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Bobi Wine says he was tased during Fort Portal standoff with Police

Bobi Wine says he was tased during Fort Portal standoff with Police

A video posted online appeared to show the presidential hopeful visibly distressed as he got back into his vehicle, with a big tear on his shirt.National Unity Platform (NUP) President and presidential candidate, Bobi Wine, has accused police officers of using an electronic taser on him du

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Nigerian soldiers open fire on protesters in the northeast, killing 9, witnesses say

Nigerian soldiers open fire on protesters in the northeast, killing 9, witnesses say

Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have reportedly killed nine women protesting the army’s handling of communal clashes in the northeastern Adamawa stateNigerian Army soldiers opened fire and killed nine women protesting the army's handling of communal clashes in the northeastern Adamawa stat

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Betty Nambooze Bakireke: How a Political Icon Drifted into a Fourth-Term Survival Crisis

Betty Nambooze Bakireke: How a Political Icon Drifted into a Fourth-Term Survival Crisis

Hon. Betty Bakireke Nambooze was once among the clearest symbols of defiance in Uganda’s opposition politics. Her courage under repression, sharp tongue, and legislative activism gave her a moral authority few politicians enjoyed. Yet as the 2026 elections approach, securing a fourth parliament

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UPDF Regrets Gulu City Fracas but Blames Kyagulanyi for “Defiance”

UPDF Regrets Gulu City Fracas but Blames Kyagulanyi for “Defiance”

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has acknowledged that the chaos that unfolded in Gulu City during the visit of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu was “regrettable,” but maintains that the incident resulted from what they described as th

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KIU Student, 21, Killed in Bushenyi; Police Arrest Two Alleged Boyfriends

KIU Student, 21, Killed in Bushenyi; Police Arrest Two Alleged Boyfriends

Police in Bushenyi District are investigating the killing of 21-year-old Linette Karunga, a student at Kampala International University (KIU) Western Campus, who was reportedly murdered in Nyakashebeya Village, Nyabubare Parish, Nyabubare Subcounty.Preliminary reports indicate that Karunga

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Lawmakers demand withdrawal of Ugandan troops, citing parliament’s lack of approval

Lawmakers demand withdrawal of Ugandan troops, citing parliament’s lack of approval

Members of parliament during a sitting on Tuesday 11 June, 2024. Credit: Joval Tombe/ office of the speakerSome members of South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly have called for the immediate withdrawal of Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) operating in the countr

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VERY SAD: Student Beaten In Chaos With Bobi Wine Dies After Days In Coma

VERY SAD: Student Beaten In Chaos With Bobi Wine Dies After Days In Coma

In yet another sad turn of events, a 16 year old student of Excel High School Mukono has died after spending three days in coma at the St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu city today afternoon. The deceased had returned home in Gulu for holidays where he has met his death.The deceased has b

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Walukaaga Still in MP Race, EC Has No Power Over His Papers – Counsel Nalukoola

Walukaaga Still in MP Race, EC Has No Power Over His Papers – Counsel Nalukoola

Counsel Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola has come out to defend Mathias Walukaaga, insisting the singer is still legally in the Busiro East parliamentary race despite his disqualification by the Electoral Commission.Speaking to a local YouTuber, Nalukoola argued that the Electoral Commission has&

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Man Utd Ready to Offload Manuel Ugarte in January as Galatasaray Circle

Man Utd Ready to Offload Manuel Ugarte in January as Galatasaray Circle

Manchester United are prepared to sanction Manuel Ugarte’s exit in January as they look to free up funds to bolster the midfield in the New Year.Ugarte joined United from PSG for around £50m last summer as part of a midfield revamp as the club backed Erik ten Hag in the

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Garnacho Insists He Has ‘No Regrets’ Over Man Utd Exit After Summer Move to Chelsea

Garnacho Insists He Has ‘No Regrets’ Over Man Utd Exit After Summer Move to Chelsea

Alejandro Garnacho has revealed he has ‘no regrets’ about leaving Manchester United for Chelsea over the summer.The Argentine departed Old Trafford under a cloud having cut ties with United earlier in the year as he sought to push through a summer exit.Garnacho

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