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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Hakim Kanyere |Moses Namayo |Joseph Omagor |Kenneth Kazibwe
In 2016, a major fallout in South Sudan government saw President Museveni intervene with both troops and his wisdom as former chief of South Sudan army Paul Malong was placed under house arrest President Museveni is expected to travel to South Sudan tomorrow for a crucial meeting with President Salva Kiir, amid escalating political and security tensions in the country.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Moses Namayo |Joseph Omagor |Kenneth Kazibwe |Catherine Namugerwa
In 2021, the government spent Shs7 billion on presidential swearing in events. The Office of the President has earmarked Shs6 billion in the 2025/26 financial year for the swearing-in ceremony of the President-elect for the 2026-2031 term.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Joseph Omagor |Kenneth Kazibwe |Catherine Namugerwa |Alan Mwesigwa
In a WhatsApp message addressed to Gulu City Mayor Alfred Okwonga, Bjorn said that he had decided to look for another country to host the festival after being scammed and bullied by his local partners.
The highly anticipated Gulu Music in Space International festival on climate change has been canceled after the organizer, Bjorn Vido, complained of being scammed, bullied, and threatened while preparing for the July 2025 event.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Bridget Nsimenta |Kenneth Kazibwe |Ramson Muhairwe |Joseph Omagor
The City of Paris says the Congolese concert’s scheduled date—April 7—coincides with Rwanda’s national day of commemoration for the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The City of Paris has requested a ban on the planned "Solidarity Congo" concert, citing concerns that its timing and messaging could inflame tensions between Rwandan and Congolese communities amid the ongoing conflict in eastern DR Congo.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Ramson Muhairwe |Joseph Omagor |Muhamadi Matovu |Ivan R. Mugisha
The delay has sparked widespread concern, with legal experts and opposition politicians questioning whether the EC is failing to adhere to established legal procedures as outlined in Uganda’s electoral laws. The swearing-in of Kawempe North MP-elect Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola hangs in uncertainty as the Electoral Commission (EC) has yet to officially confirm him as the duly elected representative.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Joseph Omagor |Muhamadi Matovu |Ivan R. Mugisha |Carolinah Nakibuule
Colonel David Byaruhanga, who commanded the 409 Brigade in Bondo, Arua District, passed away at Nakasero Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment.
Colonel David Byaruhanga, a senior officer in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has died from injuries sustained on the battlefield in eastern DR Congo.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Richard Olwenyi |Eddy Enuru |Joseph Omagor |Samuel Muhimba
IWOP, an umbrella organization uniting women activists from political parties such as the NRM, FDC, DP, ANT, the Ecological Party, and JEEMA, continues to champion greater female participation in Uganda’s political landscape. The Inter-Party Women Platform (IWOP) has undergone a leadership transition, with Irene Nasolo of the Ecological Party handing over the chairperson role to Alice Amony of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC).
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Eddy Enuru |Joseph Omagor |Samuel Muhimba |Alan Mwesigwa
No Excerpt BBC | Police in Istanbul have used tear gas and rubber bullets against demonstrators in a second night of disorder after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu - despite a four-day protest ban being in place. Imamoglu - a member of the secular Republican People's Party (CHP) and a key rival of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan - was set to be named as a presidential candidate for the 2028 presidential elections later this week.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Eddy Enuru |Joseph Omagor |Samuel Muhimba |Alan Mwesigwa
No Excerpt BBC | A South Korean court has ruled against chart-topping K-pop group NewJeans which had sought to cut ties with its record label Ador. The court said the band, which had renamed themselves NJZ and began organising their own appearances, must not conduct any independent activities - from making music to signing advertising deals. Earlier last year, NewJeans said that they were leaving Ador, after accusing them of mistreatment.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Eddy Enuru |Joseph Omagor |Samuel Muhimba |Alan Mwesigwa
No Excerpt BBC | Bowlers will be allowed to use saliva to shine the cricket ball in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL), reversing the ban imposed during the Covid pandemic five years ago, reports say. Indian cricket's governing body's decision came after a majority of the tournament's franchise captains supported the move during a meeting on Thursday, ESPNcricinfo said.
