Uganda’s National Drug Authority (NDA) has shut down more than 105 illegal drug outlets and seized 260 boxes of assorted classified medicines valued at approximately UGX 65 million during a week-long enforcement operation in the Teso sub-region.The crackdown was announced during a press
Arrested China national known as Lin Haiyun and the illegal equipment he has been operating.Authorities have dismantled an illegal gaming machine manufacturing facility in Soroti Town, arresting a Chinese national in an intensified crackdown on unlawful gambling activities.The opera
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has announced the full restoration of internet services across the country, ending days of restricted access imposed during the recently concluded general elections.In a public notice dated Monday, 26 January 2026, the communications regulator sai
Rebecca Kadaga’s office has donated essential items to patients at Kamuli General Hospital as part of New Year outreach, while urging peace and participation in the 2026 elections.Patients at Kamuli General Hospital receive essential items from the Office of the First Deputy Prime Minist
Gloria Bugie has fired back at fellow artist Aaronix, accusing him of attacking her name instead of focusing on his music and making it clear she would never work with him.Musician Gloria Bugie has launched a scathing attack on fellow artiste Aaronix, w
Veteran musician Juliana Kanyomozi has linked up with teenage vocalist Nalule Gabriella to fulfill her long-standing dream.Gabriela rose to notoriety after her videos of her performing Canadian idol Celine Dion’s songs went viral on digital platforms.During an interview with YouTu
Stanislav Tkachenko, a Ukrainian soldier who managed to escape from the encirclement of Russian troops in the Krasnoarmeysk area, said it was a suicidal attempt."Essentially, we were surrounded. We had been cut off a week earlier. We asked our [military] command to get us out, and they rep
Amb-Ogwang-and-new-lover-RannyOgwang and Danny on their civil wedding dayKAMPALA — Trouble is brewing in paradise! Word reaching Red Pepper Online is that the once-sweet love story between Former Uganda’s Deputy Ambassador to Washington DC and Sudan, Dickson Ogwang, and his Parl
Smiles returned to the home of Najjuko Peace and her siblings after Mityana District Woman MP Joyce Bagala Ntwatwa visited and donated assorted food and medicine.The children, battling sickle cell disease, have lived without parental care for over two years after being aba
On his own guilty plea, Ronald Kiweewa (alias Selector Wagon) has been sentenced to spending two full years in Luzira prison for committing offences relating to installing and operating a radio station without obtaining the mandatory license from Uganda Communic
