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Gen.Salim Saleh Orders Muhoozi to Brief Mao on Besigye, Lukwago Detentions

The directive is believed to have followed a petition by Minister Mao to the Gulu based general about being locked out of the investigations against the two opposition figures. Gen...

police officer shot dead while returning home

Police in Masaka are investigating the killing of a police officer who was shot dead while returning home after completing guard duties, with three private security guards arrested to...

746 Ugandans registered to return home from South Africa over xenophobic attack

Uganda has announced plans to evacuate hundreds of its citizens from South Africa as fears grow over a fresh wave of anti-migrant violence and xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals. The...

Anita Among: “I became a Speaker because of President Museveni and I will be loyal to him.”

Former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has declared her continued loyalty to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, describing him as her mentor and guardian despite the political and legal...

Rwandan President Paul Kagame Says Goma Coalition Was ‘Waging War Against Rwanda’

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said the military coalition that fought alongside the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the battle for Goma was effectively attempting to wage war...

Uganda Military raids NTV Uganda, Spark TV, Daily Monitor: Stations forced off air

NTV Uganda and Spark TV were taken off air early Sunday morning following an overnight security operation at Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda premises in Namuwongo and Kampala Serena...

Lukwago Hospitalized in a very weak condition

Lawyers representing jailed opposition politician and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago say he remains hospitalized at Mulago National Referral Hospital in a weak condition as doctors continue medical...

Speaker Oboth launches Coffee and Cocoa Household Poverty Eradication Initiative

The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth, has urged communities in the Bukedi sub-region to seize the economic potential of coffee and cocoa production to break the cycle of...

Gov’t launches nationwide sickle cell awareness and screening campaign

The Ministry of Health has launched a nationwide sickle cell awareness and screening campaign targeting universities and other higher institutions of learning, in a move aimed at increasing testing...

Appeal Court Quashes 45-Year Jail Terms Over Weak Identification Evidence

The Court of Appeal has overturned the murder convictions of two men who had been serving 45-year prison sentences, ruling that the evidence used to identify them as killers...

Muhoozi: Only Kabaka Can Secure Lukwago’s Release

Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said the Kabaka of Buganda can secure Erias Lukwago's release and has also made his first public comments on Miria Matembe since she went missing. The...

Oboth, Tayebwa Lead as PLU Issues Patriotic Officer Numbers to Top Officials

The Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) has assigned Patriotic Officer numbers to several high-profile government officials, including the Speaker of Parliament, the Deputy Speaker, and various cabinet ministers. The development...

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Naabasumba Rahma Crowned Miss Tourism Buganda at Bulange Mengo

It was a vibrant and colourful evening at Bulange Mengo in Kampala as the Buganda region selected its representatives for the Miss Tourism Uganda...

NAM Angels EST: The Ugandan Label Building a New Home for Emerging Music Talent  

In Uganda’s fast-changing music industry, where new artists emerge almost every day, one of the biggest challenges has always been finding the right support...

Uganda Nominates Olara Otunnu for United Nations Secretary-General

KAMPALA, Uganda — July 26, 2026 — The Government of Uganda has officially nominated veteran diplomat and former Foreign Affairs Minister Ambassador Olara Otunnu...

Grace Mutoni Leads Metro Queens to Miss Tourism Uganda Finale Beauty

Queen Grace Karen Mutoni has been crowned Miss Tourism Metro 2026/2027 after emerging the winner among contestants who competed for the regional title. Mutoni...

Uganda Named EAC Regional Hub for Virology Research

KAMPALA — Uganda has strengthened its position as a regional leader in infectious disease surveillance after the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) was designated...