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Sheebah, Karole Kasita stole my song idea – Dwiz Playboi

Upcoming singer Dwiz Playboi has accused established musicians Sheebah Karungi and Karole…

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DJ Nimrod credits Galaxy FM gossip shows for promoting local music talent

Galaxy FM presenter DJ Nimrod has credited the station’s focus on celebrity…

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Miss Uganda Almorie Nagayi: ‘I’m just the face, contact the organisation’

Miss Uganda 2026/27 Almorie Nagayi has urged people seeking answers about the…

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Elwelu’s wife arrested for ‘beating him for 8 years’

Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has claimed that the…

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Maj Gen Oscar Munanura named new defence intelligence chief

 Brig Oscar Munanura has been promoted to Acting Major General and appointed Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security (CDIS) of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), replacing Maj Gen Richard Otto. The appointment was announced on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, in a statement issued by Col Chris Magezi, the acting director of Defence Public Information at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs. Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, approved Munanura’s promotion and appointment, according to the statement. Munanura previously served as deputy chief of Defence Intelligence and Security under Otto,…

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UPDF officer, 2 others charged over Shs13bn gold deal fraud

 A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officer and two other men have been charged before the…

Suspect linked to 38 murders in Western Uganda arrested

Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has announced the arrest of a man he accuses…

22 rescued after churchextension collapses in Wakiso

About 22 people have been rescued and evacuated for medical attention after a building under construction…

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Chris Brown jailed over London nightclub attack

American R&B singer Chris Brown has been handed an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, over an attack on music producer Abraham “Abe” Diaw at a London nightclub in February 2023. The 37-year-old singer was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Monday, October 26, 2026, after pleading guilty to affray over the incident at Tape, a private members’ club in Mayfair. His co-defendant, Omololu Akinlolu, also known as Hoody Baby, received a four-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months. Both men were also ordered to pay £1,500 in costs. The suspended sentences mean neither man is required to serve…

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Otunnu Africa’s last hope for UN Secretary-General job

Uganda’s Olara Otunnu has emerged as Africa’s only remaining candidate in the race for the next…

Interpol recovers $105m, arrests 1,462 in Africa-wide cybercrime crackdown

The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) says a recent operation targeting cybercrime across 21 African countries…

Meta fined $25bn for misleading users

Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been ordered to pay $25 billion (about…

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