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NILE POST Veteran opposition politician Kizza Besigye collapsed in the dock on Wednesday after protesting the start of his treason trial, forcing the High Court to suspend proceedings shortly after the prosecution presented its first witness. High Court proceedings in the treason case against veteran opposition politician Kizza Besigye were […]

President Museveni, the Commander in Chief. URN President Yoweri Museveni has promoted 301 General, Senior and Junior officers in a major Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) command reshuffle. According to a statement issued by the UPDF Acting Spokesperson, Col. Chris Magezi, 83 officers who had been serving in acting capacities […]

Arua central division O.C station interacting with one of the aggrieved candidate Maliamungu Mustafah. Photo by Morish Dramadri. By Morish Dramadri Arua city Allegations of non-resident voters, voter bribery, dissatisfaction with village registers, and concerns over the open lining-up voting method overshadowed Local Council I (LC1) elections in several cells […]

Muwanga Kivumbi being escorted by JATT operatives to Butambala Court on Wednesday. URN Former Butambala MP and National Unity Platform-NUP Buganda Vice President Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, 52, has been charged with inciting violence and managing an unlawful society in Butambala district. According to the charge sheet, the offences that include […]

Voters celebrating the victory of their candidate at Zambia Cell, Mvara Ward, Arua Central Division (Photo: Onzoma Albert) By Onzoma Albert Arua City The residents of Arua City participated actively in electing their LC 1 Chairpersons, with the electoral exercise being largely peaceful across the city’s 54 wards and 469 […]

NILE POST The Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) has announced plans to establish nationwide grassroots structures as it seeks to mobilise citizens around anti-corruption efforts, patriotism and national unity. Speaking during the Eastern Regional Thanksgiving Ceremony for Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Sanjay Tanna in Mbale City, PLU Secretary […]

BBC An urgent investigation has been launched into the mysterious deaths of 15 elephants in southern Kenya near the Amboseli National Park. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) told the BBC that experts were examining the carcasses and said that tissue samples had been sent to laboratories to determine whether the […]

By Sunday Amandi Arua city Elections officials in Arua city are still waiting, as the electoral commission is yet to make a pronouncement on the fate of the cells whose elections for the local council one chairpersons failed on the July 28, 2026, due to the issues of violence that […]

Former Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi. URN Former Butambala County MP Muwanga Kivumbi Muhammad has resurfaced at Nateete Police Station after being held incommunicado for more than two weeks following his arrest by unidentified security operatives. According to sources, Kivumbi was dumped at the police station on Wednesday morning […]

A health worker holds the recovered baby at Gulu Central Police Station on Tuesday. URN Footage from the Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance system at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital has played a pivotal role in the recovery of a one-day-old baby boy who was stolen from the hospital’s maternity ward on […]