At the 74th graduation of Makerere University, Namutebi Abishag Lilian Matovu was among the 132 students awarded the coveted PhD, climaxing a journey she never dreamt would end the way it did.Like many children born to peasant families, education is never assured. Perhaps, this explains wh
Simon Peter Mundeyi, the Ministry of Internal Affairs spokespersonThe Ugandan Department of Inspection and Legal Services, under the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control, has deported over 300 illegal immigrants.This followed a six-month security operation targeting il
There was something missing from last night’s Super Bowl Sunday that not even the appearance of Taylor Swift cheering on her football-star boy
Kim Kardashian and Odell Beckham Jr. are only heating up the rumor mill in Sin City. The 43-year-old reality star and SKIMs founder and the 31-year-old Baltimore Ravens wide receiver w
Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team third goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 4, 2024. (Photo by IAN KINGTON/IKIMAGES/AFP via Getty Images)
Kenya Mourns the Loss of Retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, King'ori MwangiIn a somber turn of events, Kenya is mourning the passing of Retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, King'ori Mwangi.The news of his death has sent shockwaves through the nation, as citizen
What you need to know:President Museveni has been in Busoga sub-region twice in a period of 12 days. First, he was in Jinja City on January 26 when he presided over the 38th anniversary of the National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) rise to power, and th
Bemba at Goma International AirportRutshuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Prime Minister and National Minister of Defense, Jean-Pierre Bemba, on Friday rushed to North Kivu province as the fight between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebe
In an exciting tale of what could be the smartest and one of most daring tales you could have heard told, a lowly boda boda rider has entered in the records of Uganda as the first man to bundle all the three most probable Presidential materials and conning them of liquid cash.Moses Ssimbwa
South African skipper Williams stopped two penalties in the shootout in the third-place playoff at the African Cup of Nations as Bafana Bafana claimed a 6-5 win in the tiebreaker after the game had ended 0-0 after regulation time.South Africa captain Ronwen Williams did it aga
