Author: Onion
A 65-year-old woman in Nonthaburi, on the outskirts of Bangkok, shocked her family when she knocked from inside her coffin after being declared dead. Chonthirat Sakulkoo, who had been unwell for two years, was cared for by her brother, Mongkol Sakulkoo. When she was found unresponsive, Mongkol assumed she had passed away and began preparations for her cremation.“All the documents had been issued, and we placed her in a coffin,” Mongkol explained. However, before the cremation, Mongkol took Chonthirat to Chulalongkorn University Hospital to fulfill her wish to donate organs, but the hospital refused to accept her without an official…
A video circulating widely across Northern Uganda has drawn intense attention after capturing a dramatic dispute between a woman and a man over payment following an alleged encounter. The footage, which began spreading early Tuesday, shows the woman confronting the man inside a room, accusing him of refusing to pay for services she claims to have provided. The situation quickly turned heated as both exchanged words in Luo, suggesting ties to the Acholi community, particularly around Gulu City. As the argument escalated, the woman took an unusual step to press her demand. She repeatedly struck her own body while insisting…
The High Court in Kampala has been told that murder suspect Christopher Okello Onyum is mentally fit to stand trial, despite a disturbing history that includes hallucinations, a past killing, and a suicide attempt. Testifying on Thursday, Emmanuel Nuwamanya, a senior psychiatrist and Deputy Director of Uganda Police Health Services, said his evaluation found the accused to be stable and coherent during examination. He explained that Okello showed clear thinking and was able to understand proceedings, meaning there was no immediate barrier to him facing trial. However, the court also heard details that raised concern about the accused’s past mental…
Lucy Kalanzi, a young Kampala businesswoman, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday. Her family confirmed the death, calling it sudden and deeply painful. Kalanzi had gone to bed in an upstairs room at her Kampala home on Saturday night with no signs of illness. Her children found her unresponsive the following morning. She was buried Wednesday at her ancestral home in Gomba, Sembabule district. Mourners at her funeral remembered a bold and quietly influential woman whose business reach extended far beyond what most people around her knew. Former Electoral Commission Secretary Sam Rwakojo said Kalanzi once travelled alone to…
The Uganda Revenue Authority has seized USD 10.2 million hidden inside a shipping container. Officials call it a clear win for Commissioner General John Musinguzi Rujoki’s push to physically check every cargo load. For years URA trusted paperwork such as invoices to clear goods. Importers quickly learned to game the system, under-declaring items to dodge taxes. They might list 100 pieces when the container actually held 1,000. Musinguzi kept insisting on real inspections to stop the tricks. That approach is finally delivering results. A 30-year-old customs officer spotted the cash during an ordinary verification. The container had been declared as…
Kampala police have arrested a private security guard in connection with the theft of cash and gold valued at hundreds of millions of shillings. The suspect, Akena Justine, was apprehended on April 15, 2026, after several days of investigation into the incident that took place earlier this month. Akena worked for Magnum Security Company and had been assigned to guard the premises of Goldex Uganda Limited along Mawanda Road in Kampala. He is accused of stealing a bag that contained 29 million shillings in cash and 900 grams of gold worth approximately 500 million shillings. The bag was taken from…
A young man living in Kenya has set fire to the house he built for his girlfriend’s family after she rejected his marriage proposal, telling him she could not marry a “2-minutes man.” The remark, a common slang term implying poor sexual performance, cut deep. Instead of walking away from the heartbreak, the man chose revenge. He poured fuel on the property and watched it burn, an act of frustration that has now exploded into one of the most talked-about stories on Kenyan social media this week. Details of the incident remain limited, but the core facts have spread rapidly…
A Burundian minister died in a car accident early Thursday, the government announced, though sources say the cause of death remains unclear and is now under investigation. Gabby Bugaga, the minister of communication and media, was found dead inside his damaged four-by-four. Farmers discovered the vehicle about 10 meters off a rarely used and notoriously dangerous road that snakes through oil palm plantations in Kivoga, roughly 10 kilometers north of Bujumbura, the country’s economic capital. Local farmers who came across the scene shared photos on social media. Two sources who knew Bugaga confirmed the images showed his body slumped sideways…
Kampala police are searching for a private security guard accused of stealing Shs290 million in cash and Shs500 million in gold from a company vehicle he was paid to protect. The suspect is Justine Akena, who works for Magnum Security Group and lives in Naguru Go Down. He was on duty guarding the offices of Goldex Uganda Limited along Mawanda Road when the theft took place. According to Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, Akena struck on the evening of April 10, 2026, at about 8pm. He opened a pearl-white Toyota Noah with registration number UA 264AN and took…
Outgoing Rukiga District Woman MP Caroline Kamusime Muhwezi and her businessman husband Andrew Muhwezi have been named as the ghost buyers behind the fraudulent acquisition of public land hosting Rushebeya market, with Andrew spending the Easter weekend warning traders to vacate the premises. Residents and civil society groups in Rukiga District are now calling on President Yoweri Museveni, the Minister of Local Government, the Inspector General of Police, and the Inspector General of Government to intervene immediately, halt the evictions, and prosecute all officials found to have participated in the scheme. The couple allegedly executed the acquisition in collusion with…