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06 Feb '26
Manchester United have made a bold attempt to ‘convince’ Luis Enrique to snub Paris Saint-German and become their new manager as a ‘reliable source’ details a crunch ‘meeting in Paris’.Michael Carrick is off to an excellent start as caretaker boss of the Red Devils, winning all
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06 Feb '26
Popular media personality DJ Jacob Omutuzze is a disappointed man after losing his Bunamwaya Division LC3 Chairmanship seat in elections held earlier this week on Wednesday.Omutuzze, who contested on the National Unity Platform (NUP) ticket, was defeated by the ruling party candidate Namal
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06 Feb '26
Steven Tendo, a Ugandan minister and nursing assistant who moved to Vermont in 2021 while seeking asylum, was detained in Shelburne on Wednesday morning by federal immigration agents, according to the union he’s a part of and the advocacy group Migrant Justice.Tendo was detained by U.S.
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06 Feb '26
Robert Kasibante of the National Peasants’ Party, a former presidential candidate, seeks to overturn President Museveni’s victory, citing alleged widespread irregularities, violence and the misuse of state resourcesKAMPALA, Uganda — Former presidential candidate Robert Kasibante has
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06 Feb '26
Left to right: MPs Michael Mawanda, Paul Akamba, lawyer Julius Kirya, ex-Ministry of Trade PS Geraldine Ssali and Elgon MP Ignitius Mudimi Wamakuyu in the dock during the hearing of their case at the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala on August 27, 2024.KAMPALA — Former Ministry of Trade P
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06 Feb '26
The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) have dismissed claims by the National Unity Platform (NUP) that its members have gone missing, describing the allegations as "drama" and insisting the opposition party should pursue formal legal channels if it seeks accountability.The military resp
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06 Feb '26
Uganda’s elections are often discussed through the familiar vocabulary of irregularities: Intimidation, militarisation, ballot stuffing, voter bribery, and contested results. These are serious concerns. But beneath the headline controversies lies a quieter, almost embarrassing question that rar
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06 Feb '26
No evidence Uganda's president threatened to 'bomb' US drones in Ugandan airspace after diplomatic spatIN SHORT: A graphic circulating on social media quotes Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni apparently threatening to "bomb" US drones and telling the US military to leave. But we found no e
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06 Feb '26
Bukoto West MP Muhammad Mayanja Ssentayi has explained why he believes the UGX 300 million Parliament plans to give members of the 12th Parliament to buy vehicles is not enough to support their work over a full five-year term.Speaking in an interview on UBC TV, the NRM MP said a car, unlik
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06 Feb '26
Dismissed Uganda Prisons warder Lawrence Ampe, widely known as Cop Ampe, was released on police bond on February 5, 2026, after being charged with a cyber crime offence months after his controversial dismissal over social media attacks on the prisons service.Lawrence Ampe, the dismissed Ug