Uganda: Delayed breast feeding killing our newborns
Uganda has one of the highest deaths of newborns in the world with almost 40,000 newborns dying every year. While the specific deaths due to delayed breastfeeding and use of...
Uganda welcomes US Shs13b offer for Kony hunt
The government yesterday welcomed the US’ offer of up to $5m (Shs12.8b) to any person who captures or provides information for the arrest of LRA commander, Joseph Kony, or...
Ugandans React to Marriage, Divorce Bill
A survey conducted by Sunday Vision asking carefully selected MPs from all the regions of the country has established that majority of the citizens have rejected the Marriage and...
Why heart operation referrals are costing Ugandans billions
It had been two weeks since Joan Asiimire was referred for a heart operation in India when this reporter met her at the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) in January. Her...
NIGERIA: 721 policemen rendered homeless in Onitsha
NO fewer than 721 policemen and their families residing in the barracks at the Central Police Station, CPS, and Police Area Command, Onitsha have been rendered homeless following the demolition...
Nelson Mandela shows ‘continuous’ improvement – Zuma
Nelson Mandela is showing “continuous improvement” in hospital where he is being treated for pneumonia, the South African president said on Thursday. “Madiba is stable and we are thankful that...
US meddlesomenes in Nigeria’s affairs
HISTORICALLY, the United States and Nigeria have shared cozy diplomatic relations, except during the late General Sani Abacha’s military interregnum, when the relations turned sour on account of annulment of...
NIGERIA: Gunmen kill Sokoto Prisons Deputy Comptroller
The Deputy Comptroller of Prisons, who is also in charge of the Sokoto Central Prison, Alhaji Usman Gwandu was on thursday killed by unknown gunmen at the SARDA quarters area...
Kanye West Upset About Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush Phone Calls?
“There’s a big smile on Kim Kardashian’s face these days — and it’s all because of Reggie Bush!” declares OK! Huh? According to the tabloid, the exes “secretly got...
Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Shop For Luxury Baby Clothes In Paris
With parents like Kanye West and Kim Kardashian there’s no question that baby KimYe will be impeccably dressed. The couple was spotted shopping in Paris to prepare for their arriving bundle...