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Another country ‘closes airbase to US war planes’

Another country ‘closes airbase to US war planes’

Some US bombers’ were due to land at the base before heading to the Middle EastItaly has reportedly refused permission for US military aircraft to land at a Sicilian air base en route to the Middle East, according to a source close to the matter.This denial, which confirms a repor

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Yusuf Nsibambi says Opposition Politics is Full of Intrigue, Blackmail After Defecting to NRM

Yusuf Nsibambi says Opposition Politics is Full of Intrigue, Blackmail After Defecting to NRM

Outgoing Mawokota South Member of Parliament, Yusuf Nsibambi, has described his recent defection to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), as a liberating shift from opposition politics, adding that Uganda’s opposition lacks direction.Speaking during NBS Morning Breeze on Tuesday

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Luttamaguzi Vows Purpose-Driven Leadership After Election Defeat

Luttamaguzi Vows Purpose-Driven Leadership After Election Defeat

Outgoing Nakaseke South Member of Parliament, Paulson Luttamaguzi Ssemakula, has emphasised a renewed commitment to purpose-driven leadership over political office following his defeat in the January 15, 2026 parliamentary elections.Speaking during Sanyuka Morning Xpress on Tuesday, Luttam

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Rubongoya to Appeal Kampala Central Result in Court

Rubongoya to Appeal Kampala Central Result in Court

National Unity Platform Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya is set to file an election petition challenging Minister Minsa Kabanda’s win in Kampala Central, citing alleged irregularities, identity disputes, and electoral malpractice at multiple polling stations.David Lewis Rubongoya,

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Bukimbiri: NRM’s Turyagyenda Petitions Court to Nullify Kwizera Victory

Bukimbiri: NRM’s Turyagyenda Petitions Court to Nullify Kwizera Victory

Asigario Turyagyenda, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer for Bukimbiri County in Kisoro District, has petitioned the High Court in Kabale seeking to nullify the election of independent candidate Eddie Kwizera wa Gahungu.Turyagyenda lost to Kwizera in the 2026 general electi

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Why US killed Iranian leaders? White House says they ‘lied to us'

Why US killed Iranian leaders? White House says they ‘lied to us'

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that some Iranian leaders were “no longer on planet Earth” because they had lied to the US and prolonged negotiations.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that some Iranian leaders were “no longer on

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Ingrid Turinawe Challenges Gen Tumukunde’s Rukungiri MP Win in Court

Ingrid Turinawe Challenges Gen Tumukunde’s Rukungiri MP Win in Court

Ingrid Turinawe (c) at court on MondayRUKUNGIRI: Opposition politician Ingrid Kamateneti Turinawe has petitioned the High Court to nullify the parliamentary victory of Henry Tumukunde in Rukungiri Municipality, alleging widespread irregularities in the January 15 election.Turinawe,

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Museveni’s brother Sodo Kaguta dragged to court over alleged forged academic papers, vote rigging in Mawogola North election

Museveni’s brother Sodo Kaguta dragged to court over alleged forged academic papers, vote rigging in Mawogola North election

Mawogola North parliamentary aspirant Jet John Tumwebaze has petitioned the High Court in Masaka, seeking to overturn the election of Godfrey Aine Kaguta, popularly known as Sodo.The petition, filed on 30 March, challenges the outcome of the 15 January polls in which Sodo, the ruling Natio

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Tax on Used Clothes to Increase to 30%

Tax on Used Clothes to Increase to 30%

Government’s plan to double taxes on used clothes signals renewed industrial ambition but risks squeezing low-income consumers and destabilising a fragile garments sector. With local production still insufficient, the policy revives old debates: can protection drive growth without first fixing

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Henry Musasizi Commends Progress at Ntungamo Coffee Park

Henry Musasizi Commends Progress at Ntungamo Coffee Park

The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Henry Musasizi, has appreciated the progress of the Inspire Africa Coffee Park in Ntungamo during a visit he made alongside Amos Kankunda, the Chairman of the Finance, Planning and Economic Development Committee of Parliament,

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