KAYUNGA — At least seven people were injured in a road crash involving motorcycles and vehicles escorting National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) on Saturday morning.
The accident happened around 11:30 a.m. in Namyoya Village along the Nakifuma–Kayunga road, as Bobi Wine’s convoy made its way from Kalagi toward Kayunga during a campaign trail.
LUWERO — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially kicked off his 2026 re-election campaign on Tuesday in Luweero — the symbolic birthplace of his National Resistance Army (NRA) guerrilla struggle — pledging to protect “revolutionary gains” and push millions more Ugandans out of poverty.
Speaking to thousands of cheering supporters at Bukalasa Agricultural College playground, Museveni framed his candidacy as a continuation of the revolution he led four decades ago.
National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has officially opened a new regional party office in Mbarara, surprising party members and bypassing prior notification to security agencies.
“We bought this land, started construction, and have unveiled the offices without security or even some of our members knowing,” Kyagulanyi said during the unveiling ceremony, highlighting the strategic nature of the move.
A North Carolina bar became the scene of a horrifying mass shooting Saturday night, leaving three dead and eight injured — and authorities say the suspect executed the attack from a boat.
Suspect Identified and Charged
The Southport Police Department has arrested Nigel Edge in connection with the shooting, according to court documents obtained by TMZ. Edge faces:
A bond has not yet been set, and Edge is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
KAMPALA — A twice-yearly HIV prevention shot that has shown stunning results in clinical trials will officially arrive in Uganda in 2026, in what experts are calling a “historic turning point” in the country’s decades-long fight against the virus.
The injectable drug, Lenacapavir, developed by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences, will be introduced under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and is expected to protect thousands of Ugandans at highest risk of infection.
East Africa’s two largest economies are tightening the net on landlords as both Kenya and Uganda roll out digital-first rental tax reforms aimed at closing loopholes in one of the region’s hardest-to-monitor sectors — real estate.
Omaha was celebrating boxing champion Terence Crawford on Saturday, but the day ended in a tense standoff after the undefeated fighter was forced out of his car at gunpoint by police. The incident, caught on video, has prompted the city to order a thorough internal investigation.
Tense Traffic Stop Captured on Video
Footage circulating online shows Crawford calmly unbuckling his seatbelt, opening his door, and stepping out of the vehicle while an officer holds a flashlight in one hand and a gun in the other.
At one point, Crawford can be heard saying:
“I ain’t reaching for no gun,”
keeping his hands raised the entire time. He was then patted down by the officer before the video ends.
KAMPALA — Opposition leader Mugisha Muntu has pledged to reinstate presidential term limits if elected in 2026, arguing that Uganda’s history of political instability stems from leaders who cling to power indefinitely.
Speaking at the unveiling of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) 2026 manifesto in Kampala, Muntu said the country has never experienced a democratic transition since independence in 1962.
KAMPALA – Uganda’s biggest opposition force, the National Unity Platform (NUP), has sent shockwaves through the Buganda sub-region after unveiling its new lineup of parliamentary flagbearers for the 2026 general elections — a list that leaves out some of its most recognizable figures while ushering in a wave of fresh blood.
The announcement, made Monday by the party’s Election Management Committee, has stirred excitement, anxiety, and controversy in equal measure.
The man accused of a bizarre boat attack in North Carolina Saturday night — which left three dead and eight injured — has a shocking past: he previously sued country singer Kellie Pickler, claiming she tried to poison him at the 2012 CMT Music Awards.
Nigel Edge’s Explosive Lawsuit
Nigel Edge, a Brunswick County resident, allegedly carried out the deadly shooting at the American Fish Company saloon in Southport, North Carolina Saturday night. But earlier this year, court documents show he filed a lawsuit against Pickler, accusing her of attempting to take his life more than a decade ago.
