massive anti-corruption investigation targeting the leadership of the Ugandan Parliament has reached a critical tipping point.More than six high-ranking parliamentary officials have been given an ultimatum to report to the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) headquarters today or fac
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded a Kampala-based lawyer to Luzira Prison over allegations of obtaining Shs193 million by false pretences in a disputed land transaction. Jimmy Awanga, 49, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa on Wednesday for plea taking and
Saudi Pro League title race and relegation battle reach their dramatic conclusion as league leaders Al-Nassr host Damac Club at Al-Awwal Park. Taking place on the final matchweek of the 2025–26 season, Cristiano Ronaldo’s side enters the fixture sitting at the top of the table with 83 points,
recently got into a taxi, exhausted from the noise of the world. Like many people trying to steal a moment of peace in Kampala’s endless rush, I leaned back, plugged in my AirPods and disappeared into my own quiet space.But somewhere along the journey, my attention shifted.Three w
Things have taken a dramatic twist in the past 24 hours, with Anita Among’s speaker race withdrawal announcement – a decision that has changed things in her favour, giving her hopes for a soft landing. Sources now tell The Pearl Times ‘AAA is not going to prison.’Yet before Anita A
suspect in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, accused of masterminding a notorious radio station that urged on the brutal massacres, died Saturday, according to the international court in The Hague where he had faced trial.Felicien Kabuga, who was in his 90s, died in hospital earlier Saturday, sai
Masaka — In politics, many leaders rise like thunderstorms — loud, dramatic and impossible to ignore — only to disappear leaving behind debris of broken trust and corruption scandals. But others move like the River Nile itself: calm, steady and life-giving to the communities around them.
KAMPALA — Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has broken her silence amid mounting political uncertainty surrounding her future as Speaker of the 12th Parliament, appearing in a brief video message thanking supporters and assuring them that she remains well.The video, which has been
Kampala, Uganda | URN | As Uganda’s 12th Parliament concluded the final day of swearing-in ceremonies on Friday, one political moment quietly stood out beyond the routine oaths, photographs, and celebrations.Moments after taking the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Member of Parliament, Na
In a dramatic twist to Uganda’s unfolding parliamentary power struggles, Justine Nameere’s husband Nsubuga aka Papito, has delivered a stunning confession that has rattled the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) establishment. Speaking to the media shortly after his wife’s detention b
