of supplying and dispensing restricted drugs to the deceased MP. The drugs...