INFORMED LENS MEDIA REPORT

MUSEVENI SWORN IN FOR SEVENTH TERM: 'KISANJA OF NO MORE SLEEP' — FOUR DECADES IN POWER, AND COUNTING By Informed Lens Global Media (ILGM) May 12, 2026 | Kampala, Uganda Forty years. That number hung over Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala on Tuesday morning like a banner no one needed to hang. By midday, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni had done it again. Uganda's 81-year-old leader took the oath of office on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds before Chief Justice Dr Flavian Zeija, securing his seventh term as President of the Republic of Uganda. The new mandate runs from 2026 to 2031. At exactly midday, the National Flag was lowered at Kololo Independence Grounds, officially marking the end of Museveni's 2021–2026 term and signalling the beginning of the new one. The ceremony was presided over by Chief Justice Flavian Zeija, with Vice President Jesca Alupo serving as Master of Ceremony.  Electoral Commission Chairman Simon Byabakama formally de...

HOURS AFTER UNIBEN TRAGEDY: CULT COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN RESIGNS, CITES IGNORED WARNINGS, ACCUSES VC By Informed Lens Global Media (ILGM) May 10, 2026 | Benin City, Edo State A shocking new dimension has emerged in the killing of a man outside the University of Benin (UNIBEN) main gate yesterday with the Chairman of the university's Cult Renunciation, Reconciliation, Reformation, Rehabilitation and Inter-Faith Committee (CR4IC), Venerable Egbenusi, publicly resigning his position and alleging that the Vice Chancellor personally threatened him to delete video evidence of the incident. In a detailed resignation statement obtained by ILGM, Ven. Egbenusi recounted how he received clips related to suspected cult activity on campus and, acting in fulfilment of his committee mandate, forwarded them to the Vice Chancellor as a matter of duty hours before the fatal shooting occurred. Shortly after, he said, sporadic gunshots were heard near the Chapel Vicarage on campus. Further clip...

BREAKING: Part-Time Political Science Student Shot Dead Inside Vehicle at UNIBEN Main Gate By Informed Lens Global Media (ILGM) May 10, 2026 | Benin City, Edo State A part-time student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has been shot dead inside his vehicle at the institution's main gate in Benin City, Edo State, on Sunday, May 10, 2026.. the same day he is believed to have concluded his semester examinations. The victim, a student of the Department of Political Science, was found slumped in the driver's seat of a grey Mercedes SUV bearing Lagos plate number AAA-****, with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and face. The windshield of the vehicle was shattered, with bullet holes visible across the body of the car. The attack occurred at the Ugbowo campus main gate  one of the busiest entry and exit points of the university — in what witnesses described as a swift and targeted assault. Graphic video footage of the scene, shared on X (formerly Twitter) by user name ...

Ecobank Records N1.21 Trillion Pretax Profit in 2025 as Customer Deposits Surge Strongly Ecobank Transnational Incorporated Plc delivered a robust performance in 2025, posting a pretax profit of N1.21 trillion amid significant expansion in its customer base and balance sheet. The pan-African banking group benefited from higher transaction volumes, improved net interest income, and a continued shift toward digital banking channels, which helped drive deposit growth even as the operating environment remained challenging with currency volatility and inflationary pressures across its markets. Customer deposits rose notably during the year, reflecting increased customer confidence and deeper market penetration in Nigeria and other African operations. This surge in deposits supported balance sheet expansion, enabling the bank to grow its loan book and investment securities while maintaining disciplined cost management. The strong deposit inflows contributed directly to revenue gr...

Dakar 2026 Set to Make History as First Olympic Event on African Soil, With Just 200 Days to Go Dakar, Senegal, is preparing to host the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games from 31 October to 13 November 2026, marking a landmark moment as the first-ever Olympic-branded sports event to be held on the African continent. The Games will bring together approximately 2,700 young athletes aged 15 to 18 from around the world to compete in around 153 events across 25 sports, blending high-level competition with cultural exchange, education, and youth empowerment programmes. Under the motto “Africa welcomes, Dakar celebrates,” the event is expected to showcase Senegalese hospitality (Teranga) and serve as a catalyst for sporting, social, and economic development across the region, with venues in Dakar, Diamniadio, and Saly. This historic milestone comes after the original 2022 dates were postponed due to the global pandemic, giving Senegal and the African Olympic movement more time to bu...

Trump Brands Pope Leo XIV “Weak on Crime” and “Terrible for Foreign Policy” in Sharp Attack Over Iran War Criticism President Donald Trump launched a pointed rebuke against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, April 13, 2026, through a lengthy post on Truth Social and subsequent comments to reporters upon landing in Washington. In the message, Trump described the pontiff as “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” expressing strong disapproval of the Pope’s repeated criticisms of U.S. military actions and threats in the ongoing conflict with Iran. He stated that he does not want a Pope comfortable with Iran possessing nuclear weapons or opposed to American interventions such as actions in Venezuela, and accused Leo of catering to the “Radical Left” instead of focusing on spiritual leadership. This direct confrontation marks an unusual escalation between a sitting U.S. president and the head of the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion members worldwide. Trump went fur...