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Treason case stops Ugandan MP Bobi Wine’s UK travel
Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, on Monday aborted his planned travel to United Kingdom (UK) to attend a parliamentary session debating the rule of law in Uganda.
Uganda court grants bail to Bobi Wine, 12 others
Uganda’s Gulu High Court has granted bail to Kyaddondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine and 12 others who are facing treason charges.
Femi Falana drags Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni to UN over alleged rights violations
A Nigerian human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has appealed to the United Nations (UN) to investigate Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni over alleged grave human rights violations in Uganda.
Uganda’s Bobi Wine re-arrested, sent to jail for treason
Uganda’s musician turned parliamentarian Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, enjoyed only a brief reprieve this morning, from his traumatic detention by the military.
Deputy Speaker: Jailed, beaten Ugandan lawmaker in ‘a lot of pain’
A detained pop star and lawmaker "is in a lot of pain" after suffering "severe beating" in detention, the deputy speaker of Uganda's parliament said Wednesday, as pressure mounted on the government to free the young man challenging President Yoweri Museveni's long rule.
Ugandan police arrest 20 more over Bobi Wine protests
Ugandan police arrested 20 more city suburb residents in Kamwokya demanding the release of detained Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine.
Uganda charges Bobi Wine, two other lawmakers with treason
Three Ugandan lawmakers, including musician turned politician, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine and dozens of others have been charged with treason over their alleged role in the stoning of President Yoweri Museveni’s convoy earlier this week.
Ugandan police shoot driver, arrest singer-turned-politician
Ugandan musician and opposition lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, was arrested Tuesday after an incident in which security officers shot his driver dead, a police spokesman said.
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Britain went to the polls on Thursday to determine the immediate future of Brexit, in a vote described as the most important in a generation.
Youths urged to use social media for development
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SERAP condemns presidency for comparing Omoyele Sowore, Olawale Bakare with Boko Haram
The civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has condemned the presidency for comparing Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare with Boko Haram militants.
Nigerian player sacked by Slovenian club for impregnating president’s daughter
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Housewife seeks divorce over unsettled differences
A housewife, Amina Ahmad, on Friday in Kaduna dragged her husband, Uba Ibrahim, before a sharia court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, seeking divorce over unsettled differences.