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25 Mar '26
KAYUNGA, Uganda — Authorities in Kayunga District have arrested two primary school head teachers in connection with examination malpractice tied to the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations that led to the cancellation of results for 30 candidates.Police said the suspects, arrested March 23,
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17 Mar '26
Dr Lina Zedriga Abuku Waru is a Ugandan lawyer, peacebuilding expert and NUP deputy president who stepped in to lead the party after Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) temporarily left the country.Dr Lina Zedriga Abuku Waru is a Ugandan lawyer, peacebuilding expert, lecturer and political leade
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24 Feb '26
Shock gripped Pallisa District after a nine-year-old Primary Two pupil allegedly committed suicide following the recent deaths of both parents, prompting calls for increased counseling support for orphaned children.Nine Year Old Timothy Okello laid to rest at Komolo village in Akisim sub c
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15 Feb '26
NATIONALNile Breweries Limited (NBL), Uganda’s leading beer manufacturer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Olive Birungi Lumonya as Chairperson of the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2026. Ms. Lumonya assumes the position following the untimely passing of Mr. Franci
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25 Jun '25
President Museveni has challenged Uganda’s religious leaders to expand their influence beyond spiritual teaching and become key players in the fight against poverty and underdevelopment in their communities.The President’s message was delivered by the Minister for Lands, Housing,
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24 Jun '25
After a week on remand at Luzira Prison, Uthman Shaban Ngobi, Deputy District Kadhi of Luuka District, returned to court seeking forgiveness over
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14 May '25
As Uganda moves closer to the 2026 general elections, David Williams Magezi, one of the country's young political voices known for his eloquence has announced that he will challenge President Museveni in the upcoming presidential race.Magazi said he is driven by the continued marginalizati
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23 Apr '25
BBC | Lashed by an off-season typhoon, Pope Francis stepped out on a rain-soaked makeshift stage in front of hundreds of thousands of weeping pilgrims in the central Philippines.Organisers had warned him to cancel the 2015 open air mass in Tacloban as the weather had worse
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31 Oct '24
By  Steven Wandera More than 150 orphans at Restoration Gateway, a Christian non-governmental organisation in Kiryandongo District, are stranded after staff laid down their tools due to non-payment of salaries for more than five months. The most affected children are those whos
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21 Oct '24
The 45.9m people live in a total of 10,698,913 households whose average size is 4 persons. This is how the number of households is shared out among the statistics sub regions into which UBOS split the country: Buganda has over 3.4m households followed by Busoga