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Meet Bashir Humphreys: The Burnley FC defender who is eligible to play for Uganda

Meet Bashir Humphreys: The Burnley FC defender who is eligible to play for Uganda

Rising defender Bashir Humphreys has steadily built a reputation as one of the promising young centre-backs developed in England in recent years. But beyond his progress in European football, the 22-year-old also has a strong link to East Africa — a connection that could make him eligible to re

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Bobi Wine: Why 9 cops who guarded me during campaigns have been fired from Police

Bobi Wine: Why 9 cops who guarded me during campaigns have been fired from Police

Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused the government of punishing police officers who were once assigned to his protection, claiming they are being blamed for his disappearance after the January election.In a statement posted on X, Kyagulan

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Prosecution seeks witness protection orders in Besigye treason case

Prosecution seeks witness protection orders in Besigye treason case

KAMPALA – The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has applied to the High Court Criminal Division in Kampala seeking orders to protect key prosecution witnesses in the treason case against opposition figure Kizza Besigye and two others.In a Notice of Motion filed under Se

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U.S. forces in S. Korea preparing to relocate THAAD interceptors to Middle East

U.S. forces in S. Korea preparing to relocate THAAD interceptors to Middle East

SEOUL | Xinhua | U.S. forces in South Korea were preparing to relocate interceptor missiles of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to the Middle East, a local newspaper said Wednesday.An unidentified high-ranking South Korean government official was quoted by Dong-A Ilb

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UPC’s Jimmy Akena Rejects Lumu’s Administration of Parliament Amendment Bill

UPC’s Jimmy Akena Rejects Lumu’s Administration of Parliament Amendment Bill

Jimmy Akena Obote, President of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC), has firmly rejected the controversial Administration of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2024, describing it as unnecessary and unhelpful to Uganda’s parliamentary system.In an interview on Next Radio’s Next Big Talk pro

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VIDEO: Engineer Cries on National TV, Alleges Paying Bobi Wine Shs600 Million for NUP Nomination

VIDEO: Engineer Cries on National TV, Alleges Paying Bobi Wine Shs600 Million for NUP Nomination

Kampala, Uganda — A former parliamentary aspirant for Nansana Municipality, Engineer Stephen Kaweesa, has publicly accused Robert Kyagulanyi, the leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), of taking Shs600 million from him in exchange for the party’s parliamentary nomination ahead of the 20

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Exclusive: U.S. soldiers Evacuated from American base in Djibouti seek Refuge at Entebbe Airport over Iran threat

Exclusive: U.S. soldiers Evacuated from American base in Djibouti seek Refuge at Entebbe Airport over Iran threat

Camp Lemonnier is the biggest American military base in AfricaHundreds of United States soldiers who were stationed at Camp Lemonnier, in Djibouti the only permanent American military base in Africa, have reportedly sought temporary refuge in Uganda and are currently being hosted at Entebb

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Security located Bobi Wine but Museveni stopped arrest – reports

Security located Bobi Wine but Museveni stopped arrest – reports

Reports indicate that the president was approached with a request from intelligence agencies to proceed and apprehend the NUP leader after they successfully tracked and located him.President Yoweri Museveni reportedly blocked a plan by Ugandan security agencies to arrest opposition leader

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UPDF Dismiss Bobi Wine’s Claims, Clarify on Military Police Deployments at Checkpoints

UPDF Dismiss Bobi Wine’s Claims, Clarify on Military Police Deployments at Checkpoints

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have firmly dismissed claims by National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, that newly deployed military police checkpoints across the Kampala Metropolitan Area are part of a manhunt targeting him.

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Ex-UPDF Soldier Sentenced to 45 years in jail Over Defilement

Ex-UPDF Soldier Sentenced to 45 years in jail Over Defilement

Arua- In a noble affirmation of the rule of law and the protection of children, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has successfully prosecuted a former UPDF soldier, Anguzu Andrew (AA) for defiling a 13-year old girl, and the High Court sitting in Arua has sentenced him to 4

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