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Over 30,000 teachers have been fired in the ongoing verification and registration exercise by the Ministry of Education and Sports, which exercise is expected to end in December 2019. According to Dr. Jane Egau Okou the Commissioner in charge of Teacher Education and Instruction revealed that sacked teachers had fake academic papers and appointment letters. Okou expressed that the victims are not allowed to teach in any school and that relevant authorities have been notified. “Using our teacher management system, we are trying to weed out the unqualified teachers. So far, over 30,000 teachers across the country have been dropped. We hope that by December, everyone would have been registered. When we do that, we shall know the qualified teachers we have, then we shall fill the gap. Because there are many qualified teachers out there who do not have access to the payroll.” Mr Alex Kakooza, the Education Ministry Permanent Secretary told the press and admitted that Uganda’s education sect...

According to security sources, the three are part of the racket in Bank of Uganda that smuggle out money which is supposed to be destroyed. Eagle Online was informed that a combined team of security operatives from police, intelligence and military stormed the currency centre after a tip off from an internal staff why it had become norm for money which is supposed to be destroyed was being ferried outside the bank and shared amongst top staff. “It is true, we have three staff of Bank of Uganda who were caught red handed smuggling money outside which is against the norms of the central bank.” said a source. Image In June, this year a source who whose firm is hired by BoU headquarters told Eagle Online that his staff whose was among those hired to offer cleaning services was expelled from BoU headquarters after he questioned why money was mixed with rubbish. After he informed security at the bank that money had been packed in rubbish sacks instead of rubbish. However, security told him t...

The French law enforcement agency, National Gendarmerie, announced the successful takedown of one of the largest wide-spread RETADUP botnet malware and how it remotely disinfected more than 850,000 computers worldwide with the help of researchers. Earlier this year, security researchers at Avast antivirus firm, who were actively monitoring the activities of RETADUP botnet, discovered a design flaw in the malware's C&C protocol that could have been exploited to remove the malware from victims' computer without executing any extra code. However, to do that, the plan required researchers to have control over the malware's C&C server, which was hosted with a hosting provider located in the Ile-de-France region in north-central France. Therefore, the researchers contacted the Cybercrime Fighting Center (C3N) of the French National Gendarmerie at the end of March this year, shared their findings, and proposed a secret plan to put an end to the RETADUP virus and protect vi...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered over 80 Magecart compromised e-commerce websites that were actively sending credit card information of online shoppers to the attackers-controlled servers. Operating their businesses in the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and Asia, many of these compromised websites are reputable brands in the motorsports industry and high fashion, researchers at Aite Group and Arxan Technologies revealed today in a report shared with The Hacker News. In a world that's growing increasingly digital, Magecart attacks have emerged as a key cybersecurity threat to e-commerce websites. Magecart is an umbrella term given to different cybercriminal groups that are specialized in secretly implanting online credit card skimmers on compromised e-commerce websites with an intent to steal payment card details of their customers. These virtual credit card skimmers, also known as formjacking attack, are basically JavaScript code that hackers secretly insert...

My Response. I, Osuta Yusuf Can Assure Ugandans, that, these Politically Motivated Petitions against Hon Minister ANITE, are Ambiguously intended to Frustrate Hon Anite in Her Noble Mission Of Fighting Some of these MAFIAS who are Looting Our Beautiful Country Uganda. I believe, the main cause of this Petitions are just because these People believe Hon Minister ANITE has Purchased so many Properties, typically: 1. A Commercial Building Opposite UNEB Offices, Valued Worth $600000 (about Ugandan Shillings 2.2Billion) and, 2. A Residential Mansion in Buziga Valued at $800,000 (About Ugandan Shillings 2.9 Billion). I Continue to Elaborate to You Ugandans, that, Even if Hon Minister Anite Has Bought Properties, Don't You Expect Someone to Invest Their Money which they Have Worked For? Like the Bible says, Those Who are HardWorking Deserve Rewards For Their Hardwork. Therefore:- i conquer that, We Ugandans Should not Be Merely Blinded By Some Developmentally Cursed and Politically Lame I...

Kampala, Uganda(CNN) A student at Harvard University filed a lawsuit against Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni for blocking him on Twitter. Hillary Sseguya, who is pursuing a master's degree in International Relations at the US based-institution said the blocking violated his right to access information about his country. Two public officials were also named in the suit. The student argued that being blocked had prevented him from giving feedback to the officials account about government policies on Twitter. "The President's tweet has first-hand information about the country, and as a Ugandan living in the Diaspora, I am missing out on that information which is imperative to me. His actions have violated my right of freedom of speech, and he must unblock me," Sseguya told CNN. Trump's Twitter blocking violates Constitution, appeals court rules Trump's Twitter blocking violates Constitution, appeals court rules Presidential media aide Don Wanyama told...

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The elimination of using National IDs (Ndagamuntu) for the 2021 elections should not have come as a surprise. One would be very NAIVE to think that Bobi Wine has not prepared for this in his Business Plan under the RISK section. It is public knowledge that our EC is not independent.  It is also public knowledge that Military Dictator Yoweri Museveni will never lose an election. What stunned us this morning is when we noticed that on social media, people were mocking Bobi with his "get your Ndagamuntu".  We are on record for saying to all Our readers that the National ID is like Apartheid in South Africa. Students of History would know how those IDs were being used to arrest people, deny them jobs, deny them basic services. Consequently, Bobi was not wrong and will never be wrong on the Ndagamuntu. Except the ones attacking him and mocking him forget that in Uganda, now, no National ID (Ndagamuntu), no service.  If you have not been denied registering your child in a UPE s...

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A man driving a Toyota Noah knocked down another motorists near kibuye round about on Entebbe road Today. 😎😎😎😎😎 A traffic officer signalled him to stop but he ignored the officer.😏😏😏😏 Not taking it for a joke the officer jumped onto the bonnet of the car and the driver was forced to stop🚯🚯.

A prolific hacker who carried out phishing scams against hundreds of companies worldwide has been ordered to pay back more than $1.1 million (over £922,000) worth of cryptocurrencies to his victims. Grant West, a 27-year-old resident of Kent, England, targeted several well-known companies around the world since 2015 to obtain the financial data of tens of thousands of customers and then sold that data on underground forums in exchange for Bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies. West, who operated under the online moniker of 'Courvoisier,' stashed the resulting cryptocurrencies in multiple accounts and wallets, which was confiscated by the Metropolitan police after West's arrest in September 2017 following a two-year-long investigation code-named 'Operation Draba.' Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit (MPCCU) also seized an SD card from West's home, which contained approximately 78 million individual usernames and passwords as well as 63,000 credit and debit card det...

Legislators accuse their govt of Museveni for being mafia and their killers. Some of the officials who have been involved in public fights. Officials in public fights: Is government in disarray?. It is nine weeks since the spat between Ms Evelyne Anite, the State Minister for Investments, and a group of government officials, including Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana, played out in the public domain. Ms Anite claims powers to oversee the operations of Uganda Telecom Ltd (UTL), which is being administered by Mr Bemanya Twebaze. Ms Anite says she has reason to be dissatisfied with the way UTL is being administered and on June 26, she wrote to the Attorney General directing him to apply to Court for the removal of Mr Bemanya from the post. Mr Bemanya entered into an Administration Deed and the shareholders ceded to him all their powers to run the company, but in her June letter, Minister Anite said the government had encountered difficulties in dealing with the administrator and ...

Today Sunday 25 August 2019, Maracha Woman MP Hon Ayaka Rose, Among Other Organisation, Leaders and Ordinary Citizens Participated at The cancer run in Arua. It was flagged off from the West Nile Golf club Arua. This activity was organised by the Rotary club of Uganda and supported by The parliament of Uganda where every Member Of Parliament contributes Shillings 1 Million every Year. One of the key partners is Centenary Bank and there were also different local governments from West Nile, companies and corporate organisations. Hon Rose ran the 5000 meter race and finished successfully.

The Head of Commercial Court, Justice David Wangutusi is next week on Monday expected to deliver his ruling on the preliminary objection by city tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia in the case in which the Bank of Uganda took him to court,  with the aim of recovering Shs397 billion. Bank of Uganda (BoU) /Crane Bank in Receivership sued Sudhir Ruparelia and Meera Investments Limited of allegedly fleecing  the defunct  Crane Bank Limited (CBL) of Shs397 billion that the central bank wants refunded. However, Mr. Sudhir maintains his bank was fraudulently taken by BoU and subsequently given away to Dfcu bank. Lawyers representing both sides already submitted arguments in favour of for their clients and Justice Wangutusi will base his ruling on the submissions of either side. The general public and the members of banking sphere are waiting for the ruling expected to topical in the local banking sector. As a recap, on June 30, 2017, BoU filed a suit against Sudhir and his Meera Investments...

In a move to protect its users based in Kazakhstan from government surveillance, Google, Apple and Mozilla finally today came forward and blocked Kazakhstan's government-issued root CA certificate within their respective web browsing software. Starting today, Chrome, Safari and Firefox users in Kazakhstan will see an error message stating that the "Qaznet Trust Network" certificate should not be trusted when attempting to access a website that responds with the government-issued certificate. As The Hacker News reported last month, all major Kazakh Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are forcing their customers into installing a government-issued root certificate on their devices in order to regain access to their Internet services. The root certificate in question, labeled as "trusted certificate" or "national security certificate," if installed, allows ISPs to intercept, monitor, and decrypt users' encrypted HTTPS and TLS connections, helping the go...

Rwanda’s State minister for East African Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe yesterday insisted that Rwandans were still strongly advised not to travel to Uganda even after presidents Museveni and Paul Kagame agreed on Wednesday to end the tension. In an interview with local newspaper, Mr Nduhungirehe said Rwandans should not travel to Uganda “until all Rwandans” allegedly under the arrest in Uganda are released. “What we request is the release of all Rwandans who are illegally detained. If they are released, we shall lift the travel advisory. But for now, we still strongly advise Rwandans not travel to Uganda,” he said. Presidents Museveni and Kagame signed a memorandum of understanding [MoU] in Angolan capital Luanda to implement seven points, including free movement of goods and persons across borders. In February, Rwanda closed its border and blocked Ugandan cargo trucks. It also stopped its nationals from crossing into Uganda over allegations that they were being harassed and arrested il...

Uganda’s most untouchable soldier in General Elly Tumwine, together with the deputy chief of CMI a one CK Asiimwe, are implicated in robbing 150,000 USD from a Korean national. According to security leaks, the duo later targeted a businessman a one Sam Buchana whom they first arrested on fake charges of fake gold sales, and when this charge did not hold, they decided to charge him with illegal possession of a gun at the court-martial. According to an impeccable source, the gun in question is fully registered and Sam is authorized to have it. The troubles for Buchana stem from a land deal in which a close confidant of Elly Tumwine a one Kaaya defrauded Buchana of 2 billion shillings in a fake land deal. kaaya was arrested and Tumwine stood surety for him in court. The court had given him up to the end of August to pay back all the money he took from Buchana. However, in a bid to avoid payment, they resorted to arresting and faking charges of illegal gun possession using deputy CMI chief...

Uganda’s Prime Minister, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has dismissed existence of mafia within the National Resistance Movement (NRM) regime, describing the allegations as mere talk. “…I have seen this in the media. However, I am not aware of the existence of any mafia group in the government of Uganda,” Rugunda said. Rugunda made the remarks during today’s plenary sitting in response to a question by Elijah Okupa (Kasilo County) to respond to reports by a cabinet member, Evelyn Anite, State Minister for Investment and Privatisation, who alleged that there is mafia in government seeking to kill her for her role of an audit into the Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL). Okupa asked, “Hon Prime Minister, can you assure this Country that you don’t preside over a mafia government?” It is worth noting that Anite while addressing journalists on Monday at the headquarters of Ministry of Finance informed the country that a group of mafia are holding meetings and plotting to kill her.

Parliament’s Rules, Privileges and Discipline Committee has recommended that Gen. Elly Tumwine is reprimanded for breach of privilege of Dokolo Woman MP Cecilia Ogwal and for being disrespectful to Parliament. The committee’s recommendation stems from its investigation into allegations of contempt of parliament levelled against Gen. Tumwine and his alleged attack on Cecilia Ogwal in the corridors of parliament. In her statement to the committee during the investigations, MP Ogwal said that Gen. Tumwine allegedly attacked her over statements she had made on the floor of parliament pinning him for drawing a gun against her. The alleged confrontation followed a debate in which several MPs accused Tumwine of severally questioning the powers of parliament and directives made by the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga. Ogwal reported that after the debate in Parliament, Gen. Tumwine confronted her with fury, an action that posed a threat to her life. However, Tumwine told the committee that allegations b...

Part 1 By Osuta Yusuf. NB: Before you start Reading articles Published on Our Online Publication Websites, You should Keep in Mind that, i am an OPPOSITION and all my Phrases Written then Published are my Opinions and Write Up! They are not in anyway affiliated with, or in the Interests of Individuals , Groups, Any Government, Institutions or Any Foreign Organisation i may have Connections With. Thanks. Yours, Proud Lugbara Osuta Yusuf a Career Politician, ICT, Barrister, Student For Life and Talented In Technology. Read the Story below here .... .................................................................................................................….......... Follow Ugandans, Africans and Whole World, Greetings. During this Particular Time, i am to Write an Insight, Analysis and My Opinions / Reactions on the Current Wave of Events involving Koboko Municipality MP Hon Anite Who also Doubles as Minister For Investment and Privatization. First and Foremost, i pledge to woo yo...

#LEGALISED_THIEVERY See Picture attached Below Here. Just this Morning 22 August 2019, Uganda Revenue Authority ( URA ) impounded many Boda Boda Motorcycles both those with NO Number Plates and Those With Fake Number Plates at ARUA - Uganda. It is not the First Time URA Soldiers Confiscate Numberless Motorcycles but the Worst of it all, their Soldiers Impound them Forcefully, oftentimes leaving the Victims with Bruises or serious Injuries.

Silence APT, a Russian-speaking cybercriminal group, known for targeting financial organizations primarily in former Soviet states and neighboring countries is now aggressively targeting banks in more than 30 countries across America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Active since at least September 2016, Silence APT group's most recent successful campaign was against Bangladesh-based Dutch-Bangla Bank, which lost over $3 million during a string of ATM cash withdrawals over a span of several days. According to a new report Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Group-IB shared with The Hacker News, the hacking group has significantly expanded their geography in recent months, increased the frequency of their attack campaigns, as well as enhanced its arsenal. The report also describes the evolution of the Silence hacking group from "young and highly motivated hackers" to one of the most sophisticated advanced persistent threat (APT) group that is now posing threats to banks worldwide....