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09 Jun '25
Protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids entered a third day on Sunday, with growing unrest prompting police to declare parts of the city an "unlawful assembly" zone and President Donald Trump calling for a military crackdown.Demonstrations began on Friday after it emerged that Immig
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09 Jun '25
Major General Felix Kulayigye has officially resumed his duties as Director of Defence Public Information, ending a near-three-month absence that had seen Colonel Chris Magezi act in his place.The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) confirmed Kulayigye’s return through a brief but de
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09 Jun '25
The Court of Appeal has stripped city tycoon Mohan Musisi Kiwanuka of his managerial powers over a vast business empire, citing mental illness as the overriding factor behind its latest decision.The ruling, delivered this week, marked a turning point in a years-long legal and familial batt
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09 Jun '25
The Jinja-Mbulamuti-Kamuli-Bukungu road has once again been listed among Uganda’s priority roads for the Financial Year 2025/26, rekindling faint hopes in a region long acquainted with political pledges and policy U-turns.Yet for many residents in Jinja, Kamuli, and Buyende districts, th
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09 Jun '25
US President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles following two days of unrest in the city’s Paramount district, where residents, largely from the Latino community, have clashed with federal agents over immigration raids.The clashes erupte
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09 Jun '25
Demonstrations in Los Angeles have flared since Friday, drawing hundreds of protesters who are demanding an end to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests in the city.Clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement have led to dozens of arrests and multiple injuries among polic
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09 Jun '25
Residents of six villages in Nakisunga Sub-county, Mukono District, are reeling from a wave of night-time attacks by unidentified individuals who cut and stole electricity cables from poles and Light (Yaka) meters, leaving hundreds of homes in the dark and communities on edge.The affected
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09 Jun '25
Uganda’s Ambassador to the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Isaac Ssebulime has called on all stakeholders involved in Hajj affairs to exercise transparency in managing this critical pillar of the Islamic faith.Ambassador Sebulime made the remarks while bidding farewell to Ugandan pilgrims
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09 Jun '25
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) across Uganda have issued a strong call to government to urgently invest in national research institutes and universities to develop better detection technologies, preservation techniques, and nutritional improvements.This comes at a time as the country g
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09 Jun '25
As the 2026 elections fear heats up, a young woman with humble beginnings is steadily rising through Uganda’s political ranks, determined to become the voice of her generation on the national stage.Julian Amanya recently declared her intention to contest for the position of Western