DEAN LUBOWA SAAVA: Here Is What UCC Boss NOn 24th December, UCC Executive Director Hon Nyombi Thembo posted a message on his X in reference to the private meeting he had had with close family members of the jailed journalist and online broadcaster Dean Lubowa Saava. Nyombi Thembo, who months earl
Members of the Safe and Dignified burial team from the Uganda Red Cross Society carry a body that was recovered from Kiteezi landfill garbage on August 14, 2024.Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has earmarked Shs4.3 billion to compensate families affected by the Kiteezi landfill collap
YouTuber Shalom Kaweesi has been released on bail by the Chief Magistrates’ Court in Makindye.Shalom was granted bail on a non-cash bond of Shs 5 million, with each of his sureties also bonded for a non-cash Shs 5 million.He was arrested and detained on charges of cyber harassment
Rachael KawalaPolice in Kampala North have arrested a 34-year-old woman, Nanteza Aisha, on allegations of staging her own kidnapping, an incident that triggered public panic and a full-scale police investigation.According to Police, the case was registered on 15th December 2025 afte
Police in the Greater Bushenyi Region are investigating circumstances surrounding a fatal road accident that claimed the lives of eight people and left seven others critically injured in Buhweju District.The accident occurred on December 20, 2025, at about 10:45pm in Kisaana Village along
Police in Kampala arrested 70 men during a midnight operation targeting crime hot spots to improve safety during the festive season.KAMPALA, Uganda — Police arrested 70 men during a midnight sweep of crime hot spots in the capital city early Saturday morning, according to authorities.
Popular TikToker Habeeb Hamzat, known as Peller, has apologised to Nigerians after being arrested and detained by the Lagos State Police Command for a deliberate car crash on the Lekki–Epe Expressway.The 20-year-old social media personality was reportedly overwhelmed by emotions followin
Uganda is scheduled to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on January 15, 2026, with the contest widely seen as tight. Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, who will mark 40 years in power next year, faces strong competition from Kyagulanyi, a two-time presidential contender and musician
Nairobi — On the first anniversary of the conviction of ailing Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza, 127 African women journalists have written her a joint letter expressing solidarity, calling for her unconditional release, and decrying her imprisonment as robbing the public of "an important voi
Wiz Khalifa, Mr. Young, Wild & Free himself, is suddenly not looking very free at all after a Romanian court slapped him with a jaw-dropping nine-month prison sentence over weed. Yes, you read that right. Nine months. For marijuana. In 2025. The universe truly loves irony…Here’s th
