An official attached to the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Joshua Ekule, has been remanded to prison after being accused of extorting money from residents seeking national identity cards.Ekule was arrested during an operation by Soroti Resident District Commissi
The political survival of Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa amid the ongoing turbulence surrounding Uganda’s parliamentary leadership has triggered intense debate within political and media circles, with many questioning why President Yoweri Museveni appears to have spared him while s
The General, who heads the Patriotic League of Uganda, reportedly believes Museveni’s style of leadership of compromises and concessions to powerful individuals and interest groups is outdated and has become a liability to the nation.Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces and s
Masaka — In politics, many leaders rise like thunderstorms — loud, dramatic and impossible to ignore — only to disappear leaving behind debris of broken trust and corruption scandals. But others move like the River Nile itself: calm, steady and life-giving to the communities around them.
woman in her 20s, identified as Lona Giramia, has sparked public outrage in Zingili cell, Zingili Ward, Paidha Town Council, Zombo District after she allegedly aborted her eight-month-old unborn baby and dumped the body in a clogged pit latrine.The incident came to light on Thursday, May 1
Mourners at the home of Ibrahim Turyamureba, a 43-yearoild retired UPDF soldier who was allegedly assaulted by police officers in a raid at a local cinema hall in Kamusegu Parish, Bwikara Sub-county, Kagadi District on May 13, 2026. PHOTO/ BYOMUGABI SEGUJJAResidents of Kamusegu Parish in B
The Chairperson of the Council for Abavandimwe, Frank Gashumba, has congratulated President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni upon his recent swearing in as President of the Republic of Uganda for the 2026–2031 term.In his message, Gashumba described the swearing in ceremony held at Kololo Ceremoni
When Yoweri Kaguta Museveni first emerged from the bush in January 1986, Uganda was exhausted by coups, economic collapse and years of violent political instability.At 41, he looked nothing like the ageing strongmen who dominated African politics at the time. He spoke the language of “fu
The family of the late Kalangala District Woman Member of Parliament, Hellen Nakimuli, has endorsed her sister Irene Nampala to contest for the vacant parliamentary seat ahead of the upcoming by election.Nakimuli passed away last month at Alexandria Specialized Hospital along Yusuf Lule Ro
Limpopo police have launched a manhunt for a suspect who shot dead a female correctional officer on Tuesday morning in Modimolle.According to police spokesperson Col Malesela Ledwada, the incident took place at about 6.30am. The victim was walking along Nelson Mandela Road to the Modimolle
