Tag: King Oyo

Tooro Coronation Thrown Into Uncertainty as Last-Minute Court Petition Seeks to Block Nyabongo’s Installation

Court Ibrahim Ojuku -
The planned coronation of Prince Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I as the new Omukama of Tooro has been thrown into...

Queen Mother Kemigisa Reveals Oyo Left Son in US, Criticises Tooro Succession Process

Cultures Sarah Kamanyire -
Tooro’s Queen Mother, Best Kemigisa, has revealed that her late son, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, left...

Tooro Prime Minister Calls for Healing, Unity After King Oyo’s Burial

Cultures Sarah Okello -
Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki has called for healing, reconciliation and institutional renewal following the burial...

‘Take Me Instead’: Queen Mother Kemigisa’s Heartbreaking Farewell to King Oyo

Obituary Ibrahim Ojuku -
As Tooro buried its young king, Queen Mother Best Kemigisa revealed the prayer of a mother who was willing...

The King Is Dead, but the Crown Has Not Found Its Head

Cultures Stephen Kalema -
As Tooro Kingdom prepares to bury thier fallen King Oyo Nyimba, a royal dispute over his successor threatens to...

Prince Kijanangoma Named Tooro’s Next King After Oyo’s Death

Cultures Darmasco Kaggwa -
The Tooro Kingdom has chosen a new custodian of its throne, with Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma named the next...

Tooro Sets Final Burial Programme for King Oyo as Six-Kilometre Walk Is Planned

National Sarah Kamanyire -
The Tooro Kingdom has released the final programme for the burial of the late Omukama King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba...

Sudden death of King Oyo at 34, turns Tooro Kingdom its focus toward a new era and an immediate, pressing challenge

Opinion admin -
King Oyo made international headlines in 1995 when he ascended the throne as a three-year-old toddler, earning a place...

Museveni Says He Knew of King Oyo’s Cancer Before His Death

Latest News Moses Kabasibante -
President Yoweri Museveni said on Friday that he had been informed of the type of cancer the late King...

King Oyo’s Remains Arrive in Uganda for Final Journey to Tooro

Cultures Sarah Kamanyire -
The remains of Tooro’s King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV arrived at Entebbe International Airport on Friday, beginning...

It Was the King’s Order: Tooro Explains Why Oyo’s Illness Was Kept Secret

Latest News Sarah Okello -
Tooro Kingdom has revealed that the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV personally directed that information about...

MTN Uganda Pledges Shs100m Towards King Oyo’s Burial as Charles Mbire Pays Tribute

News Darmasco Kaggwa -
MTN Uganda Board Chairman Charles Mbire has described the death of Tooro’s King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV...