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Former MUBS guild president Lenia Kevin Charity has switched from the National Unity Platform (NUP) to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). This followed two of her posters making rounds on social media. One showed her running for the 2023-24 MUBS guild presidency under the NUP. She came in a close second behind the eventual winner, Christopher Wasswa. The other ...

The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of a tragic school shooting in Georgia has been arrested, facing multiple charges including involuntary manslaughter and cruelty to children. The son, charged with murder, will be prosecuted as an adult. The devastating shooting at Apalachee High School claimed the lives of two teachers and two students, with several others injured. Authorities linked ...

Ugandan long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei tragically succumbed to fatal burn injuries inflicted in a horrific petrol attack that shocked the nation and the international sports community. The Uganda Athletics Federation made a somber announcement on their official platform, vehemently denouncing the despicable act of domestic violence and emphasizing the urgent need for justice to prevail in the case of Rebecca ...

The Lord Mayor of Kampala, Ssalongo Erias Lukwago has opened up the garbage crisis that recently hit Kampala and its metropolitan areas. Ever since the Kiteezi landfill collapsed displacing many people and killing tens of others, garbage has become a problem in Uganda’s capital. The garbage is now dumped almost everywhere including roads, markets and other public areas. It’s even ...

For the first time since 2003, neither Lionel Messi, who won the prize for a record eighth time last year, nor five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo received nominations for the Ballon d’Or. Ronaldo was left off of the nomination list the year before, while Messi was left off even though his Argentina team won the Copa America in July of this ...