news and current affairs.
Gloria Bugie Nude Clip Ignites Online Uproar
A second nude video of Rwandan-born Ugandan singer Gloria Busingye has spread across social media platforms. The Bankyawa hit maker appears touching herself intimately during the recording. Nobody knows who filmed the explicit content. Busingye seems relaxed and willing during the entire video. This marks her second leaked intimate recording within two months. The performer claimed revenge pornography caused her first video leak during September 2024. She said a blackmailer released her private content without permission and police were hunting the person. Revenge pornography means sharing sexual images or videos without consent from the person featured. Some fans felt sorry for the young artist. Others accused her of purposely...
Midnight Inferno Hits Kitezi Landfill
Fire broke out Monday evening at Kitezi Landfill forcing emergency crews to rush to the scene. Citizens called police around 8 PM after spotting flames spreading across the garbage dump. Fire teams arrived quickly and stopped the blaze from growing larger. Nobody suffered injuries during the incident at the waste site. Police praised workers for acting fast to control the dangerous situation. ASP Luke Owoyesigyire spoke about the successful firefighting effort near Kampala. He said dedicated officers worked hard to put out all flames before anyone got hurt. The police official felt relieved that no deaths happened during the emergency response. Fire crews managed to contain the burning garbage without major problems. Officials want...
Stranded Ugandans Flee Israel via Cairo
Israel's ambassador told Ugandans trapped during fighting to contact their Cairo embassy for help leaving the country. Michael Lotem spoke to reporters through video and said Uganda's Egypt mission could arrange exits through land borders. About 500 Ugandans live across Israel as business people and students. Iran launched missiles and drones at Israeli targets forcing airports and seaports to close completely. People can only escape through Jordan and Egypt crossings that remain open. Ben Gurion Airport stopped all flights and ships cannot dock at any Israeli ports. The United States shut down consular services and warned Americans to stay inside safe buildings. Uganda has not announced official rescue plans but diplomats say Cairo...
Museveni Declares War on Poverty in Every Parish
President Museveni told local leaders to check every parish and count families who escaped poverty through the Parish Development Model program. He spoke to officials from Mpigi, Butambala and Gomba districts at Gombe Secondary School. The president wants real numbers instead of guesses about program success. Leaders must walk among their people and track actual progress on the ground. He called the effort a war for evidence rather than political campaigning. Museveni compared the task to finding lost sheep mentioned throughout Biblical stories. Officials should leave their offices and learn people's names and struggles personally. The president warned against promising everything at once because development takes time and must follow...
Midnight Masked Gang Hits Kisoro Fuel Station and Shop
Two masked men robbed a gas station and shop during Monday night attacks in Kisoro. The armed criminals struck around 9 PM at Bihuru Village inside Nyakabande Sub-county. Police spokesman Elly Maate confirmed both robberies happened within 30 meters of each other. Ndyowawe Ishmael managed the KG Mini Petrol Station where thieves first demanded her money bag. Birungi Sarah operated the nearby shop that became their second target. One robber pointed a gun at Ishmael and forced her to surrender the evening sales money. The criminals walked to Sarah's store and made her open the cash drawer for them. Both women gave up their money without fighting back against the armed attackers. The robbers fired two warning shots before running away...
Uganda Cranes Snag Coaching Power Duo
Uganda's football federation picked Morley Byekwaso and Fred Muhumuza to coach the national team for the 2024 African Nations Championship. The tournament happens from August 2 to 30 during 2025 across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Head coach Paul Put will watch over both men as they lead the locally based Cranes squad. The duo worked together before during October 2023 when they managed friendly games against Mali and Zambia. FUFA plans to name more technical staff after choosing the final player roster. Byekwaso coached Uganda's under-20 team to the 2021 AFCON final and won silver at the 2024 African Games. He currently leads Sports Club Villa as their head coach. Muhumuza shares head coaching duties at Vipers Sports Club with another...
Wilmar Coughs Up 725 Million After Palm Oil Bribe Bust
Indonesian officials took $725 million from palm oil giant Wilmar Group after finding corruption evidence. The Attorney General's Office said the company paid bribes to secure export permits during 2022. Wilmar returned 11.8 trillion rupiah to avoid criminal charges against the business. Government lawyers demanded the massive payment after discovering illegal permit deals. Officials displayed stacks of cash totaling 2 trillion rupiah at a Tuesday press conference. Prosecutors investigate three palm oil companies for paying government workers illegal money. Authorities arrested judges who cleared the companies of wrongdoing after taking 60 billion rupiah. The corrupt judges helped Wilmar and other firms escape punishment for their...
EarthQuaker Dirt Transmitter Fuzz Rises From The Grave
EarthQuaker Devices brought back their old Dirt Transmitter fuzz pedal after 16 years. The company teamed up with Dave Catching from Rancho de la Luna studios for this special release. Jamie Stillman founded EQD and played at the famous desert studio's 30th anniversary celebration. He brought his vintage Dirt Transmitter pedal and everyone loved the sound. The team decided to remake the classic effect with new artwork honoring the recording studio. Mark Egan created fresh graphics for the pedal case near EQD headquarters. The original Dirt Transmitter came out during January 2008 with three simple controls. Stillman added a Bias knob later that creates sputtering gated sounds when turned down. Musicians can dial up classic Fuzz Face...
Bruce Springsteen Nebraska Biopic Trailer Hits Hard
Hollywood released the first preview for Deliver Me From Nowhere starring Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen. The movie tells how the singer made his famous 1982 album Nebraska inside his bedroom. Springsteen recorded the entire album using a simple 4-track cassette machine called the Teac 144 PortaStudio. The trailer shows White telling his sound engineer that perfection does not matter for the recording. He wanted the music to sound like he was alone making songs. Jeremy Strong plays Springsteen's manager Jon Landau and other actors fill important roles around the rock star. The film adapts Warren Zanes book about the album creation process. Movie studios plan to release the biopic on October 24 for audiences nationwide...
Top