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Soyinka’s U.S. Visa Cancelled After Calling Trump “White Idi Amin”.

Soyinka’s U.S. Visa Cancelled After Calling Trump “White Idi Amin”.

Nigeria’s most celebrated writer and Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has revealed that his U.S. visa has been revoked, a move he described as “bizarre, comic, and authoritarian.” The 91-year-old, who has long chronicled Africa’s dictatorships with razor-sharp wit, shared the news during a p

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Garuga Was a Visionary Entrepreneur Who Created Jobs for Young People – Besigye

Garuga Was a Visionary Entrepreneur Who Created Jobs for Young People – Besigye

Salaam Musumba reading Besigye's speech at Garuga's burial in Kanungu district on Monday.Veteran opposition leader and former presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye has paid tribute to the late businessman James Garuga Musinguzi, describing him as a vis

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Stay Focused on the Prize: Ssenyonyi Warns Against Distractions in the Struggle for Change

Stay Focused on the Prize: Ssenyonyi Warns Against Distractions in the Struggle for Change

Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and Nakawa West MP, 

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Tear Gas and Tension as Kenya Marks Anniversary of Gen Z Protest Movement

Tear Gas and Tension as Kenya Marks Anniversary of Gen Z Protest Movement

Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters who flooded the streets of Nairobi and other major towns on Wednesday, marking the first anniversary of the deadly 2024 anti-government demonstrations.Businesses and schools remained shut in parts of the capital as fea

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From Amin Enforcer to a Forgotten Man; The Rise, Fall and Tragic Death Of Yusuf Gowon

From Amin Enforcer to a Forgotten Man; The Rise, Fall and Tragic Death Of Yusuf Gowon

Yusuf Gowon was once a towering figure in Uganda’s military and political circles, rising to prominence as the Chief of Staff of the Uganda Army under the notorious President Idi Amin.During Amin's brutal rule, which saw an estimated 300,000 Ugandans ki

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ULS Warns of Growing Tyranny, Urges Legal Resistance

ULS Warns of Growing Tyranny, Urges Legal Resistance

The President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), Isaac Ssemakadde, has warned members of the legal fraternity, calling on lawyers across the country to resist the mounting threat of authoritarianism.He cautioned that silence in the face of injustice would make the legal profession complicit

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Museveni Calls for Increased Financial Support to Somalia

Museveni Calls for Increased Financial Support to Somalia

President Museveni has reiterated the urgent need for African solidarity and increased financial support to Somalia, as a key pillar for sustainable peace and stability in the Horn of Africa.The President made the remarks while chairing the Extraordinary Summit of Troop-Contribut

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The likely future of UEDCL

The likely future of UEDCL

FILE PHOTO: A Umeme worker sorts a problem. March 31st is a turning point for Uganda in the electricity distribution sectorHow this well-structured and managed organization may turn into a political battlefield, leaving Ugandans in th

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Uganda’s military took over public-sector construction; Private Contractors are reeling

Uganda’s military took over public-sector construction; Private Contractors are reeling

The government’s move to transfer many public construction projects to the military has worsened fears about President Museveni’s concentration of powerKampala, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa Global Press Jour

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 “We Lost Two Deputy Presidents, One To Death And Another To Corruption”- Says Bobi Wine

“We Lost Two Deputy Presidents, One To Death And Another To Corruption”- Says Bobi Wine

Happy New Year to you our readers and clients, today the national unity platform has held it’s first press conference of 2025 and the party’s president addressed a number of issues some of which have since elicited mixed reactions.

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