Just a few days ago, it looked as if the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, was set to succeed his father as supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was an odd choice, as Mojtaba Khamenei is not an ayatollah, that is, one of the highest ranks of Shi’ite Muslim clergy;
The Territorial Police has issued a press statement following a tragic murder by stabbing in Luwero District. The incident happened in the early hours of 5th March 2026 at around 1:00am in Bajjo Lumansi Village, Bajjo Parish, Nyimbwa Sub-County.According to police reports, 25-year-old busi
Police have defended the fatal shooting of a young salon owner in Matugga, even as the family of the deceased demands justice, insisting he was wrongly killed.Beatrice Balireta, the mother of Amon Tindyebwa, who was shot dead by police on Wednesday morning, says her son was innocent and ha
Ugandans are asking one burning question: what exactly is going on at Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited?Ever since Umeme exited and UEDCL officially took over power distribution on April 1, 2025, complaints of persistent blackouts, delayed meter replacements, sluggish custome
It's the dream, isn't it, to grow rich while running some s***hole Middle East country into the ground, before fleeing with your billions and retiring to some well-appointed quarters in Moscow's most exclusive neighborhood?Hey, don't knock it — it worked just fine for Bashar Assad. And w
Cars on fire as Israeli emergency services respond to projectile hit amid Iran retaliation (Image: AP)Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have vowed revenge on the US and its allies in the Middle East, sharing a statement that attacks are incoming for the "murderers" behind the kill
A power sector storm is brewing in Uganda as internal conflicts at the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) intersect with national energy supply challenges, threatening to further destabilize an already fragile economic lifeline.According to insiders, senior staff at ERA allege that Chi
The Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President, Yunus Kakande.The Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President, Yunus Kakande, has admitted that unidentified security operatives took control of the electoral process in Ssembabule during the January general elections after bot
It was a tense May evening in 2011 at State House Entebbe. Just days after his grand swearing-in ceremony at Kololo, Uganda’s long-serving leader, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, sat down for his first major interview. The gardens were glowing under floodlights, but politically, the atmosphere was anyt
Kampala – Police in Nateete are holding a 24-year-old woman for allegedly murdering her three-year-old daughter in a domestic incident that occurred in Lusaze Zone, Rubaga Division, Kampala District.The incident happened in the early hours of February 24, 2026, at around 5:00 a.m., accor
