A 41 year old Tiktoker has been arrested for inciting Ugandans to arm themselves with pangas, spears and axes in retaliation for what he says is about to happen to National Unity Platform, (NUP) President, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.According to the Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Spoke
An armed gang killed at least 57 people after a brutal attack on villages following a dawn raid. The incident took place in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, a local official said.The attackers struck just after 5.30am, and fired their weapons randomly at residents in the Adong Payam area.
A 22 year old teacher at Hamry Nursery and Primary School located in Wanyange Hill, Jinja district has been arrested for allegedly sodomizing a minor aged 11.Emmanuel Gaga who is a teacher of English was arrested on Monday, 10th November, 2025 having committed the offence on 8th November,
A 73-year-old man, James Wakabenga Wanyera, says he is living in fear and pain after his own children, led by Col Betty Musuya, former Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Director for Women Affairs, allegedly forcefully removed him from his home. Relatives claim that armed soldiers we
Prices are being lifted as the US Senate takes a major step toward reopening the government.Oil pumping jacks at an oilfield near Sokolovka village, in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. Image: BloombergOil rose as wider markets were lifted by a push to end the US government shutdown, wit
Police in Mayuge District are investigating a tragic road accident that claimed the lives of two minors and a bodaboda rider, leaving two other victims critically injured along the Mayuge–Bwondha Road on Thursday morning, November 6, 2025.The fatal crash occurred at Bugata Village, when
Nile Trade Link Services, the company managing Nile Star Buses, has suspended all passenger transport operations following a spate of fatal accidents involving its fleet within just one month.In a public notice issued on Thursday, the company said the sus
Despite years of progress in the fight against HIV, the epidemic in Uganda continues to wear skirts and dresses. National data shows that out of an estimated 1.5 million Ugandans living with HIV today, nearly two-thirds are women and girls.Among young people aged 15 to 24, about seven in e
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd, the company leading the development of Uganda’s crude oil export pipeline, in partnership with Hoima City, has commenced the construction of the Nyamasoga – Katooke Road under its Socio-Economic Investment (SEI) programme.This initiative
In a harrowing wave of coordinated attacks that shook Uganda’s Rwenzori region, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have confirmed the deaths of 41 assailants and the capture of over 90 others following a violent confrontation with armed groups.The attacks, which occurred on Nove
