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Rajiv's Legacy Will Be Felt for Generations

Rajiv's Legacy Will Be Felt for Generations

The late Rajiv Ruparelia lived fully and left a lasting legacy that will be felt for generations, Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has said, paying a glowing tribute to the youthful businessman who died in a car crash on May 3 at the age of 35.Speaking at the funeral service held at the R

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Rajiv Ruparelia's Final Journey

Rajiv Ruparelia's Final Journey

Today, May 6, 2025, the life of Rajiv Ruparelia was celebrated as mourners gathered at the family home in Kololo, Uganda, to bid farewell to the young business mogul and rally star, who tragically passed away on May 3 at the age of 35.The somber event was followed by a cremation at the Hin

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2025 Stanbic National Schools Championship Bootcamp Kicks Off

2025 Stanbic National Schools Championship Bootcamp Kicks Off

For the next seven days, over 150 schools are participating in the highly demanding, but exciting boot camp stage of the annual Stanbic National Schools Championship (NSC) taking place at Seroma Christian High School in Mukono District.According to Diana Ondoga, the Head of Social Corporat

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Trump says non-US movies to be hit with 100% tariffs

Trump says non-US movies to be hit with 100% tariffs

BBC | US President Donald Trump says he will hit movies made in foreign countries with 100% tariffs, as he ramps up trade disputes with nations around the world.Trump said he was authorising the US Department of Commerce and Trade Representative to start the process t

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Uganda Ranked 19th Happiest Country in Africa: Is Uganda a Happy or Unhappy Nation?

Uganda Ranked 19th Happiest Country in Africa: Is Uganda a Happy or Unhappy Nation?

What does it mean to be happy? Different studies try to measure it, but they don’t always agree.One such study, the Global Flourishing Study, looked at how young people in 22 countries feel about life. Many were unhappy with their health, money, relatio

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Parents Call for Continuity of Girls' Empowerment Program in Kampala

Parents Call for Continuity of Girls' Empowerment Program in Kampala

Concerned parents in Kampala have called for for the continuation of the Girls Empowering Girls program implemented by TMC as it approaches its scheduled closure in November 2025.While reflecting on the initiative for lifting over 2,300 adolescent girls out of vulnerability and keeping the

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Old Guards Unite to Salute Major John Kazoora for Service and Integrity

Old Guards Unite to Salute Major John Kazoora for Service and Integrity

A solemn but stirring farewell unfolded on Wednesday at All Saints Cathedral Nakasero, where family, friends, and dignitaries gathered to honour the life of Major (Rtd) John Kazoora, a soldier, legislator, and statesman remembered for his unwavering commitment to service and principle.He d

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'Grandpa Francis': A nation remembers the Pope who braved a typhoon for them

'Grandpa Francis': A nation remembers the Pope who braved a typhoon for them

BBC | Lashed by an off-season typhoon, Pope Francis stepped out on a rain-soaked makeshift stage in front of hundreds of thousands of weeping pilgrims in the central Philippines.Organisers had warned him to cancel the 2015 open air mass in Tacloban as the weather had worse

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Amb Bernadette Olowo-Freers Recalls 'Humbling' Moment She Became First Woman Vatican Envoy in 900 Years

Amb Bernadette Olowo-Freers Recalls 'Humbling' Moment She Became First Woman Vatican Envoy in 900 Years

Ambassador Bernadette Olowo-Freers still remembers the day—January 24, 1975—when she walked into the Vatican to present her credentials as Uganda’s envoy.It was a moment that shattered nine centuries of male-only papal diplomacy.“It was humbling,” she told the Nile Post in

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Karamoja’s First Computer Club for Children Opens in Moroto

Karamoja’s First Computer Club for Children Opens in Moroto

In a small classroom tucked behind a school in Moroto District, something quietly remarkable is beginning to take shape.The initiative, established by SHANITA, an organisation known for supporting vulnerable children in Karamoja, is the region’s first computer literacy programme for

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