President Museveni has declined to approve the resignation requests of several Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) and their deputies who had expressed interest in contesting in the 2026 general elections, Nile Post has learnt.According to highly placed sources, a total of 35 RDCs
Former Minister of Finance Syda Bbumba has bounced back into active politics after being elected as the vice chairperson of the Nakaseke District NRM party.Bbumba, 73, served as Uganda’s Finance Minister from 2009 to 2011, Energy Minister from 2002 to 2006,
Barely a week after his historic election as the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV has made a stirring entrance onto the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), using his first public posts to issue a bold, urgent plea for global peace.Posting fro
133 Cardinal Electors are locked in the Sistine Chapel for the Conclave that is voting for the next pope in utmost secrecy whose only results can be told by smoke signalThe new pope has to be chosen by the Catholic Church's most senior officials, known as the College of Cardinals.
Government spokesperson Ofwono OpondoThe executive director of the Uganda Media Center, who doubles as the spokesperson of the government of Uganda, Ofwono Opondo, has resigned his position to contest for Member of Parliament in the 2026 general elections
Parents at Abela Primary School in Getom Sub-county, Katakwi District, are demanding the immediate transfer of head teacher Isaiah Euchu over alleged mismanagement of Universal Primary Education (UPE) funds.On April 22, parents locked Euchu out of his office, accusing him
Tensions within Uganda’s oldest political party, the Democratic Party (DP), have escalated as Julius Dumba, the current Uganda Youth Democratic (UYD) Chair for Kampala District and an aspiring candidate for the position of President General, has raised grave concerns over the transparency and f
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to overhaul the hidebound institution.He was 88, and had recently survived a se
Joanna TaylorBBC News, PeterboroughGood news for Peterborough Cathedral which can stay open seven days a week after exceeding its fundraising target, while new padel courts could open in the city. Here are five stories from Peterborough you might have missed this week. Peterborough C
Pauline Maniraguha Bangirana, a retired Superintendent of Police and the first woman to join the Uganda Police Force, has passed away at the age of 85.Her death was confirmed by ASP Charles Twiine, head of the Cri
