LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rwanda’s green mobility policy, aimed at phasing out petrol motorcycles, has been in effect for at least five years now. In Kenya, electric motorcycles are over a decade in operation. Uganda’s adoption of the innovation is recent, but in all, the trend highlights East Africa’s wokeness in anti-pollution and energy use. It is…
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten children have been killed by lightning in the north-western Uganda city of Arua after sheltering in a hut during a storm. The children were playing football when heavy rain forced them to take a break in a nearby grass-thatched structure which was struck by lightning. Nine children, aged 13 to 15,…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An unforgettable sight to those who watched him wrestle, former wrestling star James “Kamala” Harris died at age 70, WWE announced on Sunday. Kamala was billed as being born and raised in Uganda, and in a portrayal that is cringeworthy today but was the norm for pro wrestling back then, was often…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On monday, the police had arrested a 21-year-old man who allegedly set three churches ablaze in Kasokoso Kira Municipality in Wakiso District, Uganda, because they preach prosperity gospel and yet have failed to get him out of poverty. In reference to a ce statement issued shortly after his arrest, the suspect John…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Uganda announced plans on Thursday for a bill that would impose the death penalty on homosexuals, saying the legislation would curb a rise in unnatural sex in the east African nation. The bill – colloquially known as “Kill the Gays” in Uganda – was nullified five years ago on a technicality and…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Uganda’s incumbent president Yoweri Museveni has stepped down after ruling the East African country for 33 years. Museveni has been in power since he took over from notorious Ugandan leaders Idi Amin. Museveni was involved in rebellions that toppled notorious Ugandan leaders Idi Amin (1971–79) and Milton Obote (1980–85) before capturing power…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Archbishop of Kampala , Cyprian Kizito Lwanga , has suggested that the government of Uganda deduct tithe from workers ’ salaries . Speaking during a mass, the Catholic Archbishop said many Christians don’t tithe and this affects church projects, reports Citizen Kenya . “Whenever we ask for tithe , everyone gives…
LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cyprian Lwanga, Catholic archbishop of Kampala, has recommended that the Ugandan government deducts 10% from workers’ monthly salary as tithe for the church. According to Citizen Digital, the archbishop said he wanted Uganda to go the Germany route where Germans who are registered as Catholics, Protestants or Jews have a church tax…
