Locals looking at destroyed houses helplessly ( Courtesy Photo) More than 38 households in Lokwakwa village, Lorengedwat sub-county, Nabilatuk district, have been left homeless with nothing to eat after wildfire razed down their grass-thatched houses. The devastating fire, which was fanned by…
Sarah Bireete (Courtesy Photo) Human rights activist Sarah Bireete has been released on bail by the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court after spending nearly a month in prison on charges of unlawfully obtaining National Voter’s information. The Senior Principal Grade One Magistrate,…
By Emmanuel Olinga Patients seeking medical care at Akoboi Health Centre III in Katakwi District have raised serious concerns over their safety, forcing many to abandon admission to wards due to cracked walls, broken windows, open doors, and lack of security lighting…
By Alexander Mackey Okori The voters of Kotido Municipality have bestowed trust in the incumbent mayor Peter Abrahams Irar, to steer the municipality’s top political seat for another five years. Irar, who contested under the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party ticket…
Diezani Alison-Madueke was Nigeria’s minister of petroleum resources from 2010 to 2015 (BBC) A former oil minister in Nigeria accepted bribes, including the use of multimillion-pound properties and “a life of luxury in the United Kingdom”, from industry figures interested in government…
By Lazaro Apunyo Moroto High Court Circuit’s Chief Magistrate, James Opio has dismissed an application filed by the former LCV chairperson of Napak district, Joseph Lomoyanga, disputing results for Bokora East County Parliamentary race, in which he lost to the incumbent Member…
By Alexander Mackey Okori The Uganda national U20 women’s team, the Queen Cranes, will take on Zambia in the third round of the 2026 African U20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers next month as they pursue a historic first World Cup berth. The…
The Petitioners at the Civil Division of HighCourt in Kampala (Credit:URN) Human rights advocates have petitioned High Court challenging the move by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to shut down the internet ahead of the 15th January 2026 presidential and parliamentary elections.…