The National Resistance Movement (NRM) and the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) have announced a joint effort to intensify campaigns in support of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as he seeks another term in the 2026 General Election. At a press briefing in Kampala, leaders from both political groups emphasised that they are “one family” under […]
Read MoreBY BBC| Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says she has warned Israel not to annex parts of the West Bank in retaliation for the UK’s recognition of Palestinian statehood. Cooper was speaking to the BBC before attending a conference on Monday at the UN in New York where France and other European states are due to […]
Read MoreThe National Resistance Movement (NRM) Secretary General, Richard Todwong, on Sunday officially received hundreds of former National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters who defected to the ruling party, hailing their move as “a return home.” Speaking at the NRM Electoral Commission headquarters in Kampala, Todwong expressed delight at the youthful crowd, promising them support, mentorship, and […]
Read MoreChief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has experienced first-hand one of China’s high-speed bullet trains, underscoring his long-expressed vision of modernising Uganda’s transport system to ease congestion and boost productivity. After a series of military and diplomatic engagements in Beijing, Gen Kainerugaba and his delegation boarded the sleek train for the nearly 1,200-kilometre journey […]
Read MoreThe Electoral Commission (EC) has revealed that only two out of 27 presidential aspirants have so far met the legal threshold of supporters required for nomination ahead of next week’s presidential nominations. In a statement issued on 20th September 2025, EC spokesperson Julius Mucunguzi said that by Friday, 19th September, the Commission had notified 27 […]
Read MoreThe Electoral Commission (EC) has declared that the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) presidential aspirant, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Mugisha Muntu, has fallen short of the legal threshold required to secure nomination for the 2026 presidential elections. In a letter dated 19th September 2025 and signed by EC chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama, the Commission confirmed that […]
Read MoreIn an unprecedented move, Brenda Biya, daughter of President Paul Biya, has publicly called on Cameroonians to reject her father’s candidacy in the upcoming October 2025 presidential election. Speaking during a TikTok live session under her alias “King Nasty,” Brenda criticized her father’s nearly 43-year rule, attributing the nation’s ongoing issues of poverty, unemployment, […]
Read MoreThe Electoral Commission (EC) has revised key dates in the 2025 general election roadmap, moving both the start of presidential campaigns and the nomination period for Members of Parliament. Unveiling the changes at the Commission’s new headquarters in Lweza-Lubowa, Makindye Ssabagabo, EC chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama announced that presidential campaigns will now begin on September […]
Read MoreNational Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, has called on his supporters to urgently replace endorsement signatures after the Electoral Commission (EC) declared that his presidential nomination papers lacked sufficient backing. In an urgent social media post on Friday, Kyagulanyi said the EC had informed NUP that it had fallen […]
Read MoreThe National Unity Platform (NUP) has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of plotting to block its president, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, from the 2026 presidential race after being informed that the party failed to secure the required endorsement signatures. NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya told journalists on Friday afternoon that the party had […]
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