Prison sentences have shadowed some of reggae's biggest names. This is the story of global reggae icons who served time, and how it defined their music and legacy.Global reggae stars who released music from behind barsIncarceration has ended many careers, but for some glo
Some of the destoryed property after Tuesday violent clashes erupted between Muslim youths and Christian traders over the sale of pork. Police say the situation is now calm but tense.Yumbe, Uganda: Tension gripped Yumbe Town in the West Nile Sub-region on Tuesday after a violent confrontat
Brazilian serial killer Pedro Rodrigues Filho, who was known as Pedrinho Matador (Killer Pete), claimed to have murdered more than 100 people over five decadesPedro Rodrigues Filho, known as Pedrinho Matador or "Killer Pete", was his country's most infamous serial killer and the inspiratio
The UAE Ambassador to Uganda, HE Abdulla Salem Alshemeli, H.E Sheikh Sultan Jemai Al. Hindas, Director General of the Furjairah Chamber Commerce and Industry and the Prime Minister of Uganda Hon. Nabbanja Robinah and Hon. Dr Monica Musenero the Minister of Science Technology and Innovation Inform
The Affordable Housing Project promised dignity and stability for Kenya’s urban poor, yet gaps in delivery are fast exposing cracks in what was once hailed as a groundbreaking social revolution.In Nairobi’s New Mukuru Housing Estate, residents who once lived in congested sha
A Kumasi High Court has thrown out an injunction application seeking to stop the burial and funeral of celebrated highlife musician Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba.The application was filed by Madam Akosua Serwaa Fosu, who claims to be the late musician’s l
Cameroon was a nation in flames on Monday as citizens across all regions took to the streets following the Constitutional Council’s declaration of Paul Biya as winner of the 2025 presidential election.Image shows nationwide unrest on October 27, 2025, following the Constitutio
The High court in Kampala has ordered the government to pay Shs 10 million in compensation to a man who was unlawfully detained by police for 10 days without being produced in court.Byansi was arrested on January 28, 2024, along Bulenga road and detained at the Special Investiga
Amb-Ogwang-and-new-lover-RannyOgwang and Danny on their civil wedding dayKAMPALA — Trouble is brewing in paradise! Word reaching Red Pepper Online is that the once-sweet love story between Former Uganda’s Deputy Ambassador to Washington DC and Sudan, Dickson Ogwang, and his Parl
Uganda’s High Court has ordered MK Publishers Ltd to pay Shs 100 million ($26,000) in damages and royalties to author Annette Najjemba after finding the firm guilty of infringing her copyright by selling her children’s stories to the Government of Rwanda wit
