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‘Shut Up, Akena!’ – CDF Muhoozi Hits Back at UPC President’s Rebuke

Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba told UPC president Jimmy Akena to “shut up” after Akena criticised his conduct and social media posts as embarrassing and unfit for a presidential hopeful. The Chief...

UPDF Spending Set to Rise to UGX 27.7 Trillion

Government plans to spend more than UGX 27.7 trillion on the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) between 2025 and 2030, driven by the need to acquire modern military equipment,...

‘It’s Not Me’ – Sheilah Gashumba Denies Involvement in Viral Sextape Video

Sheilah Gashumba, a socialite and former presenter with NBS TV, has addressed issues pinned to the circulating of a sextape on social media. The news broke earlier this week through...

UPC’s Akena Calls Muhoozi’s Acts as “Reckless and Embarrassing” to Ugandans

Speaking to the media on Wednesday, 11th February, 2026, the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) President Jimmy Akena came out and told the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Muhoozi...

NUP’s Nalubowa Withdraws Case Applications in Masaka Election Row

Masaka: National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Rose Nalubowa has withdrawn multiple High Court applications challenging the vote recount that overturned her initial victory in the Masaka City Woman Member...

Three students jailed for impersonating First Daughter Natasha Museveni

Three students have been remanded in prison by the Buganda Road Court after being charged with impersonating Natasha Museveni Karugire, the daughter of Uganda’s President, on social media. The suspects...

ULS Calls For Resignation of EC Boss Simon Byabakama

Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has intensified calls for the resignation of Electoral Commission Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama, citing what it describes as a series of failures...

JUST IN: 2025 UCE Results to Be Released on 13th February 2026, UNEB Confirms

The Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results 2025 will be officially out this Friday, 13th February 2026, at State House, Nakasero. That’s according to an announcement from Uganda National Examinations...

Fresh Legal Battle as Besigye, Lutale Seek Court Intervention Over Military Trials of Civilians

Kampala, Uganda — A new legal challenge has been launched against the government’s decision to reinstate military courts’ jurisdiction over civilians, with opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye and constitutional...

UIBFS Launches 2025–2026 Financial Awareness Campaign Under ‘Planned Adult’ Theme

The Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services (UIBFS) today officially launches the 2025–2026 Banking and Financial Services Awareness Campaign (BAFSAC) webinar series, marking the first major activation of...

Prof. Andrew Anthony Cula Found Dead at Lira Residence

LIRA, Uganda — Professor Andrew Anthony Cula, the former Vice Chancellor of All Saints University Lango (ASUL), was found dead at his residence near Chogm Gardens in Lira City...

Kabale Nurse Arrested on IGG Directive Over Patient Neglect Claims

The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala, has ordered the arrest of an enrolled nurse at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital following allegations of negligence involving...

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43-year-old Man Killed After Forcing Way Into Ex-Girlfriend’s Room in Wakaliga

Police in Natete are holding a woman in connection with the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend during a domestic dispute in Wakaliga Zone B,...

Africa Urged to Embrace Partnerships to Unlock Conservation Finance

As discussions at the Business of Conservation Conference 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya came to an end, participants were urged to embrace partnerships at all...

State Prosecutors Seek to Conceal Six Witnesses in Besigye Treason Trial

KAMPALA — State prosecutors in the treason case against veteran opposition politician Kizza Besigye have asked the High Court to conceal the identities of...

Tayebwa Denies Evicting Traders from Owino Market Area

KAMPALA — The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has denied allegations circulating on social media that he was behind the demolition of structures...

Speaker Among Chairs Vetting of Samuel Akena for Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons

KAMPALA — The Parliamentary Appointments Committee, chaired by Anita Annet Among, has vetted Samuel Akena following his reappointment as the Deputy Commissioner General of...