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By Mike Rwothomio Unknown people have strangled to death a businesswoman in Zombo district. The deceased has been identified by security authorities as 46 year old Isa Amina, a resident of Warr Center village, Zombo district. Her corpse was discovered by area residents from a cassava plantation along Warr-Pamodo road in Leo […]

By Sharon Angucia.More than 700 AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines are on the verge of expiry in Arua district if not unutilized by the end of the month.The vaccines include 152 doses at the district vaccine store and 514 doses at the 5 vaccination centers across the district.This is part of the […]

By Musa Sabir Over 1,000 farmers in Arua district who were enrolled on the e-voucher system under the Agriculture Cluster Development Project ACDP failed to receive their inputs from suppliers.The five-year project was initiated in 2017, to improve on-farm productivity, production and volumes of selected agricultural commodities in specific geographical […]

By Federick Dramadri One person has died and another nursing serious injuries at Kuluva hospital as Uganda Revenue Authority URA enforcement officers raided Ayivu trading center, Arua district in an operation to impound motorcycles without license plates.The deceased is 17 year old Jurua Bosco, a resident of Ayaka village while […]

By Simon Onziga The uptake of Covid-19 vaccination by teachers in Arua city is improving much as the completion rate of the two doses in below average.The government listed teachers among those in the priority categories to receive the vaccine and has pegged the reopening of schools to how fast […]

By Saffi Agupio Vurra Sub County, Arua district in West Nile region has been earmarked as the national venue for the commemoration of this year’s national World rabies day.This is as the Sub County was named as one of the major hotspot for rabies in the region as a result […]

By Pamela Atim Government has decried the low uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in West Nile. The World Health Organization WHO defines vaccine uptake as the proportion of the eligible population who received the vaccine during a specific time. This is influenced by people’s attitude and beliefs regarding the vaccines, side […]

By Vincent Guvule A 58 year old woman has drowned in a cold fast moving stream in Terego district.The deceased has been identified by security authorities as 58 year old Susan Enzaru, a resident of Emvea village Omugo Sub county Terego district.She was swept off as she attempted to wade […]

By Sharon Angucia Arua district has been operating for close to three years without substantively appointed staff in seven critical departments.Arua district LC5 chairperson Alfred Okuonzi says the staffing gaps at the district is majorly because of the absence of a functional district service commission for the past two years.“Well […]

By Sabir Musa Government has warned communities against encroachment on central forest reserves and other government lands.The State Minister for Northern Uganda, Grace Freedom Kwiyocwiny says this is the leading to the rampant deforestation. It comes following reports by the National Forestry Authority that forest cover in the region is […]