One of the deceased was identified as Julius Kitone, a journalist who has for long been attached to Next Media’s NBS Television. Eight people, including a journalist, were on Friday evening confirmed dead following a fatal road accident that occurred at Kibega 1 Village along the Mbarara-Lyantonde Highway. The accident involved a white Toyota Hiace […]
The UCU community, friends, and family will be gathering on Friday, February 13th, 2026, at 9:00am, at the UCU Mukono Campus to bid farewell to the beloved Dean, taken too soon. The sendoff program for Pamela Tumwebaze, the slain Dean of Students Affairs at Uganda Christian University (UCU), is underway. The program begins today with […]
Gen Karachi’s passing comes just a week after the death of Maj. Gen. Francis Takirwa, Deputy Commander of Land Forces. The loss of two senior generals has sent shockwaves through the defence establishment. Shock as 55-Person-Plane Caves In Shoreline Shortly After Take Off Maj. Gen. Deus Sande Karachi, Commander of the UPDF Armoured Division in […]
A Star Sky Airlines passenger plane carrying 55 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Tuesday. The flight was headed to Guri’eel in Galgaduud when it encountered technical difficulties, prompting an emergency landing attempt on the shoreline. Eyewitnesses reported smoke rising from the crash site, but authorities confirmed […]
The company said the taxi was overtaking other vehicles when it lost control and rammed into the bus, which was reportedly stationary by the roadside at the time of the collision. A devastating road crash in Kyakatebe, Kassanda District, has left several people feared dead after a taxi collided with a Kampala-bound Link Bus on […]
Arishaba, a Valuation student, was part of the CEDAT community, and her passing has left colleagues and friends in grief. A wave of sadness has swept through Makerere University’s College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) after a second-year student, Arishaba Talent, lost her life in a road accident on Saturday morning. The student […]
Management said a preliminary review found the episode to be “in serious breach of the Next Media Editorial Guidelines and the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Minimum Broadcasting Standards.” Sanyuka Television has suspended The Barometer host Adam Kungu following a serious breach of editorial policy and broadcasting standards. The suspension follows an episode aired on February […]
Saif al-Islam was seen as his father’s political heir and was detained in Zintan after the 2011 uprising that ended Muammar Gaddafi’s rule. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya’s former leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in the western city of Zintan, where he had been based for the past decade. The 53-year-old was […]
The Catholic community in Uganda is mourning following the passing of Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Mukasa, a dedicated priest of the Lugazi Diocese. At the time of his death, Fr. Mukasa served as Vice Rector of St. Joseph’s Seminary in Nyenga, where he was respected for his commitment to priestly formation and service. Tributes are pouring […]
Kaddu said that the accident occurred at around 11:00am. Namanda has been the Mukono district fisheries officer and she has been residing in Nama sub-county. Fear has gripped the Mukono district staff following the untimely death of one of them, Josephine Namanda who passed on today’s morning. According to Mukono district communications officer, Derrick Kaddu, […]