A baby has died after a boat attempting to cross the English Channel sank on Thursday night, French authorities say.Officials said the overloaded boat carrying migrants started sinking off the coast of Wissant in northern France. Rescuers called to the scene rescued 65 people, including some who were in the water. Searches to find more people at sea found an unconscious baby, who was later declared dead, officials said.The local prefecture said...

Fille Mutoni, MC Kats Baby mama reveals HIV-negative status and overcoming drug addiction.Singer Fille Muton has opened up about her life, sharing her HIV status and her drug addiction process.While in Rwanda where she continues her rehabilitation journey, Fille shared that both she and her daughter are HIV-negative.Fille’s revelation comes in the wake of MC Kats’ public disclosure a few years ago about his HIV-positive status.At the time, the couple...

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has announced new timelines for the renewal of national IDs and fresh registrations, following the cabinet's approval of a shs 666.85 budget to support the exercise.The funding will facilitate the enrollment of at least 17.2 million ID cards, which are said to expire starting in August 2024 . The budget covers the acquisition of necessary software, hardware, operating systems and related technology...

During the post-examination feedback workshop at Nyamitanga Technical Institute in Mbarara City last Friday, the principals said that despite efforts to combat cheating, they are being undermined by supervisors and invigilators deployed by UBTEB who accept bribes from students to cheat.Mumbogwe Milton, the Principal of Kichwaba Technical Institute, revealed that supervisors establish tally centres with students who pool money together to pay the supervisors.Ayijuka Rodgers, the Director of Rap Technical...

The Nyege Nyege Festival is one of East Africa’s most electrifying and celebrated music and arts festivals, held annually in Jinja, Uganda, on the shores of the River Nile.“Nyege Nyege” is a Luganda phrase that loosely translates to “an irresistible urge to dance,” and the festival lives up to its name by bringing together music lovers from all over the world for a three-day celebration.The festival features a diverse lineup...

BREAKING NEWSAccording to reports, a Uganda Certificate of Examination (S4)candidate at Rock High School in Tororo District gave birth to a baby girl yesterday morning, just a few hours before sitting for her Physics paper.      Eyewitnesses say the young gal started experiencing labour pains at 3am, and with the help of our school nurse, she was rushed to the hospital from where she successfully gave birth without any...