Muhoozi Kainerugaba, head of Uganda’s military and son of President Yoweri Museveni, has threatened to behead opposition leader Bobi Wine.

Kainerugaba, widely regarded as the heir apparent to his father, is no stranger to controversy, frequently making provocative posts on social media.

In 2022, he faced backlash after threatening to invade Kenya, a statement he later apologised for, claiming some posts were intended ironically.

On Sunday evening, Kainerugaba took to X, asserting that his father, whom he called Mzee, was the only one preventing him from acting against Wine.

“Kabobi knows the only person protecting him from me is my father. If Mzee was not there, I would cut off his head today!” he wrote.

Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, responded in a post on X that he did not take the threat lightly, saying, “The threat by Museveni’s son (who also heads Uganda’s military) to behead me is not something I take lightly, given that many have been killed by him and his father, and considering their several attempts at my life. I refuse to be intimidated by the cowardly regime. The world is watching.”

Kainerugaba further replied, “Finally! I woke you up? Before I behead you, repay us the money we loaned you.”

Wine, a popular musician-turned-politician and President Yoweri Museveni’s strongest opponent, has made some serious accusations against the regime.

He accused the government of engaging in ballot stuffing and intimidation tactics during the 2021 presidential election. But Wine isn’t the only one speaking out – human rights groups have also criticized Museveni’s administration for alleged abuses, including torture and arbitrary detention. The government, however, denies these claims.

The 2021 election was marked by several irregularities, including internet shutdown and social media blockage on the day before the election.

Governor Seyi Makinde has again restated the commitment of his government to ensure the prosecution of all the suspects involved in the tragic stampede at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, which claimed the lives of at least 35 children.

The stampede occurred during a children funfair organized by Ooni of Ife’s former wife, Naomi Ogunseyi. Olori Naomi, media personality Hamzat Oriyomi. Naomi, Hamzat and the principal of the school have been remanded in prison custody.

On Monday January 6, at the 2025 Annual Inter-faith Service for state workers, Governor Makinde addressed calls for leniency, stating that the rule of law will be upheld in Oyo State. He revealed that some individuals have argued that similar incidents in Anambra and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) did not lead to prosecutions, questioning why Oyo State should proceed differently.

“In the outgone year, we faced challenges. 2024 started for us here in Oyo State almost on a tragic note. On 16th January 2024, we had an explosion here in Bodija. It affected even my office. The impact was felt all around Ibadan. We’re closing it out.

And then, towards the end of the year, we had the stampede at Islamic High School, Bashorun. 35 innocent souls were lost; may we not see such again in Oyo State.

Quite a number of people have been reaching out to me, saying, ‘Oh, this incident happened in Anambra State. It also occurred in the FCT. Nobody went to jail. Why is it that in Oyo State, some people are going to jail?’ I said, ‘Well, Oyo State is not Anambra State, and no matter how highly placed, justice must be done.’

The judiciary is here. It’s in their court. If you think you can grant bail pending trial, I have nothing against it. But for the trial, the people must go on trial.

So, people come to me, and I’ve been saying to them, ‘Oyo State, even if this entire country decides not to follow the rule of law, in Oyo State, we will follow; we will dare to be different.”

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) today January 6, sealed a Chinese supermarket for allegedly selling goods labelled in Chinese language without its proper notification.

Speaking with newsmen after the exercise, NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Shaba Mohammed, said that the agency got ‘credible information’ about the supermarket situated at Azba Mall, 2 Durban Street, Wuse 2, Abuja. According to Mohammed, the intel received indicated that all the items being sold at the supermarket were labelled in Chinese language, a situation which, he said, violated NAFDAC regulations.

Mohammed, also the Chairman, Federal Task Force on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods with the agency, said upon getting the information, NAFDAC quickly swung into action to find out the situation of things.

He said that the agency would carry out investigation on why the over 90 per cent of the goods in the supermarket were labelled in foreign language and how they got into the country.

The director also said that some of the affected goods had expired and that they were still on the supermarket’s shelves.

“The supermarket was sealed for violating NAFDAC regulations; investigation will surely go on about this supermarket; we will also need to go to its warehouse in order to stop them from selling some products. The whole information about this supermarket just go to us; if we had know the information from the beginning, we would have taken regulatory action we just took against it now.

Selling items in foreign language in a country is a violation of our law; if you must sell anything either in Arabic, Chinese and French, you must have English translation of it.

More than 90 per cent of the goods sold in the supermarket are in Chinese language. You might find some Nigerians patronising the supermarket; they should be able to read about some of the items on the shelves.

Some of these items have also expired. Even if they are giving global listing to import, they ought to be in English language. This supermarket cannot present to NAFDAC a document through which the items were approved in foreign language. This is not acceptable and that is why we have to seal the supermarket; we will invite the owner for further investigation before we can conclude on the case,” he said

The director said that if the supermarket was found culpable of violating NAFDAC regulations, punishable action would be taken against it.

“It is not every case we charge to court; we will take regulatory action against the supermarket, which may be an administrative action.

Before any certification is given by NAFDAC, it would have visited the site/shop for goods storage and distribution practice.

NAFDAC, upon its visit, will ensure that the facilities are in accordance with NAFDAC regulations,” he said.

Mohammed also stated that the supermarket might have bypassed NAFDAC in the process of bringing some of the goods into the country.

“NAFDAC will not see all these items at the port with every description in foreign language and allow them in; they would have been intercepted immediately,” he said.