Ugandan singer Jackie Chandiru has expressed her disappointment with creatives who have openly disgraced Bebe Cool by alleging non-payment. During her recent interview, Jackie Chandiru defended the Gagamel singer, saying it was uncalled for for the creatives to air their grievances on social media. In her argument, everyone was in debt, including the world’s richest people, and the judgement on Bebe Cool for the money owed was unfair. “I have people I’ve been demanding money from since last year. A debt is something normal because even the rich influential people are in debt. Everyone has a debt. I do not think it is right…
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Team No Sleep singer Ava Peace has addressed reports that she was behind the split of the budding 6ix Killaz girl group. 6ix Killaz was composed of Ava Peace, Nandor Love, Jowy Landa, Nina Roz, Zafaran, and Recho Rey, which came to light in 2024. Since it had some of the top new school female artists, many anticipated that it would be a big thing in the industry. However, after one song, ‘Kukyakala Na Kubwa’, the group disbanded, and allegations suggested that Ava Peace was behind the split since most of them were affiliated with Team No Sleep. Ava, during an interview,…
2nd from right, Ajay Kumar, Qcil CEO and a delegation from Nigeria during the tour of the plant Kampala, Uganda | ENTEBBENEWS.NET | Quality Chemical Industries Limited (Qcil) has called for stronger cooperation between Uganda and Nigeria to expand pharmaceutical manufacturing, strengthen regional medicine supply chains and improve access to quality-assured medicines across Africa. The call was made during the Uganda–Nigeria Business Forum and Exhibition held in Kampala last week, bringing together government officials, investors and business leaders to explore opportunities for increased trade, investment and industrial cooperation between the two countries. Qcil Chief Executive Officer Ajay Kumar Pal said…
Adjumani, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has urged voters in Adjumani District to emulate the late General Moses Ali’s political legacy, particularly his emphasis on development, wealth creation and what he described as ideological clarity. Museveni said Ali, a long-serving political and military figure from the West Nile region, made a deliberate choice to associate with the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and its ideology, urging the people of Adjumani to follow a similar path. The President made the remarks on Tuesday while campaigning for the NRM flag bearer in the Adjumani West County parliamentary by-election, James Leku Pilli, at…
Left to Right; Captain Denis Oola, Dr Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale at the High Court in Kampala where they face treason charges. Kampala, Uganda | URN | The first Prosecution witness in Dr. Kizza Besigye’s treason trial told the High Court in Kampala that the Kenyan Police set up two pistols and the entire crime scene. The court heard that Dr Besigye and his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale unknowingly walked into the house in which they were arrested in Nairobi. Andrew Wilson, a Kurdish Private Investigator and key state witness, has been appearing before the Court since August…
Anant Badjatya, Spiro Group CEO and Wang Jiazhong, Senior Vice President of Yadea Technology Group display the signed partnership agreement Kampala, Uganda | ENTEBBENEWS.NET | Africa’s electric mobility company Spiro has signed a strategic partnership with Yadea, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric two-wheelers, to scale sustainable electric transport across the African continent. The collaboration brings together Yadea’s global manufacturing and research and development capabilities with Spiro’s operational network and battery-swapping ecosystem across seven African countries. The two companies aim to build a commercially sustainable electric vehicle framework to serve millions of daily commuters, commercial fleet operators, logistics providers and delivery…
Rally legend Ponsiano Lwakataka holds a UGX 15 million dummy cheque from MTN MoMo towards the Sprint for Lwakataka, marking 25 years of his motorsport journey Kampala, Uganda | URN | MTN Mobile Money Uganda has injected Shs15 million into the Sprint for Lwakataka, supporting preparations for veteran rally driver Ponsiano Lwakataka’s return to competitive motorsport as he marks 25 years on Uganda’s rally circuit. The contribution makes MTN MoMo the official payments partner for the Sprint for Lwakataka, scheduled for September 20, 2026 at Garuga, where motorsport fans will gather for a day of competition and celebrations. The funds…
On Saturday, September 12, thousands of voices filled Ndere Cultural Centre, singing Muvubuka, Kibun’omu, Naki, Sanyu, and Nkwegomba, among others, back to Kenneth Mugabi word for word. It was his 10-year concert for the Kibun’omu album, and it offered proof that a good song can make people sing. A great one, without them even realising it, can also make them think. For a decade, Mugabi has built a catalogue that does both. Beneath the soulful melodies and familiar choruses sit conversations about the world around him. On People of the Land, he musically educates the audience on sustainability and how…
Ndere Cultural Center was filled with excitement on Saturday, September 12, as Kenneth Mugabi marked 10 years of his Kibun’omu album and his birthday with a career-spanning concert powered by V&A Sherry. The night opened with tributes to Mugabi’s roots with the Uganda, Buganda and Busoga anthems, followed by a tribute to Tooro’s late King Oyo that had the audience on its feet, emotional, with phones raised, to honour his life and legacy. Cultural dancers set the stage before Mugabi emerged to open with “People of the Land,” drawing the first wave of screams. From there, the hits kept coming:…
Baryomunsi and Kajojo in court. Rukungiri, Uganda | URN | The High Court sitting in Rukungiri has set September 24, 2026, for the hearing of a petition challenging the election of Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi as Member of Parliament for Kinkiizi East County. The petition was filed in March by former Kanungu District LC5 Chairperson Sam Arineitwe Kajojo, who is challenging Baryomunsi’s victory in the 2026 General Elections. Baryomunsi, who was then serving as Minister for ICT and National Guidance, retained the seat with 23,830 votes against Kajojo’s 20,739. The race also attracted Ruth Karungi Turyakira, Godfrey Akampa, FDC’s Arans Mark…