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05 Mar '25
A newly surfaced video has sparked controversy, showing National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters clashing with security forces in Kawempe during a campaign rally.The footage, which has since gone viral, captures N
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05 Mar '25
The violence during the Kawempe North by-election has led to a heated debate in Parliament, with opposition MPs challenging government officials over the role of security forces in the unrest.The government has di
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05 Mar '25
Musician and opposition figure Nubian Li has strongly condemned the violence inflicted on supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) during campaigns for the party’s Kawempe North candidate, Elias Nalukoola.
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03 Mar '25
BBC | The Islamic police in the northern Nigerian state of Kano have arrested Muslims seen eating and drinking publicly, as well as those selling food at the start of Ramadan, when Muslims are supposed to fast from dawn until dusk.The deputy commander of the Hisbah, Mujahi
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03 Mar '25
The mother of a six-year-old girl who disappeared more than a year ago in South Africa has gone on trial accused of organising her kidnapping.Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno van Rhyn were arrested after Smith's daughter, Joshlin, went missing from outsi
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03 Mar '25
Tensions ran high in Kawempe North today as security forces heavily deployed to monitor the campaign rally of National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Erias Nalukoola.President Museveni’s government ordered addit
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03 Mar '25
Efforts to unseat Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in the 2026 elections have hit a setback following the continued detention of veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye.His incarceration is disrupting the For
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03 Mar '25
Ugandan human rights lawyer and activist Sarah Bireete has accused the government of illegally tapping phone calls and leaking private conversations to the public.She expressed her concerns on her X account, calli
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19 Feb '25
On Tuesday there was a showdown in Parliament over the detention of Besigye with the House Speaker, Anita Among describing it as setting a dangerous precedentA protester being arrested by police in Kampala on MondayMembers of Parliament subscribi
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17 Feb '25
Uganda Prisons Commissioner General Johnson Byabashaija stated that there is "no cause for alarm" regarding the health of opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye.In a conversation with journalist Simon Kaggwa Njala, Byabashaija confirmed that Besigye was rece