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08 Aug '25
Gen Elwelu in his ceremonial uniformOne of Uganda’s most prominent and controversial military figures, Lieutenant General Peter Elwelu, is officially retiring from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) after 39 years of military service, dating ba
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07 Aug '25
Frank Gashumba, a well-known Ugandan political commentator, recently sparked anger across the country with his comments about university students who use taxis for transport. While speaking on August 4, 2025, Gashumba said it was “unrealistic” for degree hol
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07 Aug '25
He is the general who took bullets meant to sile
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07 Aug '25
Sandra Teta wounded (file photo)Renowned musician Douglas Mayanja, popularly known as Weasel, is currently hospitalized following an alleged hit-and-run incident involving his longtime partner, Sandra Teta. The dramatic altercation reportedly
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06 Aug '25
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has refused a request by Nakku Fiona, a National Female Youth MP aspirant, to alter her date of birth on her national identity card — a move interpreted as an attempt to meet the constitutional age
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06 Aug '25
IRAN has executed a nuclear scientist accused of passing sensitive information to Israel's Mossad amid an intensifying crackdown on alleged foreign spies.Roozbeh Vadi reportedly worked as a nuclear expert at the Atomic Energy Organisation of
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06 Aug '25
Opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye’s bail fate hangs in the balance as his wife, Winnie Byanyima, joined supporters in court on Wednesday awaiting a judge’s ruling on the matter.Byanyima, the Executive Director of UNAIDS, took to social media to shar
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06 Aug '25
Minister Sam MayanjaUganda’s Chief of Defence Forces and Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) chairman, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has publicly called for the arrest of State Minister for Lands, Dr. Sam Mayanja, in a move likely to ignite fresh political ten
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04 Aug '25
Putin appears unmoved in the face of Trump’s deadline diplomacy and social media brinkmanshipThe muddled US-Russia equation under Trump is symptomatic of a larger leadership dilemma.US President Donald Trump faces a daunting series of foreign p
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04 Aug '25
The Kabaka of Buganda, His Majesty Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, made an unannounced visit to the Lugogo Sports Complex on Sunday.The monarch’s purpose was to check on his youngest son, Prince Richard Ssemakookiro, who was undergoing training with the Proline Foot