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Sergeant Gervais Minani was sentenced to life in prison after a military tribunal found him guilty of premeditated murder of five civilians in Nyamashake District in November 2024. Courtesy

Court upholds life sentence for soldier who killed five civilians

Friday, February 07, 2025

The High Court in Kigali on February 6 resumed the trial of YouTuber Theoneste Nsengimana and his co-accused. Courtesy

Witness implicates YouTuber Theoneste Nsengimana, co-accused in alleged conspiracy

Thursday, February 06, 2025

Sylvain Sibomana is among nine individuals accused of forming a criminal association and conspiring to overthrow the current government.

Key suspect in anti-government conspiracy case denies charges

Thursday, February 06, 2025

Theoneste Nsengimana, the creator of YouTube channel Umubavu TV and his co-accused. The High Court in Kigali on February 4 resumed the trial of vlogger Théoneste Nsengimana and his co-accused. Courtesy

Jailed YouTuber Nsengjmana claims his case should have been heard by media commission

Tuesday, February 04, 2025

Davis Manzi, a 38-year-old businessman is accused of persuading people to invest in his online business.

Online forex fraud: Davis Manzi’s trial in substance to begin this month

Monday, February 03, 2025

Two senior six students at Groupe Scolaire Mutongo, in Rusizi District, were arrested after allegedly attempting to poison fellow students’ food using rodenticide.

Rusizi: Two students arrested over food poisoning

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Jean-Bosco Harelimana, the former Director-General of Rwanda Cooperative Agency.

Former cooperative agency boss, co-accused acquitted

Friday, January 24, 2025

MPs have urged RIB, NPPA, and other institutions to treat teenage pregnancy and defilement as an epidemic requiring urgent and decisive action. Courtesy Photo

Lawmaker says teenage pregnancies should be treated as ‘epidemic’

Friday, January 24, 2025

Bishop Samuel Mugisha Mugiraneza, who recently resigned as the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Shyira, is in detention at Remera RIB station in Kigali. FILE

Anglican bishop arrested over graft

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has said seven people have been taken into custody after they spread nudity content on social media. File

Seven arrested over spreading nudity content

Monday, January 20, 2025

Rwanda National Police on January 18 paraded eight men suspected of stealing motorycles and falsifying number plates. Courtesy

Eight in custody over forgery of motorcycle number plates

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Unsourced meat being destroyed in Musanze District on January 8. Photos by RICA.

Govt intensifies crackdown on illegal meat traders

Thursday, January 16, 2025

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Kamonyi: Man wanted for grenade attack

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Maj Gen (Rtd) Dr. Richard Rutatina was handed a three-month suspended prison sentence by Kiramuruzi Primary Court in Gatsibo District on Friday, January 10. Courtesy

Maj Gen (Rtd) Rutatina gets three-month suspended sentence for assault

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Police spokesperson ACP Boniface Rutikanga speaks to journalists in Rubavu District. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana

Police intensify crackdown on cattle rustlers

Wednesday, January 08, 2025

Theoneste Nsengimana, the creator of YouTube channel Umubavu TV and his co-accused. Courtesy

YouTuber Theoneste Nsengimana, co-accused trial resumes

Monday, January 06, 2025

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RIB refutes injustice claim in $10m I&M Bank fraud case

Wednesday, January 01, 2025

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Three district officials arrested over irregularities in procurement processes

Sunday, December 22, 2024

Theoneste Nsengimana, the creator of the YouTube channel Umubavu TV. Courtesy

YouTuber Theoneste Nsengimana, co-accused trial adjourned as new evidence surfaces

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

The Court of Appeal in France upheld the life sentence for Philippe Hategekimana a Genocide convict. Courtesy

Genocide: French court upholds Philippe Hategekimana’s life sentence

Wednesday, December 18, 2024