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04 Apr '26
Masters, PhD, And Postgraduate Diploma Applications Now Open As University Extends Closing Date By One MonthIf pursuing a postgraduate degree at Makerere University has been on your academic roadmap, the window is now open — and following an update issued on March 31, 2026, you have unti
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04 Apr '26
The Court of Appeal in Kampala has acquitted William Jjuko, who had been sentenced to 27 years and 11 days in prison for aggravated defilement of a four-year-old girl in Nakawa Division, Kampala.The Court of Appeal in Kampala has acquitted William Jjuko, who had been sentenced to 27 years
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04 Apr '26
The Iranian State Media, Press TV, on Saturday released unverified pictures of a US CH-47 helicopter in Kuwait, which, according to the media, was targeted by Iran. There has been no immediate confirmation from the US administration in this regard. Another Iranian media, Mehr News Agency, reporte
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03 Apr '26
The assailant who stormed the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program Centre and stabbed at least four children to death had visited the school two days ago seeking admission for his child, before killing the children.The assailant who stormed the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Progra
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02 Apr '26
The election of Laroo-Pece Division Member of Parliament Norbert Mao is being challenged in the High Court in Gulu, with petitioner Tonny Kitara alleging widespread electoral irregularities that he says affected the outcome of the January 2026 polls. In the petition, in which the Electoral Commis
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02 Apr '26
Parents of a two-month-old baby reportedly born holding a Catholic rosary have appealed to Church authorities to urgently investigate what they describe as strange and frightening occurrences surrounding their child.The incident was reported in Saali Village, Gomba District, where the pare
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01 Apr '26
In a dramatic turn of events, U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly chaired a high-level virtual meeting between President-elect Yoweri Museveni and opposition figure Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, in an attempt to resolve Uganda’s ongoing political tensions.T
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01 Apr '26
The Grade One Magistrate’s Court in Butambala District has remanded two suspects to a juvenile detention facility amid ongoing uncertainty over their ages, underscoring persistent challenges in age verification within Uganda’s criminal justice system.The two individuals, co-accused alo
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31 Mar '26
They are on the road before dawn and still riding long after dark, threading through Kampala’s gridlocked streets for fares that rarely exceed a few thousand shillings. For Uganda’s boda boda riders, the pressure to earn is relentless and increasingly, it is deadly.Motorcycles are at t
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31 Mar '26
Journalists were barred from covering plea bargain proceedings involving terrorism suspects jointly charged with alleged former Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) commander Jamilu Mukulu Alilabaki.The journalists had, as usual, reported to the International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High co