President Museveni has told the outgoing United States Ambassador Natalie Brown that the West’s backlash against Uganda over the anti-homosexuality law is unjustified and based on distortion and misrepresentation of facts. In a lengthy meeting on Tuesday attended by Ambassador Adonia Ayebare, Uganda’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Mr Museveni clarified that contrary to […]
Read MoreThe will of former Member of Parliament and comedian Kato Lubwama has caused quite a stir. He had prepared it prior to his death, and it was only unveiled a day after he passed away. Kato Lubwama had been grappling with peculiar illnesses for some time. Last year, his health deteriorated to the point where […]
Read MoreAfter months of frenzied speculation, Messi chose America over an offer from Saudi Arabia worth hundreds of millions of dollars per year, and over a potential return to his beloved Barcelona. One of Major League Soccer’s all-time dreams reportedly came true Wednesday. Lionel Messi, soccer’s most famous superstar and arguably its greatest-ever player, has reportedly […]
Read MorePresident Museveni said Wednesday that one of the three Covid-19 tests he undertook in the morning turned out positive with the virus, days after World Health Organisation (WHO) said the pandemic, which killed millions of people and wreaked economic and social havoc, no longer constitutes a global health emergency. “This morning, I was feeling as […]
Read MoreAbout 3,000 employees at Makerere University are up in arms over another delay by the institution to pay staff salaries a week into the new month of June. Angry workers revealed through one of the staff associations that this is the second time they have suffered salary delays this year. May salaries for both […]
Read MoreOnce a prominent figure in politics, Mubarak Munyagwa’s fate took a drastic turn when he found himself behind bars. The former Kawempe South Division MP, along with four other individuals, faced a series of serious charges including criminal trespass, malicious damage to property, and conspiracy to commit a felony. The court proceedings commenced as Munyagwa […]
Read MoreBY BBC Russia’s defence ministry says it has thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive in Donetsk, claiming to have killed 250 troops and destroyed 16 armored vehicles. Video of what Russia says is the battle appears to show military vehicles coming under heavy fire in fields. Russia’s claim has not been independently verified. And on Monday, […]
Read MoreIn a surprising turn of events, up-and-coming singer Patrick Mulwana, popularly known as Alien Skin, has chosen a path of retaliation against fellow artist Pallaso, both in the musical and business realms. Rather than resorting to physical violence, Alien Skin has announced his plans to hold a groundbreaking concert this week, titled “Sitya Danger.” The […]
Read MoreIn Lugbara dialect, Nyororo means “chain”.It may refer to that which links drive wheels or separate units to propel forward movement of bicycles or motorbikes, and also that which is used to tie items together.To many in and outside the military, this was the power that Edward Nyororo, a lieutenant colonel in the UPDF, commanded […]
Read MorePresident Museveni says UPDF lost 54 soldiers when al-Shabaab overran a base on May 26. The bodies of dozens of Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers killed by al-Shabaab a week ago in Somalia will be flown home this week, the military has said, without specifying the day. The militants attacked and overran a UPDF […]
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