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
Gen Elwelu in his ceremonial uniformOne of Uganda’s most prominent and controversial military figures, Lieutenant General Peter Elwelu, is officially retiring from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) after 39 years of military service, dating ba
Local musician Douglas Mayanja, popularly known as Weasel is currently hospitalised at Nsambya hospital after allegedly being rammed into three times by his wife Sandra Tete. Eye witnesses have told Kabalagala police that Sandra Tete d
The young man who played the role of General Yoweri Museveni in the movie 27 Guns says he wants to meet the President to ask for financial help.The 35 year Arnold Mubangizi, a resident of Kireka in Wakiso district m
Frank Gashumba, a well-known Ugandan political commentator, recently sparked anger across the country with his comments about university students who use taxis for transport. While speaking on August 4, 2025, Gashumba said it was “unrealistic” for degree hol
The President of Uganda, His Excellency, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered Mayuge DCP to the vehicle of a suspect who was arrested for knocking a vehicle that was in his Convoy.Online Editor for Statehouse, Nelson Bwire Kapo who took to X formerly Twitte
Sandra Teta wounded (file photo)Renowned musician Douglas Mayanja, popularly known as Weasel, is currently hospitalized following an alleged hit-and-run incident involving his longtime partner, Sandra Teta. The dramatic altercation reportedly
The death of two pupils from Daystar Junior School in a crash on Mityana Road on 2 August was not an “accident” in the pure sense. It was the predictable result of a broken system that treats children’s safety as an afterthought — a tragedy written long
The Kabaka of Buganda, His Majesty Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, made an unannounced visit to the Lugogo Sports Complex on Sunday.The monarch’s purpose was to check on his youngest son, Prince Richard Ssemakookiro, who was undergoing training with the Proline Foot
Between 2011 and 2016, Uganda’s political environment underwent a dramatic shift marked by intensifying ballot disputes, growing opposition momentum, and unprecedented state control of
