In yet another sad turn of events, a 16 year old student of Excel High School Mukono has died after spending three days in coma at the St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu city today afternoon. The deceased had returned home in Gulu for holidays where he has met his death.The deceased has b
President Museveni, Denish Hamson Obua, Speaker Anita Annet Among and senior presidential advisor Sam Engola at Lango collegeLira, Uganda |7th December 2025 – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to consider upgrading the crucial 42.4km Dokolo–Bata–Abako–Aloi road to tarma
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has arrested Frank Mugisha and Muhumuza George suspected of running a fraudulent “export” scheme involving Super match cigarettes. They are charged with obtaining money by false pretense and, manipulation of customs documentation and export entries to defrau
KAMPALA — Mulago National Referral Hospital has achieved a major milestone after doctors successfully carried out the first-ever laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, a keyhole surgery used to remove the prostate gland in a patient with prostate cancer.The surgery was performed on a 73-yea
Anne Juuko, a seasoned banking executive and former CEO of Stanbic Bank Uganda, has stepped down from her role as Standard Bank Group’s Regional Head of East Africa for Global Markets.Juuko resigned this month, bringing to a close her 18-month tenure in the regional position. She had bee
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has issued a serious warning to anyone using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to access Facebook, emphasizing that hiding behind a VPN does not protect users from the law. Speaking at a joint press conference for key stakeholders managing the 2026 general
The Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Doha successfully hosted the 2025 Uganda–Qatar Diaspora Convention on November 28, drawing hundreds of Ugandan migrant workers, diaspora leaders, government officials, and private-sector partners for a full day of engagement and empowerment.The Co
Uganda’s brightest young innovators gathered in Kampala on Thursday for the 2025 National Enterprise Challenge finals, a showcase of the country’s most promising student-led enterprises.The event, held at Pope Paul VI Memorial Hotel in Rubaga, brought together top-performing schools fr
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Anita Among, this morning led the nation in commemorating World AIDS Day with a symbolic candle-lighting ceremony held at Parliament.The act, simple yet deeply meaningful, honoured the millions of lives lost to HIV/AIDS and reaffirmed Uganda’s commitme
The Federation of All Uganda Migrant Workers (FAUMA) has asked the government to immediately establish dedicated legal teams at Uganda’s embassies in major labour-receiving countries to help migrant workers access justice and protection.FAUMA President Kenneth Oloka told the Nile Post th
