Tooro King Oyo’s body arrived in Uganda today, Friday, 04 August 2026 arrived in Uganda following his death in the US. A few days back, the Tooro Kingdom officially announced the death of King Oyo, following a prolonged illness that claimed his life. Following the sad news, preparations to return his body commenced, and he was received at Entebbe Airport by kingdom officials, family, and other dignitaries. During the body receiving ceremony, President Museveni was in attendance and paid his last respects to the fallen King. ALSO READ: Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV Dies at 34 Years The…
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A Chil Group medical officer attends to a patient Kampala, Uganda | ENTEBBENEWS.NET | Chil Group has launched a digital health platform that will allow specialists in urban medical centres to provide real-time inpatient care to patients in rural health facilities, it said in a media release on Sept.3. The E-Ward Round Platform is designed to connect rural doctors and nurses with urban-based specialists through virtual multidisciplinary ward rounds, reducing the need for patients to travel long distances to access specialised medical care. The platform is expected to be deployed across nearly 400 health facilities that work with Chil Group.…
Calvin Armstrong r Kampala, Uganda | URN | Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomire has defended his decision not to publicly inform top officials in the Kingdom that King Oyo was out of the country for treatment. He had originally stated that late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was abroad for studies. Rwomire has, however, stated that he did not go public about Oyo’s health status because he was acting on the King’s express wishes. Rwomire made the remarks in a statement posted on his official X handle on Thursday evening, amid controversy over the circumstances of…
Magoola (2nd left) with the Uganda Waragi team Kampala, Uganda | ENTEBBENEWS.NET | Legendary Afro-fusion superstar Racheal Magoola has got the full support of Uganda’s iconic Spirit as she prepares to celebrate six decades of life and four decades of binding music. The announcement was made Thursday during an official courtesy visit by Racheal Magoola and her team to the Uganda Breweries Limited headquarters in Luzira. Magoola’s Still Shining show is set for Friday, November 27, 2026, at Kingdom Kampala, in an event honoring the star’s 60th birthday and her trailblazing musical career. This milestone event will also serve…
Excitement visible as the show dates are revealed National Theatre Kampala Show 1 September 9 Kavumba Recreation Centre Wakiso Show 2 September 12 Kampala, Uganda | ENTEBBENEWS.NET | A piece of central Uganda’s boarding-school folklore is being turned into dance. Batalo East and the Wakiso Dance Kids are staging Kakalabanda, a 60-minute dance theatre production drawn from the old tale of a mysterious creature said to have stalked school dormitories at night. The production premieres at the Uganda National Theatre in Kampala on September 9, 2026, before moving to Kavumba Recreation Centre in Wakiso on 12 September. The…
Singer King Saha has opened up about a proposed battle with Western-based artist Ray G, turning down the suggestions. Last month, Ray G held a successful concert at Kololo Airstrip, pulling one of the biggest crowds in the venue’s history. Two weeks later, King Saha also did the same with record-breaking crowds. With this, music fans started comparing them and inciting a music battle. Saha, however, turned down the request, referring to Ray G as his brother. He revealed that he wouldn’t put himself up against him because of the strong bond and friendship they shared, and he avoided putting…
Singer Chosen Becky’s husband, Abdul Ssekajja, has come out to defend his wife against the criticism and social media attacks incited by his ex-wife. At the start of the week, social media was flooded with discussions after Ssekajja’s ex, Rashidah, accused Chosen Beck of stealing her man and posting her children on her social media platforms. Ssekajja revealed that the attacks were baseless and untrue, asserting that he took the children to his parents’ home after Rashidah failed to take care of them. Since then, he has worked hard to provide everything for them, and she hasn’t needed to spend a penny on…
Ugandan and Nigerian officials after announcing the upcoming trade exhibition Kampala, Uganda | ENTEBBENEWS.NET | Uganda and Nigeria are set to deepen economic ties as business leaders, investors and policymakers from the two countries converge in Kampala next week for the Uganda-Nigeria Business Forum and Exhibition 2026, aimed at unlocking new trade, investment and market opportunities between East and West Africa. The two-day forum, scheduled for September 9–10 at Mestil Hotel & Residences, will bring together more than 20 Nigerian companies and Ugandan businesses to explore investment partnerships, joint ventures, market access and cross-border trade opportunities under the African Continental…
Residents collecting garbage. Busia, Uganda | URN | A section of residents in Busia Municipality has decried the increase in bedbugs, as the critters are becoming more resistant to the chemicals used to kill them. Some residents told Uganda Radio Network that they are having what they described as sleepless nights. The affected residents are in the villages of Mbale Kidogo, Solo B, and Mawero among both Eastern and Western divisions of Busia Municipality. They say they have tried to spray using chemicals they buy from veterinary shops, but all in vain. The residents said that they have tried to…
Singer Kid Fox, real name Steven Kiggundu, has retracted his statement about not knowing Bobi Wine, saying it was a trick to get people’s attention. After more than a decade abroad, Kid Fox revealed that he is out of touch with Uganda’s current music scene and didn’t know the artists currently making waves. In one of the interviews, he denied knowing Bobi Wine and having any common factors between them, dismissing the allegations that they went to the same school, reasoning that they had nothing that could put them in the same space. This did not sit well with Bobi…