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05 Jun '25
Aylo, the company which runs a number of pornographic websites, including Pornhub, is to stop operating in France from Wednesday.It is in reaction to a French law requiring porn sites to take extra steps to verify their users' ages.An Aylo spokesperson said the law was a privacy ris
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05 Jun '25
The Trump administration is looking to strip Columbia University of its accreditation over claims it violated the civil rights of its Jewish students.US President Donald Trump has condemned Columbia and other US universities, arguing the schools have failed to protect Jewi
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05 Jun '25
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has welcomed her counterpart from Ghana, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin, to Parliament House in Kampala.The two Speakers engaged in a fruitful discussion on prioritizing African solutions to the challenges facing their people and ways to work together to buil
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05 Jun '25
The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), in partnership with the Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA), has urged electoral bodies to ensure that only individuals with genuine disabilities are allowed to contest for political positions designated for persons with disabilitie
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03 Jun '25
Rex Kazadi Kanda, a 2023 presidential contender and leader of the EKOKI movement, has officially met M23 rebel leadership in Goma, signalling growing civilian-political alignment with the armed coalition's breakaway government in eastern DR Congo.Kazadi’s meeting on Mond
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02 Jun '25
Uganda’s construction sector recorded a mild rise in inflation, with the annual rate edging up to 0.6% in the 12 months ending April 2025, up from 0.5% in March, according to the latest Construction Input Price Index (CIPI) released by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS).The increase,
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02 Jun '25
The Vice President of Uganda, Retired Major Jessica Rose Alupo Epel, has officially picked up nomination forms to contest for the Woman MP seat of Katakwi District during the forthcoming NRM Party Primaries.The short ceremony took place at the NRM Electoral Commission office along Kyadondo
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02 Jun '25
Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among and her deputy, Thomas Tayebwa, have officially indicated their intention to seek re-election to their respective leadership positions in the 12th Parliament, citing consistency, trust, and long-standing practice within the ruling National Resistance Moveme
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02 Jun '25
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has officially launched its expression of interest process for the 2026 general elections, inviting members from across the country to pick nomination forms to contest for parliamentary seats, district chairperson positions, and other key local government of
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02 Jun '25
The Government of Uganda, with support from international partners, has unveiled $50.4 million(Shs 191.5 billion) initiative aimed at improving rural livelihoods and accelerating economic transformation across 17 districts under the Local Economic Growth Support (LEGS) Project.Implemented