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By Our Reporter LIRA: A full-blown power war has erupted at Lira University, forcing the Office of the Attorney General...

64 Year Old Canadian National who was sent to prison over a bogus gold deal

GOLD SCAM SHOCKER! Mestil Hotel Resident Canadian Remanded Over Alleged Sh5.6Bn Fake Gold Con That Fleeced Somali Defence Minister

KAMPALA: A Canadian national has landed behind bars after allegedly masterminding a multi-billion-shilling fake gold deal that reportedly fleeced Somalia's...

COUNTRY FIRST! Speaker Oboth Urges Ugandans to Ditch Politics, Religious Divisions and Build Uganda

Speaker of Parliament Jacob Markson Oboth has urged Ugandans to reject divisions based on politics, religion and ethnicity, saying national...

UMEME MELTDOWN! Shares Crash 85% as Fresh Losses Loom, Sh650bn Arbitration Fight Drags On

Umeme Limited's shares have lost about 85 percent of their value since the electricity distributor handed over its concession to...

Happy Home Enterprises: Pioneering Digital Retail and Redefining Consumer Experience in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda – In an era defined by rapid technological advancements and an increasingly interconnected global marketplace, the retail sector...

NURSES COUNCIL ROT! Investigation Exposes Licensing Mess, Contract Irregularities Under CEO Nimwesiga

Only 36% of health facilities licensed as watchdog uncovers procurement and contract management failures The Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council...

Woman Bites Rapist’s Tongue But Also Loses Ear In Horror Sex Attack

Territorial police in Kasese district are hunting for suspects linked to a brutal attack on a 29-year-old woman, Masika Moreen,...

OIL COUNTDOWN REALITY CHECK! Inside Hidden Economic Battles That Could Make Or Break Uganda’s Oil Dream

When Uganda's government and its joint venture partners reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) in February 2022, it marked the...

BUSEGA EXPRESSWAY TRUTH! How Sh6Trn Compensation War, A Blacklisted Contractor, Ex-UNRA Bosses’ Secret Role & Consultants’ (DOHWA, IDCG & TD3) Web Triggered Questions

KAMPALA – The suspension of two junior engineers over the troubled Busega–Mpigi Expressway may only be the tip of a...

JULY UTILITY PRICE HEADACHE! Water, Power & Fuel Bills Spike As Food Prices Fall

Pepper Intelligence Unit July 31, 2026

By Evans Najuna KAMPALA – Ugandans faced another cost-of-living squeeze in July after fresh figures from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS)...

SIX YEARS LATER! NUP’S ‘Machete’ & Other Eight Supporters Walk Free After Amnesty

Pepper Intelligence Unit July 31, 2026

Nine supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP), who have been in military custody since the aftermath of the 2021...

END OF AN ERROR! IGG Orders Chris Obore’s Interdiction

Pepper Intelligence Unit July 31, 2026

KAMPALA: Parliament's corridors of power have been rocked after the Inspector General of Government (IGG), Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala,...

CEMENT WEIGHT WAR! UNBS Breaks Silence On Underweight Bags

Complaints about underweight cement bags are linked to tampering and contamination along the supply chain rather than underfilling by licensed...

CAUGHT IN BED, DEATH FOLLOWED! Jilted Man Hacks Ex-Lover, New Lover to Death After Bedroom Discovery

A suspected love triangle has left two people dead in Kibaale District after a man allegedly hacked his former lover...

EAC Affairs Minister and DPM Rebecca Kadaga is unhappy with the kind of negotiators Uganda has

KADAGA FUMES! “Some Negotiators Don’t Read Deals”…As Regional Currency Plan Crawls

Uganda has entered into debt, trade and investment agreements that have disadvantaged the country because of poor decisions by technocrats...

MBARARA LC1 POLLS! MP Mpaka, Speaker Tashobya Dragged Into Election Chaos

By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara Mbarara City's Local Council One (LC1) elections descended into chaos on Wednesday after violent clashes, teargas,...

Chef Amiri Mutebi: From the Kitchen to a Symbol of Uganda’s New Entrepreneurial Spirit