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02 Mar '26
Moscow, March 1: Russian President Vladimir Putin has strongly condemned the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, describing the death of Iran's Supreme Leader as a "cynical murder," according to Russian state media agency TASS. In his first official remarks since the targeted operations and the subsequen
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02 Mar '26
“Obote had his flaws, but he never stole our land.” NUP’s Paulson Luttamaguzi, the outgoing Nakaseke South MP has said former President Milton Obote was not a worse leader than President Yoweri Museveni, and that the people of Nakaseke and greater Luwero owe him an apology.Speaking d
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02 Mar '26
Speaking at a parliamentary Iftar dinner on Saturday evening Speaker Among hinted that Basalirwa would not be left without a role after his recent electoral lossSpeaker of Parliament Anita Among offered encouraging words to Asuman Basalirwa, the outgoing MP for Bugiri Municipality, who los
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28 Feb '26
KAMPALA, Uganda — The March 23 Movement (M23) has announced the reported death of its long-serving military commander, Sultani Makenga, saying he succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Kampala.In a communiqué issued from Goma on 25th February the rebel coalition stated that Makenga sust
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28 Feb '26
Juliana LumumbaKINSHASA – The Democratic Republic of Congo has nominated businesswoman and former minister Juliana Amato Lumumba as its candidate for Secretary-General of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), setting up a potential contest with Rwanda’s incumbent Lo
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28 Feb '26
Kampala – Prominent Ugandan journalist, media entrepreneur and STEM advocate Arinaitwe Rugyendo (Dr. Deo Rugyendo) has been awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Journalism and Communication at the 76th Graduation Ceremony of Makerere University.Dr. Rugyendo successfully defended his t
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28 Feb '26
Beyond the clouts, the video endorsements by different legislators especially the new comers making rounds on social media and the rushed CEC resolution backing Speaker Anita Among and Deputy Speaker Tayebwa’s to continue with their roles in the 12th parliament amidst protests from several CEC
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25 Feb '26
Apac, Uganda: Residents of Atar Village in Abedi Parish, Apac Sub-county, have openly accused officers attached to the Uganda Police Force of facilitating the escape and questionable release of two suspected criminals, sparking outrage and deepening mistrust in local security structures.Th
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25 Feb '26
Dr. Kizza Besigye’s wife, Winnie Byanyima, has fired back at a netizen who accused her husband of plotting to assassinate President Yoweri Museveni, warning that repeated defamatory statements would trigger legal action.She was responding to a comment by Baram Nkahirwa on X (formerly Twi
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25 Feb '26
A power play for the ages: Justice Minister Norbert Mao and Speaker Anita Among. Once unlikely allies under President Museveni’s big tent, the two now find themselves on a collision course as Mao signals his intent to seize the speaker’s gavel. With the 12th Parliament on the horizon, the que