Eight supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) have been convicted by the Luwero Grade One Magistrate Court for taking part in riots that rocked Luwero Town Council last month. The convicts are among 36 people arrested after protests erupted at around 7:00 pm on January 15, 2026, when secu
According to the prosecution, led by Chief State Attorney Joan Keko and Richard Birivumbuka, Mabirizi allegedly used his TikTok handle @male.mabirizi to circulate false claims about Chief Justice Zeija, including that he is a conman, fraudster, corrupt, a “court file grabber,” and that he sol
Serere District, in the wider Teso region, turned out to be one of the areas where the National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, performed strongly, winning about 13,000 votes, although President Museveni defeated him by a small margin.The stro
The long-running saga surrounding the Brazilian playmaker’s transfer to Flamengo ended not with warm words, but with a cold, pointed statement from West Ham United. Notably, the club stopped short of thanking Lucas Paquetá himself. Instead, the London side expressed gratitude to staff and supp
NUP’s head of political mobilisation Habib Buwembo, who a newspaper sometime back profiled as a Ugandan activist who calls prison his second home, has all of a sudden fallen silent.Over the years, he has been jailed countless times over his relentless activism and street protests and was
UNEB Executive Director Dan Odongo disclosed that in some centres, scouts and invigilators were either bribed or threatened with physical harm by school directors and headteachers to allow teachers to directly assist candidates inside examination rooms.The Uganda National Examinations Boar
Abitex and Bajjo face possible jail after being accused of misusing over UGX 3 billion in government SACCO funds meant to support Ugandan promoters.Abitex, Bajjo Face Jail Over Misused SACCO FundsTop Ugandan events promoters, including Abitex and Bajjo, are facing possible jail time
From women’s banking dream to Tier II downgrade, today, RedPepper reveals the slow, painful unravelling of Finance Trust Bank.When the Bank of Uganda (BoU)quietly approved FTB’s transition from a Tier I commercial bank to a Tier II credit institution effective April 1, 2026, and went o
In a candid revelation that has set tongues wagging across Lango, Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) President Jimmy Akena has pulled back the curtain on the fierce battle that dethroned Government Chief Whip Denis Hamson Obua in Ajuri County. Speaking on QFM Lira, Akena declared he harbors no grud
Content creator Lord Elektra, real name Kyomuhangi Betnah, has publicly apologized to Christine Nampeera Tendo following a dramatic fallout that recently saw her spend a night in jail.The two, who had long presented themselves online as close “besties,” took to their respective Instagr
