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TikToker ‘Chicken Chicken’ arrested

KAMPALA – Police in Kawempe have arrested popular TikToker Katongole Anthony, commonly…

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DNA confirms only 4 of singer Paul Kafeero’s ’25 children’

KAMPALA, June 25, 2026 — The Uganda Police Force Forensic Directorate and…

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Janet marks 78th birthday as health recovers

KAMPALA – Uganda's First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet…

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Singer Stecia Mayanja hospitalised

KAMPALA — Concern has grown among fans and members of Uganda's entertainment…

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TikToker ‘Chicken Chicken’ arrested

KAMPALA – Police in Kawempe have arrested popular TikToker Katongole Anthony, commonly known as “Chicken Chicken,” in connection with the alleged malicious damage of a motor vehicle belonging to fellow social media personality Sali Sharif, also known as “Shawa Shawa.” According to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson SP Racheal Kawala, the arrest follows the circulation of a viral video on social media that allegedly shows the suspect damaging a Toyota Mark X, registration number UBM 696S. Police said the incident occurred in the early hours of June 25, 2026, at around 3:00 a.m. in the parking area of Akamweesi Mall in…

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Lukwago denied bail, sent back to prison

KAMPALA, Uganda — The Makindye Chief Magistrate's Court has denied a bail application by former Kampala…

Police arrest man over possession of government stores

KAMPALA – Kampala Metropolitan Police have arrested a 36-year-old man on charges of unlawful possession of…

Court to rule on Kampala Ssese Rotary club suspension dispute

KAMPALA — The High Court Civil Division has set July 7, 2026, as the date for…

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Congo’s ‘living statue’ superfan brings Lumumba to the World Cup

More than six decades after his assassination, Patrice Lumumba—Congo’s first Prime Minister following independence—continues to cast a long cultural and political shadow across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). His image, long associated with anti-colonial resistance and national pride, is now being kept alive in an unusual but powerful way inside football stadiums, through the ritual of one devoted supporter. At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Michel Kuka Mboladinga, widely known as “Lumumba Vea,” has drawn global attention for his striking matchday performance: standing completely motionless for the entire 90 minutes of a football match, arm raised in a fixed…

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Museveni hosts Entebbe hijacking survivor

ENTEBBE, Uganda – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday hosted Mr. Gilbert Weill, a survivor of…

Besigye legal team condemns deportation of Martha Karua

KAMPALA — Lawyers representing veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye have strongly condemned the detention and…

Martha Karua deported from Uganda after detention at Entebbe airport

KAMPALA/NAIROBI – Kenyan lawyer and presidential aspirant Martha Karua has left Uganda and is on her…