As politics continues to infiltrate the local entertainment industry, the Kadongo Kamu celebrated singer Hassan Ndugga of the ‘Ebintu Buzibu’ hit song has reportedly crossed over from the People Power political pressure group to the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Ndugga who’s well known for having sung pressure and pro-change songs like Term Egenda, Kampala…
The Mukono Municipality Legislator Betty Bakireke Nambooze has vowed to teach NBS’ television Dalton Kaweesa a lession, alledged accusing him of drawing her into political controversies. The angry legislator also alleges that Kaweesa uses his position in the newsroom to spin around stories by the opposition to incite members from different forces of change to…
Iran has declared that it will no longer abide by any of the restrictions imposed by the 2015 nuclear deal. In a statement, it said it would no longer observe limitations on its capacity for enrichment, the level of enrichment, the stock of enriched material, or research and development. The announcement followed a meeting of…
By Agencies Australia: Skies turned blood red above parts of southeast Australia on Sunday as residents sought refuge from deadly bushfires, and a senior firefighter described the previous 24 hours as “one of our worst days ever.” Photographs of Pambula, in the state of New South Wales, showed an eerie, smoke-filled landscape, with deserted streets…
The president of Uganda Gen. Yoweri Kaguta has applauded his colleague in politics, the three times Presidential contender and former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Party president Dr. Kiiza Besigye as his hero after saving his life in the early 80’s during their bush war battle that brought in National Resistance Army/Movement (NRA/M) to power.…
City tycoon, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia recently opened up on why he chose his son Rajiv Ruparelia as the heir apparent to the Ruparelia Group empire. Rajiv who just turned 30 years old on January 2 is probably the youngest CEO of a business empire that is now in excess of USD 1 billion (UGX3.7 trillion).…
Uganda Police Force is investigating circumstances where a 40-year-old man is alledgedly accused of killing his biological father over land. Sanon Mutwalume is on a run after he reportedly killed his father Samuel Mutwalume, 85, following a disagreement that erupted after the sale of their family land in Iganga district, Eastern Uganda. Bilali Waiswa, the…
Somalia-based Islamist group Al-Shabaab on Sunday attacked a military base in Lamu county in Kenya that is used by both U.S. and Kenyan forces, a source and al Shabaab said. “They have attacked Manda airstrip in Lamu, which is just next to the military camp that hosts military personnel from many countries including Kenya and…
Christians from St. Andrews Kihihi archdeaconry are demanding explanations from the Bishop of Kinkiizi diocese who suspended their archdeacon without clear explanations. Christians who gathered on Saturday January 5 at the church premises comprises of some Christian leaders, church wardens totaling 80 members showed dismay in the church for not being considered when the decision…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday began a six-day march through the jungle to re-trace the route through which his guerrilla forces seized power three decades ago, which critics dismissed as a bid to rally support ahead of 2021 elections. Museveni is one of Africa’s longest-ruling leaders, having seized power in 1986 after taking part…
