Seven female rights defenders arrested by security operatives.

By Alex Mugisha apearlnews.com Security operatives have this afternoon arrested the Executive Director of the National Women Lawyers and Women Defenders Coalition (NAWOLADEC), Mary Akut Ntangnya, and other coordinators from…

 Mbarara City FC trims squad after relegation from top-flight football league

By Trypheen Asiimire Mbarara based Mbarara city football club has trimmed its squad barely days after they were relegated from Uganda’s top-flight football league. A press release by the club…

RHITES-South west donates medical supplies to Ntungamo district worth 61m

By Anthony Kushaba apearlnews.com RHITES-South West has donated medical supplies to Ntungamo district worth 61.3 million shillings. The items which included a baby warmer, gloves, delivery beds, Laboratory equipment, baby…

Police shoot two suspected thugs in Kampala

By APN Reporter apearlnews.com A joint patrol team of police and UPDF under the Wakiso Police Division has shot and disabled two thugs who were terrorizing residents of Kikaya Bulenga.…

New date set for return of Patrice Lumumba’s tooth

By BBC A new date has been set for the return of a tooth that was all that remained from the Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba. DR Congo officials will…

Tension as M23 rebels gain territory in DRC

By APN Reporter Several localities have been occupied since Wednesday, May 25 morning by the rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) in Rutshuru and Nyiragongo. They fell after heavy…

Police searching for missing pupil in Ntungamo

By APN Reporter Ntungamo Police and authorities in the southwestern district of Ntungamo are searching for a 12-year-old pupil of Karama primary school in Bowngyera sub-county who went missing on…

Poor People will go to Heaven, Government thieves Won’t! Fr. Gaetano tells Gen. Otafiire.

 By Naboth Isaac Niwagaba apearlnews.com The outspoken Priest of Kitanga Parish in the Kabale Diocese Rev. Fr. Gaetano has trashed Minister of Internal Affairs Gen. Kahinda Otafiire’s statement in which…

Locals urged to embrace hepatitis B vaccination

By Sophan Niwamanya apearlnews.com Ministry of Health officials have called on the public to get vaccinated for Hepatitis B after it has been discovered to be a silent leading killer…

Calm returns to East DRC after fierce fighting

By APN Reporter Calm has returned to Bunagana in the territory of Rutshuru in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo after fierce fighting. According to local sources,…