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Nigeria in battle against fake news ahead of elections
By VOA,
935, February 14, 2019 (EAT)
In Nigeria fake news can be so outlandish, yet widely believed, that the president recently felt compelled to declare that he had not died and been re...
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The young politicians aiming to consign Africa’s old guard to history
By CNN,
1720, February 9, 2019 (EAT)
Many called Chike Ukaegbu's bluff when he announced he was running for the highest office in Nigeria at the age of 35. The New York-based tech entrepr...
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Uganda plans restrictions on artists
By Reuters,
1305, January 22, 2019 (EAT)
Uganda’s government is proposing regulations including vetting new songs in a move critics say is aimed at discouraging negative comments about the ...
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Over 12,000 sign petition against New York Times as foreign journalists in Kenya speak out
By Allan Irungu,
1041, January 17, 2019 (EAT)
Over 12,000 people have so far signed a petition on the change.org website to have New York Times pull down gory images of those killed in the 14 Rive...
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Ugandan police shuts down Bobi Wine Boxing Day concert
By Ian Omondi,
1753, December 26, 2018 (EAT)
A Boxing Day concert by Ugandan artist-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, was on Wednesday disrupted by police officer...
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Sharon Otieno, Miguna Miguna most searched on Google
By Wendy Abdallah,
1316, December 11, 2018 (EAT)
Sharon Otieno, the Rongo University student who was murdered and and her body dumped in a forest in Homa Bay County was among the top searched persona...
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Uganda hopes Kanye West, Kardashian visit boosts tourism
By VOA,
754, October 16, 2018 (EAT)
American rapper Kanye West and socialite wife Kim Kardashian are visiting Uganda and bringing some much-wanted, positive attention to the East African...
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Ugandan police whisk away MP Francis Zaake from airport
By Vincent Maruga,
1713, October 11, 2018 (EAT)
Ugandan police on Thursday whisked away Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake following his arrival at Entebbe International Airport...
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Bobi Wine: Museveni is drunk with power
By Vincent Maruga,
1432, October 11, 2018 (EAT)
Ugandan MP Bobi Wine is still on the quest for liberation of his country he said during an exclusive interview on Citizen TV. Speaking on the JKL s...
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Bobi Wine: Ugandan police took away my passport
By Vincent Maruga,
1650, September 21, 2018 (EAT)
Bobi Wine has once again hit the headlines after revealing how police manhandled him upon his arrival back in Uganda even taking away his passport. ...
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What Bobi Wine told supporters outside his home in Kampala
By Reuters,
427, September 21, 2018 (EAT)
Bobi Wine has vowed to continue what he calls a fight for freedom for millions of oppressed fellow citizens, after returning to his country from the U...
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Uganda police deny Bobi Wine arrest, say he was just ‘taken home’
By Reuters,
1801, September 20, 2018 (EAT)
Police whisked away Uganda opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine on Thursday as he got off a plane at the country’s main airport. ...
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Bobi Wine arrested again in Uganda after returning from U.S.
By Rachel Ombaka,
1453, September 20, 2018 (EAT)
Ugandan Police have arrested Bobi Wine yet again moments after he arrived back in the country from the U.S. He had landed at the Jomo Kenyatta Inte...
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Bobi Wine lands at JKIA enroute to Entebbe
By Citizen Reporter,
1245, September 20, 2018 (EAT)
Ugandan MP Bobi Wine landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on Thursday morning and is now enroute to Entebbe. He is expected...
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Bobi Wine’s brother arrested on way to airport to receive him
By Agencies,
1654, September 21, 2018 (EAT)
Eddie Yawe, the elder brother to Bobi Wine, has been arrested in Uganda under unclear circumstances. Local media report that Yawe was on his way to...
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Showdown looms as Bobi Wine leaves U.S. for Uganda
By Rachel Ombaka,
1718, September 19, 2018 (EAT)
Embattled musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine has left the U.S. and is expected to land in Uganda on Thursday as reports emerged that security has be...
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Ugandans take to the street as Gov’t accuses E.U. of impunity
By VOA,
1113, September 18, 2018 (EAT)
The Ugandan government has criticised a move by the European parliament calling for the release of those detained illegally. Also Read: Ugandans b...
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Bobi Wine gun exhibits ‘go missing’ as U.K. Parliament blasts Uganda
By Agencies,
1029, September 12, 2018 (EAT)
Reports have emerged that two rifles and ammunition allegedly recovered from Bobi Wine's hotel room when he was arrested have gone missing. Also Re...
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U.S. ‘gravely concerned’ over reports of abuse by Uganda security forces
By Reuters,
1227, September 11, 2018 (EAT)
The U.S. is gravely concerned over the use of excessive force by Uganda security forces against lawmakers and journalists in Arua, a State Department ...
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U.S. should suspend military aid to Uganda: Bobi Wine lawyer
By Reuters,
933, September 7, 2018 (EAT)
The United States should suspend military aid to Uganda over the government’s human rights record, tRobert Amsterdam, lawyer for Bobi Wine has said....
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