Boat mishaps: NEMA blames ageing wood, overloading
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has identified ageing wooden boats, overloading and submerged trees as major factors responsible for frequent boat acciden...
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Ugandan TikToker Benita Nakabugo loses Bahrain job after political backlash
Ugandan TikToker Benita Nakabugo says she has lost her Bahrain job after NUP supporters targeted her employer over her post-election political comments.Benita Nakabugo sa...
Minister Nameere sends $10,000 to embattled TikToker Benitah, vows to get her new job
Junior Local Government Minister Justine Nameere has said she is sending $10,000 to Ugandan TikToker Benita Nakabugo after the social media personality lost her job in Ba...
Gov’t Will Not Compensate Those Affected By Floods Because It Was Never Caused By Nakivubo Drainage Channels – Minister Tells Off Kampala Downtown Traders
The government has issued a strong warning to Kampala traders, telling them not to expect compensation for losses they may suffer from flooding during the upcoming rainy...
Hut 8 Scam: Ugandans Count Losses as PDM Beneficiaries, Students and Families Lose Millions
More than Shs5 billion is emerging as an estimated loss, although authorities have not yet published a final audited figure.Victims include PDM beneficiaries and universi...
NUP's Machete Vows to Keep Fighting for Political Change Despite Amnesty
NUP's Machete Vows to Keep Fighting for Political Change Despite AmnestyNational Unity Platform supporter, Yasiin Sekitoleko, popularly known as Machete, says the pain an...
MAYUGE: NIRA Blamed over Disqualification of 59 Youths in UPDF Physical Recruitment Exercise
A total of 59 youths from Mayuge district on Tuesday 11th August 2026 failed to be recruited in the Uganda People’s Defense Forces due to mismatch of their names and ag...
King Saha Says He Keeps an “Enemy Wall†at Home to Track His Rivals
King Saha has revealed that he keeps what he calls an “enemy wall†in his home, where he writes down the names of people he believes are against him.Rwenzori...
One Killed, Three Injured In a Ntungamo-Kabale Highway Accident
A 39-year-old boda boda rider has been killed after a truck carrying fertiliser reportedly failed to negotiate the notorious Kyanamira Corner along the Ntungamo–Ka...
UNBS Clears Cement Factories, Blames Underweight Bags on Illegal Repackaging by Dealers
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has dismissed claims that cement manufacturers in Uganda are producing underweight bags, saying investigations have instead...